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- From: vicka@wrq.com (the Littlest Orc)
- Subject: Re: Intro to me and question for all
- Message-ID: <1992Dec24.033427.4820@u.washington.edu>
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- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 03:34:27 GMT
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- Muffy sez:
- > You give me two choices, neither correct
-
- Hmm. Well, if you don't mind the way I use the word "monogamy", and
- you don't mind the fact that I prefer to be monogamous even though I
- can (and do) have simultaneous lovers, then why have you been calling
- me "cruel" and "dishonest" and trying to insult my language skills?
-
- > You are *not* living your life the way *you* say you want to. As I
- > said at the beginning, I think that is an odd way to live.
-
- I don't. There are a lot of things I want in life, and I can't at this
- point arrange to have 'em all at once. I therefore compromise as best I
- can, and try to stay honest about both my various desires and my practical
- constraints.
-
- > if someone says to me "I'd rather be a vegetarian, but I really enjoy
- > having a nice steak every week or so," I think it is useful to them
- > to point out that this is very contradictory.
-
- How's about, "I prefer to be a vegetarian, but I can't get good nutrition
- given the assorted veggies presently available. I therefore eat a steak
- from time to time for now, but I take care to warn my butcher that when
- squash comes into season, I'm outta there."
-
- > When I discover such a place in my life, I try to resolve the conflict.
-
- When I discover such a place in my life, I acknowledge the conflict and
- cope with it honestly. It may not be worth "resolving" one desire at the
- expense of another, any more than a preference for vegetables is worth
- having ricketts about.
-
-
- cheers,
- --vicka vicka@wrq.com
- "Count to one hundred...."
-
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