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March 23rd, 2006
This is written by me, a man, for other men. Men, I hope you get something useful from this. Ladies, you can use these tips as well, replacing ‘her’ for ‘him/his’.
- Be willing to listen
You have to listen to what your partner is saying, and let her finish. Let her talk about what’s on her mind. Don’t take it personally, and instead try to remain objective about it. This way, you can paraphrase it back to her when she’s finished or paused, so that you allow her to understand you have listened and you understand her.
When she knows you care about her feelings and her thoughts, she’ll be more appreciative of your role in her life. She’ll be more inclined to be the same back to you.
March 23rd, 2006
I have a lot of posts on this blog. Including this post, I have 505 posts. If you spent 4 minutes reading each post, it would take you 33.6 hours to read my blog. Let’s assume you’d be only reading for 8 hours a day… that’s pretty much 4 solid days of reading this blog.
I don’t think anyone expects that, with anyone’s blog. And I don’t think it ever happens that way. To anyone.
March 23rd, 2006
We all ask this question of ourselves, every once in a while. I’ve told you who I am, and I’ve even talked a bit about my life. But who am I really?
Wil Wheaton, whose blog I’ve been following for some years now,
talked briefly about it today, in a way that made me laugh and laugh…
…as I reflected on it, I kept thinking about the Road. When I knew what my Road was, I knew where my Road was, and I knew how to get back on it. I wasn’t as far off it as I thought, in fact. I just had to turn the wheel and step on the gas. It also helped to drive with my eyes open for a change.
My Road is paved with d20s and TRON DVDs and Atari 2600 games. It’s lit by the glow of TNG and BSG episodes and the soundtrack is by Vangelis. It’s patrolled by Rover and they sell Soylent Green in the rest stop vending machines. The speed limit is 42, but if you flash your Bavarian Illuminati card, you can use the FTL drive to make it to Milliways in time for dinner.
March 23rd, 2006
An Afghan who converted to Christianity some 20 years ago has been arrested in Afghanistan and faces execution for leaving behind the Muslim religion he used to be part of. The only defence he has that might save him is pleading insanity. Apparently he ‘doesn’t speak like normal people’, which gives rise to the judges thinking he might be insane.
Maybe he speaks like a Christian… I’m sure, for Muslims, that’s grounds for insanity just there. What seems more likely though, is that the US-sponsored government, in the face of global criticism, is trying to find a way out of executing him and yet maintaining their religious laws.
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