No! I'm not going anywhere!

[RunningDeer]

Posted by Whiskey_Mystic (here)
Hold fast and face the fury
Whatever hell may come
I'm here
And I STAND
Let chaos break upon me like the sea
I will laugh long and loud
With my hair in the wind.

Hi Whiskey_Mystic, I thought of this while reading your post.

[andrewgreen]

If I did want to go I wouldn't think I need to announce it, peoples egos sometimes get the better of them.

[blufire]

I have thought several times of jumping ship . . . .especially lately. I’m like the “red headed step-child” around here and I fully realize I am a thorn in many people’s sides.

But I’m always reminded of what I said in my application when I applied to be a member of Avalon, which in part was that I would offer a different view on many subjects and perhaps provide a bit more balance. Also as an older female it is my responsibility to teach the younger or at least offer the knowledge I have gleaned over the years. Many older people just fade away and “retire” from life all together and have the attitude “I had to learn on my own so let the younger struggle too”.

So sorry guys. . . you are stuck with me . . . thorns and all

[Whiskey_Mystic]

Posted by modwiz (here)

This was way cooler than this thread deserves.

I know. You can't help yourself.

I can, actually. I choose not to.

[Whiskey_Mystic]

Posted by WhiteCrowBlackDeer (here)
Hi Whiskey_Mystic, I thought of this while reading your post.

I hoped the post would cause people to smirk at the melodrama while simultaneously touching a warrior spirit inside. This is how I feel, it is my truth, it is overly dramatic, and it's ok that it is also funny. Word.

[sygh]

Posted by songsfortheotherkind (here)

Posted by sygh (here)

Does your hair have to be in the wind?-}

Yes- it makes a much more dramatic shot.

Definitely for you, songfortheotherkind!!!

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tGO8snK98l0

[mosquito]

Posted by blufire (here)
........ I fully realize I am a thorn in many people’s sides.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know where you get that silly idea from.

How about - grounded, mature, rational, experienced, proactive woman, whose presence on Avalon is greatly appreciated.

[kcbc2010]

Posted by modwiz (here)
Every forum needs at least one GW Bush apologist. It balances things out.

hehe.....funny thing is that half the time I couldn't agree with him when he was president. Now, it's so much harder to fake the nod/smile because a lot of people remember GWB too fondly for me. A lot of them were out there complaining right along w/ me throughout Bush's presidency that GWB was a big government guy. Now, they've are chasing after GWB's twin, Santorum, like he's going to save the Republican Party (sigh...) They really don't want to remember how much they hated GWB too - tho for different reasons - than my liberal friends. In 2000, there was a big push for Bush in the Primary and I just couldn't go "ga ga" for the guy because that's who the machine wanted. And since I worked for part of the machine, that's all I heard. "GWB is great. Oh, he's the best. Ugh!" Drove me nuts back in the day! I kept thinking, let me figure that out for myself. Voted McCain in that primary and I still remember how pissed people were when Bush lost the primary in MI. I had a big smile on my face that next day! It always feels good to send the machine into a tizzy! Peace.

[blufire]

LOL. . .thank you greatly mariposafe for your very kind words . . .I really needed to hear them, especially this evening.

If you would like to see a grand example of my "thorns" take a gander at Whitefeather's "anmal slaughter" thread. My words have poked the hell out of many today. I think I have left a couple fairly bloody.

Posted by mariposafe (here)

Posted by blufire (here)
........ I fully realize I am a thorn in many people’s sides.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know where you get that silly idea from.

How about - grounded, mature, rational, experienced, proactive woman, whose presence on Avalon is greatly appreciated.

[jagman]

There are no coincidence's in life. If you are here, You are meant to be here. The one's who have left, Were meant to leave.
But i would like to say hi to some former members. Fred S, Lord Sid, Lily, anklebiter, viking,the one, Dig, Rahkyt . I know i missed
a lot of former members, I'm sorry bad memory. Anyway hi guys, Miss you.

[foreverfan]

Don't expect much out of me. I'm just here for the show.

If you haven't seen this video, it's incredible. At the top of the world.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=8yA2i60AVIw