On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 3:45:14 P George Dance wrote:
>
> > On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 9:33:10 AM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> >> On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 12:05:09 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> >
> >> > Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte
> >> >
> >> > “Consolations invites readers into a poetic and thoughtful consideration of words, whose meaning and interpretation influence the paths we choose and the way we traverse them throughout our lives.”
> >> >
> >> > https://davidwhyte.com/pages/consolations
> >> Have you read this? We looked at the preview on Amazon and it seems to be a lot of self-help meanderings.
>
> > Of course it is. Self-help literature -- getting to know yourself by reading what someone else said -- is Corey's favorite genre.
> National Lampoon did it well in the 1970s with articles such as "I'm Okay, You're So-So"

https://pipeandpjspictorials.wordpress.com/2021/09/02/im-ok-youre-so-so-january-1974/

Obvious typo corrected.

🙂

On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 3:51:41 PM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 6:20:27 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 12:55:35 PM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 5:45:04 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 12:42:46 PM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 5:35:56 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 12:10:08 PM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 5:00:11 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 11:41:02 AM UTC-5, george....@yahoo.ca wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 9:33:10 AM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 12:05:09 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > “Consolations invites readers into a poetic and thoughtful consideration of words, whose meaning and interpretation influence the paths we choose and the way we traverse them throughout our lives..”
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > https://davidwhyte.com/pages/consolations
> > > > > > > > > > Have you read this? We looked at the preview on Amazon and it seems to be a lot of self-help meanderings.
> > > > > > > > > Of course it is. Self-help literature -- getting to know yourself by reading what someone else said -- is Corey's favorite genre.
> > > > > > > > “Know thyself.” - someone else
> > > > > > > “Don’t plagiarize. Express your own thoughts in your own words…. Note, too, that simply changing a few words here and there, or changing the order of a few words in a sentence or paragraph, is still plagiarism. Plagiarism is one of the most serious crimes in academia.” (Pechenik, 2001; p.10).
> > > > > > > https://ori.hhs.gov/education/products/roig_st_johns/paraphrasing%20and%20plagiarism.html
> > > > > > To bet, or not to bet?
> > > > > > That is the question.
> > > > > > You gotta play to win.
> > > > > Don't lie. "Lying has consequences. When someone finds out you have lied, it affects how that person deals with you forever."
> > > > > https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=1&contentid=528
> > > > Be real.
> > > "Don't be a dick."
> > Don’t be an asshole.
> > I am not your enema.
> Don't be a braggart. Many people have more than you do and will laugh at your attempts to make yourself look good. The people who have less than you do will think that you are just...bragging.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas.

Spam-I-Am wrote:

> On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 3:51:41 PM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
>> On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 6:20:27 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
>> > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 12:55:35 PM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
>> > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 5:45:04 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
>> > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 12:42:46 PM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
>> > > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 5:35:56 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
>> > > > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 12:10:08 PM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
>> > > > > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 5:00:11 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
>> > > > > > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 11:41:02 AM UTC-5, george....@yahoo.ca wrote:
>> > > > > > > > > On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 9:33:10 AM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
>> > > > > > > > > > On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 12:05:09 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
>> > > > > > > > > > > Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte
>> > > > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > > “Consolations invites readers into a poetic and thoughtful consideration of words, whose meaning and interpretation influence the paths we choose and the way we traverse them throughout our lives..”
>> > > > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > > https://davidwhyte.com/pages/consolations
>> > > > > > > > > > Have you read this? We looked at the preview on Amazon and it seems to be a lot of self-help meanderings.
>> > > > > > > > > Of course it is. Self-help literature -- getting to know yourself by reading what someone else said -- is Corey's favorite genre.
>> > > > > > > > “Know thyself.” - someone else
>> > > > > > > “Don’t plagiarize. Express your own thoughts in your own words…. Note, too, that simply changing a few words here and there, or changing the order of a few words in a sentence or paragraph, is still plagiarism. Plagiarism is one of the most serious crimes in academia.” (Pechenik, 2001; p.10).
>> > > > > > > https://ori.hhs.gov/education/products/roig_st_johns/paraphrasing%20and%20plagiarism.html
>> > > > > > To bet, or not to bet?
>> > > > > > That is the question.
>> > > > > > You gotta play to win.
>> > > > > Don't lie. "Lying has consequences. When someone finds out you have lied, it affects how that person deals with you forever."
>> > > > > https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=1&contentid=528
>> > > > Be real.
>> > > "Don't be a dick."
>> > Don’t be an asshole.
>> > I am not your enema.
>> Don't be a braggart. Many people have more than you do and will laugh at your attempts to make yourself look good. The people who have less than you do will think that you are just...bragging.

> Have yourself a merry little Christmas.

Merry Christmas to you and yours, Corey.

🙂

On Sunday, December 25, 2022 at 6:20:14 PM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
> Spam-I-Am wrote:
>
> > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 3:51:41 PM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> >> On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 6:20:27 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> >> > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 12:55:35 PM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> >> > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 5:45:04 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> >> > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 12:42:46 PM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> >> > > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 5:35:56 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> >> > > > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 12:10:08 PM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> >> > > > > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 5:00:11 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 11:41:02 AM UTC-5, george....@yahoo.ca wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 9:33:10 AM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > > On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 12:05:09 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > > > Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte
> >> > > > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > > > “Consolations invites readers into a poetic and thoughtful consideration of words, whose meaning and interpretation influence the paths we choose and the way we traverse them throughout our lives..”
> >> > > > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > > > https://davidwhyte.com/pages/consolations
> >> > > > > > > > > > Have you read this? We looked at the preview on Amazon and it seems to be a lot of self-help meanderings.
> >> > > > > > > > > Of course it is. Self-help literature -- getting to know yourself by reading what someone else said -- is Corey's favorite genre.
> >> > > > > > > > “Know thyself.” - someone else
> >> > > > > > > “Don’t plagiarize. Express your own thoughts in your own words…. Note, too, that simply changing a few words here and there, or changing the order of a few words in a sentence or paragraph, is still plagiarism. Plagiarism is one of the most serious crimes in academia.” (Pechenik, 2001; p.10).
> >> > > > > > > https://ori.hhs.gov/education/products/roig_st_johns/paraphrasing%20and%20plagiarism.html
> >> > > > > > To bet, or not to bet?
> >> > > > > > That is the question.
> >> > > > > > You gotta play to win.
> >> > > > > Don't lie. "Lying has consequences. When someone finds out you have lied, it affects how that person deals with you forever."
> >> > > > > https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=1&contentid=528
> >> > > > Be real.
> >> > > "Don't be a dick."
> >> > Don’t be an asshole.
> >> > I am not your enema.
> >> Don't be a braggart. Many people have more than you do and will laugh at your attempts to make yourself look good. The people who have less than you do will think that you are just...bragging.
>
> > Have yourself a merry little Christmas.
> Merry Christmas to you and yours, Corey.
>
> 🙂

My holiday reading recommendation just for you:

“When Elves Attack: A Joyous Christmas Greeting from the Criminal Nutbars of the Sunshine State”

"The undisputed king of the comic crime novel."--Providence JournalNobody does Florida weirdness quite like Tim Dorsey Case in point: When Elves Attack, the New York Times bestselling author's twisted Christmas present to his legion of adoring fans who can't get enough of thrill-killer and Sunshine State historian Serge A. Storms, the most endearing psychopath since Dexter.. Dorsey offers the perfect antidote for all those sappy feel-good holiday stories with this zany blockbuster extravaganza in which his wonderfully deranged serial killer Floridaphile delivers his special brand of Christmas cheer. More outrageous than Santa Claus in a Speedo, When Elves Attack serves up a Yuletide feast of the "pure gonzo humor" the New York Times Book Review enthusiastically attributes to this fearlessly funny writer. Think Bad Santa and National Lampoon's Family Vacation, blend in Dorsey's trademark appetite for destruction, and you've got hilarious crime fiction black comedy that anyone would be thrilled to discover stuffed in their Christmas stocking.”

On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 3:45:14 PM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
> George Dance wrote:
>
> > On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 9:33:10 AM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> >> On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 12:05:09 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> >
> >> > Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte
> >> >
> >> > “Consolations invites readers into a poetic and thoughtful consideration of words, whose meaning and interpretation influence the paths we choose and the way we traverse them throughout our lives.”
> >> >
> >> > https://davidwhyte.com/pages/consolations
> >> Have you read this? We looked at the preview on Amazon and it seems to be a lot of self-help meanderings.
>
> > Of course it is. Self-help literature -- getting to know yourself by reading what someone else said -- is Corey's favorite genre.
> National Lampoon did it well in the [1970s] with articles such as "I'm Okay, You're So-So"

The only part of that article I remember is the life position, "I'm Okay, You're a Taxi".As I remember, it was confined to hotel doormen, and those in that life position didn't remain in it long.

On Monday, December 26, 2022 at 7:28:28 AM UTC-5, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 3:45:14 PM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
> > George Dance wrote:
> >
> > > On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 9:33:10 AM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> > >> On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 12:05:09 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > >
> > >> > Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte
> > >> >
> > >> > “Consolations invites readers into a poetic and thoughtful consideration of words, whose meaning and interpretation influence the paths we choose and the way we traverse them throughout our lives.”
> > >> >
> > >> > https://davidwhyte.com/pages/consolations
> > >> Have you read this? We looked at the preview on Amazon and it seems to be a lot of self-help meanderings.
> >
> > > Of course it is. Self-help literature -- getting to know yourself by reading what someone else said -- is Corey's favorite genre.
> > National Lampoon did it well in the [1970s] with articles such as "I'm Okay, You're So-So"
>
> The only part of that article I remember is the life position, "I'm Okay, You're a Taxi".As I remember, it was confined to hotel doormen, and those in that life position didn't remain in it long.

Knock knock.

On Monday, December 26, 2022 at 7:07:38 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> On Sunday, December 25, 2022 at 6:20:14 PM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
> > Spam-I-Am wrote:
> >
> > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 3:51:41 PM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> > >> On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 6:20:27 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > >> > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 12:55:35 PM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> > >> > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 5:45:04 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > >> > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 12:42:46 PM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> > >> > > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 5:35:56 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > >> > > > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 12:10:08 PM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 5:00:11 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 11:41:02 AM UTC-5, george....@yahoo.ca wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 9:33:10 AM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > > On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 12:05:09 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > “Consolations invites readers into a poetic and thoughtful consideration of words, whose meaning and interpretation influence the paths we choose and the way we traverse them throughout our lives..”
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > https://davidwhyte.com/pages/consolations
> > >> > > > > > > > > > Have you read this? We looked at the preview on Amazon and it seems to be a lot of self-help meanderings.
> > >> > > > > > > > > Of course it is. Self-help literature -- getting to know yourself by reading what someone else said -- is Corey's favorite genre.
> > >> > > > > > > > “Know thyself.” - someone else
> > >> > > > > > > “Don’t plagiarize. Express your own thoughts in your own words…. Note, too, that simply changing a few words here and there, or changing the order of a few words in a sentence or paragraph, is still plagiarism. Plagiarism is one of the most serious crimes in academia.” (Pechenik, 2001; p.10).
> > >> > > > > > > https://ori.hhs.gov/education/products/roig_st_johns/paraphrasing%20and%20plagiarism.html
> > >> > > > > > To bet, or not to bet?
> > >> > > > > > That is the question.
> > >> > > > > > You gotta play to win.
> > >> > > > > Don't lie. "Lying has consequences. When someone finds out you have lied, it affects how that person deals with you forever."
> > >> > > > > https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=1&contentid=528
> > >> > > > Be real.
> > >> > > "Don't be a dick."
> > >> > Don’t be an asshole.
> > >> > I am not your enema.
> > >> Don't be a braggart. Many people have more than you do and will laugh at your attempts to make yourself look good. The people who have less than you do will think that you are just...bragging.
> >
> > > Have yourself a merry little Christmas.
> > Merry Christmas to you and yours, Corey.
> >
>
> My holiday reading recommendation just for you:
>
> “When Elves Attack: A Joyous Christmas Greeting from the Criminal Nutbars of the Sunshine State”
>
> "The undisputed king of the comic crime novel."--Providence JournalNobody does Florida weirdness quite like Tim Dorsey Case in point: When Elves Attack, the New York Times bestselling author's twisted Christmas present to his legion of adoring fans who can't get enough of thrill-killer and Sunshine State historian Serge A. Storms, the most endearing psychopath since Dexter. Dorsey offers the perfect antidote for all those sappy feel-good holiday stories with this zany blockbuster extravaganza in which his wonderfully deranged serial killer Floridaphile delivers his special brand of Christmas cheer. More outrageous than Santa Claus in a Speedo, When Elves Attack serves up a Yuletide feast of the "pure gonzo humor" the New York Times Book Review enthusiastically attributes to this fearlessly funny writer. Think Bad Santa and National Lampoon's Family Vacation, blend in Dorsey's trademark appetite for destruction, and you've got hilarious crime fiction black comedy that anyone would be thrilled to discover stuffed in their Christmas stocking.”

Thanks Corey, I've been reading some Jack Kerouac again this morning:

https://silverbirchpress.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/christmas-essay-by-jack-kerouac/

"Merry Christmas zings in the air…the central pine and pain of my aching desire, the real Christmas is hiding somewhere from me, and it is still, it is holy, it is dark, it is insane."
― Jack Kerouac

On Monday, December 26, 2022 at 7:43:06 AM UTC-5, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> On Monday, December 26, 2022 at 7:28:28 AM UTC-5, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 3:45:14 PM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > George Dance wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 9:33:10 AM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> > > >> On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 12:05:09 PM UTC, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> > Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte
> > > >> >
> > > >> > “Consolations invites readers into a poetic and thoughtful consideration of words, whose meaning and interpretation influence the paths we choose and the way we traverse them throughout our lives.”
> > > >> >
> > > >> > https://davidwhyte.com/pages/consolations
> > > >> Have you read this? We looked at the preview on Amazon and it seems to be a lot of self-help meanderings.
> > >
> > > > Of course it is. Self-help literature -- getting to know yourself by reading what someone else said -- is Corey's favorite genre.
> > > National Lampoon did it well in the [1970s] with articles such as "I'm Okay, You're So-So"
> >
> > The only part of that article I remember is the life position, "I'm Okay, You're a Taxi".As I remember, it was confined to hotel doormen, and those in that life position didn't remain in it long.
> Knock knock.

Who’s there?