Hey Nancy!

Oct 08 11:21 07, Nancy Backus wrote to MAURICE KINAL:

 NB> Expectations can be a real problem, to be sure.  And when not met, 
 NB> one
 NB> has to figure out which is faulty, the expectation or the 
 NB> realization.

I think in our case faulty would be too strong a word.  All I know with any
degree of certainty was that blame or fault to either or anything would be
nearly impossible to establish let alone agree on other than to agree that
it would be nearly impossible to find any agreeable fault.

Does that make any sense?  For some strange reason it makes perfect sense
to me.  Offhand I am guessing it would to her too.

 NB> I hear you...     There are times I feel a little wierd being 
 NB> here,
 NB> myself... until I remind myself that I was invited here personally... 
 NB> ;)

I could easily guess who did the inviting.  Regardless I personally welcome
your input if that matters any in the grand scheme of things.

 NB> In any case, being content with (or at least reasonably resigned to)
 NB> your situation is a good thing.

I am not sure what I could do about it or even if I would do that much
about it if I knew what to do about it.  More money and some extra faith in
the future would be nice but exactly how or what I can do at this moment to
increase those attributes eludes me as we speak.

 NB> If there is a Ms. Right, you won't 
 NB> be
 NB> so busy running after all the Ms. Wrongs that you wouldn't have time 
 NB> to
 NB> see her appear... :)

Probably.  However I gave up running after her, if indeed there really is a
her, a long time ago.  No regrets about that here.  If she does show
herself I think I'll know.

 NB> And in the meantime, you do save yourself a 
 NB> passel
 NB> of grief.

Exactly.

 NB> And, of course, hindsight almost always is clearer than 
 NB> fore
 NB> or present sight... 

Betting that my older present sight certainly ain't what it used to be.  :::sigh:::

 NB> So your theory was that the second time's the charm...??  Ah.

Right.  If you read back I believe I brought it into play when we talked
about our respective positions wrt our siblings.  You were first and I am
second.  Also your son was first with no second, nevermind third.  My claim
was the second has all the charm.  :-)

 NB> knows?  Maybe I finally just got lucky??  :)

I doubt luck has anything to do with it.

Life is good,
Maurice

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