Today I learned that Freddie Jackson died. He was a famous R&B singer, and he had a cameo role on The Golden Girls as a pianist at a hotel lounge in "Two Rode Together" (Dorothy and Sophia go to Walt Disney World.) He sang a few lines of "It's A Small World".
Freddie Jackson was only 69 years of age.
Joan van Ark is on MASH right now. She's guest starring as a nurse and Hawkeye's love interest/lover. It's from Season 2.
Edited to add: It's on MeTV.
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He's a fellow I've been acquainted with a little bit since he started working there. We're both males, and now mature males. I'm in my late 40s. He's in his late 30s, though he looks like he could be older than me. We became minimally friendly acquaintances. We both have partially the same ancestry, that bonded us just slightly. He and I have another common bond. We're both seriously into health and fitness. Over the years, we've been going through weight loss journeys. For the last three or four years, he and I happen to be among the fittest fellows in our office building.
He's been with the company for about 17 years now. He was a maintenance worker. Since four and a half years ago, he was promoted to Building Superintendent. Weve remained on civil terms. At times, when we briefly crossed paths, his eyes seemed fixed on me in a rather serious, no-nonsense way. I thought maybe it's was simply how I carried myself and thought very little beyond that. Incidentally, I'm a little taller than him. I'm around 6' while he's 5' 9". I'm not a showboater by any means; that's more than can be said for him. He often swaggered around in a macho fashion. When he talks he sometimes sounds like he's trying to sound like Robert DeNiro in Raging Bull. From the dribs and drabs we've spoken with each other, he's revealed himself to be an intelligent and sophisticated fellow. Someone I know showed me some photos from my co-worker's instagram page - shirtless selfies of him showcasing and really showing off his physique. A year later (about two years ago), I told him that someone showed me some of his social media photos and I praised him for his results. I asked him if he was trying to pursue either acting or modeling: he said no. He was happy and pleased with my acknowledgement. For a few months, we were ok with each other. Since his promotion to Superintendent, he and I have crossed paths at least once a week or every other week. By the way, there are one or two possibly small red flags. This fellow's married, and he and his wife have two or three small sons. Also, in one of his Instagram photos, he was shirtless and lying on top of his bed, while he was holding one of his toddler son's. Seemed like a strange juxtaposition to me. However, I didn't say anything to anyone.
One day in early December - almost two years ago, we were crossing paths - him going out, me heading in. He was rolling his head and flexing his shoulders to and fro, like a boxer in a ring trying to get ready - dressed in warm winter clothes of course. Somehow, it seemed like he was putting on a great big show, and instinctively I felt a little repulsed, however I didn't judge him. I simply went on with my business. Later that afternoon we crossed paths, he nodded to me and hurried away. I thought maybe I had offended him. I gave him some space. The week before Christmas, I emailed him from my office email to his, saying Merry Christmas. I did this with several other coworkers that I'm on cordial terms with. Everyone responded except the superintendent.
Then the next year, I got the impression that he wasn't too happy with me. He and I saw each other less and less since. In spring, we crossed paths and asked him if he was hlunhappy or offended over me. He denied it and when I casually mentioned my holiday greeting email he said he must have missed it since he receives so many emails. I gently pointed out to him that I had a read receipt on that email and added that he a knowledged having received it. He was taken aback. While we were talking, his eyes were locked onto mine. I wasn't telling him off. I was being civil, cordial, and gentle. We fist bumped each other and parted ways. I got into an elevator to go back up to my desk, and I was surprised to see him standing there with his head hanging down. I wasn't trying to hurt him or make him feel bad, not at all.
Since then, we've seen less of each other. Months went by without us crossing paths. When I greet him or if he greets me, two-thirds of the time, he bristles and really tenses up. Ive been giving him a wide berth since then, and there's something I notice. Several times over the last two years, on break, I've seen him and other maintenance workers all talking together. In passing, i just quickly say hi. They all respond, except for the superintendent. One third of the time, he's civil. The last time we intersected and spoke was early December last year. I arrived to take an elevator and he came to use a freight elevator. He said hello with a really tense and scowling time. I calmly said hello back and went on my way. I have not spoken to him since. Early this year, I went home early. He was standing by the freight elevator. He did not see me, but I saw him sulking, looking angry. I left him completely alone. Three weeks ago today, we crossed paths, when I headed home he was waiting for a bus and talking to another person. Still as I passed by, he was looking at me. Last week, we barely crossed paths briefly. He came to wait for the bus, but he stood far away near the back of the line, but there was nobody else waiting. Seemed like he was afraid to risk possibly being anywhere near me. i can't shake the fact that he's apparently got some hostility or animosity towards me.
To be clear, I didn't want to be friends with him. I only wanted to get along. And for a little while, we did. I try to get along with all of my coworkers (and I get along with most of my building co-workers), that is until one of them shows me that they're not willing to try to get along - that they're not willing to try to do the same. Then I wash my hands of him/her. i don't intend to speak to this superintendent ever again. I am washing my hands of him, now and forever. One thing's certain: No one can get along with everyone. There are some people you can never get along with - no matter what you do or say or ask. I know I'm better off steering clear of him and not speaking to him.
He strikes me as someone who wants to be the only star in the heavens. He behaves as though he shouldn't have to exist sharing the heavens with other stars.
By the way, it seems the superintendent on occasion plays cat and mouse. Two or three times both last year and this year, he's seen me from a sizeable distance and he talks out loud to his workers very loud so that I will hear. He seemed unwilling to acknowledge or engage, but he's attempted to get my attention, albeit very obliquely.
I appreciate your patience. There's plenty to unpack right here
He's a fellow I've been acquainted with a little bit since he started working there. We're both males, and now mature males. I'm in my late 40s. He's in his late 30s, though he looks like he could be older than me. We became minimally friendly acquaintances. We both have partially the same ancestry, that bonded up just slightly. He and I have another common bond. We're both seriously into health and fitness. Over the years, we've been going through weight loss journeys. For the last three or four years, he and I happen to be among the fittest fellows in our office building
He's been with the company for about 17 years now. He was a maintenance worker. Since four and a half years ago, he was promoted to Building Superintendent. Weve remained on civil terms. At times, when we briefly crossed paths, his eyes seemed fixed on me in a rather serious, no-nonsense way. I thought maybe it's was simply how I carried myseld and thought very little beyond that. Incidentally, I'm a little taller than him. I'm around 6' while he's 5' 9". I'm not a showboater by any means; that's more than can be said for him. He often swaggered around in a macho fashion. When he talks he sometimes sounds like he's trying to sound like Robert DeNiro in Raging Bull. From the dribs and drabs we've spoken with each other, he's turned out to be an intelligent and sophisticated fellow. Someone I know showed me some photos from my co-worker's instagram page - shirtless selfies of him showcasing and really showing off his physique. A year later (about two years ago), I told him that someone showed me his social media photos and I praised hin for his results. I asked him if he was trying to pursue either acting or modeling: he said no. He was happy and pleased with my acknowledgement. For a few months, we were ok with each other. Since his promotion to Superintendent, he and I have crossed paths at least once a week or every other week. By the way, there are one or two possibly small red flags. This fellow's married, and he and his wife have two or three small sons. Also, in one of his Instagram photos, he was shirtless and lying on top of his bed, while he was holding one of his toddler son's. Seemed like a strange juxtaposition to me. However, I didn't say anything to anyone.
One day in early December - almost two years ago, we were crossing paths - him going out, me heading in. He was rolling his head and flexing his shoulders to and fro - dressed in warm winter clothes of course. Somehow, it seemed like he was putting on a great big show, and instinctively I felt a little repulsed, however I didn't judge him. I simply went on with my business. Later that afternoon we crossed paths, he nodded to me and hurried away. I thought maybe I had offended him. I gave him some space. The week before Christmas, I emailed him from my office email to his, saying Merry Christmas. I did this with several other coworkers that I'm on cordial terms with. Everyone responded except the superintendent.
Then the next year, I got the impression that he wasn't too happy with me. He and I saw each other less and less since. In spring, we crossed paths and asked him if he was hlunhappy or offended over me. He denied it and when I casually mentioned my holiday greeting email he said he must have missed it since he receives so many emails. I gently pointed out to him that I had a read receipt on that email and added that he a knowledged having received it. He was taken aback. While we were talking, his eyes were locked onto mine. I wasn't telling him off. I was being civil, cordial, and gentle. We fist bumped each other and parted ways. I got into an elevator to go back up to my desk, and I was surprised to see him standing their with his head hanging down. I wasn't trying to hurt him or make him feel bad, not at all.
Since then, we've seen less of each other. Months wenr by without us crossing paths. When I greet him or if he greets me, two-thirds of the time, he bristles and really tenses up. Ive been giving him a wide berth since then, and there's something I notice. Several times over the last two years, on break, I've seen him and other maintenance workers all talking together. In passing, i just quickly say hi. They all respond, except for the superintendent. One third of the time, he's civil. The last time we intersected and spoke was early December last year. I arrived to take an elevator and he came to use a freight elevator. He said hello with a really tense and scowling time. I calmly said helmo back and went on my way. I have not spoken to him since. Early this year, I went home early. He was standing by the freight elevator. He did not see me, but I saw him sulking, looking angry. I left him completely alone. Three weeks ago today, we crossed paths, when I headed home he was waiting for a bus and talking to another person. Still as I passed by, he was looking at me. Last week, we barely crossed paths briefly. He came to wait for the bus, but he stood far away near the back of the line, but there was nobody else waiting. Seemed like he was afraid to be anywhere near me.
To be clear, I didn't want to be friends with him. I only wanted to get along. I try to get along with all of my coworkers, that is until one of them shows me that they're not willing to try to get along. Then I wash my hands of him/her. i don't intend to speak to this superintendent ever again. I am washing my hands of him, now and forever.
Is it normal for narcissistic people to hide away from other people?
By the way it seems the superintendent on occasion plays cat and mouse. Two or three times both last year and this year, he's seen me from a sizeable distance and talk out loud to his workers very loud so that I will hear. He seemed unwilling to acknowledge or engage, but has tried to get my attention, albeit very obliquely. Is this common as well?
Has any of you lost a cluster of friends (who don't necessarily know one another)? By any chance, did it happen recently? When I say lose, I mean lose in any way - outright burning their bridges, or ghosting, and/or sneaking and hiding and/or any combination of the above?
Not to worry, I have a good small handful of true friends and I've made several new friends sns/or acquaintances lately. I am simply curious if any of you has experienced this phenomenon - where you have a small, disparate bunch of friends and they all happen to vanish and/or turn their backs and/or decide to cast you aside. NB: I've never intruded upon them and I've never made any demands. I've given them plenty of space. I've treated them with respect and compassion. What I've done also was to make a point of never stepping on toes. Treating them as I would like them to treat me is how I've done regularly.
I just now learned that actor Charles Cioffi passed away, and passed away about a week ago.
He had a stint on DOOL for a few months in 1990, as the horrific psycho villain Ernesto Toscano. Ernesto was the one who abducted Hope and imprisoned her in a cage and then apparently through a magic trick put himself in the cage with her and had the cage fall - supposedly into a huge cauldron of acid. Thus, he staged Hope's death. He did this to punish Bo - to get revenge on him for escaping his dungeon, as Ernesto wanted to keep Bo permanently imprisoned in a dungeon and have him die in the dungeon to get revenge on Victor. This all because Victor (Bo's father) had had an affair with Ernesto's wife Loretta, which yielded daughter Isabella (future wife of John Black). Ernesto committed other horrendous sins and misdeeds.
Cioffi was a veteran actor. He often played villains through his career. He was in Remo Williams in 1985. He also co-starred in Klute - with Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland back in 1971. One of his most famous roles is probably as Tom Cruise's on-screen father in All The Right Moves back in 1983, which was one of Cioffi's somewhat rare sympathetic screen roles.
Why did Paige hate Linda so much? Did Linda sleep with one of Paige's boyfriends? Or did Paige merely feel jealous or threatened over Linda? (Paige and Linda were both beautiful women. Perhaps Paige was resentful of the fact that she was no longer the only beautiful young woman in town or the only attractive woman at work?)
These posts with survey questions, are they actual survey questions that have been featured on Family Feud? Or are they original new questions inspired by Family Feud?