Comments on: Stupid Questions http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/2007/09/02/stupid-questions/ The Home of The SamuraiMarine on the Net Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:45:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SWSamurai http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/2007/09/02/stupid-questions/#comment-26 SWSamurai Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:19:52 +0000 http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/?p=52#comment-26 I will keep this short and simple, and offer a blanket "No pun intended" for the reply. Since you don't know Dick, I doubt you would understand him. This was a person, who, almost twenty years after the fact was still bragging about the time he and a friend played chicken with a Tractor-Trailer while they were driving a Ford Festiva... and going under the wheel and living to talk about it. Looking back on the post, I guess you could say I was harsh. But as for listing his faults and applying them to myself. No... not a chance we would compare. And if you knew Dick, then you would probably see things the same way. The best way I can describe him is if you looked at Homer Simpson and Peter Griffin and came up with a composite. I originally wrote this piece in the hopes that one day he would stumble across it and see what myself and the other three people he drove away saw in him. He never listened to us, and in the end it cost him his wife and kids. You may tell me that I was wrong to be hard on him, but when a person does not listen, you have to change tactics... if they still do not listen, and then blame you for their failure because of your success, then there comes a time to cut bait and move on. No... in spite of what you might think of me, it is not easy to lose a person who was a friend... but I can honestly look at everything that I did, and the others did to try and help him, and think of nothing we did wrong, and nothing else we could have done right to change the outcome. Sometime people grow apart... I hope that you understand that... maybe in your world, this never happens... who knows. I will keep this short and simple, and offer a blanket “No pun intended” for the reply.

Since you don’t know Dick, I doubt you would understand him.

This was a person, who, almost twenty years after the fact was still bragging about the time he and a friend played chicken with a Tractor-Trailer while they were driving a Ford Festiva… and going under the wheel and living to talk about it.

Looking back on the post, I guess you could say I was harsh. But as for listing his faults and applying them to myself. No… not a chance we would compare. And if you knew Dick, then you would probably see things the same way. The best way I can describe him is if you looked at Homer Simpson and Peter Griffin and came up with a composite.

I originally wrote this piece in the hopes that one day he would stumble across it and see what myself and the other three people he drove away saw in him. He never listened to us, and in the end it cost him his wife and kids. You may tell me that I was wrong to be hard on him, but when a person does not listen, you have to change tactics… if they still do not listen, and then blame you for their failure because of your success, then there comes a time to cut bait and move on. No… in spite of what you might think of me, it is not easy to lose a person who was a friend… but I can honestly look at everything that I did, and the others did to try and help him, and think of nothing we did wrong, and nothing else we could have done right to change the outcome. Sometime people grow apart… I hope that you understand that… maybe in your world, this never happens… who knows.

]]> By: jdbaker001 http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/2007/09/02/stupid-questions/#comment-25 jdbaker001 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:17:41 +0000 http://www.samuraimarineblog.com/?p=52#comment-25 I rarely leave comments, but isn't trashing "Dick" contrary to your philosophy of giving everyone some level of "respect?" Also, I think "Dick" has the same right as every one of us to lead his life the way he chooses, without his former friends being so judgemental. Just because he does not choose your path through life doesn't make him a bad person or one who should be held out as one who deserves less in life than you or I. Furthermore, I thank God for people who ask questions like "Dick" asked, and that you consider so dumb as to make fun of his critical thinking skills. Why? Because someone who asked that question has now come up with a Missle Defense System that only last week proved it's merit when in a test it destroyed a missle shot at us from Alaska. Gee, maybe Dick has more foresight than any of his former friends....let's hope he and people like him continue to think beyond our current worldy view...and not about what to do or say when receiving a gift, because even a stupid, short-sighted,irresponsible, child-like (your description of Dick) wouldn't have to have anothers input on a common sense problem like you spend your valuable time worrying about. Since you value criticism of others about your writing, I have written to give you some advice about being a friend and dispenser of your views on life. Here's a good exercise to try. Place Dicks real name on the top of a sheet of lined paper. Then write down everything you can think of about him or his character flaws that you feel should be adjusted. Then cross-out his name and place yours in its place. why? Because what we generally see in others are our own faults that we also refuse to correct or feel cannot or should not be corrected. I enjoyed reading your blogs because it gives me perspective on how others view life and their reactions to it on a daily basis. I hope I haven't hurt your feelings, but my motto is to try and live each day to the fullest without hurting anyone else emotionally, and let them live their life any damn way the please without acting as if I am the person who has the power to judge them or tell them or others how life is to be lived. It's a lot less stress-full, and I bet Dick has a lot less stress than you. Why don't you contact him since it's apparent that you have issues with him over some slight or misunderstanding. Have a good life, and maybe if you're going to tell people how respectful you think you are to everyone, you should not only practice what you preach, but you might consider taking the "insane" out of you site name. I respect your opinions, but they seem a little contradictory to me.....ok, I'm finished...have a real good day and life with you wife and family. I rarely leave comments, but isn’t trashing “Dick”
contrary to your philosophy of giving everyone some level of “respect?” Also, I think “Dick” has the same right as every one of us to lead his life the way he chooses, without his former friends being so judgemental. Just because he does not choose your path through life doesn’t make him a bad person or one who should be held out as one who deserves less in life than you or I.
Furthermore, I thank God for people who ask questions like “Dick” asked, and that you consider
so dumb as to make fun of his critical thinking skills. Why? Because someone who asked that question has now come up with a Missle Defense System that only last week proved it’s merit when in a test it destroyed a missle shot at us from Alaska. Gee, maybe Dick has more foresight than any of his former friends….let’s hope he and people like him continue to think beyond our current worldy view…and not about what to do or say when receiving a gift, because even a stupid, short-sighted,irresponsible, child-like (your description of Dick) wouldn’t have to have anothers input on a common sense problem like you spend your valuable time worrying about.
Since you value criticism of others about your writing, I have written to give you some advice about being a friend and dispenser of your views on life.
Here’s a good exercise to try. Place Dicks real name on the top of a sheet of lined paper. Then write down everything you can think of about him or his character flaws that you feel should be adjusted. Then cross-out his name and place yours in its place. why? Because what we generally see in others are our own faults that we also refuse to correct or feel cannot or should not be corrected.
I enjoyed reading your blogs because it gives me perspective on how others view life and their reactions to it on a daily basis. I hope I haven’t hurt your feelings, but my motto is to try and live each day to the fullest without hurting anyone else emotionally, and let them live their life any damn way the please without acting as if I am the person who has the power to judge them or tell them or others how life is to be lived. It’s a lot less stress-full, and I bet Dick has a lot less stress than you. Why don’t you contact him since it’s apparent that you have issues with him over some slight or misunderstanding. Have a good life, and maybe if you’re going to tell people how respectful you think you are to everyone, you should not only practice what you preach, but you might consider taking the “insane” out of you site name. I respect your opinions, but they seem a little contradictory to me…..ok, I’m finished…have a real good day and life with you wife and family.

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