[Haunted]

You've always seemed purdy cool to me.

I think many people of all nations are cool folks, even folks in Israel and Lebanon. Goddess knows they can't help the fact that people in charge are friggin' idiots. Goh! (Sorry, I know you all hate Napoleon Dynamite, but I couldn't resist the temptation).

There's this dude in town. He's Indian and owns a, well, convenience store. I go up there, buy my smokes, and we chat about the Hindu traditions. His dad would never say a word to me, but once I showed a keen knowledge of their beliefs and the fact that I pray to their Gods and Goddesses as well, he chats with me all the time now.

My point is that it's amazing how people will open up if you just take the time to find a little common ground, and we all have common ground some where.

You know Pakistan and India were at each other's throats for a while. They still don't particularly get along, but they've found some common ground through athletics, namely cricket and football (or soccer to all of you other people).:D

@Monalisa: Allow me to paraphrase our wonderful hero Ash, "I know Jack and shit, and Jack left town." Who said it? "The first step in knowing is knowing that you know nothing?" Sounds Taoist or Zen to me... Anyway... "The Way that can be talked about is not the true Way."- The Tao Teh Ching (or The Virtuous Way).

Yeah, I guess hanging around The Goddess for 12 years, you pick up a think or two.:D She's groovy like that.