Who are you?

i_lov_it · March 2018

i_lov_it said:

ConorKavanagh said:

I've been clean and sober for 7 years this year. That's one of my biggest and proudest achievements in life. Chris Cornell's death hit me hard then.

Hey Congratulations Conor be very proud of yourself...I know what you mean about Chris Death hitting you hard...it hit me hard too so I know exactly where you are coming from...and hey be proud of yourself...also Smile because this makes me Smile...so much respect for you for achieving this

Just incase you missed what I posted a couple of days ago

ConorKavanagh · March 2018

Yeah man I saw what you posted there. Thank you very much for your kind words. That means a lot to me. I hope you're keeping strong brother.

gimmesometruth27 · March 2018

HesCalledDyer said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

HesCalledDyer said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Who do you think you are? I AM!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrdYpzsgp4o

i shit you not, pete weber was my across the street neighbor from 2001 to 2015. what you see on tv is exactly what he is like as a neighbor. when he is home that is. most times he is on the road. i remember one time i got home from one of by gigs at about 3:30 am. I had some friends over for a nightcap and he yelled at us to shut the fuck up. i was shocked, considering his stepson got home that time most nights and were just as loud and i never ever said anything to them about it.

This is the greatest!!

here is the extended clip. his wife is the blonde covering her face. she has since left him. one of my neighbors told me she was mortified about this video and was deeply embarrassed by his behavior.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKQOXYB2cd8

Yep, I watched it on tv in a bar when it happened. All my friends were like "Look it's Dyer as a professional bowler!"

i would have loved to have seen this live!!

gimmesometruth27 · March 2018

Degeneratefk said:

I was fb friends with Byrnzie when I had fb. We also had several long email discussions. You're right, he is on another level. People were hard in him because he was so informed.

yeah he is intimidating. he is a good dude if you get to know him. i learned so much from him on israel. when i first started posting on here i was pretty pro-israel. i did not know what was going on because american media never really covered it. it was not until i started coming around here and interacting with people from other countries and seeing the news articles i posted did i learn anything. that and having an australian girlfriend for a time. byrnzie is like an encyclopedia. seems like he has folders on his computer with articles about every nuance of the conflict that he could produce within a few minutes. he debates hard. i know that a few of my facebook and real life friends unfriended me after getting destroyed by byrnzie. i had to message him and ask him to kindly let up before more people told me to fuck off, lol.

brianlux · March 2018

Degeneratefk said:

I was fb friends with Byrnzie when I had fb. We also had several long email discussions. You're right, he is on another level. People were hard in him because he was so informed.

I had a lot of respect for Byrnzie until he started making personal accusations about me that were bullshit. Smart guy in a lot of ways but when someone makes assumptions and accusations about someone they don't know- that ended it for me.

gimmesometruth27 · March 2018

HughFreakingDillon said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

I'm Rodney, Rod for short. 42, st louis, misery. progressive, liberal, whatever you want to call it. i've been politically active my entire adult life. as you can tell by my post count, most of them from 1998 on have been on amt.

I am sometimes an open book. Other times I close it and lock it up tight. bravo to you, sir, for opening it and spilling the words all over the table.

I've always respected your posts, and miss that you aren't here more. i have learned a lot from you over the years. You probably don't recall, but one of my very first experiences on entering the shark-infested waters of AMT was getting destroyed by you over the justice of the peace that refused to preside over mixed race marriages. I learned a lot from that thread. To think before you type. To research before chiming in. And it was mostly because of you.

you seem like a great guy. Sounds like you just need a better work/life balance, which you obviously already know. I hope you find it, dude. everyone deserve happiness.

I also have no desire to see PJ in that setting. I have never seen them in a ballpark, but I don't want to. it seems too big for me. I have seen a few bands in those settings, and don't get the same feeling as I do in an arena even. 40,000 people IS way different than 15,000. And especially with no new music to get excited about.

it is never too late to have a family. you are fit, you are healthy, having kids in your 40's is nothing now. I know plenty of people that age who are just starting families.

I too play music. I play bass and sing. And I hear you on finding people that want to actually play and not just "fuck around" and have a few beers. No one wants to put in the work or practice. I'm not looking to make it big, or even at all, I just have more fun when people know how to play their shit. Don't stop playing and trying to find people to jam with. You will regret it.

Cheers,

Paul

i think i was in a little too truthful of a mood. i was mortified the day after i posted it. it is nice to see kind words in response and it is nice to read other peoples' posts as well.

You didn't "act that way", and you weren't a dick. you took me to task over my ignorant take on the situation. And it made me a better poster. before that, i was a stream-of-consciousness poster, not really thinking shit through. you taught me to think before you post.

I stopped replying to you (and anyone) for a while after that because I was intimidated, not because you were a dick. I chose to hang back and listen rather than speak for a while so I could learn the ropes a bit better. I almost never responded to byrnzie as he would destroy me pretty much every time. even if we agreed. that guy was on another level (especially about Israel), plus he didn't have a problem being a dick about it. LOL

yeah, and I also remember being admonished for not supporting my argument with links and whatnot by some of those you mentioned. NO WIKIPEDIA. LOL.

we started our family at 32. my parents started theirs at 21. different times man. my parents are 70 now and still as vibrant as a 55 year old in the 80's. I can imagine how hard it must be, being a GUY wanting to start a family. not really an option to do it on your own besides adoption.

a buddy came over a few weeks ago who I used to be in a band with. he wanted to start a green day cover band. as a bassist, I thought that would be fun. haven't heard anything since. oh well, par for the course at 40-ish with a hobby that people seem to think is reserved for teenagers and twentysomethings. such is life.

that is how it was back then. i think back then people could smell it if i was trying to turn an argument with facts that were not verifiable. i think those people had very good bullshit detectors and would either call people out or not waste their time with a reply to counter all of the bullshit. i got taken to task a lot back in the day. i know i am like that sometimes, even now. sometimes it is better to just let people get away with shit because i don't have time to point them in the right direction and spoon feed them information. i think that is why i was the tread killer at first, because i was so hopelessly uninformed or misinformed about some things. i learned to not post in threads i did not know that much about and i learned to not post in threads with certain posters like byrnzie or el kabong or commy running the show because i did not want to get publicly destroyed. i sat back and read and followed the links. i got fed my lunch and dinner numerous times on this forum. its humbling. but i realized that they just wanted me to see truth, even if it was something that i did not agree with. it is like "these are facts. your opinion does not negate these statistics." i was willing to learn and when i did i think those posters ended up respecting me a little more. it takes balls to admit when you are wrong about something. especially on this public forum. it takes balls to evolve and amend your position. there was a poster on here a few years ago that i disagreed with on guns a lot of the time. there was a mass shooting in his community. he changed his position as a result of that tragedy. i had mad respect for that guy to come on here and document that transformation. it was wonderful to see how he educated his kids after that.

i think byrnzie was like that because he was so much further ahead than all of us that he did not have time to deal with trying to educate us, lol. i would not take it personally. a lot of intelligent people lack patience. that is why a lot of smart people are not great educators. it takes patience, and ole byrnzie did not have enough of it.

i remember those days, blogs and wiki were not allowed. anything that can be edited by users was not allowed because anybody can go on wiki and change shit without it being edited or reviewed. most blogs are slanted, so the same rule applied.

i think i just feel like time is passing me by. they say don't compare yourself to other people, but its kind of hard when most of your friends have 2 or 3 kids. its like, when i have a kid, those kids are going to be too old to hang out with my kid. i think the advantage of having kids at the same time as your friends is the kids will have already built in friends. lol look at me, concerning myself with an unborn kid. adoption is a good way to go, but i hear it is a nightmare.

you better call that dude! green day is fun to play, especially for a bass player. plus everyone knows most of their catalog. it would be a good gig if you guys can make it work. there is a st louis green day tribute band and they are huge here. i saw them and was like "why didn't we do that??" the good thing about music is people may think its for teenagers, buy fuck em, right?

unsung · March 2018

My name is from a Helmet song.

My normal handle on almost every other forum is my old dog's name but was taken at the time here. Been here since the Synergy days iirc, or am I mixing it up? It has been a while. I was at 5 Horizons, don't remember if there was a message board though.

I did use to have a low 3 digit fan club number but I accidentally let it lapse due to some tragic life issues at the time that caused me to overlook renewing. Innocent mistake. Now I am in the 50k's.

I don't have TV except for Apple TV.

I mostly listen to Permaculture type and Cryptocurrency Podcasts.

I don't have fb but I have twitter to just follow mostly Crypto people.

Musically death metal is now my favorite genre, Dying Fetus and Pathology being my favorite in that. I have only won one lottery for PJ tix and that was Moline a few years ago. Every other that I have tried I have lost, pretty disappointing considering I used to get 2nd row consistently.

Former Democrat.
Former Libertarian.
Now mostly leave me alone and I leave you alone type.

I believe very strongly in the Non Aggression Principle. Do no harm but to prevent harm. Somewhat my core belief.

I am anti NRA, but mostly because I find them weak and self serving. A little history would show that they supported or wrote most of the major gun control laws that exist. I am pro gun beyond what many of you could understand. I believe all gun laws are infringements, even the good ones. I don't really sleep with my AK under my pillow.

I am married to my Angel on Earth, been together over eight years, married for under a year. No kids yet. Not sure either. She likes me. A lot.

Used to live in Illinois but long gone from there, slowly making my way west.

I annually do a week in the wilderness, last trip was the Sawtooths and cracked out 50 miles in five days without returning to the trailhead, this year will be somewhere in California.

I like to explore and find ghost towns.

My favorite outdoor activity is overlanding.

My favorite indoor is weight training.

My step father and father died from the same cancer. I had to sue my dad's wife for fraud for deathbed signatures where she had him give her everything. It causes a ton of stress in my life. So much so I am on high blood pressure meds. My blood numbers are run every six months and are perfect. The stress is not at a perfect level. I am still dealing with it.

If you have chronic acid reflux get it resolved. Don't wait like they did.

I don't believe in hate, but if I did it would be for my dad's wife. I don't hold grudges, people just become irrelevant. Not worth the time or energy.

I probably like dogs more than people.

I am private and value that. I don't require attention.

I realize many people here would probably like to see me leave, but irl I am a cool mfer.

I have been to Chernobyl. I have donated to a charity that helps the kids since 2009. I have played rugby in Estonia. I have been to ten foreign capital cities. I have walked down the street at 4am with a beer in St Petersburg, Russia. I have ridden in a Lada. I was on a nationally ranked mens slowpitch softball team. I despise flying.

I know the difference in the yours and theirs. I mix up affect and effect.

Maybe later I will post a pic. Good night.

RiotZact · March 2018

unsung said:

I realize many people here would probably like to see me leave, but irl I am a cool mfer.

I don’t think people want you to leave, honestly I think the reason people get so frustrated with you is because we see the majority of your posts that are rational and act as a great balancer (is that a word?) to this liberal forum. But then you just post random shit that is batshit insane, like dude, really? A connection between the .00007% of kids in this country that tried eating a tide pod and the tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of kids that are protesting? You have to realize how moronic that is. I think the logic in you realizes that, but your emotion for your guns override your logic, and that is unfortunate for both you and the people that really like what you have to say the majority of the time.

Degeneratefk · March 2018

gimmesometruth27 said:

Degeneratefk said:

I was fb friends with Byrnzie when I had fb. We also had several long email discussions. You're right, he is on another level. People were hard in him because he was so informed.

yeah he is intimidating. he is a good dude if you get to know him. i learned so much from him on israel. when i first started posting on here i was pretty pro-israel. i did not know what was going on because american media never really covered it. it was not until i started coming around here and interacting with people from other countries and seeing the news articles i posted did i learn anything. that and having an australian girlfriend for a time. byrnzie is like an encyclopedia. seems like he has folders on his computer with articles about every nuance of the conflict that he could produce within a few minutes. he debates hard. i know that a few of my facebook and real life friends unfriended me after getting destroyed by byrnzie. i had to message him and ask him to kindly let up before more people told me to fuck off, lol.

I was the same on Israel until Byrnzie and Nart (badbrains) showed me several articles and books and more importantly, the true history or the conflicts. They both are well informed, but had different methods of getting their point across.

brianlux said:

Degeneratefk said:

I was fb friends with Byrnzie when I had fb. We also had several long email discussions. You're right, he is on another level. People were hard in him because he was so informed.

I had a lot of respect for Byrnzie until he started making personal accusations about me that were bullshit. Smart guy in a lot of ways but when someone makes assumptions and accusations about someone they don't know- that ended it for me.

I don't remember your interaction with Byrnzie specifically, he could have been and probably was in the wrong. But into know he was baited by many (not saying you brian) here and he did not "throw the first punch" sort of speak.

Thoughts_Arrive · March 2018

I'm just a simple man, trying to make my way in the universe.

Thoughts_Arrive · March 2018

PP193448 said:

No disrespect to the OP. Thanks for sharing info. Just that this thread reminds me of one of the best parts of this movie...

HughFreakingDillon · March 2018

gimmesometruth27 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

I'm Rodney, Rod for short. 42, st louis, misery. progressive, liberal, whatever you want to call it. i've been politically active my entire adult life. as you can tell by my post count, most of them from 1998 on have been on amt.

I am sometimes an open book. Other times I close it and lock it up tight. bravo to you, sir, for opening it and spilling the words all over the table.

I've always respected your posts, and miss that you aren't here more. i have learned a lot from you over the years. You probably don't recall, but one of my very first experiences on entering the shark-infested waters of AMT was getting destroyed by you over the justice of the peace that refused to preside over mixed race marriages. I learned a lot from that thread. To think before you type. To research before chiming in. And it was mostly because of you.

you seem like a great guy. Sounds like you just need a better work/life balance, which you obviously already know. I hope you find it, dude. everyone deserve happiness.

I also have no desire to see PJ in that setting. I have never seen them in a ballpark, but I don't want to. it seems too big for me. I have seen a few bands in those settings, and don't get the same feeling as I do in an arena even. 40,000 people IS way different than 15,000. And especially with no new music to get excited about.

it is never too late to have a family. you are fit, you are healthy, having kids in your 40's is nothing now. I know plenty of people that age who are just starting families.

I too play music. I play bass and sing. And I hear you on finding people that want to actually play and not just "fuck around" and have a few beers. No one wants to put in the work or practice. I'm not looking to make it big, or even at all, I just have more fun when people know how to play their shit. Don't stop playing and trying to find people to jam with. You will regret it.

Cheers,

Paul

i think i was in a little too truthful of a mood. i was mortified the day after i posted it. it is nice to see kind words in response and it is nice to read other peoples' posts as well.

You didn't "act that way", and you weren't a dick. you took me to task over my ignorant take on the situation. And it made me a better poster. before that, i was a stream-of-consciousness poster, not really thinking shit through. you taught me to think before you post.

I stopped replying to you (and anyone) for a while after that because I was intimidated, not because you were a dick. I chose to hang back and listen rather than speak for a while so I could learn the ropes a bit better. I almost never responded to byrnzie as he would destroy me pretty much every time. even if we agreed. that guy was on another level (especially about Israel), plus he didn't have a problem being a dick about it. LOL

yeah, and I also remember being admonished for not supporting my argument with links and whatnot by some of those you mentioned. NO WIKIPEDIA. LOL.

we started our family at 32. my parents started theirs at 21. different times man. my parents are 70 now and still as vibrant as a 55 year old in the 80's. I can imagine how hard it must be, being a GUY wanting to start a family. not really an option to do it on your own besides adoption.

a buddy came over a few weeks ago who I used to be in a band with. he wanted to start a green day cover band. as a bassist, I thought that would be fun. haven't heard anything since. oh well, par for the course at 40-ish with a hobby that people seem to think is reserved for teenagers and twentysomethings. such is life.

that is how it was back then. i think back then people could smell it if i was trying to turn an argument with facts that were not verifiable. i think those people had very good bullshit detectors and would either call people out or not waste their time with a reply to counter all of the bullshit. i got taken to task a lot back in the day. i know i am like that sometimes, even now. sometimes it is better to just let people get away with shit because i don't have time to point them in the right direction and spoon feed them information. i think that is why i was the tread killer at first, because i was so hopelessly uninformed or misinformed about some things. i learned to not post in threads i did not know that much about and i learned to not post in threads with certain posters like byrnzie or el kabong or commy running the show because i did not want to get publicly destroyed. i sat back and read and followed the links. i got fed my lunch and dinner numerous times on this forum. its humbling. but i realized that they just wanted me to see truth, even if it was something that i did not agree with. it is like "these are facts. your opinion does not negate these statistics." i was willing to learn and when i did i think those posters ended up respecting me a little more. it takes balls to admit when you are wrong about something. especially on this public forum. it takes balls to evolve and amend your position. there was a poster on here a few years ago that i disagreed with on guns a lot of the time. there was a mass shooting in his community. he changed his position as a result of that tragedy. i had mad respect for that guy to come on here and document that transformation. it was wonderful to see how he educated his kids after that.

i think byrnzie was like that because he was so much further ahead than all of us that he did not have time to deal with trying to educate us, lol. i would not take it personally. a lot of intelligent people lack patience. that is why a lot of smart people are not great educators. it takes patience, and ole byrnzie did not have enough of it.

i remember those days, blogs and wiki were not allowed. anything that can be edited by users was not allowed because anybody can go on wiki and change shit without it being edited or reviewed. most blogs are slanted, so the same rule applied.

i think i just feel like time is passing me by. they say don't compare yourself to other people, but its kind of hard when most of your friends have 2 or 3 kids. its like, when i have a kid, those kids are going to be too old to hang out with my kid. i think the advantage of having kids at the same time as your friends is the kids will have already built in friends. lol look at me, concerning myself with an unborn kid. adoption is a good way to go, but i hear it is a nightmare.

you better call that dude! green day is fun to play, especially for a bass player. plus everyone knows most of their catalog. it would be a good gig if you guys can make it work. there is a st louis green day tribute band and they are huge here. i saw them and was like "why didn't we do that??" the good thing about music is people may think its for teenagers, buy fuck em, right?

yeah, that was kind of what I figured it was about him. he expected people to be up to his level, and I just couldn't do it. I tried to educate myself to be able to discuss, but I felt like a monkey trying to cram for a trigonometry exam without knowing how to read. So I'd just read the thread and try to figure out what information was real. but even reading it became too time consuming.

I'm still like that on US politics. I see the shit that Halifax and BS post and others, and I'm like "how the fuck do you people know all this shit?". How is there enough time in the day to know all of this detail?

HughFreakingDillon · March 2018

unsung said:

My name is from a Helmet song.

My normal handle on almost every other forum is my old dog's name but was taken at the time here. Been here since the Synergy days iirc, or am I mixing it up? It has been a while. I was at 5 Horizons, don't remember if there was a message board though.

I did use to have a low 3 digit fan club number but I accidentally let it lapse due to some tragic life issues at the time that caused me to overlook renewing. Innocent mistake. Now I am in the 50k's.

I don't have TV except for Apple TV.

I mostly listen to Permaculture type and Cryptocurrency Podcasts.

I don't have fb but I have twitter to just follow mostly Crypto people.

Musically death metal is now my favorite genre, Dying Fetus and Pathology being my favorite in that. I have only won one lottery for PJ tix and that was Moline a few years ago. Every other that I have tried I have lost, pretty disappointing considering I used to get 2nd row consistently.

Former Democrat.
Former Libertarian.
Now mostly leave me alone and I leave you alone type.

I believe very strongly in the Non Aggression Principle. Do no harm but to prevent harm. Somewhat my core belief.

I am anti NRA, but mostly because I find them weak and self serving. A little history would show that they supported or wrote most of the major gun control laws that exist. I am pro gun beyond what many of you could understand. I believe all gun laws are infringements, even the good ones. I don't really sleep with my AK under my pillow.

I am married to my Angel on Earth, been together over eight years, married for under a year. No kids yet. Not sure either. She likes me. A lot.

Used to live in Illinois but long gone from there, slowly making my way west.

I annually do a week in the wilderness, last trip was the Sawtooths and cracked out 50 miles in five days without returning to the trailhead, this year will be somewhere in California.

I like to explore and find ghost towns.

My favorite outdoor activity is overlanding.

My favorite indoor is weight training.

My step father and father died from the same cancer. I had to sue my dad's wife for fraud for deathbed signatures where she had him give her everything. It causes a ton of stress in my life. So much so I am on high blood pressure meds. My blood numbers are run every six months and are perfect. The stress is not at a perfect level. I am still dealing with it.

If you have chronic acid reflux get it resolved. Don't wait like they did.

I don't believe in hate, but if I did it would be for my dad's wife. I don't hold grudges, people just become irrelevant. Not worth the time or energy.

I probably like dogs more than people.

I am private and value that. I don't require attention.

I realize many people here would probably like to see me leave, but irl I am a cool mfer.

I have been to Chernobyl. I have donated to a charity that helps the kids since 2009. I have played rugby in Estonia. I have been to ten foreign capital cities. I have walked down the street at 4am with a beer in St Petersburg, Russia. I have ridden in a Lada. I was on a nationally ranked mens slowpitch softball team. I despise flying.

I know the difference in the yours and theirs. I mix up affect and effect.

Maybe later I will post a pic. Good night.

I read this and had to go back to make sure it was actually you. To go from, historically, not even wanting to divulge the state you live in, to this post, is, to me, shocking. in a good way.

we agree on very little of what is discussed here. But I respect your knowledge and the succinct way you use little dialogue to get your point across. I have tried to use that myself sometimes, as I tend to be on the other end of the spectrum. probably because I'm always second guessing what I'm saying, so I just put it all out there and hope something sticks.

I wouldn't want to see you go. there are folks of your political/philosophical persuasion that i was happy to see leave, but not because of their views, but how they expressed them. balance here is healthy. keeps everyone honest. I know many on the right see this place as an echo chamber, and when it becomes that, I find myself bored with it. different viewpoints is how we all learn. balance is key.

I am also always quite impressed at your composure. with the amount of abuse you take, you never, or at least what I've seen, get hot about it. my GFY meter is usually teetering on "warning" on good days. I respect a cool cat.

3 digit 10C number? were you a MLB fan? Love Bone Earth Affair member?

F Me In The Brain · March 2018

HughFreakingDillon said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

I'm Rodney, Rod for short. 42, st louis, misery. progressive, liberal, whatever you want to call it. i've been politically active my entire adult life. as you can tell by my post count, most of them from 1998 on have been on amt.

I am sometimes an open book. Other times I close it and lock it up tight. bravo to you, sir, for opening it and spilling the words all over the table.

I've always respected your posts, and miss that you aren't here more. i have learned a lot from you over the years. You probably don't recall, but one of my very first experiences on entering the shark-infested waters of AMT was getting destroyed by you over the justice of the peace that refused to preside over mixed race marriages. I learned a lot from that thread. To think before you type. To research before chiming in. And it was mostly because of you.

you seem like a great guy. Sounds like you just need a better work/life balance, which you obviously already know. I hope you find it, dude. everyone deserve happiness.

I also have no desire to see PJ in that setting. I have never seen them in a ballpark, but I don't want to. it seems too big for me. I have seen a few bands in those settings, and don't get the same feeling as I do in an arena even. 40,000 people IS way different than 15,000. And especially with no new music to get excited about.

it is never too late to have a family. you are fit, you are healthy, having kids in your 40's is nothing now. I know plenty of people that age who are just starting families.

I too play music. I play bass and sing. And I hear you on finding people that want to actually play and not just "fuck around" and have a few beers. No one wants to put in the work or practice. I'm not looking to make it big, or even at all, I just have more fun when people know how to play their shit. Don't stop playing and trying to find people to jam with. You will regret it.

Cheers,

Paul

i think i was in a little too truthful of a mood. i was mortified the day after i posted it. it is nice to see kind words in response and it is nice to read other peoples' posts as well.

You didn't "act that way", and you weren't a dick. you took me to task over my ignorant take on the situation. And it made me a better poster. before that, i was a stream-of-consciousness poster, not really thinking shit through. you taught me to think before you post.

I stopped replying to you (and anyone) for a while after that because I was intimidated, not because you were a dick. I chose to hang back and listen rather than speak for a while so I could learn the ropes a bit better. I almost never responded to byrnzie as he would destroy me pretty much every time. even if we agreed. that guy was on another level (especially about Israel), plus he didn't have a problem being a dick about it. LOL

yeah, and I also remember being admonished for not supporting my argument with links and whatnot by some of those you mentioned. NO WIKIPEDIA. LOL.

we started our family at 32. my parents started theirs at 21. different times man. my parents are 70 now and still as vibrant as a 55 year old in the 80's. I can imagine how hard it must be, being a GUY wanting to start a family. not really an option to do it on your own besides adoption.

a buddy came over a few weeks ago who I used to be in a band with. he wanted to start a green day cover band. as a bassist, I thought that would be fun. haven't heard anything since. oh well, par for the course at 40-ish with a hobby that people seem to think is reserved for teenagers and twentysomethings. such is life.

that is how it was back then. i think back then people could smell it if i was trying to turn an argument with facts that were not verifiable. i think those people had very good bullshit detectors and would either call people out or not waste their time with a reply to counter all of the bullshit. i got taken to task a lot back in the day. i know i am like that sometimes, even now. sometimes it is better to just let people get away with shit because i don't have time to point them in the right direction and spoon feed them information. i think that is why i was the tread killer at first, because i was so hopelessly uninformed or misinformed about some things. i learned to not post in threads i did not know that much about and i learned to not post in threads with certain posters like byrnzie or el kabong or commy running the show because i did not want to get publicly destroyed. i sat back and read and followed the links. i got fed my lunch and dinner numerous times on this forum. its humbling. but i realized that they just wanted me to see truth, even if it was something that i did not agree with. it is like "these are facts. your opinion does not negate these statistics." i was willing to learn and when i did i think those posters ended up respecting me a little more. it takes balls to admit when you are wrong about something. especially on this public forum. it takes balls to evolve and amend your position. there was a poster on here a few years ago that i disagreed with on guns a lot of the time. there was a mass shooting in his community. he changed his position as a result of that tragedy. i had mad respect for that guy to come on here and document that transformation. it was wonderful to see how he educated his kids after that.

i think byrnzie was like that because he was so much further ahead than all of us that he did not have time to deal with trying to educate us, lol. i would not take it personally. a lot of intelligent people lack patience. that is why a lot of smart people are not great educators. it takes patience, and ole byrnzie did not have enough of it.

i remember those days, blogs and wiki were not allowed. anything that can be edited by users was not allowed because anybody can go on wiki and change shit without it being edited or reviewed. most blogs are slanted, so the same rule applied.

i think i just feel like time is passing me by. they say don't compare yourself to other people, but its kind of hard when most of your friends have 2 or 3 kids. its like, when i have a kid, those kids are going to be too old to hang out with my kid. i think the advantage of having kids at the same time as your friends is the kids will have already built in friends. lol look at me, concerning myself with an unborn kid. adoption is a good way to go, but i hear it is a nightmare.

you better call that dude! green day is fun to play, especially for a bass player. plus everyone knows most of their catalog. it would be a good gig if you guys can make it work. there is a st louis green day tribute band and they are huge here. i saw them and was like "why didn't we do that??" the good thing about music is people may think its for teenagers, buy fuck em, right?

yeah, that was kind of what I figured it was about him. he expected people to be up to his level, and I just couldn't do it. I tried to educate myself to be able to discuss, but I felt like a monkey trying to cram for a trigonometry exam without knowing how to read. So I'd just read the thread and try to figure out what information was real. but even reading it became too time consuming.

I'm still like that on US politics. I see the shit that Halifax and BS post and others, and I'm like "how the fuck do you people know all this shit?". How is there enough time in the day to know all of this detail?

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Degeneratefk · March 2018

HughFreakingDillon said:

unsung said:

My name is from a Helmet song.

My normal handle on almost every other forum is my old dog's name but was taken at the time here. Been here since the Synergy days iirc, or am I mixing it up? It has been a while. I was at 5 Horizons, don't remember if there was a message board though.

I did use to have a low 3 digit fan club number but I accidentally let it lapse due to some tragic life issues at the time that caused me to overlook renewing. Innocent mistake. Now I am in the 50k's.

I don't have TV except for Apple TV.

I mostly listen to Permaculture type and Cryptocurrency Podcasts.

I don't have fb but I have twitter to just follow mostly Crypto people.

Musically death metal is now my favorite genre, Dying Fetus and Pathology being my favorite in that. I have only won one lottery for PJ tix and that was Moline a few years ago. Every other that I have tried I have lost, pretty disappointing considering I used to get 2nd row consistently.

Former Democrat.
Former Libertarian.
Now mostly leave me alone and I leave you alone type.

I believe very strongly in the Non Aggression Principle. Do no harm but to prevent harm. Somewhat my core belief.

I am anti NRA, but mostly because I find them weak and self serving. A little history would show that they supported or wrote most of the major gun control laws that exist. I am pro gun beyond what many of you could understand. I believe all gun laws are infringements, even the good ones. I don't really sleep with my AK under my pillow.

I am married to my Angel on Earth, been together over eight years, married for under a year. No kids yet. Not sure either. She likes me. A lot.

Used to live in Illinois but long gone from there, slowly making my way west.

I annually do a week in the wilderness, last trip was the Sawtooths and cracked out 50 miles in five days without returning to the trailhead, this year will be somewhere in California.

I like to explore and find ghost towns.

My favorite outdoor activity is overlanding.

My favorite indoor is weight training.

My step father and father died from the same cancer. I had to sue my dad's wife for fraud for deathbed signatures where she had him give her everything. It causes a ton of stress in my life. So much so I am on high blood pressure meds. My blood numbers are run every six months and are perfect. The stress is not at a perfect level. I am still dealing with it.

If you have chronic acid reflux get it resolved. Don't wait like they did.

I don't believe in hate, but if I did it would be for my dad's wife. I don't hold grudges, people just become irrelevant. Not worth the time or energy.

I probably like dogs more than people.

I am private and value that. I don't require attention.

I realize many people here would probably like to see me leave, but irl I am a cool mfer.

I have been to Chernobyl. I have donated to a charity that helps the kids since 2009. I have played rugby in Estonia. I have been to ten foreign capital cities. I have walked down the street at 4am with a beer in St Petersburg, Russia. I have ridden in a Lada. I was on a nationally ranked mens slowpitch softball team. I despise flying.

I know the difference in the yours and theirs. I mix up affect and effect.

Maybe later I will post a pic. Good night.

I read this and had to go back to make sure it was actually you. To go from, historically, not even wanting to divulge the state you live in, to this post, is, to me, shocking. in a good way.

we agree on very little of what is discussed here. But I respect your knowledge and the succinct way you use little dialogue to get your point across. I have tried to use that myself sometimes, as I tend to be on the other end of the spectrum. probably because I'm always second guessing what I'm saying, so I just put it all out there and hope something sticks.

I wouldn't want to see you go. there are folks of your political/philosophical persuasion that i was happy to see leave, but not because of their views, but how they expressed them. balance here is healthy. keeps everyone honest. I know many on the right see this place as an echo chamber, and when it becomes that, I find myself bored with it. different viewpoints is how we all learn. balance is key.

I am also always quite impressed at your composure. with the amount of abuse you take, you never, or at least what I've seen, get hot about it. my GFY meter is usually teetering on "warning" on good days. I respect a cool cat.

3 digit 10C number? were you a MLB fan? Love Bone Earth Affair member?

I thought the same thing. I said to myself "that's unsung?" I lean left on most social issues but do not vote Democrat too often. I have voted for a third party candidate since 2000. One of the biggest problems with out politics is the 2 party system. We either need 4 or 5 valid parties or geg rid of all of them. Run on yojr own merits and money hou raise on your own. But do agree with less, way less government involvement. We need government to just make sure the rich aren't screwing the non rich. And they've done a horrible job of that. And I also agree with the leave me alone and I'll leave you alone philosophy. It's just so hard now a days with social media to stay out of other people's business. The 10c forums are the only social media I use. And I sometimes can't stay out of other people's business.

hedonist · March 2018

unsung said:

My step father and father died from the same cancer. I had to sue my dad's wife for fraud for deathbed signatures where she had him give her everything. It causes a ton of stress in my life. So much so I am on high blood pressure meds. My blood numbers are run every six months and are perfect. The stress is not at a perfect level. I am still dealing with it.

I can really relate to this, as my stepmother pulled the same shit the week before my dad died from cancer, while in hospice. I harbored much hate for her, for her heartlessness. It wasn't necessarily about money but her acrimony and manipulation of him, and keeping treasured items that were precious to my sister and me. But...I'll take the memories of him over anything else, any day.

I'll admit that occasionally I check the Palm Desert obits to see if the old witch has kicked the bucket yet.

HughFreakingDillon · March 2018

hedonist said:

unsung said:

My step father and father died from the same cancer. I had to sue my dad's wife for fraud for deathbed signatures where she had him give her everything. It causes a ton of stress in my life. So much so I am on high blood pressure meds. My blood numbers are run every six months and are perfect. The stress is not at a perfect level. I am still dealing with it.

I can really relate to this, as my stepmother pulled the same shit the week before my dad died from cancer, while in hospice. I harbored much hate for her, for her heartlessness. It wasn't necessarily about money but her acrimony and manipulation of him, and keeping treasured items that were precious to my sister and me. But...I'll take the memories of him over anything else, any day.

I'll admit that occasionally I check the Palm Desert obits to see if the old witch has kicked the bucket yet.

wow, hedo is saucy this Friday morn!

when my dad's dad died, my dad's brother's common law wife's family all came in and raided his house. by the time we got done mourning, there was barely anything left. it disgusted me to my core. it wasn't even HER, it was her family. I mean, basically fucking strangers. but after while I realized none of that shit mattered anyway, like you said, the memories are what mattered.

HesCalledDyer · March 2018

Great to see unsung's post! Yes, we argue and both play the contrarian at times, but I don't think there is anyone here I wouldn't sit down and hang out with.

Degeneratefk · March 2018

HughFreakingDillon said:

hedonist said:

unsung said:

My step father and father died from the same cancer. I had to sue my dad's wife for fraud for deathbed signatures where she had him give her everything. It causes a ton of stress in my life. So much so I am on high blood pressure meds. My blood numbers are run every six months and are perfect. The stress is not at a perfect level. I am still dealing with it.

I can really relate to this, as my stepmother pulled the same shit the week before my dad died from cancer, while in hospice. I harbored much hate for her, for her heartlessness. It wasn't necessarily about money but her acrimony and manipulation of him, and keeping treasured items that were precious to my sister and me. But...I'll take the memories of him over anything else, any day.

I'll admit that occasionally I check the Palm Desert obits to see if the old witch has kicked the bucket yet.

wow, hedo is saucy this Friday morn!

when my dad's dad died, my dad's brother's common law wife's family all came in and raided his house. by the time we got done mourning, there was barely anything left. it disgusted me to my core. it wasn't even HER, it was her family. I mean, basically fucking strangers. but after while I realized none of that shit mattered anyway, like you said, the memories are what mattered.

People's true colors come out when a family member dies. When my grandma died, I had a huge problem with the way her 6 sons and daughters dealt with the passing out of her stuff. It caused a lot of tension between my dad and I for a long time. He called the cops on his own sister and brother in law over a $50 braclet. Granted , my aunt was being a complete bitch. But by the time I knew what was going on, my dad had his gun in his hip. I said are you really fucking serious? You're going to threaten them with a gun? It's your fucking sister and it's a piece of shit braclet. It was a mess. They still don't talk and it's been 3 years this month.

Or in your case, an in law and her family. Which is so odd. How did the actual relation of hour grandpa let them even in the house? I get you're all in mourning and dealing with funeral arrangements, but damn, letting strangers in like that seems odd too.

dankind · March 2018

https://youtu.be/MZ4sK-Q42AU

When I was busy getting married, my mother and her fellow addicts robbed her mother's (my grandmother's) house and sold the goods for crack. That was the price my grandmother paid for seeing her grandson get married. She had bought my mother a plane ticket to come to the wedding and everything, but my mother had other plans. I got inmate mail for a while from her. One day I'll open it.

Family is fucked up.

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