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HI Ag I believe politics is the Art of Compromise. I do not know much of this gentleman but I am aware of his area and the majority of his base.
My guess is the La Gov will gravitate toward his roots slowly as time marches on. When we are young and in our prime many of us tend to take on hard stances fueled by pundits and with experience that is directly opposed to such stances will moderate them as CS Lewis did by marrying 'Joy' a divorcee and after her death writing an essay called 'The problem with pain'. He may have some pangs of regret it depends on his opinions at the time.
People on the right and left do provide a purpose to snap us back if we drift too far either way. We will never march together with one step since we are all going in our own direction and that is a good thing. So much is lost if we all look in one direction.
Lousiania hopefully not may experience another tragedy as Katrina and the proof of the pudding is his response. My opinion is the first and main functions of government are safety and infrastructure and it gets too involved in other things. The most colorful people I have ever met were from that area and when they visit my beach they are fun to watch but I must keep them and other visitors at arms length. If a quilt of the darkest black and the whitest white in physical and emotional areans were laid over the Mississippi you would have Lousiania.
And they got great restraunts. Uh La La
Quote: I am ready to consider exploring sharing my life with other people now You are miles ahead of me. It is an area of my worst performance thus I direct my efforts elsewhere. Everything is on a light and shallow basis and my thinking cap is more online.
Quote: I enjoy reading your thread, it guides me. your thread provides an insite or fertile ground where one can think of the whys and werefores that as Stan Laurel said to Oliver Hardey 'What a fine mess you got us in Ollie'.
Quote: I use to be restless/bouncy/angrier with the world and gravitated towards the more restless/bouncy/rebel w/o a cause types.
And you got stories and memories to tell. If you were solid and grounded your whole life you would not have the experiences to compare and it is part of the quilt of your pesonality. How dull would your life have been without those times? You do not have to do that now since you had that experience.
I was grounded when I was in my 20s and 30s and consider it a waste. Destructive things are out but insanity when it comes to doing things is a source of joy and accomplishment plus the greatest scam is getting paid. The drug is adrenilin and I am hooked with the line and sinker deep in. The act must have a purpose beyond self but the reward is not praise due to an allergy to cameras and print but the drug that is produced inside.
Others do the marketing and the public interface. They have the poise, teeth, hair, and the tan and the camera loves them thus a great marketing tool and when the chips are down you can count on them.
My guess is you look at your wild times with a mixture of joy, a little regret, and fondness. It is a part of the makeup we call here AG. As everyone here you are unique and you have resolve fired by your trials and tribulations.
If there were on EEs with a law degree SONAR on the Alabama Marine Police boat probably would have been left to the Navy and my job would be more difficult. _________________________
A bad day on the beach Beats
a good day anywhere else
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Hi again When I compare the Gov's bio compared to most of the folks I knew from India my guess is he has strayed from his roots a good deal. I admit complete ignorance on the cultures from your Dad's homeland but in the IT world I knew consultants from India were bright but quite shy and suttle. However that is not enough to form a learned opinion.
Do you know about the heritige and culture from this Gentleman?
I am curious on how the fact your mixed cultures impact your actions at this time. I assume from unreliable 4th hand info the culture norms of Marriage and relationships are quite conservative. _________________________
