I suppose now that I have set this (dead) thread into motion, I too should provide a bit of "self-indulgence" here as to who the hell is the mayor.
1. My user name has sort of become my real ego... as GREG is my alter-ego.
My family and friends over the years have understood very little about who I am and rather worked upon assumptions. I have been very athletic all of my life; thus the assumption of "typical dumb jock" has been a connotation I have never been able to shake off. In addition to this, I am rather dyslexic... reading and writing, not in the physical sense of the term. The result was that my lack of interest in read has lead many to view me as an idiot. My parents have more the a few times refered to me, in my presence, as a "simpleton". The rest of my family tends to share this conviction, that is... without ever having a conversation with me that lasted more than 2 minutes.
As for my friends, they have noticed my tendency to lash out critque regarding politics. No realizing that I have really no use for this senseless folly, they are under the misconception that I would actually have the nerve to enter into politics... thus my addition to "mayor" to the assumption of "simpleton".
If this was not enough, it happens to be one of my favourite songs from my favourtie band of all time... XTC. Truth is, this song is rather descriptive of many aspects of my life. I'm pleased to say that I had the pleasure of meeting Andy Partridge in an airport once. One of the best 2 hours of my life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Da9sc6YDBo
2. The avatar is of my cats. Two of which have left this world (only memories now to make me smile) and the other two are currently enriching my life (and destroying my furnature). I find that I have learned much more about living from my cats and any classes I have had during my time of obtaining a B.S. in Philosohy and Religion. I owe much to my cats. They have always been there for me (and Ms. Mayor, who is also there for me... my life is rather cool, even if I'm generally misunderstood... Kind of Good as Gold/Stupid as Mud... yeah yeah... it's kind of bouncy, but hey... not everything in life is "hardcore".).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4rHz0UMM...re=related
I'll bow out now with a dramatic....
Meow!
GREG
1. My user name has sort of become my real ego... as GREG is my alter-ego.
My family and friends over the years have understood very little about who I am and rather worked upon assumptions. I have been very athletic all of my life; thus the assumption of "typical dumb jock" has been a connotation I have never been able to shake off. In addition to this, I am rather dyslexic... reading and writing, not in the physical sense of the term. The result was that my lack of interest in read has lead many to view me as an idiot. My parents have more the a few times refered to me, in my presence, as a "simpleton". The rest of my family tends to share this conviction, that is... without ever having a conversation with me that lasted more than 2 minutes.
As for my friends, they have noticed my tendency to lash out critque regarding politics. No realizing that I have really no use for this senseless folly, they are under the misconception that I would actually have the nerve to enter into politics... thus my addition to "mayor" to the assumption of "simpleton".
If this was not enough, it happens to be one of my favourite songs from my favourtie band of all time... XTC. Truth is, this song is rather descriptive of many aspects of my life. I'm pleased to say that I had the pleasure of meeting Andy Partridge in an airport once. One of the best 2 hours of my life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Da9sc6YDBo
2. The avatar is of my cats. Two of which have left this world (only memories now to make me smile) and the other two are currently enriching my life (and destroying my furnature). I find that I have learned much more about living from my cats and any classes I have had during my time of obtaining a B.S. in Philosohy and Religion. I owe much to my cats. They have always been there for me (and Ms. Mayor, who is also there for me... my life is rather cool, even if I'm generally misunderstood... Kind of Good as Gold/Stupid as Mud... yeah yeah... it's kind of bouncy, but hey... not everything in life is "hardcore".).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4rHz0UMM...re=related
I'll bow out now with a dramatic....
Meow!
GREG
Moral is as moral does and as moral wishes it all too be. - MoS
The absence of all empirical evidence for the necessity of intuitive X existing is evidence against the necessary empirical existence of intuitive X - MoS (variation of 180proof)
Athesim is not a system of belief, but rather a single answer to a single question. It is the designation applied by theists to those who do not share their assumption that a god/deity exists. - MoS
I am not one to attribute godlike qualities to things that I am unable to understand. I may never be in the position to understand certain things, but I am not about to create an anthropomorphic deity out of my short-commings. I wish not to errect a monument to my own personal ignorace and demand that others worship this proxy of ego. - MoS
The absence of all empirical evidence for the necessity of intuitive X existing is evidence against the necessary empirical existence of intuitive X - MoS (variation of 180proof)
Athesim is not a system of belief, but rather a single answer to a single question. It is the designation applied by theists to those who do not share their assumption that a god/deity exists. - MoS
I am not one to attribute godlike qualities to things that I am unable to understand. I may never be in the position to understand certain things, but I am not about to create an anthropomorphic deity out of my short-commings. I wish not to errect a monument to my own personal ignorace and demand that others worship this proxy of ego. - MoS
