Live And Let Live

Amen!!!

In 7th grade my Social Studies teacher smoked his pipe in the classroom during study hall. I could have stayed there all day. That scent is permanently embedded and I fondly recall it often. Today, well no chance for that to ever happen again. Kinda sad.

And much of social media perpetuates that behavior, often in the worst ways. I had a jerk complain that I had a pipe in my mouth while holding my cat in a Facebook. "Aren't you afraid of what it'll do the cat you claim you love?" I responded, "Aren't you old enough to mind your own business and learn not to interfere in somebody's life? Somebody you don't even know? What gives you the right to be so judgemental? Who are you to decide how others should live? Mind your own business, and don't you dare tell me how to treat my cats or live my life." Then, I defriended her. I don't care if she is a fan of my art work, I'm not taking that crap from anybody.

I agree it's been going on a long time just worse now. I got married, wife went to beauty school, got hired on Exxon Refinery and Chem plant as employee, bought a starter house in small subdivision. Started building extension for a small beauty shop in back of house. Couple days later was informed of a Subdivision meeting against the Beauty Shop. Got busy getting info on neighbors, went to meeting and informed them one worked on cars at his house, one did tax returns , one did interior drapes, One had a daycare at home, and so on and on. I finished with, you are are all middle aged or older, I'm a young buck with a damn high paying job, take me to court and we'll see who wins. The beauty shop went up with nary an objection. Human nature has been for shite and getting a lot worse.

There are people that think it is their job to control others, and if you don't bend to what they think is what is for your own good, they will use whatever tools they can to accomplish their goal, by guilting corporate America and politicians to go along with them. 

In the Fox/Disney thread, the mindset of that activist spells it all out. His resume says that he has spent his life in academia, and Non profits...but he can live in Fairfax California where the median home price is $895,000.00...People like that are funded by some real scumbags that think it is their duty to put the chains on others.

I just want to be left the hell alone and wish others would do the same.

As a young man (35) I've always complained about many of the same things and the way people and media are now compared to when I was a kid. Ive been told a lot that I'm going to be one hell of an old man.

I will always believe that most of the world's problems are due to over population.

The type of people you are talking about dont get to stay in my life for very long. I take opinions and criticism pretty well, but dont force your views on me or tell me I'm wrong for having mine.

She was lucky I didn't tell her all that was on my mind.

It is extremely rare that I ever physically come into contact with such people here in Arizona, what chaps my hide is crackerheads that either through bureaucratic means or legislatively believe it is their job to rule over me like a peasant...hard to get rid of them parasites.

Like the old song says "How much does it cost, I'll buy it

The time is all we've lost, I'll try it

But he can't even run his own life

I'll be damned if he'll run mine'

Excellent thread.

Being a definite Live and Let Live sorta fella I have grown weary and now completely intolerant of those that demand that we acquiesce to their opinion, all the while trying to marginalize, diminish or discredit those that would dare have a differing opinion or belief.

Sadly this epidemic is everywhere, quite evident on other pipe forums.

The "Offended" class, as I like to call em, somehow feel empowered or entitled to "set you right" whenever they sense that you don't drink the same koolaid they do.

Their snarky and insulting behavior is loathsome and I would dare say that they would be much less brave when not afforded the presumed anonymity or safety their keyboard and internet connection provides. In other words, they are keyboard cowards and don't have the stones to talk to you, face to face, the way they do online.


nuf said


Time to tamp, relight and sip some more scotch.

Is that a recent event, or did that happen a long time ago? I'm stunned anybody with an IQ over 3 would say something stupid like that in today's world.

This is one of those great non-partisan almost-"political" threads we can all agree on - even if we might be thinking of different examples of how others want to control our lives. That in itself is good grounds for some mutual human understanding.

2 years ago...and of course I hear comments fairly often even from my children's teacher's and their friends parents..."you are an Indian"...goes with the territory I guess...

That is totally ridiculous..."judge a man by the content of his character, not the color of his skin" comes to mind. Some people are mental stooge's and do not deserve to be teachers.
My grandmother was native American, her tribe was wiped out, and was adopted along with her mother into a catholic mission that gave her the name of Mary Magdalene Chavez, because in her words "It was worse to be a native American than it was to be a black person at that time" It is sad that ignorance and stupidity still reigns in the peanut sized brain of some fools....My grandmother was the most gracious, loving person that one could ever know.
When we laid her to rest in Howard Colorado so many years ago, as the casket was lowered, an American Bald Eagle drifted directly above her grave....everyone got goosebumps on that exclamation point on her life.

Her son who was shot up on Omaha beach only later to find himself at the battle of the bulge summed it up well....."That shite doesn't happen by mere chance".


Even a child as young as my daughter was able to understand "content of character" some people stagger throughout life without understanding the concept.

I’m sorry to hear that. Unfortunately this doesn’t surprise me anymore. Too much hate, not enough love.