What’s on your mind?

[SoggyCheese]

I don’t know. This is difficult.

Someone who I’ve only ever met online, and only this year, is slowly dying. He’s a beautiful person, someone that makes me want to be better now and continue being better in the future. He has a positive attitude, he loves without condition, with humour, and generously. And despite the brief period I’ve even been aware of him it’s breaking my heart. It makes me wish I could turn the clock back 20 years, so that I would have had a chance to know him before. As it is all I can do is take what I’ve learned from him and keep trying to pass it on. It doesn’t feel enough, but what else is there?

If you love someone, or care for someone, or just want to show someone you’re there for them please tell them. Reach out.

That’s all. If you’ve got this far thanks for reading.

 

[Apple fanboy]

I don’t know. This is difficult.

Someone who I’ve only ever met online, and only this year, is slowly dying. He’s a beautiful person, someone that makes me want to be better now and continue being better in the future. He has a positive attitude, he loves without condition, with humour, and generously. And despite the brief period I’ve even been aware of him it’s breaking my heart. It makes me wish I could turn the clock back 20 years, so that I would have had a chance to know him before. As it is all I can do is take what I’ve learned from him and keep trying to pass it on. It doesn’t feel enough, but what else is there?

If you love someone, or care for someone, or just want to show someone you’re there for them please tell them. Reach out.

That’s all. If you’ve got this far thanks for reading.

Life can be tough. Just be there for them as long as you can be.

 

[Lioness~]

I don’t know. This is difficult.

Someone who I’ve only ever met online, and only this year, is slowly dying. He’s a beautiful person, someone that makes me want to be better now and continue being better in the future. He has a positive attitude, he loves without condition, with humour, and generously. And despite the brief period I’ve even been aware of him it’s breaking my heart. It makes me wish I could turn the clock back 20 years, so that I would have had a chance to know him before. As it is all I can do is take what I’ve learned from him and keep trying to pass it on. It doesn’t feel enough, but what else is there?

If you love someone, or care for someone, or just want to show someone you’re there for them please tell them. Reach out.

That’s all. If you’ve got this far thanks for reading.

Often in situations like that Love is the question, the answer and the purpose.
When we are present in that, we don’t have to think so much or regret anything.

 

[AngerDanger]

The Oxford comma. I'm a fan, but some seem to really hate the poor thing.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

The Oxford comma. I'm a fan, but some seem to really hate the poor thing.

I'm rather partial to the Oxford comma.

 

[D.T.]

The Oxford comma. I'm a fan, but some seem to really hate the poor thing.

I generally prefer the Poplin comma, but I'm a huge fan of the Flannel semicolon.

 

[Matz]

I generally prefer the Poplin comma, but I'm a huge fan of the Flannel semicolon.

Nanotechnology has, of course, changed everything in this regard.

But seriously, I find the lack of a serial (Oxford) comma in a sentence that benefits from its inclusion, well, disconcerting.

Saw a t-shirt design online that made me laugh: “Grammar Police - To Correct and Serve”

I get that.
[doublepost=1537965208][/doublepost]And punctuation can save lives:

“Let’s eat, Grandpa!”

vs

“Let’s eat Grandpa!”

 

[Apple fanboy]

Nanotechnology has, of course, changed everything in this regard.

But seriously, I find the lack of a serial (Oxford) comma in a sentence that benefits from its inclusion, well, disconcerting.

Saw a t-shirt design online that made me laugh: “Grammar Police - To Correct and Serve”

I get that.
[doublepost=1537965208][/doublepost]And punctuation can save lives:

“Let’s eat, Granpa!”

vs

“Let’s eat Granpa!”

The Grandpa one is funny!

 

[Matz]

I don’t know. This is difficult.

Someone who I’ve only ever met online, and only this year, is slowly dying. He’s a beautiful person, someone that makes me want to be better now and continue being better in the future. He has a positive attitude, he loves without condition, with humour, and generously. And despite the brief period I’ve even been aware of him it’s breaking my heart. It makes me wish I could turn the clock back 20 years, so that I would have had a chance to know him before. As it is all I can do is take what I’ve learned from him and keep trying to pass it on. It doesn’t feel enough, but what else is there?

If you love someone, or care for someone, or just want to show someone you’re there for them please tell them. Reach out.

That’s all. If you’ve got this far thanks for reading.

Thank you for sharing this. Your meeting and knowing this person sounds like a form of Grace.

Which is why, as you’ve said, it is so important to tell those we love and otherwise care for how we feel.

I believe it is important to express these things verbally, in addition to demonstrating through actions. It’s one reason I tell my SO every day, typically several times a day, how I feel about her. The other reason for telling her is that I am moved to do so. I am so grateful to have her in my life.

Again, thank you for sharing this.

 

[AngerDanger]

I'm rather partial to the Oxford comma.

Without it, lists look asymmetrical to me. A series without an Oxford comma makes as much sense as the bulleted list below.

Fruit:

• Apple
• Orange
• Banana
• Lemon
And Pear​

 

[decafjava]

I am generally supportive of charities but sometimes their tactics are at least questionable. I hate getting mail from them with some sort of gift especially if I don’t intend to donate. The waste annoys me.

I really hate when they set up a stand on the street and start coming up to accost you by asking if they can speak about their cause. What enrages me is when they make sarcastic remarks when you refuse. I feel like going Robert Stack on them (from the film Airplane) well not really but they do no good for their charity.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Thank you for sharing this. Your meeting and knowing this person sounds like a form of Grace.

Which is why, as you’ve said, it is so important to tell those we love and otherwise care for how we feel.

I believe it is important to express these things verbally, in addition to demonstrating through actions. It’s one reason I tell my SO every day, typically several times a day, how I feel about her. The other reason for telling her is that I am moved to do so. I am so grateful to have her in my life.

Again, thank you for sharing this.

Quite right too. We don’t have to wait for birthdays, or valentines days to tell those close to us how we feel.
I tell and show my wife every day how I feel about her. We’ve been married 20 years.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I am generally supportive of charities but sometimes their tactics are at least questionable. I hate getting mail from them with some sort of gift especially if I don’t intend to donate. The waste annoys me.

I really hate when they set up a stand on the street and start coming up to accost you by asking if they can speak about their cause. What enrages me is when they make sarcastic remarks when you refuse. I feel like going Robert Stack on them (from the film Airplane) well not really but they do no good for their charity.

Agree with you about both chuggers and guilt tripping stuff from charities in the mail.

If I wish to donate, (and I do donate), then, I prefer it to be my choice.

 

[Lioness~]

Interesting thing goes on in Swedish politics now.

Our old Prime Minister was downvoted to continue today. But he will continue to lead the country until the new governement have been established. May take awhile, as the left and right block politics is not working as it has earlier, as it was so even.
The left won with most mandate in the Parliament, with 1 only. Yet the Prime Minister was downvoted.
Will be very interesting to see what coalition of parties the new government will be made up by.
There’s seem to be a lot of combinations, and not necessarily left or right.
Seems more likely the mid parties will be able to get most votes in this strange but very interesting new government establishment. Wonderful.

 

[kazmac]

Agree with you about both chuggers and guilt tripping stuff from charities in the mail.

If I wish to donate, (and I do donate), then, I prefer it to be my choice.

Exactly. Plus, once you donate your info somehow winds up at other charities and they start asking for donations.

I only donate now if I can do so anonymously and I know exactly where the money goes.

 

[decafjava]

I don’t know. This is difficult.

Someone who I’ve only ever met online, and only this year, is slowly dying. He’s a beautiful person, someone that makes me want to be better now and continue being better in the future. He has a positive attitude, he loves without condition, with humour, and generously. And despite the brief period I’ve even been aware of him it’s breaking my heart. It makes me wish I could turn the clock back 20 years, so that I would have had a chance to know him before. As it is all I can do is take what I’ve learned from him and keep trying to pass it on. It doesn’t feel enough, but what else is there?

If you love someone, or care for someone, or just want to show someone you’re there for them please tell them. Reach out.

That’s all. If you’ve got this far thanks for reading.

I am sorry to read this and please accept my positive thoughts. My mom actually took your advice last year and spent almost every day at long-term care with my dad who was suffering from dementia and finally passed away over the holidays.

 

[Volusia]

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I really hate when they set up a stand on the street and start coming up to accost you by asking if they can speak about their cause. What enrages me is when they make sarcastic remarks when you refuse. I feel like going Robert Stack on them (from the film Airplane) well not really but they do no good for their charity.

Or, knock on your door and want to harass you for a donation, or try to convert you to their religious beliefs. My home is my castle and if you continue to harass me in my castle you may find yourself swimming in the moat!

 

[SoggyCheese]

I am sorry to read this and please accept my positive thoughts. My mom actually took your advice last year and spent almost every day at long-term care with my dad who was suffering from dementia and finally passed away over the holidays.

I’m so sorry to hear that he passed away recently. At least your mother got to spend that time with him at the end. Small comforts like that mean so much. Huge hug to you and yours.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Or, knock on your door and want to harass you for a donation, or try to convert you to their religious beliefs. My home is my castle and if you continue to harass me in my castle you may find yourself swimming in the moat!

Knocking on the door is easy. We just never open it unless expecting someone.

Knock knock
Would you like a quote on double glazing?

Yes please. Our windows are broken and I’m sitting here waiting for someone to come knock on my door to deal with it. Because I don’t have a phone or a computer or legs!

 

[Septembersrain]

I have no idea how I'm going to tell my psychiatrist that I was closer to death than I ever thought.

I still don't know how I feel about it.

 

[Matz]

I have no idea how I'm going to tell my psychiatrist that I was closer to death than I ever thought.

I still don't know how I feel about it.

Whoa.

Perhaps try it on a close friend, first.

 

[Septembersrain]

Whoa.

Perhaps try it on a close friend, first.

Told my husband. He just said that I should be honest. I'm just trying to figure out how to tell the psychiatrist all this coherently so I can get proper treatment.

 

[Matz]

Told my husband. He just said that I should be honest. I'm just trying to figure out how to tell the psychiatrist all this coherently so I can get proper treatment.

Sounds like good advice. Assuming that you're with that particular psychiatrist because he or she is effective with you, then trust that your psychiatrist will know how to draw out from you what needs to be said, and to help you make sense of it.

Sounds like an opportunity for some real growth.

 

[Gutwrench]

What’s on my mind is how is it possible that I put my AirPods in the wrong ears (essentially backwards) and not notice for a while? More than once! Wth is wrong with me?

 

[Apple fanboy]

What’s on my mind is how is it possible that I put my AirPods in the wrong ears (essentially backwards) and not notice for a while? More than once! Wth is wrong with me?

Faulty ears?