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Earth_First

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70. I would have gotten on that bus to Chicago...

Wed May 22, 2013, 05:53 AM

May 2013

It would have been the only (and ultimately last) time I would have had the chance to have seen the Grateful Dead.

Of course this isn't "it" however it was the first thing that popped into my head this morning. I'm not sure why.

Maybe its part of my longing to have taken some risks earlier in life that involved a desire to do things I wouldn't ordinarily do by myself. I've always been a social creature who enjoys sharing experiences with those dear to me. If I had gotten on that bus, how would things have been different in life.

Well, I met my wife a few years later by NOT getting on that bus to Chicago, so all is a matter of what's meant to be...so its not all bad at all...

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If you had it to do all over again... [View all] Indi Guy May 2013 OP

Not sure, my dear Indi Guy... CaliforniaPeggy May 2013 #1

The very first thing that comes to mind Sekhmets Daughter May 2013 #2

That's funny.... I would have stayed in VA instead of moving to PA! femmocrat May 2013 #11

Crazy circles and coincidences! Sekhmets Daughter May 2013 #12

We probably crossed paths on the Turnpike or I-70! femmocrat May 2013 #13

I-70 for sure! Sekhmets Daughter May 2013 #14

"It" is life and... CBHagman May 2013 #3

I'd have picked different parents, to start with. nt LiberalEsto May 2013 #4

+1 In_The_Wind May 2013 #41

For better or worse it made me what I am! ohiosmith May 2013 #5

There's a science fiction short story. ... Demoiselle May 2013 #15

Yes! Sound of Thunder! Very good! ohiosmith May 2013 #16

Thank you for the title! I'm going to find it and re-read it... Demoiselle May 2013 #19

Recent movie on that premise. trof May 2013 #22

Butterfly Effect? ohiosmith May 2013 #60

That's it. Was on the toob recently. trof May 2013 #64

"The Butterfly Effect" nomorenomore08 May 2013 #61

+1 ConcernedCanuk May 2013 #26

+ 1 Bertha Venation May 2013 #57

I wouldn't have moved in with Georgia olddots May 2013 #6

Last Saturday. Iggo May 2013 #7

I wouldn't have married at 16 years old and quit high school. RebelOne May 2013 #8

When I was 22, I met the most incredible young woman DFW May 2013 #9

I fucked up a whole lot since I was 22 sir pball May 2013 #18

There's no one "true way" to get there DFW May 2013 #37

I have a time machine. hunter May 2013 #10

"It" would be the exact same thing, warts and all. sir pball May 2013 #17

Heard the song "This" by Darrius Rucker? - great lyrics and even better music. LuckyLib May 2013 #66

I would have gotten the soup instead of the sandwich. Apophis May 2013 #20

I would have gone to the store with him. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #21

... CaliforniaPeggy May 2013 #25

-- Tuesday Afternoon May 2013 #30

! In_The_Wind May 2013 #42

Can I wait until tomorrow and go back just 1 day? Incitatus May 2013 #23

The single biggest regret of my life mythology May 2013 #24

I wouldn't have changed my major to please my parents. IrishEyes May 2013 #27

Remembering that I wrote a manual for Exchange 2003 whistler162 May 2013 #28

go to law school BainsBane May 2013 #29

How do you think... Indi Guy May 2013 #38

well BainsBane May 2013 #50

Haha. I thanks the gods everyday... a la izquierda May 2013 #47

I'm gainfully employed too BainsBane May 2013 #48

It was touch and go for awhile... a la izquierda May 2013 #49

Wall Street? BainsBane May 2013 #51

Answering phones for a company... a la izquierda May 2013 #52

wow, that's a lot of loans BainsBane May 2013 #54

Thanks! a la izquierda May 2013 #55

I would have stayed when I went and went when I stayed. Tuesday Afternoon May 2013 #31

Retired when I was 48 instead of when I was 50. Moondog May 2013 #32

I would have 840high May 2013 #33

I would have went to Canada sorefeet May 2013 #34

Life. Assuming that I get to take the lessons of this life with me... Locut0s May 2013 #35

Have you ever considered yoga? a la izquierda May 2013 #46

I've occasionally pondered the roads not taken HeiressofBickworth May 2013 #36

I would go back only a few years lost-in-nj May 2013 #39

I would let her explain why she wanted to break up. Xipe Totec May 2013 #40

Never should have gotten married and moved to New York. In_The_Wind May 2013 #43

Dont marry Cathy G mysuzuki2 May 2013 #44

Not much...except I'd have gone on study abroad... a la izquierda May 2013 #45

I would be more outgoing in high school Jamaal510 May 2013 #53

It's great to have good plans, isn't it? Bertha Venation May 2013 #58

Thanks! Jamaal510 May 2013 #59

College Bertha Venation May 2013 #56

I would've nipped certain things in the bud, before they started. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #62

No doubt. Indi Guy May 2013 #71

Who knows? I don't really go for the 12 Step sort of approach, and I'm an introvert anyhow. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #73

You don't necessarily have to do the 12 step thing... Indi Guy Jun 2013 #74

No way I would do it over again. No effing way. nt raccoon May 2013 #63

+1 ConcernedCanuk Jun 2013 #75

There have been so many forks in my road Art_from_Ark May 2013 #65

The Big Bang TrogL May 2013 #67

Plank's constant is an arbitrary number... Indi Guy May 2013 #69

one of two things tabbycat31 May 2013 #68

I would have gotten on that bus to Chicago... Earth_First May 2013 #70

I would not have taken the job I have now. alarimer May 2013 #72

" I wish I didn't eat the whole thing" olddots Jun 2013 #76

Ah yes, I remember it well (don't forget the 'Plop plop - fizz fizz')... Indi Guy Jun 2013 #81

Majored in PR in NYC rather than Political Theory in DC. Chan790 Jun 2013 #77

Not listened to people who made me feel inadequate. Quantess Jun 2013 #78

Feeling sorry for my Mother. Doc_Technical Jun 2013 #79

Probably double major in French and some sort of textile design Flaxbee Jun 2013 #80

I would have had a LOT more fun with my best friend in high school.... Rowdyboy Jun 2013 #82