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Reply to Human Nature in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Roy, that's an excellent quote to keep in mind.

Human Nature in Blogging JoeUser Forums

My husband has talked to our kids about the different parts of who a person is, that being 1) Instinct 2) Conditioning and 3) Who you choose to be. I usually take those things for granted but recently observed those parts in myself while confronted with someone who is truly noone as far as I'm concerned. This is someone who I have only read blogs of and only knew what this person put out on the internet. As we all know, you can be anything you want to be on the internet.

Reply to Daylight Savings Time....again in Current Events Stardock Forums

[quote]I thought it was more dark in the morning? [/quote] It will be for a while yet I'm sure. Pretty soon though it will be lighter in the morning and stay light longer. I guess what I was getting at is I can't wait for Summer :)

Reply to Daylight Savings Time....again in Current Events Stardock Forums

The clock in my car is always the last one that I remember to change. I forget how many clocks I have until it comes time to change them all! At least the computer and cell phone take car of themselves and my one new alarm clock audomatically changes once you set the time zone. That leaves the microwave, oven, two other alarm clocks, pedometer and car. I don't mind gaining an hour as much as losing one. It really screws with the baby's sleep. I am looking

Reply to Watchmen Worth Watching! in Movies & TV & Books Stardock Forums

How'd you distract your 7yr old? I haven't seen the movie but my hubby and did and he said there is NO WAY our boys will see it and he's pretty laxed with what he lets them see.

Reply to Tales From The Rig in Life Journals Stardock Forums

Wonder if she's related to the lady who called 911 because they didn't have McNuggets! ;)

Reply to He Haunts Me in Life Journals Stardock Forums

Wow...just wow. I can't imagine it. I've seen pictures and have a family friend who lost twins at about 20 weeks...can't imagine it.

Reply to Should State Government be Able to Ban Smoking? in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote]Do you see how absurd this gets when you start intruding on people's private lives?[/quote] Exactly! You can't expect people who smoke to never smoke around anyone else. It just isn't realistic. Therefore, if you think it's harmful to the point of needing a ban, why not just make it illegal? I know everyone is saying that that is a completely different subject but why is it? I say, either make smoking illegal across the board or let business owners

Reply to Destroying an account in Blogging Stardock Forums

[quote]I'd say she was more honest in her feelings and she paid the price for it.[/quote] If you'd known LW long enough you'd know her "feelings" were all over the place. What she payed the price for was assuming that she could just keep sticking it to Brad and he'd oust her and let her back like times before. You get to a point when enough is enough though. I stick to what I said, she's self destructive. Everything she's talked about in her life supports

Reply to Destroying an account in Blogging Stardock Forums

[quote]We're apparently at the point where people are blacklisted for having contrary politics.[/quote] Oh bullshit! Having contrary politics isn't what gets you blacklisted. Personal attacks get you ousted. If you want to claim that's unfair, go somewhere else. There are plenty of great bloggers here that aren't Republican. Some are political at all.

Reply to Should State Government be Able to Ban Smoking? in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote]So force car makers to make cars which produce a far smaller level of emissions, and/or penalise people who use cars that give off far worse exhaust. Oh wait, that means interferring with private business and peoples right to choose, and we can't possibly have that![/quote] This makes me think of a Simpsons episode where there was a bear in the neighborhood so the community wanted a protection group formed to ward off bears but then there was a "bear tax" on their pay checks tha

Reply to My Guilty TV Pleasures in Blogging Stardock Forums

I like a lot of the Bravo reality shows. I like the first couple of Survivors but lost interest long ago. I used to watch anything regarding pregnancy and babies on TLC. I still do on occasion but now it's just to remind myself of why I'm done with making babies :)

Reply to Should the feds open up benefits to married, gay couples? in Politics Stardock Forums

I agree. I believe people should be able to have a contract, civil union, that is recognized in the same legal manner as a marriage but marriage should not be re-defined.

Reply to Found on Internet in Internet JoeUser Forums

Isn't that from Ace Ventura? Too funny!

Reply to Well what do all the nay sayers think now?? in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

[quote]Let's not forget Obama himself is one of the nay sayers. Talk about a complete turn around of opinion.[/quote] Exactly what I was thinking. I'm so glad that this is one of the things that he has CHANGEd about. Now if we can just keep him from making it illegal to own firearms...

Reply to Obama Starts the Gun Grab in Politics Stardock Forums

Even as cynical as I was when he got elected, I really didn't think it would all happen this quickly.

Reply to Should State Government be Able to Ban Smoking? in Politics Stardock Forums

Excellent rebuttal El-Duderino! Leauki, just so you know, I really appreciate your input here. This discussion would have died off long ago without your point of view.

Reply to Should State Government be Able to Ban Smoking? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Smoking privately is not the same as smoking in a private establishment just like throwing bottles at noone is not the same as throwing bottles at people in a private establishment.[/quote] I bet that if you are in a private establishment in the US and you consent to having bottles thrown at you if you enter, then it would be perfectly legal.

Reply to Should State Government be Able to Ban Smoking? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]I joined the discussion very early and the original author has already said that she was glad with the discussion so far. Then a new group of people joined the discussion and it has gone downhill, with me having to explain again and again that nobody here advocated making smoking per se illegal.[/quote] Hey now, just because you think you need to keep explaining again and again doesn't mean the discussion is going downhill. People aren't buying what you're saying. I

Reply to Catching Up in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

I tend to plan social gatherings to force myself to get things done around the house too. Like you said, whatever works! Best wishes for the new baby in the family!

Reply to What happens after...? in Politics Stardock Forums

Wow, quite an explaination WhiskeySausage. I grew up in farm country. My family can run a nice little compound :) For those with no back-to-basics skills, I highly reccommend the book Self-Sufficient Living.

Reply to What happens after...? in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote]Lets take something broken and let the feds mess it up even more and cost even MORE money... brilliant![/quote] Yep, that's our major problem and it keeps looking worse and worse. Nationalized banks...I'm sure that's going to be great! Didn't they have nationalized banks in Nazi Germany? Don't get me wrong, I'm not implying that Pres. O is a nazi. I actually think our Pres. has good intentions. I just think he is horrifically wrong.

Reply to What happens after...? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]People need to understand that the people in Iraq have it sooooo much better than they used to[/quote] Liberals don't want anyone to hear that...shhhh.

Reply to Should State Government be Able to Ban Smoking? in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote]What's childish is going into a place that you know full well permits smoking and then whining about the smoking. Responsible adults make their own choices about what businesses they choose to enter.[/quote] Amen to that!

Reply to I Got To Meet A Real Life Loon in Blogging JoeUser Forums

When people "speak their mind" with not much brain behind it, it quickly turns to insults. Insults are the lazy or stupid way of getting out of backing up your opinion. I wish I could say I've only met one true loon!