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Friends, Networking, Serious Dating
Member Since:

January 21, 2000
Sex:

Male
Age:

62
Relationship Status:

Single
Last Login:

December 17, 2011
Education:

Master's Degree
Location:

North Charleston, SC
Race:

White
Ethnicity:

Other

personal message

Thanks for stopping by. Time to rearrange this page out of my perpendicular universe. I like to keep things simple. Life is short and so is my attention span.

Live a good life, it`s a one-way ticket. Don`t forget to read your manual.

Remember, "In the next life you`re on your own."

Okay I`ll get fancy. Blah blah blah blahblah blah blah uhhuh. Daddee dum blah blah. -The inner me. {Satisfied?}

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

This year I have resolved to be more optimistic. I don`t think there`s a chance THAT`S gonna happen.

For those of you who quote the bible. Think about these before you criticize others for not following "the word".

Leviticus 19
18 " 'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
28 " 'Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
31 " 'Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
32 " 'Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the LORD.
33 " 'When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. 34 The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

One of my favorite poems by Theodore Roethke.

I Knew a Woman

I knew a woman, lovely in her bones,
When small birds sighed, she would sigh back at them;
Ah, when she moved, she moved more ways than one:
The shapes a bright container can contain!
Of her choice virtues only gods should speak,
Or English poets who grew up on Greek
(I`d have them sing in chorus, cheek to cheek.)

How well her wishes went! She stroked my chin,
She taught me Turn, and Counter-turn, and stand;
She taught me Touch, that undulant white skin:
I nibbled meekly from her proffered hand;
She was the sickle; I, poor I, the rake,
Coming behind her for her pretty sake
(But what prodigious mowing did we make.)

Love likes a gander, and adores a goose:
Her full lips pursed, the errant note to seize;
She played it quick, she played it light and loose;
My eyes, they dazzled at her flowing knees;
Her several parts could keep a pure repose,
Or one hip quiver with a mobile nose
(She moved in circles, and those circles moved.)

Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay:
I`m martyr to a motion not my own;
What`s freedom for? To know eternity.
I swear she cast a shadow white as stone.
But who would count eternity in days?
These old bones live to learn her wanton ways:
(I measure time by how a body sways.)
^

Stuff I don`t like.

Some people ask what I find attractive. I will just say that I prefer Queen Latifah to Halle Berry.

Something to think about:

How can a woman with a weave, acrylic nails, caps on her teeth, colored contact lenses, a rabbit coat done up like mink, a girdle and 4 pounds of makeup get away with saying "Just keepin` it real"?

People are always saying "Be there for someone". Well I was there, but they never showed up!

Remember that no matter how bleak the situation, there is always someone thinking of you; plotting your ultimate demise.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes, that way when you criticize them, you`re a mile away and you have their shoes.

I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they`d never expect it. - Jack Handey

I put instant coffee in the microwave and almost went back in time. - Steven Wright

If you think nobody cares if you`re alive, try missing a couple of car payments. - Earl Wilson

If you are going through hell, keep going. - Winston Churchill

Whither thou goest, there thou abideth. -- Hezekiah 7:11

create your own visited states map
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Truth is like the sun. We all used to think it was good for you.

The only things that are infinite are the Universe and human stupidity and I have doubts about the former. - attributed to Albert Einstein

Another one of my favorites:

Give a man a fish and he will eat for one day.

Teach a man to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.

OR
Give a man some fire and he will be warm for a while. Set a man on fire and he will be warm the rest of his life.

You know being grounded isn`t always a good thing; like when you are being struck by lightning.

What goes around usually gets dizzy and falls over.

An apple a day is just not enough food.

At the end of the day you have to wonder; What if the Hokey Pokey IS what it`s all about?