Recently, one of our fellow travelers actually started LIVING his dream...

[MiddleFingerMom]

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...by purchasing a semi and getting back out on the road -- hauling
freight as an independent owner/operator again.
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What dreams are you living, pursuing, procrastinating about -- or
putting into effect?
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Me? Simple guy. I share the chicken's dream.
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[jotsy]

1. I answered this question weeks ago.

The chicken crossed the road to explore Catholicism. (That is meant in the spirit of humor)

Good luck to Sir Tobin, I hope he finds clear roads, happy trails, and dynamic scenery.

The thing I procrastinate the most over is working up the nerve to share a nick name I've bestowed upon one of my favorite DUers here in the lounge. That'd be you.

[Kali]

4. do it!

do it do it do it do it do it do it do it do it do it do it

[MiddleFingerMom]

5. I was about to post that...

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...MiddleFingerOrgasmatron has already BEEN suggested when I realized
how unintentionally vulgar that might sound and decided against it.
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[MiddleFingerMom]

6. (oops)

[MiddleFingerMom]

8. oh...and this "Kali" person...

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Don't encourage her.
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[jotsy]

9. I think she's fun, and deserves a little leeway after that nasty incident with

a rattlesnake under her desk!

Besides, it's not exactly derogatory, she's bound to be disappointed.

[MiddleFingerMom]

11. You just have no idea how TWISTED that rancherwoman can be...

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...as I'm POSITIVE she'd be more delighted if I were blushing and stammering
than if I were clenching my teeth and sputtering.
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The awful Arizona range heat...
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...has done terrible... ... ... ... ... things... ... ... ... ... to her mind.
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Do NOT poke her with a long sharp stick and DEFINITELY do not look at
the part in her hair and ask where she got the "caterpillar barette"!!!!!
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Learned THAT lesson the hard way. Thanks to her, Arizona surgeons are
now renowned worldwide for their pioneering work in testicular reattachment.
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I certainly do NOT wanna talk about it. Even if my voice HAS dropped an
octave again.
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I AM NOT A CALF!!!!!!!... ... I... ... AM... ... A... ... HUMAN... ... BEING!!!!!!
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[jotsy]

12. Can't type while I'm laughing this hard!

If you trust me and want to know, I can tell you here out in the open. If that's a commodity I've yet to earn, I'll be happy to PM it to you.

[MiddleFingerMom]

15. I trust you and I'm curious. Nickname away, MacDuff!!!

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It's a shame there's no computer command that lets you post it
so that everyone BUT Kali can see it.
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WOULDN'T THAT BE A HOOT!!!!
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[Kali]

17. ahm a give you a nickname

oh wait you've had THAT one for as long as I've known you :rofl:

[jotsy]

19. My turn to be curious!

[Kali]

29. uh

well it wasn't as nice as yours, but I'm pretty sure he is proud of it anyway

let me put it this way, MFM is one of the most honorable and ethical people I have ever met. Along with being very funny he can be quite serious and he is REALLY good at bullshit detection. When he has to deal with bullshitters he can be a true asshole - it is really great to watch, but it can make some people uncomfortable (of course they tend to be on the bullshitter side of the human spectrum too, but nevertheless...) We were involved in a political fight at a local community radio station that got infested by bullshitters. Needless to say there is a certain population in the Tucson community that applies that nickname (asshole) whenever they think of him. A nickname point of honor, I am sure. Also he can be one in general sometimes.:P

[jotsy]

30. Can't we all?

As a representative of the fairer gender, I guess it's customary for me to use a different word, of which, I'm fond of issuing the following advisory:

"It is not my first inclination to break out my bitchy bone, but should you insist on seeing it, I have one to show you."

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no6-vsHgHJg>

:hi:

[MiddleFingerMom]

31. Yep...

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<------ PROUD ASSHOLE!!!!
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Thanks.
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And thanks for recognizing that I can be an asshole in general sometimes.
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I stay up nights and worry sometimes that people don't see that side of me.
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Sorry for THAT visual!!!!
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No, I'm not.
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[Kali]

33. ...

:* ;-)

[jotsy]

18. Awhile back two, maybe three weeks ago. There were no posts

by you for going on a couple of days it seemed, and I heard myself say out loud...

"Where's my Mi Fi Mo!?" I's pronounced as E's. Just an abbreviated form of the handle you use, I see it as an endearment.

See? No naughty mystery here, just a confession of affection for your witty ways.

[MiddleFingerMom]

22. I like it!!! and thanks for the "witty ways" compliment!!!

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Just think, if I had decided on MiddleFingerMother... you'da been thinking of me as...
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...Mi Fi Mo Fo.
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Gotta certain RING to it, innit?
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And don't listen to Kali (when will they ever learn... when will
they evvvvvvvvvvvvver learn) -- she was ROFLHAO for a full
week when she gave me what she considered the "cleverest
nickname EVAH"...
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..."Nick"...:eyes:
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[jotsy]

24. What else would you expect to be called after reattachment surgery?

I thought I was the coolest of Mom's when I took to an expression of describing the enthusiastic as being Gun Ho Mo Fos, but my middle child, the 20 year old, started pretending like she didn't know me in public and stopped introducing me to her friends, so I had to break that habit.

Well Mi Fi Mo, I'll be off! And besides that, I'll be on my way. Morning comes early and I's is tired.

:hi:

[MiddleFingerMom]

27. MiddleFingerMomMom TOOK ME to my first rock concert.

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I was probably 12 or 13 years old.
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I couldn't tell you much about the show because
I spent the whole time trying to make one (or
BOTH) of us invisible.
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Parents are just naturally embarrassing.
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I know now that it's not really their fault.
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[femmocrat]

2. Great question!

I did two things. My dream is two-fold: to retire and to own a place at the beach.

I have started saving as much as I can afford for the down-payment on a condo. I don't know if I will ever be able to afford it, but I'm still working toward it. I am even selling stuff on eBay just for that fund. If I never get the condo, I will still have a nice nest egg.

And I went to a retirement seminar to see how soon I can kiss the daily grind goodbye! I am also working toward that goal.

[RandomThoughts]

3. What an interesting thought.

Should motives be thought on? Does it contain part of the relevance of some action?

Does intent matter or only effect?

I lean more towards intent not effect, since a person has the ability to control his intent, but effect is also part of other peoples actions.

Also you can be correct on intent and not action, would that be wrong? I don't think so.

What if you are wrong on intent, and end up being correct on action? That is a really deep question, but in some way it would seem it has to do with thinking on what is wrong and right in some way.

[In_The_Wind]

7. I'm on the road!

My dream.

My life!

I love the open highways and byways .....

[Rabrrrrrr]

10. I've always wanted to be a dog whisperer.

but to do it from my death star:



while Kraftwerk plays



and I play with my model of Supertrain

[Fast Dude]

13. I want to be rich, good looking, and smart.

Two down, one to go.

Anybody got $5 bucks I can borrow? :smoke:

[denbot]

14. The five year plan is to take this..

Across this..



And points beyond.

[velvet]

28. omg you're sailing to Australia?

We better start tidying up. 5 years isn't much notice, can you make it 6?

[tXr]

16. I just moved from Houston TX to Portland OR.

It's so beautiful here.

[jotsy]

20. Welcome!

to River City and to DU.

Moved here in '86 from L.A. Have a surrogate mom figure from Houston who came to visit a couple of Augusts ago. I remember asking her if the heat was too hard on her, she just laughed hysterically.

:hi:

[tXr]

21. Thanks! Everyone is so friendly here! (Portland and DU)

I lived in Houston for 32 years and I must admit being a little tickled at the reactions of the local news people during the 'hot snap' (hot flash?) last week when it got ABOVE 90!!! For TWO WHOLE DAYS!!!

I know that to the elderly or those with health issues heat can be deadly, but to me it was just pleasantly warm. Heck, the humidity was only about 20%!

I'll gladly trade 6 months of the 3 H's (Heat, Humidity, Hurricanes) for whatever passes for bad weather here.

:hi:


edit: And I absolutely love the great public transportation here!

[jotsy]

23. The max is a gem, and it's still growing, what I like bragging about

is we here are the bike friendliest city in the nation. It is said only the natives complain about how much rain falls here. I must admit, it can get to me a bit, but the deeper dark in the blue sky and the greener green everywhere else wouldn't be what the are without so much watering.

Tell me what you like to do so I can suggest some appropriate sights to see!

[tXr]

26. Oh, I've been told I should go to the coast and that there is a gorge nearby I need to see...

I have already been riding my bike around and have taken it on the train (it's great that you can do that)!

My apartment is about a block from a max stop and right next to a lot of stores, so I'm going to try to drive as little as possible. I only drove about 1000 miles a year in Houston, so I'm sure I can drive that or less here.

I just wish that more cities were as forward-looking regarding public transportation as Portland.

[MajorChode]

25. I wanna be the door greater at wal-mart

I figure I might have to work a few years as a buggy wrangler, and work my way up from there.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

32. I'm heading back to the US next year

I love everything about the United States -its history, its people and its culture and diversity of lifestyle -and loved my first visit to the United States eight years ago and having been dreaming about going back almost every minute since.

Finally some cheap air fares have come along and I've booked my tickets for early next year. I can't wait?