"You should always keep an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 17, 2018:

Stride with a proud disdain through the swamp of human inadmissibility.

Embarrassing nickname?

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 17, 2018:

Mighty Whitey. It was reform school, different time and space. Actually a sign of respect but I never liked it. . . When I moved to Texas mid 1970's guys where I worked called me Farrah ( Fawcett ) because of my hair......I just took it as a compliment.

Feel like Dorothy from Wizard of Oz, today, with 45 mph winds! My Ma named me after Judy Garland ...

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 17, 2018:

The wind literally almost knocked me over here. And dust ? The brown-outs come and go.

Why are you a loner?

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 17, 2018:

I've been through a lot and the only constant has been being pretty sure I'd make it past the shit for better or worse. I like people but have found they go away or in some cases are taken away, so that self reliance has served me well.

As we age do we fear death, more or less?

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 17, 2018:

While some may, I don't. It's an inevitable end and why fear what happens to every living thing. Life is death, and it leaps all around us.

Just out of curiosity, for those who frequently contend that many of the news stories being reported...

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 17, 2018:

I've reached the point that I think nearly everything reported by any source is suspect. I don't watch tv, rarely listen to radio news, and view any post on intrawebz as out to sway opinion.. Propaganda is a fine art and some are very adept at it.

Do you believe in love at first sight?

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 17, 2018:

Attraction, yes. Love....well, that's a relative kind of thing....means a lot of different things to whomever is using it at that moment. Love is a wishing well. ?

Why might a man and a woman who are: 1.

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 17, 2018:

Dave Alvin did a great song - Abilene - kinda sums it all up for a lot of people I think. . Then too it depends on what one is looking for, or looking at all. The flip side to being single for anyone is that there are reasons why. May be them....may be you....May be a combination of the two......which, by the way, is another great song.

I like different genres of movies.

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 17, 2018:

Asphalt Jungle. It's a great film.

Customer service point of view.

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 17, 2018:

I think most people build up a lot of frustration and hostility each day - work, family, existential angst, etc - then pick the easiest target to vent on. Who better than someone paid to be pleasant like service personnel. It's a dick move on their part, but then they feel justified because "I'm paying for this". Now that it's nearly official government policy ( in the US ) it's only getting worse. Seems many people like being assholes.

Your unbelief. How did you get there?

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 16, 2018:

No one indoctrinated me into religion, so when I did hear of it it sounded really stupid. I've found nothing since to alter that initial assessment.

Being offended: What does it REALLY mean?

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 16, 2018:

Being offended is generally an indication of insecurity. There may be good or bad reasons for that insecurity, but none the less.....

What happens after death?

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 16, 2018:

I've yet to hear or read any sound reason why any form of consciousness extends beyond the death of the mind that creates it that isn't simply playing the "what if" game. Consciousness ends. It's that simple.

Why does it seem that some people go out of their way to be unpleasant?

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 16, 2018:

In the U.S. It's become a troll society - few are interested in discussions - only in jumping to their comfortable extreme and badgering forth from there.

"Leave 'em laughing" or "Leave 'em thinking" ???

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 16, 2018:

Both....of course. Or at least leave them wondering what just happened.

It's been a pretty wet spring here.

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 16, 2018:

New Mexico.... Take a jacket...Sun goes down you might need it.

High times

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 16, 2018:

Hadn't thought about til reading this. Probably just going to be another Norml day.

How do you like your spuds?

Slappy_Longarms comments on Apr 16, 2018:

Sweet potato pie .....of course.