shadesofgrey

shadesofgrey

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Go ahead- I double dog dare you! (Oh! was that a faux pas?) Well, I've just been introduced to Dharma's world of spitting coke all over my computer screen...and my boss wants to what is so damn funny!

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SUVs are just too big for me. I've only been in two car accidents in my life and both were in my father's SUV. The first time he told me to take it because there was snow and his car was "safer." Yup, much safer, right up until the point that it spun out of control and slammed into a tree (I probably shouldn't mention that I was actually in my parent's driveway, returning home and going 5mph when this unfortunate black ice incident nearly totalled h

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because noone in America has ever seen Home & Away, Neighbours not true at all trina (ok, I will admit--I'm a huge exception to the rule!)--I am a huge Home and Away fan, and can even settle into a good episode of Neighbours now and again...and I'm very happy to repor that while I was in England in Apri

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MasonM- Sorry your orginal plan didn't work out. I'm sure that while you are recuperating your back, you will think of a wonderful direction for your life! Good luck and Get Better Soon!

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Thanks Dharma. I know you've told me that word before, but for some reason I can't get it to stick in my brain. I hope you are all right about it being easier tomorrow because I have not been this sore since highschool hell weeks for field hockey. I'm not kidding when I say breathing hurts--though maybe if I were to breathe through my nose it wouldn't ! Nic--you shou

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I tend to have the same "truth filter" problem when I drink; however, I am not yet wise enough to limit who I drink with...one day I will learn!

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I took my first Yoga class last night. My mom loves yoga; she raves about it all the time; she simply can not get enough of it. So, I thought to myself: how hard could be? And I strolled on down to Down Dog Yoga and signed up for a class. The answer to that question is hard. Very, very hard. The class I took was a hot yoga class (there's a

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Conservatives tend to have the hard power. Bastards like me have the power to shut down our opposition but are opposed by soft power. Liberals, by contrast, tend to believe that certain thoughts or beliefs are incorrect and will shower those they disagree with with accusations of bigotry, racism, fascism, etc. to drown out their

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I think that depending on what "side" you are on, you notice the "other" doing questionable things. For example, you lean more to the right than I do and you notice: I also notice that a lot of lefts point out what political stance another person has Where as, from my perspective, there's been

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I'm right there with you. I got dragged into Big Brother when I lived in the UK--your version is so much better than the US one. It was the year with Brian, Helen, and...oh what was the name of the guy who was so cute but soo dull? (how sad that I still remember the other names?)--but it's addictive...like a drug... A

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Brad: As always, very interesting. You've used the term "nation state" a couple of times in recent weeks. Would you mind clarifying how you are defining it? It's one of those terms that has multiple slightly different meanings and I'd like to read your article/comments in the context that you intended.

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You'd be surprised to know that I also fit into category 1 quite well: I don't eat at McDonald's five times a week; however, I love going to baseball games, my dad drives an SUV, and I do love my country. If you remember, my first "debate" with you was in your "Stupid Al Qaeda" article about generalizing about Americans--it just doesn't work for me--the idea that I could place New Yorker

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Wow. You know how much I hate it when you generalize about Americans, so I'm only going to point out that there are only 50 states (contrary to Kupe's blog, Australia and Canada have not officially joined the Union).

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1/ thing you ever did and then blamed on "lust" ? I'm very unoriginal on this one...sleeping with a particular someone who should not have been slept with 2/ lie you ever told ? I have a very, very guilty conscious--it's my Catholic nature. I can't tell any lies that matter--little white ones "your new hair cut looks great"--I can do. Real ones, nope. 3/ mista

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Good luck MasonM...and I realize this isn't in line with your plans, but could you write a blog every once in a while, just so we know you're doing OK? Besides, I'm sure you'll have some great stories! Have you ever heard the song "On the Loose"? There's a part that says, "On the loose to live my life the way I think my life should be. For I"ve only got a moment and the whole world yet to see; I'll be looking for tomorrow on t

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There are plenty of dissenters in the U.S. The difference is that neither the government nor the people support or tolerate violent "citizen initiatives". The difference is that the US allows for the dissenters to enter the political realm freely. <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="95%" align=center

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which whitefolks did that? If mainstream american supported the KKK tacitly in the same way the Arab street supports terrorism I would have to only say President David Duke. That is my point. Where is Duke now BTW? Oh yeah, jail. While the left certainly didn't nail the coffin shut on the KKK that simply would not hav

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