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Books and Kids in Books JoeUser Forums

Kole is six. She's a smart six-year old, but hasn't quite mastered the art of reading. She's got the love for listening to stories, but it's getting more difficult to to find books that are just right for her. Any book that reflects her current aptitude for reading is too 'babyish', and any book with the kind of storyline that she's interested is just too damned long. We've tried our hand at Harry Potter, Lemony Snicket, and other books with more of a

The Creation of Welfare Dependency in Politics JoeUser Forums

I have been following the blogs that feature welfare dependiency, poverty, and other related issues and responses with great interest. I'm a little disappointed that rarely has dominant governing systems and their impact on certain minority groups have ever been made an issue. What I am about the write has a lot to do with race and I speak from a Canadian perspective, and from the imposed-upon race. Mind you, these issues can be applied to every other Aboriginal/Aborigine/Apartheid g

Comparing Blog Sites in Blogging JoeUser Forums

A couple of weeks ago, I had problems logging into Joeuser. The problems continued up until a couple of days ago, but all seems well, now. I solved my own personal blogging crisis by signing up for another blog site, and it's interesting to see the pros and cons to both sites. I registered at LiveJournal, and was surprised at the amount of people who were a part of this giant community. In fact, the numbers kind of scare me, as well as how ea

Reply to Review of The Thirteenth Floor in Movie Reviews JoeUser Forums

What is Waking Life? Thanks for the review. I'm going to rent it as soon as possible... and I might be back to make some more comments afterwards.

Reply to Lex - Evil Genious ? in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

About three weeks ago, I wrote an article about Survivor Link and mentioned in the comments section that I had forgotten all about Lex.... I shouldn't have done that, and for anyone else who watched it when he was a previous contestant shouldn't have either. Having said that, I'm going to miss Colby... he was pretty good. It now puts Ethan in a better position, especially if he makes it to the individ

Reply to The Odyssey is Over!!! in Fiction JoeUser Forums

I know that I read 2001, 2010, and 3oo1... but, to be honest, i got lost in the whole lineage thing. I forgot too much of what had transpired previously. I love sci-fi... but this stuff just went right by me... and I gave it more than just my best shot.

Reply to I Love posting pictures! in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Spantabulous post!

Reply to Checking Out The Chickies in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote]i had a pink shirt that I wore with a pair of baby blue pants in high school... i wouldn't be caught dead in either nowadays...I wear almost nothing but Wranglers and my cowboy boots... usually with a T-Shirt unless i'm going somewhere nice... the only variation from that is when I wear my overalls... [/quote] It's funny, but from where I'm from, if you wear overalls, you would most likely get a whole lot of people calling you gay. Mayb

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

Joy Division rocks! "Atmosphere kicks ass! Everything that every one of you listed is so a part of my growing up... it's good to see we all apreciate the best of the 80s. :)

Reply to YOU: A TOOL. in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

I don't know if it is old school or not, but from what I know from my friends and myself, it's perpetuating some idea that leads others into thinking that they are just a complete idiot. After looking at the above, I would agree that it would coincicide with your point quite nicely. Cheers!

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

I love 80s music, but don't have a wide collection of retro music. I'm not big on hitting TheTrash on 80's nite, simply because the patrons look as if they were born in the 80's only. Yet, there's this great 80's station that I've found through Windows Media Player that's just great. It's like listening to radio of my day. I remember when OMD's If You Leave (Don't Leave Now) was on my local radio station for over a month and a half at

Reply to Bless the Bigots! in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

I think you have to cultivate a taste for Pete if you don't want to get too pissed about what he says. Unfortunately for him, I'm now just surfing on by his posts. I was interested at first, but now it's just getting too innane for me. But I'm advocating for Muggaz... he's a blogger that I adore. When he's not hanging out with Pete. You know what I am trying to say? As far as the Urban Faery goes... it's too bad the original article that she w

Reply to Lookout, readers, I'm bad luck! in Misc JoeUser Forums

I hate wedding dates! I have the most abysmal luck with them as well. In the past couple of years, I've been invited to 3 weddings on one side of the family. 3 times, my date did not show. Valid reasons for each one, but still.... Now it's a big family joke about inviting me and a guest. Labelled a loser by my whole family... blahhh.

Reply to Checking Out The Chickies in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I LOVE purple! I have one nice dress shirt that is a bright/deep purple color. I regularly get jokes about being gay when I wear it. Guy's shouldnt wear yellow though, just never looks right. So is this a new appreciation you think? or just a passing phase? My friend has this shirt that he

Reply to Checking Out The Chickies in Blogging JoeUser Forums

it's funny that you mentioned about staring in places that you shouldn't. Have you ever been caught staring at someone like that, but have not even realized that you were doing so? I checked out my best friend the other day, purely by accident. We were in the middle of a pool game, she was reaching across to take a shot, and I just happened to look at her, stretched out, and caught myself at it. I wasn't even thinking about her, but plotting my strateg

Checking Out The Chickies in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Blame it on the weather, but during warm, sunny days, I've been spending a fair amount of time just hanging out downtown, getting a glimpse of life. Maybe it's the bright, vivid colors of clothing that were unavailable for viewing during bulky coat days, but I've also been spending a fair amount of time looking in the female direction. I don't know if it is genetics or not, to be attracted to brightly colored things, but color me surpised to

Thirteen Going On Thirty... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

For the past couple of days, Kole and I have been spending an insane amount of time using the University computer labs. She's on spring break right now, and so we have a lot of free time to kill. Generally, we've been staying up way too late, leaving the labs after 11:30pm... but we've been having a great time using their high-speed/warp-speed computers. We've been checking out new movie trailers and one of the movies that we are both looking forward t

Reply to A Few Bad Apples in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Wahkonta, Thanks for writing. In retrospect, looking at what I had written, it might have been possible to assume that I was ready to quit blogging altogether. I think I was just ready to log out of Joeuser for that day, when faced with the rather dismal subject material that was listed on the featured and forum sections. I agree with your comments about blacklisting; even though there are a handful of people who's writing infuriates me, it's a pre

Reply to ARE BLACKS MORE VIOLENT THAN WHITES? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

You forgot to mention who was doing the arresting in these situations, who made the judgements, who comprised the condemning juries. Racial targeting is a fact... not a very positive one, but if you want to line up statistics to suit your own purposes, others can turn it around just as easily.

Reply to JoeUser Support - Do You Have Trouble Logging In? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I am getting the same message as Dusk411 and Wisefawn. I'm also going through posting withdrawal.

Reply to JoeUser Support - Do You Have Trouble Logging In? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

When trying to post new blog entries, I've been unable to do so. A window reading Page Unavailable pops up. I can post comments, just not access functions from My Account.

Reply to YOU: A TOOL. in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

I was expecting an article about the band Tool....too bad... Trinitie that's funny... my friends call people Tools, if they are being idiotic. This blog wasn't what I was expecting either....

Reply to Does having kids make you sick? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I got sick more often than my daughter did during her first two years of daycare. It's only been in the last year or so, from age 5 on, that I've been lucky enough to avoid the colds and flus that I caught during those years. I sympathize, and feel good enough to say that 'yes' once the warm weather arrives, you'll find yourself more well, more often. Take care!

Reply to I am here to serve you, annnnnnnd SATAN! in TV Shows JoeUser Forums

I have got the last scketch that you are referring to, the one with Bruce McCollough. I taped a good dozen or more episodes, mostly from early KITH. I can try and check out the name of the episode that you are referring to, or, if you trust Canada's postal service, mail you a copy. btw, the best episodes include "Sausages (are good)", any with Simon and Hecubus, the alien 'probing' episodes, and Thompson

Reply to Coming Out of the Closet En Masse in Current Events JoeUser Forums

You've taken the worst perspective of 'diversity' and turned into into something negative just to make a point. The majority of all listed have been around for many years, but were forced 'into the closet' due to close-minded, ignorant people who continued to impose their 'norm' and damn anyone else for being different.