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[uwe]

Uwe thinks he's Hal.

In reality, he only remembers the things I've said that amuse him. For example, that's why he keeps bringing up Gwyneth Paltrow, all because many years ago he called her boring (or something like that) and I disagreed. Naturally, the discussion was in the Gibson forum at the Pit. It drove Dude crazy how we went off topic. Not that we ever do that here. 

True, I'm great at remembering things I liked and also great at displacing things I didn't. It's a healthy mix. My family is full of people that dwell on real or perceived injuries endlessly - it drives me nuts.

[Alanko]

My family is full of people that dwell on real or perceived injuries endlessly - it drives me nuts.

My girlfriend called me wilfully ignorant the other day. I told her that firstly I didn't know what that meant, and that, secondly, I could not be bothered to find out either.

[uwe]

I hear that from Edith all the time too: "You rationalize and relativize any insult and injury against you to a point where you totally remove yourself from it so it doesn't bother you anymore. It's something you must have picked up as a child." Right on, being the sandwich child in a sibling group of three teaches you about the relativity of self-importance. 

[Pilgrim]

My girlfriend called me wilfully ignorant the other day. I told her that firstly I didn't know what that meant, and that, secondly, I could not be bothered to find out either.

I have a brother who's a Chemical Engineer and tends to live in his own little world.

I've called him a militant apathetic, with the attitude:  "I don't care, I don't want to know, and if you try to tell me, I may hit you."

Well, actually he's a sweetheart and a great guy, even if he is sometimes kind of out there. 

The other way I explain him is to say he's the kind of guy who might walk into a research lab wearing a lab coat with a sandwich in one pocket and a formaldeheyded frog in the other, and about 3 PM he could pull the sandwich out of his pocket and say "That's funny, I distinctly remember eating lunch."

[Highlander]

Warren Zevon, on being asked about some of the most important things he had learned in life, near his last public appearance, this was his reply...

"Enjoy every sandwich..."  rip, Mr Z...

[Pilgrim]

Or to put it another way, some days you get the sammich, some days you get the frog.

[Stjofön Big]

Ronnie Lane (of Small F, and Faces) once said: Life's a short movie. I usually put these two together, into: "Life's a short movie. Enjoy every sandwich!" (With regards to Mr Lane, and Mr Zevon)

[uwe]

Enjoy every sandwich? I'll tell Edith that!

[the mojo hobo]

I have been feeling a bit apathetic lately, might have something to do with my 65th birthday being on the near horizon, but here is something that always cheers me up. From the movie In the Good Old Summertime which seems to be a Christmas movie.

[Pilgrim]

I just passed 65 this June, and I'm more in this mode....

[Highlander]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmOe27SJ3Yc 

[Pilgrim]

An enviable approach to life, Ken!!   

[Dave W]

I've passed 65 and I'm in this relaxed mode.