Epictetus to an Athlete — “Don’t show me your books, and don’t show me your gigantic weights, show me your shoulders!”

The Purpose

UPDATED in late summer, 2009: See the “Why This Site?” section in the sidebar.  →  →  → 

The text written below, the 3-minute audio on this page, the comments below it — and even the webpage that started all the trouble — were written years ago.


Why?

I wanted to give Jacqui (Bear) something to read and enjoy until I could meet her in person.

I live in Canada and she lives in Australia. And I recogniz in her qualities that are quite rare.

You know when you picture the sort of person you’ve wanted to be for a long time? You feel a warmth in your heart or a stirring in your spirit or even a sensation you really like. It’s just like your can hear yourself saying, “This is someone special — a keeper!”

That’s what she is to me.

Photo of JacquiSweetheart Honey Bear
a.k.a. Jacqui from Perth, Australia

If you’ve got a few (3) minutes, I’ll tell you how we met. Make sure your speakers are on and click the audio button below and I’ll share it with you in my own voice.

However, if you don’t have speakers you can read the transcript in this Adobe PDF file here.

After you’ve listened to the audio post, or before if you’ve got your knickers, bloomers, boxers, gitch, mid-thigh briefs, or panties in a knot and can’t wait, you can take one more interesting step.

I promise it’s worth it. By pressing down hard on the link below, you’ll be taken to my first ever website. It’s one page. This is what Jacqui read on the first day we met; click to read:

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