TV has dumbed-down society, most esp in the US. It used
to be an information medium, with entertainment thrown in.

Now it's mostly "entertainment" with information thrown in.
Sure, we have the science-type channels, but even they have
the "reality shows". Heck, even the "news" media has turned
their "reporting" into entertainment with all the flash.

Please.

The reality shows are what's screwed it up - it's all
scripted - life isn't scripted. How is that reality?
It's all about the sell.

The kids watch it and think that's the way it is.

For "what" purpose?

Friendship isn't how your forget, but how your forgive;

Not how you listen, but how you understand;

Not how you see, but you you feel;

Not how you let go, but how you hold on.

Thanks, hellkitten54 ... my daughter is at a college in
Texas and they literally shut down the whole town because
of a "flu epidemic" ... turns out it's good-ol' regular flu.

The media had nothing else to report on, so exposed this as
some "epidemic" (of which it was not).

If we want to go that route, then I say it's all about the media.
Which is incredibly believable. I'm not sure it's tied to the
political agenda (just so we're clear, I'm a Demo) for the Health
Care Reform. Personally, I think it's the media going overboard, AGAIN.

That's friggin' hilarious! :)

I'm told the hype is over-rated. Check the CDC website.

I was at the VA a couple of weeks ago and the nurses told
me they've had ZERO cases of H1N1. You can imagine how
many people go through the VA hospital in a week, or in a
month (we're talking about the Houston VA).

I have 3 teens, who all had flu symptoms recently; all
tested (the "quick" test) and only one tested positive,
and the [private] doctor said that test is unreliable.
The VA nurse told me what we're seeing is a seasonal flu.

"When the balloon finally landed, Falcon was not on board.
Later, he came out from hiding in an attic over the home's garage."


Sheesh ... people are SOOO gullible.

See a headhunter.

I have 5. An upper back-piece (Lion); a white tiger on
the left upper arm; a mystic on the upper right arm;
a mermaid (about 1.5 feet tall) on my left hip area;
a hieroglyphics style on right-lower-leg.

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Dont get me wrong, I wasnt implying Canadians aren't. I was
involved with a Canadian for quite a while and cant say enough
positive things about them.

Obviously, whatsherblondename isnt [nice, Canadian or not],
which was my point :)

Obviously :)

Then the "from Belleville, Ontario" is a myth.

You know how it goes:

You can be alone and you can be lonely, but the two should never meet.

When they do meet, it gets to be a big mess.

Why not call a friend up and go to a movie and get your
mind off of things. There's a number of other things
for you to do. The key is to get a friend to involved
and you'll gloss over the lonely part.

Eventually, and when you least expect it, something will
happen, and this will pass.

So the rumor that Canadians are nice suddenly became a myth :)

"It depends".

Don't ya just love that answer :)

But again, it will matter in some respects. The biggest
obstacle would be mutual intellect. In other words, being
able to talk about various subject matter where both
people can relate and contribute. It would be tiring to
have a one-way conversation all the time.

Having common interests dont always count. Eventually, if
the conversation dies, the relationship will most likely
faulter at some point.

There's always been this unwritten understanding that
younger woman date/marry older men, especially at a younger
age, because, believe it or not, men mature later :)

My own personal experience: my first wife (deceased) was
10 years younger than me; my second, 7 years. A recent
long term relationship - she was 11 years younger. Maybe
that says I'm 10 years less mature? :) I think it's more
about my attitude. I dated a woman that was 22 years
younger than me - it lasted a very short time because of
what I mentioned about the mutual intellect.

Cheers!