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Reply to Moving to NEW HAMPSHIRE!!! in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Grats, BlueDev! Hope y'all enjoy the 2 seasons you have up there - cold and spring ... Good going!

Reply to It's Official! in Politics JoeUser Forums

Here's another thought that makes you think "Gee, I'm getting old." I was stopped at an interstate rest stop this morning on the way into the office. I saw this trucker climbing out of the cab of her truck with a set of legs that just didn't want to quit. My first thought? "Who wears Daisy Duke's in January??" quickly followed by "Well, it has been rather warm for a VA winter." (It's currently 61 degrees outside and really sunny). My THIR

Reply to 'Among My Interests Are Tanning...' in Humor JoeUser Forums

How do you like your prom dates? Rare or well done?

Reply to What "the Right" doesn't seem to get about "the Left" in Politics JoeUser Forums

Iconoclast, That story is an example of a situation when CPS SHOULD have stepped in, and didn't. They also should've had the police there and dealt with the adults as the criminals they are. Just because we can site examples where CPS should be involved, doesn't mean that there aren't some major abuses of the system going on.

Reply to Worst Kept Secret in Politics JoeUser Forums

which anyone with even a basic understanding of how our government works should have been able to grasp. Your use of this particular turn of phrase is rather interesting when you consider the quote below (which you said shortly after this one). <TD c

Reply to I Feel Like Such a Bitch in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

See? it's not so hard once you get used to it. Yeah, it's not hard ... my wife says it all the time ... (inspite of 4 kids ... ) Back on topic - Tex, don't feel bad. You did what you needed to do. If

Reply to Student accountability? in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

There is no student accountability because that would mean there would have to be PARENT accountability. I agree with this, Tova, in all aspects except one. IMO, you used the wrong 'P' word. Instead of 'P'arent accountabilty, there should 'P'ersonal accountability. The students should be held accoun

Reply to Is the NY Times really that Stupid? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Again, it's not a case of his vote making it illegal. It would be his vote for, or against, allowing the states to decide for themselves whether it should legal IN THAT STATE. Nothing more. Nothing less. Too many people, on both sides of the issue, read more into a decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. It's just not there. There's also the fact that they have to have a case before them before they can make that de

Reply to Feminism vs. Female Supremacy in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Like a lot of ladies here (and spouses of others), my wife has chosen to stay home and be the primary teacher (in more ways than one) of our 4 lovely children. This is a decision that she reached 10 years ago when your oldest was born. Has it been easy? Not at all. Dealing with four small children all day is a trying experience. Additionally, there are times when only one income has made things a little ... tough. We've made it (so far). <B

Reply to Anyone want to help me kill my computer? in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Regarding PS CS2 and that eMachines ... that's plenty. I'm running it on that EXACT same machine (T6520) at home with no problems. In fact, I run it here at work w/ a lessor machine and it suffers no problems. When I start adding things to the running apps list ... that gets a little hairier. I'm a developer, so I've usually got Visual Studio, Firefox, IE, Trillion, NoteTab Pro (text editor), plus remote Desktop to the webserver and database server

Reply to Forming new society of recovering troll-a-holics in Politics JoeUser Forums

Control yourself, boy! I saya! Control yourself. (in a mediocre Foghorn Leghorn accent). *slaps* DJBandit across the back of the head. Sorry about that, but sometimes a good swift kick to the rear (or a slap across the back of the head) is enough to wake you up to reality. Well? Was it? Or do I have to do it again? *starts reaching for the ClueX4*

Reply to Another summer spent apart in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Dharma, My best wishes (and prayers, if you'll accept them) for you and Dave over this trying summer. I was listening to a CD the other day that spoke to me (the song, not the disc ) It made me think about all the times that I've been away from home on business. I hope you don't mind, but I dedicated it to you, TW and a couple others. Artic

Dedicated to the ones we love in Blogging JoeUser Forums

or anyone who's loved one is away from home too often. For myself - this song strikes home because I've been away from home too often on business. When I'm away, I feel like there's a large chunk of *me* missing. Come Home Soon by SheDAISY Copyright is held by SheDaisy and their record publisher (End of legelese)<

Reply to I Don't Know What Entertainment Weekly Was Thinking in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

My kids loved it! They were laughing the entire way through it. They're begging me to get it for them on DVD as soon as it hits. I enjoyed it. It was definitely aimed at kids. My daughter's already gotten me to promise her that I'll sit and watch it again with her. *sigh* Things that Dads do for this little girls. If she bats those baby blue eyes at me one more time I'm liable to melt completely ...

Reply to Ted Kennedy is an idiot in Politics JoeUser Forums

Uhm ... hasn't that fact (T. Kennedy == idiot) been accepted as Gospel truth for a (large) number of years now? Was it something specific in his questions or was it just general reinforcement of his idiocy?

Reply to Abortion... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Tova, I've got one last thing to say - I name you Pharisee. A legalistic interpretation that gives all believers a bad rap. Willing to take the LETTER of the law to the extreme to ignore the one thing that Christ teaches - Love thy neighbour as thyself. Abandoning the woman in this situation forgets that there is a THIRD person involved. When you start taking the absolute "all or nothing" approach, you become one of the folks that everyon

Reply to Abortion... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Tova, something to think about. I brought this topic up with my pastor (who fortunately enough access wise is also my father-in-law). I explained the topic (whether a man should be supportive of the woman who wants the abortion even if he disagrees). His response reminded me of something that I had overlooked. During all of Jesus' teachings, there is the overriding them of "Love the sinner, hate the sin". Even if the man doesn't approve of

Reply to Do You Cook? in Marital Issues JoeUser Forums

Let's see ... my wife cooks 'cause otherwise her and the kids would go hungry during the day ... She's also a decent cook. The majority of the cooking in our house is mine. Why, you ask? Because I enjoy it. And I'm damn good, if I have to say it myself. The fact that there's usually NOT anything left to brin

Reply to The Real JillUser (In case you didn't already know) in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Hehe. I suspected something along this lines because of the username. I was thinking sister, but hey! You can't be 100% right 100% of the time. I'll settle for 100% correct 25% of the time.

Reply to What happened to knights in shining armor? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Amen, brother! Preach on! I've been saying the same thing. Link is an article that I wrote awhile ago, basically saying the same things. Hmm... Looking at it, I need to go back and finish it. <img src="http://images.stardock.com/JU/smiles/Smile.gif" border=0 ALIGN="

Reply to Abortion... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I just think its important to the lives of many babies out there that men be ALLOWED to say, NO WAY HOSE! This statement, I can agree with. The men in the situation SHOULD have more say in what happens. And to a VERY minor extent - he MIGHT. That is, if the woman allows him to. If the woman listens

Reply to Abortion... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Tova, I agree with your position regarding abortion. In my personal opinion,it is an immoral act. However, in the current legal environment, the capability to perform or inhibit this act lies solely in the control of the woman in the situation. Parents aren't even allowed to be TOLD about it before it happens, in most states. The male partner, while having responsibility for the child, cause of his participation in the act of procreation,

Reply to When will they learn, they really don't exist!! in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

How can there be sid brigades in a single division? A brigade consists of two regiments, six-eight battalions, a division three regiments and nine-11 battalions. Doesn't figure. Don't mind me. Just here to point out the obvious - An American division typically consists of 3 - 4 brigades

You know you're a geek when ... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Hilarous even. Just had this IM conversation with a buddy of mine. (names changed to protect the guilty) [14:30] Me: SQL Server is a gift from SATAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 [14:31] Me: GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 [14:31] Me: This "I hate Microsoft" rant brought to you by the let

Reply to Addressing Discipline Problems in Other People's Children in Misc JoeUser Forums

I make it very clear, children that are in my house go by my rules. I've had kids come by that are absolute hellions (I've witnessed this behaviour). However, when they're at my house playing with my kids, they're perfect angels. They know from the begining that they have to abide by the rules of my house. As long as it's clear from the beginning, they don't usually have a problem with it. One young mother left her three kids wit