....
> Everyone is jumping on the PTSD bandwagon these days. I think you can
> now get it from opening the wrong end of a cereal box.

LIFE gives us PTSD! ;-)


John Kuthe, RN, BSN...

On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 3/21/2021 2:55 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>>> Cindy, you are truly an enigma.
>>
>> I know two knots. Square knot and slip knot.

There's a square knot but there's no such knot as a slip knot.

On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 12:35:42 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-03-21 5:39 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> > On Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 4:36:11 AM UTC-10,
> > wrote:
> >> Going over tomorrow, early shift, 7AM-3PM, 5 days a week!
> >>
> >> But NOT TODAY!
> >>
> >> John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
> >
> > The profession that supa-blazing at the moment is psychotherapy. My
> > son's girlfriend(?) is thinking about opening up her own business
> > with a friend as a partner. My guess is that they should do that and
> > they're gonna be turning people away because there's a lot of folks
> > traumatized and afraid these days. It's a most splendid time for
> > them.
> >
> Everyone is jumping on the PTSD bandwagon these days. I think you can
> now get it from opening the wrong end of a cereal box.

You've never believed in PTSD so I'm not going to comment on that. My point is that psychotherapy is a booming business. My guess is that it'll be that way for a long time. I suppose smart folks could find that knowledge useful.

On 2021-03-21 7:01 p.m., Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 3/21/2021 2:55 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>>>> Cindy, you are truly an enigma.
>>>
>>> I know two knots. Square knot and slip knot.
>
> There's a square knot but there's no such knot as a slip knot.
>



You're right....... knot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slip_knot

On 2021-03-21 7:07 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 12:35:42 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
them.
>>>
>> Everyone is jumping on the PTSD bandwagon these days. I think you can
>> now get it from opening the wrong end of a cereal box.
>
> You've never believed in PTSD so I'm not going to comment on that. My point is that psychotherapy is a booming business. My guess is that it'll be that way for a long time. I suppose smart folks could find that knowledge useful.
>


I never said that I did not belief in PTSD. I just think that they bar
has been dropped way, way too low in applying it. It started off as
shell shock, a combination of the terror and the exposure to concussive
forces experienced by WWI soldiers who had been exposed to artillery
bombardment. Now it is applied to all sorts of things that I just can't
imagine being as bad as what some of those guys faced in combat. One
example that caught my attention was one of our soldiers who had spent
some time in Khandahar. He was with a service unit and spent his time
in a secure compound that was never under attack. He used to see other
soldiers go out on patrol and come back wounded and that led to his
PTSD. To me, it sounds more like home sickness.

Bring back the days when troops were minimally trained and had to learn
only enough to do the drill routines that reinforced following orders,
feed them a lot of booze and send them at the enemy.

On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 12:06:32 -0700, wrote:

> Wait! There are shoe lace police

Sure. I was the shoelace authority when I led a Cub Scout troop.

On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 3/21/2021 2:55 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>>> Cindy, you are truly an enigma.
>>
>> I know two knots. Square knot and slip knot. I learned the former
>> in first aid class and the latter when my grandmother taught
>> me to knit.
>>
>> That's all I'm interested in. I'm not a knot nerd. I've been tying my shoes
>> this way for nearly 60 years, and I'm pretty good at it. And I typically only
>> have to do it once a day.
>>
>> What I mainly want is not to step on the free end of the shoelace and
>> untie them. My method ensures that.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>Too much work. I ties my shoes the day I buy them, but not too tight.
>Now I can slip my feet out and back in as needed.
>
>I have one pair or shoes, three pair or sneakers. I've not worn the
>shoes in over 2 years. Only wear sneakers when I leave the house.

I am Imelda Marcos.

On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 1:26:35 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-03-21 7:07 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> > On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 12:35:42 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> them.
> >>>
> >> Everyone is jumping on the PTSD bandwagon these days. I think you can
> >> now get it from opening the wrong end of a cereal box.
> >
> > You've never believed in PTSD so I'm not going to comment on that. My point is that psychotherapy is a booming business. My guess is that it'll be that way for a long time. I suppose smart folks could find that knowledge useful.
> >
> I never said that I did not belief in PTSD. I just think that they bar
> has been dropped way, way too low in applying it. It started off as
> shell shock, a combination of the terror and the exposure to concussive
> forces experienced by WWI soldiers who had been exposed to artillery
> bombardment. Now it is applied to all sorts of things that I just can't
> imagine being as bad as what some of those guys faced in combat. One
> example that caught my attention was one of our soldiers who had spent
> some time in Khandahar. He was with a service unit and spent his time
> in a secure compound that was never under attack. He used to see other
> soldiers go out on patrol and come back wounded and that led to his
> PTSD. To me, it sounds more like home sickness.
>
> Bring back the days when troops were minimally trained and had to learn
> only enough to do the drill routines that reinforced following orders,
> feed them a lot of booze and send them at the enemy.

I already know what's up. You've made your position pretty clear. You're not the most empathetic guy when it comes to what others are feeling. I don't have any problem with that.

On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 19:01:28 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:

>On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>>On 3/21/2021 2:55 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>>>> Cindy, you are truly an enigma.
>>>
>>> I know two knots. Square knot and slip knot.
>
>There's a square knot but there's no such knot as a slip knot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slip_knot

Sheldon's very reliable. The opposite of what he says is always true.

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On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 16:07:07 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> wrote:

>On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 12:35:42 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2021-03-21 5:39 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
>> > On Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 4:36:11 AM UTC-10,
>> > wrote:
>> >> Going over tomorrow, early shift, 7AM-3PM, 5 days a week!
>> >>
>> >> But NOT TODAY!
>> >>
>> >> John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
>> >
>> > The profession that supa-blazing at the moment is psychotherapy. My
>> > son's girlfriend(?) is thinking about opening up her own business
>> > with a friend as a partner. My guess is that they should do that and
>> > they're gonna be turning people away because there's a lot of folks
>> > traumatized and afraid these days. It's a most splendid time for
>> > them.
>> >
>> Everyone is jumping on the PTSD bandwagon these days. I think you can
>> now get it from opening the wrong end of a cereal box.
>
>You've never believed in PTSD so I'm not going to comment on that. My point is that psychotherapy is a booming business. My guess is that it'll be that way for a long time. I suppose smart folks could find that knowledge useful.

Typical Dave Smith: he's jealous that other people have PTSD and he
doesn't.

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On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 19:15:58 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2021-03-21 7:01 p.m., Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/21/2021 2:55 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Cindy, you are truly an enigma.
>>>>
>>>> I know two knots. Square knot and slip knot.

>> There's a square knot but there's no such knot as a slip knot.

> You're right....... knot.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slip_knot

Cindy says she learned it from her granny, so for her it's a 'granny
knot'.

On 2021-03-21 7:36 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>> Too much work. I ties my shoes the day I buy them, but not too tight.
>> Now I can slip my feet out and back in as needed.
>>
>> I have one pair or shoes, three pair or sneakers. I've not worn the
>> shoes in over 2 years. Only wear sneakers when I leave the house.
>
> I am Imelda Marcos.
>

You may have to fight my wife for that honour. A couple years ago I had
to get into her closet to check on a roof leak. There were 44 pairs of
shoes in there. When I talked to her about that it turned out that those
were her seasonal shows and that she had at least as many more in
another closet. What frustrates me even more is that she is so
frequently getting compliments on her shoes. While I am trying to
discourage her shoe fetish these people are reinforcing it. And to be
honest, I rarely notice a woman's shows.

On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 16:07:07 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> wrote:

>On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 12:35:42 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2021-03-21 5:39 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
>> > On Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 4:36:11 AM UTC-10,
>> > wrote:
>> >> Going over tomorrow, early shift, 7AM-3PM, 5 days a week!
>> >>
>> >> But NOT TODAY!
>> >>
>> >> John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
>> >
>> > The profession that supa-blazing at the moment is psychotherapy. My
>> > son's girlfriend(?) is thinking about opening up her own business
>> > with a friend as a partner. My guess is that they should do that and
>> > they're gonna be turning people away because there's a lot of folks
>> > traumatized and afraid these days. It's a most splendid time for
>> > them.
>> >
>> Everyone is jumping on the PTSD bandwagon these days. I think you can
>> now get it from opening the wrong end of a cereal box.
>
>You've never believed in PTSD so I'm not going to comment on that. My point is that psychotherapy is a booming business. My guess is that it'll be that way for a long time. I suppose smart folks could find that knowledge useful.


This past year alone has caused problems for many people across all
ages, including those who might otherwise have not had an obvious or
deeply felt problem or who have developed a problem due to any or all
of the repercussions of the pandemic.

I am glad anyone with psychological discomfort is willing to seek
help. I commend and support those able to do so and applaud the
caregivers, too.

On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 19:26:29 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-03-21 7:07 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
>> On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 12:35:42 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
>them.
>>>>
>>> Everyone is jumping on the PTSD bandwagon these days. I think you can
>>> now get it from opening the wrong end of a cereal box.
>>
>> You've never believed in PTSD so I'm not going to comment on that. My point is that psychotherapy is a booming business. My guess is that it'll be that way for a long time. I suppose smart folks could find that knowledge useful.
>>
>
>
>I never said that I did not belief in PTSD. I just think that they bar
>has been dropped way, way too low in applying it. It started off as
>shell shock, a combination of the terror and the exposure to concussive
>forces experienced by WWI soldiers who had been exposed to artillery
>bombardment. Now it is applied to all sorts of things that I just can't
>imagine being as bad as what some of those guys faced in combat. One
>example that caught my attention was one of our soldiers who had spent
>some time in Khandahar. He was with a service unit and spent his time
>in a secure compound that was never under attack. He used to see other
>soldiers go out on patrol and come back wounded and that led to his
>PTSD. To me, it sounds more like home sickness.
>
>Bring back the days when troops were minimally trained and had to learn
>only enough to do the drill routines that reinforced following orders,
>feed them a lot of booze and send them at the enemy.


PTSD is not now, nor has it ever been limited to troops.

Cutesy little intro to this review, but it makes it points.

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional...story_ptsd.asp

On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 20:40:15 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-03-21 7:36 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>>> Too much work. I ties my shoes the day I buy them, but not too tight.
>>> Now I can slip my feet out and back in as needed.
>>>
>>> I have one pair or shoes, three pair or sneakers. I've not worn the
>>> shoes in over 2 years. Only wear sneakers when I leave the house.
>>
>> I am Imelda Marcos.
>>
>
>You may have to fight my wife for that honour. A couple years ago I had
>to get into her closet to check on a roof leak. There were 44 pairs of
>shoes in there. When I talked to her about that it turned out that those
>were her seasonal shows and that she had at least as many more in
>another closet. What frustrates me even more is that she is so
>frequently getting compliments on her shoes. While I am trying to
>discourage her shoe fetish these people are reinforcing it. And to be
>honest, I rarely notice a woman's shows.


She is a woman after my own heart.

I have this season's shoes in the bedroom, the bad weather boots in
laundry baskets in the hall closet and the off season shoes in one of
the kids' old bedrooms.

It is almost time to engage in the Great Migration again.

Still, it isn't as much fun now that I've retired and due to all the
activities put off due to the virus. I don't need those heels to march
around the grocery store. Same thing with a lot of the fancy clothes,
too. Last summer I lived in shorts and t-shirts, over the winter it
has been sweats and hoodies.

Oh, and Skechers. Lots of Skechers.

On 2021-03-21 9:24 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 16:07:07 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> > wrote:

>> You've never believed in PTSD so I'm not going to comment on that. My point is that psychotherapy is a booming business. My guess is that it'll be that way for a long time. I suppose smart folks could find that knowledge useful.
>
>
> This past year alone has caused problems for many people across all
> ages, including those who might otherwise have not had an obvious or
> deeply felt problem or who have developed a problem due to any or all
> of the repercussions of the pandemic.
>

Sure.. lots of stress. Lots of uncertainty, fear, anxiety.

> I am glad anyone with psychological discomfort is willing to seek
> help. I commend and support those able to do so and applaud the
> caregivers, too.
>

The last year may have taken toll on our former neighbour's son. I last
saw him at their 60th anniversary party a couple years ago. He seemed
to be quite troubled when I spoke with him. At the end of December he
went for a walk and was last seen heading along the trail by the canal.
There is still no sign of him. I figure that the water is warming up and
the ice is gone, so there is a good chance his body might come to th
e surface.

On 2021-03-21 6:40 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-03-21 7:36 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>>> Too much work.Â* I ties my shoes the day I buy them, but not too tight.
>>> Now I can slip my feet out and back in as needed.
>>>
>>> I have one pair or shoes, three pair or sneakers. I've not worn the
>>> shoes in over 2 years.Â* Only wear sneakers when I leave the house.
>>
>> I am Imelda Marcos.
>>
>
> You may have to fight my wife for that honour. A couple years ago I had
> to get into her closet to check on a roof leak. There were 44 pairs of
> shoes in there. When I talked to her about that it turned out that those
> were her seasonal shows and that she had at least as many more in
> another closet.Â* What frustrates me even more is thatÂ* she is so
> frequently getting compliments on her shoes. While I am trying to
> discourage her shoe fetish these people are reinforcing it.Â* And to be
> honest, I rarely notice a woman's shows.

Men rarely do. The same goes for fancy finger-nails!!!

On 3/21/2021 3:41 PM, John Kuthe wrote:

> LIFE makes KOOKthe mentally ill! :-[

Tell it to someone who cares, and that's not here, shitstain.
NOBODY GIVES A ****, YOU SHIT-EATING ****TARD!

Cease breathing. There's your fix, asshole.

You need to be permanently disqualified from all future employment,
you vile sick loser.

THIS ISN'T YOUR PERSONAL MESSAGE BOARD, YOU BRAINDEAD ****TARD!

NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR CHILDISH GARBAGE, SHIT-FOR_BRAINS!

You're still an unemployable failure and always will be!

You are a waste of air.

Nobody gives a shit about your house.
Nobody gives a shit about your sound system.
Nobody gives a shit about your car.
Nobody gives a shit about your exercise.
Nobody gives a shit about your weather.
Nobody gives a shit about your chronic unemployment.
Nobody gives a shit about your mental illness.
Nobody gives a shit about your feeble attempts at "cooking."
Nobody gives a shit about your pointless pathetic "obsessions."
Nobody gives a shit about your life.

NOBODY GIVES A SHIT ABOUT YOU. SHUT THE **** UP AND LEAVE!

On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 21:56:59 -0600, Graham > wrote:

>On 2021-03-21 6:40 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2021-03-21 7:36 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>
>>> I am Imelda Marcos.
>>>
>>
>> You may have to fight my wife for that honour. A couple years ago I had
>> to get into her closet to check on a roof leak. There were 44 pairs of
>> shoes in there. When I talked to her about that it turned out that those
>> were her seasonal shows and that she had at least as many more in
>> another closet.Â* What frustrates me even more is thatÂ* she is so
>> frequently getting compliments on her shoes. While I am trying to
>> discourage her shoe fetish these people are reinforcing it.Â* And to be
>> honest, I rarely notice a woman's shows.
>
>Men rarely do. The same goes for fancy finger-nails!!!

I notice finger nails right away. I don't like very long finger nails.
That means they never milk a cow.

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On 21/03/2021 23:41, Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 19:01:28 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/21/2021 2:55 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Cindy, you are truly an enigma.
>>>>
>>>> I know two knots. Square knot and slip knot.
>>
>> There's a square knot but there's no such knot as a slip knot.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slip_knot
>
> Sheldon's very reliable. The opposite of what he says is always true.
>
Not always. He's been right at least 2, maybe 3 times.

You'd think a former Navy guy would have heard of the slip knot.

On 21/03/2021 23:36, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>> I have one pair or shoes, three pair or sneakers. I've not worn the
>> shoes in over 2 years. Only wear sneakers when I leave the house.
>
> I am Imelda Marcos.
>
You're competing with my daughter, then.

On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:37:45 +0000, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>On 21/03/2021 23:41, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 19:01:28 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 3/21/2021 2:55 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Cindy, you are truly an enigma.
>>>>>
>>>>> I know two knots. Square knot and slip knot.
>>>
>>> There's a square knot but there's no such knot as a slip knot.
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slip_knot
>>
>> Sheldon's very reliable. The opposite of what he says is always true.
>>
>Not always. He's been right at least 2, maybe 3 times.
>
>You'd think a former Navy guy would have heard of the slip knot.

2 or 3 in a couple of hundred's still not bad.

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On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 1:36:13 PM UTC-10, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >On 3/21/2021 2:55 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> >>> Cindy, you are truly an enigma.
> >>
> >> I know two knots. Square knot and slip knot. I learned the former
> >> in first aid class and the latter when my grandmother taught
> >> me to knit.
> >>
> >> That's all I'm interested in. I'm not a knot nerd. I've been tying my shoes
> >> this way for nearly 60 years, and I'm pretty good at it. And I typically only
> >> have to do it once a day.
> >>
> >> What I mainly want is not to step on the free end of the shoelace and
> >> untie them. My method ensures that.
> >>
> >> Cindy Hamilton
> >>
> >Too much work. I ties my shoes the day I buy them, but not too tight.
> >Now I can slip my feet out and back in as needed.
> >
> >I have one pair or shoes, three pair or sneakers. I've not worn the
> >shoes in over 2 years. Only wear sneakers when I leave the house.
> I am Imelda Marcos.

We love the Marcos family. Those guys enriched our boring lives on this rock for many years! Is there a better place for an exiled dictator than a rock in the middle of nowhere? I think not!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKgYgvDaD2I

On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 7:01:33 PM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
> >On 3/21/2021 2:55 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> >>> Cindy, you are truly an enigma.
> >>
> >> I know two knots. Square knot and slip knot.
> There's a square knot but there's no such knot as a slip knot.

Here you go. "How to Tie a Slip Knot for Total Beginners":

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj21JDDSrgM>

Cindy Hamilton

On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 7:36:13 PM UTC-4, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >On 3/21/2021 2:55 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> >>> Cindy, you are truly an enigma.
> >>
> >> I know two knots. Square knot and slip knot. I learned the former
> >> in first aid class and the latter when my grandmother taught
> >> me to knit.
> >>
> >> That's all I'm interested in. I'm not a knot nerd. I've been tying my shoes
> >> this way for nearly 60 years, and I'm pretty good at it. And I typically only
> >> have to do it once a day.
> >>
> >> What I mainly want is not to step on the free end of the shoelace and
> >> untie them. My method ensures that.
> >>
> >> Cindy Hamilton
> >>
> >Too much work. I ties my shoes the day I buy them, but not too tight.
> >Now I can slip my feet out and back in as needed.
> >
> >I have one pair or shoes, three pair or sneakers. I've not worn the
> >shoes in over 2 years. Only wear sneakers when I leave the house.
> I am Imelda Marcos.

Because the universe requires balance, I'm the opposite. Every November
I buy a pair of sneakers (so I'll have winter traction) and retire the ones I've
been wearing for a year to use in the garden, for painting, etc. I've always
got two or three pairs of backup sneakers in varying states of wear.

I have a pair of black leather oxfords in a box in the closet, in the unlikely
event I have to dress up. I think their last use was my father-in-law's funeral
in 2016.

Cindy Hamilton

On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 02:57:12 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 7:36:13 PM UTC-4, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>> >On 3/21/2021 2:55 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >
>> >>> Cindy, you are truly an enigma.
>> >>
>> >> I know two knots. Square knot and slip knot. I learned the former
>> >> in first aid class and the latter when my grandmother taught
>> >> me to knit.
>> >>
>> >> That's all I'm interested in. I'm not a knot nerd. I've been tying my shoes
>> >> this way for nearly 60 years, and I'm pretty good at it. And I typically only
>> >> have to do it once a day.
>> >>
>> >> What I mainly want is not to step on the free end of the shoelace and
>> >> untie them. My method ensures that.
>> >>
>> >> Cindy Hamilton
>> >>
>> >Too much work. I ties my shoes the day I buy them, but not too tight.
>> >Now I can slip my feet out and back in as needed.
>> >
>> >I have one pair or shoes, three pair or sneakers. I've not worn the
>> >shoes in over 2 years. Only wear sneakers when I leave the house.
>> I am Imelda Marcos.
>
>Because the universe requires balance, I'm the opposite. Every November
>I buy a pair of sneakers (so I'll have winter traction) and retire the ones I've
>been wearing for a year to use in the garden, for painting, etc. I've always
>got two or three pairs of backup sneakers in varying states of wear.

I bought sneakers in the late 90s and still use them on the treadmill.
Mother Gaia must love me.

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On 2021 Mar 21, , Dave Smith wrote
(in article >):

> Everyone is jumping on the PTSD bandwagon these days. I think you can
> now get it from opening the wrong end of a cereal box.

During WWI, the English called the condition LMF. Tough bunch, those early
20th Century English.

Dave Smith wrote:
> Everyone is jumping on the PTSD bandwagon these days. I think you can
> now get it from opening the wrong end of a cereal box.

That's true. Lots of babies showing up these days traumatized by anything.

I talked to a neighbor yesterday. He's one of those .99 cents per minute
phone psychics. He said business increased about 25% this past
year...people freaking out over the pandemic. lol

On 3/22/2021 2:28 AM, Bruce wrote:
>
> I notice finger nails right away. I don't like very long finger nails.
> That means they never milk a cow.

Some women glue on long fake fingernails. Add that to the makeup thing.

For playing guitar, the hand that works the frets needs fairly short
fingernails. The other hand can have them longer for fingerpicking. I
always kept mine short and used finger picks for the fingerpicking.

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> Because the universe requires balance, I'm the opposite. Every November
> I buy a pair of sneakers (so I'll have winter traction) and retire the ones I've
> been wearing for a year to use in the garden, for painting, etc. I've always
> got two or three pairs of backup sneakers in varying states of wear.

I've done exactly that. Found a great pair of running shoes (and cheap
too, Bruce). Every few months, I would replace them with the same. My
shoes had 4 lives at one time.
1) running shoes
2) wear to store and for everyday use
3) then they became work shoes
4) shoes for crabbing
5) trash can

On 2021-03-22 7:19 a.m., Leo wrote:
> On 2021 Mar 21, , Dave Smith wrote
> (in article >):
>
>> Everyone is jumping on the PTSD bandwagon these days. I think you can
>> now get it from opening the wrong end of a cereal box.
>
> During WWI, the English called the condition LMF. Tough bunch, those early
> 20th Century English.
>
>

Malingerers. Patton would slap them.

In article >,
says...
>
> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
> >On 3/21/2021 2:55 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> >>> Cindy, you are truly an enigma.
> >>
> >> I know two knots. Square knot and slip knot. I learned the former
> >> in first aid class and the latter when my grandmother taught
> >> me to knit.
> >>
> >> That's all I'm interested in. I'm not a knot nerd. I've been tying my shoes
> >> this way for nearly 60 years, and I'm pretty good at it. And I typically only
> >> have to do it once a day.
> >>
> >> What I mainly want is not to step on the free end of the shoelace and
> >> untie them. My method ensures that.
> >>
> >> Cindy Hamilton
> >>
> >Too much work. I ties my shoes the day I buy them, but not too tight.
> >Now I can slip my feet out and back in as needed.
> >
> >I have one pair or shoes, three pair or sneakers. I've not worn the
> >shoes in over 2 years. Only wear sneakers when I leave the house.
>
> I am Imelda Marcos.

I am not.

But I do have three different pairs of wellies AND a pair of furlined
snowboots AND two pairs of hillwalking boots. So there.

Janet UK

Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> I ties my shoes the day I buy them, but not too tight.
> Now I can slip my feet out and back in as needed.

Same with my daily sneakers. Tied tight enough to stay on well but loose
enough to slip on and off each day without messing with the laces.

On 2021-03-22 6:03 a.m., Gary wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>> Everyone is jumping on the PTSD bandwagon these days. I think you can
>> now get it from opening the wrong end of a cereal box.
>
> That's true. Lots of babies showing up these days traumatized by anything.
>
> I talked to a neighbor yesterday. He's one of those .99 cents per minute
> phone psychics. He said business increased about 25% this past
> year...people freaking out over the pandemic.Â* lol
>
>
>
He's a criminal!!!!!

On 3/22/2021 5:03 AM, Gary wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>> Everyone is jumping on the PTSD bandwagon these days. I think you can
>> now get it from opening the wrong end of a cereal box.
>
> That's true. Lots of babies showing up these days traumatized by anything.
>
> I talked to a neighbor yesterday. He's one of those .99 cents per minute
> phone psychics. He said business increased about 25% this past
> year...people freaking out over the pandemic. lol
>
>
>


I'm sure he saw that coming.

On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 22:11:15 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-03-21 9:24 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 16:07:07 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
>> > wrote:
>
>>> You've never believed in PTSD so I'm not going to comment on that. My point is that psychotherapy is a booming business. My guess is that it'll be that way for a long time. I suppose smart folks could find that knowledge useful.
>>
>>
>> This past year alone has caused problems for many people across all
>> ages, including those who might otherwise have not had an obvious or
>> deeply felt problem or who have developed a problem due to any or all
>> of the repercussions of the pandemic.
>>
>
>Sure.. lots of stress. Lots of uncertainty, fear, anxiety.
>
>> I am glad anyone with psychological discomfort is willing to seek
>> help. I commend and support those able to do so and applaud the
>> caregivers, too.
>>
>
>The last year may have taken toll on our former neighbour's son. I last
>saw him at their 60th anniversary party a couple years ago. He seemed
>to be quite troubled when I spoke with him. At the end of December he
>went for a walk and was last seen heading along the trail by the canal.
>There is still no sign of him. I figure that the water is warming up and
>the ice is gone, so there is a good chance his body might come to th
>e surface.

I consider myself fortunate over the past year. I had the company of
my husband, could physically equip myself with decent protection if I
had to venture out, had a yard to escape the indoors, could afford and
was capable enough to ferret out needed items online for ordering, and
knew no one who suffered with long haul Covid or worse. And I am now
vaccinated.

I did not have to live in isolated lockdown or with kids who had
school disruptions, I had no financial worries, and if bored or
interested, could maintain social relationships with friends and
family online by text or video.

Still, I have a lot of educators and health providers in my family,
and the difficulties they, themselves, had with the upheaval of all
they had trained and were experienced in doing, along with the horror
stories they told about the deprivations and difficulties many of
their students or patients are going through has been heartbreaking.

And this is all among people better equipped to handle a lot of
this...to anyone who was already at sea and thrown further off balance
by it all, tragedies occurred as you mention above.

We in the first world Western countries have certainly had some hard
times in areas- natural disasters, economic downturns, poverty,
hunger, exacerbation of hatreds and bigotry, etc, but this worldwide
pandemic horror, compounded by so many people already in turmoil and
extreme strife and beaten down in other countries, now laid even lower
by what has happened over the past year - indeed, what is still
happening, is wrenching.

On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:39:13 +0000, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>On 21/03/2021 23:36, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>>> I have one pair or shoes, three pair or sneakers. I've not worn the
>>> shoes in over 2 years. Only wear sneakers when I leave the house.
>>
>> I am Imelda Marcos.
>>
>You're competing with my daughter, then.

Happy to help!

On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 09:36:31 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-03-22 7:19 a.m., Leo wrote:
>> On 2021 Mar 21, , Dave Smith wrote
>> (in article >):
>>
>>> Everyone is jumping on the PTSD bandwagon these days. I think you can
>>> now get it from opening the wrong end of a cereal box.
>>
>> During WWI, the English called the condition LMF. Tough bunch, those early
>> 20th Century English.
>>
>>
>
>Malingerers. Patton would slap them.

And be damned by history to have done so.

On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:39:27 -0000, Janet > wrote:

>In article >,
says...
>>
>> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>> >On 3/21/2021 2:55 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >
>> >>> Cindy, you are truly an enigma.
>> >>
>> >> I know two knots. Square knot and slip knot. I learned the former
>> >> in first aid class and the latter when my grandmother taught
>> >> me to knit.
>> >>
>> >> That's all I'm interested in. I'm not a knot nerd. I've been tying my shoes
>> >> this way for nearly 60 years, and I'm pretty good at it. And I typically only
>> >> have to do it once a day.
>> >>
>> >> What I mainly want is not to step on the free end of the shoelace and
>> >> untie them. My method ensures that.
>> >>
>> >> Cindy Hamilton
>> >>
>> >Too much work. I ties my shoes the day I buy them, but not too tight.
>> >Now I can slip my feet out and back in as needed.
>> >
>> >I have one pair or shoes, three pair or sneakers. I've not worn the
>> >shoes in over 2 years. Only wear sneakers when I leave the house.
>>
>> I am Imelda Marcos.
>
> I am not.
>
>But I do have three different pairs of wellies AND a pair of furlined
>snowboots AND two pairs of hillwalking boots. So there.
>
> Janet UK
>


OOO! What are hillwalkers???

On 3/22/2021 8:14 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 09:36:31 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2021-03-22 7:19 a.m., Leo wrote:
>>> On 2021 Mar 21, , Dave Smith wrote
>>> (in article >):
>>>
>>>> Everyone is jumping on the PTSD bandwagon these days. I think you can
>>>> now get it from opening the wrong end of a cereal box.
>>>
>>> During WWI, the English called the condition LMF. Tough bunch, those early
>>> 20th Century English.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Malingerers. Patton would slap them.
>
> And be damned by history to have done so.
>

History happened pretty quickly. He was relegated to spearheading a
fake invasion force for D-Day.