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One year ago today, I met my sweetheart.

I'm amazed... it hardly seems that long... I can certainly say that with her in my life, the quality and comfort level for me has gone way up. I can't say enough how in love with her I am, and how delighted I am to be loved by her.

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Hey, I'm a nice guy and all... but... look at me.

Let the Wookie win...it's just a good idea.

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[Poll #5533]

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I have a little confession to make.

Right now, I f-in' hate hobos. I'd been on a bit of a hobo kick for a while, enjoying reading about them and taking an interest after seeing O brother, and reading up on American folklore...

I'm just about done with a book called Beggars of Life, an autobiography by old-time hobo Jim Tully, that I've been reading off and on between other tomes of interest. It's one of the better hobo memoirs out there, more literate than most, and full of good stories and vivid imagery...and the more I read of it, the more convinced I become that Tully and his ilk are nothing more than a pack of colossal dinks.

Shooting straight and honest, with no legend, no folklore, no sparkling haze of nostalgia obscuring the facts, here. The truth is, hobos are not gallant, or chivalrous, or noble, or funny, or anything approaching anything I want to emulate in any way. Hobos are not George Clooney with some dirt makeup and a mustache on. Hobos are lazy and violent and ignorant, are often addicted to drugs or alcohol, are deeply prejudiced (ignore what the folklorists and white-washing apologists like Roger Bruns would have you believe...read a real hobo's memoirs and pay attention, not to what he says but to what he does), and carry with them a sense of entitlement so huge it would barely fit in an empty cargo train, let alone a vacant boxcar.

I've been homeless, and I'm not talking about that. I'm talking folks that make it into a lifestyle, a career choice, and thinks the world owes them a living. Folks that take advantage of others as a whole put me off to a great degree.

No, on second thought I don't hate hobos. I hate the spark of evil that's inside every person, and is so easily fanned to create the stupid, the base, and the vulgar, in all walks of life, from a white collar worker making a nasty comment, on down to a cruel child. I want to see more love, more hope, and more kindness...I know it's out there, but it seems like mankind has some real obstacles to overcome before it can be in the majority. There are no quick fixes, but I want to see something put into action to make the world, and humanity better.

In other news, a year ago today is the anniversary of my last face to face everway game, my last real confrontation with someone in general over my appearance (at the laundromat), as well as the day I met my sweetheart.

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I'm still worried for/about her... I'm confident that she'll be less anxious once she gets 'back on track' but I wish I could give her some sort of supplemental happiness, strength or good feelings. I love her so much, and want her to feel maximum goodness, and the absolute minimum downsides needed to make her healthy and complete. I can offer a strong arm, an accepting heart, and a willingness to ride with her through any troubles that may come... and of course all my love.

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Philosophy - my 100% - Thanks danigolden for pointing me to it.

Plato (427-347)

There is reason to act justly even if one can get away with acting unjustly.
There is a single, general, pure idea of goodness that all good things possess.
There is only one model of the just person.
Justice is a harmony of the soul: intellect, emotion, and desire.
The best activity is intellectual stimulation and the most important quality is a strong intellect.
The just person is pleased, not in a state of discord.
The conflict between one's own good and the good of the community is NOT irresolvable.

I don't know that I agree 100% with the statements made, but they're pretty close.I do believe in emotional and spiritual fulfillment, too.

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http://www.williamshatner.com/home.shtml

no, really. I'm going home... going to watch that 70s show with my sweetie.

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http://www.livejournal.com/meme.bml

meme tracker... investigate.... if..... you...... dare!!!


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oh, and response to sweetalyssm's question...