Posted by verne on November 20, 2004, at 18:30:04
In reply to Re: partlycloudy--- » partlycloudy, posted by KaraS on November 20, 2004, at 14:29:36
Kara,
I agree completely. I think I've finally run out of metaphors so let me recycle: "Don't take the Bait", "Don't rise to the Bait", and "Don't wrestle with the Pig". Or in deep Bible-Belt venacular: "Don't claim it"
The idea, of course, is to not give power to the one trying to provoke us. Resist the Provoker and sign not any packages from him.
I am suddenly so burned out with this place. I don't really trust socializing with others online and get even less out of arguing everything from theology, politics, or semantics. "Faith is a "tool"." "No, Faith isn't a tool". "Uh,Uh, Faith is a tool". Reminds me how I drove others off the brink with my "Caine Mutiny" analogy. I can really dig in my heels (insert more cliches and mixed metaphors here).
Yet I'm lonely, bored, stir-crazy, and depressed and end up here after following the course of least resistance - something between a nosedive and a tailspin. I quit cymbalta and I'm drinking again. Too dangerous to do both.
verne
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