*Hug*
I'm doing well. I plan on having a relaxing day of doing nothing, as usual :-)
Hand shaking is the standard Mormon greeting (and if you don't shake hands, then you are considered extremely rude.) I had to stop going to church when I was a teenager because I couldn't handle getting *literally* about 60 handshakes over 3 hours. One was too many.

Already thought on it. They're not worth the assault charge. The thought's fun, though. =)

Your resourcefulness is truly admirable, but again, I fear, you have suggested the impossible. In my clan long beards are deemed a sign of weakness and stupidity, both of which were exemplified by Hagal the Hairy, a long ago and short-lived 'leader' (I use the term advisedly - we tolerated more than looked up to him) whose beard was so prodigious that his entire family lived in it. In fact they found him so dimwitted and ineffectual that they ran away into it and haven't been seen for decades. To have your family do this is the ultimate demonstration of unworthiness, and Hagal's beard has since gone down in legend as the symbol for a person with nothing of use to offer his (or her) people except enormous shampoo bills. Thus, my predicament continues...

This is a challenge. Okay, how about you just wear a sign or a badge that says "DAD"? :-)

*Big hug back !*
I couldn't have stood that either >__<
And not to mention germs spread... Yuck...

I have a friend who was used to this... kissing everybody on the lips when she got drunk. Never happened with a random stranger :-D that would certainly be very awkward...

You could say it was because you saw a rather unpleasant insect crawling across the bridge of their nose, and if they stop howling and take the time to look in that pool of blood on the floor they'll find the offending creature. I'm sure they'll be grateful.

I'm back from reading ! Phew.
I'm sorry to read about your daughter's health issues, Stillton... :-'( I sincerely hope things will get better... And with your house sale, too...
I'm so glad to read you back here, anyway !!!
* Hug ? *

The few times it happened to me was when someone was introducing me to them. I guess in their mind as I was a friend of a friend then it was okay. But that kind of thing with people I don't know is just strange and awkward.


Well I had better make a move, I'm finally free from work and I don't have to be back until Monday morning. I have lot's of cooking and preparation to do today ready for my romantic weekend. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

*goodbye hugs*

Good luck with your prep, DD !!!
Have a wonderful evening, and week-end as well !
*Big hug !*

Your patience is that of a saint, but, alas, we have yet to find the solution because Mini-V has a pathological fear of the letter 'D.' She was traumatized at a very young age by a drunken druid doing a dreadful dance and wielding a duck (not just a duck, but a drake) in a demented fashion while dunking doughnuts in a nearby ditch filled with dirty water. As if this wasn't enough it was almost dinner time and her mother was serving up date dumplings and dill pickles dipped in dark chocolate (its a Viking staple). So the word 'Dad' would probably give her a hernia...

Fingers crossed that you and yours have a really good day. =) Talk with you later on.

Thank you for the hug and good thoughts, Bete. It makes a big difference to have support. And its nice to be back here, too ;-)

We have here the best supportive team of all video games related communities... ;-p
**Bigger Hug**

That's a bit of an odd selection for a Valentine's Day weekend. The Postal games? Not very warm and fluffy. Unreal Gold, Defcon... Maybe things are different in Poland.

Good Morning All:-)