Re: Soc.Men Mythbusters (was Re: For PolishKnight about 1950s revival among traditionalists

On Oct 22, 8:52 am, Andre Lieven <andrelie...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Oct 21, 1:02 am, Golden One <jpbu...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:





On Oct 21, 6:09 am, Andre Lieven <andrelie...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Oct 19, 3:36 am, Golden One <jpbu...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Oct 19, 3:08 pm, Michael Snyder <msny...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

dd...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Oct 18, 7:54 pm, PolishKnight <marek1...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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So, what kind of car is it ? <g>

Heehee. One of these.

http://www.carsellout.com.au/hsv-coupe-sale-chullora/ad15487-2006-vz-...

Mine is black, though.

Woof. Right now, I'd love to have a car valued at a tenth of the
number
on that listing. :-)

It is a beautiful piece of machinery but it is also my workhorse,
doing at least 80km a day, five days a week.


Though, being on my second of two Ford Taurus station wagons, I have
found that the capabilities that the station wagon has given me are
tremendously useful to me. Just this year, I have hauled upwards of
30 shelf systems to my home, all in fully assembled status, and each
one fit into the car with no problem, which would have been impossible
with a sedan.

I love station wagons. We usually have an old cheap one that we drive
until it dies, then replace with another old cheap one.

They are great for moving stuff and transporting the dogs.

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Contentment is a very under-rated state of being. I have known people
who are never content and thus never satisfied, how awful. It does
seem to me it is more often women that are not content, mostly with
their man/marriage. Sheesh, YOU picked him, darling.

Indeed. Contentment is a far easier state to maintain than chemically
based excitement. Heck, the original pilot for Star Trek made the
point that for a human being, trying to maintain an excited state of
anger for a long time, like multiple days, is pretty much impossible.
Well, I see it the same way with any such intense emotion. It's no
better than trying to maintain a multi day state of intense
intoxication.

Eldest son and I love Star Trek. He has the boxed sets.

I have only recently discovered the boxed set phenomenon. I don't
usually watch many series on TV as I do not like being tied into
tuning in at the same time every week. Now I have found I can buy the
series and watch episodes at my own leisure.


So, such people who foolishly chase the chimera of continual intense
emotional experiences are fundamentally the same as alcoholics on
a multi day bender. With results that, in the end, aren't much
different...

Way too exhausting for me! I prefer constancy to never ending ups and
downs.


The wise ones of us will be elsewhere, just being quietly and happily
content. A state that can easily be maintained for years...

Agreed. Lots of people make themselves unhappy with their unrealistic
expectations.

JB


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