I saw a comment from one of the folks that organized the Houstan evacuation. It was to the effect of more people evacuated than they expected. Probably due to the recent scares with Katrina and all the weird stuff that happened during that.
My apologies for taking over with this long winded response! --foreverserenity That wasn't long winded. Very nicely put, but not long winded. Back to the topic ... You know what I've noticed abou
They are made from some of the exact same parts as your gateway is. --drmiler And there's a really good reason for that ... Gateway recently purchased eMachines ... From the looking I did recently, eMachines
I look at the reporters who interviewed person after person post-katrina and allowed them thirty seconds of air time to try to connect with missing family members (and they would follow up with the success stories afterwards) Now, that is a good use of the reporter's time. However, there was no one in
I'm agreeing with a flat tax because: 1) It's consistent. If I make $10,000 I know that I'll be able to keep 85% the majority of it. No more guessing whether that contract that I just took on the side to pay off a couple medical bills will cost me more in the long run (currenlty, it might bump me into a higher bracket and cost me having to pay additional taxes later). 2) It's fair. Everyone has to pay the same percentage of their
It seems that I've got some very talented folks living here in this house with me. My wife and our boys were entered into the State Fair this year, in several categories. Seems that they did VERY well this year. :) Chris - my youngest son (5 years old) - placed 3rd in the Honey Sweetened bread category. He was competing against his oldest brother (see JT below), so we got 2 of the 3 top awards in that category. His cookies, didn't place, though.
OK, I just checked...COLA (conus) is taxable. OCOLA is not. Which is bizarre because we live in Hawaii and get COLA, not OCOLA. And it's not taxed. That's really strange, 'cause Hawai'i is listed as an OCONUS assignment. Strange.
*clap* *clap* *clap* You got right, there Gideon! My wife and I made a decision almost 11 years ago. She felt it was her place to stay home and raise our children. It has been a struggle at times, but it has been well worth it. She's one of the hardest working people that I know. It drives me nuts sometimes. Looking at the 4 children, and how well they're turning out, I do not regret that decision, at all. Neither does s
Reply By: Gideon MacLeish Well, if you do decide to homeschool your children, dharma, I'd be glad to help in any way I could and offer support and encouragement...we've got a LOT of experience in that department. I'll second this one. Any questions, just feel free to holler! If I
Reply By: Texas Wahine In reply to your title: Are you surprised? Not really.
Watching the NBC Nightly news this evening, it seems that Texas has got their act together. For those people that are living under rocks (or are from New England), there's another storm tearing across the Gulf of Mexico as I speak^H^H^H^H^Htype. Name of Rita. Currently, Rita is a Category 5 hurricane and is bearing down on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Expect
You're assuming that people know that there are places where you can get a free computer, you know? There's the rub. Some people do. Some people don't. Like so many other things, those that are interested in finding out where they could find one, will find the necessary information. Those tha
A cheap, can't-do-much computer is still several hundred dollars. ---- Texas Wahine Although NEW systems (not quiet bleeding edge, but close to it) are coming down in price, they're still fairly pricey ($550+). If you're lucky, you might find a used system for sale through the local "trading post"
You can not blame the Mayor for not rebuilding the levees No, but he could very well wait until those levees are properly repaired (instead of just jury-rigged) before letting people back in. Oh, also, what about the other infrastructure that got destroyed? It's still not in place and won't be for several
We had ADT for awhile. Primarily 'cause we had some really wacky neighbours and I was on the road for my job a good deal. It worked fine. We only had to actually use it once. Someone tried to jimmy one of the windows and the local PD was there within seconds (it was a silent alarm on the windows). The alarm on the door was audible. We ended up getting rid of the service because the town we lived in at the time had a funky regul
So, he's rushing people back in, even though the experts (of which he is most definitely NOT ) keep telling him that it's not safe and there's no infrastructure to support them. No grocery stores (first is due to open later this week), few other stores, and no medical support. Expectations that it'll be weeks yet before the water is potable again, so what are people going to do? Ship in bottle spring water by the boat load?
i'n't That ain't a word? For sooth and for shame. I'll have to get my C compiler to see a pshrink 'cause it's over there having a nervous breakdown ... (for the sarcasm/humor impaired or programmatically
#5 by Lotherius Saturday, September 17, 2005 You know, there are more than two ways to think. If you limit yourself to being a Democrat/Liberal or a Republican/Conservative, you're just showing that you have no capacity for independent thought. Just because you disagree with this radical left,
Also if we are talking about "entitlement" programs. I recieved WIC, subsudized lunches and the Earned Income Credit. These are entitlement programs that we qualified for even though my husband was active duty in the military. We were at a lower pay grade at the time but these programs did help our family greatly. </TABL
While not every person who is on welfare actually NEEDS that welfare, not every person on welfare is there for a free ride. There are individuals who are working hard to provide for their families and who need just a bit of help getting back to being productive members of society out there. And I don't begrudge those sincere, hardworking people a bit of my family's taxes</
Can I stop banging my head now? Nope. Stupid people everywhere are thinking up new ways to frustrate and abuse you.
He has already said Jayna is not allowed to wear a two piece swimsuit until she is 16. That's a little young for it, dontcha think? I'm still seriously thinking of installing bars on the outside of her windows and
"He puts his fists against the post and still insists he sees the ghosts" Don't remember where I ran across this originally (Stephen King quoting someone else?), but it's appropriate here. COL, how does: if every dimple, hanging chad and mark on the ballots had been counted as votes </
Is it okay to groan now? *ducks*
It's things like this (and actually seeing pre/early teen girls WEARING the outfits) that reinforces my belief that having daughters is God's revenge on us (guys) for being male. I've thought my little girl has had a good head on her shoulders (it's cute at any rate ). She's decided (at 4, I know this might cha
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