I received a link a few hours ago and was very pleased with what I read when I followed the link. It is a link to an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson and I think everyone should read it for that the spirit in which I wish the conversations on this forum were conducted, ideas evaluated and actions undertaken.

So yestee, me den one of me ol' skuul paddies have some conversation that evolve like so:

paddy: ha ha....you go gather british accent?
lol
me: more like a mixture i sure
paddy: interesting...
can I say lost soul?
lol
i keed i keed
me: tehehe... hopefully not. i just tend to speak like ppl around me
same as bad co destroys good manners type of thing
paddy: ha ha...i hear
me: more intent on preserving the mind
paddy: hmmm...ayt ayt