Well, its been a day and a half since Coke's pitiful attempt at a poll, and the results are in.
To recap, there were 46 votes in my original poll, 25 of whom voted Coke Stevenson XPT post as most annoying, compared to Billy Mays shouting at us, and the MJ media circus.
There were only 7 votes in Coke's annoying push poll, 3 of which think my chair and linoleum are trashy. Well, fine then, I enjoy what I have and even more important, I enjoy what I do and who I am. But, I'll mop the floor more often.
The results speak for themselves, but I will make a few points of personal privilege.
AA aficionado? What the fuck is that? And you consider 52 as elderly? Remember that! charin is not capitalized, and was actually the name of one of the cats that scratched the chair leg. "drunkard failures" is so wrong, it's pitiful. We in AA tend to do quite well on our own, in fact, it is part of our principles to make our own way (Tradition Seven). I support myself just fine, even taking 2 months off every summer. And I posted the picture in the pet picture thread in response to a CQ picture, when BOCL was the running gag around here, not to show off anything.
I thought Coke would be a Nugent fan.
But, I'm actually re-thinking this. The Michael Jackson shit is beginning to eclipse Coke. With MJ, I can tell myself, "This, too, shall pass," but with Coke, he just won't go away. I dunno.
And, lately I've been re-thinking a couple other things. Materialism and ego. These two things drive so many people, including myself at times. And what a shallow waste, what a non satisfying goal. I'm doing what I can to reduce these things in myself. I've never been a materialistic person, and AA is all about ego reduction, so I have a great start. What to fill the void with? Enjoying what I am able to every day. I write this in my RV after a great hike with a wonderful dog. I'm camped in comfort by a lake, watching baseball on satellite TV, and hooked to the internet. I'll go to a great meeting tonight about my favorite step, with 3 guys sober over 30 years. In 12 days, I will return to a job most folks in my field would love to have, and back to my motorcycle and friends. After 3 years, I will get to live this RV lifestyle for the rest of my life. I'm not richer, stronger, smarter, or better than those around me, and I don't need to be. I can now look at their strengths and appreciate them, instead of looking to their weaknesses to try to boost my ego by comparison. I can now understand what makes so many people at work tick, how their fragile egos drive decisions. I can respect them, and relax and enjoy my work and my life.
Materialism and ego. Think about it, and think about how much joy you can appreciate around you and in your life, if you can reduce the materialism and ego. It's not easy, I'm sure not there, but every little step forward is a boost to my enjoyment of life.
So, it's really hard to hurt me by insulting my chair.
-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy
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