Sherye Hanson

Reply to SARS: One Year On in History JoeUser Forums

I think that what the masks provided was a sense of control. This you don't get from just taking your chances.

Reply to Iraq: One Year On in International JoeUser Forums

I don't know what the hawks will say, but I bet they won't agree with you. I do--I thought both Iraqi wars were stupid. I also hated the bombing. But what do I know? I'm a liberal. Liberal=stupid, no?

Reply to u r what u want to be in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Being enigmatic may be fun, but it doesn't help the reader.

Reply to Missing Pieces in Art JoeUser Forums

I like this poem, also.

Reply to The Magic of the Library in Non-Fiction JoeUser Forums

I used to go to the library and pick out as many books as I could carry. One day someone asked me if I read all of them. I told them that I read a lot, but didn't know if I was going to like them all, so I got extras. That was when I noticed that most people got one or two books instead of an armful. When we moved from the country to the city, there was a library within walking distance of my house. I thought I died and went to heaven.

Reply to Thrift Shopping in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

What size do you wear? I saw a pair of turquoise cowboy boots in the thrift store the other day--I don't know if they are still there but if they are and they are your size--you can e-mail me the info. Sherye

Reply to USA vs. Europe: Freedom vs. Fairness in International JoeUser Forums

This is an article that I can agree with. I just wish that those of us who are Americans but wanted to be Europeans could trade places with Europeans who wanted to be Americans. But it doesn't work that way.

Reply to 1st Annual Joe User Awards in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

I accidentally posted the last post anonymously.

Reply to I Love The USA in Politics JoeUser Forums

I agree with you 99%. America is a great country if you can and do work hard, save instead of spend and build a company or just a stock portfolio. All of the problems are with the people who are unable or unwilling to work hard. You can go broke if you get sick. If you don't have health insurance, you might be able to get treatment at the ER, but then you will be billed and if you don't pay it, you have lousy credit. The only way to make

Reply to Uncomfortable Skin in Misc JoeUser Forums

Not everyone feels the way you do, but many of us do. There are ways that you can heal. Read Renewing the Mind by Casey Treat and Healing the Orphan Heart also by Casey Treat. If you can get into a Christian Recovery Group or go to a Christian counselor. Whenever you are dealing with issues that come from childhood, therapy can really help. I know I used to be the way you are. I'm better but still insecure in ways.

Reply to Black and White versus Grey in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Dan, You just proved his point. You're wrong about everything--what is more black and white than this statement. Political correctness is black and white also. Sherye

Reply to The More I Learn, The More I Realize I Know Nothing... in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

I have two reactions to your post. One is that you must be brilliant to realize that you don't know very much. None of us do. Even the brightest, most read people don't know very much. There is too much to know. Second, I understand the ability not to retain what you read. Some people can learn facts very easily and retain them. Others learn general concepts, but don't remember the facts that back them up. I'm that kind of learner. I

Reply to Lurking Around Outside... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Thanks for telling us a little about your heritage. It would be very interesting for you to point out why you see things in a different way. All of us wear different sets of lens in which we view the world. My "culture" is my religious faith. I am a Christian and have been to many different types of churches. I haven't been able to commit to one particular church for various reasons, but am an ecletic Christian. So I can enjoy the company of other

Reply to Molding JoeUser.com in Blogging JoeUser Forums

You have a very good site here. I was paying for another blogging service but the top ten people made their points by talking to each other about inane things. Here we actually discuss issues rather than gossip.

Reply to Black and White versus Grey in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I'm glad you pointed that out. When I wrote about why I am not a Republican, the response was that I hadn't given them any thing to argue about and that I didn't say why I would not vote Republican. The problem was that I pointed out the difficulties with both parties but gave only a few reasons why I would not vote for a Republican. The same thing has happened to my blog, Religion in a Secular World, two bloggers have hijacked it to argue about evo

Reply to WE in Wale: Friday in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

What a beautiful place this must be, especially with all of this snow. When I saw Wales it was foggy and so the mountains were not visible.

Reply to WHEW! in Religion JoeUser Forums

This is a very well written article. With your permission, I would like to copy it. I suggest you also join Pearlsoup.com and post it there. As a Christian I do believe is sharing my faith, but it is up to the Holy Spirit to convert them. I have friends who are not Christian. I do not try to convert them. The first store to offer to sell my Christian poetry on the psalms is owned by a feminist pagan. She treated me very well. My first book sign

Reply to I Just Saw The Most Amazing Product in Misc JoeUser Forums

Where did you see this product? I have an annoying dog.

Reply to Another Day, Another Trade War in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Boeing's problem isn't Airbus. Boeing's problem is Boeing. Boeing gets a lot of government subsidies of all different kinds.

Reply to Dont mention the L word in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Dan is right, but it usually happens when you are really ready. Until then, see the world.

Reply to Human Rights Record of the US in 2003 in Politics JoeUser Forums

Thank you for finding statistics to show what people who are old enough to compare have seen in our life time. It is unfortunate that the rich do not see that this is a threat to them also. Poor people cannot buy and people who do not buy will not build the economy.

Reply to Walking In LiJiang in Scenery JoeUser Forums

Great pictures--too bad they are grainy.

Reply to Bush Puts Giant Sequoias On The Chopping Block in Misc JoeUser Forums

This is obscene. Fortunately someone is aware of it. I doubt if he'll be able to get away with it.

Reply to Utter Sadness Continues in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Try alanon and work the steps. You will find a new life. It sounds crazy but it helps. You need a new life and in order to get it--you need to change what you can change, yourself. I had a similar life when I was young and was able to get out of it. You can too.

Reply to Counselor likened me to a stoplight in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Being in charge is not wrong even if you are a woman. He will resent you for it eventually, so make sure that you ask his opinion before you make any major decisions. If he says to you--you decide tell him, that you want to know his opinion, anyway. Eventually he will tell you what he wants. Usually this type of guy is always happy no matter what and doesn't want to be bothered. Just insist its important that you want his opinion. I know because