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"Frogwatch" wrote in message
oups.com... On Sep 24, 10:00 pm, Bloody Horvath wrote: On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:58:28 -0400, "Scotty" wrote this crap: What, no motorcycles? He's too wussy for motorcycles. My collection of vintage Harleys is quite impressive. I'm Horvath and I approve of this post. I'll admit, I am too wussy for motorcycles. Better watch out. Horvath is going to want to meet you. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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"Bloody Horvath" wrote in message ... On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:58:28 -0400, "Scotty" wrote this crap: What, no motorcycles? He's too wussy for motorcycles. My collection of vintage Harleys is quite impressive. do you have a 1948, 45? |
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On Sep 25, 10:56 am, "Scotty" wrote:
"Bloody Horvath" wrote in message ... On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:58:28 -0400, "Scotty" wrote this crap: What, no motorcycles? He's too wussy for motorcycles. My collection of vintage Harleys is quite impressive. do you have a 1948, 45? Being the ultimate geek would have been a problem a generation ago when they were held in low esteem but geeks have been fairly successful today. In my case, I was able to get my attention span all the way up to 20 minutes in grad school (physics). You know those classes that are often taught at conferences where they cram a semesters worth of stuff into 8 hours, I dont even consider them. My being unable to watch movies makes my wife crazy, especially when I get bored 10 minutes before the end and get up and walk away. I am unable to read facial expressions or "the look in someones eyes" and until I was 20 did not even know that such existed and had to train myself to look at peoples eyes but still dont see anything. At a cocktail party someone can introduce themselves and 5 minutes later could introduce themselves as someone different and I would be clueless. This has had some embarassing consequences. Fortunately, my two older kids did not inherit this. Unfortunately, my 11 yr old daughter did. She obsesses over Google Earth and gets so obsessed with certain topics she makes you crazy talking about them (right now it is caves). A male can get away with this because if he is independent enough he can simply go his own way but I fear that life will be very tough for a girl like this. She has no idea that other little girls think she is weird and as her few friends get older and more interested in normal girl stuff they will abandon her and it will break my heart. When I see her staring at maps, I feel happy that she is like me but then I realize her fate to not have the social network that girls need. She is already alien to my wife who doesnt understand her. My wife couldnt find her way out of a paper bag but we let little Katie have the map and be navigator on trips. |
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Frogwatch wrote:
The wooden boats have not given too much trouble since I learned to saturate the wood with epoxy. Extends the life of the wood, but not forever. "Saturation" even with thinned epoxy is only about 1 mm so it's really just a bonded coating. It also depends on the wood. I built a small dinghy out of cheap-o luaun plywood, saturated it with epoxy (a silly thing to do, since the cost of the epoxy would have justified using more expensive wood; but I was in a hurry and already had the epoxy anyway). It lasted two years, at the end of which it was sprouting quarter-sized punk spots. Basically, building the boats is sorta therapy. It certainly can be. I've enjoyed the boatbuilding projects I've done; likewise with the boat-improvement projects. The question is, what is more rewarding way to invest your time: building a boat vs going kayaking with your daughter. Working on your old truck vs. going caving. Etc etc etc. Time is the most valuable thing you have. ... Of course, you can imagine I am ready to jump overboard after a few hours of a long sailing passage (yup, same horizon, 10 minutes later, no change, 10 minutes later... ad infinitum). When I read about people who go off on long sailing trips, I wonder if there is something wrong with me or something wrong with them cuz I'd go nuts after a few days. A long ocean-crossing passage *is* boring. The only reason to do it is because you want to get yourself & your boat to the other side. If such a trip becomes exciting, it's a sign of poor planning. OTOH shorter trips along interesting shores, into various ports, exploring waterways, etc etc, can be lots of fun. Not really crash- bang-boom exciting (or at least, shouldn't be IMHO), and the horizon doesn't change much during that 10 minute span. And it's an excellent justification for owning a good boat. DSK |
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A.D.D.
"Frogwatch" wrote in message oups.com.. .. On Sep 25, 10:56 am, "Scotty" wrote: "Bloody Horvath" wrote in message ... On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:58:28 -0400, "Scotty" wrote this crap: What, no motorcycles? He's too wussy for motorcycles. My collection of vintage Harleys is quite impressive. do you have a 1948, 45? Being the ultimate geek would have been a problem a generation ago when they were held in low esteem but geeks have been fairly successful today. In my case, I was able to get my attention span all the way up to 20 minutes in grad school (physics). You know those classes that are often taught at conferences where they cram a semesters worth of stuff into 8 hours, I dont even consider them. My being unable to watch movies makes my wife crazy, especially when I get bored 10 minutes before the end and get up and walk away. I am unable to read facial expressions or "the look in someones eyes" and until I was 20 did not even know that such existed and had to train myself to look at peoples eyes but still dont see anything. At a cocktail party someone can introduce themselves and 5 minutes later could introduce themselves as someone different and I would be clueless. This has had some embarassing consequences. Fortunately, my two older kids did not inherit this. Unfortunately, my 11 yr old daughter did. She obsesses over Google Earth and gets so obsessed with certain topics she makes you crazy talking about them (right now it is caves). A male can get away with this because if he is independent enough he can simply go his own way but I fear that life will be very tough for a girl like this. She has no idea that other little girls think she is weird and as her few friends get older and more interested in normal girl stuff they will abandon her and it will break my heart. When I see her staring at maps, I feel happy that she is like me but then I realize her fate to not have the social network that girls need. She is already alien to my wife who doesnt understand her. My wife couldnt find her way out of a paper bag but we let little Katie have the map and be navigator on trips. |
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"Scotty" wrote in message . .. A.D.D. Nope, it's prosopagnosia. Adult ADD manifests itself: http://www.helpguide.org/mental/adhd...t_symptoms.htm |
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On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:56:21 -0400, "Scotty" wrote this
crap: He's too wussy for motorcycles. My collection of vintage Harleys is quite impressive. do you have a 1948, 45? Sure I've got a 45. I shoot it often. I hand load 230 grain ball ammo, but I purchase the hollow points. I'm Horvath and I approve of this post. |
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Bloody Horvath wrote:
On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:56:21 -0400, "Scotty" wrote this crap: He's too wussy for motorcycles. My collection of vintage Harleys is quite impressive. do you have a 1948, 45? Sure I've got a 45. I shoot it often. I hand load 230 grain ball ammo, but I purchase the hollow points. I'm Horvath and I approve of this post. He has to...he lieves on the eastern side of Michigan....if you're not eprsonally armed, you're dead... |
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On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:05:33 -0700, Frogwatch
wrote: On Sep 25, 10:56 am, "Scotty" wrote: "Bloody Horvath" wrote in message ... On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:58:28 -0400, "Scotty" wrote this crap: What, no motorcycles? He's too wussy for motorcycles. My collection of vintage Harleys is quite impressive. do you have a 1948, 45? Being the ultimate geek would have been a problem a generation ago when they were held in low esteem but geeks have been fairly successful today. In my case, I was able to get my attention span all the way up to 20 minutes in grad school (physics). You know those classes that are often taught at conferences where they cram a semesters worth of stuff into 8 hours, I dont even consider them. My being unable to watch movies makes my wife crazy, especially when I get bored 10 minutes before the end and get up and walk away. I am unable to read facial expressions or "the look in someones eyes" and until I was 20 did not even know that such existed and had to train myself to look at peoples eyes but still dont see anything. At a cocktail party someone can introduce themselves and 5 minutes later could introduce themselves as someone different and I would be clueless. This has had some embarassing consequences. Fortunately, my two older kids did not inherit this. Unfortunately, my 11 yr old daughter did. She obsesses over Google Earth and gets so obsessed with certain topics she makes you crazy talking about them (right now it is caves). A male can get away with this because if he is independent enough he can simply go his own way but I fear that life will be very tough for a girl like this. She has no idea that other little girls think she is weird and as her few friends get older and more interested in normal girl stuff they will abandon her and it will break my heart. When I see her staring at maps, I feel happy that she is like me but then I realize her fate to not have the social network that girls need. She is already alien to my wife who doesnt understand her. My wife couldnt find her way out of a paper bag but we let little Katie have the map and be navigator on trips. Autism. Mark E. Williams |
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Being the ultimate geek would have been a problem a generation ago when they were held in low esteem but geeks have been fairly successful today. In my case, I was able to get my attention span all the way up to 20 minutes in grad school (physics). You know those classes that are often taught at conferences where they cram a semesters worth of stuff into 8 hours, I dont even consider them. My being unable to watch movies makes my wife crazy, especially when I get bored 10 minutes before the end and get up and walk away. I am unable to read facial expressions or "the look in someones eyes" and until I was 20 did not even know that such existed and had to train myself to look at peoples eyes but still dont see anything. At a cocktail party someone can introduce themselves and 5 minutes later could introduce themselves as someone different and I would be clueless. This has had some embarassing consequences. Fortunately, my two older kids did not inherit this. Unfortunately, my 11 yr old daughter did. She obsesses over Google Earth and gets so obsessed with certain topics she makes you crazy talking about them (right now it is caves). A male can get away with this because if he is independent enough he can simply go his own way but I fear that life will be very tough for a girl like this. She has no idea that other little girls think she is weird and as her few friends get older and more interested in normal girl stuff they will abandon her and it will break my heart. When I see her staring at maps, I feel happy that she is like me but then I realize her fate to not have the social network that girls need. She is already alien to my wife who doesnt understand her. My wife couldnt find her way out of a paper bag but we let little Katie have the map and be navigator on trips. Stop sterotyping females, fiirst of all...not all females fit in your little scenario...my daughter is an engineer,,she has no use for girly-girl "networking" or whatever...one granddughtr is like her, the other very "girly girl" with tons of female friends that all stab each other in the back (behind each others backs)...make yourself sit through the movie "Mean Girls" and then readjust your thinking about what you want for your daughter...stir her into the science clubs at school...she'll probably have boys for her best friends...that's not a bad thing...she probably has an IQ above and beyond your other two girls and your wife... |
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