Well, it looks like we’ve made it through another disaster! None of us have frozen to death, the world hasn’t come to an end (yet), and we have survived to live another day. Despite the warnings that certain death and destruction that was certain to be visited upon us.
I don’t know about any of you, but I quit listening to the news after 15 minutes of coverage. How many times do I need to hear “It’s darn cold out thar!” and see pictures of ice before I get the message? Does the mainstream media think we’re that so stupid that it takes endless coverage for us to get the message? Or do they just enjoy boring us with the repetitive coverage? And I am sure that there is nothing important going on in the world while we deal with weather issues. And I am quite sure that we don’t need to be distracted while waiting for that certain death and destruction to be visited upon us.
I see the same thing with hurricane coverage. Give us hourly updates, five minutes at a time. I mean, the weather scans are only going to change a certain amount, aren’t they? Even half hour updates would be an improvement over continuous non-stop coverage.
Fires. Big arrests. Celebrities in trouble. Report the news and move on. Otherwise you are nothing more than annoying.
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We’re all scale models of the solar system; if the Sun was at top of your head and Pluto at your feet then Uranus is in just the right place.
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We’re all scale models of the solar system; if the Sun was at top of your head and Pluto at your feet then Uranus is in just the right place.
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Otherwise yYou are nothing more than annoying./FIFY
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Lila Rose, bane of Planned Parenthood, gets positive coverage from the Christian Science Monitor.
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Lila Rose, bane of Planned Parenthood, gets positive coverage from the Christian Science Monitor.
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18 degrees here at six, up to 21 now. My pond, 30 x 60 is almost completely frozen over. A little 4×4 spot in middle still clear. Just for the record, I hate the cold and agree that the weather people are a pain in Uranus.
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18 degrees here at six, up to 21 now. My pond, 30 x 60 is almost completely frozen over. A little 4×4 spot in middle still clear. Just for the record, I hate the cold and agree that the weather people are a pain in Uranus.
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#3 Texpat – I’ve been following Lila’s Live Action for quite a while. That organization is what finally gave me hope that we may be seeing an end to decades of indifference by young people to the butchering of humans. Our youth tend to gravitate towards causes. Usually they’re more trendy than passion. To see a youth-led movement such as this growing and making a difference in the killing of innocents is very heartening.
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#3 Texpat – I’ve been following Lila’s Live Action for quite a while. That organization is what finally gave me hope that we may be seeing an end to decades of indifference by young people to the butchering of humans. Our youth tend to gravitate towards causes. Usually they’re more trendy than passion. To see a youth-led movement such as this growing and making a difference in the killing of innocents is very heartening.
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Bellagio Bandit gets nabbed. H/T Drudge. The kid is the son of a judge – I’ll bet that makes the judge feel “special”.
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Bellagio Bandit gets nabbed. H/T Drudge. The kid is the son of a judge – I’ll bet that makes the judge feel “special”.
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Dunno if some one already posted this. Chuck Schumer tells us we have three branches of government; House, Senate, and President.
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Dunno if some one already posted this. Chuck Schumer tells us we have three branches of government; House, Senate, and President.
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#4 texanadian
18 degrees here at six, up to 21 now. My pond, 30 x 60 is almost completely frozen over.
Where you stay?
It’s 37 here in Webster, warming up fast.
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#4 texanadian
18 degrees here at six, up to 21 now. My pond, 30 x 60 is almost completely frozen over.
Where you stay?
It’s 37 here in Webster, warming up fast.
Mornin’ Gang -
#7 Goat
I heard that on the radio yesterday, it would be bad enough if someone from the House said that BUTT he is a Senator and if memory serves, a dang Lawyer! How comes it that he has NO Edumacation? -
#7 Goat
I heard that on the radio yesterday, it would be bad enough if someone from the House said that BUTT he is a Senator and if memory serves, a dang Lawyer! How comes it that he has NO Edumacation? -
We didn’t freeze to death at the Harper home, but we weren’t as warm as we wanted to be, either. The central heating systems (one for upstairs and one for downstairs) checked out OK in the fall, but just weren’t working well during this weather episode, especially the downstairs unit. A hand held up to any ceiling vent felt warm air blowing but it was ineffective to raise the temperature downstairs enough to be comfortable.
I hope to get this fixed early this week before the next round of freezing weather hits us on Wednesday night. I haven’t called my AC company during this freeze, thinking there might be customers who were really in a world of hurt, if their systems had gone out completely.
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We didn’t freeze to death at the Harper home, but we weren’t as warm as we wanted to be, either. The central heating systems (one for upstairs and one for downstairs) checked out OK in the fall, but just weren’t working well during this weather episode, especially the downstairs unit. A hand held up to any ceiling vent felt warm air blowing but it was ineffective to raise the temperature downstairs enough to be comfortable.
I hope to get this fixed early this week before the next round of freezing weather hits us on Wednesday night. I haven’t called my AC company during this freeze, thinking there might be customers who were really in a world of hurt, if their systems had gone out completely. -
An FB friend is going back to college after 20 years, and is having a hard time with math. We’ve been messaging, and I’ve been trying to help. Ultimately I’ve forgotten to much to remember it quickly, so I advised her to find a tutor, keep up in class, and practice, practice, practice.
A few brain cells woke up last night, and I recalled the math prof that really made it click for me. He was an excellent teacher, and would explain things 6 ways if that’s what it took for the class to get it.
He had an interesting way of explaining limits to college students, (paraphrasing) “Suppose you have 10 minutes to get to your next class in a different building. Twenty paces ahead of you is a person you find attractive. Now, you can quicken your pace to get closer and closer with each step, but you can’t have sex. That would be like division by zero. However, you will get close enough to ask them out.
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An FB friend is going back to college after 20 years, and is having a hard time with math. We’ve been messaging, and I’ve been trying to help. Ultimately I’ve forgotten to much to remember it quickly, so I advised her to find a tutor, keep up in class, and practice, practice, practice.
A few brain cells woke up last night, and I recalled the math prof that really made it click for me. He was an excellent teacher, and would explain things 6 ways if that’s what it took for the class to get it.
He had an interesting way of explaining limits to college students, (paraphrasing) “Suppose you have 10 minutes to get to your next class in a different building. Twenty paces ahead of you is a person you find attractive. Now, you can quicken your pace to get closer and closer with each step, but you can’t have sex. That would be like division by zero. However, you will get close enough to ask them out. -
Tedtam;
Glad you got today’s o/c up so that I can come in an sit in a warm and comfy place. It’s darn cold out thar. 😉
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Tedtam;
Glad you got today’s o/c up so that I can come in an sit in a warm and comfy place. It’s darn cold out thar. 😉 -
bob;
And don’t forget that Uranus is blue. 😯
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bob;
And don’t forget that Uranus is blue. 😯 -
Oldes Son came running in this morning after doing out to play and and excitedly told his two younger siblings about all the snow on the car. Baby Girl wanted to build a snowman. After being told there was not enough snow for that she decided to stay in while Yopungest Son went out w/ Older Son to play a bit. Youngest Son soon came rushing back in complaining about how cold his feet were. He went out with only a short sleeve t-shirt and shorts.
Silly boy.
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Oldes Son came running in this morning after doing out to play and and excitedly told his two younger siblings about all the snow on the car. Baby Girl wanted to build a snowman. After being told there was not enough snow for that she decided to stay in while Yopungest Son went out w/ Older Son to play a bit. Youngest Son soon came rushing back in complaining about how cold his feet were. He went out with only a short sleeve t-shirt and shorts.
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Super Dave;
Where you stay?
He stays in Canada, of course. 🙂
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Super Dave;
Where you stay?
He stays in Canada, of course. 🙂
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If you think the weather hysteria was bad for this, just wait until about 2 weeks before hurricane season gets here – they can’t wait to predict all the death and destruction, even when there is nothing out there to look at. Then what happens after too many false alarms – we have Ike. I seem to remember a story about the little boy who cried wolf…….
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If you think the weather hysteria was bad for this, just wait until about 2 weeks before hurricane season gets here – they can’t wait to predict all the death and destruction, even when there is nothing out there to look at. Then what happens after too many false alarms – we have Ike. I seem to remember a story about the little boy who cried wolf…….
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Speaking of mathematical limits.
I went to the University of Missouri – Rolla which is not to be confused with the Division 1 Tigers up in Columbia. Since UMR is widely regarded as an excellent engineering school, we always made fun of the engineering program at Mizzou. I still have a t-shirt in the closet that says the following:
Lim of GPA —> 0 = Mizzou
Which in English states as the limit of GPA approaches zero equals Mizzou. Above the mathematical expression was the image of a Mizzou Tiger sitting on a stool in the corner with a dunce cap on. On the dunce cap was the incorrect formula of Einstein’s relativity: E=CM^2 as opposed to E=MC^2.
Yes, we were arrogant. If anyone tries to look up UM-Rolla, you will have better luck looking up the Missouri School of Science and Technology, MST. Supposedly after a vote of the Alumni and current students about four years ago it was decided to change the name of the university. I have yet to find and alum in the Houston area that voted for the name change.
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Speaking of mathematical limits.
I went to the University of Missouri – Rolla which is not to be confused with the Division 1 Tigers up in Columbia. Since UMR is widely regarded as an excellent engineering school, we always made fun of the engineering program at Mizzou. I still have a t-shirt in the closet that says the following:
Lim of GPA —> 0 = Mizzou
Which in English states as the limit of GPA approaches zero equals Mizzou. Above the mathematical expression was the image of a Mizzou Tiger sitting on a stool in the corner with a dunce cap on. On the dunce cap was the incorrect formula of Einstein’s relativity: E=CM^2 as opposed to E=MC^2.
Yes, we were arrogant. If anyone tries to look up UM-Rolla, you will have better luck looking up the Missouri School of Science and Technology, MST. Supposedly after a vote of the Alumni and current students about four years ago it was decided to change the name of the university. I have yet to find and alum in the Houston area that voted for the name change. -
Snow In Houston 😀
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Snow In Houston 😀
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#14 Darren, I’m calling CPS 😉
My wife and I enjoy telling the kids that there is no CPS in Morocco. -
#14 Darren, I’m calling CPS 😉
My wife and I enjoy telling the kids that there is no CPS in Morocco. -
I am currently resting my head in North Waller County near the Grimes Countly line. The temp is up to 40 and climbing, yeah. I didn’t announce this but my self imposed hiatus from the tax paying class came to an end this week. A couple of months ago I stopped in to say hello to my old co-workers, and some younger ones too and the arm twisting began almost immediately. I got everything back I had before and then some more.
While I will have to adjust to a more rigid routine, I must admit it felt good to be back. I can always leave again if the BS gets to deep, a good spot to be in.Out for now.
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I am currently resting my head in North Waller County near the Grimes Countly line. The temp is up to 40 and climbing, yeah. I didn’t announce this but my self imposed hiatus from the tax paying class came to an end this week. A couple of months ago I stopped in to say hello to my old co-workers, and some younger ones too and the arm twisting began almost immediately. I got everything back I had before and then some more.
While I will have to adjust to a more rigid routine, I must admit it felt good to be back. I can always leave again if the BS gets to deep, a good spot to be in.
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The eminent legal scholar, Randy Barnett, e-mailed Glenn Reynolds and said he thought Sarah Palin’s speech last night was Reaganesque. That is high praise indeed coming from, arguably, the most brilliant libertarian legal mind in the nation.
I haven’t had time to watch it, but here is the link to video of her address in California.
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The eminent legal scholar, Randy Barnett, e-mailed Glenn Reynolds and said he thought Sarah Palin’s speech last night was Reaganesque. That is high praise indeed coming from, arguably, the most brilliant libertarian legal mind in the nation.
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bob;
Read the last part of this part of your reply.
As for bashing liberals, yes, right here I’ve pointed out my disappointment in the democratic CA politicians that were too opportunistically wimpy to support the legalize/regulate measure (I had mild criticism for that measure too), and back on the “old couch,” I criticized Obama for making fun of the #1 online question at an early town hall, and appointing yet another long time professional drug warrior as czar. And I’ve characterized both halves of the duopoly as being willfully dishonest on drug policy, and they theorized that they do so for power and personal gain.
My responses to you have some different different levels in assesment and observation. First, you cannot ever attack liberals in an isolated, targetted manner as you do constantly with conservatives. Now reread the emphasized portion opf your own words. You did it once again. Second, I pointed out how you bash Nixon all the time and since yesterday I’ve been asking as to where Nixon got the power he needed/wanted for whatever reason, to go out across the nation and bust up the drugs? Your response has been to bash Nixon. If I listened to the Nixon tapes, would they asnwer my question as to where he got the power to do what he began and waging war on drugs?
Yopu’re an astounding creature, bob. A world of its own.
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bob;
Read the last part of this part of your reply.As for bashing liberals, yes, right here I’ve pointed out my disappointment in the democratic CA politicians that were too opportunistically wimpy to support the legalize/regulate measure (I had mild criticism for that measure too), and back on the “old couch,” I criticized Obama for making fun of the #1 online question at an early town hall, and appointing yet another long time professional drug warrior as czar. And I’ve characterized both halves of the duopoly as being willfully dishonest on drug policy, and they theorized that they do so for power and personal gain.
My responses to you have some different different levels in assesment and observation. First, you cannot ever attack liberals in an isolated, targetted manner as you do constantly with conservatives. Now reread the emphasized portion opf your own words. You did it once again. Second, I pointed out how you bash Nixon all the time and since yesterday I’ve been asking as to where Nixon got the power he needed/wanted for whatever reason, to go out across the nation and bust up the drugs? Your response has been to bash Nixon. If I listened to the Nixon tapes, would they asnwer my question as to where he got the power to do what he began and waging war on drugs?
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Texmo;
My wife and I enjoy telling the kids that there is no CPS in Morocco.
😆
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Texmo;
My wife and I enjoy telling the kids that there is no CPS in Morocco.
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#22 Yes, at least in part. Keep in mind that executive power had been growing for many decades before Nixon. “The Cult of the Presidency” explains it in far more detail.
If I listened to the Nixon tapes, would they asnwer my question as to where he got the power to do what he began and waging war on drugs?
You might also want to google “Shafer Commission” for more info on how Nixon tried to influence the results of report he commissioned, simply for political reasons.
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#22 Yes, at least in part. Keep in mind that executive power had been growing for many decades before Nixon. “The Cult of the Presidency” explains it in far more detail.
If I listened to the Nixon tapes, would they asnwer my question as to where he got the power to do what he began and waging war on drugs?
You might also want to google “Shafer Commission” for more info on how Nixon tried to influence the results of report he commissioned, simply for political reasons.
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California vs Texas. Down in the comments are some really ticked off Caliliberals.
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California vs Texas. Down in the comments are some really ticked off Caliliberals.
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Bob;
No one is arguing against the increasing government power. For one last time, instead of ttrying to convince me on soething we both agree on, who gave itself the power to regulate drugs across the country from the federal level. If the Nixon tapes will help enlighten me, please say so.
You’re confirming everything I’ve said about you at the same time denying everthing I’ve said about you. That’s a derranged tactic to boot.
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Bob;
No one is arguing against the increasing government power. For one last time, instead of ttrying to convince me on soething we both agree on, who gave itself the power to regulate drugs across the country from the federal level. If the Nixon tapes will help enlighten me, please say so.
You’re confirming everything I’ve said about you at the same time denying everthing I’ve said about you. That’s a derranged tactic to boot. -
#18, that’s funny. I sent some pictures yesterday to the great white north. My brother replied, boo hoo, I have 5 feet in my yard.
Apparently he has no sense of humour. 🙂
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#18, that’s funny. I sent some pictures yesterday to the great white north. My brother replied, boo hoo, I have 5 feet in my yard.
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#26 I just don’t see how you get to such conclusions.
I offered up a linkie to an article about executive power creep, a suggestion about book that explains it great in detail, and the reasons I’m critical of the policies that began under the Nixon administration, and specifically his handling of the Shafer commission, and its report.
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#26 I just don’t see how you get to such conclusions.
I offered up a linkie to an article about executive power creep, a suggestion about book that explains it great in detail, and the reasons I’m critical of the policies that began under the Nixon administration, and specifically his handling of the Shafer commission, and its report. -
RE: Palin’s speech
Clever and funny:
“Where I come from we call this bait.”
“Well, at least they used to point to Spain.”
Fro the first 20 minutes or so Sarah Palin’s speech was correct on the points. She did Reagan a great honor in recalling the Reagan approach t government. In terms of it being “Reaganesque”, I recall how deeply moved inside I felt after listening to Reagan speak. Sarah didn’t do that for me. She has in the past; just not here. Still Palin did deliver a good speech and made plain some of the problems our nation faces and how to solve them using the small government approach Reagan is justly known for.
And for the record, Palin’s speech does get really good during the last ten minutes of oration. It does head get “Reaganesque” at that point.
C-Span does need to look into their recording devices. I tried the speech out at another site and the hiss and crackling was there as well.
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RE: Palin’s speech
Clever and funny:
“Where I come from we call this bait.”
“Well, at least they used to point to Spain.”
Fro the first 20 minutes or so Sarah Palin’s speech was correct on the points. She did Reagan a great honor in recalling the Reagan approach t government. In terms of it being “Reaganesque”, I recall how deeply moved inside I felt after listening to Reagan speak. Sarah didn’t do that for me. She has in the past; just not here. Still Palin did deliver a good speech and made plain some of the problems our nation faces and how to solve them using the small government approach Reagan is justly known for.
And for the record, Palin’s speech does get really good during the last ten minutes of oration. It does head get “Reaganesque” at that point.
C-Span does need to look into their recording devices. I tried the speech out at another site and the hiss and crackling was there as well. -
Bob;
Since you like bread crumb trails to follow, I’ll give you some meat to digest. You’ll probably spew it out of “Ur(blue)anus” in liquid form but that’ll be your choice if you deem fit to do so.
Unfortunately, this sort of self-restraint did not last. President Roosevelt’s New Deal attempted to bring all sorts of business activity under the federal government’s control, in an honest but unsuccessful attempt at ending the Great Depression. As Roosevelt appointees to the Supreme Court became the majority, the definition of “interstate commerce” became increasingly broad. What is often considered the high point of this view was a 1942 case involving a farmer named Filburn who was growing wheat: some for sale; some to feed his livestock; some to make bread for his own consumption. Filburn was threatened with a fine for growing more wheat than the government had decided was appropriate; the federal government’s marketing program tried to keep total wheat production down, in the hopes of driving wheat prices up. (If you try to work out that same cozy deal with your competitors, it is a violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act; see you in court.)
The Court decided that even if Filburn’s wheat never crossed state lines–indeed, never even left his farm–he was engaged in interstate commerce. Home-grown and consumed wheat, at the time, appears to have been a significant part of the national wheat crop, and the Court argued that Filburn’s “own contribution to the demand for wheat may be trivial by itself is not enough to remove him from the scope of federal regulation where, as here, his contribution, taken together with that of many others similarly situated, is far from trivial.”7
If you don’t see how broadly this defines interstate commerce, consider the well that I just had drilled for my new house. As a result of having my own very pure water supply, I will probably reduce my purchases of Brita water filters and bottled water. To the extent that I have withdrawn my purchases from the interstate market for these goods, my decision to drill a well has affected interstate commerce. If Congress wanted to regulate my decision to drill a well in southern Idaho based on the “interstate commerce” clause, it would make just as much sense as the decision involving Filburn’s wheat, grown on his own farm, ground into flour, and baked into bread for his own consumption.
In the last few years, the Supreme Court has taken a new look at this broad notion of interstate commerce. In U.S. v. Lopez (1995), the Supreme Court struck down a conviction under the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 because the carrying of a gun to school did not “substantially affect” interstate commerce.8 Similarly, the Court struck down a federal law that allowed for civil suits for violence against women, arguing that the violent crimes in question did not “substantially affect” interstate commerce.9 This insistence that the Commerce clause means something is good; I’ve seen gun control advocates argue that the federal government has the authority to completely prohibit possession of handguns, on the theory that the metals used to make them, or the ore from which that metal was smelted, or the coal used to smelt that ore, must, at some point, have crossed state lines.
Now, back to Gonzales v. Raich, the medical marijuana case. We ended up with an interesting split: six justices agreed that the federal marijuana law applies to the defendants–because the defendants’ personal growing and use of marijuana, entirely within California, affects interstate commerce. Interestingly enough, it was the five most liberal members of the Court, plus Justice Scalia, who took this position–and dashed the hopes of potheads across America.
Justices O’Connor, Thomas, and Rehnquist wrote dissenting opinions, of which Justice Thomas’s opening paragraph really captures the absurdity of this reading of the commerce clause: “Respondents Diane Monson and Angel Raich use marijuana that has never been bought or sold, that has never crossed state lines, and that has had no demonstrable effect on the national market for marijuana. If Congress can regulate this under the Commerce Clause, then it can regulate virtually anything–and the Federal Government is no longer one of limited and enumerated powers.”
Harrison was a high-ranking member of the (ahem) Wilson administration. theadore Roosevelt was also a Progressive. Not as hardcore as Wilson but Progressives disdain the Constitution and its “negative liberties” in order to pursue the establishment of a government based on what they should do on behalf of the people.
THIS link makes a quick and clear connection between Congress abnd the President thorugh executive order to regulate intrastate commerce and thus marajuana. This was done in huge part by FDR.
HERE Freedom works gives a pretty good summary of the history of expanding the Commerce Clause so that the feds can regulate pretty much any type of cultivation in any state for any reason.
Whatever research you do, Liberals and Progressives have had a very significant hand in expanding the role of the federal government thus empowering presidents like Nixon to wage a war on marajuana. Yet these facts seem to be negligent in your posts which quite frequently crosshair Conservatives and/or Republicans as authoritarian.
Get real, bob.
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Bob;
Since you like bread crumb trails to follow, I’ll give you some meat to digest. You’ll probably spew it out of “Ur(blue)anus” in liquid form but that’ll be your choice if you deem fit to do so.Unfortunately, this sort of self-restraint did not last. President Roosevelt’s New Deal attempted to bring all sorts of business activity under the federal government’s control, in an honest but unsuccessful attempt at ending the Great Depression. As Roosevelt appointees to the Supreme Court became the majority, the definition of “interstate commerce” became increasingly broad. What is often considered the high point of this view was a 1942 case involving a farmer named Filburn who was growing wheat: some for sale; some to feed his livestock; some to make bread for his own consumption. Filburn was threatened with a fine for growing more wheat than the government had decided was appropriate; the federal government’s marketing program tried to keep total wheat production down, in the hopes of driving wheat prices up. (If you try to work out that same cozy deal with your competitors, it is a violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act; see you in court.)
The Court decided that even if Filburn’s wheat never crossed state lines–indeed, never even left his farm–he was engaged in interstate commerce. Home-grown and consumed wheat, at the time, appears to have been a significant part of the national wheat crop, and the Court argued that Filburn’s “own contribution to the demand for wheat may be trivial by itself is not enough to remove him from the scope of federal regulation where, as here, his contribution, taken together with that of many others similarly situated, is far from trivial.”7
If you don’t see how broadly this defines interstate commerce, consider the well that I just had drilled for my new house. As a result of having my own very pure water supply, I will probably reduce my purchases of Brita water filters and bottled water. To the extent that I have withdrawn my purchases from the interstate market for these goods, my decision to drill a well has affected interstate commerce. If Congress wanted to regulate my decision to drill a well in southern Idaho based on the “interstate commerce” clause, it would make just as much sense as the decision involving Filburn’s wheat, grown on his own farm, ground into flour, and baked into bread for his own consumption.
In the last few years, the Supreme Court has taken a new look at this broad notion of interstate commerce. In U.S. v. Lopez (1995), the Supreme Court struck down a conviction under the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 because the carrying of a gun to school did not “substantially affect” interstate commerce.8 Similarly, the Court struck down a federal law that allowed for civil suits for violence against women, arguing that the violent crimes in question did not “substantially affect” interstate commerce.9 This insistence that the Commerce clause means something is good; I’ve seen gun control advocates argue that the federal government has the authority to completely prohibit possession of handguns, on the theory that the metals used to make them, or the ore from which that metal was smelted, or the coal used to smelt that ore, must, at some point, have crossed state lines.
Now, back to Gonzales v. Raich, the medical marijuana case. We ended up with an interesting split: six justices agreed that the federal marijuana law applies to the defendants–because the defendants’ personal growing and use of marijuana, entirely within California, affects interstate commerce. Interestingly enough, it was the five most liberal members of the Court, plus Justice Scalia, who took this position–and dashed the hopes of potheads across America.
Justices O’Connor, Thomas, and Rehnquist wrote dissenting opinions, of which Justice Thomas’s opening paragraph really captures the absurdity of this reading of the commerce clause: “Respondents Diane Monson and Angel Raich use marijuana that has never been bought or sold, that has never crossed state lines, and that has had no demonstrable effect on the national market for marijuana. If Congress can regulate this under the Commerce Clause, then it can regulate virtually anything–and the Federal Government is no longer one of limited and enumerated powers.”LINK
Harrison Narcotics Tax Act
Harrison was a high-ranking member of the (ahem) Wilson administration. theadore Roosevelt was also a Progressive. Not as hardcore as Wilson but Progressives disdain the Constitution and its “negative liberties” in order to pursue the establishment of a government based on what they should do on behalf of the people.
THIS link makes a quick and clear connection between Congress abnd the President thorugh executive order to regulate intrastate commerce and thus marajuana. This was done in huge part by FDR.
HERE Freedom works gives a pretty good summary of the history of expanding the Commerce Clause so that the feds can regulate pretty much any type of cultivation in any state for any reason.
Whatever research you do, Liberals and Progressives have had a very significant hand in expanding the role of the federal government thus empowering presidents like Nixon to wage a war on marajuana. Yet these facts seem to be negligent in your posts which quite frequently crosshair Conservatives and/or Republicans as authoritarian.
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bob #28;
The primary reason you’re confused is that I’m not loopking into the evilness of Nixon but the power which he had by the timer he became President of the united States to simply issue an executive order to beat up drug users, even non-interstate ones.
My longer post is waiting moderation because of the number of links. So far our Master Hammster has been kind enough to whack HAL Jr. on the bakck and cough up my posts when he swallows them.
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bob #28;
The primary reason you’re confused is that I’m not loopking into the evilness of Nixon but the power which he had by the timer he became President of the united States to simply issue an executive order to beat up drug users, even non-interstate ones.
My longer post is waiting moderation because of the number of links. So far our Master Hammster has been kind enough to whack HAL Jr. on the bakck and cough up my posts when he swallows them. -
My #26;
No one is arguing against the increasing government power.
By that, of course, i was referring to the fact that government power has increased over time. Yes, I do argue against that expansion and I think everyone should.
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My #26;
No one is arguing against the increasing government power.
By that, of course, i was referring to the fact that government power has increased over time. Yes, I do argue against that expansion and I think everyone should.
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Hi everyone! Sure have missed y’all!
Not sure if this will be shown on TV tomorrow so I thought I’d post it here.
Back pasture pipes broke on Tuesday. Tuesday. Guess they’re like me. A wimp. 🙂 I’ll have them fixed after this wicked weather. Thank goodness my besties husband is a plumber.
To add insult to my daughters 6 yr. old stallion who recently got cut, she put a baby blue with pink trimmed blanket on him. I rushed home Tuesday just to make sure that he didn’t die of embarrassment. Poor baby. I should probably call the SPCA.
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Hi everyone! Sure have missed y’all!
Not sure if this will be shown on TV tomorrow so I thought I’d post it here.
Back pasture pipes broke on Tuesday. Tuesday. Guess they’re like me. A wimp. 🙂 I’ll have them fixed after this wicked weather. Thank goodness my besties husband is a plumber.
To add insult to my daughters 6 yr. old stallion who recently got cut, she put a baby blue with pink trimmed blanket on him. I rushed home Tuesday just to make sure that he didn’t die of embarrassment. Poor baby. I should probably call the SPCA. -
Hi ST,Great tribute to the greatest President of my lifetime. We’ve missed you, you need to stop by every now and then.
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Hi ST,Great tribute to the greatest President of my lifetime. We’ve missed you, you need to stop by every now and then.
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WRAP YOUR PIPES is now on my fecal list of phrases I do not care if I ever hear again. It is second only to “hunker down” followed by “at the end of the day”.
It just struck me with all the freezing cold we have had I suppose in nine months we will find out how many people did not wrap their pipes.
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WRAP YOUR PIPES is now on my fecal list of phrases I do not care if I ever hear again. It is second only to “hunker down” followed by “at the end of the day”.
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29 Darren,
Nixon did initiate the massive interdiction that became known as the War on Drugs, but few give him credit for something else.
Richard Nixon–the first U.S. President to declare an “all-out war on drugs”– was also the first, and only, president to recognize the value of treatment as a sound investment of public funds. In June 1971, Nixon requested an extra $155 million to fight the drug war–$105 million of that amount was targeted for the treatment and rehabilitation of addicts. Under the Nixon Administration, Dr. Jerome Jaffe headed up the newly-established Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention (SAODAP). Faced with rehabilitating thousands of Vietnam vets returning home addicted to heroin, Jaffe encouraged setting up nationwide treatment programs. But Nixon’s program for treating heroin addicts was dismantled by Ronald Reagan. Nancy Reagan preached the message of “Just Say No” as her husband cut into the federal budget for drug treatment. (see chart on budget percentages going towards treatment and prevention). Law enforcement became the priority, and the few treatment centers that did survive fiscal cuts were overwhelmed by the onset of the crack epidemic.
105/155 = 67% Nixon had a better track record than did Reagan in this one small little thing.
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29 Darren,
Nixon did initiate the massive interdiction that became known as the War on Drugs, but few give him credit for something else.Richard Nixon–the first U.S. President to declare an “all-out war on drugs”– was also the first, and only, president to recognize the value of treatment as a sound investment of public funds. In June 1971, Nixon requested an extra $155 million to fight the drug war–$105 million of that amount was targeted for the treatment and rehabilitation of addicts. Under the Nixon Administration, Dr. Jerome Jaffe headed up the newly-established Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention (SAODAP). Faced with rehabilitating thousands of Vietnam vets returning home addicted to heroin, Jaffe encouraged setting up nationwide treatment programs. But Nixon’s program for treating heroin addicts was dismantled by Ronald Reagan. Nancy Reagan preached the message of “Just Say No” as her husband cut into the federal budget for drug treatment. (see chart on budget percentages going towards treatment and prevention). Law enforcement became the priority, and the few treatment centers that did survive fiscal cuts were overwhelmed by the onset of the crack epidemic.
105/155 = 67% Nixon had a better track record than did Reagan in this one small little thing.
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I suppose in nine months we will find out how many people did not wrap their pipes.
Ohhh, thaaaat’s what they meant.
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I suppose in nine months we will find out how many people did not wrap their pipes.
Ohhh, thaaaat’s what they meant.
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Squawk, this could be interpreted in a couple of ways. 😉
I suppose in nine months we will find out how many people did not wrap their pipes.
I suppose we might also find out how many did. I reckon it depends on the meaning of the word “wrap.”
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Squawk, this could be interpreted in a couple of ways. 😉
I suppose in nine months we will find out how many people did not wrap their pipes.
I suppose we might also find out how many did. I reckon it depends on the meaning of the word “wrap.”
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#37 Bob: It really depends on the meaning of “pipe”.
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#37 Bob: It really depends on the meaning of “pipe”.
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Not a teen no mo, youngest is 20 today. Happy Birthday!
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Not a teen no mo, youngest is 20 today. Happy Birthday!
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#17 Texmo
Sorry to bust your bubble, but I’d guess most Texans have never heard of UM-Rolla even before the name change… 😀
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#33 ST
!! Always a red letter day when we hear from you !!
Why do you have pipes in a pasture, do you have so much livestock that you have to pipe water to them?
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#33 ST
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#35 Squawk
with all the freezing cold we have had I suppose in nine months we will find out how many people did not wrap their pipes.
Are you hinting that some people had to find another way to keep warm, or what?
Did you wrap your pipes?
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#35 Squawk
with all the freezing cold we have had I suppose in nine months we will find out how many people did not wrap their pipes.
Are you hinting that some people had to find another way to keep warm, or what?
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LOL! Y’all are baaaaad!
Ms. Harper: I have a water trough back there for them. Sure beats dragging a water hose. Sadly, I had re-wrapped my pipes Tues. morning. It burst sometime between 9am and 3p when my daughters came home to find it. Wed morning they horses they had an ice skating rink and I can’t wait to get the water bill. 🙁
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LOL! Y’all are baaaaad!
Ms. Harper: I have a water trough back there for them. Sure beats dragging a water hose. Sadly, I had re-wrapped my pipes Tues. morning. It burst sometime between 9am and 3p when my daughters came home to find it. Wed morning they horses they had an ice skating rink and I can’t wait to get the water bill. 🙁 -
How about some Texas names? Atascocita, Humble, Uvalde, Pflugerville, Balmorhea, Waxahachie, Palacious, Refugio…….
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This is totally not fair.
How about some Texas names? Atascocita, Humble, Uvalde, Pflugerville, Balmorhea, Waxahachie, Palacious, Refugio……. -
Simple #36;
That’s fine. I don’t recall aruing that Nixon was a good president. I do recall inquiring as to where he got the power in the first place to launch and carry out that war on drugs on the federal level.
Care to name names yourself?
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Simple #36;
That’s fine. I don’t recall aruing that Nixon was a good president. I do recall inquiring as to where he got the power in the first place to launch and carry out that war on drugs on the federal level.
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#40 GJT That was great, but I have a question, how did you get “Larry the Cable Guy” at the 18 second mark? 😉 I also liked the 70’s, four door, Dodge Dart and the 90’s Astro Van. We almost bougth an Astro Van after renting two Astros and three Ford Aerostars, but we got a 93 Full sized Chebby Anaheim Custom for only a couple of grand more. Gas had gone up and they had a Fire Sale on the big guys.
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#40 GJT That was great, but I have a question, how did you get “Larry the Cable Guy” at the 18 second mark? 😉 I also liked the 70’s, four door, Dodge Dart and the 90’s Astro Van. We almost bougth an Astro Van after renting two Astros and three Ford Aerostars, but we got a 93 Full sized Chebby Anaheim Custom for only a couple of grand more. Gas had gone up and they had a Fire Sale on the big guys.
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GJT #40;
That was cool!
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Well Dave picked up his birthday present today, a Browning limited edition of
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Well Dave picked up his birthday present today, a Browning limited edition of
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Spent all freaking afternoon getting the x#%$*^ green *$#%$ out of the pool after having to run it 24/7 for 4 days to keep it from becoming a x%#x*%x frozen pond !!
/carry on
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Spent all freaking afternoon getting the x#%$*^ green *$#%$ out of the pool after having to run it 24/7 for 4 days to keep it from becoming a x%#x*%x frozen pond !!
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#49 SuperDave: That is a beaut! You are hereby commanded to post a picture the critter from which it first draws blood, and that don’t count your eyebrow when you are sighting it in should you scope it.
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#49 SuperDave: That is a beaut! You are hereby commanded to post a picture the critter from which it first draws blood, and that don’t count your eyebrow when you are sighting it in should you scope it.
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GJT: Hey timbo, did you keep the
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#47, 48
Thanks guys, Sweetie did the easy part, throwing up some old pics. I had to write the song, get the guys together and play it!
SD, I’ll have to watch it again, I don’t remember a Dodge Dart. The AstroVan was a ’93, custom with wall to wall carpet that held this Houston heat like you wouldn’t believe and it was the first year for the R22 (?) AC coolant, which they did not have down very well.
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#47, 48
Thanks guys, Sweetie did the easy part, throwing up some old pics. I had to write the song, get the guys together and play it!
SD, I’ll have to watch it again, I don’t remember a Dodge Dart. The AstroVan was a ’93, custom with wall to wall carpet that held this Houston heat like you wouldn’t believe and it was the first year for the R22 (?) AC coolant, which they did not have down very well. -
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I chemicallized it!
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#51 Bonecrusher
and that don’t count your eyebrow when you are sighting it in should you scope it.
I appreciate the concern BUTT I’ll NEVER become a member of the “Half Moon Club” mostly because I have a couple of friends that have “Been Thar Done That”! It Ain’t pretty and it shore does HURT,….described to me as being kicked in the head by a mule. Normally 4-5 stitches, That said I have about 6-8 scoped rifles, BUT I have 5 lever actions,…now and they will NEVER wear a scope, it just ain’t right. FWIW; they’re all Winchesters, when I get my Browning BLR in 300 Win Mag, I may scope it. 😉
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#51 Bonecrusher
and that don’t count your eyebrow when you are sighting it in should you scope it.
I appreciate the concern BUTT I’ll NEVER become a member of the “Half Moon Club” mostly because I have a couple of friends that have “Been Thar Done That”! It Ain’t pretty and it shore does HURT,….described to me as being kicked in the head by a mule. Normally 4-5 stitches, That said I have about 6-8 scoped rifles, BUT I have 5 lever actions,…now and they will NEVER wear a scope, it just ain’t right. FWIW; they’re all Winchesters, when I get my Browning BLR in 300 Win Mag, I may scope it. 😉
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Caroline Glick gives a much different perspective of the Egyptian crisis than that which you will likely see here in the good old USA.
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Caroline Glick gives a much different perspective of the Egyptian crisis than that which you will likely see here in the good old USA.
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#55 SD: I have a Rossi in .44mag, named “Thumper”. It will never wear a scope because if I am far enough away to need a scope I am too far for a .44mag. It’s a whole lot more fun when you get close:>)
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#55 SD: I have a Rossi in .44mag, named “Thumper”. It will never wear a scope because if I am far enough away to need a scope I am too far for a .44mag. It’s a whole lot more fun when you get close:>)
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GJT
I don’t remember a Dodge Dart.
@ 1 min 12 sec.
When we got the Full sized Chebby we didn’t get the rear air because we had so little to choose from and it did have the R134A, same as your Astro, Turns out that since Chevy always had great AC units it wasn’t a problem. It did take a little while to cool down but we mostly used her for” Road Trips” so it was not a big deal. My Huntin’ Buddy bought a full sized Ford the next year and it had rear air and had a lot of problems they finally disconnected the rear part so it never cooled very good. -
GJT
I don’t remember a Dodge Dart.
@ 1 min 12 sec.
When we got the Full sized Chebby we didn’t get the rear air because we had so little to choose from and it did have the R134A, same as your Astro, Turns out that since Chevy always had great AC units it wasn’t a problem. It did take a little while to cool down but we mostly used her for” Road Trips” so it was not a big deal. My Huntin’ Buddy bought a full sized Ford the next year and it had rear air and had a lot of problems they finally disconnected the rear part so it never cooled very good. -
# 55Bonecrusher, A man after my own heart, that is a great weapon. I have two Ruger 44’s so it stands to reason that I’d have a Winchester, saddle ring 44 with the John Wayne Looped lever. 😉
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# 55Bonecrusher, A man after my own heart, that is a great weapon. I have two Ruger 44’s so it stands to reason that I’d have a Winchester, saddle ring 44 with the John Wayne Looped lever. 😉
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CRAP<….I have two Ruger 44’s that would two psitols! A Super Blackhawk and a Redhawk.
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Dang… that Tim guy must be old if his kid is 20 years old!
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As for .44s, I have one of these S&W 629 Classics. It’s fun to shoot, at least for a few rounds anyway. After that, my hand starts to hurt from hanging onto that sucker. Thinking of taking it hog hunting here before too long though, so it’s probably time to take it back out to the range and practice / punish myself.
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As for .44s, I have one of these S&W 629 Classics. It’s fun to shoot, at least for a few rounds anyway. After that, my hand starts to hurt from hanging onto that sucker. Thinking of taking it hog hunting here before too long though, so it’s probably time to take it back out to the range and practice / punish myself.
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Simple 336;
Thanks, by the way, for pointing out about how nixon was also involved in providing medical treatment fr drug users. That **should** change certain people’s perspective on him. At least a little.
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Simple 336;
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Dang… that Tim guy must be old if his kid is 20 years old!
Guess I won’t talk about the one turning 29 on the 16th. Young whupper snappers ’round here, I tell ya. 😛
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Dang… that Tim guy must be old if his kid is 20 years old!
Guess I won’t talk about the one turning 29 on the 16th. Young whupper snappers ’round here, I tell ya. 😛
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#58 SD
Dodge Dart- that was at an Easter egg hunt at a church, not sure whose that was. Yeh, R134, that’s what it was. The AstroVan did have rear air which was useless and took away from the main air so we never used it. It was our regular driver and man it was murder running around town in that thing. It took a good 20 minutes to cool down, dealer always blamed the new coolant/ Anaheim.
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#58 SD
Dodge Dart- that was at an Easter egg hunt at a church, not sure whose that was. Yeh, R134, that’s what it was. The AstroVan did have rear air which was useless and took away from the main air so we never used it. It was our regular driver and man it was murder running around town in that thing. It took a good 20 minutes to cool down, dealer always blamed the new coolant/ Anaheim. -
Well, I spent most of my day helping my sister clean out her mother-in-law’s apartment. MIL should be returning home from the nursing home on Monday, where she has been recuperating from pneumonia. Like a lot of elderly, MIL had become a pack rat. Sister said they’d already hauled out a lot of stuff, and today we probably made another 15-20 trips with our cart and wheelbarrow to the dumpster. Much of it was clothing in great condition – she just had too much of it. We had to get everything off the floor so the apartment management can get in there to remove the moldy carpet and to clean the rest of the carpet in the unit. Suffice it to say, between the, er, um, “wildlife” and the other dirt and residue I was glad that we brought plenty of gloves and face masks. My back and my legs are tired from the bending and lifting.
We met a very nice young lady, named Juanita, who was going through the piles and bags we were throwing away. She grabbed a lot of what we had dumped and ended up coming to the apartment and helping us bleach and spray and clean. She called her mother, who came over and helped as well, and in return took home more cartfuls of stuff. Charming, both of them. They are going to clean and donate or resell the items. I also found a couple of men sorting through the dumpster. It turns out they were selecting items to take to a senior center, where they volunteered.
I’m glad that not everything we threw away is going to waste. I didn’t have the time or energy to clean the stuff – there was just too much. I grabbed a few items that I wanted for the material for possible future quilts, and some baking pans form the kitchen. MIL obviously was garage saler, and many of her kitchen items still had price tags on them, never used.
It was a long and tiring day, but I’m glad I went. With sister’s neck problems, there’s no way she could have done all that by herself. As it was, by the end of the afternoon she had already strained her neck and arms, and pushed herself beyond a healthy limit. I’m sure she’ll be heatin’ paddin’ it tonight, and on painkillers all day tomorrow. It was worth it, though. MIL can get her carpet fixed up and return home, hopefully not to get sick again.
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Well, I spent most of my day helping my sister clean out her mother-in-law’s apartment. MIL should be returning home from the nursing home on Monday, where she has been recuperating from pneumonia. Like a lot of elderly, MIL had become a pack rat. Sister said they’d already hauled out a lot of stuff, and today we probably made another 15-20 trips with our cart and wheelbarrow to the dumpster. Much of it was clothing in great condition – she just had too much of it. We had to get everything off the floor so the apartment management can get in there to remove the moldy carpet and to clean the rest of the carpet in the unit. Suffice it to say, between the, er, um, “wildlife” and the other dirt and residue I was glad that we brought plenty of gloves and face masks. My back and my legs are tired from the bending and lifting.
We met a very nice young lady, named Juanita, who was going through the piles and bags we were throwing away. She grabbed a lot of what we had dumped and ended up coming to the apartment and helping us bleach and spray and clean. She called her mother, who came over and helped as well, and in return took home more cartfuls of stuff. Charming, both of them. They are going to clean and donate or resell the items. I also found a couple of men sorting through the dumpster. It turns out they were selecting items to take to a senior center, where they volunteered.
I’m glad that not everything we threw away is going to waste. I didn’t have the time or energy to clean the stuff – there was just too much. I grabbed a few items that I wanted for the material for possible future quilts, and some baking pans form the kitchen. MIL obviously was garage saler, and many of her kitchen items still had price tags on them, never used.
It was a long and tiring day, but I’m glad I went. With sister’s neck problems, there’s no way she could have done all that by herself. As it was, by the end of the afternoon she had already strained her neck and arms, and pushed herself beyond a healthy limit. I’m sure she’ll be heatin’ paddin’ it tonight, and on painkillers all day tomorrow. It was worth it, though. MIL can get her carpet fixed up and return home, hopefully not to get sick again. -
Darren 63,
That actually was my point. I don’t know if Nixon was more or less evil that any of the guys that came before him. He was a complex guy just like most of the folks that sit at that chair.
He did recognize the need for treatment and the irony is that heroine addiction saw a decline during the Nixon years.
I believe that Drug Treatment and Education is the most effective tool. Ms Simple and I have been living on the front lines of the war for over 15 years. We are not proponents of passing out drugs on demand as some would advocate.
I apologize if you thought I was picking a fight…the opposite was true.
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Darren 63,
That actually was my point. I don’t know if Nixon was more or less evil that any of the guys that came before him. He was a complex guy just like most of the folks that sit at that chair.
He did recognize the need for treatment and the irony is that heroine addiction saw a decline during the Nixon years.
I believe that Drug Treatment and Education is the most effective tool. Ms Simple and I have been living on the front lines of the war for over 15 years. We are not proponents of passing out drugs on demand as some would advocate.
I apologize if you thought I was picking a fight…the opposite was true.
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#13 Darren, yes. In addition, it’s one of the gas giants.
And don’t forget that Uranus is blue.
Next time it gets as cold as it was this morning, I’ll remember to put on pants before I go out to get the paper.
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#13 Darren, yes. In addition, it’s one of the gas giants.
And don’t forget that Uranus is blue.
Next time it gets as cold as it was this morning, I’ll remember to put on pants before I go out to get the paper.
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It’s funny that at live music venues on Austin’s 6th street, there’s often a two drink minimum, whereas on Hammie’s couch there’s a two link maximum.
Darren, I’ll respond to your comment that HAL choked on later. Right now, it’s Tea Time.
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It’s funny that at live music venues on Austin’s 6th street, there’s often a two drink minimum, whereas on Hammie’s couch there’s a two link maximum.
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The way I see it the inevitable results of this spate of bad weather will be exponential increases in population and home/auto insurance rates. More damage to our income that even Obama could conjure.
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The way I see it the inevitable results of this spate of bad weather will be exponential increases in population and home/auto insurance rates. More damage to our income that even Obama could conjure.
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bob42
Right now, it’s Tea Time.
Now that’s a good idea! I think I’ll have another!
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bob42
Right now, it’s Tea Time.
Now that’s a good idea! I think I’ll have another!
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#36 Simple Simon
Your batting average on providing links to the articles you quote:
0.000
Don’t complain you haven’t figured out how to provide internet source, context and citation after all these years when you are such a spectacular management genius, a stellar project hoss and the very definition of verifiable technical superiority.
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#36 Simple Simon
Your batting average on providing links to the articles you quote:
0.000
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#66 TedTAm: PLease call your sister and tell her NOT to put a heating pad on her as that will make it MUCH WORSE. Get her to soak in a warm tub with epsom salts and then put ice where it hurts. Follow the above recipe and she will be dramaticlly better tomorrow.
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#66 TedTAm: PLease call your sister and tell her NOT to put a heating pad on her as that will make it MUCH WORSE. Get her to soak in a warm tub with epsom salts and then put ice where it hurts. Follow the above recipe and she will be dramaticlly better tomorrow.
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Tedtam, I offer best hopes for your family with all that’s going on. I know it’s hard and I’m glad you had some help, It sounds like it was mutually beneficial.
My mom’s neighbors have been a great help over the last 15 years, during the time of her husbands lengthy illnesses. They brought her food, and even kept the yard done and would accept no payment.
When she finally moved, the house was a mess. It was very cluttered, electricity was shut off (she forgot to pay the bill) and downright filthy. I almost called the HAZMAT team when I opened the fridge. The clean up effort was going to be massive and expensive.
The neighbor’s sister, husband, and kids had moved from out of state and had been living with him for years. Together, they offered to clean up and fix up the house, including material costs, if we’d get the lights back on replace outside AC unit, and agree rent the house to them sometime later.
We trusted them, and greatly appreciated not having to bother with the house at the time, so we said go for it and agreed to charge no rent while they were cleaning/fixing the house. About 9 months later I dropped by to find beautiful new tile floors, fresh paint, much needed new AC ductwork, new appliances, bathroom fixtures, and even a new fence. I barely recognized the place. Later they replaced the (original) 35 year old windows with good ones.
Mom is ready to sell the house to them now. And they’re getting a “family deal” in recognition of their material and sweat equity.
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Tedtam, I offer best hopes for your family with all that’s going on. I know it’s hard and I’m glad you had some help, It sounds like it was mutually beneficial.
My mom’s neighbors have been a great help over the last 15 years, during the time of her husbands lengthy illnesses. They brought her food, and even kept the yard done and would accept no payment.
When she finally moved, the house was a mess. It was very cluttered, electricity was shut off (she forgot to pay the bill) and downright filthy. I almost called the HAZMAT team when I opened the fridge. The clean up effort was going to be massive and expensive.
The neighbor’s sister, husband, and kids had moved from out of state and had been living with him for years. Together, they offered to clean up and fix up the house, including material costs, if we’d get the lights back on replace outside AC unit, and agree rent the house to them sometime later.
We trusted them, and greatly appreciated not having to bother with the house at the time, so we said go for it and agreed to charge no rent while they were cleaning/fixing the house. About 9 months later I dropped by to find beautiful new tile floors, fresh paint, much needed new AC ductwork, new appliances, bathroom fixtures, and even a new fence. I barely recognized the place. Later they replaced the (original) 35 year old windows with good ones.
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#66 TT and #74 Bob
Two inspiring stories about relatives and neighbors taking care of their elderly, thanks for sharing.
TT, I was startled to hear you talk of throwing usable items away so I am glad there were scavengers around to salvage some of it. I understand it can be difficult sometimes to divert discards into donation channels. Heck, your story should inspire me to clean out my own closets while I’m still able-bodied.
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#66 TT and #74 Bob
Two inspiring stories about relatives and neighbors taking care of their elderly, thanks for sharing.
TT, I was startled to hear you talk of throwing usable items away so I am glad there were scavengers around to salvage some of it. I understand it can be difficult sometimes to divert discards into donation channels. Heck, your story should inspire me to clean out my own closets while I’m still able-bodied. -
#75 mharper
Yep, if it had been me alone, I would have been trying to scavenge and recycle most of the items. Sister and brother-in-law were pretty adamant about just getting it out of the apartment. my frugal nature really had problems with just throwing things away that were perfectly good.
Suffice it to say, the sheer volume of the project overwhelmed my more charitable instincts.
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#75 mharper
Yep, if it had been me alone, I would have been trying to scavenge and recycle most of the items. Sister and brother-in-law were pretty adamant about just getting it out of the apartment. my frugal nature really had problems with just throwing things away that were perfectly good.
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bob;
Next time it gets as cold as it was this morning, I’ll remember to put on pants before I go out to get the paper.
HOA thanks you in advance. Enjoy your tea and I’m glad to hear about the help your mother has received over the years, including from yourself. Good that things for the house worked out. God speed. I’ll await your reply.
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bob;
Next time it gets as cold as it was this morning, I’ll remember to put on pants before I go out to get the paper.
HOA thanks you in advance. Enjoy your tea and I’m glad to hear about the help your mother has received over the years, including from yourself. Good that things for the house worked out. God speed. I’ll await your reply.
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Woodrow Call: [riding in San Antonio] Things sure have changed since the last time I was here. It’s all growed up.
Gus McCrae: Of course it’s growed up, Woodrow. He killed all the Indians and bandits so the bankers could move in.
Woodrow Call: Only a fool would want the Indians back.
Gus McCrae: Has it ever occurred to you, Woodrow; that all the work we done was for the bankers? Hell, we killed off everybody made this country interestin’! -
Woodrow Call: [riding in San Antonio] Things sure have changed since the last time I was here. It’s all growed up.
Gus McCrae: Of course it’s growed up, Woodrow. He killed all the Indians and bandits so the bankers could move in.
Woodrow Call: Only a fool would want the Indians back.
Gus McCrae: Has it ever occurred to you, Woodrow; that all the work we done was for the bankers? Hell, we killed off everybody made this country interestin’! -
I don’t know if Nixon was more or less evil that any of the guys that came before him.
Not even close though he still doesn’t rank vey high (no pun intended) with me in terms of good presidents.
I apologize if you thought I was picking a fight…the opposite was true.
Very kind for you to say that but that was entirely my falt. I got online while the kids were getting ready to go out with Dad and I sped read your post. It sunk in later that you really were trying to offer some help. I honestly do not know the accuracy of your statements and may take some time to search them online but I appreciate them none-the-less.
I’m leary of supporting drug treatment. That would cost lots opf dollars and it could very well place pople in the mind set to do drugs thinknig the government will take care of them if they do. I highly admire you and the Mrs. for having dealt with the issue on a ver personal level for so long. From my experience, it is critical that drug users not only get treatment but change their entire life styles around, especially in choosing who to hang around if they expect to truly change. If not, all the drug treatment in the world will change nothing. What’s your experience?
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I don’t know if Nixon was more or less evil that any of the guys that came before him.
Not even close though he still doesn’t rank vey high (no pun intended) with me in terms of good presidents.
I apologize if you thought I was picking a fight…the opposite was true.
Very kind for you to say that but that was entirely my falt. I got online while the kids were getting ready to go out with Dad and I sped read your post. It sunk in later that you really were trying to offer some help. I honestly do not know the accuracy of your statements and may take some time to search them online but I appreciate them none-the-less.
I’m leary of supporting drug treatment. That would cost lots opf dollars and it could very well place pople in the mind set to do drugs thinknig the government will take care of them if they do. I highly admire you and the Mrs. for having dealt with the issue on a ver personal level for so long. From my experience, it is critical that drug users not only get treatment but change their entire life styles around, especially in choosing who to hang around if they expect to truly change. If not, all the drug treatment in the world will change nothing. What’s your experience? -
Just in case any one asks:
The world is becoming an ultra-efficient waste of time.
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Just in case any one asks:
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Well here it is just after 11 pm and obviously too late to even say good evening. Have enjoyed reading the posts today and catching up. Thanks to Southern Tragedy for the link to the Ronald Reagan tribute scheduled before kickoff tomorrow. It was beautiful and to the point, no wasted words or pics.
Blessings upon Tedtam and her sister and kin for the housecleaning (shoveling?) in preparation for MIL’s homecoming. I hope their labors are not met with her disappointment/disapproval. If so, there’s sadly a reality gap that for the kinfolk is heartbreaking on the one hand and frustrating/stressful on the other. It can be a wretched experience. Very fortunate that neighbors were able to help and also benefit from the cleanup.
Pictures of the Arlington Fire Department chipping away at the ice on Cowboy Stadium’s roof were mind boggling. And they got the snow we were supposed to get. What a nasty surprise for them and us. The only plus I can see from the miserable weather this week is the hoopla and etcetera that have essentially nothing to do with the game got mostly deleted because of it. A pleasant return to the early years when the game was the thing and not the excuse for the etcetera.
G’night all.
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Well here it is just after 11 pm and obviously too late to even say good evening. Have enjoyed reading the posts today and catching up. Thanks to Southern Tragedy for the link to the Ronald Reagan tribute scheduled before kickoff tomorrow. It was beautiful and to the point, no wasted words or pics.
Blessings upon Tedtam and her sister and kin for the housecleaning (shoveling?) in preparation for MIL’s homecoming. I hope their labors are not met with her disappointment/disapproval. If so, there’s sadly a reality gap that for the kinfolk is heartbreaking on the one hand and frustrating/stressful on the other. It can be a wretched experience. Very fortunate that neighbors were able to help and also benefit from the cleanup.
Pictures of the Arlington Fire Department chipping away at the ice on Cowboy Stadium’s roof were mind boggling. And they got the snow we were supposed to get. What a nasty surprise for them and us. The only plus I can see from the miserable weather this week is the hoopla and etcetera that have essentially nothing to do with the game got mostly deleted because of it. A pleasant return to the early years when the game was the thing and not the excuse for the etcetera.
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Mystery of the mummy’s Chinese travel ban.Because she LQQKs like a Caucasian?
For her advanced years, she looks remarkable. Despite nearing the ripe old age of 4,000, long eyelashes still frame her half-open eyes and hair tumbles down to her remarkably well-preserved shoulders.
But the opportunity for new audiences in the United States to view the “Beauty of Xiaohe” – a near perfectly preserved mummy from an inhospitable part of western China – has been dealt a blow after it was pulled from an exhibition following a sudden call from the Chinese authorities on the eve of opening. The reason for pulling the mummy and other artefacts from the show remained unclear yesterday (Chinese officials were on New Year holiday) but there were suggestions that the realities of modern Chinese politics may have had a part to play.
Interesting.
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Mystery of the mummy’s Chinese travel ban.Because she LQQKs like a Caucasian?
For her advanced years, she looks remarkable. Despite nearing the ripe old age of 4,000, long eyelashes still frame her half-open eyes and hair tumbles down to her remarkably well-preserved shoulders.
But the opportunity for new audiences in the United States to view the “Beauty of Xiaohe” – a near perfectly preserved mummy from an inhospitable part of western China – has been dealt a blow after it was pulled from an exhibition following a sudden call from the Chinese authorities on the eve of opening. The reason for pulling the mummy and other artefacts from the show remained unclear yesterday (Chinese officials were on New Year holiday) but there were suggestions that the realities of modern Chinese politics may have had a part to play.Interesting.
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Most of the lecture was pretty boring, but the surprise ending was funny.
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Most of the lecture was pretty boring, but the surprise ending was funny.
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This is a good recap of the power problems in Texas this week from the Dallas Morning News.
Batting average for designers new coal-fired power plants: real bad.
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This is a good recap of the power problems in Texas this week from the Dallas Morning News.
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I am not sure if I should render an opinion not backed up by “internet” quotes as suggested by Texpat, but an opinion is just that…an opinion which is freely given with no expectation that it is accepted.
Your observations are generally consistent with our experience. Our daughter has been an addict for 15 years and shows no signs of changing. We have sent her to rehab twice and it has not impacted her in the slightest. You hit on one of the factors for the lack of success. She continues to associate with the same people, which make it easy to slide back into old habits.
I suppose that you might think that it was Ms. Simple’s and my parenting skills that brought this about and we both acknowlege there were things we could have done better.
We do have a older daughter who is not only drug free, but has never used drugs. She has a very negative opinion about drug use.We spent a lot of time in family court as my youngest daughter’s parental rights were slowly stripped away. She had endangered out grandaughter’s life on too many occasions because of her #$#%$# habits. The Harris County Attorney told us not to lose heart and that it takes 4-5 trips thru rehab for the worst offenders to turn around. He was equally candid that sometimes abusers only stop when they locked up for long period or end up in a coffin.
Rehab is expensive. It became the biggest health expense in our company’s health insurance program in the nineties. Our coverage limited each family member to a single life time visit. Rehab can cost between 25 and 50 thousand dollars per “visit” and I am talking about the working class rehab joints. Betty Ford or Passages goes for a lot more and is out of range of working class folks to afford.
I want to get my daughter into a local program. Cenikor is a work therapy based program. It only costs $200.00 to enter, but the clients must be drug free for 30 days. The members all live in a dormitory and work menial jobs for two years as they learn to cope with life. They have a high success rate for those who graduate, but a single instance of drug use will get you booted. You have probably seen Cenikor clients selling newspapers on corners and bussing tables at various restaurants.
I do believe this is not the only option, but I believe that interdiction is not the sole answer for our nation’s drug problems.
I also believe that Pot is no more harmless than alcohol and some measure of decriminalization is warranted. I also believe that long term abuse of pot or alcohol is a bad thing. There is some truth to the stoner caracatures seen in the media. Stoners don’t have enough ambition to be competant criminals.
Heroin, Meth, Cocaine, and Prescription Drug abuse is a different story and only an IDIOT would support unfettered legalization of these poisons. Of course Prescription Drugs are virtually legal since the loopholes in Texas law allow the “sham” Pain Clinics to exist and thrive. I keep waiting for the Republican controlled state legislature to close down the loopholes, but for three sessions I have seen squat.
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Darren 79
I am not sure if I should render an opinion not backed up by “internet” quotes as suggested by Texpat, but an opinion is just that…an opinion which is freely given with no expectation that it is accepted.
Your observations are generally consistent with our experience. Our daughter has been an addict for 15 years and shows no signs of changing. We have sent her to rehab twice and it has not impacted her in the slightest. You hit on one of the factors for the lack of success. She continues to associate with the same people, which make it easy to slide back into old habits.
I suppose that you might think that it was Ms. Simple’s and my parenting skills that brought this about and we both acknowlege there were things we could have done better.
We do have a older daughter who is not only drug free, but has never used drugs. She has a very negative opinion about drug use.
We spent a lot of time in family court as my youngest daughter’s parental rights were slowly stripped away. She had endangered out grandaughter’s life on too many occasions because of her #$#%$# habits. The Harris County Attorney told us not to lose heart and that it takes 4-5 trips thru rehab for the worst offenders to turn around. He was equally candid that sometimes abusers only stop when they locked up for long period or end up in a coffin.
Rehab is expensive. It became the biggest health expense in our company’s health insurance program in the nineties. Our coverage limited each family member to a single life time visit. Rehab can cost between 25 and 50 thousand dollars per “visit” and I am talking about the working class rehab joints. Betty Ford or Passages goes for a lot more and is out of range of working class folks to afford.
I want to get my daughter into a local program. Cenikor is a work therapy based program. It only costs $200.00 to enter, but the clients must be drug free for 30 days. The members all live in a dormitory and work menial jobs for two years as they learn to cope with life. They have a high success rate for those who graduate, but a single instance of drug use will get you booted. You have probably seen Cenikor clients selling newspapers on corners and bussing tables at various restaurants.
I do believe this is not the only option, but I believe that interdiction is not the sole answer for our nation’s drug problems.
I also believe that Pot is no more harmless than alcohol and some measure of decriminalization is warranted. I also believe that long term abuse of pot or alcohol is a bad thing. There is some truth to the stoner caracatures seen in the media. Stoners don’t have enough ambition to be competant criminals.
Heroin, Meth, Cocaine, and Prescription Drug abuse is a different story and only an IDIOT would support unfettered legalization of these poisons. Of course Prescription Drugs are virtually legal since the loopholes in Texas law allow the “sham” Pain Clinics to exist and thrive. I keep waiting for the Republican controlled state legislature to close down the loopholes, but for three sessions I have seen squat.
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How come Chrissy Pour isn’t out interviewing the Egyptian in the street this week?
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How come Chrissy Pour isn’t out interviewing the Egyptian in the street this week?
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#84 bob 😀
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#84 bob 😀
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I’d thought that feeding tube use was limited to geriatrics and paraplegics until my adopted ‘lil sister Sarah (age 29) had to get one a little over a year ago. She’d lost 30% of her body weight before being diagnosed with a rare disorder called Gastroparesis. Essentially, the stomach is unable to move food into the small intestine normally, and what little she can eat she usually sees again. Some days she can keep down enough to only use the feeding tube at night. Other days, she has to wear a back pack containing the feeding fluid and pump all day.
Today I learned that babies and kids sometimes have to be “tubed” to survive. They call them “Tubies,” and this is Tubie awareness week. Please pass along if you are inclined to.
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I’d thought that feeding tube use was limited to geriatrics and paraplegics until my adopted ‘lil sister Sarah (age 29) had to get one a little over a year ago. She’d lost 30% of her body weight before being diagnosed with a rare disorder called Gastroparesis. Essentially, the stomach is unable to move food into the small intestine normally, and what little she can eat she usually sees again. Some days she can keep down enough to only use the feeding tube at night. Other days, she has to wear a back pack containing the feeding fluid and pump all day.
Today I learned that babies and kids sometimes have to be “tubed” to survive. They call them “Tubies,” and this is Tubie awareness week. Please pass along if you are inclined to. -
OK, I was at the Barber shop yesterday and picked the Houston Comical and it had an article on the rolling blackouts, complete with a map with black, blue and red grids on it. The black are NEVER turned off because they are high priority areas. The red was subject to the blackouts but the blue wasn’t, the difference? The blue had had very few spikes in usage, (historically) compared to the red areas. Our power never went out because we were in a blue area but about ½ of Clearlake was red. “Houston Looting and Pillaging” reevaluates this every year. Interesting ~
Oh and I couldn’t find this on the Comical Home Page so I Googled rolling blackouts and got BACON?!? 😉 -
OK, I was at the Barber shop yesterday and picked the Houston Comical and it had an article on the rolling blackouts, complete with a map with black, blue and red grids on it. The black are NEVER turned off because they are high priority areas. The red was subject to the blackouts but the blue wasn’t, the difference? The blue had had very few spikes in usage, (historically) compared to the red areas. Our power never went out because we were in a blue area but about ½ of Clearlake was red. “Houston Looting and Pillaging” reevaluates this every year. Interesting ~
Oh and I couldn’t find this on the Comical Home Page so I Googled rolling blackouts and got BACON?!? 😉 -
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TexpatI hope the politicians and usual suspects don’t use the utility problems we had as a crisis that can’t be wasted. I know there are issues with Texas’ deregulated system, but sounds like the problems we had are relatively easy to remedy (easy for me to say) by correcting mechanical shut down issues and better communications between the various entities. From the article, sounds as if Energy Future Holdings’ plants alone had not had their problems, the power outages would have been a blip in the news.
I would think the weather this week was at the edge of the scale as far as severity, fix those problems, the ever increasing demand in the state in the future the thing to focus on. Not overhauling the entire system.
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I hope the politicians and usual suspects don’t use the utility problems we had as a crisis that can’t be wasted. I know there are issues with Texas’ deregulated system, but sounds like the problems we had are relatively easy to remedy (easy for me to say) by correcting mechanical shut down issues and better communications between the various entities. From the article, sounds as if Energy Future Holdings’ plants alone had not had their problems, the power outages would have been a blip in the news.
I would think the weather this week was at the edge of the scale as far as severity, fix those problems, the ever increasing demand in the state in the future the thing to focus on. Not overhauling the entire system. -
One of the very few drawbacks of not working in an evil large corporation anymore (Sweetie is a realtor and works alone, our company consists of me, my boss and a secretary) is not having access to superbowl pots, I miss the bad numbers I always got. 😀
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One of the very few drawbacks of not working in an evil large corporation anymore (Sweetie is a realtor and works alone, our company consists of me, my boss and a secretary) is not having access to superbowl pots, I miss the bad numbers I always got. 😀
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I keep waiting for the Republican controlled state legislature to close down the loopholes, but for three sessions I have seen squat.
Maybe you missed this:
In its last session the Texas Legislature passed a new law concerning Pain Management Clinics. The law, which becomes effective on September 1, 2010, makes it illegal to own / operate a Pain Management Clinic in Texas without first obtaining a certificate from the Texas Medical Board.
The new law bars individuals and entities from certification in any of a long list of circumstances. To summarize, if the owner/operator of a pain management clinic, their employee, or any person or entity who contracts with such a clinic have any of the following in their record, they are not eligible for certification by the Medical Board:
1) Any individual who has had restrictions placed on or been denied a certificate or license by any federal or state agency authorizing them to prescribe, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance;
2) Any person who has been subject to a disciplinary action by a licensing entity (such as the Texas Medical Board) for conduct relating to the inappropriate prescribing, dispensing, administering, supplying, or selling of a controlled substance.
3) Any individual who has been convicted of, pled no contest to, or received deferred adjudication for any felony;
4) Any individual who has been convicted of, pled no contest to, or received deferred adjudication for a misdemeanor when the underlying conduct relates to the distribution of illegal prescription drugs or a controlled substance as defined in the Medical Practice Act.
The pill mill lawyers don’t much like the new laws:
In a single stroke this new regulation threatens to close numerous independent pain clinics in Texas. In my experience it seems overly burdensome, strict, and unreasonable to issue such blanket restrictions on those involved in pain management.
Also, three years ago the Texas Legislature passed a bill to curb “doctor shopping”.
Those are just two I remembered off the top of my head. That’s not squat.
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I keep waiting for the Republican controlled state legislature to close down the loopholes, but for three sessions I have seen squat.
Maybe you missed this:
In its last session the Texas Legislature passed a new law concerning Pain Management Clinics. The law, which becomes effective on September 1, 2010, makes it illegal to own / operate a Pain Management Clinic in Texas without first obtaining a certificate from the Texas Medical Board.
The new law bars individuals and entities from certification in any of a long list of circumstances. To summarize, if the owner/operator of a pain management clinic, their employee, or any person or entity who contracts with such a clinic have any of the following in their record, they are not eligible for certification by the Medical Board:
1) Any individual who has had restrictions placed on or been denied a certificate or license by any federal or state agency authorizing them to prescribe, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance;
2) Any person who has been subject to a disciplinary action by a licensing entity (such as the Texas Medical Board) for conduct relating to the inappropriate prescribing, dispensing, administering, supplying, or selling of a controlled substance.
3) Any individual who has been convicted of, pled no contest to, or received deferred adjudication for any felony;
4) Any individual who has been convicted of, pled no contest to, or received deferred adjudication for a misdemeanor when the underlying conduct relates to the distribution of illegal prescription drugs or a controlled substance as defined in the Medical Practice Act.The pill mill lawyers don’t much like the new laws:
In a single stroke this new regulation threatens to close numerous independent pain clinics in Texas. In my experience it seems overly burdensome, strict, and unreasonable to issue such blanket restrictions on those involved in pain management.
Also, three years ago the Texas Legislature passed a bill to curb “doctor shopping”.
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I didn’t know SNL was still doing these bits. “Isn’t that special.”
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I didn’t know SNL was still doing these bits. “Isn’t that special.”
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Joseph Bottum caught a curious comparison made by the NYT:
The Brotherhood, founded in Egypt in 1928, is the oldest and largest Islamist movement in the world, with affiliates in nearly every Muslim country and adherents in Europe and the United States. Its size and diversity, and the legal ban that has kept it from genuine political power in Egypt for decades, make it hard to characterize simply. As the Roman Catholic Church includes both those who practice leftist liberation theology and conservative anti-abortion advocates, so the Brotherhood includes both practical reformers and firebrand ideologues.
Umm…..ok. Let’s see if I got this right:
Leftist liberation theology = practical reformers.
Conservative anti-abortion advocates = firebrand ideologues.∴ Muslim Brotherhood is the political soulmate of the Catholic Church
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Joseph Bottum caught a curious comparison made by the NYT:
The Brotherhood, founded in Egypt in 1928, is the oldest and largest Islamist movement in the world, with affiliates in nearly every Muslim country and adherents in Europe and the United States. Its size and diversity, and the legal ban that has kept it from genuine political power in Egypt for decades, make it hard to characterize simply. As the Roman Catholic Church includes both those who practice leftist liberation theology and conservative anti-abortion advocates, so the Brotherhood includes both practical reformers and firebrand ideologues.
Umm…..ok. Let’s see if I got this right:
Leftist liberation theology = practical reformers.
Conservative anti-abortion advocates = firebrand ideologues.
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George Greanias brings some fiscal discipline to Metro? Wrong.
Next week, Jerome Gray, a former TV anchor with no background in public transit, is scheduled to start work as chief spokesman for Metro, earning $170,000 annually.
Hey Georgie, I’ll do it for half that salary.
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George Greanias brings some fiscal discipline to Metro? Wrong.
Next week, Jerome Gray, a former TV anchor with no background in public transit, is scheduled to start work as chief spokesman for Metro, earning $170,000 annually.
Hey Georgie, I’ll do it for half that salary.
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Conservatives talk out of both sides of their mouths when they clamor for limited government and yet increasingly demand that government intrude into women’s most private decisions.
Yeh, demanding my tax money not be used for murder of the most innocent. The irony screams at ya, does it not?.
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Conservatives talk out of both sides of their mouths when they clamor for limited government and yet increasingly demand that government intrude into women’s most private decisions.
Yeh, demanding my tax money not be used for murder of the most innocent. The irony screams at ya, does it not?.
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I don’t think the motoivation is to intrude on a woman’s most private decisions.
I think its to make sure her baby gets to make some.
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I don’t think the motoivation is to intrude on a woman’s most private decisions.
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Simple #86;
I suppose that you might think that it was Ms. Simple’s and my parenting skills that brought this about and we both acknowlege there were things we could have done better.
I’m assuming “you” is meant in general for I specifically have never held such a notion. I find your daughter making her own decisions despite good upbringing. I’ve known excellent parents in similar situations.
You story seems similar to my cousin. I may get some details wrong in his story as I do not maintain any direct contact with him, nor have I for many years. Since childhood, in fact; and so I get information about him third hand. Despite the lack of direct contact I do know I got the gist of his story.
My cousin was one of four children by my mother’s sister and she and her husband were good parents. Only he eventually became a drug addict. By no coincidence, he was the biggest “pertyier” of the litter as well. My cousin worked for a tool maker and found his own niche in life. He started his own company making specialized tools in which doctors would use for specific procedures. The way his business worked was by someone making a request to fashion a toold a specific and often unique manner for a specific use and he’d make it for them. My cousin was naturally gifted in this area and his works were recognized some of the best in the business. He landed a million dollar contract with Johnson and Johnson and all were proud of him.
My cousin married a single mother of I think four and they eventually had I hink three more together. Her son (not his) was around 16 at the time they married and he had already married his 16 year old girlfriend. From everything I could tell, I’d say their marriage (the son’s marriage) will work out fine.
Thewn came the hard drugs. Bothj my cousin and his wife decided to party and that lead to cocaine use. Over a short period of time my cousin started missing contractual deadlines and most of his clients left him. He lost his contract with J&J and had to close his business. There wasalso a lot of resentment and contention domestically. He got to the point of needing rehab and checked in. Both his parents and his older brother took a great deal of care for him. They did a lot to “dry him out”. Key to his recovery was his desire. he wanted to clean up but his wife didn’t. She eventually dumped him for their drug dealer (foprmer drug dealer for him at that point). She was either drunk or stoned (or both) while drivnig once and got into a terrible wreck and their daughter was gravely injured. There was deep damage to her spinal cord and required major surgery. From what I gather it was a miracle she survived.
During this whole ordeal my father emailed all his children and twice asked for a special fast. The first time was for my cousin to clean up and the second was for his daughter’s recovery. At little Sister’s wedding I spoke to my aunt (my cousin’s mother) and she said it was right about the time of those fasts that things in both cases began to improve for the better.
Currently my cousin reopened his business and I’m confident that his skill alone will bring in new clients. He does have some rebilding to do in the name recognition department and perhas he will never see the amount of success he once did but the main thing is that he’s doing a lot to rebuild his life. His daughter is stable but still concerns reoccur here and there. Key to my cousin’s recovery was faith and desire. In fact, without the latter, all the treament in the world would be in vain. And his wife leaving him was much more of a blessing than a hinderance for him (regarding their daughter is an entirely different matter).
Take care Simple and God bless you and yours.
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Simple #86;
I suppose that you might think that it was Ms. Simple’s and my parenting skills that brought this about and we both acknowlege there were things we could have done better.
I’m assuming “you” is meant in general for I specifically have never held such a notion. I find your daughter making her own decisions despite good upbringing. I’ve known excellent parents in similar situations.
You story seems similar to my cousin. I may get some details wrong in his story as I do not maintain any direct contact with him, nor have I for many years. Since childhood, in fact; and so I get information about him third hand. Despite the lack of direct contact I do know I got the gist of his story.
My cousin was one of four children by my mother’s sister and she and her husband were good parents. Only he eventually became a drug addict. By no coincidence, he was the biggest “pertyier” of the litter as well. My cousin worked for a tool maker and found his own niche in life. He started his own company making specialized tools in which doctors would use for specific procedures. The way his business worked was by someone making a request to fashion a toold a specific and often unique manner for a specific use and he’d make it for them. My cousin was naturally gifted in this area and his works were recognized some of the best in the business. He landed a million dollar contract with Johnson and Johnson and all were proud of him.
My cousin married a single mother of I think four and they eventually had I hink three more together. Her son (not his) was around 16 at the time they married and he had already married his 16 year old girlfriend. From everything I could tell, I’d say their marriage (the son’s marriage) will work out fine.
Thewn came the hard drugs. Bothj my cousin and his wife decided to party and that lead to cocaine use. Over a short period of time my cousin started missing contractual deadlines and most of his clients left him. He lost his contract with J&J and had to close his business. There wasalso a lot of resentment and contention domestically. He got to the point of needing rehab and checked in. Both his parents and his older brother took a great deal of care for him. They did a lot to “dry him out”. Key to his recovery was his desire. he wanted to clean up but his wife didn’t. She eventually dumped him for their drug dealer (foprmer drug dealer for him at that point). She was either drunk or stoned (or both) while drivnig once and got into a terrible wreck and their daughter was gravely injured. There was deep damage to her spinal cord and required major surgery. From what I gather it was a miracle she survived.
During this whole ordeal my father emailed all his children and twice asked for a special fast. The first time was for my cousin to clean up and the second was for his daughter’s recovery. At little Sister’s wedding I spoke to my aunt (my cousin’s mother) and she said it was right about the time of those fasts that things in both cases began to improve for the better.
Currently my cousin reopened his business and I’m confident that his skill alone will bring in new clients. He does have some rebilding to do in the name recognition department and perhas he will never see the amount of success he once did but the main thing is that he’s doing a lot to rebuild his life. His daughter is stable but still concerns reoccur here and there. Key to my cousin’s recovery was faith and desire. In fact, without the latter, all the treament in the world would be in vain. And his wife leaving him was much more of a blessing than a hinderance for him (regarding their daughter is an entirely different matter).
Take care Simple and God bless you and yours. -
Off to muh sister and BIL’s for the festivities. Go Green Bay! I’d luv to root for the Steelers but my Luv ya Blue blood jus won’t allow for it. Besides, we gotta do it for our Ms Adee!
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Off to muh sister and BIL’s for the festivities. Go Green Bay! I’d luv to root for the Steelers but my Luv ya Blue blood jus won’t allow for it. Besides, we gotta do it for our Ms Adee!
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#86 Simple Simon
I do not care if anyone chooses to publicly express an opinion with linked sources to buttress their position. However, if that person begins to offer statistics, data, quotes and ostensibly factual information, common sense dictates the writer has an obligation to provide sources and references for those things.
Additionally, if a writer for the NY Times, The Economist, Fox News or a commenter on a blog actually blockquotes someone (as you did), they are obligated to cite the author and source or, at the very least, a link in order for readers to make their own judgments given the entire context, orginal publication and character of the author.
If one chooses to forego any of the above accepted norms in public forums and news reporting, then they have no reasonable expectation of being taken seriously about anything.
I have been publishing and commenting on the internet for a number of years now and would never consider quoting anyone without proper citation.
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#86 Simple Simon
I do not care if anyone chooses to publicly express an opinion with linked sources to buttress their position. However, if that person begins to offer statistics, data, quotes and ostensibly factual information, common sense dictates the writer has an obligation to provide sources and references for those things.
Additionally, if a writer for the NY Times, The Economist, Fox News or a commenter on a blog actually blockquotes someone (as you did), they are obligated to cite the author and source or, at the very least, a link in order for readers to make their own judgments given the entire context, orginal publication and character of the author.
If one chooses to forego any of the above accepted norms in public forums and news reporting, then they have no reasonable expectation of being taken seriously about anything.
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Good afternoon all. Presume the etcetera before the game is progressing on schedule. If the teams were exposed to all this hoopla they would be too tired to play.
Yesterday morning after the Sun was up and about and warming things, the beasts of the field and the birds of the air appeared from their shelters as if by magic. The mares were already in the pastures and enjoying the warmth. Lord and Lady Cardinal visited the back yard near the house, prospecting for breakfast. Several crows browsed among the fallen acorns the blustery winds conveniently knocked down and worked their way down the driveway toward the road.
A couple of squirrels bounded around the front yard and up and down trees. Had not seen many on the cold and miserable days, mostly loners very briefly on a fence post, tails curled up over backs. Suddenly the pair came to ground and the chase was on, then more squirrels came down out of trees and joined in until there were six in a macap follow-the-leader dash. It was an exultation of joie de vivre as they careened around shrub beds and caromed off tree trunks and then shot straight down the driveway toward the crows. The happy crew nearly sideswiped one crow, who fled to a fence rail as they passed. Once around another bed and then straight across the yard they zoomed, up to the top rail of the pasture fence went the first two, but the rest took off in all directions, and that was the end of the show. Spouse’s comment was that Valentine’s Day is coming, and maybe squirrels observe it. 🙂
Today the wildlife is less wild and back to normal. But who couldn’t be pumped by yesterday’s wonderful change in weather? And today’s?
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Good afternoon all. Presume the etcetera before the game is progressing on schedule. If the teams were exposed to all this hoopla they would be too tired to play.
Yesterday morning after the Sun was up and about and warming things, the beasts of the field and the birds of the air appeared from their shelters as if by magic. The mares were already in the pastures and enjoying the warmth. Lord and Lady Cardinal visited the back yard near the house, prospecting for breakfast. Several crows browsed among the fallen acorns the blustery winds conveniently knocked down and worked their way down the driveway toward the road.
A couple of squirrels bounded around the front yard and up and down trees. Had not seen many on the cold and miserable days, mostly loners very briefly on a fence post, tails curled up over backs. Suddenly the pair came to ground and the chase was on, then more squirrels came down out of trees and joined in until there were six in a macap follow-the-leader dash. It was an exultation of joie de vivre as they careened around shrub beds and caromed off tree trunks and then shot straight down the driveway toward the crows. The happy crew nearly sideswiped one crow, who fled to a fence rail as they passed. Once around another bed and then straight across the yard they zoomed, up to the top rail of the pasture fence went the first two, but the rest took off in all directions, and that was the end of the show. Spouse’s comment was that Valentine’s Day is coming, and maybe squirrels observe it. 🙂
Today the wildlife is less wild and back to normal. But who couldn’t be pumped by yesterday’s wonderful change in weather? And today’s? -
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I was wondering where Bottum had landed since leaving First Things magazine. -
95 Hamman
I was wondering where Bottum had landed since leaving First Things magazine. -
I had to fix an antenna problem with the off the air DVR (slightly better HD quality because of greater bandwidth) but was successful, and only one cat got trapped in the attic this time.
SB45 is buffering up now so that I don’t have to sit through all the fluff and fanfare.
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I had to fix an antenna problem with the off the air DVR (slightly better HD quality because of greater bandwidth) but was successful, and only one cat got trapped in the attic this time.
SB45 is buffering up now so that I don’t have to sit through all the fluff and fanfare. -
The guy in the red dress, what was that commercial about?
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The guy in the red dress, what was that commercial about?
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#106 Shannon
Joe Bottum has also been over at the Weekly Standard since he left First Things.
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#106 Shannon
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I have been publishing and commenting on the internet for a number of years now and would never consider quoting anyone without proper citation.
Like this.
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I have been publishing and commenting on the internet for a number of years now and would never consider quoting anyone without proper citation.
Like this.
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#110 Darren
What, exactly, is that suppposed to mean, Darren ?
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#110 Darren
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A barrage of commercials with a few football scenes thrown in? yuk…
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A barrage of commercials with a few football scenes thrown in? yuk…
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The NFL has just announced the halftime show for next year’s Super Bowl…
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Yup, you guessed it…
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Two gay bears in bed wearing clown suits singing show tunes. -
The NFL has just announced the halftime show for next year’s Super Bowl…
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Yup, you guessed it…
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Commercials were a bust. I only saw one monkey commercial and no midgets. When will advertisers learn – if you want a funny commercial you have to have monkeys and/or midgets.
And I agree gto (#108), that was very confusing.
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Commercials were a bust. I only saw one monkey commercial and no midgets. When will advertisers learn – if you want a funny commercial you have to have monkeys and/or midgets.
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Two gay bears in bed wearing clown suits singing show tunes…
… which will be a vast improvement over Black Eyed Peas. Not that it would take much.
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Two gay bears in bed wearing clown suits singing show tunes…
… which will be a vast improvement over Black Eyed Peas. Not that it would take much.
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Vince Lombardi is smiling from above, Bart Starr is smiling from a box at Cowboy Stadium, Green Bay fans wherever they may be are going nuts. The Lombardi trophy is going home with the team. And many Houston Oilers fans are pleased that Green Bay won. Old wounds, you know. Can imagine the Houston Green Bay Packers fan club is jumping tonight. Well done gentlemen, well done.
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Vince Lombardi is smiling from above, Bart Starr is smiling from a box at Cowboy Stadium, Green Bay fans wherever they may be are going nuts. The Lombardi trophy is going home with the team. And many Houston Oilers fans are pleased that Green Bay won. Old wounds, you know. Can imagine the Houston Green Bay Packers fan club is jumping tonight. Well done gentlemen, well done.
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Maybe I didn’t hear it correctly, but I think the Channel 26 weatherman just replaced the “s” sound in city with “sh”. heh heh heh
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Maybe I didn’t hear it correctly, but I think the Channel 26 weatherman just replaced the “s” sound in city with “sh”. heh heh heh
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Texpat #111;
What, exactly, is that suppposed to mean, Darren ?
Nothing at all. Just being silly. I thought it would be funny to blockquote your portion of linking to blockquotes and link to your post. Just silly humor. No need to look beyond that.
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Texpat #111;
What, exactly, is that suppposed to mean, Darren ?
Nothing at all. Just being silly. I thought it would be funny to blockquote your portion of linking to blockquotes and link to your post. Just silly humor. No need to look beyond that.
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