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Another small medical miracle by TB October 1, 2011 6:39 pm

Oh Tom....wow. God love her. Technology is absolutely breath taking. by Jody 2011-10-02 09:06:53

"Narrative" and reality by TB October 1, 2011 12:58 pm

The Gates of Eden by ER 2011-10-01 17:30:46
- Your stuff's a lot better. by TB 2011-10-01 17:56:49
  - EDITED: Thank you, TB. But I couldn't help but seeing the delicious irony of being lectured about reality by the Great ... by ER 2011-10-01 18:03:17
    - Yeah, there's a few points of lucidity in there, but a lot of it's just nonsense, the sort of thing ... by TB 2011-10-01 18:35:20
      - Everything is opinion, except the speed of light. And we're not really sure about that. by ER 2011-10-01 18:39:58
This was a life lesson very hard won for me. Now I am a proponent of "It is what it is". Once ... by Jody 2011-10-01 16:33:47

...and now for your listening pleasure this Saturday afternoon... by Jody October 1, 2011 11:17 am

Hadn't heard that for awhile. Wonderful! Thank you. by Eri 2011-10-02 00:19:40
That's always been one of my favorites; thanks, I thought I'd never hear it again. What is amazing is not just ... by ER 2011-10-01 12:49:08

Perry's a Crook by Eri September 30, 2011 11:53 pm

Absolutely no big surprise by Jody 2011-10-01 10:31:20
No Eri, he is not a crook. He is a businessman and a politician. by ER 2011-10-01 08:15:09
- Isn't the definition of that, CROOK? by Eri 2011-10-01 23:50:57

Why I curse so much... by BuckGalaxy September 30, 2011 9:47 pm

That's funny as hell and I am guilty as hell. Nevertheless, a good test of your tolerance for obscenities (I see ... by FrankC 2011-10-01 12:02:57
- LOL. My best friend had a one year old crawling around on the floor and between the two of ... by Eri 2011-10-01 23:59:09
- LMAO!!! Frank!!! Yep...I will fuss-n-cuss in front of my wee one...only to turn around and have to verbalize a self admonishment...Bad ... by Jody 2011-10-01 15:29:48
OMG!!!!! Buck...I think I love you! by Jody 2011-10-01 10:32:28
Represented: My roommates' responses to everything. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 21:53:42
- Why is cursing bad? Why is foul language looked down upon, censored, considered uncouth? OK, there are religious commands that ... by ER 2011-10-01 07:19:37
  - Short version of my above post by FrankC 2011-10-01 12:10:35
  - I think it's a matter of the classes by RobVG 2011-10-01 11:50:47
    - Well said... by RobVG 2011-10-05 18:03:16
    - I know how to be a lady and by Eri 2011-10-02 00:04:03
    - As I mentioned in my post, I avoid using foul language in my speech around people who might be offended ... by ER 2011-10-01 12:23:51
    - I feel very much the same way. I have, over my life, developed the ability to pretty much turn it off ... by FrankC 2011-10-01 12:20:32
- I curse a lot and don't have that excuse. My cats can't speak. Of course, if they could, they ... by Eri 2011-10-01 00:04:31

A perfect example. by bowser September 30, 2011 7:59 pm

And if we try to speak out against it, we're immediately classified as part of some unsavory group, like terrorists, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 22:12:05
- I personally do not agree that killing Al-Awliki violates American principles. The bastard deserved what he got and we were ... by ER 2011-10-01 07:40:47
  - The problem isn't killing Al-Awliki, really. The problem is doing it the way it was done - publically, as ... by bowser 2011-10-01 11:26:27
    - So, if the US had risked the lives of a crack assassination team by sending them into one of the ... by ER 2011-10-01 12:35:43
      - So, no more hollaring "TERRORIST BASTARDS" when they attack us. As far as risking lives goes, I know you are aware ... by bowser 2011-10-01 23:14:59
  - Shorter version: Those damn fascists keep calling people with opposing opinions names. by TB 2011-10-01 09:24:25
- I understand the outrage expressed here but don't share it in this case. We don't know what might have ... by Eri 2011-10-01 00:03:22

Debate Game! Or, Reply to FrankC in Last Post by Vitruvius September 30, 2011 6:54 pm

My answer has to be no. While the US Constitution grants to the States all rights not given to ... by Eri 2011-10-01 00:19:03
My short answer would be no. by FrankC 2011-09-30 21:09:25
"Westphalian Sovereignty?" That sounds like the name of a race horse. Or a rock band. by ER 2011-09-30 19:21:58
- OOOH OOOH...my name for my band is Catastrophic Tendencies. by Jody 2011-09-30 20:13:36
  - My dream band's name is still undecided: Road Kill, Agent Orange, or Free Fall Hookah. by ER 2011-10-01 08:03:45
- Volkswagen van campers rule!! by bowser 2011-09-30 20:00:39
  - excellent n/t by RobVG 2011-10-01 11:58:24
  - I just got that. Verrrrry good! by ER 2011-10-01 07:22:13

Question: by Jody September 30, 2011 2:05 pm

The empirical answers are clearly written across history, including what practically amounted to scientific experiments: East and West Germany. ... by TB 2011-09-30 14:49:46
- Tom, Tom, Tom. It's disappointing to see you raise this again. You know that both East Germany was ... by bowser 2011-09-30 22:12:00
  - Tom can always find an example that will demonstrate his points. So can I. Germany today is one of ... by ER 2011-10-01 05:50:40
    - Better hope Germany's luck holds, by TB 2011-10-01 10:25:33
      - And you'd better hope Germany's luck doesn't hold, or the entire foundation of your universe and worldview will come crashing ... by ER 2011-10-01 10:45:20
        
        Only one side in these discussions typically ends them by throwing data and evidence out the window and descending to ... by TB 2011-10-01 11:39:40
        
        Yeah, but you're scared of Liz Warren, by ER 2011-10-01 11:48:19
        
        It's hard to take this stuff lightly. My kids are going to be living in this country for a ... by TB 2011-10-01 12:49:33
        
        And losing your sense of humor and of the absurd is really going to improve the situation immeasurably. Not ... by Eri 2011-10-01 23:17:35
        
        Didn't it ever occur to you that I and everyone I love also live in this country? And that ... by ER 2011-10-01 12:57:22
        
        See, I can't quite wrap my head around a term like "rightly or wrongly, I'm convinced." Nothing hostile or ... by TB 2011-10-01 13:38:50
        
        "Rightly or wrongly" is not an expression or admission of possible uncertainty or error on my part. It is an ... by ER 2011-10-01 14:47:05
You don't have to choose between a blue pill and a red pill. The correct answer to your question is what ... by ER 2011-09-30 14:33:51
- I guess some could say that the right amounts of the two depend on when and where the people are. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 18:37:36
  - You can't figure out the right mix, it has to evolve naturally and be implemented politically. Hopefully, that will ... by ER 2011-10-01 06:31:07
  - If you want an answer to that, just go out and look. See for yourself which systems adapt, grow ... by TB 2011-09-30 21:32:40
  - I'm afraid I'm a bit more cynical than that. Most people want what is best for them, in the ... by ER 2011-09-30 19:13:20
    - No offense... ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 21:52:31
      - I'm the cynic. I have learned that people have a tendency to talk themselves into believing what they want ... by ER 2011-10-01 06:13:29
        
        ...Touche. I understand that the rest of Scandinavia is still a bit sore about that (Word has it you can't sit ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-10-01 16:08:35
        
        Well, that's something I won't be using on my bread. by Eri 2011-10-01 23:22:53
        
        Another inadequacy of the Spanish language. They have no slang for excrement, so they wind up using words like butter ... by FrankC 2011-10-01 16:43:20
        
        They don't need slang for by ER 2011-10-01 18:19:25
        
        Yeah but we are talking about slang not legit words. Still the imagery of the phrase in question is poignant, ... by FrankC 2011-10-01 19:36:37
        
        That there's a fightin' word, hombre! My favorite Spanish phrase (learned on the radio during Cinco de Mayo) which I had ... by Eri 2011-10-01 23:32:28
        
        It just occurred to me, that might have originated as an abbreviation for prostituta. That is a legitimate word too, as ... by ER 2011-10-01 20:04:41
- I could not agree more by FrankC 2011-09-30 16:52:14

The new oil boom by TB September 30, 2011 9:49 am

9 More Years of Drought for Texas? by Eri September 30, 2011 5:56 am

:( Some areas are in Stage 3 of water restrictions. The trees are in shock. My shrubs are burned. It has been a ... by Jody 2011-09-30 07:05:18
- Fox hated Texas. He detested the heat. Texas has two weather cycles: hotter'n hell and Blue Norther. by Eri 2011-09-30 11:39:24
Then they get frogs and flies. by ER 2011-09-30 06:08:02
- Or... by Eri 2011-09-30 11:41:46

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