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'Magic' Things, and Adult Slumber Parties... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

On one of JeremyG's posts a while back, he wrote about Google referrals, and I told him that one of my referrals was entitled 'naughty girls nite out' and he rather appreciated that one, it seemed. The things that I wanted to write about were just simple and innocent topics... but it's always easy to find a 'dirty' correlation. Who's dirtier, me for writing it, or you for reading to find out more? It's funny, because the Urban Faery posted a si

Reply to "So...Brad Pitt or a goat? in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

That should deter Dan, all right, Jepel. And that's a wonderful way to describe a discussion being held while drunk. Totally elequent, with little to find offense about, in terms of propriety.

Reply to Things I learned today that pissed me off. in Misc JoeUser Forums

Brad: Jilluser said that "the government provides them with cars", my response in return was to say that I think that she was mistaken in that belief. Later posts show that she was told so by a group on a bus, a group that lived on the reserve. That's a bit of a different statement than the first, wouldn't you think? There were some things that she later said in regards to money that weren't entirely correct, that have a correlation to happen

Reply to Eggs-The Perfect Breakfast in Diet JoeUser Forums

Eggs are for anytime, not just breakfast. :) I've been trying to change my diet too, and it's pretty much the same thing that you've been doing. I've found that, with my daughter, we were spending a bit of money on treats that were pretty high in sugar, and while she's not overweight, we both seem to be doing much better with more of a focus on fresh veggies and whole fruit (not just juice). I try not to weigh myself at all, but have gone down

Reply to Things I learned today that pissed me off. in Misc JoeUser Forums

Well there you have it. NickyG has proclaimed the truth based on his experience trumping the experience of others. Brad: Rather than just tossing off a trite response to reading the several paragraphs that I wrote above, why don't you take the time to understand where I was coming from with my comments?

Reply to Things I learned today that pissed me off. in Misc JoeUser Forums

Dharmagrl, I went to school near the Chippewa reserve in MI. I always thought of that commercial from the 70s with the native american with the tear on his face. Well, these guys don't exactly keep their land looking pristine. The government provides them with cars. Do they maintain them? No. They drive them into the ground, dump

Reply to Things I learned today that pissed me off. in Misc JoeUser Forums

I do agree that breaking the cycle of welfare dependency is our desired outcome. However, getting people off reserves in order to do so is not the answer. The problem is that the act of forcibly removing Aboriginals from their original homes and 'relocating' them to areas that lack in suitability for self-sustainability pretty much ensured non-success in working with what they were left with. Yet, to abandon Native society for employment in non-Native

Reply to Things I learned today that pissed me off. in Misc JoeUser Forums

I learned that people who lived on "Indian land" where there is an unemployment rate of 50% or more are also exempt from the 60 month limit. Way to encourage people to get off the reservations... Holy shit, Dharma! What kind of statement is that? Is that what you actually think should happen in 'Indian

Reply to IS THIS CHARLOTTE CHURCH NAKED? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

That's still not good enough, Marvin. Even showing photos, that in your opinion, are fake, and are electronically altered still doesn't change the fact that you are REDISTRIBUTING them. The fact that you say she's just a kid, is the issue here, not if they are fake or real. Passing them around to agree that they are fake doesn't really make a difference.

Spring Break x2 in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Spring Break is definitely a different experience from that as a student to that as the overseeing adult. Due to the particular workings of my daughter's private school, instead of just one week of holidays, we've been 'blessed' to have two whole weeks of time away from school. (It is a year-round school scheduled on a seasonal break timetable. Due to her age program, she's been off since March 3rd.) Now, if we had a shitload of money to fall back on,

Reply to Post Count Whores in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

I dunno if it is punctuation or a lack of imagination, but I don't think most poetry was really even meant to be read. There are poets who have a knack of thinking that way, but a lot of really good stuff gets lost in translation, I think. I enjoy poetry that is designed to be visually creative as well.

Reply to Phant Rants! in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Hey. Actually, I think I was the responsible one. When I scrolled down to the title "Most Mysterious Blogger" I entered your name with a little blurb saying something along the lines of "he blogged like crazy and the next thing you know *poof* he's gone. Where the hell did he go?" Somewhere between nomination time and now, you told of your little windowsXP virusy thingy, and now you're blogging like crazy again. I got nominated too, in the "

Imagine A Joeuser Reunion in Blogging JoeUser Forums

You know, after reading several blogs devoted to sharing life experiences, nominating particular bloggers for different reasons for a Joeuser award ceremony that will probably never be held in a person to person format, it got me thinking about a similar sort of gathering: that of a Joeuser reunion. After we got the boring details sorted out, like the actual reunion committee, decision of where to hold the event, cost, hotel rooms, music, bar

Reply to What is Your Movie Birthday? in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

1970: Mr. Freedom. Most recognizable movie closest to my birthdate: Woodstock: 3 days of Peace and Music.

Reply to Smell association in Misc JoeUser Forums

when I was pregnant with Kole, I used to live above a store called the Pita Pit. To this day, I can not even fathom the idea of walking in there and ordering one. I remember before having Kole, I used to love their food. My list includes: zippo lighters... remind me of my poppa sweetgrass...reminds me of my birthmother's home vanilla... poo. We used to have a vanilla scented room deodorizer that got placed in the bathroom... you kn

Reply to IS THIS CHARLOTTE CHURCH NAKED? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I'm not pulling your leg. You are pretty lucky that you didn't just happen to come across any full-frontal/genital nudity and show us those either. You do realize that her current age of 18 is only just that of legal age. Since her birthdate lists her as being born in February of 1986, and that there is a great probability that those photos were taken prior to that date, you would actually be considered to be redistributing child pornography. The fact

Reply to IS THIS CHARLOTTE CHURCH NAKED? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I'm not pulling your leg. You are pretty lucky that you didn't just happen to come across any full-frontal/genital nudity and show us those either. You do realize that her current age of 18 is only just that of legal age. Since her birthdate lists her as being born in February of 1986, and that there is a great probability that those photos were taken prior to that date, you would actually be considered redistributing child pornography. The fact

Reply to Idea To Replace Food Stamps in Current Events JoeUser Forums

In Ontario, we don't have food stamps programs, but we also don't get near the same amount of welfare that Americans do. I agree with Brad in that government-run stores would be a bad idea, but certainly feel that volunteering in a food-share/food-bank program is a good idea. In my city, we have a food box program. It's run by a combination of local programs, but the YMCA is the most prominent sponsor. For 24.00/month for a fresh produce/sta

Reply to Better Off in Art JoeUser Forums

Funny about page requirements... like the transition at fourth and fifth lines. Nice.

Reply to Help! What do I do?? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I would agree with psychx about confronting him with the information that you know, after you discuss it with your husband, but rule out the ultimatum. Really, it's his business at this point. If you had been better friends longer, maybe I would agree, but once you start actively getting involved you do have to assume some sort of resposibility for your actions. It's too bad that your husband's friend won't. Best of luck.

Reply to Music Review: Janet Jackson "Just A Little While" in Music JoeUser Forums

Let's face it, Janet's music is nothing but pop music . Does anyone really expect anything groundbreaking, mindshaking and earthquaking from her? No. And not from any of her other contemporaries on the charts these days. She's not eclectic and expressing sexuality is done all the time by most successful performers these days. What about Justin Timberlake in this whole deal. Out of it all, maybe 5% of the attention was placed on him, although he w

Reply to Age appropriate? in Misc JoeUser Forums

Yeah, I'm kinda iffy on this one. Like you, I'm 33 (going to be 34 in a couple of weeks) and really could give a rat's ass about what I wear, how I look in it, and don't care who is looking at me and what their opinion is. I am very comfortable with who I am, and how I look, and if you don't like it, that's your problem, because it is certainly not a problem with me. Having said that, I hang out with quite a few people who are younger than me, and

Reply to Post Count Whores in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Post Count Whores as a title rocks. I happen to agree with you, that unless you post audience-intended articles, the chances of getting more than a couple of handfuls of responses are pretty slim. I've been looking at your poetry and find it hard to comment... I find that it needs time to germinate in my head for a while... I don't want to pass off a high-five off the top of my head without really considering what your words have done. The thing regar

Reply to I Get My Kicks Above The Waistline, Sunshine in Misc JoeUser Forums

I love the song "She Blinded Me With Science" by Thomas Dolby, and "Major Tom" by Peter Schilling. I also remember doing the "Time-Warp Dance" and shunned anyone who would admit to liking ABBA. Who would have predicted that they would have been the group of the decade? And Dharma? I do remember Duran Duran, but felt that same embarassment in admitting so. Ahhhh... Roger Taylor.

Reply to The Creation of Welfare Dependency in Politics JoeUser Forums

Casinos are slowly becoming an option for certain reserves. It brings in a lot of money, but i have seen little evidence that reserves are directly receiving this money. There are also a lot of 'dry' reserves too, and it solves certain problems, but many choose to do their drinking in nearby non-reserve areas... it's not completely successful, but better than nothing. I think education is truly the key... and not just for people wanting to get degrees