an idea.... Lady Jazzer ~ The Viking Take Down

The Viking wrote: I'll work on it when I am done being sick.

I've gone back and read some of my posts when I was feeling so crappy last year......not some of my finer moments. Amazing how our physical well being can influence our personality and how we present ourselves.

Hey, I'm retired now, I can dream can't I?







Note, I said retired, not retarded - I've always been retarded

have met em both.......

She initially had the "oh gawd - a conservative" reaction - but we talked about guitars (I think she got bored, though).

He might as well been wearing a red, white, and blue, "I'm a republican" t-shirt ---- but we jawboned about general stuff (it was eventually time to eat, though..... and nothing stands between him and good food).

Occasionally, I wonder if we didn't have the next Carville/ Matalin ---- but then common sense prevails - and I'm of the "it'll never happen" persuasion.

Science Chic wrote:

The Viking wrote:

Science Chic wrote: Maybe LJ was just trying to be mature and take the high road and avoid a potential scene?

Thanks for the reminder jf1! (No, we're not banning any political words though!)

Why would there be a scene? I am 44. I don't make scene's in public or walk out on people. FYI....Lost a little respect for you on that defense......

And I'm disappointed that you'd lose even a little respect for a friend who's just throwing an idea out there - it's not like I've condemned or applauded either of your behaviors, I'm just trying to provide an outside objective viewpoint and bring up an idea that no one else had yet stated. Because with learning of someone's actual motives, rather than assumptions, comes, maybe not agreement, but at least understanding and resolution. I noticed after LJ's comment about leaving that no one asked her why she did it, they just started judging. When I find out that someone leaves b/c of someone else, I just wonder why and if I can do anything to help the situation. Is that an effort on my part that's in vain; oftentimes. But worthy of losing respect? Shouldn't be...

Well said SC. I watched Viking and Archer get along great over lunch one day and that made me really happy. They couldn't be more polar opposites in politics. I think they same would happen face-to-face with Viking and LJ. I think LJ just doesn't know how chill Viking can be over politics in person and so maybe she just didn't want to go there. I can see someone doing just that. Did it make her decision to leave a act of childishness? I don't think so. Maybe she was just trying not to get into it because it was her friends party. I still think the very best of both of them as people. If the situation was presented as, "Hey, let's get together for lunch with some others and not talk politics" I know they would both like each other very much. Also, I think it's very healing for the things that have been said back and forth in the past. Once you've met someone in person and hard a really good experience with them and found out how much you have in common (more than not I expect) it's hard to be as testy as you were online prior to getting to know them. jmo