He's just another politician - face it. He talks with broad strokes
without providing any details. He's a good orator, is well-liked
as a person; however, his approval rating has been diminishing
over time. Time is the true measure - we will see what he can
pull off in the next couple of years.

I would have enjoyed seeing Perot push his candidacy in '92,
to see how a non-politician would run the country [for once].

It'll be another "hope" speech, no doubt.


"22 Jan 2010 - Marshall Nirenberg, a scientist whose groundbreaking work
untangling fundamental genetic processes earned him a Nobel Prize, has died."

And to think Obama was alloted the same prize as Mr. Nirenberg.

TV sucks - it's all mostly "reality" shows ... most of the news
expels 30-second sound bites with flashy video. The only
reason I have the plasma is to watch movies and hockey :)

The radio ... I use it for news and also music. The phone ...
not sure if you're referring to cellphones - I assume so,
since you see everyone on their's, talking to people.

I can live without TV. I could live without radio too, since
we still get print news. I lost my cellphone for a period of
three days - eventually found it - but life didn't come to a
screeching halt without it (I do have a landline).

This post is interesting ... anyone familiar with the show,
"The Woodwright's Shop" ?? It's on PBS ... Roy (the host)
builds wooden furniture/etc without the use of power tools
(it's been on forever).

That's not a good idea. Let's regress for a moment.

They came over here illegally, they've committed robbery, rape,
murder, or whatever, and we should send them back to Mexico
so they can run the loop again? If they commit a crime, they
need to serve their sentence, not to be free again.

"Proselytizing" ?!?!?!? Just because the scopes have Biblical inscriptions doesn't
mean the soldiers are trying to convert those nations' citizens to Christianity.

For anyone who has taken an inkling of seriousness
of this "news article", you should know that articles
presented at "The Onion" are satirical.

Not sure about Mingle, but a Facebook account, for a person
who has passed on, can be memorialized by the request of
the deceased friends.

http://www.sadanduseless.com/2009/10/tips-for-single-ladies-1938

I wonder how much the window-washers will be paid.

I'd have to say, Buddhism.

[...]
"The Buddha exhorts his disciples to depend on themselves
for their deliverance, for both purity and defilement depend
on oneself. Clarifying his relationship with his followers and
emphasizing the importance of self-reliance and individual
striving, the Buddha plainly states: "You should exert yourselves,
the Tathagatas[2] are only teachers." The Buddhas point out
the path, and it is left for us to follow that path to obtain
our purification.

To depend on others for salvation is negative, but to depend
on oneself is positive." Dependence on others means a surrender
of one's effort. In exhorting his disciples to be self-dependent
the Buddha says in the Parinibbana Sutta: "Be ye islands unto
yourselves, be ye a refuge unto yourselves, seek not for refuge
in others." These significant words are self-elevating. They reveal
how vital is self-exertion to accomplish one's object and, how
superficial and futile it is to seek redemption through benignant
saviors and to crave for illusory happiness in an after life through
the propitiation of imaginary Gods or by irresponsive prayers
and meaningless sacrifices."
[...]

http://www.buddhanet.net/nutshell01.htm

You literally contradicted yourself in less than 30 minutes.
Decide what your *true* opinion is.


"... What turned me away from religion ..."


".. which is why I am spiritual still." (which is why I am still spiritual).

What? That you should have scratched
your girlfriend in the face? :)

It's quite possible some people give a shallow excuse,
because they're afraid to admit the *truth*, i.e. there
is some other reason for the breakup and they don't want
to say what that is (for whatever reason).

Addict? Maybe 'recluse' is a better term :)

Friggin great song - one of the best during the 80's. I've seen them
live twice - once in a typical rock arena (at the peak of their career)
and once in a local bar - a place you'd expect to watch local talent.

If you want to talk freaky, check this one out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-sT50Au0Cw

Hasselhoff ... "Hooked On A Feeling"

I'm not talking about "interpretations of the Bible" as written, but interpretations
of the text among sub-denominations among the Christian faith. For example,
without doing a Google search, now many understand the difference between
Anglican and Catholic beliefs? I venture to say, not many.

Why are there so many sects and sub-sects of the Christian faith? That's my point,
not why are there so many interpretations of the Bible text itself (which in of itself
has many questions).

@funches
And don't all Christians "believe" in the New Testament (since Jesus is the Messiah)?
Most Jews don't acknowledge the New Testament. (Though, Messianic Jews do
believe Jesus is the Messiah). Anyway, the New Testament is the "diary" of Jesus,
so I'm a bit confused at your only mention of the Old Testament.

Classify the "Christian's Bible" ... are you talking about the Old or New Testament?
(I ask because you mention, "the Christians Bible started anew with Jesus"). So
which one are you speaking of?

But I hold to my original thought ... all Christian scripture is inherited from a common
text, which existed before it - you never commented on that.

Another great question to answer is, "why are there so many variations of "Christianity"?
(i.e. - Roman Catholic, Catholic, Baptist, Southern Baptist, Lutheran, and so on). Apparently,
"Christians" can't can't agree on a proper interpretation of the original "Bible text".

$10 bucks? I think you're selling yourself short there. I learned a valuable
business lesson when I was much younger (20's) when I started up a
surfboard and sailboard manufacturing business. I had a mentor who
guided me through the business.

I told him I was going to initially price my boards at a much lower rate than
the competition, then raise the price as I became an "established name" in
the business. He saId, "don't do it because no one will pay your higher
prices, because you will be know as the low-price leader".

So from "day one", my prices were matched to my competition - it proved
to be a successful decision. Undercutting the competition in an artistic
enterprise means you're going to do the same amount of work for a much
lower price, meaning you will "lose money" in the long run.

If you don't have a "photo site", why not sign up for a free Google
account and post your photos to your Picasa (Google) site. If you
don't want the photos to be public, you can set albums as private
and provide a web link (via email, etc), to folks so they can view
the prints.

There are many other photo-dedicated websites which allow you
to present your work, including pricing, and allow folks to order
prints from that site.

@funches
Ummmm. The text of the [Christian] "Bible" is structured and
mimicked from religious texts that predate it.