Living In The Past
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Marc Clifton wrote:
Besides a great Jethro Tull song, what kind of personality are you? Do you live more in the past, the present, or the future?
I'm a future person for the most part. I can rejoice in future possibilities almost as much as present realities. I always look at things how they could be, or the "ideal state" that they resemble, sometimes to the neglect of paying attention to how they are. I suppose that's what one might call an idealist or a visionary. I suppose that's part of being an INFTP (i.e. a mix of INTP[^] and INFP[^]). Oh yes, and here's the mandatory Dickens quote: "I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach." - Ebenezer Scrooge :rolleyes:
J. Dunlap wrote:
"I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach." - Ebenezer Scrooge
:cool: My favorite Dickens piece. Well, okay. It's the only piece Dickens wrote that I liked. The man seriously needed some Prozac.
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I plan for the present yet to be, live for the now and reminisce about the now that was. Elaine (chronologically flexible fluffy tigress)
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What if future sucks? :~
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dnh wrote:
What if future sucks?
Hmmmm... good point. In that case you might want to consider alternatives to living in the past, present or future.
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Besides a great Jethro Tull song, what kind of personality are you? Do you live more in the past, the present, or the future? Me, I'm a "future" kind of person, always excited about some new possibility. However, there are certain things in the past I simply can't seem to move past (or, erm, is that "beyond"?). Marc
Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmerFor entertainment, I read in the future (science fiction), run/bike in the present, and watch movies in the past (I :love: costume epics).
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Marc Clifton wrote:
Do you live more in the past, the present, or the future?
i refuse to be bounded by your primitive 1D world-view. my universe has four dimensions, and i choose to live in the space slightly above and to the left of reality.
Chris Losinger wrote:
and to the left of reality.
Does this make you a democrat? :)
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Chris Losinger wrote:
and to the left of reality.
Does this make you a democrat? :)
From the Churchdown Parish Magazine: "Would the Congregation please note that the bowl at the back of the Church, labelled 'For The Sick,' is for monetary donations only."
nope. other things make me a Democrat.
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J. Dunlap wrote:
"I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach." - Ebenezer Scrooge
:cool: My favorite Dickens piece. Well, okay. It's the only piece Dickens wrote that I liked. The man seriously needed some Prozac.
Software Zen:
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The man seriously needed some Prozac.
Well... he tried to score some from Edgar Allen Poe, but given that it never helped Edgar, he gave up.... :-D
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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nope. other things make me a Democrat.
Well, it did sound like a democrat bearing on the political compass. ;)
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Besides a great Jethro Tull song, what kind of personality are you? Do you live more in the past, the present, or the future? Me, I'm a "future" kind of person, always excited about some new possibility. However, there are certain things in the past I simply can't seem to move past (or, erm, is that "beyond"?). Marc
Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmerI think I'm stuck everywhere but here. :~
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Besides a great Jethro Tull song, what kind of personality are you? Do you live more in the past, the present, or the future? Me, I'm a "future" kind of person, always excited about some new possibility. However, there are certain things in the past I simply can't seem to move past (or, erm, is that "beyond"?). Marc
Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmerMarc Clifton wrote:
what kind of personality are you? Do you live more in the past, the present, or the future?
Well, to actually answer your question, I live in the present, enjoy the past and work for a better future. I take that is close to what you ment with your answer, not living in the future.
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Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
The man seriously needed some Prozac.
Well... he tried to score some from Edgar Allen Poe, but given that it never helped Edgar, he gave up.... :-D
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Big Ed's thing was alcohol, and lots of it. Supposedly some of his stories were written during benders.
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Big Ed's thing was alcohol, and lots of it. Supposedly some of his stories were written during benders.
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delete this;Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
Supposedly some of his stories were written during benders.
I am truly shocked and surprised.... ;)
By the lakes that thus outspread Their lone waters, lone and dead,- Their sad waters, sad and chilly With the snows of the lolling lily,- By the mountains- near the river Murmuring lowly, murmuring ever,- By the grey woods,- by the swamp Where the toad and the newt encamp- By the dismal tarns and pools Where dwell the Ghouls,- By each spot the most unholy- In each nook most melancholy- There the traveller meets aghast Sheeted Memories of the Past- Shrouded forms that start and sigh As they pass the wanderer by- White-robed forms of friends long given, In agony, to the Earth- and Heaven.Yeah, Ed had a drinking problem.... possibly more, we'll never know for sure. The one guy with the most evidence of more than a "drinking" problem also hated Edgar's guts and everything that poured from it, so he can hardly be considered an unbiased reference. :) Still... dying without even your own clothes on your back... it does seem like more than just alcohol. Of course there is always the Rabies theory too... http://www.umm.edu/news/releases/news-releases-17.html[^]_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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nope. other things make me a Democrat.
Chris Losinger wrote:
nope. other things make me a Democrat.
It was just a joke, don't worry about it. I don't know enough politcs from other countries to ever browse the Soapbox :~
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Chris Losinger wrote:
nope. other things make me a Democrat.
It was just a joke, don't worry about it. I don't know enough politcs from other countries to ever browse the Soapbox :~
I don't see dead pixels anymore... Yes, even I am blogging now!
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Besides a great Jethro Tull song, what kind of personality are you? Do you live more in the past, the present, or the future? Me, I'm a "future" kind of person, always excited about some new possibility. However, there are certain things in the past I simply can't seem to move past (or, erm, is that "beyond"?). Marc
Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmerI use VC 6 and love 80's music... so there's your answer ;)
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I use VC 6 and love 80's music... so there's your answer ;)
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Michael Dunn wrote:
I use VC 6 and love 80's music... so there's your answer
I found my twin!! were you born in Germany too? :-D
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Michael Dunn wrote:
I use VC 6 and love 80's music... so there's your answer
I found my twin!! were you born in Germany too? :-D
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Alas no... southern California.
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Alas no... southern California.
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Michael Dunn wrote:
Alas no... southern California.
ahhh... I'm sorry... :sigh:
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Besides a great Jethro Tull song, what kind of personality are you? Do you live more in the past, the present, or the future? Me, I'm a "future" kind of person, always excited about some new possibility. However, there are certain things in the past I simply can't seem to move past (or, erm, is that "beyond"?). Marc
Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmerWhen I saw the title of the post in the CP Insider I wondered whether anyone else would know it was a Tull song - coincidentally I've got the 20th Anniversary boxset playing now. And since I've been brought around to write a post I might as well reply to your question too. I'm always excited by the future and what will come especially technology wise. But I also spend too much time reliving the past wondering how my life would be different had I made different choices.
James
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Besides a great Jethro Tull song, what kind of personality are you? Do you live more in the past, the present, or the future? Me, I'm a "future" kind of person, always excited about some new possibility. However, there are certain things in the past I simply can't seem to move past (or, erm, is that "beyond"?). Marc
Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmerAt present, I live in the past, but I have big big plans and am eagerly preparing for the day when I will, at long last, be able to live in the future. ...not that silly SciFi Channel, time-machine kind of future, with all the robot totalitarian dictators with shaved eyebrows wearing chrome capes and shirtsleves that are too tight and evidence that mankind blew himself up with an atomic bomb in an SUV, thus allowing the computers to wrest control of the planet. ...not the future with all those foolhardy flying cities with upside-down cars on HabitTrail roadways and octopus scientists wearing evening gowns who don't speak and twelve-year-old princesses who govern from within vast chambers sparsely decorated with Danish furniture from the 1970's and invariably these rooms all have laquered black floors buffed to a shine that apparently can only be attained in the ultra-future. ...I'm certainly not writing about the future with war-loving discourteous aligators captaining inter-galactic battleships shaped like Danish table lamps from the 1970's while growling out ultimatums of impending death and destruction over a big-screen TV that just happens to be tuned to the Angry Lizard Channel. No no no....I mean the future where I have a gold-plated LearJet and my hobbes are recreational bribery and driving motorscooters in Italy. Good night, Jim Does this thing have a SpellChecker?