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Interesting, Belle. The standard joke about the tragedy/comedy of marriage is that the woman expects the man to change, and he doesn't; and the man expects the woman not to change, and she does. In your case, it sonds like the man expected you to change, and you did; and THAT was the tragedy. Please check your PT's. George

Suz, The point of my post is that one goes into marriage with a certain set of "prerequisites" in mind. They differ from person to person. I did NOT mean that I thought Corps should only marry Corps; AC and AC, etc. I certainly meant no offense. I like George a lot. :)--> George

Seriously, though, it sounds like Vickles's problem (as well as those of some other posters) is taking care of itself. Rascal, I don't know what to tell you except pay special attention to your procedures. I don't know what you do for a living, but it sounds that there may be real opportunities for a safety incident. Are there WRITTEN procedures for you to follow? (If your business is ISO 9000 approved, there have to be written procedures for critical operations.) George

I can honestly say that no one ... living ... intensely dislikes me. :D--> George

Oh, and Gladtobeout, Yeah. EWWWWWWWW! There are @ssholes in the "real world" who might have pressured you for sex; but at least you wouldn't have his pimp to deal with the next day! George

Rascal (and any others among you who feel you were only proposed to becuase you were "the best available"), Is it so bad to be "the best available"? I don't know how old the men in your corps were, but for some of us men, there is a logic to choosing a wife that may seem unromantic, but it makes perfect sense. I wouldn't buy a car or a house just because it looked good; I'd want to get the most value. Certainly, when I looked to make a lifetime commitment to someone, I had several criteria that were important, the most important being agreement with me on spiritual matters. I dated a lot of women in my single days. Some were better-looking than my wife; some were more intelligent; most had more money. But none of them loved God more than Lucy. (And Lucy IS beautiful and intelligent; and we do okay $-wise! :D-->) Was she my IDEAL woman? I don't know if such a person exists. But I know I'm very happy with the choice I (and she) made. From your post, I infer that you and your husband HAVE made a good marriage of it. (And 'fess up -- didn't YOU have a mental "checklist" of what you wanted in a husband?) I'm sad for those who felt pressured into marriage and suffered for it, but I congratulate those who HAVE grown to love their spouses more and more. George

27-0! The Illini have now tied the '60-'61 Buckeyes for the third-best start in conference history. With Northwestern, Purdue, and Ohio State left, it's quite likely that the Illini will finish the regular season undefeated. They'll have three games to play in the Big Ten tournament before the NCAA tourney. :)--> :)--> :)--> George

26-0! Penn State really wasn't expected to have much of a chance. Twenty-six straight wins is an Illini record. They had twenty-five straight in the 1914-1916 seasons. (They were unbeaten -- 16-0 -- in 1915.) On to Iowa this Saturday George

All those years I kept refusing to go Corps. I could have been part of this!! It must have been great! Oh, wait, let me check some of the other threads... George

Apparently, the "sidewinder" move was known on the field, as well. Unfortunately, for guys like me who tried to kiss someone on the cheek, it usually meant getting a mouthful of hair! Eventually, I just started targeting lips, figuring I would probably get the cheek. (And occasional lips.) "Slipping the tongue" to someone I wasn't romantically involved with didn't even occur to me. Though I do remember JAL (on some old "leadership tapes") telling women to keep their mouth closed: "I like to think of myself as a biblical man, BUT I'M NOT JONAH" :D--> :D--> :D--> George

Or maybe Houston? George

Okay, so I exaggerated a little. UNC had a good come-from-behind win today, so we could be seeing the national championship teams in preparation (barring some embarrassing early-round upset, of course). I'm surprised that Kansas and Duke followers haven't chimed in! George

I agree. We've never met, of course; but what I've learned about you from GS is that you're a wonderful person with a big heart. It drives me nuts that the only mental picture I have of you is that horrible blue face! How about posting a real pic somewhere? Happy birthday, and many more (at least until the Lord returns). George

No offense to Zshot, but I hope the women are happily married. Heck, he couldn't have married BOTH of them, anyway! George

Apparently, Duke agrees with you. They went through UNC rather handily. (Sorry, Pirate. I couldn't resist.) ;)--> May I add, the Illini defeated Wisconsin again, and are now 25-0! (This is only the fourth-best start in Big Ten history. Of course, Indiana won it all back in '78-79 (I think).) George

Interesting...At an Advanced Class at HQ (around '95), there was MASSIVE rain. lcm (presumably the same one) said that some people were feeling bad because the heavy rain meant they weren't believing; he then said, "Oh, yeah? What about Noah?" The point being that they were believing to be PREPARED for the rain. George

Actually, I was hard-hearted because I wouldn't sell my house (which I owned free and clear, of course) to move closer to my TC (and 40 miles further from work). Of course, my TC wound up moving shortly thereafter -- to be closer to his work! --> George

24-0! A comeback win over a surprising Michigan team. Of course, that's the stuff champions are made of. George

So, how do you really feel? ;)--> George

Emphasis on the MAYBE. And you forgot "Fork over the big bucks." George

In my case, it was generally the ability to think logically. Interestingly, the "final straw" was my leading songs (FROM THE SONGBOOK) that others in the Twig didn't know. I was trying to add a little variety, but I was labeled "arrogant." George

Are you a minister, a funeral director, a ghoul, or JUST REALLY OLD?? :D--> George

I guess we're not talking about THE ICE CREAM BOWL anymore. If anyone finds "Bill" (I'm guessing this isn't Bill Hermsmeier, who was my first Branch Coordinator, and as I recall, WAS 9th Corps), please PT me. George

Switchboard.com has six listings for Martin Erb and eleven for Joyce; unfortunately, none of them overlap. I remember the Erbs from my Advanced Class ('79) and an occasional ROA. Nice couple. George

23=0! On to Michigan. For Pirate and others with tarry heels, I have this link: Illinois vs. UNC George