Greg Tidwell - Latest Comments

Re: Giving

gregtidwell — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:15:29 -0000

So, if we give more, do we have shorter days and nights?

Re: Giving

Joey — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:55:17 -0000

'tis the season. Giving makes the world go round (not just money, but everything).

Re: Giving

gregtidwell — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:10:44 -0000

Thanks Chris. It's never been easier to give to St. Judes. Everyone seems to be involved.

Re: Giving

Chris — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:51:25 -0000

https://shop.stjude.org/GiftCa...

Re: Repercussions of an attempted mugging

mccoy aka do do bird — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:59:33 -0000

sorry to hear about your ordeal. you raise some very interesting points. fight or flight is a decision that just cannot be thought of critically at that time and place. taking into account all of the aspects of what is occurring is simply something that only the best training can give. there really is no "right" decision. when dealing with the human psyche you are really just dealing with percentages, and even then you can't really place a value on what is the "right" thing to do. what would have i done? probably the same thing. if i see a break i'm going to take it. the easiest route perceived is always going to win the mind over in situations like that. what is ironic is that those who attempted to mug you did so because of that same train of thought.

when wronged, we all have the emotions that override our critical thinking. it becomes an attack upon our person where the only way to recover it seems is to take care of ourself, no matter if that is to racially profile others. while this is an unfortunate flaw in human nature, it is also what keeps us alive dating back to the caveman days. to you, those muggers probably looked like a sabertooth tiger. well when you saw something that looked like another sabertooth tiger, you reacted. it's a Pavlovian response. i believe that sometimes we have issues with the fact that sometimes emotions will override our brains no matter how intelligent we think we are.

as to your other questions about personal safety and having guns or martial arts. well that is something that can only be effective if trained in their use.
i hope that things have calmed as of late and you have been able to learn from the situation and make peace with it.

Re: Pumkin email : Greg Tidwell

Joey — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:42:46 -0000

That's wonderful....not really.

Re: Repercussions of an attempted mugging

gregtidwell — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:40:06 -0000

a dog that bites indiscriminately...just how much is chain mail these days?

Re: Repercussions of an attempted mugging

Your — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:21:26 -0000

If you had a gun a shot them you would put yourself in dept try to defend yourself in court.

Say you had some Bruce Lee like skills and kicked their asses they could then use deadly force against you and be in the clear. You being a deadly weapon and all.

I say best option is a dog that bites indiscriminately and has no ties to you.

Re: Repercussions of an attempted mugging

Mao Shinoda — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:47:23 -0000

If they were Japanese, they would of Karate Kicked your ass.

Re: Repercussions of an attempted mugging

gregtidwell — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:12:09 -0000

The City of Brotherly Love, of course. ha

Re: Repercussions of an attempted mugging

Sean — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:07:52 -0000

Sorry to hear about this :( ... glad you're okay.

Btw, what city is this where you keep getting mugged?

Re: Music Status on Google Talk via Winamp

zzzooo — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:22:40 -0000

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Re: Music Status on Google Talk via Winamp

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Re: It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia: Watch It

Chris H — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:55:05 -0000

I started watching this too. I'm hoping to catch up and see all the old episodes before new ones come out in September.

Thanks for the recommendation.

Re: Funny Bear Country Warning Sign

reubenstugart — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:26:34 -0000

I don't see anything.