Ardith Hinton wrote to James Bradley, "Introductions...  1A."

 AH> Hi, James!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:

 JB>  I'm just relieved nobody is touting the praises
 JB>  of Byoncy here. 

 AH>           What doesn't kill you may make you stronger...

Or hard of hearing. 
 AH> okay, I can relate to that idea.  The presentation doesn't
 AH> really grab my attention, though....  ;-)

You know, the "Led Zeppelin RULES" or "Guns n Roses
FOREVER" echoes. I was just
hoping this wasn't one of those.
 AH>           Sounds perfectly reasonable to me!  Dallas often says
 AH> "Not bad for a Friday," regardless of what day of the week it
 AH> is....  :-)

LOL! You tell Dallas I'm going to use it.
[Telemarketers]
 AH>           I can spot them fairly quickly too.  I ignore the
 AH> question because I doubt they really care how I am... and I
 AH> ask what they're selling.  It's quite amusing to hear their
 AH> rationalizations sometimes....  :-)

I'm sure there can be genuine and concerned people who have to do those cold
calls. Being on a government disability usually gives them the impression that
there's no milk in this cash cow. It's usually the Shriners that wish me a
speedy recovery. Their kindness I never throw in their face. If I feel they are
wishing a speedy recovery, then ask if they can call back next year, I'll
inform them I've been "recovering" for twelve years, and another
twelve months
are not likely to make that much difference. 

I've only hung up on two to date, and just before I picked up this mail, the
cordless battery ran out on a Bank of Money MC solicitor. I don't know how many
times I have to tell that bank that I'm perturbed with them, and I'm only using
them for their insta-loans. 
 JB>  When they give me the dumb look, I just inform them,
 JB>  "I don't like to complain." That usually lets them
 JB>  off the hook.

 AH>           Another good one!  In most cases I prefer to give
 AH> people an "out"... whether or not they take it is up to them.
 AH> Basically we're all doing the same thing.  We know the
 AH> script, but we persist in being authentic anyway....  :-))

Curious about this human nature, isn't it?
[Dogs]
 JB>  protecting his territory that I knew not to walk any
 JB>  further, but mostly we find some common ground.

 AH>           Seems to me much the same could be said for humans...
 AH> [grin].

And HOW! <-:

 AH>           We met a wolf once.  A friend of a friend kept him as
 AH> a house pet... together with several dogs... and I wouldn't
 AH> have suspected he was a wolf if I hadn't been told.  From what
 AH> I understand many larger dogs are distant cousins of wolves.
 AH> It doesn't surprise me that they are alike in a lot of
 AH> ways.  Some folks say wolves can't be tamed... but some
 AH> folks underestimate dogs too.  :-)

The same can be said for humans, IMO. 

I wonder if a domesticated dog might have more genetic relations to a coyote or
fox. I also wonder about some of the other continents wild dogs, like in
Africa, or Australia's' Dingo. It all boils down to which animal was smart
enough to adopt two legged mammals as their family, and it wouldn't be a far
stretch to imagine any one of them domesticating man. Err, I mean... 


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