Florida lawmakers vote to expand ‘stand your ground’ law

2seaoat wrote:I know you're right. What does he have to lose now that he's retired ?..spill the beans, open the curtain ! Who are ya seaoat ?


I am not fully retired.  I took early retirement for ss, but I will be working 3-4 days a week, but I can blow off a month because my boss is handsome, strong, intelligent, kind, compassionate, and very flexible with my hours.  Why, when I get everybody so worked up, do you want to spoil  the whole curtain thing....the wife will let you know who I was.......and that announcement is coming  quicker than I would like.

2seaoat wrote:I know you're right. What does he have to lose now that he's retired ?..spill the beans, open the curtain ! Who are ya seaoat ?


I am not fully retired.  I took early retirement for ss, but I will be working 3-4 days a week, but I can blow off a month because my boss is handsome, strong, intelligent, kind, compassionate, and very flexible with my hours.  Why, when I get everybody so worked up, do you want to spoil  the whole curtain thing....the wife will let you know who I was.......and that announcement is coming  quicker than I would like.

2seaoat wrote:To answer both of your questions:  The doctors keep telling me it is variable.  However, I am now walking with a limp, in constant pain, and appreciate a pain free day with this wonderful tranquility I cannot explain.  I am getting exhausted playing with the grandkids who we had for the weekend, and they kept asking me to take them fishing and hike looking for coyotes, and I had to explain that papa has an ouchie on his foot, and maybe next visit we can explore(will not happen unless I am in the golf cart), but they are very sensitive to my liver pain when they get in my lazy boy and cuddle watching utubes the five year old will ask....."papa is this your bad side"

I play poker a great deal and poker players and dealers are coming up and quietly asking how the battle is going.......they know by just watching me walk, and I can only smile as I used to watch these old people shuffle so slowly and think that everyone of us will face what I am facing.  It really is not that bad, and those days of tranquility are less, but I will be damned if I am going to roll over.....and yes, the doctors were the ones who said to keep working, so I know when I push the envelope I am buying more time, but honestly some days are hard.  I have never been so happy in my life, and someday you will understand.

2seaoat wrote:You are a champ, Seaoat, and you are leaving your mark on more than jsut your grandkids.....

I am not a champ.  I am very fortunate to have known retired Leo who faced aggressive lung cancer, and quietly shared with us his journey.  I am a bit more sharing because the slow nature of endocrine cancer I have had more time, but soon I too will be at a place like retired Leo.  I had a good friend die from cancer who taught me how to die.  He lived every day with passion and certainly did not let the disease define the time he had left in a negative way, and it was his humor as he would declare "dead man walking" as we all reassured him how good he looked, and I have grown to understand his frustration with the good intentions of people commenting on your appearance when you are sick.

I may live two more years and maybe the recent setbacks will not see me slip further for some time, but I like to share with people because it is the fear of the C word and death which can paralyze people with fear and in the process they lose the joy of life.....no matter how short or painful.  No I am a lucky man who needs no pity and I share this final journey because I think we all face the same journey, and although our routes may be different, the destination remains the same.  It should not be feared, and the journey from birth to death rather should be celebrated, and as Neko recovers she will have a new found wisdom which will permeate her being and soul, and that is enjoy every minute of the gift and take nothing for granted.

2seaoat wrote:No cowardice from this keyboard.....when have I pouted and ran off from this forum because I could not debate an issue?   Ideas stand on their own merits.
I see a Heavyweight champion of the world taking on your hero Putin in the halls of government in Ukraine, and he is a real man with power and intelligence, not some hollywood make believe propaganda which props up a petty little dictator.  I am sure if Putin was in America, he would hide a weapon.  The heavyweight champ trained in Miami, and I guarantee you he never carried a weapon in America......he would laugh at the thought of the same......and it is real men like Mr. K who will defeat your bitch Putin.

2seaoat wrote:You are a champ, Seaoat, and you are leaving your mark on more than jsut your grandkids.....

I am not a champ.  I am very fortunate to have known retired Leo who faced aggressive lung cancer, and quietly shared with us his journey.  I am a bit more sharing because the slow nature of endocrine cancer I have had more time, but soon I too will be at a place like retired Leo.  I had a good friend die from cancer who taught me how to die.  He lived every day with passion and certainly did not let the disease define the time he had left in a negative way, and it was his humor as he would declare "dead man walking" as we all reassured him how good he looked, and I have grown to understand his frustration with the good intentions of people commenting on your appearance when you are sick.

I may live two more years and maybe the recent setbacks will not see me slip further for some time, but I like to share with people because it is the fear of the C word and death which can paralyze people with fear and in the process they lose the joy of life.....no matter how short or painful.  No I am a lucky man who needs no pity and I share this final journey because I think we all face the same journey, and although our routes may be different, the destination remains the same.  It should not be feared, and the journey from birth to death rather should be celebrated, and as Neko recovers she will have a new found wisdom which will permeate her being and soul, and that is enjoy every minute of the gift and take nothing for granted.

Dreamsglore wrote:

2seaoat wrote:You are a champ, Seaoat, and you are leaving your mark on more than jsut your grandkids.....

I am not a champ.  I am very fortunate to have known retired Leo who faced aggressive lung cancer, and quietly shared with us his journey.  I am a bit more sharing because the slow nature of endocrine cancer I have had more time, but soon I too will be at a place like retired Leo.  I had a good friend die from cancer who taught me how to die.  He lived every day with passion and certainly did not let the disease define the time he had left in a negative way, and it was his humor as he would declare "dead man walking" as we all reassured him how good he looked, and I have grown to understand his frustration with the good intentions of people commenting on your appearance when you are sick.

I may live two more years and maybe the recent setbacks will not see me slip further for some time, but I like to share with people because it is the fear of the C word and death which can paralyze people with fear and in the process they lose the joy of life.....no matter how short or painful.  No I am a lucky man who needs no pity and I share this final journey because I think we all face the same journey, and although our routes may be different, the destination remains the same.  It should not be feared, and the journey from birth to death rather should be celebrated, and as Neko recovers she will have a new found wisdom which will permeate her being and soul, and that is enjoy every minute of the gift and take nothing for granted.

Retired Leo had colon cancer.