I've read a couple threads on this and wanted to blurt out a quick blog on it. Just for the record. I was born a heterosexual. I never chose it...I've always been attracted to the opposite sex in a rather extreme fashion, and to the same sex not at all. It was never a choice, it wasn't even a contest. So, I have a question for you "moralis
"From the rites of the jungle witch-doctors , which distorted reality into grotesque absurdities, stunted the minds of their victims and kept them in terror of the supernatural for stagnant stretches of centuries--to the supernatural doctrines of the Middle Ages , which kept men huddl
Excerpt from "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand.
This is just a quote, but the idea of offering it up here came to me while wading through several blogs. I wish I could write so clearly, but that this was even written at all is enough for me. I hope you enjoy it. "You, who have lost the concept of the difference, you who claim that fear and joy are incentives of equal power--and secretly
*All* my frisbee throws go wild :\ For some reason I can't throw it "flat"...it always tips to one side. Just frickin figures...I have a slice in EVERY kind of golf!
Holding you accountable to the objective truth of the statements you make is not "bashing" or "getting mad." It is a prerequisite for communication. Communication is a prerequisite for understanding. Can you see the implication of those two statements? Just in case, I'll spell it out. I said: Do you hone
Nice post. I think you realize that there is no moderate candidate because moderation doesn't sell to the video processing units (average citizens), and it is that group that elects presidents because they fall into the center of the standard deviation for intelligence. The main gist of your post is the subject of a book I just read. Written in 1957, Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" is a very well developed book on the "substance" you refer to.
I think the "average citizen," which I recently heard referred to as a "video processing unit" and about wet my pants laughing, doesn't understand that the fight is over after the polls close. The concept doesn't seem to stick that when the winner has been decided, it has been decided by the country, and to be against the winner is equal to being against the country. They don't understand that for the people actually defending the country, who is the
Trolling in terms of the Internet is something that is said with no other aim than to gain a knee jerk reaction. A troll just picks fights for the sake of fighting, not for any actual heartfelt belief. Don't worry about pissing people off - the very fact that you raise the question indicates that you are extremely unlikely to. Points - they mean something to some people, I guess. You get them when people read your stuff or respond t
blondlife, No one likes to be disrespected, regardless of their age. Do you honestly believe that "all" adults do not understand "all" teens "all" of the time? I find your statements to be extreme as well as disrespectful to those adults who might be particularly insightful when it comes to teenage desires and beliefs. These latter people might side with you on your statements, even despite the fact that you just lumped them in to
Mig, for what it's worth I stand by what I have said in the past. If I didn't want people to comment, I'd turn off the comments. As it happens, it's the very opposite. I am honored, truly humbled and honored anytime anyone takes a second of their lives to consider something I have said. That includes disagreeing with me which if you read my site you see has occurred So, no a
Politics are not the field of expertise for these entertainers. They have no more credentials in politics than my garbage man. This is the precedent the public sets. Entertainers are not held accountable for actual ability for the most part. Ronstadt isn't a bad singer in my professional opinion, s
I've been "extra" bothered by incompetence lately. Not by the incompetence itself, which is bothersome enough, but more my inability to understand how things can be this way. How they could get and stay this way. I found an answer though. Pick up a copy of "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand, and enjoy a good read. It won't make anyone anymore competent - I think that may be a lost cause for a while until everything goes to hell and the morning c
Every now and then, I feel a welling up inside. That's the best way to describe it. I never know what will happen if I open up a mental spigot and allow things to flow. Sometimes it's music, and sometimes it's something like the following. Abe Cubbage once recommended an author named Tom Robbins to me, (something I've been very grateful about ever since) and after
This raises again a point which seems to keep coming up in many areas of life, and actually has been for some times. Books have been written - best sellers - on the subject of "quality." "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" is one as well as "Atlas Shrugged". Critique of art is subjective, but it is no stretch to think that the person who has the entire inventory of a home depot at his/her disposal will build a better house th
Since this article is a little older now, I'll add a bit of explanation. What I was referring at the end there was that the web innovation we call Blog sites has given everyone that can blow their mental noses hard enough to get an opinion out a vehicle to pretend that they are something they are not. The first appearance of this in music was the "drum machine" which quickly put many drummers out of work. Not because it was better than a rea
I'd have to do YOUR chart to know that. I'm no expert, but I know the ins and outs enough to know that where a planet is by itself doesn't mean much by itself. It must be compared to where planets were when you were born, and where the "signs" were in relation to your location on earth. I'm not a crunchy astrology freak either, but I did take an interest at one point and I still have the software. So if you're genuinely interested,
Dune said: I wish I'd read your article before erasing my 'keeping me away from america' one - the one were I started a debate about fingerprinting and civil rights and the threat of terrorists. I wish I'd gotten a chance to read it before you deleted :/
Mr_Frog uttered: I take it none of you have been to the bayou country. You think Ebonics is difficult to follow? Try figuring out what one of the swamp-dwellers from Louisiana is saying! I'm late responding here, but I gotta chime in with the frogster. I had the goo...the fortun....I was in New Or
Can you give me an example Jake? Not sure I understand what exactly you're referring to, no irony intended.
From Dusk411: Ocksham, you wanted something written focusing on the technical aspect of music, which my reviews are not about at all and will never be. Then it isn't a "music review" is it? And isn't that what you advertise it as? I champion your right to your opinion, Dusk. I also champi
I'm sorry that this is about to be completely off topic, but I didn't get past the first sentence...a fellow RIer! With all due respect to the good people of Rhode Island that think Dunkin' Donuts makes coffee, I must separate myself. I'm northern born, southern raised, and I call the far west, contin
GA - I'm on your favourites list? You're about to go on mine, Dune. I'm a big fan of vivd writing. That certainly is some.
A blog is a website where people write down their thoughts and random strangers post inane comments in reply. Ok, now THAT is comedy. Well done, SPM.
Sorry I made it look like that last part was to Mason, also. So to you passersby, the part after "Feel free to carry on." is addressed to Gerry
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