Recent content by stephenPE

I made a homeowner claim 30 yrs ago. They paid for new AC heat pump when my guy said it was struck by lightning. They cchkd my city that day and it had rained. But now insurance companies are crushing us in Fla. My homeowners is now tripled on my small 90 yr old wood frame house. UP to...

Classifying pot shedule 1 with heroin and other dangerous things was asinine. I never found it addictive. I smoked it at the age of 17 and 18. I liked it. Then I went to college (on my dime) and knew I could do better without it. I have tried it since I retired a few years ago and it aint...

I still keep in contact with my first love. Her and my first GF came to visit me last month. They are best friends. She even called me the other day. We all grew up together in a small town and small schools. I cherish my relationships with them. Something about women that far exceeds what I...

I reached out to this person before I married my 3rd wife. We grew up near each other and were the only two in our class to go from 1st grade to 12th. I knew her brother better and used to play at their house by the cemetery. She reached out to me on FB after my divorce but that was not the...

I dont really think anyone hates me but I am sure there are those that dont think well of me. I focus on those that love me and show me love. I can name quite a few. I have heard when you hate someone you give them power over you. If you love someone you experience good feelings about them...

Let me add that I know of horrible marriages where abuse was involved. I have a good friend now who was treated badly by her first husband, She was very young and naive and believed him. She is very happy now and the marriage produced a wonderful daughter. I worked with a woman who was...

I will give them credit. #1 had all the right in the world to despise me BUT she realized early on she let me down as much as I let her down. We had a wonderful time last summer at the big beach house our daughter rented in St Augustine. We went up on the roof with a glass of wine and talked...

I have three ex wives. When I had surgery last Oct. all three helped me at different times. Two of them went to appointments with me post surgery at the same time. Ex #3 is probably the only one that is not happy with me and we had the shortest marriage by a long shot. I had a surgical...

I taught PE for 40 yrs. But the school was so small that I also taught computer skills, gifted one year , reading and math for many years. It was the perfect job. I even taught all four of my children PE for six years and even reading at times.

Actions speak WAY louder than words. But Im with you there, Mark.

Thank you RR. I worked with young children for almost 40 yrs as a teacher. They taught me a lot about life. Probably as much as I tried to teach them. They gave back so much love it was hard not to really care about people.

Ive learned: I dont like being alone. People like for you to listen. Children are the best and honest. Many people that look miserable or angry will open up quickly if you start a conversation. Most people will respond nicely if you say something nice. Even scary looking people. I like...

If you want people to like you listen to them. Most people want to be heard. Listen and dont judge. Golden rule. Treat them the way you want to be treated. I look for things I have in common with other people. I try to be positive. I have lots of friends. You cannot have too many friends...

22 yrs ago I was holding my brother, Kevin's, hand as he took his last breath. Colon cancer killed him but took about 20 months to do it. He was 44. He was a great brother and always had my back. He and our other brother had one last fishing trip before we lost him. He loved to fish like Mike...

I never felt really old until my surgery last October. I turned 69 in January. Still trying to get past my incontinence. And being alone for the first time in my life. I always thought I would gradually age and end up walking a lot instead of all the aerobic exercise I did for 30 years. I...