The Dying Preacher
An old preacher was dying. He sent a message for his IRS agent and his Lawyer (both church members), to come to his home. When they arrived, they were ushered up to his bedroom. As they entered the room, the preacher held out his hands and motioned for them to sit on each side of the bed. The preacher grasped their hands, sighed contentedly, smiled and stared at the ceiling. For a time, no one said anything. Both the IRS agent and Lawyer were touched and flattered that the old preacher would ask them to be with him during his final moments.They were also puzzled because the preacher had never given any indication that he particularly liked either one of them.Finally, the Lawyer asked, "Preacher, why did you ask the two of us to come? "The old preacher mustered up some strength, then said weakly, "Jesus died between two thieves, and that's how I want to go, too.
I have not started my niece's AIW 40th bday quilt.
First off, let me say this post has zero to do with Chevrolets or Baba Wawa TV shows. Months ago I mentioned that one of my favorite Pixar movies of all time was CARS. I love it, everything about it. The story, the animation, the actor's voices, the details and of course, the moral of the story. This mention concerned Lightning McQueen and Sally Carerra up Wheel Well and he'd asked her how she came to be in Radiator Springs and she said drove and drove and drove, broke down, Doc and Flo took me in, but then she stayed because she fell in love. He sadly asks, "Oh. A Corvette?" and she said, "No, the view" and they cruise over to the edge of the parking lot and looked out and over the view, that is best be described as magnificent in grandeur. Now that my lengthy intro has bored folks, me included, into a sense of Oh for godssakes, I will get to the point of this post. It is about Match dot com or Plenty of Fish. It is about enjoying the view from where you are or trying to find that elusive Vette. My sister was nagging me to join Match dot com and meet some guys. Her rationalization for this ran along the old you work the worst hours, how are you ever gonna meet anyone anyhow and besides it was free. First came Match dot com. I was spammed one of their emails and it said free so I said what the hey. I filled out 80 percent of the application and when it came time to submit the written essay of what I was seeking, I had timed out and was punted offline. Well. That oughta mean something eh? I didn't save my written essay because I suppose I was not serious about submitting it. The whole free thing was supposed to last 14 trial days after which you could join their club and pay to meet people. Well, a funny thing happened. It turns out that since I was on the free trial program they still sent me prospective matches. On occasion it will be asked to finish filling out my profile but if and when I do, it'll spam me to start joining within those 14 days and so far, I haven't really seen anyone I like enough to contact. Good Lord. Are men that f'd up? Let me site a few examples. Some men like women who have long hair, are slender, love skinny dipping and PDAs. Most of these guys are bald, fat and you wouldn't want to be caught dead naked outside with them. Guys don't like sarcastic women but then go on to say sarcastic things that would drive a woman with a half a brain to not give them a second glance. I love the guys who value honesty but don't say what they do, how old they are or whether ot not they are religious. Then there are the posers. The guys who are in their mid-forties to mid-fities who all have photos of their cars, their boats and hello, their fucking motorcycles. Someday I will write the story of my ex-husband and his motorcycles. Let me just say, at this time, I hope he owns one now. I hope he rides it everyday. I hope it brings a joy into his life that no one else can replace. My other main beef with the POF way of meeting people is the acceptable deception. Most of the guys I have seen say they are athletic and toned. At our age, this is wishful thinking. A guy with man boobs is not toned. A guy with a beer gut is not athletic. If his arms sag around the shoulders, he is not buff. If has grown one of those stupid goatees that has been closely clipped to resemble vagina hair on a porn star, he is not fooling anyone except himself. All women KNOW this is a lame ass method for disguising his double chin.
I am five foot six and weigh 150 lbs. I am 38-30-38. My inseam is 32, my cup size is DD, my shoe is a seven and I work out four times a week. I could kick the living shit out of half the men I see on Match dot com. I will never run out of gray hair and it will never be long. I won't pierce my clit to get a date. I am not that hard up. I don't need a Vette, I am a Vette. The men who've passed over my profile are probably the shallow ones I wouldn't want anyway. The ones who are looking are not very attractive, and I mean this from the inside out. I don't discriminate on looks but brains are another matter. I cannot imagine what it would be like to be shallow, ugly and stupid.
Self-Confidence
As someone with high self-confidence, you feel quite comfortable interacting with other people. Indeed, you find the company of others very stimulating and enjoy meeting new people. Your relaxed demeanor in groups makes people around you comfortable too. Perhaps because you feel comfortable talking about yourself, others tend to enjoy being around you and perceive you as socially competent.The confidence that helps you feel comfortable talking to people also spills into your own personal beliefs about yourself. Although you have several strengths, it’s likely that you also acknowledge and accept your weaknesses. But unlike some people, you take full responsibility for your actions—you rarely regret things you’ve done in the past and are not embarrassed easily. Perhaps the defining feature that sets you apart from most people is the exceptionally high standards that you set for yourself. Your competence in social gatherings as well as at work should provide ample evidence for this. With these characteristics, it’s very likely that people come to you for advice and generally think of you as someone with leader-like qualities.
Family Orientation
As someone who respects family values, you tend to enjoy the company of family-members and are open to living a domestic life. If you have children already, you enjoy spending time with them very much and work hard to be a good parent, but may occasionally wish to “cut-loose” and let your true colors show. If you don’t have children, you probably desire having a family sometime in the distant future. Although you occasionally enjoy cooking at home, you also like going to restaurants. This has the potential to create added stress as you transition into parenthood. You are attracted to the idea of having a family and may be willing to work hard to achieve this, although not necessarily any time soon. This conflict is illustrated by the fact that you don’t mind doing things around the house—like cooking and entertaining guests—on the one hand. But, on the other hand, you also like going to restaurants and parties. It’s possible that in time you might prefer spending time at home more because you won’t feel like you’re missing anything when you don’t go out.One aspect of yourself that makes you likely to become more family oriented is that you generally know how to manage your frustrations and work well on your own. This means that you have some of the basic ingredients to enjoy family life. Maintaining a tidy home, keeping a well-stocked kitchen, and making sure the kids are safe is a tough job. So attending to these things, while also taking care of yourself, may prove somewhat difficult for you.
Self-Control
The self-control personality dimension captures the way in which a person regulates and directs him or herself. Being low in self-control can be both good and bad. Occasionally people may be compelled to follow their intuitions and give in to their temptations, and your degree of self-control makes this likely to happen more often than not. This can be good in circumstances where being relaxed and open are important. However, in situations where it is necessary to be focused and careful, you might find that you do or say things that may be inappropriate. As someone who exerts little control over your actions, you may find that you commit social blunders that might offend other people and get yourself in trouble. For example, if you’re given responsibility to work on a project that requires close attention to detail, you may be likely to overlook important details because you have difficulty staying focused. Consequently, you might feel more comfortable delegating such tasks to other people who are more detail oriented. Being able to recognize such characteristics in yourself and having more detail-oriented people do such tasks could be an effective way to manage your own stress level. Low self-control may diminish your effectiveness at work. Acting too relaxed can make it difficult for you to focus on projects that require organized sequences of steps or stages. Thus, your ability to accomplish may be inconsistent. Indeed, it’s possible that you might be criticized periodically for being unreliable or unable to “stay within the lines.” Nonetheless, you may still experience many short-lived pleasures and never be thought of as boring.
Openness
As someone high in openness, you have a strong appreciation for beauty, both in art and nature. Indeed, it’s likely that you are easily absorbed in music and art, as well as natural phenomena. Another aspect of your openness is your emotional insight; that is, you probably have good access to and awareness of your own emotions. Another aspect of the openness dimension is the tendency to think about abstract concepts and ideas. This thinking style may take the form of artistic and metaphorical use of language, and/or music composition or performance. Thus, it is likely that, either in your work or spare time, you enjoy activities that get your “creative juices” flowing. Your tendency to be open-minded can have advantages and disadvantages. For instance, when there are no clear rules about how to approach a particular problem, your openness makes it easier for you to identify new ways to solve problems that might not be very obvious to people that are not as open as you are. In contrast, you may be bored easily in situations that lack high amounts of intellectual stimulation. In such cases, you might have difficulty excelling on projects that do not provide much stimulation or require much creative thinking.
Easygoingness
Easygoingness refers to one's ability to relax. Based on your score, you appear to “take things as they come” and enjoy having a good time. However, being high in easygoingness also has the potential to produce stress in a number of ways. For example, you may find it difficult to complete tasks thoroughly and efficiently. In this way, being high in easygoingness cannot only make your life difficult, but also the lives of the people around you. Another potential problem with being too high in easygoingness is that it can provide you with gratification in the short-term, but in the long-term provide undesirable consequences. High easygoingness, even when not seriously destructive, may also diminish your effectiveness at work, for example. You may find it aversive and difficult to put in all the effort that may sometimes be needed to effectively accomplish certain tasks. For this reason, your colleagues might view you as forgetful and unfocused.
How does your personality affect your love life?Given the strong degree of confidence that you have, it’s no surprise that you get along well with most people. Indeed, it’s self-confidence that allows people to feel comfortable interacting with others without feeling insecure and vulnerable. For this reason, you shouldn’t have much difficulty in romance, at least not initially. Your social skills will likely help relieve any anxiety your romantic partners might have on those first few dates. However, over time, the high standards that you have for yourself could potentially frustrate your partner. Because you respect family values but appreciate a good night out on the town, you probably get along well with people that are different from you. For this reason, you would probably be quite content in a romantic relationship with someone who shares your same values on these issues. Being in a relationship with someone who enjoys going out to parties and staying-up late at night might be fun, at least initially; yet it’s likely that you will find this tiring over time. Thus, it might be easier and more satisfying for you to develop a long-lasting relationship with a person who enjoys both spending time at home and going out to eat. As someone who is more relaxed than most people, you likely get along with most people quite well. Chances are that your friends and colleagues perceive you as lively, fun to be with, and good-humored.
When it comes to romance, you’ll likely be attracted to most people. However, your free-spirited nature might make being in a relationship with a person that is more rigid than you difficult because you might perceive the person as being too uptight and controlling. Your openness probably makes it easy for you to respect and appreciate people that are different from you. However, when it comes to romantic relationships, your openness might make it difficult for you to tolerate people that cannot appreciate diversity as much as you. Therefore, you may be happiest in serious relationships with people that share your open-mindedness. But, your openness might occasionally cause a certain degree of dependency on your end because you may be so open that you easily adopt the preferences and habits of your partners and gradually relinquish things that make you so unique.
