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Jobs, security and mary jane. by Jody May 26, 2011 6:02 am

I am an establishment guy as long as the establishment agrees with my way of thinking. When it doesn't I ... by FrankC 2011-05-26 12:53:13
I always thought of myself as a hippie,(we preferred to call ourselves "freaks"), and I still do. I knew perfectly ... by ER 2011-05-26 06:23:25
- I am neither a freak or a straight. I am pragmatic, so I know what it takes. The youngers are not ... by Jody 2011-05-26 06:55:16
  - Not surprising. Society is and always has been dynamic, though the rate of change increases with time. If you look back ... by mcfly 2011-05-26 10:34:50
    - Heh....when I say the youngers I am referring to 30 somethings. Not the teen agers and 20 somethings. by Jody 2011-05-26 16:57:28
      - That's interesting, Jody. It's not something I've noticed. I'd be willing to accept, however, that you may well be more ... by mcfly 2011-05-26 22:19:08
    - The rate of change is not constant, it also changes. In physics, the rate of change of the rate of ... by ER 2011-05-26 11:00:43
  - I have absolutely no sympathy with youth, or any of their problems. I'd swap places with any of them in a ... by ER 2011-05-26 08:18:13
    - They have no sympathy with us either. by Jody 2011-05-26 09:01:15
    - Yeah, but only if I got to keep the brain I've got now. by TB 2011-05-26 08:57:27
      - Yeah, that always seems to be the caveat, isn't it? by ER 2011-05-26 09:49:27

Self-employment project 1 by Eri May 25, 2011 11:44 pm

I figure if I ever get offed, I'll have a program set up to make me a LiveJournal account just ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 14:33:38
Well I ain't tellin' ya'll when I kick the bucket. It will be a secret. by Jody 2011-05-27 06:24:13
- Better not be or I'll find you and kick your butt. by Eri 2011-05-27 07:40:41
  - Seriously though...I have told Paul to inform ya'll if I kick the bucket...but it is actually more like aw fuck ... by Jody 2011-05-28 10:40:01
Interestingly, it's a concern of Facebook's as well, not to mention other widely-used public sites. They've floated the idea of ... by mcfly 2011-05-26 22:39:47
- I think they would if it were small. I would. That would take it off my mind. ... by Eri 2011-05-26 23:17:01
Sounds similar to credit reporting services. You lose your wallet and call them, and they call everyone else. It does ... by TB 2011-05-26 21:28:05
- Yes. My idea would be a proactive one and death notices would not be sent until verified by a friend or ... by Eri 2011-05-26 23:14:53

Budget votes in the Senate by TB May 25, 2011 6:30 pm

That is a damned lie. Obama had a budget and the Senate decided not to spend any time on ... by Eri 2011-05-26 09:32:09
- The vote was the vote. So essentially, the Democrats have no budget whatsoever. None. Not even the ... by TB 2011-05-26 09:58:18
  - You are so full of BS. Obama proposed a budget, it was criticized for not having enough deficit reduction ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-05-26 10:16:00
    - There is no "$4 trillion" budget. Look here. That's the extent of it, and to the best of ... by TB 2011-05-26 10:45:29

Storms on radar by TB May 25, 2011 6:07 pm

Mourning for Spirit by podrock May 25, 2011 12:58 pm

Hear! Hear! by Eri 2011-05-26 16:57:36
Farewell little rover. Fared thee well indeed, and aptly-named you were. We honor your service and will not forget it. by Robert 2011-05-26 10:27:59
RIP, you magnificent triumph of human ingenuity. by mcfly 2011-05-26 07:50:12

More tornadoes in Missouri by Eri May 25, 2011 1:06 pm

They showed a video from Oklahoma today where the person was driving and the tornado is coming at him. ... by Eri 2011-05-25 22:35:20
Good idea about the clothes Eri...I have a ton I will donate too. This video is one of the tornadoes we ... by Jody 2011-05-25 14:26:15

"Fuzzy subject" graduate has an epiphany by TB May 25, 2011 12:16 pm

Actually, mining / geology can be rather fuzzy. by podrock 2011-05-25 21:04:32
- The sciences are not as cut and dry, black and white, rigorously objective as our friend TB likes to imagine. ... by ER 2011-05-26 05:55:03
- Also, Have you seen this? by podrock 2011-05-25 21:15:16
  - I've always been very proud that in my life I have mastered two blue collar trades, and I have actually ... by ER 2011-05-26 05:45:05
I cannot imagine how you can consider the humanities a "fuzzy" subject (translation: something only a liberal goof ball would ... by ER 2011-05-25 13:21:05
- I'm not sure MBA's aren't just as fuzzy as French Literature in some ways. Astronomy, math, physics, computer science and engineering ... by TB 2011-05-25 16:41:58
  - I have a rule of thumb as to what is a meaningful degree or not. If we are putting ... by ER 2011-05-25 19:41:54
    - I don't know. I've been trying to set up rules of thumb on this and I keep finding holes ... by TB 2011-05-25 20:10:39
      - It must be remembered, of course, that a degree in Medieval French Literature doesn't always lead to career in the ... by mcfly 2011-05-26 07:18:06
        
        An enormous amount of entrepreneurism is simply deciding to make the jump. To risk climbing out of the rut. ... by TB 2011-05-26 09:48:09
        
        I don't want to blurt his name out, he's a private citizen and the 'Zone seems to be rather well ... by mcfly 2011-05-26 11:12:58
      - Oops, sorry, misplaced my response to yr post again. See "The problem is that education has become a commodity.", below. by ER 2011-05-25 22:09:46
P.S. Do I get any liberal arts points for recognizing the origin of the title? by TB 2011-05-25 12:18:26
- The problem is that education has become a commodity. You pay money for a diploma and it opens doors ... by ER 2011-05-25 22:01:45
  - PS "Do you need a Masters Degree in art to be an artist?" Funny you should say that. I have a ... by ER 2011-05-25 22:44:23
    - I know a guy who used to work doing the grunt work of geology: claim staking, steam sediment sampling, surveying ... by podrock 2011-05-25 23:02:22
      - Sometimes, if we're lucky and if we're smart, and if we work very hard, we get to exploit the ... by ER 2011-05-26 05:09:52
- There's nothing fuzzy about fuzzy math. by ER 2011-05-25 13:45:27
  - Although you are, as are we all, scriveners. by ER 2011-05-25 13:47:05
    - And yes, we are all lost in the ah, wilderness. by ER 2011-05-25 13:51:37

And about entitlements by Eri May 25, 2011 8:41 am

FEMA is not an entitlement. Republicans are not "against" entitlements, they are trying to make them workable over the long run. ... by TB 2011-05-25 10:24:24
- FEMA is as much an entitlement as Social Security is. The Congress gives and the Congress can take. ... by Eri 2011-05-25 13:10:54
  - Entitlements have a very specific definition, referring to things like Medicare and Social Security. The political terminology around here is vague ... by TB 2011-05-25 16:46:08
What good was FEMA during Katrina? FEMA at work... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21824609/ns/nightly_news/t/fema-trailers/ by RobVG 2011-05-25 10:12:10
- That was under Bush and it didn't work very well but then, neither did Bush, as well-intentioned as he may ... by Eri 2011-05-25 13:17:16

Republicans, take note by Eri May 25, 2011 8:38 am

MSNBC is Pravda for the Democratic Party. The Mediscare meme is all they've got for the next year and ... by TB 2011-05-25 10:29:09
- It doesn't matter who tells the story. It's the same story. Democrat won, Republican lost because of Republicans ... by Eri 2011-05-25 13:18:35
  - Well, that's what the Democrats are selling. Looks like you're buying. by TB 2011-05-25 18:10:22
    - It looks like the electorate was buying which was the whole point. You're going to lose the Seniors this time. ... by Eri 2011-05-25 18:17:47

Michael Yon Returns to Afghanistan,... by Ainz May 25, 2011 12:08 am

Moving comments by TB May 24, 2011 8:50 pm

Talking Nazi dogs by TB May 24, 2011 4:09 pm

... I'm guessing only germans could do this. Others.... not so much by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-01 11:00:05
How dare you!! Oh sorry...I thought you were calling us names... :-) by mcfly 2011-05-26 22:24:51
Barkentalken? by ER 2011-05-26 06:31:21
woofwaffe. n/t by Jody 2011-05-25 18:26:21
- riff-roof-raffe by Eri 2011-05-26 23:20:03
Yeesh. I'll ask the next German Shepherd I meet if it's true. by Eri 2011-05-24 23:28:23

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