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This thread topic is just a simple quiz designed to help to further evaluate and/or refine our own priorities on the info we most often request. Thoughts to ponder... Which question(s) do you seem to ask most often in your thoughts or in conversations? What info do you most often feel...

In the age of information over-saturation, true and pure communication is a rare find in deed and its most effective form can be swept by the wayside, while much shallower, less primal forms rise to the surface and block the light of those wishing to receive it. Our culture and and our peers...

Pardon me... ...kissing you like I'm afraid, but I know I'm being played with, and you'll leave me when you get the chance... Off you'll go, in the darkness of the night, like a bird in freedom's flight, you're thinking only of, deliverence... Close your eyes, and...

Just a few thoughts about trying vs. doing... Some folks seem to indicate that they "keep on trying" but they do not often achieve the levels of success they desire and they aren't sure why. Others seem to "just do it" with little or no thought about the concept of trying. TRYING: I...

Just a few thoughts for your consideration... Fighters love to fight. My current view is that the fighter's basic premise in life is to march onto the next confrontation...to challenge, assess the opponent(s) and stategize the most effective means by which a conquest may bring the desired...

Hello everyone and thanks for the welcome back!! I have returned after a long personal journey and it is good to see some familiar fellow posters as well as some new friends that I have yet to meet. It's been fun readin' old familar thread topics and catchin' up a bit. Lookin' forward...

We are plannin' to receive our first little bundle-o-joy, in about 6 weeks. A little male Yorkie named, " (fill in blank) ". This will be my wife's dog, an' she told me she'd prefer a "cutesy" name, or an unusual name, seldom heard, for the sake of originality, I think. Would...

I define a "favorite", as one which speaks truth, in a way which I can personally connect with. One which motivates me onward, upwards, towards positive personal growth..........etc. One of my personal favorites is, "no pain, no gain". I find a continuing flow of truth, in light of the...

Only a few more winks of sleep,...........but a few more days of the "daily grind", 'til I finally take my betrothed, in my arms, for our first dance, as husband & wife............ Not a thing I'd change, if I could! Much appreciation, for the kind folks here at OTC, who've offered support...

This evenin', I'm embarkin' upon a subject that I know very little about................Dogs. One of my closest friends raises Malamutes, for show an' pleasure. He was sharin' with me, some new revelations, about how they think. Admittedly, he's no pet psychologist, jus' a guy who lives...

How do ya think its possible to 'ave hope for the ones we love, to say, change for the "better", without placin' unrealistic expectations upon them, to some'ow "ascend" to a mindset, which WE feel, is better for them, an' others. I think we are often let down, an' unduly disappointed, by...

Yes, it was my first time. *looks about, coyly, with first finger on bottom lip* I'm a little sore today too, (mentally, ofcourse):) Saturday eve was my batchelor parr-tay, thanks to my roomie! We had, like 6 guys over, BYOP-Style (bring yer own puter) Well, I'd never seen anythin'...

Do ya like body pillows? I wouldn't sleep without one! Wasn't always that way, but, I love the comfort an' coziness of havin' it under my chest, an' between my knees!:) I fear, however, that much like weanin' a toddler off of a binkie, thus shall be my plight, to unlearn that habit an'...

Not that others don't, but I really appreciate my heritage of belongin' to a family who celebrates the integration of new folk into our little "clan"! Nothin' tipifies my family traditions more than meals that are shared with folks, who are not "blood", but who soon feel as close as kin, by...

Jus' takin' a moment to reflect on the past 3 years of my life, sharin' it with someone whose name belongs in the "friends" Hall Of Fame"!! As I prepare to move on, to married life, I wanted to take a moment to share the privilage it has been to have a roomate, who has opened his house an'...

It seemed pretty borin' when I posted this thread, but I think the topic may be worthy of a reply, (or not). At any rate, I've kinda been in the habit of "Loner" a long time,...........like, a body pillow has satisfied my longings for comfort, for probably far too long. Its not like, a...

I think people are kinda like plants. We start out as tender young chutes, which bear little resemblence to what we'll become, yet require much nurturin'.... Then, after much care an' attention, from the Master gardener, our maturing growth defines our place in the great garden we call...

Been readin' a book about sensual massage. My Fiance' an' I picked it up at a garage sale recently. At the time, we thought the beautiful color photos of naked lovers demonsrtatin' the techniques were interestin'. Since, To my surprise, I've been discoverin' a very caring an' tastefully...

Ah yes, the miriad of cruel an' cunning thoughts that we share with those strangers, who dare to "invade" the privacy of our lives............ But jus' for fun, suppose, unbeknownst to you, the person on the other end of the line is yer momma. One evenin', while yer sittin' down to supper...

I've yet to understand why, we, in this culture, feel this like, social NEED to say, "bless you", when a nearby companion's body forces out an embarassin' involuntary convulsion, which we call a sneeze. In honor of my beloved, I'll try to refrain from my typical rantings, an' stick to the...