Posted on 09/17/2005 6:59:48 AM PDT by teldon30
tet68,
I have fished on Lanier. I have a friend who used to live on the lake. Nice lake.
Yes stripers are tasty, I agree.
Do you read Georgia Outdoor News?
I'm right here in Tennessee, close to Knoxville.
I lurked on FR for years, and have read a lot of your posts. I always wondered if you were in the Tet offensive. I have another friend in S.C. who was, and he told me all about it.
I actually grew up next to a big artillery base in Oklahoma, during the Viet Nam years.
Yes turkeys can see better than any animal, I think.I actually was hunting with a guy once and a hen spotted us and I had my finger pointed in mid-air and had to hold it there for about 30 minutes while she fed past us. Didn't want her to give off an alarm call to her suiters.
If you are a primitive hunter I bet you shoot a muzzleloader huh? Ever shot a Markesbery muzzleloader? Top of the line. Do you shoot a compound bow?
Maybe someday I can do some fishing with you two and write/publish a story about it.
BTW, I am currently editing a book for a retired Marine, and it covers the Viet Nam years. It has the potential to be a bestseller. I used to edit his work in magazines, he is a expert on ballistics and muzzleloaders.
If a guy's putting on some act for his own ulterior motive, he won't be able to keep it up forever. The longer a woman waits to have sex, the more frustrated the guy gets at not getting what he wants and sooner rather than later the truth comes out and the true colors are shown. Its a win-win: the woman doesn't get used, discarded and hurt, and the guy can stop wasting his time and move on down the line to an easier woman.
Patience is the tool that forces deception to reveal itself. Another principal not learned by the oh -so-successful, independant, career woman.
I think the basic problem is that powerful women are essentially wired the same way as powerful men--they're smart, driven, sometimes ruthless, and most likely self-absorbed to some degree. The difference is that while there are some women who can deal with a partner like that (the long absences from home, etc)--especially if financial benefits are involved--there are far fewer men who can.
Re your post #539 - LOL! :)!
So true.
Would to G-d men observed this bit of wisdom as they proceed, cow-like, through the courtship process.
***I think the basic problem is that powerful women are essentially wired the same way as powerful men--they're smart, driven, sometimes ruthless, and most likely self-absorbed to some degree.***
I take serious issue with this comment! You can be powerful without being ruthless and self-absorbed. I think it's more a matter of men not being able to handle a woman who's smarter than they are.
Actually......that's been my experience with men who have no clue as to how to lead in any aspect of life.......always wanting to follow... then play the blame game if things fall apart. (so they don't have to take responsibility) Are you one of those? *laugh*
Yep, some guys can be cads, what can I say?
It's such a pleasure to have an attentive student 8-)
Elaborate please. Sounds like wishful thinking to me. How does one stave off the ruthless and self-absorbed with ambitions to your powerful position?
I think it's more a matter of men not being able to handle a woman who's smarter than they are.
And if your comment were nothing but self-congratulation, how would one prove it to you?
It's hard. Between bitterness from being burned and outright ineptness, the info doesn't go down easy!
Well now there is a less than comforting thought.
No kidding!
I know you ladies don't go for those types of guys, and wisely so.
You know what Hitman?
Here's another little secret most men don't know about women, and have trouble figuring out:
Women LIKE bad boys. Cads, or whatever you want to call them.
Now go back to your thread, you have a reputation to embellish.
I agree 100%.
A corollary of women being more generous with sharing their sexual goodies is that men don't have to conform to a better standard of conduct in order to maintain their relationship.
With so many attractive women out there, of all ages, it's not difficult for a man to find a woman to indulge with in carnal pleasures, with almost no downside.
It's just the truth. If more women shored up their conduct & habits, it would force men to be better men, and both sexes would wind up more content.
If we leave it up to men to improve their conduct on their own, it just won't happen.
;-)
Did I ever mention one of my favorite introductions to a goodlooking woman is "Hey, my name is Vinnie. I'm a liar and a coward, but you probably get that all the time." :-)
Why would you think that of me, other than petulance that is? Is there any existential reason to discount the possibility women are always carping about poor leadership because they are resistant to following?
It *is* the Biblical position, if such things mean anything to you.
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