"What would cause one to think that everyone they know thinks about them all the time?
It's You're Welcome. I knew you were thinking about me......Your Welcome
That begs the question: Are there really that many people who are that high on the narcissism scale? Scary thought!"What would cause one to think that everyone they know thinks about them all the time?
My Friend, I can sum up the answer to this in one word;
"Narcissism"
.....Your Welcome
When I worked in Landscaping, most of my coworkers did weed and when we were on a big job with multiple crews, they would take weed breaks in one of the trailers. Most of them would appear nervous when I showed up because they ASSumed that since I don't smoke weed and doing so on the job is against company policy, I was going to rat them out. Even after I said "Relax! I'm not a rat and if I was, I would be over there (pointing somewhere) calling the manager." My foreman would be like "Don't worry, James is cool. He's with us everyday and doesn't snitch." One of many reasons why I never tried it. Don't need the paranoia.
There have been times when I was on the road riding my motorcycle and was hoping people were thinking about me.
So true!
It's better to assume that they are not.
Yup, I made it a practice to not go through a green light until both lanes of traffic came to a stop at the red side.It's better to assume that they are not.
Always.It's better to assume that they are not.
Agreed. Although catching news that's "in the air" is unavoidable, I no longer look for it. News is just advertising a view of history preferred by the established order. It's an entertainment product that captures eyeballs and minds.
The only occasional time since my news weaning that I`ve have been briefly exposed, albeit inadvertently, is if I was visiting a friend and their daily addiction to absolutely having to watch the 5/6 o clock news, and would turn on their TV, I would sit politely, make a few trashing remarks about the BS news comments for a few minutes with them, then excuse myself, grab a beer and go outside to play with their dog in the yard and smoke a couple of cigarettes, come back in and thank them for the pleasant time together visit, and then head home, as I knew they were going to be sucked into the news for over an hr. !
It's better to assume that they are not.
Never been a biker, but I have always been aware of them except for one time. I was making a right onto a heavily traveled road at night. Suddenly, there was a headlight in my face from a bike making a left from the opposite side of the intersection. He was making a left to go the same way as me. I thought that he had forgotten to turn on his headlights until that moment. When I moved into the left turn lane at the next light, his headlight appeared to go out (he was behind me). He was going straight. At that point, I realized that his headlights were not bright enough. He had turned on his high beam because he was angry at me thinking that I had either ignored him or not seen him with his lights on. Given the chance, I would have explained to him that he needs a better set of lights on his bike. Hopefully, he figured it out before he got hit due his lack of visibility. So, to all bikers, please make sure the lights on your bike are plenty bright. This way, at least those of us who look out for you can see you.
Whew... fresh air.
It's made to have high suction on the viewer. The teasers, the sense of urgency, the excited claims and wild video. In the 80s and a bit into the 90s I had a "two hour a day habit." That's pretty costly monkey on one's back. There's a lot a guy can do in two hours!
At the vet hospital they have an area where people buy bricks like that. There is one that says something along the lines of "If tears and sorrow could build a bridge to heaven we would run to you" it rips me up inside just remembering it. Partially because that visit was the beginning of the end for our friend.
There is a book called 'How to Watch TV News' that makes the same point. He points out that years ago the news was all about things that would affect people locally with things that would impact traffic, farm reports, weather, local happenings. And now it is rarely about things like that. His advice was to always ask 'how can this affect me and what, if anything could I do about it?"
"If tears and sorrow could build a bridge to heaven we would run to you" Wow! That is eloquence beyond words. Thank you for posting it.
