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Reply to I got questions... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

A) I do not believe we had an exit strategy; futher, I do not believe exit was every a consideration. We have to, and this is not rhetoric, at least entertain the notion that 'victory' was not the optimal outcome of this engagement. B) Rome? Rome didn't do so well in this, despite the history you've heard. Rome's ability to appease lay primarily in its policies of inclusion -- the same as ours. When Rome completely refused to include, and

Reply to Left-Overs From Our Arboreal Past in Pure Technology JoeUser Forums

I consider myself lucky to have been there at the inception of this theory. D

Reply to The Rolling Stones and Challenging Assumptions in Misc JoeUser Forums

Oh, Com eon! The Stones! The next thing you'll tell me is that the Beatles are good. P-shaw. D

Reply to Uprising in Iraq in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Thank you Juan Cole...and thank you schandenfreude for drawing attention here. Iraq is messed up. D

A Challenge to Schadenfreude in Politics JoeUser Forums

I hope to soon begin a lengthy, annoying on-line argument with schadenfreude.joeuser. I challenge you, schadenfreude, to construct a perfect organization of men with me. Let us call this our Republic. By doing so, hopefully he can punch holes through his laziness, and I can put some gilded fences up around my stupid huge ego. Let’s all h

Reply to Pro-Choice or Pro-Abortion? in Politics JoeUser Forums

I have no idea what the hell you are talking about. D

Reply to Gay Marriage Advocates Care About Nobody But Themselves in Politics JoeUser Forums

You are completely wrong. I understand your line of argument; it is flawed. It is a violation of decency to make such fallacious arguments. A) groups such as the KKK work to establish their rights AT THE EXPENSE of others. KKK, Aryan Nation, Hale, etc...wish to exclude, not include -- gay marriage advocates are fighting to get themselves included; not fighting to exclude others. B) it is a civil rights question, by nature and defi

Reply to Resisting Yet Embracing Change in Misc JoeUser Forums

My word. You don't even want to know what I was thinking when I was 18. Whoo. D

Reply to April Permanence in Art JoeUser Forums

Slainte. D

Dios in Religion JoeUser Forums

I read a blog a second ago about the theism on this site. schadenfreude.joeuser.com. Made me think. I don't think about religion as much as most people. I guess because I thought about it so much when I was younger. I know where I stand, and that's good enough for me. I have dabbled in just about every religion you can imagine -- never really practicing

Cats in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

A ghost of a woman walks laps at the library as I browse for books. She wears white pants and a pastel striped sweater. I thumb through books; the paper cracks; I smell the must of the disused paper, and all the while this lady walks laps. Her face is vacant. Her eyes are magnificent in bottle cap glasses but there isn’t anything there in her stare as

Reply to easing myself into the stream in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Am quite opposite on most of your traits, however....we are brothers in the fight against fruit in beers. My girlfriend drinks several 'lambic'-type concoctions. I will be at your shoulder in the fight to keep beer black and near room temperature. D

Reply to You Is Some Religious Folk in Religion JoeUser Forums

Everett...you are one for the books, let me tell you. I look forward to your posts. D

Reply to Time For Kids is Biased! in Politics JoeUser Forums

Agreed. However, I imagine you are a little over-excited. Haven't read Time for Kids, but everything you say sounds more or less 'ok' with me. If I saw it...might change my mind. There should be NO bias in journalism. However, and the point with my post....Kerry should be on the cover. One of the most important things we can do for our children is to teach them to understand, respect, and appreciate a vibrant democracy. Saying Kerry 'w

Some people stagger me in Misc JoeUser Forums

There are people in the world who just have it. They just have it cold. I saw a woman give speech once. She was rehearsing for a very important event. She cut lines in a black suit; beige shell revealed between the lapels of the jacket. Hair pulled back. Cheek bones were high, and there was a light dusting of makeup on her face. It pushed out those

Reply to Can't win in Misc JoeUser Forums

Thank you. Means a lot to me. I'll try to keep writin' 'em as well. Hope you keep reading them.

Can't win in Misc JoeUser Forums

We're always hatching plans. W'ere always going to get in shape, stop smoking, and keep our house clean. We are always going to move to a state without winter. We're going to do a lot of things. Next week. Next month. Everyone has a friend who constantly lives with a plan. Never gets done. I used to be one of those people. I'm not anymore.

American media in Politics JoeUser Forums

Who are these people on television? Every station has at least one fellow whose job it is to tell me what to think. They like to tell America what the 'Heartland thinks'. They don't know. They're all fat Manhattanites for all I know. They don't know what I think; don't know what America thinks. Where did they get their education? Where did they get an

The Future in Misc JoeUser Forums

I'm scared.

I am where I am in Misc JoeUser Forums

Never thought I'd live in Phoenix. Pictured myself someplace else; better. My girlfriend hates it here as much as I do. I just hate that I'm here; she hates that she's here, and blames herself for me being here. A place can do that, sometimes. Where would I rather be? What would I rather be doing? What do I WANT?' Maybe I'm having a quarter

Reply to I think I am dying... in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

don't pray before you go...that would waste time. GO TO THE DOCTOR! Any time you have bleeding from the ears, you should see a well-equipped doctor pronto. Skip urgent care, skip the family practice, and go to the emergency room. Unless your family practice or local urgent care has much, mucho, equipment, they are going to refer you out to the ER or a lab in the area. You may need an MRI, CAT, etc. Bleeding from the ears can be serious,

Staffing Agencies in Politics JoeUser Forums

Staffing agencies: are evil. Hate them. Took drug screen today for one; begin work Monday. Tried to convince my girlfriend that staffing agencies are a step backward, but she wouldn't hear it. Said adults 'sack up'; guess that means growing up means giving up principles. Still, I did it. She also says I'm no good with change; that I can't. She said th