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Reply to Smoking in bars and restaurants. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Believe it or not; I live in the heart of Tobbaco country, the local mall is named "Golden East Crossing" and has a tobbaco leaf in its logo, and yes, the out of town management just banned smoking in the mall. Downtown merchants are ecstatic ! There only problem is dealing with failing infrastructure and crime, but you can smoke til yer hearts content. Cosmopolitan Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Durham and surrounding enclaves of "Da

Reply to I'm Back Online in Blogging JoeUser Forums

ditto

Reply to My Picks for "Top College Football Rivalries" in Football JoeUser Forums

All of the picks listed pale in comparison to the one game that brings an entire state to a dead stop; USC(That's the Univ. of South Carolina) v/s Clemson...both stadiums hold at least 80k, with another 20k or so outside, tickets are sold out for decades, the series is around 50/50, going back to pre-historic times when they played with human heads........

Reply to President's Veterans Day Speech in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I agree, the commie tag works for the choir, but falls rather flat in the open market. Speaking of market, when is there going to be a full scale marketing campaign to "sell" this war, answer all of the accusations, and generally turn the mood of this country? I agree with the reasons we're there, and I understand why, but I fault the administration for not "keeping the home fires burning", while allowing anti-war opposition to spread. Th

Reply to It's a minor miracle! in Misc JoeUser Forums

Uh oh, gasoline and perfume are the #1 chemicals that lead to teen male stupidity....my 16yr old now takes 2 showers per day, used over 800 min on his cell phone last month, preens and primps endlessly....our latest cure, or at least immunization....he starts stocking shelves at the local Grocery Store this week..... Thank goodness his older brother set enough bad examples that the 16 yr old affirms daily that he will not repeat them. Just yes

Reply to President's Veterans Day Speech in Current Events JoeUser Forums

C-span ran the speech in prime-time Friday night, the sound bite portion was toward the end, it was a great speech even if it took to task the Dems..... I wonder if comparing the Islamic Fanatics with the old Communist will be the new spin on the War on Terrorism?

Reply to Would you show this man your ta-ta's? in Misc JoeUser Forums

Blech.......

Reply to I GOT IT!!! in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Try Thomas Edison State College ( TESC.edu ) fully accredited, oodles of Majors, up to Masters, all on-line, and a tuition asssistance program. You can take up to 36cr per yr for $4500.00 ( plus books ) and unlimited TECEP test ( similar to CLEP ) upon admission they do a free credit summation for Military experience ( to include PE ) I've got a BA in Liberal Arts ( Humanities ) and a MLA in History from them so far, presently working on a MBA

Reply to Do Schools Want to Crank Out Little Monochromatic Robots? in Misc JoeUser Forums

Hi Tex, Congrats on the feature ! As to the topic of School Dress Codes; 1. Children might as well be prepared for "the real world", where appropriate dress is required, isn't school their "job"? 2. The haves v/s the have nots is a valid argument, keeping up with fashions is unnessasary peer pressure. 3. My experience with two kids in Catholic School was uniforms were CHEAPER than seasonal fashions. 4.

Reply to Does this sound familiar? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

History does repeat itself, Islam came close to conquering all of europe...in the 10th century. Europeans controlled the Middle East until early into the 20th century, then allowed self-government, only after WW I...Hell, Muhammed brought about the relgio-political scheme of Islam due to the warring nature of Arabic tribes in the 7th century, the first and only time all of Arabia was united ( unless you buy into the theory that Abraham is the fathe

Reply to Miers Withdraws in Politics JoeUser Forums

The tea leaves reveal to me a black female that leans a little to the right......of Jesse Helms.

Reply to Muslim Rage and accepting the West in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Tickled to the forum.

Muslim Rage and accepting the West in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I'm taking a course in Middle Easten History, for points and giggles, I'm posting some of my responses here.. They are at least topical, if not germaine. It will take generations to bring about the acceptance of Western Tolerance. Keys to this will include continued military intervention, concluded with swift democratic reform. Another key t

Reply to Throwing in the towel? in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Hey BD, I commented yesterday, but they were lost in the crash. I've been where you are and it's not easy, my problem was compounded by a clash between my long time wife, and a daughter of a previous marriage. She came to us when she had nowhere else to go, before she left it had come down to the old " it's either I go or she goes"....Bless the Navy, they recruited my daughter right out of High school, and saved my marriage to boot. <B

Reply to Why I love the mid-Atlantic area in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

And by the way, Go Gamecocks !!!! Unfairly rejected from the ACC, all because we stole a coach from UNC......

Reply to Why I love the mid-Atlantic area in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Ah yes, the mid- Atlantic....Maryland seems to be more and more of a Bedroom community of Pa, NY, and Jersey tho...just a lil too far Nawth for me. Now just a lil' further south are the true jewels of the original 13 colonies...Va, NC, and SC ! Where else can you go from Blue Ridge Mountains to the Crystal Coast in a single days drive ? Beautiful mountains, rolling into the foothills, endless fields of grain ( and Tobbaco ) along the

Reply to "Heinz 57"...So, whats your heritage/decent? in Misc JoeUser Forums

Trace surname to a 17th century Scottish minister, family immigrated to South Carolina in early 18th century, Fraternal Grandmother English, also 18th century immigration, Paternal lineage 19th century Irish fleeing famine, with Germanic influences after arriving in America. My children have a little fresher genetic pool as their paternal grandmother immigrated after WWII from Lithuania, so they get a little Slovic influence to mix with our We