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1 posted on 07/03/2014 3:25:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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I feel free when I’m alone.


26 posted on 07/03/2014 4:04:42 PM PDT by jonathonandjennifer
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Wrong choice offered. This is better: Be alone with your thoughts, or watch Moochelle “Let’s Move” videos. Hell of a lot of men would be alone with their thoughts.


29 posted on 07/03/2014 4:11:06 PM PDT by twister881
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...and I prefer bamboo shoots to the New Yorker Magazine...


30 posted on 07/03/2014 4:11:17 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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On what planet is this???


31 posted on 07/03/2014 4:12:02 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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Yup. First thing, I looked for the word “study”. That told me that this is nothing but bullfeathers.


34 posted on 07/03/2014 4:17:24 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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Be alone with your thoughts...or listen to Hillary’s cackle on an endless loop.


35 posted on 07/03/2014 4:17:31 PM PDT by twister881
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“Boots, boots, movin’ up an’ down again...”


36 posted on 07/03/2014 4:21:17 PM PDT by twister881
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That’s the difference between sheeple with the herding instinct, and intelligent, independent thinkers.


39 posted on 07/03/2014 5:06:12 PM PDT by Born to Conserve
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Heh! Not this guy!
My thoughts have been filled with all sorts of fun and interesting things like.....

What foregrip should I put on my AR-15?
Should I go 18 or 20 inches on the barrel length?
Should I use a basic bolt or the new Relia-Bolt?
Will a good MagPul stock be worth it?
Which armorer’s wrench should I get?

Etc....


40 posted on 07/03/2014 5:07:34 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Uninstall Fascist Firefox. Get Pale Moon.)
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Okay, this is a silly conclusion. More likely is that this was the only time folks could experiment with this shock-equipment and were basically experimenting on themselves. You can sit and think any time, but how often do you get the chance to play with stuff like this and test your own endurance? People like to play with stuff. Especially guys.


43 posted on 07/03/2014 5:24:17 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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Too many people don't like to think because they have never been taught how or even know what to think about.

You would be hard pressed to get your feet wet in the deep pool of most people's thoughts. Witness what passes for pop culture.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

45 posted on 07/03/2014 5:37:07 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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New York Magazine should like hire someone to like edit Jesse Singal’s “prose.”


46 posted on 07/03/2014 5:52:21 PM PDT by jonatron (This is the Land of the Free, the Home of the Brave.)
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What a crock of shiite. Must be a study of east coast city dwellers.

I love and crave quiet time. Thinking through some hobby issue or just zoning out.

I hate yammering just for the sake of noise, thought the wife seems to love it. Causes friction at times when I want silence and have nothing to say.

48 posted on 07/03/2014 6:10:07 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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1) having lived an interesting life
2) find menatl stimulation in philosophy, lietrature, history, theology, biography, etal 3) a journal
4) either a great location or great music
5) either good coffee (morning) or good beer (evening)
6) when possible, add endorphins from recent run

This has been a constant in my life since my 20s. I couldn't imagine life without this personal reflection time.
51 posted on 07/03/2014 7:33:42 PM PDT by jobim (.)
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I saw the excellent documentary "Into Great Silence" at the Film Forum when it came out. After the movie, a discussion was prompted by a young fella who explored a monastic vocation and actually visited la Grande Chartreuse, the Carthusian monastery that was the focus of the movie.

He asked if any one was disturbed by lack of speaking in the movie. One guy admitted that within a few seconds of the movie's start, his mind was assaulted by thoughts and voices and sounds unbidden. He said he thought he might lose his mind.

I silently thanked God that I did suffer from this man's particular affliction.

53 posted on 07/03/2014 7:52:12 PM PDT by Oratam
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This is what Apple understood so well. The iPHONE is a pacifier for adults. An expensive set of keys that can be rattled in front of your eyes to distract or calm you.

Making phone calls is now the least used function.

55 posted on 07/04/2014 1:20:27 AM PDT by CW_Conservative
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I too am one who has no problems with “quiet time”. It drives me ‘round the bend whenever I walk into my lunchroom and the radio is blasting away, 3 folks are having a”discussion”, and the table manners are atrocious. I won’t even go in the lunchroom anymore during meal breaks.

Then when camping, there are those who bring big honking stereos and blast their music so loud you can hear it a mile away. I go out to the woods to listen to the sounds of nature, not the latest Adele/Metric/Black Eyed Peas production.

I LIKE having peaceful interludes, and find them far to rare.


56 posted on 07/04/2014 12:39:37 PM PDT by Don W (To laugh, perhaps to dream...)
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