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lid says...
Jonathan Cook wrote:

Well, I did spend quite a bit of time with my father in my
later teens and early twenties, golfing and fishing, and while
it didn't keep me completely out of trouble, I'm sure it saved
me from quite a bit. I can't think of many things more important
than a father spending time with a son that age, any way shape
or form that he can manage it.

Any way, shape or form that he can manage it ? Jon, you're just
so *goddamn* wholesome and treacly it makes my teeth hurt.

I cannot *ever* imagine my dad in birkenstocks, bell bottoms and
tie dye, smokin' dope, droppin' acid and dancin' to the Grateful
Dead just to spend time with my 19 year old self. Would have been
out of character for him and *appalling* to me.

And just think what an improvement he could have made in the world
if he'd kept you from all that.
- Ken

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lid says...
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lid says...
Jonathan Cook wrote:
... I can't think of many things more important
than a father spending time with a son that age, any way shape
or form that he can manage it.

Any way, shape or form that he can manage it ? Jon, you're just
so *goddamn* wholesome and treacly it makes my teeth hurt.

I cannot *ever* imagine my dad in birkenstocks, bell bottoms and
tie dye, smokin' dope, droppin' acid and dancin' to the Grateful
Dead just to spend time with my 19 year old self. Would have been
out of character for him and *appalling* to me.


And just think what an improvement he could have made in the world
if he'd kept you from all that.

I was thinking what an improvement I could have made in the
world if I'd been willing and able to talk him into it.

Please tell me you're not breeding. I don't know too many people
who would want their kids droppin' acid. Youthful stupidity is
stupid but sad, adult stupidity is just stupid.
- Ken

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In article ,
lid says...
wrote:
lid says...
Jonathan Cook wrote:
... I can't think of many things more important
than a father spending time with a son that age, any way shape
or form that he can manage it.

Any way, shape or form that he can manage it ? Jon, you're just
so *goddamn* wholesome and treacly it makes my teeth hurt.

I cannot *ever* imagine my dad in birkenstocks, bell bottoms and
tie dye, smokin' dope, droppin' acid and dancin' to the Grateful
Dead just to spend time with my 19 year old self. Would have been
out of character for him and *appalling* to me.


And just think what an improvement he could have made in the world
if he'd kept you from all that.

I was thinking what an improvement I could have made in the
world if I'd been willing and able to talk him into it.

Please tell me you're not breeding.

Ouch! THAT'S gonna leave a mark!

I don't know too many people
who would want their kids droppin' acid.

Your parents were exceptional, huh?

Youthful stupidity is
stupid but sad, adult stupidity is just stupid.

Well, that's just.....um......stupid.

Wolfgang
who supposes it's one of those genetic thingies.

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
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lid says...
I was thinking what an improvement I could have made in the
world if I'd been willing and able to talk him into it.

Please tell me you're not breeding. I don't know too many people who
would want their kids droppin' acid. Youthful stupidity is
stupid but sad, adult stupidity is just stupid.

Please be careful, you have two maladies that are usually quite
harmless separately but have the potential to be deadly in tandem.
Your head is stuck firmly up your ass and you're a tight-ass.
Watch out you don't choke yourself to death with your own asshole.

One would offer congratulations but.......well, bluegills are easy.......if
you use the right bait. :)

Wolfgang

In article ,
lid says...
Please be careful, you have two maladies that are usually quite
harmless separately but have the potential to be deadly in tandem.
Your head is stuck firmly up your ass and you're a tight-ass.
Watch out you don't choke yourself to death with your own asshole.

I defer to the expert on this condition.
- Ken

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I don't know too many people
who would want their kids droppin' acid.

Your parents were exceptional, huh?

Immaterial. I would move mountains to keep my kids from it.
- Ken

"Jonathan Cook" wrote in message
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Tim J. wrote:

Jon, were you ever 19 years old, or did you just skip right from 14 to
30? ;-)

Well, I did spend quite a bit of time with my father in my
later teens and early twenties, golfing and fishing, and while
it didn't keep me completely out of trouble, I'm sure it saved
me from quite a bit. I can't think of many things more important
than a father spending time with a son that age, any way shape
or form that he can manage it.

Jon.

I agree. I was raised by my old man. He was a roughneck, drinker and
brawler. I worked with him painting houses mostly, sheetrocking,
construction etc.. He was also a voracious reader and loved to sing. We
worked most days after school, weekends and half days most holidays. He
told me about everything he knew, every fight he lost, what he hated, what
he loved, what was wrong with war, what he thought about God, chickens,
being hungry, Roosevelt, fly fishing and a lot of other stuff. At 70 he
could still chop out a stump. He drank beer and muscatel, only feared
red-headed women, and believed he could hear the banshees cry when someone
was going to die. He put on a new pair of overalls before driving himself to
the doctors' with his first heart attack. He came from another world and I
miss him.

Dave

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In article , says...
I don't know too many people
who would want their kids droppin' acid.

Your parents were exceptional, huh?

Immaterial. I would move mountains to keep my kids from it.

Judging by what we've seen here in the past few years, one is hard pressed
to accept your qualifications to move your bowels based on nothing more than
your own testimony.

Besides, the genetic damage has already been done.......obviously.

Wolfgang