Although my parents were divorced when I was young,
and my father was murdered a few years later so I never knew him as well as I would have liked, I find myself becoming more and more like what I have been told he was like and even more scary, I am becoming more like my maternal grandfather too.

As with my grandfather, my sense of humor is pretty much under-developed so that most of my jokes don't work. Once I get a joke that actually works however, I never stop using it (although this is partially due to the perverse pleasure I get from watching my daughters squirm when they hear the joke for the 500th time and see what is coming). Plus I take too long to tell anything, hence the length of my posts. On the good side, I try to treat everyone fairly, honestly, nicely, and generously as he did.

As with my father I like fine dining and will also try pretty much anything edible at least once. I also like good scotch, good wine, and real ale a great deal (far too much probably).

Unlike my father and grandfathers (both) however, I didn't go to the US Military Academy and am not an officer in the army (my brother and I broke that five generation tradition) but I have this stange fascination with knee high leather boots and whips order although I am completely disorganized.

Once my daughters were teenagers I would find myself thinking that their music sucked and kids these days..... When this would happen, I would go into deep depressions.
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Fri 1 May 2009, 14:19, 6 replies)

That's
a great post, matey.

Great read - you sound very gentle and kind, and if I was batting for the other team I'd be tempted to let you take my brown wings.

Oh, and *click*
( SpankyHanky, Fri 1 May 2009, 16:01, closed)

Thanks and I'm flattered, but I'd be afraid Pooflake
might get jelous and come after me or worse yet, want a threesome.
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Fri 1 May 2009, 17:05, closed)

You and me together -
we could take him out.

(He'd probably enjoy it)...
( SpankyHanky, Fri 1 May 2009, 17:19, closed)

I'll be on the next flight.
.
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Fri 1 May 2009, 17:57, closed)

'take me out'...?

Do you mean, wine...dine....

and possibly '69'?

If that's the case, allow me to contribute towards the flight

;)

(Oh, and clickety for the post)
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Fri 1 May 2009, 18:22, closed)

Ummm,,,,, sorry,
all the planes were full, thats it, full, all of the seats sold.

I was just put on the watch list too, they won't let me on planes anymore since that embarassing incident in Detroit last week.

I've got swine flu too, don't know if I'll make it. They won't let me across the border.

I just converted, no more wine for me....
;-0

(Have a good long weekend and thanks for the click.)
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Fri 1 May 2009, 18:42, closed)