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Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:
> People in the city tend 
> to ignore each other more...maybe that's the 'tension' you pick up on. Maybe 
> that's why I don't feel comfortable in cities. Or malls.

That's is part of it for me.


> There's something where we agree, Bev. I don't watch much TV because I think 
> a lot of it is demeaning/makes people look stupid. Southpark, from the 
> little I've seen (little clips), is worse than most. I don't watch horror 
> movies or those 'dark' movies where the bad guys win. It's just not a world 
> I like to see. I hate practical jokes, too. I don't even watch shows like 
> Hell's Kitchen, because watching Chef call people names that they have to 
> bleep isn't entertainment for me.

It just seems to be everywhere I look..

>  I don't see nature as hostile, but I sure respect her power. I think we've 
> all learned that it's easier to work with Mother Nature than try to fight 
> her. I live in her world, so I have to accommodate her seasons and whims. My 
> joy comes from being able to sit inside by the fire and watch Mother Nature 
> send down a blizzard. Yeah, I have to put on my 17 layers and go out in it 
> sometimes, but knowing my comfy chair is by the fire makes it OK.


And you know, this too, shall pass.
Good deal.
I am grateful for my friends here on the list.  You guys keep me on an 
even keel.

Bev

--
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will 
not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius 
will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the 
world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone 
are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve 
the problems of the human race"

~ Calvin Coolidge