You've Got To Be Cruel To Be Kind

Original Content | 11/26/2018 | By Laz A. Mataz

[Lazamataz]

Cruel to be Kind. This is what “Compassionate Conservatism” should be.

Indeed.

[Lazamataz]

Ha!

[Lazamataz]

Thanks!

[knarf]

I couldn't help but think, as I was reading, that as an elder (soon to be 71), I have reached a point where I am functionally useless.

The eyes don't see well, my ears ring and my hearing is bad on top of that, I drove truck and never excersized and my body has, for all practical purposes pretty nuch shut down and all I have left is an ability to think and type .... so I do.

Your essay prompted me to consider my reality which (in my most humble opinion) is wisdom.

I have nothing to offer humanity anything but what I think I think and why.

The glory of FR for these last many years has been (and still is) the impetus to consider what someone has written and if it sparks thought, to reply and perhaps expound on that prompt.

Your essay has prompted me to renew my opinion of myself and realize I still have worth, if for no other reason than the words God allows me to have and the freedom to speak them in Jim's living room.

In the words of "Ace" in West Side Story .... "Y'done good, buddy boy"

[freedumb2003]

>>
I remember that song. It was sweet and bouncy. The Archies could have done it. A real toe tapper that is hard to stop hearing. Sort of like the infamous “Afternoon Delight<<

Laz!

You left out the best/most important lyric:

“BABY!!!!”

That is what makes the song bounce!

:)

[RitchieAprile]

Re tradesman improving one’s craft..
As I struggle with Angular,I’ll see that as inspiration.

[knarf]

OK, OK ... I didn't recognize the title, so I youtubed the song.

Never heard it before, but an interesting "take" in that, Laz developed an intelligent essay using it and THAT is what I meant by prompting thought in my reply above.

If I had known this song, I don't think my thoughts would have processed as Laz did ....

I love FR

[Lazamataz]

I’m very glad you recognize you have value still. You do.

[meyer]

Well-written, Laz.
I hope you shared this post.

[freedumb2003]

You realize it is like “The Theme from Gilligan’s Island” — it is an ear worm and will be in your head for the rest of the day.

Or your life, even.

BABYY!!!!

:) ;)

[Lazamataz]

Everywhere I could. I’d ask you to do the same. :)

[Lazamataz]

Angular is something I also need to pick up.

My field, computer development, is cruel to be kind.

[knarf]

Geez Laz ... all the OTHER guys got snarky replies .... WHY NOT ME !!!

(thanx ..... love ya', bro)

[NEMDF]

Good article, Laz. Hoping that, within our lifetimes, we see somewhat of an ebb in the trend toward socialism in the USA. Thanks.

[Lazamataz]

OK, OK ... I didn't recognize the title, so I youtubed the song. Never heard it before, but an interesting "take" in that, Laz developed an intelligent essay using it and THAT is what I meant by prompting thought in my reply above. If I had known this song, I don't think my thoughts would have processed as Laz did ....

Wait, what?

Were you in a cave the entire 1970's?

Did you miss this one too? Ooga Chaga

[Lazamataz]

And don’t tell us that your gender is Pan-Queer-Disassociative-Trans-ChaiTeabagging-Gargleblaster.

[NEMDF]

OK. I have never had gender confusion or transition. I swear.

[Lazamataz]

Good. So you are not a Cis-Gender-Quantum-Bi-Neuter.

[NEMDF]

I am kind of slow. I do not even know what Cis-Gender-Quantum-Bi-Neuter is. So I do not think I am that, but cannot be sure.

[Lazamataz]

I am kind of slow. I do not even know what Cis-Gender-Quantum-Bi-Neuter is. So I do not think I am that, but cannot be sure.

Allow me to explain: If you apply a Quantum-field Fourier approximation to the Cis-Bi wave front, you can determine the probability of the Neutralization of Bi Tendencies, to include top- and bottom-spin. See this proof: