I suppose I qualify as a lurker. I don't have an account -- I'm just the relative of a member who's overseas for a while. Since I have his computer to use while I house-sit, here I am.
I see the odd topic discussed here which interests me but this is the first time I've posted. I'm a little too busy to do more than lurk, but if that changes I might sign up.
Just don't do anything stupid like start charging five dollars to join like some other sites I peruse on occasion.
You're welcome, Zanshin.
Sorry if my post just appeared as a snark, but I thought a little levity was in need. And what better way to bring levity to a thread than with Eraserhead?
I think I raised my brood of viperlings far too long ago (before the advent of vcrs, let alone dvd players) to be of much practical use, but we were never tv people anyway. Reading was our thing, as was listening to all sorts of loud, wild bombastic music (you haven't lived until you've had a child sent home from school with a note from the teacher asking you to discourage your son from telling the other junior screechers about the wonders of rawk).
I'll second the hospice contact advice given by patita upthread. Other than that, it's difficult to give much more since we don't know him or his disposition. Dying people are no more a target demographic than teenagers or tall people.
For instance: my nephew was diagnosed with cancer just over a year ago and given at best a 30% shot at survival longer than six months. Today he's as healthy as can be (well, relatively) and gives some credit to his friends and family who didn't get horribly maudlin on him or pass him books about 'transitioning' (not that I mock your words, just pointing out he would have hated that). Instead he got lots of hand-drawn and photoshopped black humour mockery zeroing in on dying and cancer and nastily invasive surgeries and other patently un-fun problems. He directed those close to him (throughout his life and after diagnosis) to never mollycoddle or affect cloying concern, and even the more conservative and religious in his sphere have been up to the challenge. A hint at his outlook -- he asked me to help him construct his own tombstone, which he stopped working on after he entered heavy chemotherapy (and was physically too weak to do much) and subsequently seems to have beaten the cancer.
That was rather long, but you get the idea, I'd bet. Puzzle out (and ask him) what he wants, and help realise it.
I have no advice, but my wife and I have been together more than twenty years, are from different countries, and just got back from a year abroad because she wanted to pursue a career option on another continent.
If you both want to be a couple, you will. Don't be selfish, be understanding, etc. In short, be as good to her as you would were you stumbling over one another's shoes every morning. Proximity kills as many relationships as does distance.
I cleaned out the refrigerator tonight. If that isn't terrifying, you've not really lived.
Other than that, I suppose I could be tasteless and link to a news story.
We had approximately eight thousand children beg candy from us tonight, which caught us by surprise. I think we ran out of treats by 9:00 pm, which has never happened before. Apparently there was a huge party at the school down the street and the little monsters on the way there (and on the way home) just rang every doorbell. They're still coming up the walk now, even though we put a sign on the gate stating there was no more candy to be had.
As a former cop, I can understand the sex on duty thing. In my profession there was power trip sex and uniform fetish sex. I don't know what the balance is for firemen, but I know they get both as well. It's not all that uncommon a desire to want to sex up a man/woman in uniform, is it?
I suppose I qualify as a lurker. I don't have an account -- I'm just the relative of a member who's overseas for a while. Since I have his computer to use while I house-sit, here I am. I see the odd topic discussed here which interests me but this is the first time I've posted. I'm a little too busy to do more than lurk, but if that changes I might sign up. Just don't do anything stupid like start charging five dollars to join like some other sites I peruse on occasion.
posted by coppermac 18 years ago
In "Curious Kids Entertainment"
You're welcome, Zanshin. Sorry if my post just appeared as a snark, but I thought a little levity was in need. And what better way to bring levity to a thread than with Eraserhead? I think I raised my brood of viperlings far too long ago (before the advent of vcrs, let alone dvd players) to be of much practical use, but we were never tv people anyway. Reading was our thing, as was listening to all sorts of loud, wild bombastic music (you haven't lived until you've had a child sent home from school with a note from the teacher asking you to discourage your son from telling the other junior screechers about the wonders of rawk).
posted by coppermac 18 years ago
In "Curious George:"
I'll second the hospice contact advice given by patita upthread. Other than that, it's difficult to give much more since we don't know him or his disposition. Dying people are no more a target demographic than teenagers or tall people. For instance: my nephew was diagnosed with cancer just over a year ago and given at best a 30% shot at survival longer than six months. Today he's as healthy as can be (well, relatively) and gives some credit to his friends and family who didn't get horribly maudlin on him or pass him books about 'transitioning' (not that I mock your words, just pointing out he would have hated that). Instead he got lots of hand-drawn and photoshopped black humour mockery zeroing in on dying and cancer and nastily invasive surgeries and other patently un-fun problems. He directed those close to him (throughout his life and after diagnosis) to never mollycoddle or affect cloying concern, and even the more conservative and religious in his sphere have been up to the challenge. A hint at his outlook -- he asked me to help him construct his own tombstone, which he stopped working on after he entered heavy chemotherapy (and was physically too weak to do much) and subsequently seems to have beaten the cancer. That was rather long, but you get the idea, I'd bet. Puzzle out (and ask him) what he wants, and help realise it.
posted by coppermac 18 years ago
In "Curious Kids Entertainment"
I recommend a steady diet of wholesome puppetry and a normal, loving family. Or something.
posted by coppermac 18 years ago
In ""
Trick or treat?
posted by coppermac 19 years ago
In "US Congress Defeats Minimum Wage Increase "
StoryBored, that's why i added the 'legally' qualifier. We're all aware of illegitimate employment.
posted by coppermac 19 years ago
In "Seven firemen fired for having sex while on duty."
Elks Club? What are you, some sort of bestialist?
posted by coppermac 19 years ago
In ""
Radish? Radiator? Radio-controlled helicopter?
posted by coppermac 19 years ago
In "Anonymous, George: Distance Makes The Heart Grow Fungus"
I have no advice, but my wife and I have been together more than twenty years, are from different countries, and just got back from a year abroad because she wanted to pursue a career option on another continent. If you both want to be a couple, you will. Don't be selfish, be understanding, etc. In short, be as good to her as you would were you stumbling over one another's shoes every morning. Proximity kills as many relationships as does distance.
posted by coppermac 19 years ago
In "Aussie Galah "
Or 'panic'.
posted by coppermac 19 years ago
In "Scaredy Cat George:"
I cleaned out the refrigerator tonight. If that isn't terrifying, you've not really lived. Other than that, I suppose I could be tasteless and link to a news story.
posted by coppermac 19 years ago
In "Hidden Art"
Hello path. It has been a long time. We went abroad. How's life?
posted by coppermac 19 years ago
In "Aussie Galah "
I retract my Shiva nomination. Call her H5N1.
posted by coppermac 19 years ago
In ""
We had approximately eight thousand children beg candy from us tonight, which caught us by surprise. I think we ran out of treats by 9:00 pm, which has never happened before. Apparently there was a huge party at the school down the street and the little monsters on the way there (and on the way home) just rang every doorbell. They're still coming up the walk now, even though we put a sign on the gate stating there was no more candy to be had.
posted by coppermac 19 years ago
In "US Congress Defeats Minimum Wage Increase "
You know, they only pay you the minimum wage because they can't legally give you any less. If they could, they would.
posted by coppermac 19 years ago
In "Seven firemen fired for having sex while on duty."
As a former cop, I can understand the sex on duty thing. In my profession there was power trip sex and uniform fetish sex. I don't know what the balance is for firemen, but I know they get both as well. It's not all that uncommon a desire to want to sex up a man/woman in uniform, is it?
posted by coppermac 19 years ago
In "Curious George: I don't get it."
This is almost as surprising as the Family Circus strip they ran that featured necrophilia as its central premise.
posted by coppermac 19 years ago
In "BalancedPolitics.org."
Yeah, this looks balanced, if you're way out on the right wing of U.S. politics.
posted by coppermac 19 years ago
In "Hidden Art"
Interesting, especially since the story was hidden behind a pop-up ad.
posted by coppermac 19 years ago
In "Aussie Galah "
Shiva.
posted by coppermac 19 years ago
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