﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>memythought's Xanga</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/memythought</link><description>Latest Xanga weblog from memythought</description><language /><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>The Weblog Community</title><url>http://s.xanga.com/images/xangalogobutton.gif</url><link>http://www.xanga.com/memythought</link></image><item><title>My first question</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/memythought/656879062/my-first-question.html</link><guid>http://www.xanga.com/memythought/656879062/my-first-question.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 12:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://s.xanga.com/images/clueless.gif" width=15 border=0&gt;&lt;FONT face="Baskerville Old Face" size=5&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;How would one define, Middle Class?&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face="Baskerville Old Face" size=5&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I myself do not sense myself as such, is that because of my lack in formal education, low income, not&amp;nbsp; being&amp;nbsp;that clever, or quick? During my wage earning&amp;nbsp;period I have earned as a laborer --farm work, construction, factory; that kind of occupation and low wage--most of it though, hard work and&amp;nbsp;physically draining.&amp;nbsp; I still, on and off, dabble in same; though essentially not as wage earner...(I am now on a small 'old age' (social security) pension--adequate for my essential needs and glad to have it).&amp;nbsp; I often think that if we were all, here in the West; regardless of what we do&amp;nbsp;on&amp;nbsp; such and satisfied with it... the extent of us might have more to offer the rest... &lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face="Baskerville Old Face" size=5&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I do query why, when expressing our abilities, talent, etc... say just a bent, we need or reach for more than that --- thinking; surely that the expression, especially full expression is really the fulfilment that gives the most satisfaction... for me, essentially, that would be here writing.&amp;nbsp; Which, has not come easilly.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT face="Baskerville Old Face" size=5&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Why do we need so much more than that.... Does anyone else out there think this?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; One's expression and relationship with others ---her with him&amp;nbsp;/ him with her... family and friends, and socializing... though my self now am much in solitude... I have been much in company and family ... though in family I&amp;nbsp;have been somewhat dysfunctional... though that too can be debated on.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT face="Baskerville Old Face" size=5&gt;Enough for now.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://www.xanga.com/memythought/656879062/my-first-question.html#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Wednesday, May 14, 2008</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/memythought/656870813/item.html</link><guid>http://www.xanga.com/memythought/656870813/item.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 11:38:11 GMT</pubDate><description>Hi everyone! I'm just getting started on Xanga... Drop me a comment if you've got some ideas on what to do first - or just to say, "Hi!" :-)</description><comments>http://www.xanga.com/memythought/656870813/item.html#firstcomment</comments></item></channel></rss>