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Scrappy - Aug 16, 2010 12:14:42 pm PDT #28758 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Amyth, why aren't we friends on the Book of Face? I am Robin Fogelson on there, of course. Any and all Buffistas, feel free to friend me if you are so inclined.


Hil R. - Aug 16, 2010 12:20:53 pm PDT #28759 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I'm pretty sure those "in the shadow" quotes are actually wrong. I could be misremembering somewhat, but the summer I worked in that neighborhood, I did most of my navigating by using the WTC as a landmark. I have no sense of direction, and the streets there aren't part of the grid, but I figured out that, if I got lost, I could generally find my way back to the office by facing the WTC and then figuring out where I was based on where it was. There were a few blocks where that didn't work, though, because there were some other buildings in the way, and I'm pretty sure that block was one of them. For those, I had to use the Woolworth Tower. (Which has some other name now that I can never remember.)


Liese S. - Aug 16, 2010 12:25:24 pm PDT #28760 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

You did really well with it, I think, Amy.


Spidra Webster - Aug 16, 2010 12:28:41 pm PDT #28761 of 30000
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

Hil, you seem to have driven Gilbert & Sullivan out of my head in favor of Comden & Green now that you've mentioned the Woolworth Tower.


amyth - Aug 16, 2010 12:29:12 pm PDT #28762 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

Robin, we totally are!

Liese, thanks.

ETA: editing my RL name out, since I'm talking about RL folks in here, and not necessarily in a flattering light. Robin, if you didn't catch my name, or if any Buffistas don't already know it, feel free to contact me via my profile addy. You too can be part of Facebook funtimes!


beth b - Aug 16, 2010 12:35:19 pm PDT #28763 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

NYT article

It's a constant goal, and I far from achieve it, may in fact never do.

this is the plan we've been talking about the last year. Esp. with DH's last job ( not current ) being so utterly evil - I needed to come up with a way to take the money burden off him. And less stuff is a big part of the plan. and less debt. ( house debt won't go away --- yet) If we get rid of debt , than matt can be more flexible about work. That is greater happiness. The funny thing is he didn't really understand that I am trying to make it so we can live on about half our current income in about 10 years. I have know idea if we can do it, but it is a worthwhile goal


Spidra Webster - Aug 16, 2010 12:36:29 pm PDT #28764 of 30000
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

That's great, beth. I don't know if you can do it, either, but what a great goal!


amyth - Aug 16, 2010 12:40:11 pm PDT #28765 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

That is a pretty awesome goal.


Zenkitty - Aug 16, 2010 12:50:58 pm PDT #28766 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I am trying to make it so we can live on about half our current income in about 10 years.

That is a worthwhile goal. More and more I am for the reduction of Stuff and Responsibility.


javachik - Aug 16, 2010 12:56:30 pm PDT #28767 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Amy, and Aims, actually, and anyone else (Sean recently comes to mind) here who fits:

Thank you. Thank you for taking the time to be honest and sincere and thoughtful and mindful and patient on Facebook and everywhere else you might share your opinion on Things that Matter.

I mean it. You might think that it's a waste of time or typing and that it's just a frustrating argument, but remember: lots and lots of your friends are reading your intelligent and heartfelt posts. The way you describe the situation, using facts and clear-headedness, and above all, never reducing to name-calling, sets an *example*.

It takes courage and commmittment to be the voice of reason. And I mean it about setting an example--an incredibly important one. You might not get lots of comments from other people, but you can be sure they're reading them. And they're touched by them. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but at some point, the posts like the ones you made about the mosque and the ones about Prop 8 that Sean recently made - those will stick in peoples' minds ands maybe eventually reach their hearts.

And it's a seed. It's a seed that is important to plant - that seed of understanding, of not belittling your debate foe, of not reducing everything to a soundbite. It's important and I sincerely thank you for taking the time to plant it.