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One more thing...
Ft. Lauderdale:
Marshall,
I'm not saying I dress that way now, nor am I judging someone by the way they dress now either.
Hey I pick out stuff I like. Back then I needed the change, thats all. Everything was to the extreme for a reason, so I would change the way I thought about things. I questioned nothing back then and I needed to do that and it worked for me. Hey I'm so glad you have a nice family,
and your a grandfather, unbelieveable. Also, thanks for the nice things you said.
I havn't seen Cliff in a couple of years, but if I do see him, I'll pass it along.
Ft. Lauderdale:
"In my progressing age, I have been working on trying to understand how other people take this "trait" of mine and modifying it for the sake of everyone! Especially me."
Sounds like some sound advice.
I'm serious.
:grin:
I'm even progressed in age a few more years than you.
:grin:
cleveland:
My brother came in before me, then convinced me that I needed to get straight. I thought it would be fun, after my meeting with Scott B., NY, Jewish, hipster-dude. But I was slapped onto the front row, after a meal at burger king a a quick hair cut with my (crying) mom. Then my brother and mom returned from shopping for me for clothes. Staff handed me a brown paper bag. I ended up with: two pairs of corderoy pants, straight leg, one rusty-red, the other bright blue. Also a couple of pastel-colored golf shirts, or whatever you call those things. And some type of 'hard-soled shoes.' I looked like a complete dork anyway you want to look at it. I think it was my brother's revenge for me being a dick to him from time to time.
Scott B. and other male staff members made the Art Barker inspired uniform look cool - dare I use the word. White belt and shoes, socks that matched a pastel golf shirt. Polyester pants. Can you believe it? This was 1979.
AS an oldcomer, I just looked generic all the time. I thought it was wrong to care about my appearance, so as long as I looked like the other guys, that was it. I wore those big stupid horn-rimmed glasses that were popular in the 80s, my hair was cut short.
One thing I may have learned is, never judge a person by their clothes, although you can certainly observe a lot. Just don't judge.
Maybe it was good to take me out of my comfort zone for a while, but I never found a way to be comfortable with who I was at the Seed. It as only after I left that I was free to define myself. [ This Message was edited by: cleveland on 2005-08-26 13:55 ]
Robin Martin:
--- Quote ---On 2005-08-26 13:54:00, cleveland wrote:
...It as only after I left that I was free to define myself.
--- End quote ---
EXACTLY! - which was then I started to "grow" and re-define who I was borne to be... :nworthy:
marshall:
Sure thing ter. I understand. BTW, my oldest daugther is due to have my 4th grandchild this week. Coincidentally, she's named him after me and it looks like he may be born close to if not on my birthday (sept. 3). I am very lucky. All of them live literally a stone's throw from my house and I get to spend lots of time with them. One good thing about grandkids is that it gives me a good excuse to get down on the floor and play and be a child again. "Well, it's just for the kids, u know." :grin:
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