Hello everyone, how are you?

LOL!

Just wanted to pop in and say hello real quick. I've been busy for the last few days and just wanted to let everyone know I'm okay. It's good to see that you all are still reading and commenting. I thought maybe my being exposed as a plagiarist may have deterred some of you. 119 comments as of this writing, WOW!

LOL!

The family and I are heading home, and I promise after I get caught up on a few things, I'll read all comments posted.

I have 10 minutes before I board, let's see what I can kick out real quick.

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Without variety, wouldn't you consider life to be unbearable? Think about it, we don't dress the same... in fact, most people don't wear the same clothes two days in a row. We eat a wide range of foods. Can you imagine how dreadful it would be to eat even our favorite meals day after day? Most of the world... well... we read new books, we watch new movies, we make real friends, we buy and download new music, we take vacations to new and erotic places, and we go to ball games, concerts, etc., for the sake of infusing variety into our lives. One cannot grow without variety! If one were to repeat the same experiences and receive the same sensory inputs day after day, we would cease being fully human. (LOL, did I say erotic places? I meant exotic places. And yes, I've experienced both.)

Enter NHL:1 chat addicts.

I don't understand the likes of Antiwhy, Northerncutie08, Pixie_Stix. lllxxx_king_of_kings_xxxlll, Briereyote, (just to name a few) who enter chat at 8:00 AM each and every day and sit there for hours, sometimes engaging in civil conversation, and at other times, just sitting in hopes of hockey chat to begin. Oddly enough, if the current topic doesn't meet their standards, (LOL at 'scrap in NHL:1 with standards) they will still choose to sit, sometimes idle for hours, and wait until something interesting comes up for them.

I will never understand what goes on in the head of 'scrap.

Do these people, who claim to either be married, engaged, or with a significant other in the "boyfriend, girlfriend" stage ever think their relationships are at risk when they insist on sitting in chat 14-16 hours a day? How about their children? Family members? I know, to some of you these same questions get old, but I ask you non-'scrappers, are they not legitimate questions?

Regardless of what your fellow 'scrappers may think if you get a life, Ryan, Tracy, Steph, Oz, and Dean, you will not lose respect and feelings of respectability by seeking variety in life. Your fellow 'scrappers will still be there for you. I guarantee it. Maybe just not as often. Does it frighten you that you may lose your "friends"? If they hate you for at least trying to experience life, they were never truly your "friend" to begin with.

Does it not bother you 'scrappers, that you must lie while in chat each day? "I don't need to work, I have money" or "my hubby makes the money and gives me everything I need" "My parents are loaded, I never have to work again" ... blah, blah... excuses, excuses... get off your asses and stop relying on your weekly lottery ticket as your savior or ticket to paradise.

Fact is, you all have no talent, skills, education, or desire to want to get out into the real world and experience life. At least that is how you portray yourselves in chat. Prove me wrong, please.

I'm not saying you need to explore the likes of skydiving, motorbike racing, rock gliding, hang gliding, or bungee jumping, or even more dangerous pursuits, like a full-time job/career. I'm merely suggesting a good book, a walk around the block, a class or two, or maybe even a part-time job for starters.

You need balance in your life... you need variety.

Chatting 24/7 shouldn't have to be anyone's life. Most think you chose this life... that's bullshit... you just settled for it. It's never too late to change, that is if you want to, just remember...

...Tomorrow is Another Day!