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Reply to Brass Tacks in Personal Relationships Stardock Forums

What is the old saying, something about change starts with one man. I used to think this was the shit; that this was where it was at. The reality is change can only start with one man who has a lot of money and free time on his hands. Most of us have to work for a living and don't have the luxury of working in a job where we can effect change. For me, the older I get, the more I care about how I am looking after myself and my family. This, to

Reply to Hiccups in Blogging JoeUser Forums

The best cure I've ever used is to put your hands in the air and then try to swallow three times without opening your mouth. If this doesn't work, the other one is to bend over and drink a glass of water with your head upsidedown. Looks ridiculous but works every time.

Reply to Saturday Six - It's random in Blog Communities Stardock Forums

1. If you could live in any TV series home, which would it be? I always liked the Brady's house. 2. Who's your favorite Disney character? Don't have one. I was a Hanna Babera boy and my favourite was Quick Draw McGraw. 3. What was your most recent trip more than 50 miles? Probably to Canberra sometime late last year to see family. 4. Have you ever been in a food fight? I grew up with three brothers and a sister. Of course we ha

Reply to Ban Gay Bookstores in Blogging Stardock Forums

What a great rant and I completely agree with you. I can't stand forwarded messages, particularly those cutesy power point presentations with bad spelling, dinky music and the same old pictures. As for the story itself, I believe this kind of fanatical behaviour only serves to remind most of us how ridiculous these fanatics are.

Reply to I Got The 'I Want A Holiday' Blues in Blogging Stardock Forums

Rainbow lorikeets they are indeed. These guys are sassy, friendly birds who love a free feed. We get similar around here - Eastern Lorikeets. Awesome birds... I'll get that email to you soon, mate.

Reply to Zoo's A.A.F. 19 in Wildlife Stardock Forums

What a great article this is, Zoo. Asian elephants are my favourites, probably because I saw a lot of them when I was living in Malaysia. They are smart, gentle and beautiful animals. I hate seeing them in a circus, being chained up and having to do degrading tricks. They are magnificent mammals who should be treated as such. Good to have you back, mate.

Reply to I Got The 'I Want A Holiday' Blues in Blogging Stardock Forums

Serenity, [quote]I hope you have loads of fun too! You deserve it and forget about those people who make you feel less than what you are, they are not worth the time of day! [/quote] Thanks very much. Usually, as you know, I don't let those kind of people get me down but my reserves were low. Now I know it was because of this bloody flu I've picked up. It is enough to make the happiest person feel low. By the way, I've respo

Reply to Politics has one and only one purpose in Politics Stardock Forums

Wasn't it Mussolini who said something about facism should be called corporatism because it is merger of state and corporate power. It seems to me most policitical decisions these days are due to this very fact. [quote]Hmm. Too dark?[/quote] More likely too right.

Reply to I Got The 'I Want A Holiday' Blues in Blogging Stardock Forums

Wow, I just noticed this piece got featured. Thanks, Admins! :)

Reply to Jay's Sentence in Life Journals Stardock Forums

At least you don't have the worry of wondering whether he will end up bearing the brunt of the charges because of his brother's actions. Sounds to me like they got what they deserved. Do you know if Jay will be in the same prison as his brothers? Hopefully, this will be a turning point for him.

Reply to I Got The 'I Want A Holiday' Blues in Blogging Stardock Forums

Doc, Yes, I hope so too. I'm using every positive thinking technique I can to fight it off as well. I am more concerned that Toni doesn't get this before we go away. I've got enough time to recover, but she might not. I should quarantine myself. Whip, Toni doesn't mind caravans at all and will happily commune with nature so long as there is a toilet/shower block near by but sleeping on the ground is not for her. Me, I could pack a tent a

Reply to I Got The 'I Want A Holiday' Blues in Blogging Stardock Forums

Charles, [quote]Wow, it's nice to know I am not alone in my "the world hates me" kinda feeling. I have similar feelings about the world around me. It seems that no matter how much good I do, no one ever sees me as the good guy.[/quote] I normally don't give a toss about ignorant people. I'm a glass-half-full kind of guy. But lately, my store of patience and pleasantness has been depleted and I've not really had a chance to fill it up again. A holiday is definit

Reply to I Got The 'I Want A Holiday' Blues in Blogging Stardock Forums

Doc, Thanks very much, mate. I got home yesterday and realised another part of why I was feeling so down is because I was coming down with a flu of some sort. I'm spending the day at home trying to get over it. As for the inconsiderate jerks, you think I'd be used to them by now. Tova, [quote]Whenever I visit large cities like New York or Washington I often wonder how people can sp

Reply to The Word of Ock in Religion Stardock Forums

I could say 'Amen' or 'Allah Akbar' or even bow and supplicate but instead I think I'll just use a modern pictorial idiom :CONGRAT: :D (loosely meaning 'good on you, mate).

I Got The 'I Want A Holiday' Blues in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I’m feeling pissed off and out of sorts at the moment. It is not because of one thing in particular but more a whole lot of small things adding up. I’m not the kind of person who usually gives over to these feelings. Occasionally, I do lose m

Reply to I Can Has... in Blogging Stardock Forums

Fantastic news. Now you have a 50/50 split, which is really nice. So, how did the boys take hearing they'll have another sister? I bet they were cool about it.

Reply to Friday Five: To do or not to do in Blogging JoeUser Forums

1) Taking the shopping cart to the shopping cart stop in the parking lot. Always. I'm am consistently amazed by how lazy some people are who would rather shove their trolley between two other cars than walk a couple of dozen steps and corral it. 2) Put items back from the shelves you get them from if you decide you don't want them anymore. My mother taught me to always put things back where you got them from. 3) Change the 5 gallon bottle of water at t

Reply to getting through it in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Good luck with it all. I wouldn't be able to remember 10% of the names after so short a time.

Reply to the word I hate most in Blogging Stardock Forums

Aussies are generally more relaxed about foul language so it really doesn't bother me. I agree that in context, it is useful. Remember, like anything, a word only has the power you are willing to give it.

Reply to Olympic commentators - oops I said that? in Humor Stardock Forums

:LOL: The first one had me roaring with laughter. The rest kept me there. Classic!

Reply to Free range parenting in Parenting Stardock Forums

When I was in 4th to 6th grade, I lived on Penang Island in Malaysia. This was in the early 70s. We rode our bikes everywhere, walked all over the island and never once got into any dangerous situations. As a teenager, I hardly spent anytime inside except when I was playing guitar or watching television. Every waking moment, just about, was spent outside and out of parental earshot.

Reply to Say No AGAIN to Gay Marriage, California in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]There is a big difference between going to the polls, and signing a petition. A million signatures shows a great deal of interest in the issue and perhaps a majority (it can evaporate before the actual voting). Of those 36 million, 40% are either not eligible, or will never go to a poll, leaving an actual "potential" voting block of about 20 million. Of those 20 millions (since the petition requires that they be eligible to vote), 5% went out of their way to sign it. Thi is not having

Reply to Brush your hair, put on a clean shirt in Parenting Stardock Forums

Hey, from a former boy's perspective: my folks let me grow my hair as long as I wanted once I hit a certain age. They both used to complain how ridiculous it my brothers and I all looked with long scruffy hair. Looking back at photos from then, they were sooooo right. My recommendation is to take lots of photos and use them to blackmail them into doing things for you when they get older :LOL:

Reply to Zoo's W&W Headlines 2 in Humor Stardock Forums

Zoo, sorry, I wasn't trying to be persnickety. We don't get the Irukandji down where I live, only the Bluebottle. But in the tropic areas, they get Irukandji and Box Jellyfish. The Box Jellyfish is very nasty indeed. It can kill within minutes of being stung.

Reply to Say No AGAIN to Gay Marriage, California in Current Events Stardock Forums

Just over a million people, not millions, signed the petition. A quick search revealed the population of California to be, in 2006, roughly 36.5 million people. So a representation of 1.1 odd million people is hardly a majority. Having said this, I agree with Roy. There are far more important issues folk could be concentrating their time on than this.