My significant other is Scottish. I never drank Scotch before him but now I am learning how to appreciate it. The good stuff makes a big difference and it should never ever be bolted down.

And hangovers happen no matter what kind of alcohol you drink.

For the writer,
. . . the Internet is a vehicle for exploration, not a vehicle for coping.
. . . There is no judgement in anything written. Just observing what IS.
. . . Have NO need4 ALTS. [One needs alts ONLY IF an agenda is pushed]
. . . Is sharing a personal experience that has limited understanding to those shared to.
. . . Wonders what happened to freee speeeech on the Internet
oooooppPPpsS . . .DA WHISKI just gooottt2 me . . he he soooory . . .

JSin
“If one is incapable of putting forth their ideas in a rational manner and argue their position they are likely to be granted little respect.” Jsin wrote
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. . . like trying to put a square peg in a round hole, the subject matter cannot be rationalised. The confusion came from trying to do that. My apologies.
. . . sometimes it is necessary to step beyond the (so-called) rational to access other aspects of thinking avail to everyone of us.
How do write about a FEELING, (as it is happening), AND be in rational Mind at the same time? In Cognitive Science research, both left and right brain are found to be used simultaneously, whereas Jsin, yr trying to understand from left-brain use only, is like walking with one high heel on.
***
“ . . . respect . . . “ come from within, relative to self, that when present in self is avail2 be given to others FREELY . . . is what the writer has left as a legacy with his 5 children . . . the youngest being 18. Respect was not something the writer was looking for.

JSin
“ . . . foolishly brought a knife to a gunfight. “ Jsin wrote

What fight is that . . ?
Maybe the writer is stupid enough to feel that a discussion was available somewhere along this thread that includes openness. Now we have guns???????????what????????????.

JSin
“If what I have read is accurate to the functionality of his brain he is incapable of that level; of discourse. That is likely to continue to degrade not improve. It has moved to the poor me they don't understand me point of the syndrome, soon we will start seeing the "they support me in email" “ Jsin wrote
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GEE Wizz, Where were you, when you wrote that ?
People take writing of that ilk to the Aussie Outback and bury it under a rock and pat it to sleep.
If you don’t understand writing left by the writer, then the problem is not mine, my friend.
AND, Sorry . . . the “poor me” left the building the Summer of 1968 and never made much of an appearance since...
. . . When you find the time to be in a frame of Mind to actually communicate information instead of tossing vitriol, then!
. . . my interest includes the Syndrome you speak of.
[My partner is a practicing Psychologist, so access to the category you speak of is only a flick of the hand away from this computer.]

Do yourself a favour and access it for your ears . . . The writer sends pleasure, as a gift for your Writing times . . . beautiful grand piano in it as well . . . Rich would love it . . .
Band=YES
Album=Fragile
Song=South Side of the Sky
Circa=1970?

Rich wrote
“Sam...for someone who tries to appear to be searching for truth you certainly are hugely judgemental . . . “

“True to YOUR way of looking at it, maybe look at what judgement is, IN your own self!.” Said Sam

“I encourage some of you others to start topics that are simply put so that I (for example) and some others can wade through them and reply to their points as opposed to responding to the constant barrage of annoyance.” Says Rich

“Does it not prove that we all get what we send out. If we send out an attitude that what we read is annoying then we are annoyed . . . we find what we look for in fact. . . Could this be happening here?” said Sam

***
“ . . . as well as incredibly verbose” Rich wrote.

Seems to say a lot . . . about both of us, HEY?. BUT so what?

HERES ANOTHER AUSSIE OUTBACK CONTRIBUTION IT APPEARS
“Exactly. Followed up by insulting all and sundry, using an alt to "discuss" whatever the agenda is, claiming everyone in the tribe is collectively conspiring against them to make them feel excluded (when we've all made up our own minds about someone but they're so obviously nuts/a troll/or whatever they are that it's inevitable that most people most places would notice and come to the same conclusion), and then eventually culminating Rich directly so that they can claim they're being oppressed for speaking The Truth TM (though I see there's already been a flicker of that flame so we'll see if it erupts into a raging inferno of martyrdom where the crazy person in question likens themselves to a saint/witch being burnt at the stake...which I always find ironic coming from an evangelist of any kind!). Sometimes, they huffily storm off to one of the anti-EH tribes...but most who weren't actually banned and who stormed off in a fit of pique because they couldn't make everyone here behave according to their agenda eventually end up back here since the anti-EH tribes are lame and they were essentially here acting out the conflict between their need for approval and desire to be perceived as special and superior.” SAID FIFI

(Storming off in this piece, feeling superior, (DEFINITELY IMPRESSIVE). HOW can it help? Truly, HOW? Makes you feel good maybe . . . very good, then the writer has served some purpose at least . . .)


Rich,
. . . out of 1176 friends on yr tribe
. . . 30+ individuals respond to threads, at any one time over a period of 2months,
. . . and it seems that when ONE of them comes up with a subject that is a tad confronting, (as the writer seems to have), then you threatened the riot act.

If you did, (in Fact), look at the entirety of the threads,
. . . you would correctly see WHERE the initial hostility and upset comes from.

AND the next 5 lines indicates what?

“I reserve the right to ask to leave or remove anyone who seems to be annoying to other guests, or disruptive in general. Mostly I try to deal with these folks and hope they tire of trying to command attention in here, but I have my limits of patience just like everyone else.” Rich wrote.

So, if it be true that you would flick a person off Extreme Honesty Tribe for (supposedly) upsetting the punters (cause of reasons stated by them), 15max. people out of 1176, that’s about 1.2%, . . . and you mention PATIENCE.

Patience comes from the envelope of Life experience lived. Are you saying that you don’t want to be exposed to Life?

AFTER being in business for myself since 1973, 5 children, and relationship success behind and shared presently, it can be assured that PATIENCE, as in piano tuning, IS THE most important ingredient to master/accept, and live in…



Josh, there was no “ . . . goal to stand out . . . ”. Discuss topics of value, that some appear to be un-discussable to many, WAS the goal, not realising the audience was as reactionary as they seeem2BE.
Other tribes hav not had the same reaction, and noted IS the audience found. Apologies for interrupting your tribe, the writer is surprised but not interrupted.

Yoon, when speaking of “THEY” . . . what happens?
. . . The Palestinians shoot the Isrealies, even though they are of the same genetic DNA Tribe, as no humanity is celebrated apart from violence
. . . No connection happens

Its the ATTITUDE involved
. . . when perpetrators of crime against ordinary people are brought into the company of their victims, personal responsibility HAPPENS
. . . both sides become aware of their thoughts, and some take responsibility for them, connections happen, with good results in the Court System in this country
. . . the Attitude of taking responsibility for every word the writer writes is the same thing

MY CONTRIBUTION TO THIS BLOG IS FINISHED HEREWITH…

En joy . . . and thank you once again . . .

<<Can I have it neat with no ice?>>

a man after my own heart.

i prefer the glenlivit, though :o)

You can have it with no ice but the proper way to drink a quality whiskey is to open it up with a bit of water, but not enough to water it down hence just one ice cube.

And a glenlivit is no where near as good as a Coal Ila, trust me.