I need to vent; to put this down and get it out of my head.

Surfpirate comments on Sep 6, 2018:

Things change, people come and go, nothing to do about it but be true to yourself.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 6, 2018:

Yep.

I need to vent; to put this down and get it out of my head.

KateZilla comments on Sep 6, 2018:

You are central to your own life and you choose where to take yourself. Obviously you enrich those around you including here. Depression and loss is a bitch. Find someone to talk with.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 6, 2018:

I saw a therapist for a while after all this happened, but I occasionally find myself slipping back. I'm still trying to figure what I'm going to be when I grow up. Lol

I need to vent; to put this down and get it out of my head.

Donotbelieve comments on Sep 6, 2018:

Don't apologize, I understand.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 6, 2018:

Thanks.

I need to vent; to put this down and get it out of my head.

KissedbySun comments on Sep 6, 2018:

It's a big adjustment. Been there myself. I learned to enjoy the freedom and less responsibility, but after awhile I wanted to get back into the thick of things again. It can be easy to get marginalized and fall into unhealthy isolation. I first got back into the swing of things by getting active in...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 6, 2018:

Thanks. I haven't figured out what to do yet.

I need to vent; to put this down and get it out of my head.

CallMeDave comments on Sep 6, 2018:

That sounds like a rough transition. Dogs are people too. You have time to focus on hobbies etc? You're part of a gang here anyhow, ragtag though we be.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 6, 2018:

Yeah, this place helps. It gives me somewhere to go with my thoughts and feelings.

I need to vent; to put this down and get it out of my head.

hankster comments on Sep 6, 2018:

I hear you man. no apologies. though it is proper to grieve such a change perhaps, it may also be a time to cherish simplicity. a time to experiment or explore different things... the universe unfolding.... just a maybe man..

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 6, 2018:

I know. And sometimes I can do that, but other times I feel the lack.

So that's how he got that shirt!

Fibonacci1618 comments on Sep 6, 2018:

Cute, and a great message. Great share!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 6, 2018:

Thanks.

I know some people that should go there.

Boogey comments on Sep 6, 2018:

Wonder what they do there?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 6, 2018:

Tell racist jokes? Look for people to harass?

A story about being Autistic at a party. [docs.google.com]

Tomfoolery33 comments on Sep 5, 2018:

Okay, that was wild. Don't think I'd want to be in hive mind. Good story!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@Avouleance Same thing again.

A story about being Autistic at a party. [docs.google.com]

Tomfoolery33 comments on Sep 5, 2018:

Okay, that was wild. Don't think I'd want to be in hive mind. Good story!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@Avouleance That's weird. It said you replied, but there was no reply to see!

Human intelligence and AI are vastly different — so let’s stop comparing them

AlPastor comments on Sep 6, 2018:

This sounds very much in the vein of the book I'm currently reading, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter. The book is a bit dated, 1979, so I did a quick search to see if Hofstadter has revised much and found this article from last year that has some similarities ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 6, 2018:

Loved that book! Thanks for posting the article. I'll check it out.

I was thinking of this poem the other day, and decided to move it over from the Poet's Corner group.

Lincoln55 comments on Sep 5, 2018:

We are always amazed when someone close makes that decision. We look at life with our own value system, not theirs. What happens when you get to the pont where getting out of bed is more of a decision than you care to make? When nothing makes sense anymore? When things that made life so meaningful ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 6, 2018:

I attempted suicide when I was quite young, and my wife found me. I also seriously considered it a few years ago after my (2nd) wife left me and I lost my job. Thinking of my kids is what kept me from it.

I was thinking of this poem the other day, and decided to move it over from the Poet's Corner group.

LB67 comments on Sep 6, 2018:

A beautifully constructed heartfelt and moving poem.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 6, 2018:

Thank you very much.

Ive been lurking around here for a while, reading everyone’s wonderful words.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Sep 5, 2018:

I like it. I'd like to hear the song.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 5, 2018:

@Christiep77 You can upload just music files to Soundcloud, but I think you have to have an account to do it. I have lots of music on there.

I was thinking of this poem the other day, and decided to move it over from the Poet's Corner group.

Leutrelle comments on Sep 5, 2018:

A moving piece of work.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 5, 2018:

Thank you.

I was thinking of this poem the other day, and decided to move it over from the Poet's Corner group.

Justjoni comments on Sep 5, 2018:

Wow what a powerful metaphor! Sitting amazed in the boat, in the dark, while the fearless one leads on. Until his adventure is abruptly halted. You really capture the grieving befuddlement that wracks survivors.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 5, 2018:

Thank you very much.

I was thinking of this poem the other day, and decided to move it over from the Poet's Corner group.

dede18 comments on Sep 5, 2018:

Strong. Raw. Beautifully crafted. Thank you for sharing, Tom

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 5, 2018:

Thank you.

I was thinking of this poem the other day, and decided to move it over from the Poet's Corner group.

Donna_I comments on Sep 5, 2018:

Beautifully written tribute to your friend. Thanks for posting.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 5, 2018:

Thank you.

I was thinking of this poem the other day, and decided to move it over from the Poet's Corner group.

hankster comments on Sep 5, 2018:

sorry man. powerful words

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 5, 2018:

Thank you.

Hadn't thought of that.

TheGreatShadow comments on Sep 5, 2018:

Don't think that pickup line would work.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 5, 2018:

Doesn't sound too good, does it?

I was thinking of this poem the other day, and decided to move it over from the Poet's Corner group.

Lincoln55 comments on Sep 5, 2018:

I like the analogies that you employ Tom.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 5, 2018:

Thanks.

I was thinking of this poem the other day, and decided to move it over from the Poet's Corner group.

azzow2 comments on Sep 5, 2018:

Is a swarm of excitement. Bravo

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 5, 2018:

Thank you.

Mixed up???

Captnron59 comments on Sep 4, 2018:

Not the Groot I've seen

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 4, 2018:

Everything in there is from a different fantasy series or movie.

How a Young Woman Lost Her Identity | The New Yorker

PontifexMarximus comments on Sep 4, 2018:

Very interesting ... I wonder whether one could argue that these people found another identity. I am fascinated by the cases where these *lost* people found another identify and lived "normal" lives as the other *them*.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 4, 2018:

I know. The whole thing is very strange.

How a Young Woman Lost Her Identity | The New Yorker

LadyAlyxandrea comments on Sep 4, 2018:

Seems to be a religious connection

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 4, 2018:

I thought the same thing.

This is Chapters 12 & 13 from 'This Train' by DHMcCarty Chapter 12 “Love was love, one ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Sep 3, 2018:

How are they gonna get out of this mess? Guess we'll find out. I was a little confused though, about the trooper in Utah. I thought they were just going from Louisiana to Florida.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 4, 2018:

@Lincoln55 Maybe I was just distracted when I was reading that part. Sorry about that.

When you're tired and ugly.

mistymoon77 comments on Sep 3, 2018:

Let it get its beauty rest.. but really, wtf is that?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 3, 2018:

I don't know, but it's tired and ugly.

How a Young Woman Lost Her Identity | The New Yorker

Druvius comments on Sep 3, 2018:

Other cases: https://unitedcats.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/who-am-i-part-two/

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 3, 2018:

Thanks.

This is Chapters 12 & 13 from 'This Train' by DHMcCarty Chapter 12 “Love was love, one ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Sep 3, 2018:

How are they gonna get out of this mess? Guess we'll find out. I was a little confused though, about the trooper in Utah. I thought they were just going from Louisiana to Florida.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 3, 2018:

@Lincoln55 Okay. I was wondering if I was just off on the timeline. I knew Trey drove it from CA to Louisiana, and that Shady and Train drove it to Florida. I just didn't realize that it was Trey in the truck in Utah.

When you're tired and ugly.

Eirteacher comments on Sep 3, 2018:

One wore out pussy

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 3, 2018:

Except that's not a cat.

When you're tired and ugly.

nikkir comments on Sep 3, 2018:

I need that sign when I go to bed...lol

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 3, 2018:

Me too.

Another poem from when I was in Oregon.

Lincoln55 comments on Sep 3, 2018:

When you went to the woods as a child, what did you bring home Tom? I've often been told by people that look at my pictures that I have a good eye. You do as well my friend. You just put it to a different use.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 3, 2018:

Thank you. I brought home mostly a lot of memories, but also crawdads, poke berries to use for ink, and who knows what all.

Another poem from when I was in Oregon.

Donna_I comments on Sep 3, 2018:

That is a lovely poem.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 3, 2018:

Thank you.

Another poem from when I was in Oregon.

azzow2 comments on Sep 3, 2018:

As the warmth buttons down. Good rune

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 3, 2018:

Thanks.

Another poem from when I was in Oregon.

hankster comments on Sep 3, 2018:

pogonip. cool morning.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 3, 2018:

Thanks.

Oops. Wrong word.

Rudy1962 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

You can never have enough hookers

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 2, 2018:

I don't know...did you see my post yesterday about the guys who rented a yacht and it sank from the weight of too many prostitutes?

Take It - by me [soundcloud.

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Sep 1, 2018:

Good stuff.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 1, 2018:

Thanks.

Here's another one I moved over from the Poet's Corner group.

dede18 comments on Sep 1, 2018:

I REALLY like this poem and where it took me ... and after "The sidewalk cracks wait till the last moment to reveal themselves" (the reader, me, is psyched up for a fall, but No ... ) "I don’t fall, though all the leaves have" Clever!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 1, 2018:

Thank you.

Hey Hey Baby - The Neverly Brothers (I'm on lead guitar) [soundcloud.com] Rough, rowdy, and raw.

Marionville comments on Sep 1, 2018:

Think I liked the other one you posted earlier better. But still good.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Sep 1, 2018:

Thanks.

Does diagnostic means you're not sure about two gods?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 31, 2018:

That's bi-agnostic. lol

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

@beerhungry Just a joke.

Hey Hey Baby - The Neverly Brothers (I'm on lead guitar) [soundcloud.com] Rough, rowdy, and raw.

Razorjelly comments on Aug 31, 2018:

Wild stuff man. I'm diggin it.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

Thanks.

Hey Hey Baby - The Neverly Brothers (I'm on lead guitar) [soundcloud.com] Rough, rowdy, and raw.

gigihein comments on Aug 31, 2018:

Nice. Liked Hwy 105 too. It continued playing

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

Thanks. Highway 105 was Ersal Hickey and the Squirrels From Hell. A band I was in in the 90s. I like the other one I posted here better though. "Nothing's Here to Stay."

so here is another take on it.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 31, 2018:

I understand now. I just couldn't put together the images in the other version into something coherent. Good poem.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

I liked the first version too, I just couldn't put it together.

Here's another one I moved over from the Poet's Corner group.

Donna_I comments on Aug 31, 2018:

Sounds like a nice late fall walk!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

Yep.

That is the perfect name.

glennlab comments on Aug 31, 2018:

You know that people are going to transpose that H

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

Of course!

I don't know if I can.

MsDemeanour comments on Aug 31, 2018:

Is 'Randy' still used as a name in USA? Where I come from it means horny so naturally there are no Randys. I would find it hilarious to meet someone who said "I'm Randy" unless they meant it as a verb

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

Yep. It's still a name here, though it can also mean horny, almost no one uses it like that. I've known several Randys.

Just Now leaning into the AC'd churn of the coin-o-matic.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 31, 2018:

I'm trying to picture it, but I can't quite get there. It sounds good though.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

@hankster Sorry, no. Maybe I'm just thick today.

Please help with this one.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 31, 2018:

Umm...let me see...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

@glennlab I give up.

Since the long weekend is coming up...

onlyif comments on Aug 31, 2018:

Don't have to worry about it. Not going any where..lol

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

Me neither. All my regrettable behavior takes place at home.

Here's another one I moved over from the Poet's Corner group.

beerhungry comments on Aug 31, 2018:

I didn't realise darkness can be sharp

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

When it's cold.

Here's another one I moved over from the Poet's Corner group.

azzow2 comments on Aug 31, 2018:

What is that symmetry of thought? Good write

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

Thanks.

Here's another one I moved over from the Poet's Corner group.

gigihein comments on Aug 31, 2018:

That is clever. Favorite is: " roots diving for cover heave the pavement up. "

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

Thank you.

Here's another one I moved over from the Poet's Corner group.

Justjoni comments on Aug 31, 2018:

Nice. Moonlit walks are wonderful.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

Thanks.

Alrighty then!

Boogey comments on Aug 31, 2018:

I'm not that hungry and I have a small mouth,I'll take a little boner

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

You've come to the right place!

Here's another one I moved over from the Poet's Corner group.

Lincoln55 comments on Aug 31, 2018:

You always paint such great pictures Tom. I can even smell the smoke.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

Thanks man.

This has probably been posted before, but it's still funny.

Cabsmom comments on Aug 31, 2018:

Well, the first one..is rather they say something than have a messy accident.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

True dat!

What's that smell?

Eclipsechaser comments on Aug 31, 2018:

Or maybe Trump appeared on TV.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

That'll do it!

What's wrong with now?

Livinlife comments on Aug 30, 2018:

Or both!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 30, 2018:

That's the spirit!

Or something like that.

glennlab comments on Aug 30, 2018:

Winter is coming in like 6 months, for 1 week.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 30, 2018:

Sad but true.

Man on a Bed of Nails - me and Chuck [soundcloud.com] A little home-made reggae.

schway comments on Aug 30, 2018:

I can't hear the words but I like the title.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 30, 2018:

Thanks.

Man on a Bed of Nails - me and Chuck [soundcloud.com] A little home-made reggae.

Electro68 comments on Aug 30, 2018:

I like it man, sounds good.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 30, 2018:

Thanks.

Dude, WTF is wrong with you?

educatedredneck comments on Aug 30, 2018:

TBH, I'm guessing this is staged though, still hilarious

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 30, 2018:

I don't know, it doesn't look staged to me.

Cruisin' Innocence - Ersal Hickey and the Squirrels From Hell (with me on lead guitar.

Katastrophe69 comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Pretty smooth!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

Thanks.

RANT: When you have to ask for an apology and tell the offender exactly what to apologize for, it's ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 29, 2018:

That's a shame, and I'm sorry for what you've been through, but you're definitely better off without him. Let him go his way, and you go yours. Things will get better.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

@Nottheonlyone Then I'm glad for you, and I understand your "having a moment".

Lovin' Ain't Enough - by me [soundcloud.

phxbillcee comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Nice job, bro! Are all your tunes 'all you' or do you have back-up on some of them?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

@phxbillcee Right. I was in Delaware quite a bit during our long marriage, but never was in Wilmington except to drive through a few times.

Lovin' Ain't Enough - by me [soundcloud.

phxbillcee comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Nice job, bro! Are all your tunes 'all you' or do you have back-up on some of them?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

@phxbillcee My ex-wife is from Delaware. Georgetown, in what the rest of the state calls "slower Delaware."

When I was very young, my parents and sister and I all went to church together regularly, and at ...

mordant comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Ah, reminds me of my callow youth. My first love interest was a pastor's daughter too. The pastor was new, and his daughter was stunning. However I quickly found she was such an arrogant, supercilious arse that I figured that out even through my weaponized teenage hormones. Years later I heard she ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

This girl was really sweet, she just wasn't interested in me. I have no idea where she is now or what she's doing. She moved away shortly after all this.

Grandma's cosplay.

glennlab comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Damn she;s good.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

@glennlab Yeah, that makes sense.

How to be human: the man who was raised by wolves | News | The Guardian

creative51 comments on Aug 29, 2018:

An interesting story. Gives one a lot to ponder over. I make no judgements, there is too much to this to think about, to make quick judgements about it.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

For sure.

Lovin' Ain't Enough - by me [soundcloud.

phxbillcee comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Nice job, bro! Are all your tunes 'all you' or do you have back-up on some of them?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

Most all the ones I've posted on here are all me. So far, the only ones that aren't are posted as "Ersal Hickey and the Squirrels From Hell", which is a band I was in in the early 90s.

Might have to go there.

Rudy1962 comments on Aug 29, 2018:

I hear the place sucks

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

That would be okay too.

I hate when that happens.

Snickers77 comments on Aug 29, 2018:

That's when I'm most entertaining.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

But sometimes they don't appreciate that at meetings lol.

Snapshot The flip side of Tie Me Kangaroo Down is a song about a man with a big black ball.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Snapshot is the perfect title, even without the picture. You get the sense of youth and fun and carelessness. Very nice.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

@ProudMary My pre-Beatles youth was listening to my Dad's cowboy records--Marty Robbins, Frankie Lane, etc. I was 8 when the Beatles came out, and that was it for me. Got my Dad's old acoustic guitar down and started taking lessons. I never looked back.

Lovin' Ain't Enough - by me [soundcloud.

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Love this!!!!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

Thank you.

Lovin' Ain't Enough - by me [soundcloud.

Marionville comments on Aug 29, 2018:

It isn’t half bad! That is a British expression meaning it’s very good. I love the image of you in your home improvising with household items, and slapping away at the legs! Priceless. ?. Seriously its is very listenable.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

Thanks.

Grandma's cosplay.

glennlab comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Damn she;s good.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

Looks just like her! (Whatever her name was.)

At least my son didn't get this merit badge.

glennlab comments on Aug 29, 2018:

But Trump got one with oak leaf clusters

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

He wasn't in the Scouts--bone spurs, remember.

Moved this one over from the Poet's Corner group.

Justjoni comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Excellent juxtaposition. So vividly descriptive.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

Thank you.

A personal note here.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 29, 2018:

I noticed something early on in your story about Bodie, that I didn't point out. If you want, I could go back and look at it again and let you know.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

@Lincoln55 Okay. Give me a minute.

Chapter 8 of 'This Train by DHMcCarty By the start of his Freshman season at Stanford, Shady had ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 29, 2018:

I had forgotten for a minute who Trey Riggins was. Moving right along...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

@Lincoln55 That's okay. I kind of like reading it chapter by chapter.

Moved this one over from the Poet's Corner group.

gigihein comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Great story. Loved the line about book learning compared to --scars and burns and weathered hands..not deep inside the bone and fiber...WOW! and then-- frost crackling on the grass. -Really skilled writing, so vividly described.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

Thank you very much.

Moved this one over from the Poet's Corner group.

azzow2 comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Yea a lot of those old timers would rather show you than say it to you. Good tale

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

Thanks.

Cataracts are the third leading cause of blindness. Religion and politics remain the first two.

Drsmash253 comments on Aug 29, 2018:

I put my right eye out at 6 years old with a chunk of Steel off of a hammer does that count I'm not sure where it rates on the list

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

Not sure if you're joking or not.

Two psychologists have a surprising theory on how to get motivated

ladyprof70 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

There's a HUGE design flaw in this study. They asked people how motivated they were. There is a huge body of research that shows:1) people don't know what they think, 2) people will lie; and 3) people will take cues from the study to tell the researchers what they want to hear. The only way I'd buy ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 29, 2018:

I agree that it wasn't exactly a rigorous study, but I don't think it was meant to be. They were just following a hunch, and it came up with some interesting results.

Strong Currents Born of friends of my friends, Among people I had known, had been to school ...

Lincoln55 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

This is one of your best Tom. Reaches down there and just stirs up the mud.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

Thank you.

Dont Turn Away - by me [soundcloud.com] Recorded at home 1989

lookinhard comments on Aug 28, 2018:

WOW.....very nice.how much of what we hear is you?Nice job

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@lookinhard Thanks.

Strong Currents Born of friends of my friends, Among people I had known, had been to school ...

Cast1es comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Very intense in a quiet way . Thoughtful .

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

Thank you.

Strong Currents Born of friends of my friends, Among people I had known, had been to school ...

Salo comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Really sad on a scale you don't often hear the sad stories.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

Thank you.

Yeah, that'll do it.

GuyKeith comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Ulyssess: James Joyce (the last chapter)

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@GuyKeith Yeah, Finnegan's Wake is almost impossible, but I like Ulysses, though I had some help from anthologies that explained things.

Just received a FB Happy Anniversary for being there 10 years. Whoopie doo doo. ?

SkotlandSkye comments on Aug 28, 2018:

December 2009. I was forced to join. LOL Still use it daily.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

Yeah, my son just took over and created my account, also in 2009.

Yeah, that'll do it.

GuyKeith comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Ulyssess: James Joyce (the last chapter)

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

I like that one.

Dont Turn Away - by me [soundcloud.com] Recorded at home 1989

lookinhard comments on Aug 28, 2018:

WOW.....very nice.how much of what we hear is you?Nice job

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

Thanks. It's all me. I had a couple guitars, a synthesizer and another cheap keyboard, and a drum machine. I wrote and recorded about 15 or 16 songs that year.

Chapter 7 of 'This Train' by DHMcCarty Thaddeus grew strong, tall and slippery.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Did you know these people? Because it sure seems like you knew them. Or did you just base the characters on people you knew?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@Lincoln55 Well, take it as a compliment that they seem so real.

My dishwasher has the same settings as my girlfriend.

glennlab comments on Aug 28, 2018:

need this for sure, where is it located on your girlfriend, I can't seem to find it?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

It's different on different models.

Wake up in the Morning.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

I agree. It does seem like a song. And yes, life does go on.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@RobertNappi2 I am a music person, lol.

There is no such thing as being ready for love | The Outline

Stepmomofdragons comments on Aug 28, 2018:

I'm so glad I found this article. Thank you for posting and sharing, because growing up this way was the longest held belief. The consensus being that "no one would love you if you don't love yourself" can be dangerous for someone like myself who's mentally ill and fights to maintain a veneer of ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

You're welcome. I'm glad to be of some help.

Going to California Thumb stuck out into the breeze of passing cars; drivers trying hard ...

gigihein comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Love the piece of your adventure. Are thete more?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 27, 2018:

Thanks. Not yet. I was thinking today about writing some more about that trip, so maybe soon?

I'm slowly beginning to learn the difference between solitude and loneliness.

Dandewine comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Thanks for sharing this. I can relate. After a breakup of 27 year marriage, I found myself isolating from the few friends I did have and sitting in an empty house with music and vodka as my only friend. I did this for about 6 months - and then I decided to move to Florida (from NY) and start all ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 27, 2018:

It takes a while sometimes, to turn things around. I'm glad for you.

I'm slowly beginning to learn the difference between solitude and loneliness.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I have Never felt so lonely as the last decades of my marriage...could not understand why all seemed dismal! On paper, handsome hubby, lovely home, blah blah, blah....but So Cold inside (And not a very nice person, either!) Now I can say I am actually beloved by a wide circle of friends & ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@AnneWimsey Thanks.

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Nottheonlyone comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I am still learning that love is not something you have to earn. Thanks for the post.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 27, 2018:

You're welcome.