WELCOME TO OUR NEW HOME!

[Emeritus]

That's great news from both of you. Have a happy hump day!

[SteveTheCat]

"""Throws Newspapers about Swiss""" kicks and his darn ummm ashes

He is not quite potty trained yet... Sorry folks

[SteveTheCat]

Hi EM!!!! Missed you~ So Glad you are well again! Puts on a red dress and asks Em for the next dance!

[Emeritus]

LOL, it's good to see you too, Cat. Do you rumba?

[kicks]

very happy to report...an excellent pile of koko poop...well formed...perfect texture...beautiful brown coloring...

I don't know quite what to say. And I didn't get you ANYTHING. I feel bad.

[TryThinking]

very happy to report...an excellent pile of koko poop...well formed...perfect texture...beautiful brown coloring...

I don't know quite what to say. And I didn't get you ANYTHING. I feel bad.

Just share some of the food...

[SteveTheCat]

LOL, it's good to see you too, Cat. Do you rumba?

Rumba no, Tango Ole~ Cue Music!

Grabs Rose !!OUCH THORNS!! Clicks heals dances straight into kicks and trips on whatever dred left on the page...

[Emeritus]

OK, I like both of them, plus sambas, mambos, waltzes, foxtrots and the quick time. I just like the rumba songs the best. I despise line dancing, which is the karaoke of dancing.

[cklaurence]

LOL@this page!!!

[Emeritus]

That's what happens when you get the right group together. It's like old times.

[cklaurence]

That's what happens when you get the right group together. It's like old times.

What Em said ...

[kicks]

My dancing is pretty bad.

GIFSoup

[cklaurence]

My dancing is pretty bad.

GIFSoup

Oh poor puppy... BTW, how did you get him to dance like that?

[Emeritus]

No false modesty here - for an old guy with one foot I'm a very good dancer, with the trophies to prove it. I've won first place in Nine-dance and Latin competitions, both Pro-Am and with my wife as my partner. It's something that you learn to do by practice, like cooking or typing.

[cklaurence]

No false modesty here - for an old guy with one foot I'm a very good dancer, with the trophies to prove it. I've won first place in Nine-dance and Latin competitions, both Pro-Am and with my wife as my partner. It's something that you learn to do by practice, like cooking or typing.

Except if you're crippled

[Emeritus]

ck, I was crippled when I took my first dance lesson. I left the VA hospital in Houston on a prosthesis and crutches and hobbled to the nearest Arthur Murray studio. Some people never learn to use the things and they remain cripples. I met my wife dancing.

[cklaurence]

ck, I was crippled when I took my first dance lesson. I left the VA hospital in Houston on a prosthesis and crutches and hobbled to the nearest Arthur Murray studio. Some people never learn to use the things and they remain cripples. I met my wife dancing.

I remember you telling me that, Em. You are most certainly a role model. Unfortunately, I'm not so young anymore, and the pain from Arachnoiditis is constant and overwhelming, with no chance it will be getting better. I will be attending football games until I can no longer get out of bed, though. I go out every chance I get--and I get a lot of chances, so don't think of me as giving up, yet. I am, as I said in another one of the topic rooms earlier, spending way more than I'd like in bed though. It's not by choice, believe me--it's just that sometimes this damned disease sticks it's knives in and like it is slicing me up, does not let me go. I don't want to keep going on and on about it other than in my "Spider" room. That's where I've posted about the illness for anyone to check it out, and of course, Google is overloaded with info. It is quite an interesting disease--I would prefer reading about it without having it, though ...

[Emeritus]

Sometimes all that we can do is cope the best that we can and try not to be bitter about it. There's a grief process involved with the loss of physical abilities, just as with the loss of other things that are important to us. We just have to work through the denial and blaming and anger and "why me" until we can accept it and live the best that we can with it. The main thing is to be kind to yourself. When things are really bad, cut yourself all of the slack that it takes.

[Emeritus]

I want to extend a big Swiss welcome to our two new members, SaintsBeat and SuperSerial.

[Emeritus]

I also want to welcome back Clips and Steve the Cat.

[TryThinking]

I also want to welcome back Clips and Steve the Cat.

Clips & STC? damn I can't keep up...

[Emeritus]

It happens. You get distracted for just a second and everything changes. It's like taking your eyes off a little kid for a minute and they're into something. It seems like the world changed while I was reading a book.

[cklaurence]

ck, I was crippled when I took my first dance lesson. I left the VA hospital in Houston on a prosthesis and crutches and hobbled to the nearest Arthur Murray studio. Some people never learn to use the things and they remain cripples. I met my wife dancing.

I remember you telling me that, Em. You are most certainly a role model. Unfortunately, I'm not so young anymore, and the pain from Arachnoiditis is constant and overwhelming, with no chance it will be getting better. I will be attending football games until I can no longer get out of bed, though. I go out every chance I get--and I get a lot of chances, so don't think of me as giving up, yet. I am, as I said in another one of the topic rooms earlier, spending way more than I'd like in bed though. It's not by choice, believe me--it's just that sometimes this damned disease sticks it's knives in and like it is slicing me up, does not let me go. I don't want to keep going on and on about it other than in my "Spider" room. That's where I've posted about the illness for anyone to check it out, and of course, Google is overloaded with info. It is quite an interesting disease--I would prefer reading about it without having it, though ...

Oh Em, please don't think I'm feeling sorry for myself. Occasionally, I do some venting, and I guess yesterday was one of those days. It upsets me when people say "I'm so sorry..." to me. I immediately tell them not to do that. My life is full. Fortunately, my career does not require me to use my legs. I can still go to football games AND tailgate. And so on. And so forth. And yada yada yada...

[Emeritus]

Sympathy is often difficult to express, no matter how heartfelt it may be. We are never prepared for losses, even though we know that they are part of life. As I've said before, I never offer platitudes, because they are empty of help. What I can do is listen, so never feel hesitant to tell me how you feel. I won't offer be able to do anything about it and I don't offer advice, but I can listen. It may seem to be a small thing, but it helped me deal with my own losses.

[cklaurence]

Sympathy is often difficult to express, no matter how heartfelt it may be. We are never prepared for losses, even though we know that they are part of life. As I've said before, I never offer platitudes, because they are empty of help. What I can do is listen, so never feel hesitant to tell me how you feel. I won't offer be able to do anything about it and I don't offer advice, but I can listen. It may seem to be a small thing, but it helped me deal with my own losses.

Thank you so much, Em. Much appreciated.

[kicks]

I also want to welcome back Clips and Steve the Cat.

Clips & STC? damn I can't keep up...

Damn... I don't feel like Clips. Oh horror! Does that mean I have to become a Lions fan now?

[Emeritus]

LOL, it just means that I made another mistake! Whatever happened to Clips anyway? He used to be such a regular on the Dallas page that they made him an honorary Cowboys fan.

[cklaurence]

I also want to welcome back Clips and Steve the Cat.

Clips & STC? damn I can't keep up...

Damn... I don't feel like Clips. Oh horror! Does that mean I have to become a Lions fan now?

Hell no, kicks! That would be way to harsh. You may continue to be kicks and you can say I CAN FLY, I CAN FLY, WHOOOO HOOOOOOO any time you wish.

[kicks]

You can see my bad news on the Lounge.

[Emeritus]

Kicks, we hope that you can find a way.