Not to sound like a hippy, but if we in the US had better mass transit, I don't think it would even be such an issue. The problem is that there is a lot of open space in the US (Canada and Mexico too). Mass transit is fine for cities, but is not really feasible in many areas where there isn't enough ma
What happened was, he wanted to pass a resolution banning styrofoam cups in city office buildings because DHMO was used in their production. Unless it's a different story, but the outcome was the same. That was it! I remember now. I guess I could have done a google to jog my memory, but why go to that
I have often said that I live life with no regrets because regrets are, quite simply, living in the past Exactly. It's kinda like a movie review I read a long time ago claiming that this film was a "slice of reality." I don't want a slice of reality when I go to a movie! I get that every hour
We have swingline staplers at my office, but no red ones!
Heh. I read that webpage a long time ago and it still cracks me up. I can't remember what city, I think it was in Florida, but some clerk at the city council read the horros of Dihydrogen Monoxide and so a city representative drafted an ordinance banning it's use (or something to that effect). Someone pointed out what an idiot he was and the ordinance died. Of course he blamed it all on the clerk or intern or whatever she was.
It's so sad that you went through that I'm not sure it is sad... I think about how lucky I have been, and I think about the majority of the world, and I can in no way call my life sad. Go to Iraq and tell my life story to a Kurd, then go to China and do the same to a typical resident. Go to an
Hmm...just a thought, but maybe he is happy? People like this are usually looking for attention, they can't get attention in a positive way, so it has to be the negative way, and by the sounds of it he is getting it. Maybe he's just one of these people who can't be satisfied, that everything is never going to be perfect, and mayb
IT's not just the people on TV. I walk through the mall and think, "The girls did not look like this when I was in high school!" Or maybe it's just the dirty old man in me.
I don't live in Syracuse, but I can say that I rarely use my phone book these days. Like maybe once in the past year. I almost always use the Internet to lookup data. All of the movie theaters in my town have their schedules online. All of the telephone directories have been digitized, so finding businesses is a snap. I wonder if this behavior is prevalent. If so, maybe the publishers of your book feel a lessening need to provide a qualit
Thanks for the comment. At work today a friend and I were discussing a co-worker that is always miserable. He is always complaining, making mountains out of mole hills, and generally enacting a bad attitude. We couldn't figure out why a person would inflict so much gloom upon themselves! This fellow is also a hypochondriac, and constantly going to the doctor over trivial things (a bruise from a softball today). We try to tell him t
11. What kind of vehicle do you drive?- - - 1999 Black Ford Ranger Sport 11. What kind of vehicle do you drive? I have a blue 2004 Honda S2000 I can't q
On the way to work today I saw a Toyota Sequoia, basically a house on wheels, with the license plate "ERTH1ST". I don't know if that is funny or sad.
1. Do you have children? If so, how many and what are their names? No. 2. What kind of music do you like? A rather eclectic blend. Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Classical, World Fusion, Celtic, Folk, Rap... pretty much anything but punk and country-western. 3. Biggest Fear? and Why? I have no fear. Because I have faced my fears and overcome them. 4. Do you love life? Absolutely. 5. How long
It bothers me just a little how litigious American society has become. An effect of this is the warning labels that we see on so many products. Some of these serve a genuine purpose, but many of them are simply companies covering their backsides. I can’t blame them for protecting themselves; I just wish they didn’t have to. For each of the outrageous safet
1. What's your name? Tom 2. Where are you from? Colorado for the last 1.5 years, Southern US before that 3. What's Your Birthday? May 10 4. How old are you? 34 5. What is your profession? Software Engineer 6. If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound? No... sound is a translation of the air vibrations that reach your inner ear. If your ear is not ther
The other day a friend, who knows a good deal about my back-story, asked me the question, “Do you regret the bad things in your life?” Back in the fall of 1991 my grandfather died. I had barely known him due to the insanities of his wife, my grandmother. She wanted nothing to do with her daughter’s family. I did have one tie to the old man, and that was th
Excellent advice. As a child I saw my parents as a loving, careing couple. Later I learned that they had had some stormy seasons, and the year-long deployments that my father took overseas when I was young was a result of those times, but growing up I thought their relationship was rock-solid. Those time-outs while my dad was away turned out to save their marriage, and now they truely are rock-solid.
That really was a great comment, thank you again! You are welcome. I am generally a very mellow guy, and I try to respect the opinions and perspectives of others, but this is one of the few topics that I feel very strongly about. About a year and a half ago I moved to Colorado, a
Recently someone expressed an opinion to me that went along these lines: education today isn’t about learning, but rather about scheming and finding a way to make it past the tests. As a former student and teacher, I can agree with that to a point, but disagree on another level. The education system in America today seems to reward the people that can make i
When you say everyone, does that include you? I admit it is true that most people seek "education" for some pretty base reasons. 1) it is what is expected of them (thats why I first went to college) 2) a paycheck 3) a mate I just hope that your arguments in that class caused some of your classmates to do some thinking and perhaps some learning. That is one of the benefits of taking a class. You (hopefully) gain benefit from
I don't think it should be a matter of age, but rather of ability. Some old people I know are hazards on the road because of their caution. Some are excellent drivers. But consider that many younger people have no business driving. I'm all about meritocracies.
"If it stays as it is, I just want to stay in the industry long enough to make some bucks and start my own resturant or some other business in a field that isn't likely to be swept away by modernization or outsourcing." You could always go into government contracting. No fear of outsourcing and certainly little chance of modernization.
Finally, evidence showing what many of us have known for a long time! Link "They have the right to remain silent...and tender and juicy..."
I'm sorry to hear that Kayles. The Southern Gentleman in me can not stand to see a lady in distress. I hope your ex comes to realize the truth of the saying "It takes a man to be a father". I've lived in Colorado for about a year and a half now, and I am always amazed at the number of boy-men I encounter. There seems to be a whole culture of drugs and alcohol that goes on way past the typical college life (thank Boulder for that I think). I think
Where I grew up there were beggars at several of the traffic lights on major streets. I was just a kid, and being a typical self-centered kid I never thought of giving them money. A friend of my older brother did give them food once, and had it thrown back at him. One day I was in the car with my dad and I saw two of these beggars entering a BMW sedan and another two exiting the car and grabbing the "Will work for food" signs. Ever since then I hav
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