Re: Ping: Petem

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Jan 6, 3:37=EF=BF=BDam, Frank Olson
<use_the_email_li...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> mleuck wrote:
> > On Jan 5, 6:14 pm, Frank Olson
> > <use_the_email_li...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> mleuck wrote:
> >>> On Jan 5, 12:15 am, Frank Olson
> >>> <use_the_email_li...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>> JoeRaisin wrote:
> >>>>> Petem wrote:
> >>>>>> "Robert L Bass" <nore...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a =EF=BF=BDcrit dans le m=
essage de
> >>>>>> groupe de discussion : saydnSyDs7GgOd_WnZ2dnUVZ_v2dn...@xxxxxxxxxx=
om...
> >>>>>>> "petem" wrote:
> >>>>>>>> I said that , since my mom got the same illness
> >>>>>>>> then bAss, and that since he is such a jerk, and
> >>>>>>>> that my Mom being a real good person, it would
> >>>>>>>> be fucking unfair in this world to have this pos survive while s=
he
> >>>>>>>> died...
> >>>>>>> You are angry because your Mom, who was probably a wonderful pero=
sn
> >>>>>>> (no sarcasm, I'm sure she was great) passed away and you're afrai=
d
> >>>>>>> that I will live. =EF=BF=BDWell, be at peace, Pete. =EF=BF=BDAll =
my doctors and even
> >>>>>>> the oncology and hospice staff say the same thing. I'm dying. =EF=
=BF=BDThey
> >>>>>>> guess about 3 more months minimum now but they keep extending tha=
t. =EF=BF=BD
> >>>>>>> They're probably right in the long run. =EF=BF=BDThe tumors are s=
preading to
> >>>>>>> new areas and the ones I already have are growing.
> >>>>>>> I could go on like this for some time it seems. =EF=BF=BDNo one i=
s sure
> >>>>>>> because practically no one (not sure if there is one person or no=
 one
> >>>>>>> at this point) with this type of metastasis has lived this long
> >>>>>>> before. =EF=BF=BDI'm not looking for pity. =EF=BF=BDI just want t=
o make peace with
> >>>>>>> those around me. =EF=BF=BDIf it makes you feel better to keep on =
hating me
> >>>>>>> for some imagined slight, so be it. =EF=BF=BDThat's on your head =
-- not mine.
> >>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>>> Robert
> >>>>>> hey fatso,, well used to be fatso.. I dont care about you.
> >>>>>> You are a jerk, been a jerk all your life and now you want to be
> >>>>>> friend with every one.. If you would have been at least a good fel=
low
> >>>>>> a few years before your illness you would have all my support, but
> >>>>>> your attitude is the one of Scrooge ,seing that he will die a
> >>>>>> miserable one he start being a good fellow.
> >>>>>> thats fucking hypocite and I am not one like that.. I am direct an=
d
> >>>>>> thats simple, you were, you are still a fucking jerk and an hypocr=
ite,
> >>>>>> and thats it.. live and die with it.
> >>>>> The story of Scrooge is one of a bad person seeing the error of his
> >>>>> ways, making amends and living out the rest of his years as a bette=
r
> >>>>> person.
> >>>>> If you believe that people are only what they used to be and cannot
> >>>>> change then that is more on you than on the other person.
> >>>>> I don't believe it is hypocritical to try being a better person
> >>>>> regardless of the impetus, if the change comes from the heart - whi=
ch I
> >>>>> believe to be the case here.
> >>>>> Now me - I'm still a miserable, cynical bastard who is also simple =
and
> >>>>> direct. =EF=BF=BDSo I call 'em like I see 'em. =EF=BF=BDSometimes m=
y vision is 20/20,
> >>>>> sometimes not.
> >>>>> I'm not trying to start crap, I just believe that people can have a=
n
> >>>>> honest change of heart, for lesser reasons than Robert has.
> >>>> Well said Joe. =EF=BF=BDI know times are tough (for you) and they're=
 probably
> >>>> going to get "tougher" (starting a new business isn't easy). =EF=BF=
=BDThere is a
> >>>> light at the end of the tunnel though. =EF=BF=BDYou just have to mak=
e sure you
> >>>> have enough spare batteries for your flashlight to make it to the ot=
her
> >>>> side (it also helps to have friends to light your way)... =EF=BF=BD:=
-)
> >>> Jeez Frank you could have used a better metaphor than lights at the
> >>> end of tunnels
> >> Nah...
>
> > Here's a different take Frank
>
> > Why did he pick petem? He's not really said a lot against RLB
>
> > Why not Doug?
> > Alarman?
> > Me?
>
> > No he picks an occasional poster, a minor character, out of the blue,
> > in a new thread, in a very visible new thread. petem isn't falling for
> > it
>
> > If Robert REALLY wants to make peace then he can go away.
>
> =EF=BF=BDFrom everything he's said, that's exactly what's going to happen=
.
> He'll "go away" in a few months. =EF=BF=BDBut before he does I want him t=
o know
> that he's forgiven and that I don't bear him ill will. =EF=BF=BDWhether P=
ete,
> you, Jack, or Doug reciprocate is of no consequence to either him, me,
> or anyone else here. =EF=BF=BDI just know how *I* feel about it and I'm h=
appy to
> have made the choice that's more in keeping with my personal values and
> beliefs. =EF=BF=BDRobert and I have frequently been at "loggerheads", and=
 for
> what? =EF=BF=BDSo the "noise" can continue? =EF=BF=BDMany of us have been=
 caught up in
> this battle and all of the issues (past and some of the present) seem
> "petty" in light of what Robert's going through today. =EF=BF=BDI wouldn'=
t want
> to wish that on anyone.
>
> He's made peace with me and I see no point in either promoting or
> fostering further animosity.
>
> Leonard Nimoy said it best (in his role as Mr. Spock on Star Trek):
> "Live long and prosper". =EF=BF=BDThat wish goes out to all of you.-

Next thing  ..... you'll be proposing a group Mind Meld.
Ekkkkkkk!