Well, believe it or not, the people who truly are at an infantile stage spiritually are the last to admit it. Those who are convinced they have all the answers, who know the "true answer" (I don't care what their particular answer may be), are the biggest babies of them all. And there's not a thing wrong in having no interest in the abstract. We are manifest in physical form, on this plane, in this space, to experience the physical. Chant and pray all others may, it doesn't change the fact we're here to learn what it feels like to walk in the rain, get laid or get a papercut

I like to play with words because I spend my days working with the words of others And don't tell anyone, but this board is my refuge from that very job

I'm 44 too. Spiritually, I'm still at an infantile stage.
I don't have a great appreciation/understanding of the abstract.

I still enjoy your intelligent, skillful almost artistic style of writing .
'the condensate of about 30 years of what I've gleaned from the chaff' is an example.

Your karma message made me laugh

Let's see, I'm 44 now, and on my own I've been studying alternative spirituality since I was in my mid teens. I got into the mystery stuff through my coven more than three years ago so you're looking at the condensate of about 30 years of what I've gleaned from the chaff, so to speak.

Unless he comes flat out and attacks me I can't much as I would like otherwise, it's not ethical.

I promised *sigh*

the douche bag is back. plenty of green for every bomb you drop on him.

I'm a bigtime fan so it just adds interest to the games. We have a casino here that I don't go to often but have on occasion with a friend who's a VIP and we get comped for dinner. I won't blow more than a hundred or two at most.

Vodka on the other hand has been a problem.

You're right about the betting thing, I've never gotten it. My husband and I live reasonably close to Atlantic City and I've tried gambling and it's like blech, just doesn't do anything for me. I like card games and am reasonably good at poker but betting has never been my bug (now Vodka ...)

I go through phases, I give away karma until I have nothing left then next thing I know it creeps back up. I will spread the love and think of you

I know it doesn't mean anything. I only use it to pass on to others and for betting. Which makes it more fun but you probably wouldn't understand. I can't bomb which until recently I hadn't even thought of. Feel free to use it frivolously and spread some "love".

You didn't need to do that! That was so sweet of you! I'm only joshing on the board about the Karma, it really doesn't mean to me, I mean that. Unfortunately, it keeps cropping up in conversations.

When I said "spread the love" you do know it meant to uh, red someone I don't like, right

BTW, you've always been a gentleman to me, I want you to know I appreciate that. Seems like class is getting to be a rare commodity in this world anymore, glad it can still be found, even on the interwebs

You're not plat? Huh. , you got way uber more karma than I do. Non plat can't even red anymore?! No .

I've promised the mods I would leave the big baby alone, so basically he's on figurative, if not literal, "ignore." But that doesn't mean I can't encourage others to "spread the love"