Bighauss26
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Well it reinforced my perspective really. Im not good at alot of things but dealing wiith people is my forte. However, I did learn a thing or two from it.
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Yeah your forte. Any advice on how to deal with a pissed off spiteful truth manipulating ex wife who has no filter around our 3 kids and has made them resent me even though I pay for like 75-80% of there lives including hers.
I'm reading a kids version of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer to my 7 and 9 year old kids...it's an easy read with lots of old school adventures, and lots of life lessons that should be exposed to young kids. If you're Dad, read to your kids...mine eat it up. Good quality time spent before sleepy time.
We finished Where the Red Fern Grows earlier this year, that's a good one, too!
We finished Where the Red Fern Grows earlier this year, that's a good one, too!
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Love your kids like there's no tomorrow, and don't let a negative word come out of your mouth about their momma...one day they'll be smart enough to figure it all out on their own.
That's my plan. I'm playing the long game. It just sucks though how much time will be lost with them. If and when they come around and realize the real truth of the situation that time in between is lost forever. 2 out of 3 weren't talking to me for a while now it's just 1. She won't admit it but she's my female clone. Angry stubborn bullheaded just like her pops. I think it's funny. Just sucks getting a taste of my own medicine. Possibly karma. Lol.
Bighauss26
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Whelp I'm only 22, but you should read "how to be a 3% man" by coach Corey Wayne....or hit her ass with a school bus. ^^^^YES do not say anything negative about her to your kids. They're kids after all, not midget therapists. What do i know though lol, i don't have kids.
Does umm Jim have an appropriate and well thought out nick name in this version?
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Just finished off two more books this weekend by James Patterson. "Burn", and "Alert". Both very good.
CdnGuy
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https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/hoberman-dopers-in-uniform
Wings_of_pain
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I'm a history guy and if I write lengthy posts bare with me.
So two books I could recommend would be Endurance by Alfred Lansing of which I own two copies. One I purchased on Amazon which anyone can for what goes between $15-$20. I also bought a copy from right before they went out of print in the early 1960's. The story tells of the harrowing tale of the ship captain Ernest Shackleton who sailed to the Southern most pole also known as Antarctica (The complete opposite of North Pole on the other pole).
The story takes place in 1914 but references some earlier events such as how they gathered funds to have such a capable shift commissioned which could last in the bone chillingly frigid Artic. Ernest Shackleton, having been thought to be dead along with his crew fought tooth and nail and stood out on the artic sea ice that surrounded and killed their ship the Endurance. They lasted not days, or weeks, or months but years out on the ice living off of the animals they could catch, among other very desperate measures which would make any man among us question whether he might decide to lie down and die rather than endure what those men did to get home. I won't give away ever interesting bit that makes that story the greatest ever told but it is.
On the other hand, it may be a limited audience but to read Cities of Gold by Bill Yenne. This book gives a broad overview of the driving actor gold was for the coming to America's. The differences in North and South and how the people's differed. How the conquistadors lived and how they reigned over their subjects. The story of Lope De Aguirre which I would recommend reading on it's own, the rogue conquistador who became known as the 'Wrath of God, Prince of Freedom'. Born in Spain, a soldier of Fortune he ventured to South America along with so many others to loot and sack the land to fetch the king his gold. Driven mad by the intractable pain he suffered from an old battle wound when he was struck by an arqebus/ dart which deformed his quadricep and gave an limp. Aguirre would declare war on the Spanish king Phillip II, an Ill fated endeavor done out of spite and hatred having fought in the Americas for 50 years.
Give these a try, after reading...a lot I realize it's important to read well written books especially those when dealing with history as it is very easy to write a boring history book discussing purely dates, events, and places, battles etc. The meat and juicy bits is the context that that explain how and why those things happened. History, the great illuminator.
I have many other suggestions as well
The Alchemist
Why I Became An Atheist (I am not it is written by a pastor and having gone to school and studied the Bible as is mandatory for Christian University, I wanted something non edgy.)
Veronika decides to die (A bit preachy and is a rough read but deals with mental health and learning to appreciate life after thinking you want to be dead)
Self Reliance (An essay/book by Ralph Waldo Emerson with recurrent themes of each individuals need to avoid conformity, false consistency and to be more of a free thinker)
Mein Kampf (LOL I was a history major and it's not all it's cracked up to be but interesting enough to give a browse through. Ironically you might see some mirrors to what he despised and SJW culture.)
48 Laws Of Power (By Robert Greene)
The Bible
The Crusade's
So two books I could recommend would be Endurance by Alfred Lansing of which I own two copies. One I purchased on Amazon which anyone can for what goes between $15-$20. I also bought a copy from right before they went out of print in the early 1960's. The story tells of the harrowing tale of the ship captain Ernest Shackleton who sailed to the Southern most pole also known as Antarctica (The complete opposite of North Pole on the other pole).
The story takes place in 1914 but references some earlier events such as how they gathered funds to have such a capable shift commissioned which could last in the bone chillingly frigid Artic. Ernest Shackleton, having been thought to be dead along with his crew fought tooth and nail and stood out on the artic sea ice that surrounded and killed their ship the Endurance. They lasted not days, or weeks, or months but years out on the ice living off of the animals they could catch, among other very desperate measures which would make any man among us question whether he might decide to lie down and die rather than endure what those men did to get home. I won't give away ever interesting bit that makes that story the greatest ever told but it is.
On the other hand, it may be a limited audience but to read Cities of Gold by Bill Yenne. This book gives a broad overview of the driving actor gold was for the coming to America's. The differences in North and South and how the people's differed. How the conquistadors lived and how they reigned over their subjects. The story of Lope De Aguirre which I would recommend reading on it's own, the rogue conquistador who became known as the 'Wrath of God, Prince of Freedom'. Born in Spain, a soldier of Fortune he ventured to South America along with so many others to loot and sack the land to fetch the king his gold. Driven mad by the intractable pain he suffered from an old battle wound when he was struck by an arqebus/ dart which deformed his quadricep and gave an limp. Aguirre would declare war on the Spanish king Phillip II, an Ill fated endeavor done out of spite and hatred having fought in the Americas for 50 years.
Give these a try, after reading...a lot I realize it's important to read well written books especially those when dealing with history as it is very easy to write a boring history book discussing purely dates, events, and places, battles etc. The meat and juicy bits is the context that that explain how and why those things happened. History, the great illuminator.
I have many other suggestions as well
The Alchemist
Why I Became An Atheist (I am not it is written by a pastor and having gone to school and studied the Bible as is mandatory for Christian University, I wanted something non edgy.)
Veronika decides to die (A bit preachy and is a rough read but deals with mental health and learning to appreciate life after thinking you want to be dead)
Self Reliance (An essay/book by Ralph Waldo Emerson with recurrent themes of each individuals need to avoid conformity, false consistency and to be more of a free thinker)
Mein Kampf (LOL I was a history major and it's not all it's cracked up to be but interesting enough to give a browse through. Ironically you might see some mirrors to what he despised and SJW culture.)
48 Laws Of Power (By Robert Greene)
The Bible
The Crusade's
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Thought it more appropriate to continue this discussion here. Funny you mention prison because I came across book two in county jail waiting to go to prison. Liked it so much I found most of the rest of the books in prison or had them sent to me and read the last 2-3 when I was home on house arrest. I've been a big fantasy book fan all my life though.
Anyone ever read the Dark Tower series by Stephen King? I have all the books and a big fan of his work. Lately haven't read much due to being busy with work and life.
My favorite series
I loved it too and got the box set for xmas 15 years ago. Easily the best book series ever written.
As for Wheel of Time I may go check that series out.
I've read The Dark Tower series three times now and lately I've been feeling like making my fourth journey to the tower.
Yea that series is addicting. Even had a few dreams about journeying to the Tower...unreal!
What’s up bro. How ya been. Dark Tower and WOT gets mentioned and I’m all ears. Followed a little of your deadlift journey. Haven’t got to the end so don’t spoil it.
Too bad the movie sucked. Doing really well actually. Not done much reading this year. Just one book, which was book three of The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson.
I told you it was going to. More often than not they ruin. All of the LOTR and Hobbit movies are probably the best movie adaptations. Haven’t read much either but I think I’m going to start up again this winter. Worst part about not reading for a while is not knowing where to start. There is so much to read and reread.
