better start runnin then... cuz my family doc told me the last time we talked in fact that he knows I'm crazy, but I'm a funny crazy rather than an ornery type... of course he said this as we both were cuttin' up and laughin' about it.

^^^^ intellectual foreplay ... yum yum I can really get into a good long mind f***in for sure...

Seriously? It's amazing the things I learn online relating to every generation and modern day civilization. Here in my solitary neck of the woods life goes by and there's never any excitement or distractions out of the ordinary. So the younger generation's way of being, speaking, seeing and interacting makes me realize just how different our worlds really are. Yet still very much the same. And sometimes it does get hard to relate. And I can only imagine if I'm still around 15 years from now what's going to spark my interest then.

I don't think I can picture that conversation.

you're funny... yeah that's right... I said it...

That's probably what everybody else is thinking too...

I can always count on you...

Hi Slowliving, welcome to Mingle2 and the forums. I hope you don't mind that I checked out your profile because you seem to be so young with such an old soul. And what you say makes a lot of sense.

The way our cultures have changed so drastically since the sexual revolution and media market started advancing quantity over quality it's not surprising that objectification rather than true love is the seemingly acceptable norm these days.

And when I really wrap my head around what you're saying that people can have meaningless sex and nobody values its worth anymore because it's just a good time... that intimacy and love are just cliches... I go like whooooaa... you're right.

In so many ways what we value most in human connection is slipping from our grasp. And once it's gone there's no way to get it back. We dream and fantasize about what we want and are willing to give until our individual needs have to be met. Then it becomes more of a survival of the fittest. Who is more willing to give to get. And when we don't get what we expect we move on to the next and then the next... until sooner or later we could just be running on autopilot, going through the motions.

You're still young yet. And I hope you're best days are still ahead, and you'll be able to find that something special and meaningful that will rock your world.

Thank you for reading and contributing to this topic.

^^^^^ in sweet memory... thank you Jarsno...

I love hummingbirds and I hang feeders every year. This morning I went over to my ex-mil's to pick up something my ex left for me. When I arrived at the front porch and was about to climb the steps I could see and hear a tiny green hummingbird on the ground wrestling and screaming with red ants attacking it.

Of course I immediately dropped everything and picked it up getting bit by the ants I was brushing off the baby beauty. Then I cradled it and walked in the house to sit and talk for a little while with the bird in my hand and then simultaneously it clung to my blouse.

A few times it tried to fly and seemed to be getting its strength back so I cut my visit short to take it back to my place and make some sweet water for it.

Knowing the dogs would be curious about the bird in hand I left it resting on the carpet under my front porch and went inside. Not gone more than the 3 minutes it took to mix the liquid I was hoping would restore it to health I quickly returned to find the little fella had died just that fast.

And I... I felt bad that I couldn't save it but at least the tiny creature didn't have to be eaten alive and in agony for the last 30 minutes of its life.

I can truly imagine...

What's NOT okay with me is the fact that I created this thread in an effort to celebrate the 4th of July in a positive and meaningful way by saluting those who've stood and sacrificed for what they believe in that makes our country what it is today. Flaws and all.

And as usual the topic has been utilized to make me the focus of some kind of bad judgment call on my part again.

As far as what's okay with me or not if people's rights are being violated... I make my personal stands and sacrifices when and where I can in reality, I don't just talk about things here on online forums.

And there is a place and a time for everything.

So when I'm making an effort to enjoy the holiday spirit one way and you want thread followers to experience the holiday spirit in another way I'm going to speak up whether you agree with my point of view or not.

I know our country needs some serious attitude adjustments, but I want to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. And I try to keep my opinions as moderate as possible so as not to offend everybody else that doesn't think exactly how I do.

Anyway, I'm not going to continue this discussion now that the 4th is behind us again for another year. The rest of you can though.

Cheers...

First of all... checkpoints are also implemented for safety reasons to determine drug trafficking, DUI status, proper identification and insurance coverage etc., especially during holiday seasons when a lot of people like to party and try to get away with criminal activity.

So... if drivers are NOT abiding by the local laws where they are stopped and inspected they deserve to be fined and/or arrested depending on the infractions found at the location.

Also... if people are legally above board and don't have anything to hide than a few minute delay for questioning can make us feel safer rather than violated.

And it doesn't matter to me if it's a citizen's arrest being made if someone is breaking the law and putting others lives and health at risk, so long as the innocent and law abiding don't have to pay the price of the lawless who want to do things their way.

On the roads people have the right to life, first and foremost, and any constitutional questions or concerns can be better addressed in a court of law. IMO.

... drives you absolutely crazy insane with love, passion, jealousy, confusion... and you wouldn't want them to be any other way?



Women can be complex in the extremes... we can be delicate, fragile, soft, sensitive, demure, shy, funny, outgoing, tough, hard, mean, manipulative, abrasive, insecure...

Men can be complex in the extremes as well.... they can be strong, protective, loving, giving, funny, shy, outgoing, controlling, demanding, manipulative, abrasive, weak, insecure...

Women and men have many different facets to our personalities... good and bad... even if we don't like to admit it to ourselves.

Regardless to the level of crazy we might personally possess are we still desirable to the opposite sex? Is there ever an extreme that makes us too much of a mess?

^^^^ I hope they were checking for drunk drivers.

My father was murdered by one when he was only 51.

The word sexuality has so many different connotations yet directly evolves around our innate need for human contact both physically and emotionally.

How do you define its application in life?