Good afternoon, all...

Hey ctp, long time, no see. Hope all is well.

Hi, JWF. Good to see you. Haven't been on much, as I've been having computer problems. After ca 17 hours on the phone with Dell reps (and my finally blowing a gasket), they are sending somebody to the house with a new motherboard and CPU.

I've got a 2.8 GHz chip and 2 GBs of RAM and can't even play a youtube video properly...

Happy Saturday guys!

Hey Jammie your blog is on my "must check first" list when i get into the office in the morning. Thanks for all the hard work!

Saturday in the park/You'd think it was the Fourth of July

/Chicago

Hi, BGB. Good to e-see you...

A sweltering day here. Already logged a couple hours in the pool.

That guy has got some chops!

Wow!

I just LOVE this guy's artistry! Got tix to his show nearest me as soon as they went on sale. Can't wait to see him live.

Pretty hot here, as well. Fixin' to put on a beater shirt and head out on the motorcycle...

re: #4 BGB!

Happy Saturday guys!

Hey Jammie your blog is on my "must check first" list when i get into the office in the morning. Thanks for all the hard work!

Thanks. I try to get some fresh stuff up early before my days turn chaotic.

re: #6 christheprofessor

Hows it goin? Im spending the better part of my Saturday here in the office (duty calls). But ill get out of here, go to the guy and enjoy a lovely north texas saturday.

/Dallas

re: #12 BGB!

Hows it goin? Im spending the better part of my Saturday here in the office (duty calls). But ill get out of here, go to the guy gym and enjoy a lovely north texas saturday.

/Dallas

PIMF

re: #12 BGB!

Pretty good, thanks. Hope all is well there... I've got some work to do as well, as I got behind given the computer problems mentioned above. Will take care of it tomorrow, though -- bit hungover today.

re: #13 BGB!

Whew!

That was awesome, Charles! Thanks.

re: #14 christheprofessor

CTP! Two gigs of RAM? Now that's what I call LGF dedication.

That woke me up.

Man, good thing he's picking and not strumming ...

}:)     [ ... otherwise I'd say "count your fingers" when he was done ... ]

Alright, where the @#%$& is Mama Winger?
Is she being heid for ransom? Is she in witness protection?
What?

re: #19 opnion

Alright, where the @#%$& is Mama Winger?
Is she being heid for ransom? Is she in witness protection?
What?

i bet she is either out collecting treasures at yard sales or up at her cabin.

The boy can play!

re: #21 snopercod

The boy can play!

Dedication/Devotion

More guitar goodness from the Doigts de l'Homme. Pardon the French, but these guys tear it up.

re: #20 nyc redneck

i bet she is either out collecting treasures at yard sales or up at her cabin.

Hmm, I wanted to commiserate with her over the 10 to 3 Cub loss to the White Sox yesterday. Alas

That boy's good.

re: #17 godfrey

CTP! Two gigs of RAM? Now that's what I call LGF dedication.

Yes, I maxed the machine out when I started having problems -- went from the min (256 MB) to the max... Had little to no effect on the performance problems I am having. When I play this video (which played fine a few months ago), at best it'll play fine until I just move the mouse -- then it gets choppy.

It took me from when you posted to me to just now to load the page and copy/paste the link.

I see that Charles is listening to an excellent recording of Bruckner 8. A little heavy music for a day where the air feels heavy here in DC.

re: #26 christheprofessor

Erg!

It's best then to kick back, throw on some music, open the windows, and wait for the cavalry.

Forget the sinking dollar, Islamic terrorism, and out of control gas prices; now it's time to panic.

re: #3 christheprofessor

Hi, JWF. Good to see you. Haven't been on much, as I've been having computer problems. After ca 17 hours on the phone with Dell reps (and my finally blowing a gasket), they are sending somebody to the house with a new motherboard and CPU.

I've got a 2.8 GHz chip and 2 GBs of RAM and can't even play a youtube video properly...

You've been having this problem for a while.

re: #29 Neo Con since 9-11

Forget the sinking dollar, Islamic terrorism, and out of control gas prices; now it's time to panic.

If WWIII comes, it will be a lot harder to handle without whiskey!

A Nigerian couple who immigrated to Austin a decade ago thought they had finally made it in America. On May 7, they closed on their first home in the States, buying a $283,000 Cedar Park house that had been headed for foreclosure.

It seemed like a good deal to Bobo and Joy Dickson. They did everything right, they thought. They got a mortgage lender, signed the papers, had the title put in their name .

But on May 14, they came home from work at their janitorial services company to find that all their furniture, family heirlooms, personal photos, clothes, even their daughter's piggybank, had disappeared.

After filing a theft report with the Cedar Park Police Department, the Dicksons were given the news. In a mix-up over whether the home was still facing foreclosure, Field Asset Services was hired to drill open the doors and seize the belongings.

Last week, Bobo Dickson, who owns the janitorial services company, said the family felt "violated. ... My family has gone through a lot, especially the kids, (who are 7 and 3). I don't have an answer to give them that would comfort them."

Cedar Park police officials said Field Asset Services told them that it carried out orders from a mortgage firm and that the Dicksons' belongings had been donated to area thrift shops. But a search of such shops turned up nothing.

SNIP

It has been 61/2 weeks since Field Asset Services cleared out the Dickson house.

Cedar Park police and the Dicksons have questioned Field Asset to find out where the belongings were taken.

Both said they were told that the Dickson property was split up among various area Goodwills, but police officers were unable to verify that claim, said Capt. Mike Harman of the Cedar Park Police Department.

The police officer on duty spoke to operations supervisor Ashley Nipper at Field Asset, and according to the report, she said she didn't understand "what the big deal was," and that the company had an order from the mortgage company.

SNIP

re: #31 freedombilly

Talk about adding thin malt to injury.

re: #27 freedombilly

I see that Charles is listening to an excellent recording of Bruckner 8. A little heavy music for a day where the air feels heavy here in DC.

* * *
We COULD force ourselves out to the Washington Early Music Festival and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival...in this heat....tuxedos or Texan wear, hmmmmm, some choice on a lovely day.

re: #27 freedombilly

Hey now, that Bruckner was a devout Catholic! Why is Charles listening to a religiously-committed composer?!?!

/

re: #28 godfrey

That's what I'm gonna do...

re: #30 BBev

You've been having this problem for a while.

Yes, a few months now. Dell is sending a technician to the house Monday with a new motherboard and CPU (it's still under warranty). This will be the second time they've replaced the motherboard (the first time was my fault -- I spilled a glass of wine into it -- DOH!).

Yeah, the C minor is pretty heavy stuff indeed. I had to shut it off -- it was gothicking me out.

I know this was discussed yesterday. The gem comes from one of our genius Justices.

Justice Stephen Breyer wrote a separate dissent in which he said, "In my view, there simply is no untouchable constitutional right guaranteed by the Second Amendment to keep loaded handguns in the house in crime-ridden urban areas."

Why on earth would a person want to keep a handgun in his home in a crime-ridden urban area?

re: #29 Neo Con since 9-11

Forget the sinking dollar, Islamic terrorism, and out of control gas prices; now it's time to panic.

I just recently posted on LGF that I was not worried about "Peak Oil" but that "Peak Single Malt" was what really scared the willies out of me!

Nice thing about good whiskey though, it just gets better with time.
I think I'm going to start hoarding Scapa and Isle of Jura.

I had some of the 21 year old Isle of Jura recently. Old enough to be out drinking on its' own. Good stuff.

re: #34 alegrias

* * *
We COULD force ourselves out to the Washington Early Music Festival and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival...in this heat....tuxedos or Texan wear, hmmmmm, some choice on a lovely day.

I am going to King's Dominion to meet up with the inlaws tomorrow. I am staying inside today to save up all of my "heat patience".

Besides, since the Supreme Court gave the citizens of DC the right to bear arms again it just isn't safe. Gun fights everywhere.

Don't let the Early Music Festival fool you. Some of those sacbutts may be weapons in disguise!

re: #38 BigJohn

I know this was discussed yesterday. The gem comes from one of our genius Justices.

(snip)

Why on earth would a person want to keep a handgun in his home in a crime-ridden urban area?

Apparently, one can be braindead and still be a Supreme Court justice...

re: #24 opnion

Hmm, I wanted to commiserate with her over the 10 to 3 Cub loss to the White Sox yesterday. Alas

she'll be back. sorry you have to go it alone. i'm not a cubs fan but i do feel bad when they lose.

re: #38 BigJohn

I know this was discussed yesterday. The gem comes from one of our genius Justices.

Why on earth would a person want to keep a handgun in his home in a crime-ridden urban area?

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH what? That guy is a dope.

Two Aerosmith guys were interviewed on Fox & Friends this am. though I adored their songs while a teenager many decades ago, I've lost all respect for these selfabsorbed freaks who dye & perm their hair, have more makeup than most women, and have done too many drugs.

Sorry, super annuated rock "stars" are highly over-rated as contributors to human evolution. It was just a phase.

re: #38 BigJohn

I know this was discussed yesterday. The gem comes from one of our genius Justices.

Why on earth would a person want to keep a handgun in his home in a crime-ridden urban area?

Astounding isn't it. Someone that phenomenaly ignorant can sit on the high court.

Mornin' lizards ...

Had a survey phone call from SMUD (Sacramento Metropolitan Utility District) this am.  Woke me out of a sound sleep but the woman's voice was just nice enough that I didn't mind answering the questions.  Normally I'm not much for a telephone survey.  Plus they dangled the possibility of a $250.00 gas card before me; I admit to whoring for petrochemicals from time to time.

Had a moment of intense delight when the asked me to identify my home page (LGF), but due consideration made me tell them none of their business.

Anyway, a LOT of questions about squiggle bulbs (hate them, don't know what we're going to do with all the mercury, would rather have LEDs if we have to get rid of the incandescent bulbs -- my favorites -- and so on), my religious leanings and how much I believe in the young earth/creatinist (not a typo) crapola, if I'd be willing to pay for indulgences to take care of my carbon footprint (they can blow me), and if I believe I'm entitled to as much energy as I can pay for (fark yeah!), etc.

WTF?  From all appearances, the local utility company is investing heavily in pseudoscience and can this scene be far behind?

}:)     [And slowly we turn, step by step ... ]

re: #38 BigJohn

I know this was discussed yesterday. The gem comes from one of our genius Justices.

Why on earth would a person want to keep a handgun in his home in a crime-ridden urban area?

* * *
Repeating from previous thread, wait until law abiding black citizens in Washington DC can legally purchase weapons to keep to feel safer in their homes. Watch crime go down in crappy neighborhoods where decent folks have been trapped by heat-packing gangstas for 40 years.

Plenty of urban DC kids go to ROTC, so there are DC residents who are poor, black & know how to properly use & care for weapons. They are now liberated to defend themselves, hurray!

re: #37 Charles

Yeah, the C minor is pretty heavy stuff indeed. I had to shut it off -- it was gothicking me out.

I think my favorite "heavy" orchestral recording is Bernstein with the Chicago Symphony doing Shostakovich 1 and 7. The end of the 7th Symphony is some of the finest playing that the CSO has ever put to disc.

Shostakovich's official statement for the premiere in 1942 contained the following:

"I dedicated my Seventh Symphony to our fight against fascism, to our coming victory over the enemy, and to my native city of Leningrad."

Heavy stuff in deed. Although his 7th Symphony can sound as chipper as a Spice Girls tune next to his 7th String Quartet. Now that is dark (and hauntingly beautiful).

re: #38 BigJohn

re: #38 BigJohn

I've never thought of this, (and it does make sense if the answer is YES), but are Supreme Court Justices protected by the Secret Service?

re: #45 jcm

my #49 was supposed to be for you also

re: #47 alegrias

* * *
Repeating from previous thread, wait until law abiding black citizens in Washington DC can legally purchase weapons to keep to feel safer in their homes. Watch crime go down in crappy neighborhoods where decent folks have been trapped by heat-packing gangstas for 40 years.

Plenty of urban DC kids go to ROTC, so there are DC residents who are poor, black & know how to properly use & care for weapons. They are now liberated to defend themselves, hurray!

The other part in that equation is use of force guidelines, and case law. Many states have a "duty to retreat" meaning if a guy breaks in and you have a clear way out, you must retreat first. Some states like WA have no duty to retreat, or even better if someone breaks in the home owner can actively confront the perp.

I thing DC won't be friendly to self defense scenarios. It will be limited to extremis situations.

re: #48 freedombilly

Shostakovich's string quartets are some of the greatest music written this past century. I love those things. I could listen to them constantly and never get tired of them.

re: #46 Kulhwch

Sounds like a political call.

Next Stop, Supreme Court?

If Obama were to promise Clinton the first court vacancy, her supporters would actually have a stronger incentive to support him for president than they would if she were going to be vice president. Given the Supreme Court's delicate liberal-conservative balance, she would play a major role in charting the country's future; there is no guarantee that a Clinton vice presidency would achieve such importance.

Rumor or nightmare?

/much too horrible to contemplate, but it actually makes Bonkey sense

re: #49 sattv4u2

re: #38 BigJohn

I've never thought of this, (and it does make sense if the answer is YES), but are Supreme Court Justices protected by the Secret Service?

Don't know, DC police are at the Court, don't know about personal 24/7 security.

re: #45 jcm

Astounding isn't it. Someone that phenomenaly ignorant can sit on the high court.

* * *
They passed someone's GLOBAL TEST!

And speaking of democrat articles of faith, Ruth Buzzy Ginzberg may hate guns for self-defense in high crime urban areas such as our nation's Capital, but she doesn't mind deploying urban profiteering Planned Parenthood to high crime areas, however--to "save" lives you know.

re: #54 Killian Bundy

with those thighs ,,, she SHOULD wear black robes ,, just not THAT black robe !

re: #54 Killian Bundy

She would never pass muster. Her resume simply can't support it, and there are too many other people who would be pissed long-term. The threat of attempting a Clinton appointment could buy something, though.

re: #51 jcm

Are you required to break out a window and jump?

re: #41 christheprofessor

Sorry, Chris, dinged you the wrong way by not paying attention when I did it.

}:)     [Apologies ... ]

re: #54 Killian Bundy

Speaking of whiskey, just reading that made me start eying a bottle from across the room.

re: #56 alegrias

* * *
They passed someone's GLOBAL TEST!

And speaking of democrat articles of faith, Ruth Buzzy Ginzberg may hate guns for self-defense in high crime urban areas such as our nation's Capital, but she doesn't mind deploying urban profiteering Planned Parenthood to high crime areas, however--to "save" lives you know.

Well, killing off the unborn will ultimately reduce demand for scarce resources, leading to a reduction in crime...

/do I need it?

re: #51 jcm

I don't live in that part of the country. I'm in North Texas. I could care less what the law said. If I lived in DC, no one would know that I had the handgun in my home unless I needed it to defend myself. If I needed it to defend myself, I wouldn't care what the law said. But you are correct, the consequences might suck.

re: #58 godfrey

She would never pass muster.

With a real possibility of 60 seats in the Senate?

/she'd fly out the door

re: #37 Charles

Yeah, the C minor is pretty heavy stuff indeed. I had to shut it off -- it was gothicking me out.

ROTFLMAO...................Maybe a little Race with the Devil on a Spanish Highway from Al Di Meola's Elegant Gypsies will clear your head...

Since we're in the open, I will once again announce that, if you would like to attend an LGF/Barfly (that's science fiction readers, not drunks) gathering on July 26th, in San Jose, California, please email me.

For those of you who have expressed an interest, I will be sending out the updated info after the 4th of July weekend.

I will need a more-or-less final headcount by July 19th; that doesn't mean we can't fit more people at the last minute, it means that, while we always make more food than is needed, it might end up just a touch stretched if we're expecting 12, and 30 show.

re: #57 sattv4u2

with those thighs ,,, she SHOULD wear black robes ,, just not THAT black robe !

* * *
Hey, Hillary's thighs are probably less ample than millions of other, fatter Americans, so back off.

It's their IDEAS that are wrong for America, not their physical attributes.

re: #53 MandyManners

Sounds like a political call.

I guess you could be right.  They said they were an independent survey company doing work for SMUD, but that doesn't mean they were being honest with me, does it?

}:)     [Telephone surveying not honest, say it isn't so!]

re: #36 christheprofessor
I sure hope they fix the problem. Right now I've got six FireFox windows open, 39 tabs in this window, an Excel spreadsheet, Photoshop with seven images, two Notepad documents, and the usual background events going on. With all of that RAM you added you should be able to do that and a lot more. You might want to test/strain the system while the tech person is still there.

re: #59 MandyManners

Are you required to break out a window and jump?

Pretty closed in some jurisdictions.

Main thing is if any one arms up, make sure you know the local laws for self defense and use of force.

re: #54 Killian Bundy

She could wear a black pantsuit.

re: #60 Kulhwch

Sorry, Chris, dinged you the wrong way by not paying attention when I did it.

}:)     [Apologies ... ]

No worries. I'm going to let you live -- this time!

re: #32 MandyManners

Whoa, nightmare!

}:)     [Tell me somebody is sueing the ass off of somebody else!]

Do not know if we can link to HumanEvents, but
Pat Buchanan has another isolationist column.
He states the Bush's North Korea policy has failed.
He also implies that going to war with Iran over
Israel wouldn't be worth it. He couldn't be implying that, could he?
Surely, I am misreading it.

re: #71 BigJohn

She could wear a black pantsuit.

You can't say that

re: #67 alegrias

* * *
Hey, Hillary's thighs are probably less ample than millions of other, fatter Americans, so back off.

It's their IDEAS that are wrong for America, not their physical attributes.

Algeris will get upset

did you watched this?

60 Minutes Investigation Finds Anti-Israel (Holocaust denying) Rhetoric On U.S.-Funded Al Hurra TV

[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]

re: #69 EC Marm

I sure hope they fix the problem. Right now I've got six FireFox windows open, 39 tabs in this window, an Excel spreadsheet, Photoshop with seven images, two Notepad documents, and the usual background events going on. With all of that RAM you added you should be able to do that and a lot more. You might want to test/strain the system while the tech person is still there.

Thanks, I do as well. That's an excellent idea about stress testing the machine while I've got the guy here...

re: #60 Kulhwch

Went back and fixed it for ya

re: #69 EC Marm

I admire you. If I had that much open, I'd lose track of what I was working on.

re: #65 doriangrey

ROTFLMAO...................Maybe a little Race with the Devil on a Spanish Highway from Al Di Meola's Elegant Gypsies will clear your head...

What a tune and what an album! My band had the privilege of recording a couple of tracks with Steve Gadd who is the drummer on that album. He was one of the best musicians I have ever worked with and was as nice of man as you will ever meet. The man sings through the drum set. Just amazing.

re: #72 christheprofessor

}:)     [Whew!]

re: #78 Neo Con since 9-11

Went back and fixed it for ya

Thank you kindly...

Off to ride -- you all have a wonderful day!

re: #78 Neo Con since 9-11

Ah, thanks.

}:)     [Verily, a prince among men ... ]

re: #61 freedombilly

Speaking of whiskey, just reading that made me start eying a bottle from across the room.

I had a 40+ year old bottle that I drank to a good friend that past a few months back. I wish I had a few more bottles it was very good and smooth.

re: #68 Kulhwch

I guess you could be right.  They said they were an independent survey company doing work for SMUD, but that doesn't mean they were being honest with me, does it?

}:)     [Telephone surveying not honest, say it isn't so!]

That crap about using as much energy as you can pay for cinched it for me.

re: #70 jcm

Pretty closed in some jurisdictions.

Main thing is if any one arms up, make sure you know the local laws for self defense and use of force.

I'd rather face a jury of 12 than be carried by six.

re: #67 alegrias

* * *
Hey, Hillary's thighs are probably less ample than millions of other, fatter Americans, so back off.

It's their IDEAS that are wrong for America, not their physical attributes.

Well, ya know, she is pretty unsightly.

re: #73 Kulhwch

Whoa, nightmare!

}:)     [Tell me somebody is sueing the ass off of somebody else!]

Yes, it is a nightmare. They were living the American dream until that happened.

The article needs to be posted all over the Internet.

re: #87 MandyManners

That is more succinctly put than my "long way around the barn".

re: #89 MandyManners

Well, the mortgage companies have to play hard ball so they can
afford to give senators interest rate and points cuts.

re: #66 Dianna

Aren't you afraid that everyone's idealized images of each other will be dashed once we meet in person? :)

re: #46 Kulhwch

You've been SMUDDED!

re: #91 NonNativeTexan

Well, the mortgage companies have to play hard ball so they can
afford to give senators interest rate and points cuts.

These people had no connection to the mortgage company!

re: #89 MandyManners

Yes, it is a nightmare. They were living the American dream until that happened.

The article needs to be posted all over the Internet.

Am I missing something, or didn't this require a court order?
You can just show the police a document from a mortgage company?
I think that the police may have blown it. Any lawyers here?

We are all guitarists.

... but we can't all do that!

Flying fingers for justice!

re: #92 rawmuse

Aren't you afraid that everyone's idealized images of each other will be dashed once we meet in person? :)

Not if we were little green burkas!

re: #94 MandyManners

The police officer on duty spoke to operations supervisor Ashley Nipper at Field Asset, and according to the report, she said she didn't understand "what the big deal was," and that the company had an order from the mortgage company.

{BGB!} Hiya, darls. Long time no see. :D

Saaaaaaay - you're looking very clean and articulate today. Is that a new shirt? Very becoming, luv.

:D

re: #92 rawmuse

Aren't you afraid that everyone's idealized images of each other will be dashed once we meet in person? :)

It is like having regular conversations on the phone & then finally meeting.
When that person says , "Hi I am.....", you want to say, "No your not."

re: #91 NonNativeTexan

Well, the mortgage companies have to play hard ball so they can
afford to give senators interest rate and points cuts.

This bail out or any bail out really pisses me off. I have been in the Real estate industry sense 1981 and have seen the ups and downs. Every time the government gets involve it only prolongs the pain. Let things alone and if will flush out of the system so much faster.

re: #92 rawmuse

A little; however, I think I can bear up under any disappointments.

I'll let people know in advance that my ankles are almost as thick as Hillary's.

Do you think that will help?

re: #95 opnion

Am I missing something, or didn't this require a court order?
You can just show the police a document from a mortgage company?
I think that the police may have blown it. Any lawyers here?

I don't see where the police were involved until after the theft. Field Asset Services drilled the locks.

re: #92 rawmuse

Aren't you afraid that everyone's idealized images of each other will be dashed once we meet in person? :)

I'll be the gnome looking type sitting in the corner eating grubs and muttering to myself

re: #87 MandyManners

I'd rather face a jury of 12 than be carried by six.

Yep....
But still know the rules of engagement.

re: #98 NonNativeTexan

The police officer on duty spoke to operations supervisor Ashley Nipper at Field Asset, and according to the report, she said she didn't understand "what the big deal was," and that the company had an order from the mortgage company.

That just kills me. She's a fucking idiot.

re: #105 jcm

Yep....
But still know the rules of engagement.

Wish I had known the "rules of engagement" before I proposed to my wife! I didn't know the BIG rule was that I actually had to MARRY her !

re: #103 MandyManners

I don't see where the police were involved until after the theft. Field Asset Services drilled the locks.

I must have misread. I thought that they gave the cops a heads up.

re: #99 Miss Trixie

{BGB!} Hiya, darls. Long time no see. :D

Saaaaaaay - you're looking very clean and articulate today. Is that a new shirt? Very becoming, luv.

:D

Hey there pretty lady! Havent seen ya in a minute. Well, thanks for the compliment babe. I figured you may be lurking so I decided that it may be a good idea to pull myself together :]

re: #104 sattv4u2

Provided you sit outside, I don't think anyone could possibly object.

re: #110 Dianna

Provided you sit outside, I don't think anyone could possibly object.

I usually do (sit outside) I'm the one under the bridge !

re: #102 Dianna

Ah, but those brain cells!

re: #105 jcm

Yep....
But still know the rules of engagement.

The only RoE I need to know is to point and shoot.

re: #112 rawmuse

Ah, but those brain cells!

Wow - you big smooth talker, you!

re: #7 JammieWearingFool

A sweltering day here. Already logged a couple hours in the pool.

&4 or 5 here (like me )

re: #108 opnion

I must have misread. I thought that they gave the cops a heads up.

I don't think so.

Can you imagine coming home to find EVERYTHING gone?

The Dicksons said some of their belongings were irreplaceable: the trunk of traditional African wedding attire and jewelry that had been passed along to Joy when she became Bobo's bride; the original scripts that Joy, a screenwriter, had created. Then there was a dollar bill that was tucked inside Grace's piggybank.

The bill was sentimental because Grace wanted a laptop computer and offered to give the dollar to her mother, wondering if it would help in the purchase. Joy said she was touched and wrote on the bill: "Trust God for more." Then she slipped the dollar back into the piggybank. Later, they were able to purchase that laptop.

re: #101 BBev

Especially when a lot of people have used the system
to make tons of money "flipping" houses.

re: #92 rawmuse

Aren't you afraid that everyone's idealized images of each other will be dashed once we meet in person? :)

You Know, I think that I look swell. It is my identical twin. That guy, sheesh! He needs a hazmat removal.

re: #111 sattv4u2

I've got a very nice - though small - back yard. It's a good place, and I'm sure we could use a gnome.

re: #79 Dianna
Nothing to admire. I'm putting off too many things. Instead of finishing some project, I just open another program.

re: #112 rawmuse

Yes, but they're not visible.

Fortunately!

r

re: #116 MandyManners

This is just brutal!

re: #94 MandyManners

These people had no connection to the mortgage company!

* * *
You mean, not everyone is a VIP Friend of Angelo Mozilo like democrats Jim Johnson the veep vetter multi-millionaire Fannie Mae housing dude, or Senators Dodd & Conrad? No kidding!

I though everyone was handed favors by their godfather Mozilla.

re: #107 sattv4u2

Wish I had known the "rules of engagement" before I proposed to my wife! I didn't know the BIG rule was that I actually had to MARRY her !

ROFL! I was ambushed, trapped and hauled off on the hood of her car....
/ ;-P

re: #109 BGB!

Hey there pretty lady! Havent seen ya in a minute. Well, thanks for the compliment babe. I figured you may be lurking so I decided that it may be a good idea to pull myself together :]

LOL! You crack me up! I'm having a lazy day today and don't feel like doing too much. Couldn't take Lil Miss out - it's been pouring rain alllllllll day so she's sacked out on the ugly sofa dreaming her doggy dreams and I'm surfing the 'net. What snoo with you?

good afternoon all!

re: #120 EC Marm

I know that story.

As in, presently, I should be cleaning. But I'm feeling very fragile for some reason, and hauling the vacuum around appeals about as much as being handed a sledge-hammer and pick and shown a pile of large rocks that need to become small rocks.

re: #119 Dianna

I've got a very nice - though small - back yard. It's a good place, and I'm sure we could use a gnome.

I'll show up with my own mushroom stool!

re: #117 NonNativeTexan

Especially when a lot of people have used the system
to make tons of money "flipping" houses.

I have no problem with the flipping house thing my problem is bailing them out when the shit hits the fan.

re: #86 MandyManners

That crap about using as much energy as you can pay for cinched it for me.

Yeah, it raised danger signs in me as well.  Asked a lot about how interested I'd be for SMUD to come into my home in electronic form to monitor my energy usage for just a few extra dollars a month, etc.  As if I would ever give them permission to do that.  I can see the Global Warming idiots are going to give us untold trouble in conjunction with current energy/oil problems.

I swear, I've thunk and I've thunk, and I can't see why if I want to pay for it, I shouldn't use all the energy I want.  Al Gore clearly does that.  But heck, it must just be that I'm too simple to understand ...

}:)     ["Gore Heads World's 1st Neo-Luddite Technocratic Dictatorship."]

re: #113 MandyManners

If you ever have to - and please let that never happen - keep shooting.

re: #128 sattv4u2

I'll look forward to it!

re: #124 jcm

ROFL! I was ambushed, trapped and hauled off on the hood of her car....
/ ;-P

I apologize to the lady lizards, but marriage is like going to the Senior Prom.
Left his own devices a guy would never come to it.

re: #129 BBev

Exactly.

re: #29 Neo Con since 9-11

Forget the sinking dollar, Islamic terrorism, and out of control gas prices; now it's time to panic.

Ack! Better lay in a supply!

re: #132 Dianna

I'll look forward to it!

we'll see if you say that if we ever meet. i'm so homely, I can't sneak up on a glass of water!

re: #88 opnion

Well, ya know, she is pretty unsightly.

* * *
Hillary is an attractive woman, period. I have never had a problem with her appearance though I disagree with her democrat liberal philosophy and don't like that she left her father's Republican roots, and sadly grew away from her Arizona Senator Barry "Goldwater Girl" for President girlhood into hippyhood.

re: #126 Typicalwhitey

good afternoon all!

How well you make out with the rain and all last night?

re: #129 BBev

Yes!

For years, almost anyone could make money flipping. Now? Now, reality has bitten. I'm astonished by the amount of whining I'm hearing from people who ought to know better.

re: #37 Charles

Hey Boss, you stick to lead, I'll take care of the heavy stuff.

FORTE,
R

re: #137 alegrias

* * *
Hillary is an attractive woman, period. I have never had a problem with her appearance though I disagree with her democrat liberal philosophy and don't like that she left her father's Republican roots, and sadly grew away from her Arizona Senator Barry "Goldwater Girl" for President girlhood into hippyhood.

Whoa, have you ever seen her between face lifts? Trick or treat

re: #136 sattv4u2

You're married, you can't be that bad.

re: #129 BBev

I have no problem with the flipping house thing my problem is bailing them out when the shit hits the fan.

There's a huge difference between the house flipper who buys, tears down, fixes, extends, rebuilds, and actually improves the value of the home and those that bought expecting double digit appreciation for doing absolutely nothing. People in Florida were buying a second and third home because of the price appreciation. Then the bottom dropped out. I don't want them bailed out. Primary residence only, income limits, family size considerations, etc.

re: #142 Dianna

You're married, you can't be that bad.

two words

BANK ACCOUNT

re: #142 Dianna

re: #144 sattv4u2

two words

BANK ACCOUNT

actually, thats false ,, we met at a nightclub. All I did was look her way, smile, and lick my eyebrows !

BAD SATT ,,, BAD BAD BAD !

re: #122 opnion

r

This is just brutal!

I just can't get my mind around it.

re: #87 MandyManners

re: #70 jcm

Pretty closed in some jurisdictions.

Main thing is if any one arms up, make sure you know the local laws for self defense and use of force.

I'd rather face a jury of 12 than be carried by six.

Exactly.  Friend on the Sheriff's Department (in another town) gave me this advice:

If you have to shoot someone, empty the gun.  Don't shoot them, pick up your cell phone to call the cops, shoot them again, dial the cell phone, shoot them again, etc.  It has to look like you were scared to death and just reacted to the situation.

If you shoot someone in the doorway of your house and they fall back out, drag their body back in.

Another friend of mine lives across the river in West Sacramento (Yolo County).  Sacramento County is almost impossible to get a carry license in, so what he does when he comes over here is stick a .22 target pistol in his back pocked with some wadded up targets, etc., and ammo in a front pocket.  He says that way if he's ever caught with them, he can claim he forgot to remove them when he was coming back from target practice.

}:)     [Who knew that you'd need strategy for all of this, huh?]

Looking for some help.
I understand the difference between a "right' and a privilege or an expectation. What I would like is a way to concisely explain the difference to some one who thinks they are one in the same. Thanks in advance

re: #89 MandyManners

And there, but for any grace, goes you or I, huh?  Not sure I like the idea of people able to come into my home & destroy it at a whim.

}:)     [No matter WHAT their justification ... ]

re: #139 Dianna

Yes!

For years, almost anyone could make money flipping. Now? Now, reality has bitten. I'm astonished by the amount of whining I'm hearing from people who ought to know better.

Ya like taking 1 year arms or even worse negative AM loans with nothing down hoping the real estate market was going to keep increasing for ever. Like I said I have seen it all more then once. What I was hopping for a year ago was a total bottom out of the market so I could get a few good buys on some multi family homes.

re: #138 jcm

Rained all night but everything is intact!
Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers!

re: #146 MandyManners

I just can't get my mind around it.

I wish you were not so reserved, and were more willing to tell
us what you really think:)

re: #123 alegrias

* * *
You mean, not everyone is a VIP Friend of Angelo Mozilo like democrats Jim Johnson the veep vetter multi-millionaire Fannie Mae housing dude, or Senators Dodd & Conrad? No kidding!

I though everyone was handed favors by their godfather Mozilla.

These folks need a godfather. I hope their attorney wrings every last possible cent from those thieves.

re: #148 n in wi

Rights are intrinsic and not subject to governance by man.
Privileges can be taken away by same.

re: #143 EC Marm

There's a huge difference between the house flipper who buys, tears down, fixes, extends, rebuilds, and actually improves the value of the home and those that bought expecting double digit appreciation for doing absolutely nothing. People in Florida were buying a second and third home because of the price appreciation. Then the bottom dropped out. I don't want them bailed out. Primary residence only, income limits, family size considerations, etc.

I fall into your 1st category. A friend of mine and myself have bought several properties (one at a time) that were in somewhat disrepair.We have anothre friend who is a very good all around ( and licensed) capenter, electrician and plumber. We take our time, re-hab the hosue (we do the grunt work for our talented freind) and sell it ourselves, take THAT money and do it again. We don't make much, but enough for a toy, or for this coming year my son is going to a private high school, so it will pay his tuition

re: #130 Kulhwch

Yeah, it raised danger signs in me as well.  Asked a lot about how interested I'd be for SMUD to come into my home in electronic form to monitor my energy usage for just a few extra dollars a month, etc.  As if I would ever give them permission to do that.  I can see the Global Warming idiots are going to give us untold trouble in conjunction with current energy/oil problems.

I swear, I've thunk and I've thunk, and I can't see why if I want to pay for it, I shouldn't use all the energy I want.  Al Gore clearly does that.  But heck, it must just be that I'm too simple to understand ...

}:)     ["Gore Heads World's 1st Neo-Luddite Technocratic Dictatorship."]

Pay them to do what you can do for free yourself?

re: #133 opnion

I apologize to the lady lizards, but marriage is like going to the Senior Prom.
Left his own devices a guy would never come to it.

* * *

Why make men out to be clueless and not interested in creating a family & carrying on their own genes? Don't you believe in evolution? This is the bottom line! Western Civilization is at stake. Western Civilization ought to expect every man to do his duty.

Let the wussy Caliphaters play with themselves & avoid women & family formation all their life. Let the Caliphaters be the playboys with diseases, or pining for 72 imaginary women. Western men ought to be able to get along with & marry women--this is a basic fundamental civilization building block. Think of pioneer families with few extended support networks. Nuclear families are us!

Westerners ought to want to preserve the fabulous civilization so many fought to create & save for us.

re: #147 Kulhwch

Exactly.  Friend on the Sheriff's Department (in another town) gave me this advice:

If you have to shoot someone, empty the gun.  Don't shoot them, pick up your cell phone to call the cops, shoot them again, dial the cell phone, shoot them again, etc.  It has to look like you were scared to death and just reacted to the situation.

If you shoot someone in the doorway of your house and they fall back out, drag their body back in.

Another friend of mine lives across the river in West Sacramento (Yolo County).  Sacramento County is almost impossible to get a carry license in, so what he does when he comes over here is stick a .22 target pistol in his back pocked with some wadded up targets, etc., and ammo in a front pocket.  He says that way if he's ever caught with them, he can claim he forgot to remove them when he was coming back from target practice.

}:)     [Who knew that you'd need strategy for all of this, huh?]

Fortunately WA, is pretty good on self defense. If their in your home the average person only has to feel threatened, in your home at 2:00 am in the dark that's and easy threshold. I don't recall any home owner being prosecuted for shooting an intruder.

Last summer a mentally disturbed individual randomly attacked and began beating someone in downtown Seattle. After the victim was on the ground being kicked, he drew and fired killing the attacker. It was ruled justified even with the prep being unarmed.

For me the standard is going to be higher, I've been LE trained and that will factor into a decision.

re: #143 EC Marm

There's a huge difference between the house flipper who buys, tears down, fixes, extends, rebuilds, and actually improves the value of the home and those that bought expecting double digit appreciation for doing absolutely nothing. People in Florida were buying a second and third home because of the price appreciation. Then the bottom dropped out. I don't want them bailed out. Primary residence only, income limits, family size considerations, etc.

But the problem is that even people that bought a fixer upper were always depending on 2 incomes and many bought to the max they could with an "arm" when they could have bought a less of a house that was not at there limit and got a very low fixed rate mortgage.

re: #151 Typicalwhitey

Rained all night but everything is intact!
Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers!

Thank God for small favors.

re: #148 n in wi

A right carries with it a responsibility; one can forfeit a right by misusing it.

A privilege is a gift that can be revoked because it's no longer convenient.

re: #93 debutaunt

re: #93 debutaunt

You've been SMUDDED!

And I feel so cheap ...

}:)     [It's that same old story ... ]

re: #150 BBev

Good luck to you; I haven't ever had that sort of money.

However, I'm extremely happy that the dizzy loan whirl worked to my benefit, and I mean to be absolutely sure I never give the bank cause to regret taking the chance.

re: #126 Typicalwhitey

good afternoon all!

{Typicalwhitey}

How are things today?

re: #141 opnion

Whoa, have you ever seen her between face lifts? Trick or treat

* * *
Since you insist on being superficial, guess what!

McCain's face is disfigured by life (reconstructive surgery post cancer lesion).

McCain's arms & shoulder were disfigured by communist North Vietnamese so he waves funny.

Guess what, I still want the man elected President to preserve, protect and defend my country.

Are you gonna whine about his dental work, like the ignoramuses who don't know communists broke McCain's teeth?

I don't know why I am surprised. I have Fox on & they are doing the warm up to the Sox/Cubs game.
Three of em are sitting there slobbering all over the Cubs.
You expect one of them to say, "uh who do the Cubs play today."
They all have already put the Cubs in the World Series.
Every time I start to soften to the Cubs, I hear crap like this.
Go Sox!

re: #97 itellu3times

re: #92 rawmuse

Aren't you afraid that everyone's idealized images of each other will be dashed once we meet in person? :)

Not if we were little green burkas!

Or, in my case, a big green burka ...

}:)     ["Hey, Kulhwch, where'd you get the green pool cover?"]

re: #157 alegrias

I think men don't actually become men, as opposed to little boys with more expensive toys, until they take the role of protector and provider. Not all do that through marriage, but it does seem to be the way the species has done it.

re: #157 alegrias

* * *

Why make men out to be clueless and not interested in creating a family & carrying on their own genes? Don't you believe in evolution? This is the bottom line! Western Civilization is at stake. Western Civilization ought to expect every man to do his duty.

Let the wussy Caliphaters play with themselves & avoid women & family formation all their life. Let the Caliphaters be the playboys with diseases, or pining for 72 imaginary women. Western men ought to be able to get along with & marry women--this is a basic fundamental civilization building block. Think of pioneer families with few extended support networks. Nuclear families are us!

Westerners ought to want to preserve the fabulous civilization so many fought to create & save for us.

My friend, it is a joke. Just a joke Come on

re: #163 Dianna

Good luck to you; I haven't ever had that sort of money.

However, I'm extremely happy that the dizzy loan whirl worked to my benefit, and I mean to be absolutely sure I never give the bank cause to regret taking the chance.

I'm a fixed rate kind of guy.

re: #166 opnion

Go RED Sox!

didn't I just fix that for you yesterday also ?

re: #131 Dianna

If you ever have to - and please let that never happen - keep shooting.

Let's just say no one will be able to sue me for battery.

re: #165 alegrias

re: #169 opnion

My friend, it is a joke. Just a joke Come on

me'thinks someone slept on the "cranky" pillow last night

re: #171 sattv4u2

Go RED Sox!

didn't I just fix that for you yesterday also ?

We gotta quit meeting like this.

re: #173 sattv4u2

re: #169 opnion

me'thinks someone slept on the "cranky" pillow last night

Uh huh, me too.

re: #168 Dianna

A good argument against gay marriage

re: #167 Kulhwch

I'm seriously thinking of having a flag made to fly; Charles' avatar strikes me as good for both Barflies and Lizards.

re: #164 goddessoftheclassroom

{Typicalwhitey}

How are things today?

You saved me last night Goddess!
Seriously.

re: #170 BBev

Me, too!

The fact is that ARM's never seem to adjust down.

re: #147 Kulhwch

Keep on pulling until the magazine's empty.

re: #149 Kulhwch

And there, but for any grace, goes you or I, huh?  Not sure I like the idea of people able to come into my home & destroy it at a whim.

}:)     [No matter WHAT their justification ... ]

They had NO justification!

re: #180 Dianna

Me, too!

The fact is that ARM's never seem to adjust down.

They do if you really know what your doing. I had one in the late 80's early 90's and it droppen a couple of times.

re: #175 ploome hineni

that may be your attitude, but it is not the majority attitude

even in places where women are treated like garbage and easily disposed

men marry

My God, it's just a freaking joke! I am not attacking the foundat6ion of civilisation. Chill!

re: #152 NonNativeTexan

Can you imagine trying to tell a three-year-old kid where all the toys and clothes went? Having to put them to bed on the floor?

re: #168 Dianna

I think men don't actually become men, as opposed to little boys with more expensive toys, until they take the role of protector and provider. Not all do that through marriage, but it does seem to be the way the species has done it.

That I'd agree with whole heartedly. A message lost on many sperm donors leaving fatherless kids in their wake.

re: #186 ploome hineni

it did not seem like a joke

and you are overreacting

YOU chill

There was an overreaction, however you seem to be the perp.

re: #182 MandyManners

I think after the proper application of a well justified law suit, complete with compensatory and punitive damages in the 7 figures, that family will have no worries.

re: #157 alegrias

* * *

Why make men out to be clueless and not interested in creating a family & carrying on their own genes? Don't you believe in evolution? This is the bottom line! Western Civilization is at stake. Western Civilization ought to expect every man to do his duty.

Let the wussy Caliphaters play with themselves & avoid women & family formation all their life. Let the Caliphaters be the playboys with diseases, or pining for 72 imaginary women. Western men ought to be able to get along with & marry women--this is a basic fundamental civilization building block. Think of pioneer families with few extended support networks. Nuclear families are us!

Westerners ought to want to preserve the fabulous civilization so many fought to create & save for us.

Makes me wanna' go right out and procreate!

Oh, wait. I already have.

re: #177 n in wi

Not really.

The main questions - from my POV, anyway - all stem from the observation that marriage is for the preservation of property and the protection of children, historically. How does gay marriage help or hurt that? Is it even relevant in the present era? Does the state still have an interest in promoting marriage? Given that married men - even without children, even when they are not the main provider for the household - behave better and are better citizens, is that an argument for gay men (in particular) to be married?

I don't necessarily have answers, and I'm not going to argue with people about it. But I think that it's up to gay people to make their case to the rest of society. I don't think it can be done through the courts.

re: #185 MandyManners

Can you imagine trying to tell a three-year-old kid where all the toys and clothes went? Having to put them to bed on the floor?

It's a compliment, mm. I loved you on the
Female Circumcision(mutilation) thread the other day.
I love you just the way you are, that's all I'm saying.

all this hostility reminds me of my first marriage

re: #183 BBev

Cool. Me? I'll stick to my fixed rate; I don't have the time or expertise to play in that world.

re: #184 opnion

Whats happened here? Did I miss the "LEAVE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR OUTSIDE" sign ? Jeeeezzz.
I came here today for some smiles or stimulating political talk. i'm stuck at work for 12 hours. I may just as well do WORK instead !

re: #189 rawmuse

I think after the proper application of a well justified law suit, complete with compensatory and punitive damages in the 7 figures, that family will have no worries.

I'd love to be on that jury.

re: #195 Dianna

Cool. Me? I'll stick to my fixed rate; I don't have the time or expertise to play in that world.

We refied about the bottom of the market a few years ago. 4.8 for 15 years, I laugh at the mortgage sales people calling.

re: #194 ploome hineni

Nobody's in a joking mood today , huh?

re: #38 BigJohn

I know this was discussed yesterday. The gem comes from one of our genius Justices.

Why on earth would a person want to keep a handgun in his home in a crime-ridden urban area?

these sup. ct. judges live in safe communities sequestered from the harsh realities of life. they have no idea how helpless and frustrated home owners are in places like d.c., where they can't protect themselves w/out the fear of going to jail.
it's a miracle we got a sensible ruling .

re: #156 MandyManners

Pay them to do what you can do for free yourself?

Obviously they thought one of us was a moron.  Hope they can tell the finger is pointing back at them from my responses.

}:)     [Sir, for a small gratuitie, we'll gladly take yoru wallet, launder it, scent it, and return it without the taint of money, light and in fresh folding condition! Said gratuitie can be financed in several monthly payments established to be removed automatically from your bank account without you needing to be involved at all!  The only unfortunate part is that we require you to sign this contract in blood ... ]

re: #192 NonNativeTexan

*blush*

re: #196 sattv4u2

Ah, that would be tragic!

Why are you at work on a Saturday?!

re: #193 Shug

all this hostility reminds me of my first marriage

I feel like I maybe wanna' duck.

re: #194 ploome hineni

my reply was reasonable

I did not realize, until now

you are not

/

Ya know what you got me. See it was not a joke. No I was actually making a profoud social commentary.
you caught me & I tried to hide behind the old tired joke thing.
sheesh, get over yourself, you are tilting at windmills

re: #194 ploome hineni

my #196 was aimed at you also, btw

(take it with as many grains of salt as you care too)

American Thinker on Heller...

Lovers of freedom, rejoice! Defenders of the Constitution, celebrate! For today, the Supreme Court, that erstwhile judicial body turned dictatorial oligarchy, officially and finally endorsed the individual rights interpretation of the Second Amendment.

re: #198 jcm

Oooh, I'm jealous!

Not really, but you know what I mean.

Okay, it's a Pink Floyd kinda day for me already ...

}:)     [Enjoy.]

re: #203 Dianna

Ah, that would be tragic!

Why are you at work on a Saturday?!

we're a 24/7 satellite/ fiber optic TV broadcast facility

re: #166 opnion

I don't know why I am surprised. I have Fox on & they are doing the warm up to the Sox/Cubs game.
Three of em are sitting there slobbering all over the Cubs.
You expect one of them to say, "uh who do the Cubs play today."
They all have already put the Cubs in the World Series.
Every time I start to soften to the Cubs, I hear crap like this.
Go Sox!

maybe you should throw your brothers/sisters on the north side a bone..a 100 years without a championship..
it's 1-0 cubs first inning..

re: #201 Kulhwch

Obviously they thought one of us was a moron.  Hope they can tell the finger is pointing back at them from my responses.

}:)     [Sir, for a small gratuitie, we'll gladly take yoru wallet, launder it, scent it, and return it without the taint of money, light and in fresh folding condition! Said gratuitie can be financed in several monthly payments established to be removed automatically from your bank account without you needing to be involved at all!  The only unfortunate part is that we require you to sign this contract in blood ... ]

I'm smelling some BHO or the global climate mythologists behind it.

re: #208 Dianna

Oooh, I'm jealous!

Not really, but you know what I mean.

It work out well the timing and finances and a reasonably educated guess on my part. 10 years to go!

re: #210 ploome hineni

does this read like a joke?

100% absolutely

re: #196 sattv4u2

Whats happened here? Did I miss the "LEAVE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR OUTSIDE" sign ? Jeeeezzz.
I came here today for some smiles or stimulating political talk. i'm stuck at work for 12 hours. I may just as well do WORK instead !

I know. In the future I reccomend deadly seriousness.
In the words of Dean Wormer, "No fun of any kind."

re: #215 sattv4u2

100% absolutely

ditto

I am "at work" also, at home. My LE career hopes appear to be dashed, in spite of me shaving my head and losing 35 pounds. So, I back to doing what I do best, restoration of music played before the stock market crash of 1929.

re: #211 sattv4u2

Oh, I see.

Well, at least it's probably air conditioned, and you're not paying the power bill.

re: #195 Dianna

Cool. Me? I'll stick to my fixed rate; I don't have the time or expertise to play in that world.

Believe me right now is the time to have fixed rate. What I was saying before is that people over extend what they think they can afford. I bought my home with just my income and left my wifes out thank God we did because 2 years later she became fully disabled and not able to work. If I thought like most of America I would also have been part of the mortgage foreclosure problem .

re: #218 rawmuse

sorry Raw ,, bad test scores?

re: #179 Typicalwhitey

You saved me last night Goddess!
Seriously.

I am so glad to be an instrument of Heaven.

re: #214 jcm

Congratulations!

re: #218 rawmuse

I am "at work" also, at home. My LE career hopes appear to be dashed, in spite of me shaving my head and losing 35 pounds. So, I back to doing what I do best, restoration of music played before the stock market crash of 1929.

Which part got you? I got a bad break and got a shit assignment as a cadet with a guy in commercial vehicles who didn't make it either and had a chip.

re: #216 opnion

I know. In the future I reccomend deadly seriousness.
In the words of Dean Wormer, "No fun of any kind."

It's like we're debating ID or something..

re: #210 ploome hineni

does this read like a joke?

Yes, yes it does. I was not saying anything serious.
THe Senior Prom? Come on

re: #218 rawmuse

You shaved your head? No!

re: #219 Dianna

Oh, I see.

Well, at least it's probably air conditioned, and you're not paying the power bill.

hehehe ,,If Al Bore ever saw this places carbon footprint! Just for instance, I'm sitting in front of over 150 TV monitors, all on 24/7, not to mention the hundreds of other pieces of equipment, all requiring MORE power than a TV

2-0 cubs..uh oh..

re: #221 sattv4u2

Actually, I got very good test scores, top tier, even on the physical portion. I got dinged on the oral interviews, 3 times now, different agencies.
They don't tell you why. It is "pass-fail".

re: #210 ploome hineni

does this read like a joke?

yes

re: #225 NonNativeTexan

It's like we're debating ID or something..

Oh man don't go there. It"s actually worse than mentioning the Senior Prom.

re: #227 Dianna

It grows back. Fast.

re: #230 rawmuse

Actually, I got very good test scores, top tier, even on the physical portion. I got dinged on the oral interviews, 3 times now, different agencies.
They don't tell you why. It is "pass-fail".

damn ,, sorry

re: #220 BBev

Good for you. I'm really glad that other people still do plan and think ahead. It rather restores some of my faith in free people.

re: #226 opnion

as they say,they only declare you two things in this life,married and dead.
(ducks and runs,yet once again)

re: #157 alegrias

Why make men out to be clueless and not interested in creating a family & carrying on their own genes? Don't you believe in evolution? This is the bottom line! Western Civilization is at stake. Western Civilization ought to expect every man to do his duty.

Hey, I'm interested in having more children and a big family.  My problem is I can't afford to keep medicating women into thinking I'm good husband material.

}:)     [Otherwise there's all that screaming and throwing of things ...]

re: #229 HoosierHoops

2-0 cubs..uh oh..

It's early. Top of the 1st

re: #232 opnion

Oh man don't go there. It"s actually worse than mentioning the Senior Prom.

My bad, yes, yes, I meant the senior prom

re: #191 Dianna

I think a overlooked and under appreciated aspect of marriage is that it is a privilege extended to promote{not mandate } the creation of the next generation of Americans. We only have our culture to bind us. Unlike other nations that most have the same nationality,or triable allegiance,we are bound by our culture,which should be preserved.
Marriage is not a prerequisite to procreation,but the evidence is clear {at least to me} on the advantages of the family unit .

re: #228 sattv4u2

I work in a D.C.woo hoo the power we use.....

re: #236 Boondock St. Bender

as they say,they only declare you two things in this life,married and dead.
(ducks and runs,yet once again)

Pronounce!

re: #231 Shug

yes

THank you.

re: #187 jcm

That I'd agree with whole heartedly. A message lost on many sperm donors leaving fatherless kids in their wake.

Very sadly, some men even choose to run away from being an adult to return to the irresponsibility and selfishness of youth. The pain their actions inflict in immense, but by the grace of God and love of family and friends, the damage will heal.

[for those who don't know my story, it's not just me my EH hurt but our two sons, with whom he has had no contact since the end of last August.]

i asked my 90 yr old grandfather the secret to his long marriage and he told me it's because he and my grandmother go out 4 nights a week.

he goes out tues and fri. she goes out wed and sat

/psssst. this is a joke

re: #242 Dianna

your right,i relised that after i posted.(thats why i'm an engineer,and not working the borsht belt!)

re: #245 ploome hineni

so why apologize before?

cuz it was a bad joke

re: #244 goddessoftheclassroom

Fucking bone-head's gonna' be confused when he's old and alone in a nursing home.

re: #158 jcm

Oh the lib media (Sacramento Bee, local radio/television stations, etc.) all have a field day here if someone shoots a home intruder.  I don't know if the home-owner is ever really punished, but man, they are sure held up and examined and shamed all over the place ...

}:)     [Reminds me of chickens when one of them gets a spot of blood on itself.]

re: #248 Shug

cuz it was a bad joke

Now I don't care who you are--that's funny

re: #230 rawmuse

Actually, I got very good test scores, top tier, even on the physical portion. I got dinged on the oral interviews, 3 times now, different agencies.
They don't tell you why. It is "pass-fail".

Orals can be tough. If you know someone who is in an agency and can buy 'em lunch go over the questions and answers.

The biggest stumbling block for folks is trying give an answer you think the want, rather than what you think and why. The other is getting rattled on an opinion and backtracking. Stick with an answer back it up, and say if I have facts to make me change my opinion I'll revise my answer.

They are not looking for "correct" answers they are looking for thought process, evaluation of information skills and honesty.

re: #236 Boondock St. Bender

as they say,they only declare you two things in this life,married and dead.
(ducks and runs,yet once again)

Say it's a joke! Quick say it's a joke. Save youself!

re: #238 opnion

It's early. Top of the 1st

wasn't that neat how anderson introduced his teammates?
need that in basketball and football..
And at cornerback.. packman' i haven't shot anyone all week' Jones.

re: #244 goddessoftheclassroom

True i know a few who did that.The kids shouldn't have to pay for the failure of the adults relationship.Myself i put my kids above my own pride,and it has paid off in happiness,and good quality time with the three little people who mean the most in my life.

re: #244 goddessoftheclassroom

Very sadly, some men even choose to run away from being an adult to return to the irresponsibility and selfishness of youth. The pain their actions inflict in immense, but by the grace of God and love of family and friends, the damage will heal.

[for those who don't know my story, it's not just me my EH hurt but our two sons, with whom he has had no contact since the end of last August.]

{GotC} a close friend just finalized her divorce a week ago, kids 10, 7, and 5. Very tough.

DUTY, the forgotten word in the english language.

re: #253 jcm

I always answered truthfully, and never engaged in any CYA type processes.
I think they figured out I am out of warranty, and there seems to be no shortage of younger applicants, with the economy like it is.
I can still re-apply in the future.

re: #230 rawmuse

Actually, I got very good test scores, top tier, even on the physical portion. I got dinged on the oral interviews, 3 times now, different agencies.
They don't tell you why. It is "pass-fail".

I hope you didn't keep saying, Ta Dah!

re: #210 ploome hineni

does this read like a joke?

Um, just because I am feeling bulletproof today, I will answer.
I thought it was a joke when I first read it.

re: #245 ploome hineni

so why apologize before?

/now we can drop it

The apolgy was just a set up for the joke.
You may not like my humor but that is all that it was & I assumed that it was obvious.
Now did you hear the one about the..... Oh never mind.