Thomas Kemp wrote, "Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of its trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse for impossibility, for it thinks all things are lawful for itself, and all things are possible."

"Life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don't always make the bad things go away but the bad things don't make the good things any less good."
-- Doctor Who

"While monogamy may forbid having more than one partner in your life, that does not mean that by embracing polyamory you are forced to have multiple partners; it is perfectly possible to be in a phase either of multiple relationships, of a single monogamous one, or perhaps none at all, dependent on desire, which is not linear or fixed in time, but cyclical and constantly changing."

"Polyamory, as it is referred to throughout this book, should be understood to encompass many aspects of freedom, as we will see, and not just those of a sexual and romantic nature, as can sometimes be the case in some polyamorous communities. To embrace this way of life, a complete reprogramming of the "romantic central nervous system," as it were, is necessary. If confronted with the concept without warning or adequate reflection as to its implications, many couples could be destroyed by the lifestyle–not because it is a harmful concept in and of itself, but because for them it would be artificial. A possessive man using polyamory as an opportunity to commit adultery would be artificial. A life of harmony cannot exist without intellectual coherence."

-- excerpt from The Art and Etiquette of Polyamory: A Hands-on Guide to Open Sexual Relationships

nipple clamps on all BBW haters! *maniacal laughter*

Why do people insist on sitting in the exact center of a bench and then spreeeeeeaaaaad their gear out as much as possible? I view this as a silent claim of territory. They can't claim the world, so they'll at least claim the bench? *laughs*

When I sit on an empty bench, I take a corner and don't put my bag on the seat with me. Then other people can have a seat!

A lesson in (un)common courtesy.

Star Wars Inconsistencies

I was just watching Star Wars Ep 1,2,3. Have you noticed the time line doesn't quite mesh with Ep 4,5,6?

Luke's uncle Owen and aunt Beru looked to be in their 20s when Obi-Wan gave the baby Luke to them to care for. Luke is about 20 in Ep 4 so that would make his uncle and aunt in the 40s but they look much older, like much more time had passed.

By that time line, it had only been 20 years since Darth Vader and Sidious had killed off all the Jedi. Yet many characters talked of "hokey religions" and "old superstitions" when referring to the Jedi and the ways of the Force. Don't you think it would take more than 20 years for something to fall into myth and legend?

And someone mentioned early in Ep 4 that the Emperor (Darth Sidious, ex Chancellor Palpatine) had dissolved the last of the Republic House of Senators. Why did it take 20 years for that to happen? Surely if he was able to wipe out the Jedi in a matter of hours, he could have dissolved the Senate just as swiftly.

Another inconsistency ... In Ep 6, Luke asks Leia what she remembers of her mother, as Luke has no memory of his. (He's fishing for details of his mother now knowing Leia is his sister.) Leia says she remembers her mother was kind but sad. How how could Leia remember her mother (Padme) when she was just a baby when Senator Organa took her to his wife to raise as their child? To that end, where is Senator Organa and his wife if Leia isn't referring to them as her parents?

And another thing... How did Senator Organa get to be King? Seeing as Leia is a princess...

Too many questions! Too much time to ponder such things! *laughs*

Seems the CM gods don't like me today. They wiped out my entire profile.

Nothing like a clean slate.