Ok, I have asked this before an have never had any takers, but le's be honest here, I have NO iron to sharpen my iron agasint. I have no friends to speak of other then here online. If my iron is rugged I have no way at all of sharpin it, as we as Chrsitains should do, iron sharpin iron.

I have been accused of bein "high an mighty" of "belittlin" folks an this really concerens me because I loath that in other folks an I sure as hell do not want to be any part of that type of behavior.

So I have asked folks to give me thier input in the past, I have begged for honesty, but as yet no one seems interested in it. While you may actually hurt my feelins, what is a lil brusied feelins to the damage that a continued behaviour might cause?

So in talkin wit Sarah, I asked er, how can I convince folks to hoestly tell me what they think er feel an the like, an I asked er, was there a way to post annoymously. She didn't know of one but then suggested an account name of annoymous. I think it's brillant. She'll post the password er whatever needs to be later an each of us can have it to use when and ONLY when someone requests it. I know I have nuthin to do wit rules er policy round here, but I can see it bein used maliciously an that's not the idea at all. I want genuine honesty, if I can not git that from my brothers an sisters in Chrsit, then please, tell me, what the hell is the point?

I would also request here, as I have already told Sarah, I would like no action whatsoever taken against any of the posts in the thread that got heated here recently. I would also ask the staff to consider talkin wit Roomama. This life is painful enough not to incur more hurt an pain of shear stupidity, certainly not over misplaced words from mysef.

So please, I urge you, since I have no way of sharpin mysef, tell me. If I don't know how er why someone took sumthin a certain way er the like then there's no chance in hell it'd ever stop. That's not a threat it's jes simple fact. If one doesn't know sumthin bothers someone how then could they ever hope to change it?

Leave the typin way er speelin an talk thin out of it.. that's a done deal, I know it ok, I mean I git it.. I do not know how to speel an that's not sumthin that's likely to change, even though someone of you might want to crap on my efforts do you realize jes how long it took me to convince mysef that E should be on the end of the word the? Everthin used to jes be TH, cause that's what seems right in my head. I've also been tryin to member to stick a Y on the end of everY. I truly am sorry if folks dislike me er the way I talk because of it, I can asure you, it's not sumthin that I can jes decide to fix. Though I admit I could probly make more of an effort, cause I don't proof read er the like, normally I cain't... even for my own posts my damn font is to small I cain't see the bloody thin.

I can be honest without using that log-in. Of course you get on my nerves just like everyone else on here does!

But we're a family. And even though sometimes I don't see eye-to-eye with people on here, doesn't mean I don't love them.

You say what's on your mind and I like that because I always know where I stand with you. And you can put your differences aside and still be there for anyone if they're in any kind of trouble. So I think when you're speaking your mind bluntly, sometimes other people may perceive it as coming across as high & mighty?

I dunno.....I take it with a grain of salt. I figure everyone's entitled to their own opinions, it's a free country, doesn't mean I have to agree with them! Life's too short!

I don't need nor stinkin' anonymous (holy crap I think I actually spelled that word right first time without help for the first time in my life woo hoo)

First off let me preface this by talking about your language / spelling...... Doesn't bother me... though sometimes I have to read something a couple times to make sure I understood it correctly but as a dyslexic I'm used to that anyway and as a dyslexic my spelling sucks unless I run something through word or use firefox browser to do my messages......

Do you come off as holier than thou...... Not in any posts that I can recall reading

Are you rough around the edges..... Does a bear crap inhte woods? (well not counting zoo kept and zoo born Bears.... okay and the ones in the Artic) You are a little rough around the edges and sometimes can be hard to take..... You are also Stubborn on some things and have a bit of a temper (but then again So do a few of us probably all of us on this planet when on the right subject)

Do you come off as an ass sometimes...... prolly to some people, but I'm used to people with your outlook and strong sense of opinion and I respect it you're honest and hold nothing back... I understand that, I get it I really do, it's one of the reasons Misty and I have several of our "regular fights" because I'm a blunt individual when I get tired or fed up or pissed off and having a bad and short temper that happens a lot.....

I tend to like to deal with things now instead of later after I cooled off because I dont' want to forget what I have to say.

I personally thought Roo over reacted....

You get frustrated (and though I may have not been there in your situation I've been in neighboring towns) and I react in much a similar way you hear the same "golden fix" to your situation that other people see as so perfect that you're and idiot not to take it but they only see the part of your iceberg that is above water they don't see the ship sinker that is beneath the surface that shreds that golden fix like the titanic......

how can you sharpen yourself? Patience? And that ain't easy to comeby especially as screwed over as OTR drivers get sometimes.....

You have said a good many things (none of which I can think of at the moment) which I disagree with.... I dont' think your an ass for it I just realize you've lived your life and come to your conclusions about what is right or wrong with your life as I havve mine, and God Bless you and I hope those things we do disagree on work for you, because they either don't work for me, or I can't see how htey would in my circumstances....

We don't see eye to eye on many things, but that's okay. I don't mind at all. When you get riled up it doesn't bother me and nothing you say angers me. Sometimes things used to, but anymore, I take it with a grain of salt and understand that anger is just a spiritual struggle--I recognize it because it is so familiar to me. It is something I struggle with as well. Fortunately my anger isn't directed toward anyone online, but unfortunately i deal with anger more close to home.

Everyone of us has different struggles spiritually that affect our daily lives and I do not fault you or anyone else for having ones that I don't get or understand. (Everything we do reflects what is happening within us on a spiritual level) We all have ours and that's the way it is. I understand that we are in different situtions and that every one of us here is on a rough and rocky road and that others may not possibly be able to see or understand how our journey can be so difficult or how we respond the way we do.

And for what its worth, I find your writing endearing... Kinda reminds me of the dialect I grew up around--never truly or fully picked it up-don't know why--but it is sooo familiar and easy for me to understand :)

What's the point in having an "Anonymous" log-in? We all know each other here too well and would have it figured out in no time who's posting. I dunno, maybe some folks post better under a "secret" name...:dunno: But whatever....

Your spelling I still only skim through and if I happen to catch a sentence that makes sense, I'll read the whole post through. hehe Sorry, I'm kind of a perfectionist in that area.

You know, you are who you are. Are a few posts on here really going to change all that? I think you already know how to sharpen your own iron. You can't help someone until they want to help themselves first. As it is, life is a struggle for everyone. Pray for more guidance, patience and wisdom and for crying out loud, TONE DOWN THAT TEMPER OF YOURS!!

Ok, I think I'm done. :)

Louise....

"I dun't like yer writin..."

Half the time I won't read your posts (especially the long ones) cause I have to think too hard to understand and comprehend them...probably my loss 'cept when your talking about shoe boxes...

Kinda like wachin' Forrest Gump with the subtitles on....

Maybe roo-mom was just having a bad day and probably didn't want to tell you what SHE REALLY thought....I get that way too, but I just quit reading those types of posts (yours and others that post "War and Peace" on a daily basis) and surf somewhere else when that happens, cool down a bit, breathe....(btw, I hope she doesn't leave...phillips a good bro)

I think we all need to try and be a bit more tolerant of each others' beliefs and quirks...and I think we also sometimes strike out with a comment or post that is just below the belt AND/OR sometimes misread and/or taken out of context which is REAL easy to do on a written forum like this....

IOW...you gotta have thick skin to be a FHL regular...

As well, we tend to touch on very personal or private issues (instead of just shootin' the breeze which is really more of my type of posting) Seems like we are always trying to fix each other, probably cause so many original posts ask for opinions....this opens us up for hurt feelings...again, I try and stay out of those types of discussions....(maybe just adding a jab here and there to keep things stirred up...hehe)...

I come to FHL to harrass the chicks, have an occasional laugh, keep in touch with friends that I've known know for well over two years, share a bit about what's going on with squat, make fun of claybro's manhood, etc...I really don't want to fix anybody (although I do worry about string and baseman's salvation a bit...hehe)

When I get involved with posts about ethics, religion, politics, etc...things can get a bit too emotional for me...and if somebody continually is being a horse's ass, I tend to explode and let them know after I've had all I can take...(ala leanna on that other forum...Thank GOD I haven't felt that angry in several years; even when sarah calls me bad names, I can still smile). For me personally, the goal is to NOT get to that explosion point.

Anyway...the only advice I can give is "Try to be more like Squat" (especially in the hot ass department). How's that for SOLID advice? You can really take that one to the bank, eh?

; )

Hmmm.. well... the whole annoymous thin was cause I have tried this before, an each time I had folks sayin thins like it was nuthin etc etc so we did this.

My writin... mmmm .... mmmm .. mmm.. ya'll can be real hurtful ya know... seriously.. I've worked an worked on my writtin's an this is what I git... sniff sniff..

Well honestly, I hate that I can be regarded as not worth the read cause it's to difficult, ya'll could.. oh I donno.. help me start the trend type thin, ya know.. learn A2J an that would solve the problem wouldn't it??

My comments bout iron sharpin iron is biblical, because I am isolated an alone an fhl is really my only soruce of real fellowship, so in reality, if I am to sharpen mysef then I need to sharpen aginst you folks.

I can be the first to admit I have a temper.. that's... jes a DUH ordeal, but honestly, er personnaly I thought I was bein far more diplomatic in recent months... maybe it's not enough, maybe I'm still bein to harsh, granted I did infact lose my temper wit Eric here a while back an proceeded to blast the snot out of em I grant you that, but for example, an I'm not tryin to keep hammerin on this er anythin but like wit Basil, I was tryin to convey he was er has this ability to tick me off. I was tryin to say so in a diplomatic way to convey that I have er take issue wit this er that. Is this still bein to harsh er the like?

I am more like what Deb described an I think she's right, I do believe you'll always know where you stand wit me, I prefer it that way an I do actually realize that that can come across as a pompous ass. It's certainly not my intent I jes can not see a reason to actually beat round a bush, I mean for petes sake spit it out if'n you've got sumthin to say cause it jes don't belong to ya anyways.

I've had a pretty miserable day so cain't touch on everthin, but goin back to the writtin, what exactly is the trouble? Is it jes cause the speelins are wrong er is it sumthin else entirely? Word useage? I had an argument wit Sarah of a cultrual issue today bout cacklin hens. Boy what a frackin mess that one was.

I agree wit you Sqaut, Phillips a 'good bro' an I certainly hope Roomama doesn't jes break it off type thin an be done wit me/us. I personnaly cain't recall a time where she an I had words. That's not to say we never did but nuthin that I can recall anyways.

I appreciate folks honesty, I truly do an I have a mighty thick skin at least in regards to mysef personnaly, I've heard it all before an will agin I'm sure, I jes end up wit hot button topics more often then not.

Goin back to what Sqaut said bout jes shootin the s**t, I personnaly need more, I listen an shoot the crap wit folks all the time, it's kinda like church, I really wish the pastor of our church would git more into the meat an potatoes of thins instaed of always scratchin the surface. I cain't jes shoot the crap all the time an be happy, that's jes me an I find that more often here in this small group of friends then say.. the disaster of cf.