Recent content by Rider77

My wife once sent me the auction of the home of a lady she new. There was an antique trunk that she specifically wanted. For some reason they auctioned the house before they started selling any contents. It was a very nice house and one that we had admired many times. Because the bidding was...

One of his most memorable lines, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." So many great performances by a humble man.

I have enjoyed Robert Duvall's acting in so many movies over the years. Whenever I saw his name as a member of the cast I watched that movie. I can't recall a single time I came away disappointed. So sorry to see another of our great entertainers gone.

Daily we see the media promoting a break through, only to find it is another rehashing of things published again and again. Hopefully, Mrs. Guthrie's family is provided better insight and shielded by the flood of unfounded speculation.

I have always felt that programmers tend to develop code from a perspective of what THEY think we should have as opposed to researching what the user requests. It is an integral part of system analysis.

I'm not daring at all in my food choices. My children delight on Thai, sushi, and indian foods. My daughter taunts me about not eating green foods, I like pistachios, and sweet peas. Over the years I found it difficult to enjoy dining out in foreign lands, nearly starved in Germany. I just don't...

When I'm doing something, like reading posts on this forum my mind will wander. My wife calls it chasing rabbits. I keep little notepad to jot down all kinds of things. Sometimes its a word that I need defined, or something I should pickup at the grocery, or something I need a reminder to do...

We live a quiet life, going where we like and doing things on our own schedule. I have always been one to be self aware of things around me. In a restaurant I like to be seated by a wall with a view of the exit. In a parking lot I watch for others who might be approaching me. When I'm inside a...

A good friend of mine once told me something that I think fits in this discussion. "Don't let a foolish person have space in your mind without justifying the use of the space."

I note that as I age I definitely fall into an old school class of guy. I still prefer the foods that I thrived on in my youth. My choices in music are considered out of date by my children and grandchildren. Most of my views on items in the news are old school without compromise, you'll hear me...

I used an iPhone for years, I guess since they were first introduced. In recent times I have felt that it is wise to update my phone because of the security updates included. It really bugs me when those updates include changes in apps that I don't like without a way to undo the change. As an...

Within our family we are huggers. Never parting without a hug and expression of love. When it comes to persons not in the family or at least long term friends I'm not comfortable with hugs.

I agree that low self esteem is the basis for both of these emotions. I was taught not to envy but to learn what made others successful and to seek those qualities myself. Jealousy? Well I'm just not.

I have two possible responses that came immediately to mind. I'm sorry to hear that, I always sort of liked me. or What possibly makes you think that matters?

Obviously this is an agonizing event for Mrs. Guthrie's family. The 24 hour news outlets employ retired professional from various disciplines that feed the public fascination with this case with endless conjecture. I can't imagine how the family is enduring this period trying to maintain hope...