Tocky on 3/12/2023 at 05:49
Whatever autism is I have the opposite and I did okay with women back in my day but I have to say I think you beat me Harvester. You have decked quite a few halls since I've known you. And I don't think you will have to keep any mistletoe in your pocket either. I know you are looking for the one and not the many but enjoy the journey. Each is like a different kind of gem. Absolutely nothing has to happen. Just enjoy the moment. Ha. I'm giving you advice. Well, be prepared to put tinsel on that tree.
Okay, now that I have murdered Christmas I just want to say heywood brought me back. Yeah, we circled what we wanted in the Sears catalogue, even put our initial beside it for our parents to know. A perfect childhood. I have several early seventies catalogues if anyone wants to see pics. But what I wanted to say was that I had a perfect day. I woke as my wife crawled back into bed and made her eyes roll back four times. Got up and did laundry, made coffee, put Christmas lights on the house, ate a great breakfast my wife prepared, and set out to shop. I knocked out several on the present list. A large garish as hell topaz ring for one of my granddaughters while I caught up with Josh at the antique store. A set of vintage silver and turquois earrings by Navaho Tom Jack for my wife. Other stuff for others. The Mcrib is back and got some. Went to the Toccopola Christmas parade. My daughter won first prize for her float. Took pics and some of mom with all the grands and greats. Sat with a neighbor who is special and have wondered how he is doing since his mom died. Told him I'm just across the pasture. Made him promise to call me if he needs anything. Hope I wasn't insensitive because I don't know how it is to be that way. Went home and posted the pics on facebook. Massaged my wifes scalp with her head in my lap as we watched A Christmas Carrol, the one with George C. Scot that we favor and A Garfield Christmas. Talked to Kev in messaging about music and how I wished I hadn't sold my Le Mans sport convertible and showed him a pic of the one I will buy if I win the lottery. Came here and read this stuff while on my way to a nice wine buzz. Sweet and complete.
Merry Christmas and to all a good night.
Tocky on 4/12/2023 at 03:46
I've been researching Tom Jack. He is a Navajo born of the Salt tribe in Arizona in 1948. He worked for the railroad until he was struck by lightening in 1979. He then was healed by his medicine man father and apprenticed to a silversmith. Much of his jewelry contains lightening bolts but he also incorporates Hopi designs from his great grandmother. I did my term paper on Hopi peyote rituals. The piece I bought was for it's beauty but to know his story is such sweet icing on the cake. When my wife and I had visited the stone tower of Mary Colter on the Grand Canyon rim we met a native who sold jewelry there. I hadn't the funds to buy a piece then and hurt for the lack. I always want to buy my wife beautiful things. This rectifies that in spades. I love a story and Tom Jack has one I love.
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https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/qZAAAOSwi4llY~st/s-l1600.jpgTocky on 4/12/2023 at 05:06
Since I mentioned the Le Mans I want it wouldn't hurt to show you a picture of it. I owned this once in a baby shit yellow. It should have been my car for life and I will always ache for having sold it. Mygod is there any car more beautiful? Even the Auburn Boat-Tail Speedster of 36 which is my second favorite comes nowhere near it. People are wonderful and of paramount importance but I can't help but feel it is okay to love some few things as well.
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https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/5FwAAOSwxOBj~ayA/s-l1600.jpgI've been through Tampa. I've thought of going down to visit this beast. It could even be the one I owned restored the way I should have done. Fucking money. I hate that I don't have it only for certain and very particular reasons. If I were ever to be selfish about one thing in life this is it. Look at it. There is nothing more beautiful on earth in metal form. It would be the first thing I would buy if I had 56 K. I don't want a large house or power over others. I only want this and a sunny day to drive.
Harvester on 4/12/2023 at 08:38
Quote Posted by Tocky
Whatever autism is I have the opposite and I did okay with women back in my day but I have to say I think you beat me Harvester. You have decked quite a few halls since I've known you. And I don't think you will have to keep any mistletoe in your pocket either. I know you are looking for the one and not the many but enjoy the journey. Each is like a different kind of gem. Absolutely nothing has to happen. Just enjoy the moment. Ha. I'm giving
you advice. Well, be prepared to put tinsel on that tree.
Thank you Tocky, that's nice of you to say, but I seriously doubt I'm better with women than you were back in your day. But I'm really enjoying my time with her, last night we videocalled again and it was great. There is the matter of distance though, she's being honest with me and she says that she doesn't know if seeing each other in real life not nearly as often as we'd like wouldn't cause her too much longing (also for the physical part) and sadness. So it's possible that she will break it off for that reason but we've decided to make the most of our time until she's made that decision. At Christmas we might see each other for one or two days, if we really hit it off she considers spending the night at my place. Don't think too much of that though. She's also a Christian and while the classic 'true love waits' no sex until marriage thing is not going to happen because we wouldn't be able to control ourselves even if we tried, I have asked that we don't be intimate until we've committed to a relationship. Because as a Christian I do prefer to have sex embedded in the context of a relationship and not outside of it, and also if we're intimate and then she breaks it off because of the distance, saying goodbye would be even harder. But even just touching and kissing her is something I'm really looking forward to when we meet. Who knows what happens after we kiss, maybe we won't be able to stop, but I'm not aiming for that.
Sorry for oversharing but actually IDGAF, I haven't been this excited in years, it's overwhelming.
Anarchic Fox on 4/12/2023 at 15:52
Tocky, that's a lovely gift, and with an interesting story behind it too! And congratulations on a promising relationship, Harvester!
I've just about rounded out my gift purchases. There's nothing spectacular among them, but none of them are thoughtless either. I even find myself looking forward to Christmas, for once! Normally I'm quite a grinch. Christmas was what made me realize I was poor, as a child, and the time spent among the extended family was draining.
ZylonBane on 4/12/2023 at 16:13
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I can't help it! I'm just so excited for Christmas! I have no idea why though...
And people wonder why I rarely bother trying to be tactful.
"Que" is Spanish for "what". Your headline is "Kill the Turkey and What the Christmas Music".
Tocky on 4/12/2023 at 16:27
Well what the Christmas music, dude. BTW you are wrong. It only means what if it has a ' on the end. Without it it means that. So ha bumhug as someone on here said.
Watch some Christmas cartoons and catch the spirit, my man. When I get back home I think I will post some Sears toy section photos of the old days.
edit: also I have misspelled the crap out of a lot of stuff on here and haven't bothered to go back and fix it.
Sulphur on 4/12/2023 at 16:28
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And people wonder why I rarely bother trying to be tactful.
¿There was a time when you were?
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¿Qué? is Spanish for what. The pointless sarcasm ball is returned to Zylonbane's court.
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mxleader on 4/12/2023 at 18:02
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And people wonder why I rarely bother trying to be tactful.
"Que" is Spanish for "what". Your headline is "Kill the Turkey and What the Christmas Music".
I was drunk....
