How Are You Pronouncing "Pyrrhic"?

[CognitiveDistoibance]

CD,

I'm assuming you printed this, and gave it to your daughter...... along with an unsigned, undated check in the amount of $84.00.

If she is as sharp as you, she will get the point!!!

Actually, I've told her she can start dating around 35 or so. I expect to be dead by then, anyway.

[ALotLessThumb]

Fair enough. To the trashcan with it, I say.

...

I partly sympathize with this sentiment. But on further reflection, a couple brief observations.

In one sense, it is a bit marvelous to behold three rather different folk (Pasta, Michael & moi--I will assume you and the readers understand at least some of the magnitude of our differences) argue largely the same position in our own ways. You may be quick to attribute this to an infectious, mentally debilitating, judeo-christian, monotheistic virus. (Which I heartily commend to you, BTW. )

But consider this alternate possibility. We're all old--at least compared to your demographic. At a minimum Pasta & I (sorry, at my advanced age I forget if Michael has revealed details of his domestic situation) have been married over 25 years (not to each other--mind you--I think that should inspire an Amen! from Pasta) and have raised kidlets. I think I speak for all that with respect to our own marriages, we don't give a southern exposure of a northbound rat with respect to state sanction of them. We do, however, deeply care about the domestic conditions of future generations, including but not limited to, our grandchildren (or grand-kidlets to be, thankfully, in at least my case).

I say all this to ask you to consider deferring your judgment above a bit. Again, I understand your position. But a pillar (albeit tattered and beaten) of society should not be hastily discarded IMHO. Please put a few more miles on your odometer before seriously considering such a drastic solution.

I do wish that ti might drop in on this discussion on this point. For while he lacks that viral infection, he yet shares many of our other demographic characteristics.

Dear CD&miscellaneous old fogies :

Marriage has fallen and there is no love among the ruins. Here in New England, you are a freak if you don't fool around and set your sites on marriage to somewhere in your 30s or 40s. Though, to expect marriage you have to make sure that your "partner" (more akin to an object) is sexually compatible with the right factory build and "enough experience" to really get you going. And only the stupid, ugly and poor keep babies and go through pregnancy before the age of 35 when your life is "established." Until then, love is shorthand for "grope" and pursuing marriage and family is such a waste of youth.

[Frodo]

Politically disestablishing marriage is a fallback position -- retreating to caves in the hills, as it were. The Catholics like it the least because from a natural law standpoint, a conflict between the ordinary practice of society and the sacramental practice of the Church confuses the faithful.

You have no idea what you're talking about. What sort of Catholics do you hang out with? Lefebvrists?

The Jews, who are used to being a minority, will mind the least

At least here you know what you're talking about.

(except for the Reform who support gay marriage as it is). If we have have to retreat to those caves, it is only to await the opportunity to swoop down from the hills and expel the enemy occupation.

You sound like the Viet Cong.

[Frodo]

CD,

I'm assuming you printed this, and gave it to your daughter...... along with an unsigned, undated check in the amount of $84.00.

If she is as sharp as you, she will get the point!!!

Actually, I've told her she can start dating around 35 or so. I expect to be dead by then, anyway.

She can only hope.

[CognitiveDistoibance]

So long as she avoids a humorless twerp, I will rest in peace.

[Frodo]

So long as she avoids a humorless twerp, I will rest in peace.

If she doesn't, will you come back as a zombie or a vampire? I have to know whether to stock up on garlic or wax my cricket bat.