-=> Quoting Maurice Kinal to Nancy Backus on 11-20-06  19:29 <=-

 NB>> Perhaps there's more of us not "normal" around than is readily 
 NB>> apparent.
 MK> I've often wondered if that is indeed the case.  I think television
 MK> has tainted 'normal' and few, if anyone, in the real world is actually
 MK> like that but instead quite a few of us think we need to give that
 MK> appearance. 

That could be.  I've had a lot less exposure to TV than most, as my
parents never got one, and as an adult on my own, and with hubby, we
never let it have much of a place of importance.  We used to keep it on
the floor under the babygrand piano (and sit on the floor to watch). 
When that one died it never got replaced.  What we have now, and rarely
watch, is actually only a computer monitor hooked up to a VCR.  Most of
my viewing is involuntary, at other people's homes or in stores or
waiting rooms.  Soap operas and most sitcoms are prime offenders at
portraying "normal".

 NB>> A certain amount of conformity does seem to be hard-wired into our
 NB>> psyches,
 MK> I think so.  For the mostpart I think most of us really wants to fit
 MK> in and often gets suckered into some strange idea of what is required
 MK> to actually fit in or at least what is the right crowd to fit into.  I
 MK> think most teen problems are centered around this.
 
Agreed.  Had the truly right crowd been chosen, and the truly right set
of requirements, wanting to fit in would be only an asset, instead of
the liability that gets one suckered in...

 NB>> Methinks that you were fed some hogwash about what is truly 'normal'. 
 NB>> :)
 MK> I believe you are right about that.  So what is normal?
 
Male and female, young and old, single and paired, families and
individuals, similarities and differences, a kaleidoscopic crazy-quilt
of humanity...  :)   Certain choices could be better or worse than
others, depending on the individual and the circumstances, when a choice
is to be had...

 MK> I am nowhere near normal as it pertains to modern day society at
 MK> large.  I wish I was at least somewhat more normal as I think I am a
 MK> tad to close to the edge, if not over the edge, of total disaster. 
 MK> WHEEEEEEE!!!  ;-) 

(And there he goes.... )  "Modern day society at large", hunh... 
Much of that*, to my* thought, is more than a tad too close to the edge
of total disaster.  As I only know you from our conversations here, I
wouldn't presume to judge how close or far you truly are yourself,
although I'd guess that you are more stable than you are trying to make
yourself out to be... :)

 MK>> for you to share with other good friends.  That way will maximize the
 MK>> pleasure and hopefully make it worth more then the actual cost.  
 MK>> Right?
 NB>> Sounds good...  :)   Yes, worth many times over the actual cost for
 NB>> sure... both in the pleasure and in the pleasurable memories... :)
 MK> I think we see eye to eye on this particular issue.  Too expensive to
 MK> be any other way.

Absolutely... :)

ttyl         neb

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