just the players. Scrolling back to the beginning of the millennium one constant prevails, the continuous bashing of people who, in most instances are innocents looking for advice. It’s almost humorous, but really sad reading recent posts stating “recent LE activity. . .,” please, LE was probably the first subscriber to TER when it originated. Another constant in reviewing posts over the years is that the longest threads to a post are those dealing in negativity. Shortest threads to a post are those started by someone trying to be nice. People there is a pattern here that’s unhealthy.  Here we are partaking in a hobby that’s supposed to breathe love, relaxation, and life into our bodies. Instead we wallow in negativity brought on by our own paranoia.  This board in its own right has become soap-opish (new word), come back in ten years and nothing’s changed, Luke and Laura are still chasing the ambulance up the driveway. We’ll I think it’s time for a change. Most of you are bright, intelligent (one exception would be that fellow who paid over $$ for a HJ performed by a provider with “rubber gloves,” say it ain’t so) and I’d have to say somewhat successful based on the prices you’re paying to these beautiful women. I know change is frowned at by many, especially by us who have reached the AARP subscription age, but nonetheless we need a new format. Long ago I wrote “if we look at change as a journey instead of a predetermined destination we will decrease the resistance that usually is created by change into anticipation for excitement through adventure. Please take a moment and think about my ranting, which came about because of a 100-year-old man I met at a bar over the weekend. When I asked him his secret to longevity he replied “being nice, it’s nice to be nice.”  Can it really be that simple, I think so! Of course this is just my .02-cents worth of my purely fictional mind.