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Re: [OM] Pretty please . . . [was Don't take my silence for inactivity]

Subject: Re: [OM] Pretty please . . . [was Don't take my silence for inactivity]
From: Bob Whitmire <fujixbob@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 08:37:06 -0400
Well said. Evocative, too. 

Sent from my iPhone 6s Plus. This is a perfect mobile device. Any perceived 
errors in spelling, grammar, or logic are figments of your imagination.

> On Mar 19, 2016, at 8:13 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> A number of things regularly discussed here bore me. But I enjoy listening 
> with half an ear as my friends enjoy discussing them -  in civilized tones, 
> not trying to convert anyone. One of the things I've always enjoyed is 
> sitting back, half dozing, as conversations among people I care about go on 
> around me. It started with family dinners, particularly at holidays, where 
> serious surfeit of food made me mostly comatose. Hearing some of the content, 
> in and out, but mostly the tone, of the conversations of the adults made me 
> feel comfortable, belonging, safe.
> 
> That feeling has continued into adult life. Perhaps that's one measure of 
> true friendship, being able to be comfortable just slipping out of the active 
> conversation(s) and enjoying the company wordlessly, welcome to slip back in, 
> or not.
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