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The Lone Man
Book by: ivan09
Status: Finished
Genre: Literary Fiction
Chapter1 (v.1) - The Lone Man
Prologue: An elderly man standing at his window and looks at the birds in the trees, children playing merrily. Also, cars driving past makes his interrese. Everyday events the rest of us hardly notice. He is now 85years old and his nursing home placement has been his residence in the last 2 years. He is now alone, but he has not always been, Though his current situation may seem sad, there is nothing sad in his mind. Just a good melancholy found in those who have lived a long and rich life. This is his life story:
Growing up, I grew up in a safe city, in a safe country, in a safe part of the world. Sounds boring, which is also so far is. Are enough people who think that I should be grateful to grow up in a society that ensures everyone's safety. All that is expected of us is that we climb the ladder of life, previously set up for us. The ladder is of course not a physical tangible things, but the expectations society has for your life. Some steps are as follows: Kindergarten-primary-secondary-personality-killing job. A lack of steps leading to that one is seen as an outsider. I am missing several and have to pay for it now. It is said that it is positive that one is oneself, but it works of course only as long as other people's expectations of you will be met. But back to the beginning, ie to the beginning of my life. My very first year of life is of course quite unwanted. When I see baby pictures of myself I get a surreal feeling. A kind of distance to it. I know it's me, but it is a completely different person. A child who is not yet burdened by the same discovery requirements. Chaos and the pace of society makes us probably unsure whether we really good enough. It applies not only to education and work, but it affects our relationship with each other, and our perception of the world.
In the past, not now SFO, various courses and all sorts of activities. They lived more freely. Yet, the people of the well. They had to take responsibility for their own entertainment, which certainly led to more independent people. Of course there are things that are better now than in the past. Better health care has decimated Infant mortality rate, also the respect for children's rights have come a good deal longer. Most parents hope that their children grow up to be happy and well-adjusted. But when fate (For those who believe in such) offers young, uneducated parents is a first hint that you might not get to live a typical life of a4. No matter how much they try to hide that your subconscious is affected. By chance on how lucky or unlucky we were with our parents. Are we the result of two people's love for each other, or just an accident. I think we should be grateful that our parents in many cases do not tell the full truth about our creation. The miracle by getting to is not as impressive if it happens as a result of a cracked condoms or alcohol magical effect on the judgment. I contend, of course, not that these parents are worse than others, but basically are at least harder. To suddenly had to accept that they can become parents are demanding for anyone, especially when it is not planned. The mind will manalltid think about what they have renounced matter how happy one is in their offspring. Naive sense, it had been desirable to have some form of quality assurance for people before they have children, but it surely is not feasible. Large society and has a lot to help us to raise our children. So that regular medical checks, training and daycare. We are all a result of heredity and environment. This can have both positive and negative. For me, it probably turned out the most negative, at least hitill. Maybe I bloom late, but it's probably unlikely. As a newborn, we have some innate qualities of our family, but by and large we are empty cup waiting to be filled. This is a risky affair for us. Totally out of our control attribute our parents and society's a mindset we can not protest against before it's too late.
What does love for us, what it means to love. Love is synonymous with joy, sorrow, excitement, concern. Ranging from the deepest deep the euphoric heights.
Girls excitements:
When you hit their teens begin to open their eyes for more than just football and comrades. One discovers that girls are not as bad as previously thought. I tried more and more desperate to make contact with some cute girls in class. Soon discovered that I had just a few girls Jens. That I was lighter overweight, used glasses and was shy my efforts did oh so demanding. Against all odds, I managed eventually to get a girlfriend. Her name was Tone Line, 15 years and was in my class. She was so far more a friend than a girlfriend, but who can think clearly with a body full of hormones. The memory of my first kiss is pretty vague now, but I remember the excitement I felt in the body just before I kissed her. It was my first euphoric moments. In retrospect I see that there was something special to unexceptional. Nevertheless, the first kiss a milestone in our lives. But everything new seems the more exciting and captivating than it actually was. All in all, adolescence is the most fascinating time in our eventful lives. Hormones, personality formation and a thousand other things that tear you between heaven and hell on a daily basis. It is something we all have to go through to develop our adult version. Just a shame that you realize it only later in life.
Most importantly, parents who help to develop a moral compass, so to avoid at least some of life's pitfalls. Regardless of all need to know that someone is there for you. It has little meaning if it is family or friends. My problem is that I was young, had broke parents who probably were overwhelmed by the responsibility it meant to be parents. I'm not saying that young parents can not be excellent parents, but life experience is important. The hope is that they grow with the challenge.
My first 10 years were good and safe, after that, life got more difficult. At the time my parents were divorced. They were torn out of adolescence at the time they got me. Romanticism is the first victim when reality intervenes stuck in one. The road from being young lovers, and having the feeling of living on pink clouds, to suddenly become responsible parents with jobs and bills. Not everyone can handle the transition as smoothly. Farne mine has always had certain problems with impulse control her. Combined with a thirst for alcohol, it was basically a matter of time before he disappointed. Something he has continued consistently with later. It ended their relationship was an unfortunately he was unfaithful. I say unfortunately, with some reservations, because no one knows how our lives would develop if this had not happened. Anyway, he moved out and I stayed with my mother. This was the start of a turbulent relationship between me and him. I understand that he may have felt trapped in an adult he srengt taken was neither ready or ripe. But in my mind there is no excuse to tear the family's confidence in tatters. The result of his selfishness was that he lost a family and I lost some of my security.
If I could reach out and grab hold of a star for every time you made me smile, I had the evening sky in my hand ...
Everyone feels alone and abandoned sometimes, but it is usually transient emotions. But to be really lonely for a long time can change one's personality. Thoughts on that one is not worth much and not good enough, creeps slowly into the cortex. To develop emotionally have the need to be seen and noticed. I see examples of "old" has an emotional as a youth, and vice versa. The reason why this is so, I think because they grew up lonely, blind to peer development. It is said that one develops with age, but it's not automatically there. Most importantly, a good foundation from a young person, and to be conscious of themselves on who they will be. Adventures and experiences we do, both distort and facilitate our evolution.
Nowadays it is socially acceptable with clothes that highlight more than they hide. Also so-called one-night stands, there are fewer and fewer people look down on. To satisfy their needs without worrying about further contact with the "chosen one". To believe that one's emotional life is not affected by such sexmoral seems to me naive. Some argue that sex and love are two different things. It is, of course. Sigmund Freud would certainly have interesting views on contemporary morality. The girls who are staring at, claims that they do not appreciate it. I doubt that they are completely honest, but there are now so be it. Whatever is it that girls who dress sexy and challenging doing it primarily for other girls. Someone once said that women are complicated beings that it is impossible to understand fully. Personally, I think most girls like to look at themselves as mysterious and capricious.
The relationship between men and women is complicated because we choose to make it complicated. In a world full of challenges and temptations, we should try to make things easier. In particular, girls are able to over analyze and poison the relationship. It may be trite, but we must realize that both sexes have the same basic needs. By face it and to treat each other with respect, we give the relationship a better chance of survival. In the old days kept the couple together much longer than today. Of course, plays the future of shame and women's rights a role, but I still think they had a different morality then. Something that has always been a cause for me is the difference in treatment when it comes to sex. Socially and culturally throughout the world seen the difference. To a greater extent in some cultures than others of course. From time immemorial, we have tacitly accepted that this is just. A lot has happened over the past 100 years, but we have still a long way to go. Ironically enough, everything suggests that it is men who must give way to achieve full equality. In our part of the world, I think probably that we have come so far men are willing to let it go. In poor and underdeveloped countries, dessto more to work with. When educational deficiencies and unemployment abound, slip the mind of the necessity of the primitive paths. Manners and empathy will satisfy no stomachs. Society is becoming more brutalized and crime increases. Women are reduced to an object for men, they lose their own identity. Sex industry is a good example of male dominance over women. The industry is reportedly the world's 3rd largest behind the weapons and drug industries. To be honest they are closely related. To say that the players involved in the sex industry of free will is rather loosely knowledge. Porn made in Western countries, probably some degree of frivellighet. But how many girls dream of being whores when they get older? Must add that I believe that those who call themselves porn actors are whores. Maybe just a little bias on my part, but the concept is the same. Sex in exchange for goods or money. The more objectionable part of the industry are all those who are forced or tricked into it. Pedophilia, rape and girls who have no choice in fear for their lives. It's not just men who are customers, but there are those who maintain the industry. Some men need to satisfy their needs, physical and financial, smooth trumps the other's tragedy.
No one has said that it is easy to be a good person, but we shall all, at least to try. As a man you can sometimes feel like a deserted island or an oasis in a vast desert if you like. The focus on women's rights may be paramount. It has however been easier also for men to seek help in recent years. Some would argue that men were more stable character in the past, something I totally disagree in. But they had enough time on their problems too. It's probably either that society is so fast, and has become so complex that anyone and everyone makes the mental wear and tear. As we live longer and are healthier, there is also more that require our attention.
Had a friend named Geir, he was 15 years that is a year older than me. Like me, he was also an outsider, perhaps even more than myself. We got enough friends because we both went alone and looking for someone in our situation. Someone who knew how the other felt. Funny how being excluded by others without grasping why it is so. Those who exclude some are not always aware of why they do what they do, probably seems easier to follow the others' tracks. The only thing worse than bullying is itself to be bullied. I thought Geir was a nice guy, and I saw no reason why he should just be a victim of bullying. He lived at home with his mother and sister Nina. His mother was a nurse, while Nina took on a part-time jobs to help a little bit financially. At least cover their own expenses. His father Geir had only contact with sporadic at best. His father's reluctance to help out financially, meant that they were crowded. Is enough to understand that her mother had not the strength to help and support Geir, but unfortunately it is anyway. We had shared the interest that was fishing. He also liked naturehikes, but it was too boring for me. Fishing was a pretty all-consuming hobby for him. Frequent fishing trips, many fishing magazines and he also made his own flies. Later in life I realized that nature was a welcome escape from reality for him. A place where he had control over their lives and their thoughts. But unfortunately not disappear real life itself. We all have our commitments that take us out of the dream. His demon was the private school. Although he skipped a lot, he could not cut the school altogether. His classmates harassed and bullied him in both lessons and breaks. Teachers can not possibly have avoided noticing that he was harassed daily, but unfortunately nothing was done about it. Disclaimer was easier than actually doing their duty. I had only been friends with Geir in 4-5måneder before that fateful day. On his 16th birhtday his father in a sort of misguided kindness bought a hunting rifle to him. Fair enough that Geir was interested in hunting and fishing, but who buys something like a victim. Especially when he is a teenager with the alternating moods that means. I was visiting my father that weekend Geir had birthday, so I was unfortunately missed it. Something that has bothered me a lot later on, in fact all his life. Already on Monday after the birthday, he took his life. While his mother was at work and my sister at school. He had locked the door to his room, sat on a chair in the middle and then shooting himself in the head. His sister Nina found him after school with the help of a spare key. She was just asking why he had not been to school, instead she was exposed to the shock of his life. The next day we had a memorial service at the school, but otherwise it was silent about what had happened. For me it was amazing how fast everything and everyone seemed to forget it all. Was just as if his life had no value as he lived, and now that he was dead, all equally valid. The only thing I noticed were the malicious rumor that went about his mother. Instead of offering her comfort and understanding, people went back to her. Understand that people are at a loss over what to do and how they should behave. But turning his back on the iallefll not the solution. It was, after all that robbed her, her son. As a kind of bitter epilogue ended with her failed more and moved. Also heard rumors that her sister had drug problems, but was never confirmed it. Have learned not to believe rumors, and hope for the longest time that it went well with her.
After the suicide, I was once again lonely and alone. I began to wander aimlessly, alone with my thoughts. Thinking about what the future has to offer, if anything. Thinking about who I am. Thoughts so many young people have thought of me. Basically, little original thoughts, but for me immersive. The feeling of being identitetsløs, invisible. The need to feel accepted brought me together with the so-called tough guys. Those who smoked, drank and generally did mean streak. We felt we had to do something "bold" to be noticed. When we also constantly lacked money to smoke, the idea of ??performing a shop burglary obvious to us. Some planning was not in question. We just waited until dark before we sneaked in the back of the store. It was closed for the day and lay in a remote area, so the risk of being discovered was reassuring small. In order not to arouse any attention, we decided that it was wise to be only 2 who did the breakin. Nevertheless, the nervousness to touch and feel. Nervous bladders led to a break. But everything went easily for themselves, and inside the warehouse, we filled our every bag of tobacco. On the way home, we were relieved, and not a little proud of our successful break. We went to my home to share the spoils. This was the start of a short-lived crimespree together. The following months we did burgularys, car theft and all we could find. It felt good to have a "partner in crime", one I had to rely on and who had to trust me. We had a secret life no one else was allowed to take part in. But all good things have an end. An abrupt one such. One morning I woke up that we were visited, I did not think much about it and tried to fall asleep again. The next moment there was a knock on the bedroom door and in came 2kvinnelige police officers. They asked me politely to wear my clothes, while they went and explained the situation to my mother and sister. I felt a chaos in my head, confused and scared. In retrospect I am grateful at how professional the police were. The shame of having a police car, a so-called black Marja, in the courtyard was heavy to bear for my mother. At the same time I learned the middle of all the negative that my mother supported me no matter what kind of mindless things I do. This is a lesson I have taken to heart. A man can be judged on the basis of individual action, but the whole. As you probably know I'm not a hardcore criminal, rather soft and uncertain. But life can make the heart hard sometimes. Anyway, we got fairly cheaply from it all because of Vå young age. We received a small fine and 2years deferral on your license. The main consequence was that his parents decided he needed a change of scene. Then shortly after they moved to another municipality. A year later, I heard a rumor that his parents had been divorced. Hope for him that it was just a basic rumor. Have often thought about how his life has evolved after our paths parted. In my best moments I imagine that he shaped up, took education got an ok job and is happy with his life. I find no comfort in the fact that others have it as bad or worse than myself. But I have a nagging feeling that he has the same problems as me. Maybe it's just my conscience is bothering me.
My best supporters have always been my family. Not everyone has it so, so I'm grateful for. They are also my biggest concern and irritation. My contact with my father is minimal to say the least, the need for contact likewise. Luckily I have always had a close and close relationship with my mother and little sister Aina. Aina is 2yrs younger than me, so of course we have different half circles. We had probably a typical sibling relationship when we were younger. She looked up to his big brother with admiration in their eyes, while I was on my side trying to avoid her at school and among friends. When we were home, we played games and had lots of fun together. I was proud to be her brother, big brother and took the responsibility seriously. When she was a teenager the relationship between us more strained. She had probably long since realized that her brother was not so admirable after all. I was probably a little jealous of her good relationship with mother. We were treated equally. There was never any question of discrimination. None of us felt that we were favored, and well it is. Yet I felt that Aina had a better and more candid relationship with her. It was not just in relation to the mother she was better than me. She has always been more adaptable than me when it comes to new situations and relationships in general. Her bubbly personality meant that she was easy to get to know people. Friends, long phone calls and loud laughter from her room was a regular ingredient in everyday life in our little family. The popularity of her deepened my sense of loneliness. I was so far happy on her behalf, but I often wondered at how different two siblings can be. A school good, responsible and social versus an unsociable scamp. Have a feeling that she has made the right choices in life, and done what is socially expected of her. She has also been good to deal with the bumps that have come her way. She worked diligently in school and trained as a nurse. Something she still is and enjoy.
My faith in love or being in love with someone, have become an ever more distant thought for me. Falling in love is crazy, love is reason. In the mix of hormones in love and lust is the critical thinking sadly absent. Once the initial feelings calm down, one can consider their relationship from the psychological aspect, not only the physiological. Have long felt that I am not worthy or deserving of some love. The fear of rejection has probably stopped me from releasing more into my heart. I have no particular problem with either talking or flirting with girls anymore, but I draw me emotionally when I notice that she likes meg.Dårlig selvtilit is self-reinforcing. You dare not take risks that could increase one's confidence. It is said that all are equal, but it is of course nonsense. People with money have more opportunities than those without. I see that you are not happy of money in itself, but I think it is better to be rich and unhappy than poor and happy. Possible it's just me who is cynical now, but it is at least what I feel. The golden mean is probably preferable. No matter what my attitude about money is, after all, they needed to survive and maintain some kind of dignity in life. So I got me a job as a warehouse worker at a nursery. My interest in the flowers are non-existent, but it was after all a bit of fun to work in a foreign environment. That to me was most unusual in the beginning was to work in a place where most women or gays. But it soon turned out to be quite as pleasant. A little backbiting and arguing but otherwise okay. As long as I was not in the line of fire, everything was rosy for me. Maybe I was happy ignorance, but so what? I was well received and felt almost like one of those. After a while I began to notice a girl in a different department. She worked as a florist. I thought to myself that she was beautiful, and also seemed to be nice. Having interrogated me discreetly about her, I learned that her name was Veronica and was 21 I myself was 30, without the age difference worried me significantly. I have a tendency to get too excited. That desire to make a good impression can feel a bit overbearing. But one winter was finally my chance. Veronica would throw any old flowers in an outdoor container. Fortunately for me it was a bit hard to, made even more difficult with all the snow. Galant that I can shine with to be, I offered to help me unexpected henne.Følte probably nervous when I talked to her. Tried to be cool and straightforward, but her eyes and gaze had an almost hypnotic effect on me. After some back and forth on the ice was broken between us, and after that we talked together and look often. I was determined to keep my growing feelings at bay. One day she asked if I would join her on a shopping center near the left for a job, something I wanted. We found that both liked animals and reading books. She liked cats and i liked dogs. Thought it was a fitting metaphor for women and men. After an hour, I followed her home. She lived in a room like that about halfway between work and the mall, while I lived on the other side of town. I had a dog that was waiting for me at home so I did not have time to join in with her. When we were parting ways, I gave her a hug, for some reason, I gave her also a kiss. So much for being reluctant .. Fortunately it seemed like she liked it. Happy and relieved, I went home hopeful and looking forward to seeing what the next day had to offer. Once I met at work I noticed that she was withdrawn and barely greeted me. I was confused, did not fully understand what foregikk.Hun stayed away all week, without saying a word to me. Found out later that she had ADHD and limited experience with boys. She was probably scared of his feelings for me. There is at least what I believe, never found out what happened. As time went on, the relationship a little more normal. But her mood swung violently still. One day we were cuddly, kissed and hugged each other. The next day we talked no longer sammen.Dette was of course frustrating for me. In retrospect, I'd just given up, nor hoped for better luck with a different girl. But my ability to release me from the hopeless is woefully underdeveloped. After a year of an emotional roller coaster I felt mentally exhausted. The only way out was to quit the job. I learned that romance at work is not very smart.Iallefall for next time. Why be satisfied with doing stupid things just once? Have seen her a few times later without talking especially henne.Bare claptrap. Rejection is always painful, especially when it happens so suddenly and unexpectedly. If enough still much to learn about women, but console myself that she probably had slightly more demanding than women flest.Håper det.Nå she is just a past memory, an important but minor Synology in my life. Strange how something that seemed so significant at the time, now drowned in life kakaofoni of experiences and impressions.
Through some of my rather dubious acquaintances, I got hold of a gun. I was sitting in my little room and stared intently at my Desert Eagle. My purpose was to carry out a robbery. The natural choice was a gas station a few kilometers away. Already 3days after having obtained the gun, I went to execute the robbery. I had got hold of a Finland-cap and one pair of gloves. It was the degree of planning. Unfortunately, sadly aware that I'm not a criminal mastermind. Or in some other areas of the part. The time was 23:30. It was dark and quiet. I was 20-30meters from the station wearing finland hood, gloves and was otherwhys dark dressed. The gun in my hand brought me in a special mood. A sense of power and that no one could stand in my way. Maybe it's the feeling Americans crave. Waited patiently for a customer to go and the clerk was alone, went back and forth a few times before I hit. I've never felt so certain that at the time, was the feeling of tunnel vision but was vigilant about my surroundings. Was quiet in and aimed the gun at the clerk. A fragile type that seemed to be in 30årene. My thoughts in the recent past had only circled around outcomes, not how it would affect another person. He stood first as frozen feet began to tremble like aspen leaf. I aimed the gun toward the ground, if possible, to seem less threatening. I asked him to put money and tobacco in a bag. Before I left I said sorry, he said with a trembling voice that it was okay. I felt completely empty when I came out in the dark. It struck me hard what kind of consequences my actions may have. Walked and walked with my prey, with his head in a daze. After a while, i saw 3 cars standing sprawled in the road. I was so preoccupied that I did not do anything but just go straight at them. 2 cops came up to me and asked what I did there. Found out it was only to surrender first as last. It all went quiet and convivial separately. Is impressed with how professional the police behaved. Both then and later. Was handcuffed and taken to the police station where it was taking pictures, fingerprints and personal information. Afterwards, I sat in the smooth cell. Except an interview and a medical check, I sat there 3 whole days without air breaks. Some argue that the use of smooth cell is a form of torture. Which of course is dependent on the duration and the individual psyche. Synthesis even I deserved it.
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The end of May has been very, very trying for me.
The weather has turned drop-dead gorgeous. Temperatures aren't too high, the humidity hasn't been too thick, and everybody is working out outdoors.
Except for me, that is.
And I'm really in a funk as a result.
It's really gotten to me this weekend, as today was the Mountains of Misery century, something I've done almost every Memorial Day since 2007. It's typically my first big event ride of the season, and this year it would've been the first long event of the year after a handful of road bike races.
But thanks to #projectfemur, I wasn't there – and it's crushing me.
I should've been out there, but I can't.
There was a generous offer to head down with one of my friends and either volunteer or "coach" from the sidelines. But that wasn't what I needed to do – it would've been just as tough, I think – perhaps even tougher.
I've been working really diligently with my PT to rebuild my strength and flexibility. But improvements are now very minute, less tangible, and less rewarding in the short run.
I realize I'm on my own path this summer, that I can't gauge my performance against my cycling friends, and that I need to find the happiness where I can. But it's proving far tougher than I expected.
As I fully expected, working out indoors is proving to be less than ideal. Sure, it is getting me back in shape, and helping to rebuild my flexibility. But I just don't get the endorphin fix that I get from my outdoor bike rides. There's a good reason that I steer clear of spin classes, and riding an indoor trainer is proving that, loud and clear.
To me, riding a bike indoors – whether on a spinning bike, an exercise bike, or a bike on a proper indoor trainer – is akin to substituting masturbation for sex (I know, graphic analogy, but as I'm being blunt…). It's not the same, it provides little of the satisfaction or reward. I've not yet done any work on the Wahoo indoor trainer, so maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, but it's still working out indoors. It's having a fan blow on me while I physically go nowhere, instead of seeing actual distance pass under my tires, with the wind blowing through my hair, the birds chirping, and so forth.
That said, it's my only option right now, so I need to suck up and deal.
Granted, the outdoor pools in DC have reopened (though only on weekends until mid-June – not overly useful for regular workouts just yet), and swimming laps will be something I can, and will, do. And I've had rowing recommended to me as a good way to keep in shape and address areas that cycling tends to miss (e.g. back and core muscles). So those things are in my future, for sure.
And there will be some hiking, once my leg is a little more stable and sure-footed. That'll get me out with some of my cycling friends who also like to hike – a definite plus.
But that's still a bit far off in the future. And I really, truly want to be on my bike, riding in the fresh air, getting the sun and the breeze, and being with my cycling friends in our "native territory," so to speak.
And it's not happening. It can't right now, and there is no proper substitute.
I'm a bit angry with my hematologist for keeping me on the anticoagulant meds for a full, six-month course. If it wasn't for that, I could commute by bike already. Even that would make life a lot better than it is now. I know it's petty and a bit myopic, and that I'm being kept on the meds for a valid reason, but the voice that drives my motivation isn't placated by that at all.
August can't come soon enough.
And even then, will my riding be up to snuff? I know plenty of friends who I don't ride with that often under normal circumstances (because my pace tends to be fast), and I'll be able to ride with them. But when I ride with my normal crowd, I worry they will simply leave me in the dust, heaving for breath to catch up – or that they'll spend half of the ride waiting for me to arrive.
That isn't an appealing thought at all.
I know from past experience that I tend to bounce back well from injury, and tend to be stronger than I was before said injuries. But my femur break and surgery are far and away the worst injury I've ever experienced, so this is a great unknown. There is no precedent in my life experience for this kind of recovery, and I'm simply not sure what to expect.
Will I be stronger than I was pre-injury? Will I still be as capable of climbing the hills on my bike? Will I still ski with the same confidence and strength? I simply just don't know.
And given I feel like I'm being left behind, like my improvement is going incredibly slowly, and my patience is razor-thin, having big unknowns in my life leaves me grasping at thin air to find some direction.
sprite has helped me as much as she can to try to keep my spirits up – she rocks. So have many of my friends, for which I'm grateful. But this is still a battle that is very much my own, and one that only I can tackle.
I need to find a way to right this ship and find something positive to go on. I need ideas, because I just don't have any right now. The lows are outweighing the highs right now, and that needs to stop.
As I said: August can't come soon enough.
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The Dow Jones hit an all-time peak of 16,588 on 31st December 2013 and since then has declined as low as 15,340 - a 7.5 per cent decline that makes 2014 appear a bad year for stocks thus far.
Other stock indices around the world have shared similar declines and while the less experienced investors start to fear a repeat of 2008, the experienced stock market bulls are rubbing their hands together with glee.
This is a buying opportunity, plain and simple and even if prices decline further from here it does not matter for those with the bigger picture in mind. Bigger declines than we have seen already in January would only serve to make stocks cheaper again and if that does occur, it is a good thing for long-term bulls.
My prediction is that markets will go higher this year and I shared that along with other predictions in last week's column. A minority are predicting natural disasters and major bankruptcies among other things leading to economic doom.
Firstly, unless you are the crooked CEO of a major corporation that knows of its impending doom then this prediction is worse than pointless. Were the same people making the same prediction prior to Enron, WorldCom and Lehman Brothers? It is a hindsight-based prediction.
Secondly, unless you have the ability to predict acts of God, then let's leave the predictions of natural disasters neatly to one side. Lastly, there have already been bankruptcies and natural disasters this last decade on an unprecedented scale and yet here we stand today. Where is the continuing economic doom on a global scale? We hit some tough economic times for sure but we human beings are hardy creatures and things are starting to look better again.
Good traders and investors don't claim to have a crystal ball that shows them the future but many do outperform the market nonetheless. It's about putting the odds in our favour and making predictions where the probabilities align for one scenario over another. And we admit it when we get it wrong which happens often enough too.
Aside from the Oracle of Omaha whom I will discuss soon, there are some great local New Zealand examples of significantly outperforming the market too. Check out the returns that Mike Taylor at Pie Funds has made as an example - 23.6 per cent return in the last 12 months and 225.8 per cent return (according to his website) since inception in December 2007, just ahead of and right throughout the biggest financial markets crisis of recent times!
For the record, I did not research the top funds in the country to find that out so there will likely be similar and even better performers, I merely happened to meet Mike via a mutual contact once 3-4 years ago and have loosely followed his performance since.
In hindsight, I could easily regret not investing with Mike back when I met him. How many investment opportunities have you missed with the benefit of hindsight?
Most likely you have missed many, just like we all have. The optimists look to the future for the next opportunity rather than dwelling on the missed opportunities of the past. Right now I believe there is an opportunity in the stock market.
"Berkshire and its long-term shareholders benefit from a sinking stock market, much as a regular purchaser of food benefits from declining food prices. So when the market plummets, as it will from time to time, neither panic nor mourn. It's good news for Berkshire!" - Warren Buffett.
Given that I am largely a technical trader, so make most of my decisions by looking at charts, I sometimes piggy back off the fundamental decisions of those who are better at it than me. When it comes to fundamental stock market investors (or investors full stop) there is no one better than Buffet. There is little point me trying to be better than him at picking stocks, he is the best that ever lived so I will piggy back when I can.
As an example, I have recently been looking at the largest stock positions in Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway portfolio which he clearly considers fundamentally sound, seeing if they have gotten cheaper so far in 2014 and looking for potential trading opportunities that combine my own trading style with Buffett's profound fundamental stock picking abilities.
Given that Warren Buffet has the best track record on earth of outperforming the stock market in both good years and bad and given that I believe this will be a great year for stocks, I would not be surprised to see some stellar performances this year in his portfolio of stocks.
I plan to simply combine his foresight with my own trading strategies. This is just one part of my own strategy and I optimistically continue to look for more.


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Yesterday I was driving and I hit a piece of tire on the freeway. I pulled over right away but everything looked/sounded normal so I kept going. But @ high RPMS (tryin to get up to speed quickly) I noticed 2 things...
1. All of a sudden I could hear my turbo spooling clearer than ever
2. @ high RPMS I heard this weird sucking noise
I figured maybe I broke a hole in my exhaust or caused an open somewhere. Or maybe I knocked off a piece of my airbox or something. Well the next day I put it on a lift but I couldnt find any damage to the exhaust or intake. I'm still hearing the noise though but only under high RPMS under load. I don't know what it is but I'm worried I'm gonna mess something up. Anyone have any idea what it could be???


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Firefighters as props; off-the-record lies...Sound Familiar?
Firefighters as props; off-the-record lies
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Wed Sep 7th, 2005 at 12:15:48 PDT
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So here's the primer. In short, firefighters who volunteered to help save and help people, were instead forced to act as human props as Bush walked around pretending to do stuff.
Billmon responds in his usual brilliant way:
I guess this is what Bush was talking about yesterday when he called himself a "problem solver." But one of these days he and the Rovians really ought to take a stab at trying to solve other people's problems.
I'm just surprised they didn't shove some boots and a helmet on Shrub and stick him behind the wheel of a fire engine. Maybe with a big banner on the side: "Lets Roll!"
So what's next? Will they round up some doctors and have them tag along with Shrub while he visits patients at an emergency field hospital? (Ideally, a tidy tent full of young, attractive African American patients -- nothing bloody or threatening.) Surely that can be arranged.
Or how about a town meeting with the engineers plugging the levee breaks? They could explain what they're doing and show Shrub their plans, and he could nod his head and pretend like he understands what they're talking about. That shouldn't take more than a half a day out of their schedule. And what's another half day when most of those people have been trapped in their attics for a week already?
Now, the firefighters who volunteered to help and save people, and have been ignored and neglected by FEMA unless it's to act as human props for Dear Leader. And god forbid they get pissed about it!
On Monday, some firefighters stuck in the staging area at the Sheraton peeled off their FEMA-issued shirts and stuffed them in backpacks, saying they refuse to represent the federal agency.
Federal officials are unapologetic.
"I would go back and ask the firefighter to revisit his commitment to FEMA, to firefighting and to the citizens of this country," said FEMA spokeswoman Mary Hudak.
Idiots. But now the GOP is in full protect mode. Not "protect the people" mode, mind you, but "protect Bush at all costs" mode. And part of that "protect" mode means lying to journalists about who's to blame, seeking to muddy the issue and introduce enough uncertainty into the debate that it takes pressure off the guy in charge.
The Washington Post and Newsweek have both run blind quotes from a "senior administration official" claiming that Blanco screwed up by not declaring a state of emergency -- a factual assertion that those reporters could have quickly and easily have verified on the record. David Brock of Media Matters writes a letter to the Washington Post (and Newsweek, I'm sure, isn't far behind):
The use of anonymous sources has come under attack from many quarters in recent weeks. We at Media Matters for America are not among those who contend that anonymous sources should never be used. To the contrary, we fully understand that anonymous sources are often vital to uncovering stories that those with power do not want told.
In this case, however, the Post reporter's reliance on an anonymous source defies reason. The statement made by the anonymous source was an assertion of fact that could have been easily refuted. Blanco's declaration was widely reported at the time it was made, and the New Orleans Times-Picayune reprinted an August 27 letter from Blanco to President Bush in which she noted that she had declared the state of emergency. That the Post allowed itself to be the conduit by which "a senior Bush official" delivered a political attack -- the accuracy of which could have been determined quickly and on the record -- is unconscionable.
It is bad enough that the paper quoted an anonymous "source" spinning, but, in this case, the source was, put simply, lying. The Post's correction is far from adequate. It would seem to us that if your newspaper discovers that an anonymous source blatantly lied to one of your reporters, the implied contract of the source-journalist relationship has been broken, and the source has forfeited his or her right to anonymity. Further, the fact that a "senior Bush official" is lying in an apparent effort to blunt criticism of the Bush administration seems extremely newsworthy -- the sort of information that should be the topic of an article in your newspaper, not merely hinted at in a two-sentence correction.
Reporters might protest that a policy of "outing" dishonest sources would make others less likely to talk in the future. But are your readers' interests best served by the reporter-source relationship as it exists now? If this incident is any indication, the answer seems to be no. The "senior Bush official" will suffer no consequences and will be free to spin, smear, and lie again in the pages of the Post or other news outlets -- all without revealing his or her identity.
I can't believe the DC media has so fallen, is so utterly corrupt and compromised, that this is even a point of debate.
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thru hulls - scared - need help
I am wanting to put a gps, chartplotter, fish finder combo in my boat but from what I hear the hull is to thick. I have a 45 foot boat and the old owner claims it is 3/4 inches thick. Is it possible to drill half way thru so that the thickess is less than 5/8 (which is what is the max thickness that garmin said it would work thru)? any help is much appreciated.
Re: thru hulls - scared - need help
One would think there would already be a transducer installed in a
boat that size already.
If not try to sound out different thinner locations in hull, maybe up forward.
Can/has been done but must be solid location which could
be hard to tell before drilling.
Cautionary tale...few years back in the boatyard on a quiet Sunday early in the spring heard strange noise coming from inside a nearby
boat, was one of the local marine electronics installers half laughing
half crying...he was replacing an old transducer in just such a install
as you propose. Seems hull was drilled a bit to much as when he
went to remove the old transducer that was siliconed/epoxied? in
place out came the transducer and the very thin part of the hull
it was attached to...leaving a a nice hole in the hull...very scary
thinking of what might have been had it decided to give way
one night when boat fell off a wave!
A proper thru hull might be less scary I think!
Re: thru hulls - scared - need help
You should be able to do that. How about drilling a small test hole to check thickness? They also make long sending units to accommodate hulls that are on the thicker side. 3/4" seems excessively thick to me and not very likely.
Re: thru hulls - scared - need help
Install it on the inside, or drill a hole and install it on the outside. Don't try and drill part way through a hull, you have no idea just how much you will weaken it.
Re: thru hulls - scared - need help
You may want to try it without doing anything but cleaning the area first. I put an inhull transducer, garmin, on a 1973, 36 foot sailboat, that was very thick and it worked fine. This was two years ago. I sanded the area clean and used antifreeze as the liquid inside the casing, but had no problems. If that doesn't work, then you have to figure where to go from there. Good luck.
The transducer is likely made by Airmar. They make lots. I'm sure you could find a long shaft alternative that would allow a proper installation.
Re: thru hulls - scared - need help
What transducer does the chartplotter/fishfinder come with? Is it the kind that is meant to be mounted on the transom of a small boat? If yes, you should be able to mount it inside the hull and it will read through your hull (providing it isn't a cored hull). You can do a simple test by getting some children's modelling clay (plasticine) and making a little "pool" in the location you want to install the transducer. Fill the pool with water and let the transducer sit in the water. If you get a good signal, you're ready to install it permanently. If you don't get a signal, first make sure the transducer is angled to shoot straight down (and not angled to shoot off to the side) or try another location in the hull. Once you find a good location, it's simply a matter of cleaning and drying the spot and fixing the transducer in place with a big gob of silicone sealant. Be sure there are no bubbles in the silicone. If, for whatever reason, you want to move or remove the transducer, it is easy to cut it out of the silicone with an razor knife. You may find you installed it in a place that has some turbulence when underway and thus doesn't give you a good signal. If so, move it to another place. Ahead of the keel should be fine. Post a pic of the transducer if you can.
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my garmin transducer reads nicely thru my 2 inch thick hull when planted in a well of oil. try ti you will like it. no need to make holes in boat hull just for a transducer.
i have 2 depth sounders--one forward and one aft..aft is thru hull fitted, and forward is set into oil well..works perfect and is accurate.
Re: thru hulls - scared - need help
Great info guys. This place is such a good resource. I will try it before I drill. I was nervous so that means I have good instincts or good end stinks. lol Thanks
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i am not aguy but i will take the thanks---make the well deep and only cover the transducer end so it doesnt come dry in a case of extreme heel....
have fun--it does work.
i used a piece of pvc pipe glued to hull interior and filled with about 2 inches of oil---cooking oil--extra virgin olive variety...it wont come out unless i knock down.
omg you got help from a female...omg run fast--rodlmao
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This be something along the lines of what you are looking for?
Ok so I'm attempting to skin the buttons for m_Bags with this code
Code:local addon, ns = ... local cfg = CreateFrame("Frame") -- Player bags settings cfg.bags = { general = { font = "Interface\\Addons\\Lily_Media\\Fonts\\pf_ronda_seven.TTF", font_size = 8, } local Textures = { Background = [[Interface\AddOns\m_Bags\media\texture.tga]], Border = [[Interface\AddOns\m_Bags\media\glowTex.tga]], } position = {"BOTTOMRIGHT", "UIParent", "BOTTOMRIGHT", -32, 215}, columns = 10, scale = 0.96, sets = true, } -- Bank settings cfg.bank = { position = {"BOTTOMRIGHT", "m_BagsMain", "BOTTOMLEFT", -25, 0}, columns = 12, scale = 0.96, sets = false, } -- handover ns.cfg = cfg
However I get this error when I reload in-game:
I'm a total scrub when it comes to lua, but I've understood that it tells me that ( is expected somewhere to close { somewhere near "local" but I cannot figure out where exactly as I've attempted several different possibilities only resulting in giving me another error somewhere else :PCode:Message: Interface\AddOns\m_Bags\cfg.lua:10: '}' expected (to close '{' at line 5) near 'local' Time: 04/21/13 23:38:19 Count: 1 Stack: Locals:
Have to keep your table structure sound and make sure to close { with } and keep a , between each table element.
Code:local Table = { element1 = "1", element2 = { rawr = "pewpew", }, }Code:local addon, ns = ... local cfg = CreateFrame("Frame") -- Player bags settings cfg.bags = { general = { font = "Interface\\Addons\\Lily_Media\\Fonts\\pf_ronda_seven.TTF", font_size = 8, }, Textures = { Background = [[Interface\AddOns\m_Bags\media\texture.tga]], Border = [[Interface\AddOns\m_Bags\media\glowTex.tga]], }, position = {"BOTTOMRIGHT", "UIParent", "BOTTOMRIGHT", -32, 215}, columns = 10, scale = 0.96, sets = true, } -- Bank settings cfg.bank = { position = {"BOTTOMRIGHT", "m_BagsMain", "BOTTOMLEFT", -25, 0}, columns = 12, scale = 0.96, sets = false, } -- handover ns.cfg = cfg
Thanks for the help Nibel <3
Got no errors now, but the buttons within the bags are still not getting skinned, sadly :/
May have to post your entire code for someone to look over
Hehe might have. I simply just took the texture and glowTex tga's from your cargbags config and put them into the media folder for m_Bags and just added the texture codes and hoped that would be it :P
Oh how wrong I was :P
Alright, so I have a few UI/Addon questions I'd like to ask, but before I do, let me first apologize for my long-winded mannerisms.
As a PvP Demonology Warlock, I'm currently having somewhat of an issue with my Carrion Swarm macro. While the ability "Demonic Leap" immediately throws your character in Metamorphosis, or is simply able to be used while in Dark Apotheosis, Carrion Swarm requires that you go into the "forms" manually before using it. Typically, one would use macros involving stances/forms to shift into Meta when using Carrion Swarm, but have conditionals to stay in Dark Apotheosis when using it, but Dark Apotheosis isn't considered a stance (Although it does exist on the stance-bar next to Meta) so I can't use it effectively with macros. The main problem is that Dark Apotheosis is simply a spell and shares the same stance code as caster form. Needless to say, all macros I've tried using have failed me miserably. (As if it wasn't bad enough that it takes multiple clicks due to the delay in Metamorphosis transformation)
I've tried finding ways around this, like using Bartender 4 to place my Carrion Swarm macro onto it's own bar, that's changed to the original whenever I'm in Dark Apotheosis, but even that doesn't work, because Bartender requires actual stances/forms, which aren't available. (Bars don't change when entering DA, even if setup.)
I was wondering if there was something out there to help me make a carrion swarm macro that wouldn't force me to leave DA for Meta if I'm in it, but would morph me into Meta if I was in caster form, or if there were any conditionals I can apply based on spells instead of stances.
Also, I wanted to ask about two other addons/scripts. I use a focus cast key (ctrl) instead of macroing focus to all of my abilities. Now, I like to put a raid marker above my focus target's head just to help keep track of their positioning, but sometimes my partners aren't too keen on that, and I've always wondered if there was something that could make my focus target "light up" similarly to what they do when regularly targeted or hovered over whenever holding down my focus key.
The next would be... Whenever using abilities like Carrion Swarm, Dragon's Breath, and Typhoon, I've always wondered what the exact radius of the ability was. Is there any addon that could show me the radius of the ability whenever using it? I've always imagined it as two green lines extending outward on both sides of my character for an instant after the spell is cast, or perhaps when hovering over it-- in a similar manner and color to an AoE radius like Rain of Fire or Blizzard.
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So I just found this picture and would really like to use this addon but I have no idea what it's called. I did a little searching but didn't find the one I was looking for. I think there was a warlock addon with similar functionality but I play a warrior and wanted to mess around with it without all the warlock fluff. Any help would be appreciated.
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I recently changed form affliciton lock to destruction and am looking for some help with TellMeWhen. I would like to make the icon for Conflagrate show up when i have zero or one charges left and NOT show up when i have 2 charges left.
I know the is opposite of how many people want to view it but this is what im looking for. Any help would be great
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It's actually Raven.
It's from my UI, click the link and it's on the first screenshot.
Does anyone know a standalone buff mod that allows me to do like this ui (I believe its tukui or elvui or something)
Basically I need a "bar" that shows if I have or dont have the mastery, stats, fortitude, haste etc buffs and another bar that shows the rest of my buffs like hots and more temporary buffs that I and other players put on me.
http://www.wowinterface.com/download...aidBuffed.html a try.
The other buffs are just blizzards buffs reskinned? lots of options there.
The vine is classed as your pet during that event.
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I don't generally wear lip gloss but I did enjoy this sample. I received the Foreign-Intelligence Flirt and it's quite shiny, which is a minus for me but perhaps a plus for others. The color is subtle and the tingly feeling that lasts for several minutes after application is surprisingly pleasant! If I were a lip gloss girl I would definitely purchase the full-size, but the shine just isn't for me.4


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/// Who's at D: Top Techies' Must-Have Apps and Gadgets
June 1, 2013 | All Things Digital
Which-handset company executive cites Twitter as his favorite app? Which head of communications claims to be Uber's biggest customer? Which media maven thinks we all need to stress a lot less, and which well-known news aggregator says his favorite gadget is his hairbrush? If you weren't at D11, get a glimpse behind the scenes in the video below: [ See post to watch video ]
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Transactional practitioners undoubtedly are familiar with the annual task of responding to FDD application comments from state examiners. Given the changes to applicable franchising law and regulatory guidance at both the federal and state levels in recent years, even the most experienced drafters have encountered new criticism or unique interpretations of disclosure requirements from state agencies in comment letters. Recently, a particularly high-mileage target of examiner comments has been the contractual language and disclosures surrounding a franchisor's integration clause.
The amended FTC Franchise Rule prohibits franchise sellers from "disclaiming or requiring a prospective franchisee to waive reliance on any representation made in the disclosure document or in its exhibits or amendments." According to the FTC Compliance Guide, this prohibition is designed to combat potential deception by a franchisor who might otherwise use its integration clause to disclaim representations made to prospects via FDD Items. This prohibition has been the subject of many state examiner comments, whether in the context of an Item 17 disclosure or in the specific language found in the franchise agreement or other FDD-related contract. By way of example, some Item 17 disclosures have been deemed insufficient when they do not match exactly the sample wording provided in the FTC Compliance Guide (including striking additional "franchisee-friendly" text that went beyond the sample wording). In other instances, the non-waiver proviso built into a franchise agreement's integration clause did not reference "any related agreements" beyond the franchise agreement, and a related contract's incorporation by reference of the franchise agreement's integration clause was unacceptable. Accordingly, the following wording is recommended for use in franchise program documents to avoid comments or delays in the FDD registration process:
Section in Franchise Program Document:
Language Generally Approved by State Examiners:
Item 17(t) disclosure in FDD
Only the terms of the [agreement] are binding (subject to state law). Any representations or promises outside of the disclosure document and [agreement] may not be enforceable.
Franchise Agreement's integration clause
". . . nothing in this Agreement or in any related agreement shall disclaim or require Franchisee to waive reliance. . ."
Additional contract's integration clause
[Copy wording of Franchise Agreement's integration clause in each related contract included in FDD.]
Based on these experiences, hopefully you can reduce the volume of comments you receive during the upcoming FDD renewal season and expedite the registration process.