Sometimes I get so frustrated with myself...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

You all know my strengths, how much empathy I have for you...

The kind word and all the support I can muster for you....

How close I feel to you......how much love I have for my friends here...

But somedays, I just blunder around and end up in threads I have no business in...

There are so many things that I know nothing about...music, the TV culture, and like that...

Sometimes I feel like such a fool!

It's hard to deal with.......

x(

[SPKrazy]

1. Oh get over yourself!

:hug:

you are worthy, you are worthy!

now go kick my picture of my hair cut he he he

shameless self promotion :pals:

:loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear Southpawkicker!

OK, you made me laugh!

I accept your evaluation of me!

And I will be honored to kick your pic!

:rofl:

:loveya:

:hug:

[thefool_wa]

2. Yeah but

you always have kind words and inspiration for those you converse with.

Besides - I talk about things I know nothing about all the time :) its the best way to learn...

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear thefool!

It's true that this is the best way to learn....

But I just want to die from embarassment when I feel as though I've blundered...

Thank you.......:hug:

[thefool_wa]

7. It's also amazing

How much bravado and confidence can compensate for a lack of knowledge :) The internet is making this harder and harder to pull off though :)

[fizzgig]

4. you are no fool ms. peggy

we all have things we don't know about and that's nothing to feel badly about

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear kagehime...

I know that, intellectually......

But emotionally...well, that's a different story...

I'm old enough now that I feel I should be more knowledgable than I am...

:hug:

[fizzgig]

9. it's the emotions that get us

still, don't be hard on yourself

[Beausoir]

8. I respect your wisdom. I love your kindness. You are good people.

'nuff said.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. My dear Beausoir...

Your words take away the hurt......

Thank you...

:hug:

[Deja Q]

10. Same here.

What I know is extensive, but usually hangs in the intellectual/geek end of the spectrum. Most mainstream television is a turn-off for me. Though there are exceptions.... Have you ever seen "Roseanne"? At least the first four and a half seasons? That's worth knowing... :D

Oh, and the Doctor Who story "The Caves of Androzani"... it helps the emotional impact if you'd watched many stories of the era, but it holds up eminently well on its own...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. My dear Hypno...

You too, huh?

Nah, I've never watched Roseanne...

And I don't have any real interest in doing so...

I appreciate your participation here a lot! :hug:

[Haole Girl]

12. I had to look at this thread three times to see if that was you!

You know so much...about so many things, Peggy...I was shocked to see you'd feel this way.

Hugs for you... (all I can muster)... :hug: :hug: :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. My dear KC2!

Oh yes, sweetie......it's truly me...

Now you're getting a somewhat more complete picture of who I truly am...

Thank you for the hugs........they mean a lot! :hug:

[Road Scholar]

15. My Dear California Peggy,..

I'll answer this tommorow.:pals: :yourock: :banghead:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. My dear In_Transit....

I will wait for you......

Thank you for coming by tonight, though...

I feel your support, and it means a lot...:hug:

[greatauntoftriplets]

16. Peggy, my music seems to be stuck in the 1960s and 1970s....

and I rarely watch television.

Don't worry about it. I don't.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. My dear greatauntoftriplets....

I wish I could take your POV....

It's difficult, but I have always wanted to belong...

When I was young, that was elusive...

And it still manifests itself today....

Thank you for your very kind words!

:hug:

[madinmaryland]

19. This is what happens when you blunder into threads...

DON'T BOTHER US!!1!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. My dear madinmaryland!

LOL! :rofl:

I mean, really!

Can't we get a little privacy around here?

Thanks for the laugh.....:hug:

[TOhioLiberal]

21. Don't beat yourself up, Peggy...

...It is the lounge, after all. If everyone limited their replying to only what they know, the lounge would be quiet. Very quiet.

Take my philosophy to heart: If you can't dazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with bullshit...:rofl:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. My dear TOhioLiberal!

Well, believe me, I do try to baffle them as much as possible!

Doesn't always work, though...

Thanks....you're a sweetheart, and that's not BS!

:hug:

[BarenakedLady]

22. No way!

You Rock, sister friend.

:yourock:

:hug:

Though, I must say, I do know that feeling myself sometimes.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear BarenakedLady!

I wish I were kidding, but I'm not...

I appreciate your support a great deal, sweetie...

:yourock: too!

:hug:

[salin]

25. Better to stumble upon a thread

that one finds oneself a little over-one's head (we all do that),

than stumble upon a thread in which you are the target of ridicule.

Had that joy this week. Thankfully I missed it while it was active - and it was locked even without my "alerting" (as I didn't see it until days later.) But it was kind of funny to watch the author play "victim of unfair lock" :eyes:

The lounge is mostly fun and benign - but sometimes... well... it is interesting.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. Oh, my dear salin...

Indeed, I could not agree more!

As far as I know, I have never been such a target...I am sorry that you were, though...

It can indeed be interesting in here!

I saw plenty of "interesting" while I was a mod...

Thank you for your very kind words!

:hug:

[Robeson]

27. "Pop Culture" is often overrated, Peg......

...don't sweat it. We love you, for you....:pals:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. My dear Robeson...

How sweet you are to me...

Thank you....

:pals:

[UTUSN]

28. Here I am in a thread I have no business in, but I compulsively need to say

I LOVE YOU!!1

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. My dear UTUSN!

You have every right to be in any thread of mine....

No matter what your message is.......

Thank you, sweetie...

:hug:

[LaraMN]

30. I think you know what's important to you,

and that is what matters.
Everything is else is just filler.
Better to know more about empathy and less about popular culture, than the reverse, I think.

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. Ah, my dear Lara...

Indeed you have put your finger on the core of it...

I do know what's important to me...

But every now and then, I wish I knew a little more filler...

I do agree about these priorities.....

Thank you, sweetie!


:hug:

[Redstone]

33. Feh. You gotta learn to ENJOY being culturally oblivious. Because from the little I've seen,

popular culture in this country right now is NOT something you'd want to be proud of knowing.

Of course, it never may have been, but sometimes I think that Mrs R and I are the only ones who have NEVER seen "American Idol" on the TV, and likely will never do so. Nor "Lost," nor "Survivor," nor any other of those other shows that seem to consume people's lives.

We don't listen to pop radio, either. We read. We talk to each other, and our kids. She's actually thinking about joining DU, because she likes quite a few of DUers (and you specifically)...she's been sitting next to me and watching as I post quite a lot recently, and is really getting to understand how this community works.

Redstone

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. My dear Redstone!

Now that's an idea that had not occured to me!

I haven't seen any of those shows either...so I'm in very good company!

I think that having your wife join would be a lovely idea....

Hi to Mrs R!:hi:

Thank you for your always valuable perspective on these matters....:hug:

[Redstone]

36. Ya welcome. Mrs R is hesitant about joining because English isn't her native language, but

I keep telling her that her English is better than a helluva lot of people who grew up here, which is true.

We'll see.

Redstone

[GenDem]

35. blunders-are-us

I'm all about the blunder. What I hate is people that call it out in a mean spirited way. Goodness, we are all flawed humans.

Sometimes I read something, and it makes me feel like I'm the only person not invited to the party. I am totally clueless. Some days it bothers me and I limit my time, other days I let if roll off.

Here's a big :hug:.

I always look for you when I come in here, because you're smart, kind, and supportive.
:loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. My dear GenDem!

Your words just hit me.......thank you for all of them...

I am most fortunate......no-one has ever called me out in a mean spirited way...

I'm the same about cluelessness...

But when it's my friends' threads where I am clueless, then I want to play too....

And I either can't...or I look like a fool.

Blessings on you......:loveya:

[EFerrari]

37. 'Fess up. You went out to GD.

:)

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. My dear sfexpat2000!

GD? :scared:

Oh, no, sweetie!

I go over there....only to read!

I rarely post there....and only if it's in response to something one of my friends has posted...

:hi:

[tigereye]

40. that's how we learn!

be nice to yourself, there's a big old world out there!

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. My dear tigereye!

Ah, I am generally nice to myself....

And for sure it's a big old world out there!

Consider that my education does continue!

:hi:

[Whoa_Nelly]

42. Blunder away!

I love you, my friend! :loveya: :pals: :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

44. My dear Whoa_Nelly!

Well, I do blunder from time to time!

But not with the people I love......:loveya:

You are always dear to me!

[mentalsolstice]

43. Well, and don't the rest of us!

Most of the time I feel like I'm back in Jr. High, forgetting my locker #, and combination, AFTER I've changed into the ugly gym bloomers, and my street clothes are...well, they're locked up...and there are four more class periods to go!

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

46. My dear mentalsolstice...

Oh, I hear you!

Junior high, indeed...

Yup...

Thanks....:hug:

[Writer]

45. I completely understand what you mean.

But I don't think you should feel foolish for doing what all of us have done at one time or another. Heck, I even had a poster stalk me after I got into a tussle in a controversial thread. I just ignored her, because I honestly thought the whole thing was silly.

We all love you here. I wouldn't worry about it at all. :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

47. My dear Writer...

Thank you, sweetie....

Your very kind words mean a lot to me...:hug:

[Dervill Crow]

48. My dear Peggy, the older I get the less I believe that with age comes wisdom.

Now if I could just remember who said that . . . :shrug: Dang. Not old enough for wisdom but old enough for the memory to be failing. :rofl:

You're practically perfect in every way. If you were completely perfect it would be disturbing.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

49. My dear Blue in Portland!

Omigod! Me? Perfect?

Um...fraid not, sweetie!

I have many flaws......many!

But I thank you.......

Your words touched my heart, and they made me laugh too! :rofl:

:hug: