Being single is nice
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I must be unusual,
<G Lane, I’ve always considered you as ‘unusual’, not in a bad way mind you, just different. 
— Miss Kristie remove clothes to email 
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Were you supposed to let the cat out of the bag? Bad, bad, Kristie!! -5 for you, and I’ll take it off of your cumulative average. But don’t worry, you’ll still pass….if you’re nice. :-) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I must be unusual, <G Lane, I’ve always considered you as ‘unusual’, not in a bad way mind you, just different. — Miss Kristie remove clothes to email
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YooperBoyka said… Do bodies of different mass fall at the same rate (tested by father-son bungee jumping)? More like experimenting with things that go boom… ever built a potato gun (hypothetically speaking, of course)? <bg My sons and I enjoyed many impromptu physics experiments that involved saying "How far you think it’ll go?", or hiding behind concrete structures.
Ahem… okay, we’ve been known to do similar things as well. Casey Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield.
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Good things to say about being single. – You get to watch whatever stupid movie you want. – You can leave your socks on the floor without getting into a 3 day fight. – You can leave some dishes in the sink without getting dirty looks. – You don’t have to put up with the screaming and nagging and insults. – You can devote as much desk space to your hobbies as you want. – You can do your hobbies whenever you want. – You can have whatever hobbies you want. – You can laugh at newlyweds who think they’re in love and thing, 50% of them will be divorced. – You can do whatever science experiments with your son that you want. — Say no to fixed width tables. They look terrible in all browsers.
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Good things to say about being single. – You can laugh at newlyweds who think they’re in love and thing, 50% of them will be divorced.
(think?) You don’t have to stop at newlyweds, just look at your neighbors and think "yeah, you have young kids, but in a few years, POW!!!" Since we live in a cul-de-sac, you start by pointing at a house and say, "divorce, no-divorce, divorce, no-divorce…"
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Good things to say about being single. – You can laugh at newlyweds who think they’re in love and thing, 50% of them will be divorced. (think?) You don’t have to stop at newlyweds, just look at your neighbors and think "yeah, you have young kids, but in a few years, POW!!!" Since we live in a cul-de-sac, you start by pointing at a house and say, "divorce, no-divorce, divorce, no-divorce…"
That is a good start. Then you could get in your car and go to the next street and the next til you finish the whole city. What a life you guys lead.
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You don’t have to stop at newlyweds, just look at your neighbors and think "yeah, you have young kids, but in a few years, POW!!!" Since we live in a cul-de-sac, you start by pointing at a house and say, "divorce, no-divorce, divorce, no-divorce…"
Heh! Good one! I never thought it would be me getting divorced though. — Say no to fixed width tables. They look terrible in all browsers.
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True. I have been divorced since 1996 and I can honestly say I am having a great time as a single guy. The mental freedom is unbelievable. I really do not think I will ever live with anybody again, who knows, but I really doubt it. Being able to do things without seeking approval from the spouse is great. I know some people would ask, ‘don’t you get lonely?’. Well, I believe, loneliness is a state of mind and I can, hand on heart, say I have never felt lonely – one can have physical company and still feel lonely. You can speak on the phone to whoever you want for as long as you want You can stay out as long as you want without having to answer the question, ‘what time do you call this’? You can spend as time as you want with your friends You can go to bed any time you want. You can have your dinner whenever you want, without fear of it getting ‘cold’ You don’t have to argue if you don’t want to.. hehe – its great fun.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Good things to say about being single. – You get to watch whatever stupid movie you want. – You can leave your socks on the floor without getting into a 3 day fight. – You can leave some dishes in the sink without getting dirty looks. – You don’t have to put up with the screaming and nagging and insults. – You can devote as much desk space to your hobbies as you want. – You can do your hobbies whenever you want. – You can have whatever hobbies you want. – You can laugh at newlyweds who think they’re in love and thing, 50% of them will be divorced. – You can do whatever science experiments with your son that you want. — Say no to fixed width tables. They look terrible in all browsers.
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You can stay out as long as you want without having to answer the question, ‘what time do you call this’?
Very much a side issue – thinking about that question literally Answer: "Well me and everyone else in this time zone call it 3am. What time do _you_ call this?" Hmm – maybe I didn’t get enough sleep last night. Megs.
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Charles said… A man said… – You can do whatever science experiments with your son that you want.
This is no small deal. My son and I are rather… adventurous with our experiments. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – True. I have been divorced since 1996 and I can honestly say I am having a great time as a single guy. The mental freedom is unbelievable. I really do not think I will ever live with anybody again, who knows, but I really doubt it. Being able to do things without seeking approval from the spouse is great. I know some people would ask, ‘don’t you get lonely?’. Well, I believe, loneliness is a state of mind and I can, hand on heart, say I have never felt lonely – one can have physical company and still feel lonely. You can speak on the phone to whoever you want for as long as you want You can stay out as long as you want without having to answer the question, ‘what time do you call this’? You can spend as time as you want with your friends You can go to bed any time you want. You can have your dinner whenever you want, without fear of it getting ‘cold’ You don’t have to argue if you don’t want to.. hehe – its great fun.
I’ll have to admit, these things grow on you (well, me) over time. Casey (who was out rather late and had to explain that to no one)
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Charles said… A man said… – You can do whatever science experiments with your son that you want. This is no small deal. My son and I are rather… adventurous with our experiments.
Boiling point of sons versus fathers? Do bodies of different mass fall at the same rate (tested by father-son bungee jumping)? — Robert Grumbine http://www.radix.net/~bobg/ Science faqs and amateur activities notes and links. Sagredo (Galileo Galilei) "You present these recondite matters with too much evidence and ease; this great facility makes them less appreciated than they would be had they been presented in a more abstruse manner." Two New Sciences
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[large snip] You don’t have to argue if you don’t want to.. hehe – its great fun.
Uh. Maybe this is one to practice while single, but it is even more wonderful if you carry it into your marriage. You never have to argue if you don’t want to, married, single, or in between. One of the helpful things in our couples counselling was seeing the counsellor demonstrate this. A fairly routine line from the counsellor was "That’s not what I heard. What I heard was …" My ex would then launch in to full argument mode, and the counsellor would just repeat the statement, or, sometimes, just let it stand as was. In any case, no elaborations. The thing is, the statement is inarguable (not that my ex didn’t try) and by standing on the original, inarguable, statement without elaboration no fuel was provided for the argument. Not that this stopped my ex, but it showed me how much easier it was on the person who not my ex. Among other good things, it kept you from following down the unproductive argument trail she was trying to suck you down. As you all know, I’m highly averse to argumentation in the first place, so this was a very easy lesson for me to learn. — Robert Grumbine http://www.radix.net/~bobg/ Science faqs and amateur activities notes and links. Sagredo (Galileo Galilei) "You present these recondite matters with too much evidence and ease; this great facility makes them less appreciated than they would be had they been presented in a more abstruse manner." Two New Sciences
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As you all know, I’m highly averse to argumentation in the first place, so this was a very easy lesson for me to learn.
No you’re not! You love to argue. C’mon, admit it! …Plus, you breathe funny.
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Robert Grumbine said… Charles said… A man said… – You can do whatever science experiments with your son that you want. This is no small deal. My son and I are rather… adventurous with our experiments. Boiling point of sons versus fathers? Do bodies of different mass fall at the same rate (tested by father-son bungee jumping)?
More like experimenting with things that go boom… ever built a potato gun (hypothetically speaking, of course)? Casey Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield.
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I must be unusual, because all the things on the "single" list were things I enjoyed even when I wasn’t single. Maybe I had an untraditional relationship….I didn’t "ask permission" or worry about being judged (nor about washing dishes). and of course, I have all the same benefits now that I’m single, along with a few more. sooooo…..no complaints…except for….. Charles said… A man said… – You can do whatever science experiments with your son that you want. This is no small deal. My son and I are rather… adventurous with our experiments. True. I have been divorced since 1996 and I can honestly say I am having a great time as a single guy. The mental freedom is unbelievable. I really do not think I will ever live with anybody again, who knows, but I really doubt it. Being able to do things without seeking approval from the spouse is great. I know some people would ask, ‘don’t you get lonely?’. Well, I believe, loneliness is a state of mind and I can, hand on heart, say I have never felt lonely – one can have physical company and still feel lonely. You can speak on the phone to whoever you want for as long as you want You can stay out as long as you want without having to answer the question, ‘what time do you call this’? You can spend as time as you want with your friends You can go to bed any time you want. You can have your dinner whenever you want, without fear of it getting ‘cold’ You don’t have to argue if you don’t want to.. hehe – its great fun. I’ll have to admit, these things grow on you (well, me) over time. Casey (who was out rather late and had to explain that to no one)
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Do bodies of different mass fall at the same rate (tested by father-son bungee jumping)? More like experimenting with things that go boom… ever built a potato gun (hypothetically speaking, of course)?
<bg My sons and I enjoyed many impromptu physics experiments that involved saying "How far you think it’ll go?", or hiding behind concrete structures.
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As you all know, I’m highly averse to argumentation in the first place, so this was a very easy lesson for me to learn. No you’re not! You love to argue. C’mon, admit it!
Do Not! …Plus, you breathe funny.
Oh, this is abuse. Argumentation is down the hall, on your right.
yep. *I do have to go, from time to time, for the award for post that causes the most keyboards and monitors to have to be washed. — Robert Grumbine http://www.radix.net/~bobg/ Science faqs and amateur activities notes and links. Sagredo (Galileo Galilei) "You present these recondite matters with too much evidence and ease; this great facility makes them less appreciated than they would be had they been presented in a more abstruse manner." Two New Sciences
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