Re: Gravity is increasing

flood of sins wrote:

On 2025-03-23, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:

Jill McQuown wrote:
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He's already clarified not wanting to use capital letters.  Seems silly
to me to find it difficult to use the Shift key to type correctly.
Blames it on old Usenet from the 1990's.  Odd, I never had any problem
with Usenet accepting caps.

 

   and here comes the bee up the bonnet folk.

 

   really, like, i don't take usenet that seriously.  it is
light entertainment and something i do when i have time in
between other things.

 

   sometimes when writing poetry you take different paths to
see where they lead.

 

   creative writing in general can poosh some boundaries.

 

   i'm also fairly literate but i don't care to be formal.
i prefer play, especially when i'm not being paid.

 are a few reasons i do it. i've mentioned one or two before.
herding is another. if i were a sheep in a herd i'd be the one
wandering around outside the herd pushing the boundaries so the
sheepdog has to keep chasing me back to it. there's always at
least one. hi. nice to meet you. :)
 applies to more than posting Usenet articles. last job i was at
i parked in the farthest corner of the parking lot from the
building entrance. had i been driving a newer vehicle it would
have been to help avoid getting door dings. that new vehicle has
been a work beater for many years now, i couldn't care less
about dents. i was asked once why i parked in the most distant
spot when everyone else was jockeying for the spots closest to the
door. my response was i don't subscribe to herd mentality. his
mouth opened like he was going to say something but then sneered
at me and walked away. mission accomplished. :)
 

All fine and well, but you and song bird should consider bending your rigid rules just a little.  Be kind.
Remember, her royal Majesty is a very old, hardened woman, and expects a certain amount of adoration. It wouldn't hurt you guys to play along a little bit, without damaging your own long ingrained philosophies.
At least, show her all the respect she deserves. I know it's hard to do.   She's not likely to change, but you can still adapt to keep her marginally satiated, unless you are also as hardened and as immutable as she is.