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@thegilded I agree. It seems like the beginning of a game where someone sates, “Your move.”

@genghistwan I totally understand the urge to “feed the rabid beast.” Good luck with tending your beast. Just remember, the light at the end of the tunnel might just be a fire-breathing dragon!

@nothenrygale Not only telling people what they want…[Read more]

All of this seems very … vague.

My immediate thought is of a magician that does “mentalism” acts by reading a person’s responses to simple questions… and then responding in a manner that convinces the participant the one asking the questions has some “gift.”
In actuality, it is the target that is providing all the information and the…[Read more]

@thebuz Thank you for that honesty. No doubt in my mind you could prove to be helpful to someone in need. (here or elsewhere)

For the record…

If “Somewhere Out There” does not tear you to shreds every time… YOU ARE NOT HUMAN.

@bcbishop you are correct in looking back at Sarah’s past actions and attitude. The lashing out of a protective mother? Perhaps. But the weird displays we have witnessed from Noah and her… too many questions remain for there to be a simple turn in me to say “Oh, now I get it… all is understandable now.”

In this phone call, it seems Noah…[Read more]

Very confused over the call. The reason I attended the focus group was to get a sense of why The System really did not “speak” to me and see if an in person encounter would change my mind.

It did not, overall. However, I sensed (near the end) that Sarah was a woman with a mission and strong intention. At the end, when I looked her in the eye…[Read more]

Wish I could, but I am out of town for that night! Hope to see you again soon, @jared

Many of the comments resonate, for sure. For me, there is also an element of faith with this quote. If I have placed faith in someone and they then reveal themselves to not appreciate my willingness to give of my time, effort and my sincere emotional investment, all trust is broken and tension results. (A person? A business? This could apply…[Read more]

I also received the email of acceptance.

@nking I have similar thoughts… minus the pet 😉
My photo will probably include symbols of what I love most. (Friends, for example.)
Wonder if a collage would work… hmmm…

@thebuz Well played. But, only if you redefine terms and ignore the reality it was created in.

@thebuz, if the motherboard fits…….

@thegilded, you may recall that in one email exchange Noah actually stated a tactic he used was to make people feel special. That seems to be what is going on here.
It seems to me that integrity and credibility on multiple fronts are being flushed down the pipes today.

@kevin No worries. Lots of confusion with all of this… crap… flying around.
Haha!

@kevin The reference to the statement coming from “their happy home” is at the end of the INN news report. It’s almost part of the sign off.

My, oh, my, there is much riding on this statement.

I wanted to share an additional Otis interaction… two days ago I got a delayed response from Otis to a message I had sent him several days earlier. I must say, our short exchange was surprisingly heartfelt.
My impression is that he is trying to figure out the whole social media / priorities conversation we all probably have wrestled with at…[Read more]

@sfire8 FUN FACT – some movie theaters reportedly turned up the heat inside their theaters during screenings of Lawrence of Arabia to mess with the audience. (I once worked with an old-time manager of a movie theater that told me that during Doctor Zhivago, he would turn the AC down very low and added coffee and hot chocolate to the menu at his…[Read more]

Have fun all you wacky OC folks!
May the LUST be with you!
(Oh, yeah. I went there.)

Nothing definitive from either side for me. My interaction with each side has been professional and business-like, with the occasional personal observation thrown in from the person answering the emails. I will gravitate towards what interests me, but communication from both sides has been upfront and open. (Or, at least appears that way… my…[Read more]