AS if I ever come to big D again, we are meeting for lunch!
Would be a pleasure!
Originally Posted by SoTorn
Thats awesome! I have said it before, I will say it again. We should have an LBS meetup once a year. I would honestly attend.
Years ago there were some informal DB get-togethers that were organized, I can't remember where but it was pretty far from me and why I didn't go. The rules here about sharing private contact info have since been tightened up quite a bit which I totally understand. But it has definitely made such things all but impossible to organize.
Originally Posted by IHCLACS
Too bad I'm in the NE. Me and my kid brother would move to TX in a heartbeat.
I do like it here (born and raised), but one day I may retire to the Ozarks. I go there once a year and really love it there. I would love to have a small place in the woods, all natural beauty, no taking care of a yard. Just hike, kayak and work on my art. Man that would be sweet!
Si, this is the quote from the movie Swingers I was talking about, I've never seen the movie but these lines describe the "save your marriage by not saving it" dynamic quite well:
MIKE And what if I don't want to give up on her?
ROB You don't call.
MIKE But you said I shouldn't call if I wanted to give up on her.
ROB Right.
MIKE So I don't call either way.
ROB Right.
MIKE So what's the difference?
ROB The only difference between giving up and not giving up is if you take her back when she wants to come back. See, you can't do anything to make her want to come back. You can only do things to make her not want to come back.
MIKE So the only difference is if I forget about her or pretend to forget about her.
ROB Right.
MIKE Well that [censored].
ROB It [censored].
MIKE So it's almost a retroactive decision. So I could, like, let's say, forget about her and when she comes back make like I just pretended to forget about her.
ROB Right...or more likely the opposite.
MIKE Right... Wait, what do you mean?
ROB I mean first you'll pretend not to care, not call - whatever, and then, eventually, you really won't care.
MIKE Unless she comes back first.
ROB Ah, see, that's the thing. Somehow they don't come back until you really don't care anymore.