SC>> Oh I forgot. I'd get less money if you sent Canadian. Oh well.   
    SC>> :-( hehehe   
      
    MK> Errrrr ... sort of ... from your perspective it would be less, but   
    MK> from my perspective it would be more ... too much really.  ;-)   
      
   I guess that idea just went out of the window then, huh? :-)   
      
      
    SC>> Hey, we are suppose to go into overkill when sending pics of our   
    SC>> kids and grandkids. :-)   
      
    MK> I was going to trim them down a tad byte-wise but never got around to   
    MK> it.  The resolution was set to maximum and is overkill   
    MK> computerly-speaking.  They'd probably make excellent prints though.   
    MK> Haven't tried that as I don't have a printer, let alone one of those   
    MK> fancy-dancey digital picture printers with the super-duper glossy   
    MK> printing paper especially meant for digital picture printing.  I may   
    MK> take them to a commercial printer and get at least one copy made up   
    MK> suitable for framing.  Probably  cheaper then buying all that stuff.   
      
   My oldest daughter has a digital camera and doesn't have a computer. She takes   
   her pics to one of those machines where you put the disk in and can print out   
   the pics. The ones I've seen turned out pretty good and didn't cost too much   
   either. I know that one way you would really lose if you had a lot of pics to   
   print is the ink. I don't even have ink here most of the time.   
      
      
    MK>>> Silver lining?   
      
    SC>> I wasn't talking about the system, I was talking about society in   
    SC> SC>> general though.   
      
    MK> System, society, pot-eh-toe, pot-ah-toe.  No?   
      
   Not really, I was talking about people's attitudes about the divorced person,   
   not how the "system" handles things.   
      
      
    SC>> I'm not blaming anyone but myself for picking the wrong   
    SC>> partner and after 20 years I was sure glad it was easy to get out of   
    SC>> it.   
      
    MK> Understood.  However most these days bail out for as little excuse it   
    MK> takes.  Then they expect half of everything when in reality that   
    MK> SHOULD be half of all the debt, since that is all there really is.   
    MK> However they don't see it that way.   
      
   This is funny because most people I know, even getting half, doesn't get much   
   because I don't know any rich people. My ex and I didn't even have anything to   
   split in half. In fact, *I* was the one who got the debt because of my own   
   stupidity. We separated for a couple years at which time I put all the   
   utilities in my name. We got back together and I didn't see the point of   
   changing the bills back to his name. My dumb ass lawyer didn't tell me that I   
   could give him half of those bills to pay, and that could be done legally per   
   the gas and electric companies. It was too late though by the time I talked to   
   them.   
      
      
    MK> Having said the above I am not referring to your or my situation,   
    MK> only what I observe around me.  My particular divorce wasn't bad.  We   
    MK> both, my ex and I that is, left on as best of terms that could   
    MK> possibly be given any divorce.  We still talk and are very respectful   
    MK> of each other.  I still have feelings for her despite the fact that   
    MK> I'd never be married to her again, but that has nothing to do with   
    MK> anything bad ... other then my bad boy attitude that is.  :-)   
      
   My situation is the same as yours. Well, I wouldn't go back because of the   
   drinking, which although it drove me crazy living with him, doesn't bother me   
   now. He has a heart of gold and is a great father and grandfather.   
      
      
    SC>> The   
    SC>> reason I   
    SC>> avoid relationships is that, with my financial situation, I don't   
    SC> SC>> want anyone else taking on the burden of me. *Especially*   
    SC>> them thinking I only want them for their money.   
      
    MK> Same here.  Also I don't want to be responsible for anyone.  Dating is   
    MK> okay but even there it is difficult given many, many good reasons.   
    MK> Even friendship with the opposite sex is difficult, although I have   
    MK> had a few female friends over the years. Not any lately though.   
      
   I've always had more male friends than female ones, even as a kid. Females have   
   a tendency to want "girl talk" about husbands, kids, how to decorate the house,   
   etc. and although I love talking about the kids and grandkids, I'm just not   
   really into the other "girl talk". With all the friendships I've had over the   
   years with men, I don't understand why you think it is difficult.   
      
   Sharon   
      
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