I need to figure a way to turn off the charm

[MrScorpio]

I went to a new bookstore today. I just wanted to browse around.

I had both the owner and one of her store clerks fawning over me.

We made some introductions... Some handshakes and interesting smiles.

If we were back in Europe, we'd be doing that little cheek kiss thingie.

All I wanted to do is just browse. It got a little distracting when....

The political science section was pretty small, so I checked out the cooking and writing sections. Found a nice recipe for fried mozzarella sandwiches and bought a Random House Guide to Good Writing.

They have Belly Dancing at the Bistro next door.

I think that I'll come back some time later.

[Wetzelbill]

1. too much charm can be a curse

I once complimented a woman on how red was a good color for her and she looked really nice etc.

She totally melted in front of me, I thought she was going to faint. I never saw somebody blush that much before, I didn't know what to do...

So I said, something like it was nice talking to her and I would see her in few days, when we had class again. She totally threw me off my game, so much so that I never recovered.

Charm, again, can be a curse. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Trust me, my dear Wetzelbill.

There are a lot worse things to have than charm! It does take some practice, though, to know just how to use it...

:hi:

[UTUSN]

3. In a Training at Work, One of Those Obnoxious Warm-up Games

was for everybody to get in a circle and give the person in front of you a neck massage. I'm good (are you listening, CatWoman?). The woman was totally "in" to it and when it was over, turned around with excessive appreciation and almost glistening eyes. She saw me in a totally new light. I gave her a tiny slap on the shoulder as a sign that she should snap out of it.

A Biblical insight of the non-literal kind was that the earliest kings of Israel were picked on the basis that good-looks supposedly equated with special grace or talent or essence of "king". The last one picked this way was Saul. (I'm looking it up as we speak.)

[UTUSN]

6. Well, It Turns Out That the Lord Contradicted Himself

"...Saul, a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he; from his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people." 1 Samuel 9, 2

"...he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. And Samuel said to all the people, 'Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen? There is none like him among all the people.' " 1 Samuel 10, 23-24.

"The word of the Lord came to Samuel: 'I repent that I have made Saul king; for he has turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments.' " 1 Samuel 14, 10-11

"...'I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.' 1 Samuel 16, 1

"But the Lord said to Samuel, 'Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the Lord sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward appearrance, but the lord looks on the heart.' " 1 Samuel 16, 7

HOWEVER, when he picks David,

"Now he was ruddy, and had beautiful eyes, and was handsome. And the Lord said, 'Arise, anoint him; for this is he.' " 1 Samuel 16, 12

[no name no slogan]

4. Oh you poor thing

:eyes:

I only WISH I had your problems.... :P

[bettyellen]

5. turn it off till the next inaugaural ball, because you'll be my first

dance of that long celebration, and i want to keep you all to myself.
:loveya: