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Reply to Joe the Plumber Unlicensed and a Tax Deadbeat? in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote]Defaming the messenger in an attempt to dilute the message? How cute and how childish.[/quote] Hardly defamation. I have no trouble with honest, hard working people building a business. I did it, My brother did it. Both of us struggled to pay our taxes. I have trouble with people taking shortcuts. The problem is with Sen. McCain picking out a soul and holding him up as an example when the examplar is a bit tarnished. My brot

Reply to Joe the Plumber Unlicensed and a Tax Deadbeat? in Politics Stardock Forums

Hello Jill, You are right. My comment was polarizing. I apologize. I do not hide, however, at all. If you read my work I share my life as if it were an open book, warts and all. I do not claim enlightenment, but I am a priestr and a spiritually, community driven person. My comments are always about the welfare of everyman. My sense is that these last eight years have been horrific and far out of balance. Yours? What would it take to ap

Reply to Becoming a Sage in Religion Stardock Forums

Dear LW, Far be it from me to say that it is easy to deal with aging inch by inch. But then it wawsn't easy being a toddler or a teenager either. I believe every 'stage' of life offers us something. Learning to deal with the disease processes? A challenge to be sure. Some of us opt out of the pain and suffering and (mostly) lack of hope with a lethel option. It is horrible. OK. Yet, when we decide to continue, we must choose to deal wit

Reply to Joe the Plumber Unlicensed and a Tax Deadbeat? in Politics Stardock Forums

Hi Righties, You guys on the right are like that, it seems, moral majority and all...until it comes to honoring one';s obligations. A model should be at least as blemish free in terms of what he is modeling than others. A tax delinquency is not a tax lien, friends. Many people are delinquent in paying their taxes, but they acknowledge the debt and forestall a lien by dealing with it. As to the license issue, if you are going to be a

Reply to Becoming a Sage in Religion Stardock Forums

Hey there Cacto, I hope as you age, you let that hope go and learn to enjoy the ride. Be well.

Joe the Plumber Unlicensed and a Tax Deadbeat? in Politics JoeUser Forums

McCain's Model American Businessman: Joe the Plumber, isn't. It turns out Joe the plumber neither has a license to be a plumber nor is he sanctioned in Ohio to subcontract or work as a plumber. Moreover, he is a tax deadbeat with a lien for unpaid taxes against his property. link What a model. &nbsp

Reply to The American Dream, but only for those on their way up in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]It's not ridiculous at all. The mortgage crisis is based on people buying houses they couldn't afford.[/quote] It is ridiculous. Well, actually, its conservative propaganda to increase the war on the middle and working classes. Here are the facts: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/722379.html Jill, you do in fact make this some sort of black and

Reply to The American Dream, but only for those on their way up in Politics Stardock Forums

Hello Jill, others, I feel some degree of sympathy for you, you are taking a lot of hits of late. I do have trouble with the characterization, as black and white, the notion that taxes are taking from the rich and giving to the undeserving poor. It is a conservative Republican government that has led to record breaking deficits. A war that costs us billions and will tax our future for decades, a willingness to spend, spend, spend, and yet try every which

Becoming a Sage in Religion JoeUser Forums

With palms together, Good Morning Everyone, Yesterday we spent the morning with friends at the hospital. Our friend, Ken Kessen , underwent another major oral surgery to remove areas of his mouth affected by cancer and other issues. Please keep him and his wife, Deana, in your thoughts and prayers. Being with friends as they struggle is something we a

Reply to Get A Job in Current Events Stardock Forums

Leauki, you might want to check out the facts before your spread the sort of crap Ann Coulter does: Link Link

Reply to Update: I Ended the Bully Problem in Blogging Stardock Forums

Dear TW, What you have been doing is encouraging. Active parenting is a real blessing and your kid's school should be grateful to you for stepping up. I also like your sense of even handedness. Its a rare parent, in my experience, who cann see the faults of their own children and address them. Bravo! Be well.

Reply to Get A Job in Current Events Stardock Forums

[quote]I mean where were the media and talk shows two years ago when we were all making money hands over fist? I don't remember any news or talk shows showcasing people smiling pretty because they were making good money. Where was the media when we were all overspending, buying things we didn't need or going out to dinner way too often? Look at the average size of Americans. They can't build enough restaurants around here. They're full every night still and still continuing to fill the stomac

Mood in Religion JoeUser Forums

With palms together, Good Morning Everyone, Feeling good about the market rebound yesterday, I cautioned myself. It is important not to let our emotions determine our mood. What? Our emotions are our mood, you say. Not so. Our mood may be a reflection of our emotional state, but our mood, it seems to me, is much more complex than that. Mood and attitude: our stance with regard to our

Reply to Obama's the Beast? Riiiiiight. in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote who="Joan of Arc" comment="6"]Personally, I believe that we (those in the community of faith) need to stop pretending that "those extremists" are not our relatives. We need to take more responsibility in our churches and communities to speak out regarding those who are using megaphones to broadcast these hypocracies. It is disgraceful that the community of faith has become so disjoint and an enigma to the world. We should be the haven of safety and healing, grace and

Reply to Crisis in Religion Stardock Forums

LW, the practice is to shift from sattending to a thought to attending to the moment itself. The best way is to train yourself to focus your attention on your breath for a period of time. As those pesky thoughts arise, replece them with moment to moment attention to your breath. Over time, we see thoughts as fleeting, non-substantive, and far less intrusive, whereas the moment itself is fully and eternally present. May you continue to be a blessing. <

Reply to So you wanted cheaper gas, right? in Current Events Stardock Forums

LOL. When it comes to losing money, I really think there's no difference between Republicans and Democrats. I just think Republicans panic quicker, have more to lose and squell the loudest, then flip over to big government suporters afterall. I have always been a supporter of a balanced budget. I saw this coming years ago with tremendous increases in spending by our president and his Republican congress, coupled with a loss of tax revenue. On

Reply to Why not publish these documents and things? in US Domestic Stardock Forums

CNN just carried a story on ACORN's voter registration problem. I hope those responsible are prosecuted. Be well.

Reply to Crisis in Religion Stardock Forums

Hello Again, There is little worse than chronic pain to deal with, yet deal with it we must. Coping strategies, such as dissociation, pain meds, etc., help yo "get us through" really dark times, but to continue through life itself requires us to deal. Dealing means coming to real terms with life as it is. In your case it is daily suffering; in my case, it is daily suffering. OK. So? We breath in life, we breath out life. We embra

Reply to The Spirit of Survival in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Way to go, Roy! My most trying periods are at the beginning first two or so miles. I rarely feel good starting out, then after everyone passes me, I let go of thoughts of finishing anything but last and enjoy the rest. I am clearly a Penguin runner at heart. But you! Goodness! You're a rabbit! See ya.

Reply to The Third Marathons the Charm. in Sports & Leisure Stardock Forums

Congrates on your PR!! It takes a lot of work to shear off that sort of time!

Reply to So you wanted cheaper gas, right? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Yep, its all Bush's fault. When the ecomony crashes after years of corporate greed and lack of regulation, so does income and demand. With lower demand comes lower prices. Then Bush turns government interventionist, argues to pump billions of borrowed dollars into the economy via Wall street. Another bubble starts to swell and prices will begin to rise. Wouldn't it be better if we earned what we have (rather than borrow to get it) and had the patience to put of

Reply to Crisis in Religion Stardock Forums

[quote]The less you have in the first place the less you have to lose. My advice? Dump it all, and live free or die![/quote] Morning LW, I'm with you on your sentiments. I, too, lived most of my life on the poor side, until I reached middle age, went to grad school, and started a practice...even then it was tough as running a business and growing it causes much giving back to the company. As a Buddhist, I practice to n

Oy! the Jewish Yikes! in Religion JoeUser Forums

Good Morning All, Yesterday I heard about crazed members of McCain audience's calling Obama a Muslim, a terrorist, and someone I understand yelled "kill him!" Today I read of Hindus attacking and killing Christians in a province in India. And I have read here at JU articles which denounce the teaching of tolerance. When we do not accept truth in a variety of forms what we are left with is a tinderbox waiting for the right conditions, usually an ec

Varieties of Religious Experience in Religion JoeUser Forums

With palms together, Good Morning Everyone, Last night we had Sunday dinner with our son, Jason, his wife Maggie, and our granddaughter, Olivia. Sunday dinner is a family tradition that began when our children moved out of the house after high school. They were invited to come to dinner on Sunday and could bring friends with adequate notice. Over time we amassed a few ex-girlfriends and an occasional ex-boyfriend, who would co

Crisis in Religion JoeUser Forums

With palms together, Good Morning All, Nothing is forever. Oh, how we resist this simple truth! Beaches erode, we attempt to shore them up; age takes its toll, we attempt to repair or prevent it; our economy goes to the dogs and, yes, we try to buttress it, prevent the loss of our fortunes. Everything changes: its the nature of the universe. Yet, our safety is threatened. Our comfort and s