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Reply to Paid Two Off! in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Credit companies don't even notice you, they're too busy dancing over the many that didn't pay.

Reply to Baptists Decide Compassion Not a Godly Trait in Humor JoeUser Forums

When asked for comment, God said "Oh my self. I knew this would happen, but still. It's really crazy." When not asked for comment, Satan still said "My work here is done."

Paid Two Off! in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

So I started my debt reduction program. Since it's tax refund time, that went immediately to paying off the midwife for my new baby's birth, and an older debt, a matress I had bought on credit that was supposed to have been paid off with last year's tax refund. I haven't actually paid the midwife, though. The other debt was an under $20 medical bill that we

Reply to What church do you go to? in Religion JoeUser Forums

Both non-denom churches I have been to were really into scripture, and have extremely good elders. Though I bet they would say it is God that is good to them.

Reply to Our Port System Is Terribly Inefficient in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I am sorry, but you cannot strangle anyone until your paperwork is signed, and you have stood in line #4.

Reply to What church do you go to? in Religion JoeUser Forums

Definitely okay to write in your Bible, unless you don't want to. Have you tried a non-denominational church? The ones I've been to have been great for me. Just try not to get too rule based - remember, Jesus died for your sins. You either accept it or you don't, and that's how you get into heaven. The only ones who will condemn you for 'illegal behavior' are yourself and the church, not Jesus. He wants you to do good because you love him

Reply to The Last Few Days in Misc JoeUser Forums

Watch out for fast women, I always say. Seriously though, as long as he doesn't make that joke, he should be in good shape. I hope everything works out for the best, which is how God works anyway.

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

That's what I thought it meant, but I figured I'd wait for you to clarify that. While your opinion is valid as an opinion, it is not based in the fact that God does, in fact, exist. Therefore it is not relevant to me, because I know for a fact that God does exist. Just like the opinion of people who think the earth is flat that "it's a bad idea to travel that way, you'll fall off the earth" is not valid to one who knows the earth is round.</

Reply to The best laid plans don't always work out so well... in Politics JoeUser Forums

Should have just spent the millions on a study to see whether it would work, with the gull island thing. As for the reef, did they even bother to study what would happen to a tire left in sea water? People are so lazy. I'm pretty sure it's impossible to save the environment with garbage.

Reply to Why fishing is dangerous. in Humor JoeUser Forums

Yeah, he even shows a healthy respect for safety precautions.

Reply to My week, in conversation in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Your life seems funnier than mine. Perhaps it's because you talk to other people.

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

Thanks for all the comments, even the ones I don't like and wanted to delete.

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

11 was about when it started for me... not gaming addiction as much as internet addiction. I would talk to friends as often as possible, play MMORPGs, etc. I did not want to do anything else. Got my first online girlfriend, and it was all downhill from there. Nobody stepped in.

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

Well, that settles it. I'm going to lighten up and boot up a game instead of sitting around addicted to JoeUser. I do have an addictive personality. That's why I have strived to avoid the things that really mess you up, like Grand Theft Auto - just kidding, like drugs and alcohol... stuff that can get you into jail. So I guess, in summary, games aren't addictive, people are.

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

Playing with the fairys or your imaginary friend is not productive either. I don't know what that is supposed to mean.

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

I don't know that I feel guilty, but I know there are other things I could be doing. I just haven't found those things yet. One can never be good enough at anything, though. One should always being improving oneself. Religion is only different in that people feel they should be perfect right away, and that it isn't a process. But it is a process. I know where I will be at the end, but I'm not there yet.

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

I seem to have been posted on a site besides JoeUser... I think I knew it did that, but I seem to have forgotten when I choose Gaming as the category. Perhaps I should reclassify it to miscellaneous and get it away from the GalCiv site? GalCiv is, after all, one great reason to not give up gaming even if it's wasted time. Anyway, I think the "stop whining" course of action might be best.

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

That's exactly my point, Wolfstan.. you're playing SSBM with your friends (I assume that's Super Smash Bros Melee, which I absolutely love for the social aspect of timed games... no matter how bad you suck you get to keep playing 'til the end) which is great bonding time, which is needed for spreading the love of Christ. If that's the way you can reach the 'dorm' crowd, then I'm all for it, and I would do the same. I don't know much about clans thoug

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

Texas, You raise some good points. Indeed, reading is also addictive and anti-social, as shown by my wife right at this very moment. I could have written the whole thing on that instead. The point is, anything done by yourself for fun is a waste. If you are accomplishing a second purpose with it, such as learning, then it's not. Fun should always be coupled with another purpose, because fulfilling other needs can be fun, such as c

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

I know I think about games too much... what am I going to do, what strategy will I use, etc. But I rarely apply this thinking to my normal life. I'm a lot more lazy about my real life. Also, this article completely leaves out the worst addiction - MMORPGs. Where you can go to have a relationship with someone who's hopefully female who has the game in common with you, and cares about your progress in the game.

Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

First of all, I'd like to say that the anti-social behavior this article is talking about has nothing to do with violence. Violence and video games is a completely different argument. Video games allow a person to feel as if they have accomplished something without doing anything. So you beat every Final Fantasy. Nobody really cares, except other people th

Reply to You Gotta Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em in Misc JoeUser Forums

Non-denominational is working for me. But we have a really good pastor, which is what any church truly needs to even have a chance.

Reply to You Gotta Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em in Misc JoeUser Forums

I'm sorry to see you give up. At the same time, I don't want you to get that worst case scenario, which undoubtably would have happened. Have fun in your new town. But don't let one Baptist church give them all a bad name... they can take care of that themselves.

Reply to Man enough in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

You did a great job, and handled the situation in the best Mom-like fashion possible. Looks like you're doing a great job overall, too. He tried to get adults involved, which is a step some kids avoid. Three times, and then he hit him after being provoked again. I'm glad the other kid is smart enough to figure out that it's not worth getting punched in the face, or it might still be going on.

Buggy Computers is Just a Symptom in Misc JoeUser Forums

I suggest that the only reason people even notice that computers mess up is that they tell you. For years, people have been making mistakes- mistakes with products, mistakes with their lives, mistakes on the cash register - heck, I bet you could even find an accounting mistake somewhere. I think that if no-one had invented the error message, no-one would even notic