Ah ha!!
Now I see the multi-quote button. Never saw it before. Well I did but paid it no nevermind. I'll use it the next time but for now since I'm a little bit in a hurry I'm just going to do a multi-answer.
My oldest son is 32 and my youngest is 30. I "type" in the younger generation style because I text with my grandson and phones don't allow (at least mine doesn't) for more than 160 characters before starting a new "page" and they tend to arrive to the recipient out of order. But those terms were in use WAY before this format came about. Back in the day we had IRC - Internet Relay Chat - You met in groups and typed like here and sometimes, more often than not in the beginning, they could see when AND what you were typing as you typed it. The LOL, ROTFL, LMAO, ROFL, and those other acronyms were around when the net was young. Words like newb or newbie were spelled this way until the younger ones started spelling it noobie or noobs so you'll see me post it either way. I'm 51 but mentally I've never grown up LOL When my kids were in school I was the "cool" mom. I wore combat boots (for real) and the other kids thought it was awesome. I'm a weird person and I'm happy with that.
The way I type here is the way I talk in person. Nothing is different except I don't say LOL or any of the other acronyms
Lessee - let's add some additional "info" about me. I'm hard-core military - especially when it comes to the Marine Corps - my dad was a Marine in the Vietnam war and I guess he instilled in me a love for the Corps. Always wanted to be a cop when I grew up but never made it - did make it into the Federal prison system as a guard and worked inside a low/ medium security institution inside the medium security section (the low security section was a "camp" outside the fence. I love knives - you'll find me with anywhere from 4 to 5 different knives at any given time if I'm outside the house. Not sure why I carry so many - guess I figure each one does something different so I want to make sure I have one for what I need it for. lol *shrug* Also like guns and have a concealed carry permit even tho I don't usually carry when I'm out in public. This could change the way things are changing but for now, I'm usually not armed - at least not with a gun.
I love the Chicago Bears - been a fan since '83/'84 (somewhere around there).
I'm a preacher's daughter - dad became a Southern Baptist preacher after he got out of the military. And no, he wasn't a chaplain there - he was a "target" - a radio man. He was in communications so he carried the radio which made him a target so it's a miracle he survived.
I love zombies and zombie movies. Been watching since the original "Night of the Living Dead" was released (without my parents knowing I was watching it a few years after it's original release when a friend of mine's parents dropped us off at the theater thinking we were watching one thing when we went to see NOTLD instead - dang near scared the pee out of both of us but we were hooked from then on. I don't think my parents EVER found out. I'll have to make sure they never see this forum LOL)
Um, only other thing I can think of right now is my oldest granddaughter had been diagnosed with Bilateral Retinoblastoma which is eye cancer in both eyes and we found out on a Monday and by Thursday morning she had lost her right eye. She was 15 months old. She's 8 now but is going into puberty already which is a scary time for children like her because even tho she is "cured" - since the cancer was in both eyes, it means it went through her brain which means it went through her entire body. Anything could trigger any form of cancer from now until she passes so when her body starts changing, we start watching REAL close. It'll mostly be ok after she turns between 18 and 20 yo but until then, everything gets a touch scary when something happens. But to see her now, you'd never know she had cancer. She never lost her hair, she only got sick when my son and his wife forgot and gave her milk after her treatments - only juice and water were allowed because the milk would make her throw up. To this day she will not drink pop/soda - water 98% of the time and the occasional can of Brisk tea that my husband likes. But when we go to dinner it's either water, or if they have it, chocolate milk (she doesn't remember the milk making her sick but she won't drink white milk - it has to be chocolate or strawberry).
So that's that and probably way more than you wanted/needed to hear
But this is OT so I figured it was ok
I pretty much say what I feel and that puts people off a bit. So they've learned if they don't want a true answer don't ask me a question you don't want that answer for. BUT, I'm also a good listener (probably why I don't like to talk LOL)
Don't forget I'm still older than you. I know you don't like if someone saying that Maria Oey is an Old woman ahahahhahahaha.
Thanks! You'll probably see me in there some time
