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Tanzen Ranger - Whaddaya Reckon?
Posted Jun 8, 2004
Well, as I'm sure most people are already aware, Warrior Ranger and I plan on marrying, sometime in the near future, quite possibly in the "Having the Last Word" thread 
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So, I suppose this is just a shout out to all my people 
, to see if anyone would like to come, any preferred days/times, and of course any suggestions so that I can make this the best wedding for Ranger 
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Any input would be greatly appreciated, I really blow at the whole romantic/girly stuff...
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What IS so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?
Posted May 17, 2004
a big 
and 
to everyone, and an extra one for anyone who knows the song
Ok, I am often accused of being a big screaming hippie...I mean, I listen to 60's music, I don't eat meat, I wear long colourful skirts and know all the songs in "Hair"...
I have no qualms with being a hippie, but find the links tenuous at best, mostly because I also listen to hard rock, swear like a sailor, wear a lot of black and will fight when provoked...
I suppose the reason I bring it up is because I think that Elvis makes a fair point (ok, for all the pedants out there, I KNOW that Nick Lowe wrote it, but it will always be an Elvis Costello song to me ). What, exactly, is so funny about peace, love and understanding??
It seems so easy to dismiss it as hippie drivel or naïve delusion, but I've always thought that it was a bit of a cop out to shrug it off so easily. Don't get me wrong, I don't think that it's likely we'll ever live a totally peaceful, harmonious existence with nature or each other...I think that there is something inherent in human nature that makes it impossible for everyone to like everyone else.
What I don't understand is why we feel the need to be so mean, so eager to provoke argument and incite hatred...why do we feel the need to judge people on the way that they look, the way that they dress, the company they keep? I don't assume that I am above doing the same on a subconscious level, but I would like to think that I know enough of the world to dismiss any premature presumptions I make about a person based on such things...
And I'm not saying that I've never fought with anyone...there are people I have met that I could not get along with, and there have been people I have had very heated arguments about...there is even one person in the world whom I believe I will always harbour ill will toward, as much as I know it is fruitless and too no good purpose.
But I suppose the difference relates to actions and consequences. My dad told me when I was younger that bad things happen to people all the time, and it's how we react to these things that determines the kind of people we are. I suppose this could be a major factor in why I am so eager to avoid conflict when I can, and even (on the other side of the spectrum), why I will always stand up to an argument when provoked. The part of me that wants everyone to get along is closely linked to the part that will not be antagonised or oppressed. I suppose it all comes down to how much I believe in the things that are close to me...
(so in relation to the person I harbour ill will toward, I suppose I will always feel strongly about him because of the way he was and the person he made me as a result, but I do still sincerely hope that he will make his peace with his past and move on to a happier, more productive path)
Anyway I've kind of stepped away from the point I was trying to make. I suppose what I'm trying to say is, there are some people in the world we are destined not to get along with...I have come to accept that I cannot be friends with everyone...that we differ so much as indivuals that some people will just never like me. I guess all I can do about it is accept that difference is what makes the world sucha fantastic varying place. It just saddens me that it also seems to be the root of so much negative energy that floats about these days...
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Céad Míle Fáilte
Posted Mar 16, 2004
Happy St Patrick's day people !
I could type out the standard "Irish blessing" deal...but we all know it anyway, don't we?
Just hanve fun !!
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