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Reply to I'm FRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! in Humor JoeUser Forums

Despite the chance of sounding like I'm playing echo ... Congradulations! Oh, and THANK YOU!!!!!

Reply to Killing Racism in Misc JoeUser Forums

Tex, I, like HW, grew up in the military community. I've observed first hand (as the kid) what you're noticing in your sons. My tendancy is to notice a person's attitude before their skin color. Little anecdote: one of my friends in high school was black. No big deal. Truth to tell, I didn't even notice. It was one of those unimportant details that just get filed away and you never pay it any attention. Shocked the living day

Reply to Response to AAR-funding scandal bull in Politics JoeUser Forums

Question: is the Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club a designated financial institution capable of generating loans under the government financial laws? Answer: Nope. Evaluation - There should have been further due diligence on the part of AAR and Piquant regarding the source of these funds. Or is it a case that they receive so many different "loans" and "gifts" that they don't bother to question the source, as long as the check clear

Reply to Prove that Bush lied in Politics JoeUser Forums

As sad as it is to see how some crucify him for everything he does, it is just as distressing to see how others find no wrong in anything he does. Now, it's statements like these that tend to set me off. Dunno why, exactly. But they do. I am not a sheeple. If Bush & Co. do something wrong, and

Reply to I Love a Country Song! in Music JoeUser Forums

If you had her voice, how could she make more albums for us to enjoy? *ducks* The Oh Brother Where Art Thou was a good one, too.

Reply to I normally hate Bus drivers in Humor JoeUser Forums

hehe. That's hilarious. For a minute there, that looked like a Petersburg Area Transit bus. 'cept, I think they surgically remove the sense of humor from those guys before they assign them their first route.

Reply to Evolution against itself in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I always thought you were a little "batty", Doc. But, buggy? Nah. Anywho, Jesse, it's an interesting question. One that I've seen asked before, but have never heard/read an anwer to.

Reply to Evolution: What You Don't Know in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Oh, man! Made the mistake of taking a drink of Mountain Dew as I click this link! : : Anybody know a good way to clean Mountain Dew spray off of a monitor? Good one, Tex!!

Reply to I Love a Country Song! in Music JoeUser Forums

Whiskey Lullaby is one of those that just haunts you. I've got to say that Allison Kraus has the perfect voice for that song. The high, lilting tone of her voice has a haunting quality that just fills the lyrics with a sad tone of regret. Others that you might enjoy Gary Allen (especially a song called Tough Little Boys). If you like the Mavericks, try a group called Blackhawk. They tend to be more country sounding than the Mavericks, bu

Reply to A Rose by any other name.... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

A friend in high school was named Steve Bean. His mom kept insisting that if he ever had a sister, her name would be Ima Lima. Ima Lima Bean. Oh, and I could go digging through my old copies of Boy's Life for more of those Books Never Written topics... I'll be nice and leave them in the attic, though.

Reply to Whose Safety Matters Most? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Toblerone: Their job - is to protect American civilians. They are in the US Army, after all. Now, having said that ... Any decent human being will have concern for the consequences of his/her actions as they affect other people. They should minimize these impacts on civilians as much as possible, but that's not always feasible. Collateral damage will exist in war, regardless of how much you try to avoid it. Again ... h

Reply to Dont you just love it when your Employer in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Hehe. And all of this in an election year. Gotta love it. Wonder what our illustrious gubernatorial candidates (and lieutenent gubernatorial candidates and the "fine" folks running for the AG job) are going to have to say about this when they start spouting off on it. Oh, well.

Reply to More Terrorist being captured or killed.. in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

I agree with you, ShadowWar. I'd like to hear more about the good things happening over there. Like you, I've gotten to where I don't watch the news much anymore. In fact, I surprised my wife when I turned on the news yesterday evening. The first time in about 3 months that I've turned on the news.

Reply to JoeUser: Silly Comments NOT Allowed! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Humor? What's that? I don't get it ... *walks off scratching head* *goes looking for 4 year old daughter to explain it*

Reply to International Symbol of Marriage in Humor JoeUser Forums

Oh, man. I'm glad my wife's not home right now. It would be ... painful ... to explain why I was laughing so hard at that one.

I HATE Cities in Misc JoeUser Forums

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There. Now that we've got THAT out of my system... I really HATE cities. And not in the "it's really a minor dislike" type of hate. Loathing. Detestation. I had to deliver some papers to a lawyers office on the north side of Richmond (VA) yesterday afte

Reply to Ladies of JU, Rejoice! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Looks like I know what to stock up on for my mother-in-law for Christmas this year ... She's a choc-o-holic to the max. I pretty much guaranteed a free ride when I brought her a 6-pack of the BIG Hersey's chocolate bars. You know the ones that are 12" long and 4" wide and about 1/2" thick? Found a way to keep my m-i-l off my back. <img src="h

Reply to Iraq War YES or NO ? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Yes

Reply to Inspired to blog in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Sounds good. Looking forward to it.

Reply to So, he slept with his secretary... in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Good article. I know from my perspective, cheating is cheating. How my wife approaches me about it (or how I found out about it) would greatly influence how I respond. Fortunately, I've not been put into that position yet. My wife, on the other hand, finds it very hard to believe that I've not "stepped out" on her. See, I travel a good deal for several weeks at a time. Often going back and forth to the same locations. It would be

Reply to What are your top 10 favorite movies? in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

*click* *ding* *dong* Ah, the wonders of TiVo. Now I can watch it after the kids are in bed and aren't bothering me. As for my movies (in no particular order): The Princess Bride Star Wars Ep 4 Young Frankenstein Robin Hood: Men in Tights Space Balls (Ya think that I'm a Mel Brooks fan, or something? The Maltese Falcon

Reply to Used is good enough for me. in Misc JoeUser Forums

Cool! Everyone gets to be happy! *does the Snoopy dance*

Reply to Used is good enough for me. in Misc JoeUser Forums

Btw - out of sheer curiosity (why, yes, I do get a long very well with my cat. Why do you ask? ) Why the Adult Content marker on this one? If you feel like I'm outta line, feel free to tell me to sitdownandshuddup. For some reason, I'm used to women telling me that.

Reply to Used is good enough for me. in Misc JoeUser Forums

Cool. Hope you like it! With 4 small(ish) kids, all of our common areas furniture (including the dining room table) is second hand. I don't want to put myself into a position where I'll be upset at the kids for being kids. If they completely shred the couch (as the cat has obviously set her mind to), then we're out ... $50? And it'll have been well worth the money for the time that we've put it to use.

Reply to Things that make you stop and think. in Parenting JoeUser Forums

No problem. All that meant was that I had something to add to the List of Articles that I'm going to write (TM). I get a bunch of items for that particular list from other folks comments. Hijack away!