how_are_you Alvarny How are you? How have you been? Have the years been kind? How is your family? Does your back still hurt when the weather gets cold? Where are you now? How is work? How are your hamsters? What we had ended years ago, but the I can not help caring and worrying. Some things change, some things endure. How are you? 050426 ... misanthropic me I almost sent a card. Funny that the first time I've read the paper in months is the day your grandfather's obituary is in there. I felt awful to hear about it. the only question that came to mind was.. how are you? 050426 ... raze i think one of my new miniature missions is to answer this question honestly from now on, regardless of who's doing the asking, without falling back on the automatic "good/fine" response when it isn't the truth. at the very least, it should get some interesting reactions. 130210 ... raze "how are you?" "well, i'd kind of like to cave your face in with a tire iron, because i'm still pretty pissed off about that thing you did three days ago. but aside from that, i can't complain too much. you?" "uh...i'm...running away now..." 130210 ... styx 'my life is the proverbial shit storm; as if there could be such a proverb containing enough descriptors to do it any real literal justice. so actually its best that you don't ask, and i mean that with the kindest intentions. better that when the dust settles you will have been none the wiser.' 130210 what's it to you? who go blather from