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We're now the "old fogies" of course no one listens to us! I remember when we didn't trust anyone over 30.

In the Church, the elders were to steady the ship...

That is long gone...

Appointing young church leadership has been seriously unwise.
 
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Having spent a while replying to posts (I haven't been on GE for a little while) I'm finding that stringing a coherent sentence together is getting harder!
Me too. I don’t need to talk so much. Better to be quiet (silent) and be thought a fool, than to open up your mouth and let them know for sure. I like to talk, I need to talk sometimes. But I just can’t all the time. This is the bottom line for me. Just a little maintenance of the situation.

Have you ever met a truly quiet person? There are many awkward moments involved. Sometimes I call myself ‘hi/bye’. When I try to talk, I can write a little, you see what happens. It opens up a can of worms, a world of evil, like demons coming in and the thoughts are nowhere and everywhere.

I see how much good extroverts and type a’s can do. I am willing but don’t perform on such a high level. I am just a self-made introvert. I always want to be a talker, but I’m just not. We’ve had plenty good conversations and will hopefully have plenty more. I’m just not in my element.

Yeah and slower is better @Quasiblogo .
 
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...to not talk back to the TV commentator.

...to not smile that I am one of the few who obey speed limits on the interstate.
I not only talk back --- I yell! I live alone and no one minds if I yell.
 
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I like less the ADD-inducing menu boards in the fast food, “restaurants”—even less when, in a car, and I’m expected to be a drive-by “selecter”. I feel like saying “Just show me the beef!” Is it that it’s harder, or harder to be patient? Well, either way…
 
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I’m less empathetic with peoples’ complaining about “slow “ systems. Pray, read, tell a joke, go get the real mail while your PC, Smart TV, modem, router, etc. reboots—or your hearing aids are charging! And thank God we even have such conveniences.
 
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Yeah all those things are so necessary in today’s on line presence. It’s actually hard for me too to go to macds , so I don’t very often. Driving by not so convenient struggling in your car when your hungry. Kind of a trial.

Heres one for ya, No one as fearless as anonymous. It’s true of me. That’s a quote and pearl of wisdom for today.
 
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No one will take me to Macds. I haven't been in years. Once in a while I miss it.
 
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Yard work is almost impossible! I'm going to pay someone to get rid of a tree and maybe a volunteer honeysuckle.
I’ll do your mowing, if not hotter than 70F and a water break every 15 minutes!
 
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I keep getting fooled by customer service chat reps who make me feel appreciated, only for me to realize at the end of a conversation that it was Ms. AI that kept saying she was “Evelyn”.
 
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