To Doug"

I just checked the Las Vegas book odds on this one.

Why are you all leaving notes for Skeet?

He left, remember?
You don't suppose he might be lurking about.....
nahhhhh, he left
plain and simple
never to return

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Originally posted by thebajarunner He left, remember? You don't suppose he might be lurking about..... nahhhhh, he left plain and simple never to return

See ya Skeet! As another long-timer who now lurks more than participates you're one of the few that brings a smile to my face no matter what you say.

Via con dios, pescador

Takes one to know one?

Of all the one-sided, bizarre, closed-minded, controversial, judgmental and otherwise not very productive stuff that has appeared on this forum in the past two years, I'm here to say that Skeet's name was associated with a lot of it. Whether it was a fantasy about the fishing being as good as ever, or condemning as evil anyone educated in the California school system, Skeet's radical attitudes have colored most of what he has had to say.

The problem as I see it with folks who seem to operate mostly from their "lizard brain" is an unwillingness, or inability to see more than one side to a debate. For them the discussion is settled by a primitive fight or flight reaction. If they can't kill it, they run away.

I'm feeling that since Skeet can't seem to kill the 21st. century, he's choosing to "publicly" run away. (sort-of :lol

I respect those who can prove me wrong and I am grateful to learn from them. Naturally, I wish Skeet was more like me! Surprise Surprise.

Sure I can. Tell me when you're ready. I need to polish some new techniques I've been working on. I'd hate to waste them on someone with class, so I'll try 'em out on you.

aww man... i guess we´ll never know what resulted from breeding rattleless catalina rattlers with texan cascabeles.

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Originally posted by Archie aww man... i guess we´ll never know what resulted from breeding rattleless catalina rattlers with texan cascabeles.

Yeh, still waiting for that answer

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Originally posted by Archie aww man... i guess we´ll never know what resulted from breeding rattleless catalina rattlers with texan cascabeles.

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Originally posted by DENNIS Quote: Originally posted by LaPazGringo You can't think of anything legitimately insulting and negative to say Sure I can. Tell me when you're ready. I need to polish some new techniques I've been working on. I'd hate to waste them on someone with class, so I'll try 'em out on you.

I'm with Dennis! Not always, but usually. La Paz Gringo? You seem so negative! Skeet the Freak reminds me of uncle Charlie. We all know them. Now, what's your reason for being so .... I don't post here to be negative or combative. My life in Baja is too cool.

Well, I don't know the Skeet you guys are putting down with glee, but there again I don't go to the Off Topic forum here... and I have been told that the Skeet from the Dark Side lives there...?!

Met Skeet at one of the first Pyramid Resort Book Signings, and he was a very pleasant amigo...

Jimmy Smith and Skeet, in 2003:

This ranks up there as one of the most intertaining posts I have ever read. Expository prose at it's best!!

You mean it's way up there with Preperation-H??

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Originally posted by DENNIS Quote: Originally posted by Bob H Expository prose You mean it's way up there with Preperation-H??

That's funny DENNIS.... it reminds me of another famous line from a drunk....

"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, instead of a frontal lobotomy!"

hey bob H

Once there was a wicked witch in the lovely land of OZ

Yeah, he is still reading here

I think he could avoid the humiliation of voyeurizing if he logged out.



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[Edited on 6-6-2012 by DENNIS]

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Originally posted by DENNIS Quote: Originally posted by thebajarunner He "resigned" last Thursday, and was peeking in on Monday. I think he could avoid the humiliation of voyeurizing if he logged out. . [Edited on 6-6-2012 by DENNIS]

I never knew about the N word. I am the last to scream about political correctness, but that's virtually unforgivable. It's 2012, there's no place for that word.

The use of a word justifies condeming someone to the 9th circle of hell? How 'bout judging a person by their actions rather than their words. This political correctness garbage is getting old and mouldy.

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Originally posted by Cypress The use of a word justifies condeming someone to the 9th circle of hell? How 'bout judging a person by their actions rather than their words. This political correctness garbage is getting old and mouldy.

LaPazGringo, You're welcome. "There's a big difference"....

vgabndo, It's not that complicated.

mcfez, It's OK to use a word that's offensive? Is that what you're hearing? Or is that what you want to hear?

Come on amigos... stop it! What happens in Off Topic needs to stay in Off Topic. Today should be a happy one for us all... and Nomad is a place to discuss BAJA or what fun things Baja Nomads are doing!

why should today be happy? global warming is killing the planet, and european economy is imploding

i'm joking, dk, don't get your panties in a bunch

p.s. using the n word is bad, bad thing. not nice, very bad!

And the "N" word?

I'm guessing that if a new visitor to Nomad, unless he was looking for a place in Baja called Doug, would not open this thread. We've all just joined in the intramural pot shot-ing at a self-made target.

This is a diverse community. This is part of the mix. And I don't doubt for a second that should the call come, every one of these jousters would drop their sticks and try to find a way to help anyone in need just as Nomads always have. It is tear-jerking amazing, the generosity of the folks on this board. It really is more than just a place to get Baja questions answered.

Even up here in the Alta. Nomads have a Green Angel on I-5 between Redding and Medford. I'm in the book.

Unfortunately that is correct

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Originally posted by Cypress And the "N" word?

DanO, I condone "hate speech"? Hide behind the PC curtain? Smilies are creepy? Hope you're feeling better now.

Amen!

Did she use the "N" word? Was it funny? Did you laugh?

No, it isn't digusting, it's silly. All these nomads trying to punch their race card? Punch it! Heck, stick it in your pocket and save it for a serious situation. Or maybe you can find some other place to stick it?

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Originally posted by Cypress No, it isn't digusting, it's silly. All these nomads trying to punch their race card? Punch it! Heck, stick it in your pocket and save it for a serious situation. Or maybe you can find some other place to stick it?

No, it's disgusting. Unless you're from Northern Idaho and think hate speech is cool, funny and harmless and you criticize those who choose not to revile others with ignorance and racism. People who don't like the N word are playing the race card? You have issues, man. Just keeping adding this>> smilie and it'll make everyone who disagrees with you seem so foolish, won't it?

[Edited on 6-7-2012 by LaPazGringo]

LaPazGringo! You're not foolish. Stupid?

Hey Skeet...bye bye!

Perry'
I too favor a Humanist Philosophy. Skeptic and free thinker too. Would consider myself more of an Agnostic (Not totally though. I sense the presence of a superior being).

My disgust with Evangelistic Christians began with me and my brother being thrown into a boys ranch by my parents for four years. The operators of the ranch were psychologically and physically abusive, and hypocritical. They ran the ranch with child labor. They burned us with cigarettes. The beat us with hoses and sticks. If we didn't eat or like our food they force fed us garbage until we vomited. They forced us to read the bible and punished us if we asked questions.

I learned quickly how to think for myself. The difference between right and wrong was clear to me because I knew these people were evil and that they were the worst sinners. I figured out early on that The Bible is ridiculous. That notion was validated later as I studied The Bible as Literature at San Francisco State University. Most of the other kids on the ranch either died early or went to prison. I came through it stronger, with more resolve and a verifiable history of responsibility.

Evangelists and Right Wing Social Conservatives are joined at the hip, so I have no respect for them either.

You say "We just don't have to show it on the outside, so don't have to live it." I must disagree with that if you post on the internet, and in this forum too. I have been stalked by one in particular, threatened, had my family researched, my credit app pulled by phonying a purchase agreement through a business they were operating (I guess that is how they did it). You are held accountable for anything you say that is political by some vicious haters.

Now, I am 74. Two years ago I was diagnosed with incurable Lymphoma/Leukemia and so I don't care. (Monsanto and Dow Chemical will probably kill you too). This is the first time I have revealed this on BajaNomad. I didn't want to give mrbillm the joy of my condition. By his absence, he may have predeceased me (which does not give me joy, by the way) .

I am sure that the stress of the years in which I have been coexisting in this world with hater Wingnuts have caused the stress that contributed to my cancer.

They no longer intimidate me, but I have lost interest in playing the debate game here. It is the Zen sound of one hand m*****b**ing. Virtually all of my logic, parody and humor is lost here. It is tiresome and I have no desire to be a crusader or to change their minds. They have to live with themselves and that is punishment enough.

When you are confronted with your own mortality, living day by day in the moment, there are loftier and more important ways to spend my time and psychic energy.

The BajaNomad is still he best source of information for all things Baja. There are many interesting and helpful Nomads here contributing much of value. I will continue to learn and contribute only if it is what I know to be true by experience.

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Originally posted by toneart Quote: Originally posted by vgabndo At the time Sanford and Son hit the air it seems it was clear to all the folks I hung out with that throwing the N word all over the place was being done to take the sting out of it. Archie Bunker was a completely disgusting caricature but he helped take the sting out of what had been traditional Christian American hate speech. Much more recently the technique found it's way into the GBL? community when gay people started calling themselves queers. It helped soften the impact of the word when used in hate. Interestingly, to be an atheist is to be mistrusted, lied about, and indeed hated more than any homosexual or person of color. We just don't have to show it on the outside, so don't have to live it. Americans have made atheist a dirty word filled with insane connotations. It is actually the absence of an act, and is akin to being an "afairy" if one doesn't believe in fairies. I like humanist best right now. Skeptic and free thinker also help to keep the hatred of atheists from my door. Perry' I too favor a Humanist Philosophy. Skeptic and free thinker too. Would consider myself more of an Agnostic (Not totally though. I sense the presence of a superior being). My disgust with Evangelistic Christians began with me and my brother being thrown into a boys ranch by my parents for four years. The operators of the ranch were psychologically and physically abusive, and hypocritical. They ran the ranch with child labor. They burned us with cigarettes. The beat us with hoses and sticks. If we didn't eat or like our food they force fed us garbage until we vomited. They forced us to read the bible and punished us if we asked questions. I learned quickly how to think for myself. The difference between right and wrong was clear to me because I knew these people were evil and that they were the worst sinners. I figured out early on that The Bible is ridiculous. That notion was validated later as I studied The Bible as Literature at San Francisco State University. Most of the other kids on the ranch either died early or went to prison. I came through it stronger, with more resolve and a verifiable history of responsibility. Evangelists and Right Wing Social Conservatives are joined at the hip, so I have no respect for them either. You say "We just don't have to show it on the outside, so don't have to live it." I must disagree with that if you post on the internet, and in this forum too. I have been stalked by one in particular, threatened, had my family researched, my credit app pulled by phonying a purchase agreement through a business they were operating (I guess that is how they did it). You are held accountable for anything you say that is political by some vicious haters. Now, I am 74. Two years ago I was diagnosed with incurable Lymphoma/Leukemia and so I don't care. (Monsanto and Dow Chemical will probably kill you too). This is the first time I have revealed this on BajaNomad. I didn't want to give mrbillm the joy of my condition. By his absence, he may have predeceased me (which does not give me joy, by the way) . I am sure that the stress of the years in which I have been coexisting in this world with hater Wingnuts have caused the stress that contributed to my cancer. They no longer intimidate me, but I have lost interest in playing the debate game here. It is the Zen sound of one hand m*****b**ing. Virtually all of my logic, parody and humor is lost here. It is tiresome and I have no desire to be a crusader or to change their minds. They have to live with themselves and that is punishment enough. When you are confronted with your own mortality, living day by day in the moment, there are loftier and more important ways to spend my time and psychic energy. The BajaNomad is still he best source of information for all things Baja. There are many interesting and helpful Nomads here contributing much of value. I will continue to learn and contribute only if it is what I know to be true by experience.

Glad your still here.... don't blame ya for anything but, balanced commentary and a human perspective ... by the way ...

Thanks

Wiley

Just thought of it... never heard ya play ..

ateo... "it's just a circle"

[Edited on 6-8-2012 by wessongroup]

Thank you all for your heartfelt comments. I have had many good conversations with most of you and none of you are on my s-list. What a great community of Nomads!

I was diagnosed two years ago but have not submitted to conventional treatment until now. I am giving it a good fight and actually feel pretty good. I have never suffered symptoms but the blood work and CT Scans say all is not well.

I had a 2nd opinion consultation with a Lymphoma Specialist Hematologist/Oncologist at UCSF. Until then I was going to only do alternative treatment. This doctor gave me two hours and had all my pathologies redone there at the UCSF Hospital. He was thoroughly prepared having committed my whole file to memory. He just exuded confidence! He came up with a combination of a Monoclonal Antibody and Chemotherapy. It will be a six month course. I started treatment with that doctor's concoction two weeks ago here at The Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital and it is going well.

I have done lots of research and have put myself on a special Cancer diet and I am getting lots of exercise with weights and riding my bicycle. I am in great shape as I have always taken care of myself. Still feel like I did in my 30s and 40s.

The weather here in the Sierras is beautiful. Spring is all abloom and the temperature is in the mid 70s to low 80s. No humidity.

Still playing my trumpet with friends. Just jamming. Not working professionally any more. Ironically, three of the guys I play music with are MDs. I am really getting great personal guidance from them as well. One of them is the local Hospice Physician. One of them has played professionally in the past and the others are better than you might expect, as time would allow.

I now return this string back to the Skeet topic.

Saludos, Amigos!
Tony

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Originally posted by toneart Thank you all for your heartfelt comments. I have had many good conversations with most of you and none of you are on my s-list. What a great community of Nomads! I was diagnosed two years ago but have not submitted to conventional treatment until now. I am giving it a good fight and actually feel pretty good. I have never suffered symptoms but the blood work and CT Scans say all is not well. I had a 2nd opinion consultation with a Lymphoma Specialist Hematologist/Oncologist at UCSF. Until then I was going to only do alternative treatment. This doctor gave me two hours and had all my pathologies redone there at the UCSF Hospital. He was thoroughly prepared having committed my whole file to memory. He just exuded confidence! He came up with a combination of a Monoclonal Antibody and Chemotherapy. It will be a six month course. I started treatment with that doctor's concoction two weeks ago here at The Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital and it is going well. I have done lots of research and have put myself on a special Cancer diet and I am getting lots of exercise with weights and riding my bicycle. I am in great shape as I have always taken care of myself. Still feel like I did in my 30s and 40s. The weather here in the Sierras is beautiful. Spring is all abloom and the temperature is in the mid 70s to low 80s. No humidity. Still playing my trumpet with friends. Just jamming. Not working professionally any more. Ironically, three of the guys I play music with are MDs. I am really getting great personal guidance from them as well. One of them is the local Hospice Physician. One of them has played professionally in the past and the others are better than you might expect, as time would allow. I now return this string back to the Skeet topic. Saludos, Amigos! Tony