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Random Thoughts: Things I LIke/Don't Like Lately

I liked it last night when an elderly man saw my Red Sox shirt and shook my hand.  Then told me, "I hope you enjoy the game, right up until the end." I dislike older people who think they are entitled not to have manners.

I like when people who haven't known me very long get me. I dislike when people who have known me for years don't get me....still.

I like when I see an older brother hold his sister's hand when they cross the street.  No matter what age they are.  I dislike when I see kids teasing other kids, because I know it's not their fault.  Their parents are assholes.

I like when I wake up in the morning and my shoulder hurts, because someone I care about was laying on it all night. I dislike when my knees and back hurt from doing stuff I used to do forty hours a week.

I like the passion that Democrats show when they are concerned with a cause.  I dislike the fact that Democrats are so lackadaisical about the things they don't care about.

I like that Republicans want to change things and make life in America better. I dislike the fact that not one Republican running for office or that is a friend of mine has even one solid idea of how to change things and make life better.

I like when people who don't have things going well for them can still be positive. I don't like it when people who have it better than most, complain about the most mundane things.

I like when people I haven't seen in a while act happy to see me. I dislike when people I haven't seen in a while, who never call me, give me shit for not being around.

I like when people give me advice and suggestions because they love me.  I dislike when people give me advice because they think they know what I should be doing.

I like when people tell me I'd be a good father.  I dislike when people tell me I don't know what it's like to be a parent.

I like that feeling you get when someone does something nice, just to do it.  I dislike when people do something nice to hear how nice they are.

I like when I run into someone I haven't seen in a while and they immediately remind me of a funny time we had together.  I dislike when people I see every other day do this.

I like when I dream about my mother.  I dislike when she's mad at me and I wake up before I can make it right.


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