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Reply to Abortion as Murder in Politics JoeUser Forums

Murder requires a willful intent to kill. Not accidental death. WILLFUL intent. Last time I looked, no one is holding a gun to a person's head and forcing them to have an abortion. No one is holding a gun to the doctor's head and forcing him to kill the child. So, if (and only if) abortion is deemed illegal, then aborting a child before birth would be murder. It would require the willful, premeditated intent to end the life. That, as fa

Reply to Snow Icecream? in Misc JoeUser Forums

My wife's family (her dad's from Mississippi, so he's just a *little* strange) do this every time it snows more than an inch or two. It's simple, like your friend said. Can of evaporated milk, some sugar and some chocolate powder/syrup, vanilla extract (imitation or real) or strawberries, and stir. It's more of a snow cream soup, but you can always stick it in the freezer to solidify. It's actually pretty good. Think a mid-grade ge

Reply to JoeUser Comments Show Ignorance in Politics JoeUser Forums

My point is that when Bloggers on JoeUser blast me as not knowing what I am talking about they are saying the same thing about all these experts. God forbid someone disagrees with the "experts". For every expert that you pull out of your nether regions, COL, I can pull another expert that says the oppo

Reply to Patriot Act Renewal a Sure Thing in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

Sounds like it's time for the President of the Senate (VP Richard Cheney for the Constitutionally clueless) to tell the Honorable Senator Feingold to "STFU!" While I may not agree 100% with the provisions in the Patriot Act, a good number of them are necessary for protecting our safety. Now, if only

Reply to The RIAA has lost it in Current Events JoeUser Forums

As long as we've paid for the tracks somehow we have a right to playing them on whatever we like. Now THAT, I like. Too bad it'll never fly over here. It makes too much sense. And as we all know, Americans (esp. American governtment and corporations) can't due ANYTHING that makes sense.

Reply to Wal-Mart Messed Up My Pictures in Misc JoeUser Forums

The only downside (again, unless things have changed) is that they aren't set up with the digital stuff to allow you to view your portraits the day they're taken. They do the photos for our church's pictorial directory. I LOVE the quality of the photos. And, they've gotten to where they allow you to p

Reply to Coretta Scott King, Why all the fuss? in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

So for future reference, does that mean I will be welcomed if I conduct my opinions in a peaceful and respectful manner? Sure. Not a problem. We're always willing to listen to other opinions as long as those holding those opinions don't automatically assume that we're a) stupid or b) ignorant jus

Reply to Coretta Scott King, Why all the fuss? in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

Have any of you experienced racial discrimination ? Hmmmm.... *looks at self* Young-ish, WASP, Eastern European descent. Okay - here's 2 stories about me that I rarely tell. 1. As a man of Eastern European descent (Polish to be precise), I have been pulled into an interrogation room by German Fede

Reply to Abortion as Murder in Politics JoeUser Forums

Personally? I would see the abortionist (the Doctor's that actually performed the procedure) put on trial for murder and the "mother" up on charges of aiding & abetting a felony (at the least), consipiracy to commit murder and murder. This is assuming that abortion is no longer legal and killing the unborn child is again a crime. Since it is, currently, legal, then it is not *technically* murder. If the woman is incapable of motherhood, then she shouldn't be spreading her legs and in

Reply to A Cup of Tea, A Cookie & JU in Blogging JoeUser Forums

It just seems like boys are a little less complicated. Oh, much less complicated. I've seen that much in the 4 years the little lady has been running the household.

Reply to A Cup of Tea, A Cookie & JU in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I can breathe a sigh of relief once the boys are nestled safely in bed. One more day I kept them alive After all, that is the main job for mothers of boys, isn't it? As the father of three rambunctious little boys (and one little girl that thinks she's a boy half the time) I find that this statement hits

Reply to Dealing with religion when it comes to your Children in Religion JoeUser Forums

My wife and I teach our kids what WE believe. Additionally, we discuss with them other religions, some more indepth than others (due, primarily to our own lack of information on them). They have attended Catholic services, various denomications of Protestant services (They couldn't tell much differance between the Episcopalion and the Catholic service, though ) We believe th

Reply to Abortion as Murder in Politics JoeUser Forums

Here's an interesting concept for you. In all honesty, I must confess to being pro-choice. I am against abortion (personally) and believe the act to be an act of murder. However, I do NOT believe in forcing my beliefs on another. As such, it is up to each individual to make that choice (just like it is in ALL other actions). Does this make me an extremist? If so, how? And of what type? From where I'm standing (er, sitti

Reply to Brad & Debbie's 10 year anniversary in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Thanks BakerStreet. At least E3 doesn't fall on our anniversary this year Brad probably won't go anyway now that they banned booth babes. There goes any reason to attend E3 ... NOT! Anyways, Thanksgiving falls on the

Reply to The West Commits Suicide at the hands of their own Values. in International JoeUser Forums

the Wizard's 5th rule It's a quote from the series of books by Terry Goodkind following Richard Rahl (a Wizard that didn't know he was a Wizard). Each book has a "Wizard's Rule" object lesson in it somewhere. The first book (The Wizard's First Rule) started it. And, oddly, enough - it's an ap

Reply to HERE'S Why The Brittney Spears Story MATTERS! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I agree that it disgusting, Gid. Very. What I don't understand is this - has she been given a pass from CPS in Cali? Everything that I've been able to find (story wise and not blogs interpreting stories) indicates that "CPS is investigating and is not going to comment". That can be taken as "We don't comment on active investigations." or "Go away, we're not doing anything and you're bugging me." statements. Personnally, I think s

Reply to New Twist In the Cartoon War in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Kupe, everything you show there is interesting as far as the laws go. That's fine. The US even has similar laws in place. Where the disagreement comes in are the phrases the dissemination of statements or other information by which a group of people are threatened, insulted or degraded on account of their religion. and

Reply to Boiling a steak. in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Your style of cooking sounds vaguely familiar ... Hmmm... Oh, yeah! *snap* that's because it's the way I cook. It drives my wife nuts. I never make the same recipe the same way twice (pretty close, but never quite the same). The only time I'm using a recipe is the first time I make a dish. After that ... I experiment. Although, I must admit, my reaction would've b

Reply to Britney Spears: a *GASP* bad mother? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

One thing that my wife just pointed out, Britney's from Louisiana. In that part of the country (rural Hicksville) it's a common sight to see small children carried in arms and toddlers and younger kids allowed to roam free. While that doesn't excuse the behavior (and the blatant flaunting of the law, regardless of her "excuses"), it would seem normal to her. I mean, come on! Since she hit the scene years ago, she's been nothing but a musica

Reply to JOE USER'S BIRTHDAY CLUB in Blog Communities JoeUser Forums

I'll take the plunge ... 14 November. Won't give the year. Nope. Ain't gonna do it.

Reply to U S Economy NOT Improving for the American Family in Politics JoeUser Forums

Here's what I'm thinking - To get that $8k+ per family of credit card debt, there has to be some people out there with some serious card balances ... 'cause mine are zero (0, zed, nada, zip, zilch). Don't have a credit card to my name. Why? Because I chose not to. The temptation to use them for junk that I don't need was too great. So, we paid them off, cut them up, and now do with out. Has it made it any easier? Not in this day and age, but it

Reply to I'm officially an Aunt now! in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

That's the reaction my brother has had to my kids. He's excited 'cause he's got a niece and a bunch of nephews, even if he doesn't have kids of his own. The other brother ... I guess he's excited ... he's not managed to meet half the kids. Although, his wife started getting all weepy eyed when they were there for my youngest son's birth (if only 'cause my dad had a heart attack on Tuesday and the lad was born on Thursday).

Reply to Credulity and Your Inbox.. They Don't Mix Well in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Yeah, Snopes is really helpful in pointing out the true/false/wildly inaccurrate stuff coming through the emails (and other methods now). Like to read through them and laugh ...

Reply to He Touched Me in Misc JoeUser Forums

That's really sweet, Tex. Reminds me of something my middle son likes to do. At times, he's very "don't touch me" (like most autistic children) but there are times where it seems like he knows when someone can most use a hug. My daughter on the other hand ... getting her to STOP hugging complete strangers is the hard part. Very much a very touchie-feelie kind of girl. Not that I'm complaining 'cause I'm one of the favored recipients of a

Reply to I so want to be simple..... in Misc JoeUser Forums

Tova: Every time we move and I wave good bye to everything we own, as the movers are driving down the street....I feel FREE. We joke and say we are "homeless" now, but the weight of all that crap is GONE. It is so nice. Then when I am unpacking (often several weeks later) if I don't "love" it as I unpack it, I get ri