On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 11:10:22 -0500, Harry Krause wrote:

Bert Robbins wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
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Bert Robbins wrote:

Actually, Don, it was two tall Sam's at dinner tonight.
I don't care about your sex life...I'm more concerned about your drinking!

Why do you have to turn everything into a discussion about sex? Are you
insecure about your sexuality?




We talk about sex from time to time because sex talk drives righties up
a wall.

Do you *really* believe your sexual proclivities, expressed in any manner,
'drive righties up the wall'?

It may cause some to wonder about you, but I strongly doubt you are 'bothering'
anyone. Here's an interesting tale that may be pertinent:

Appearances are all there is with narcissists -- and their self-hatred knows no
bounds. The most dramatic example I can think of is from John Cheever's
journals. Throughout his life he had pursued surreptitious homosexual
activities, being transiently infatuated with young men who reminded him of
himself in his youth, while also living in a superficially settled way as a
married family man, a respected writer with an enviable suburban life, breeding
pedigreed dogs and serving on the vestry of the Episcopal church. When his
secret life (going to New York City for a few days every now and then to pick up
sailors and other beautiful boys for brief flings) came to scandalous light, his
family sought to reassure him by telling him that they'd known about his
homosexual activities for years. Now, a normal person would be ashamed and
embarrassed but also relieved and grateful that scandal, not to mention chronic
emotional and marital infidelity, had not caused his wife and children to reject
and abandon him -- but not the narcissist! Oh, no, Cheever was enraged that they
would ever have thought such a thing of him -- if they really loved him, they'd
have bought his artificial "country squire" persona: they would have seen him as
he wished to be seen: they would have believed his lies without question or
doubt.

--
John H

"It's not a *baby* kicking, beautiful bride, it's just a fetus!"
[A Self-obsessed Hypocrite]