The debate over Justice Sotomayer shows that the law is full of baloney, just like almost anything and everything else. Many lawyers don't even do the best they can for each and every one of their clients.
Today I had to drop off a package at the post office on James Street and was disgusted at how unkempt the place is. Overgrowth, butts, trash, cracked windows and filthy concrete -- it's a shame that a government entity can't even keep its property clean.
I think the delinquents responsible for killing the ducks at Hoopes Park should be sent to family court. As I understand it, their crime was a felony and they should be responsible no matter what their age.
Why June 6, the anniversary of D-Day? I know boys never returned -- big deal, a parade and the Alaskan governor.
Is our current DA for real? Does he really have a law degree, because obviously he has no common sense?
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cm wrote on Jun 8, 2009 11:12 AM:
I remember the 80's scare very well, as I had to have several units of blood pumped into me before/after the emergency C-section of my son in 1985.
I had to undergo testing every year for 10yrs (under Dr.'s advice) since they couldn't say for sure if the blood was tainted.
yes, Karl, I could have been a innocent victim.
If I had tested positive, I certainly wouldn't have had 2 more kids, or secretly passed it on to someone I slept with. "
cm wrote on Jun 8, 2009 10:37 AM:
and as I told you in return:
we all have different ears,
we all hear the same sentence and turn it into OUR opinion,
Paragraph #2: you heard murder, I heard deserve..
atleast I heard a WORD in the sentence, and didn't make one up to suit my ANTI-fight for the day! "
cm wrote on Jun 8, 2009 10:26 AM:
if you find where they are let me know, sounds like a shirt I would love to have! "
cm wrote on Jun 8, 2009 10:24 AM:
the subject was legalizing same-sex marriages--which I am against!
karl went 'hate mode' on paragraph 2...relating the paragraph to mean MURDER GAYS...
I stated: no where does the paragraph SAY 'murder gays'
however...if they choose a lifestyle, unprotected sex, they deserve what they get..
I am sorry that I don't feel sorry for a person who knowingly does actions that will hurt them, kill them, or cause others to be victims !
Are there innocent victims? of course! in every walk of life there are innocents:
newborns who have no say in what mom gives them, DWI's that kill families simply heading on vacations, or people working in the Twin Towers on 9/11.
as for Aids/Hiv, how it began is still not proven 'solely' by monkeys--or how it jumped ship to blood transfusions or needles...like any disease it has a mind of it's own as if it's mocking humans: haha you wont stop me!
And it will mutate over and over...no different than our latest swine flu.
BUT there is no doubt that HIV/AIDS is a huge killer among gays (especially men), there are many stats to PROVE that.
I am not hateful to, nor do I condone anyone killing gays, but just as you, karl, are strong on YOUR opinions FOR their rights, I am strong on MY opinion for MY BELIEFS!
and NO WHERE did paragraph #2 say 'murder gays' "
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 8, 2009 9:44 AM:
And daviddelker--I agree with you to the extent that idiots who do stupid things "deserve" the consequences if they are willingly simply flouting the odds and living life dangerously, but the imputation from cm's comment was a moral judgment, not a circumstantial one.
That was what so sickened me. "
daydreamer wrote on Jun 8, 2009 9:08 AM:
movedsouth wrote on Jun 8, 2009 7:52 AM:
daviddelker wrote on Jun 8, 2009 7:31 AM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jun 8, 2009 7:28 AM:
movedsouth wrote on Jun 8, 2009 7:26 AM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jun 8, 2009 7:26 AM:
Some folks with cancer find comfort in researching and learning all they can about it, while others would prefer not to dwell on that and just get on with moving forward as best they can. Neither way is right or wrong -- each person has to find his or her own way to cope. I daresay this is the case for individuals with AIDS or HIV as well.
In broad strokes, we know there are both environmental and hereditary factors involved with cancer. There are an awful lot of carcinogens in our environment -- pair an unknown exposure with a hereditary predisposition for cancer, and someone who never smoked and was never even around smoking may develop lung cancer.
Doctors and researchers need to understand how cancer comes about to better be able to treat it, but if you trust your doctor and don't want to know the gorey details, that's your choice -- and again, nothing wrong with it.
Here's hoping your radiation did the trick and cleared it out and that you have many cancer-free years ahead of you to enjoy. "
movedsouth wrote on Jun 8, 2009 6:29 AM:
teacher1 wrote on Jun 8, 2009 5:30 AM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 7, 2009 11:37 PM:
The post you seek is in the editorial letters section--I also stated it here in Two Cents--here was cm's despicable quote:
---"...simply put: they [Gays]know IT causes AIDS, and if they choose to get AIDS, then they deserve what they get."
THAT was what I was calling on you to refute--to prove that even a person who is quite hard-core ideologically the same as cm would recognize the absolutely horrid imputation of that disgusting comment--that Gay people somehow "deserve" to get and die the horrible death from AIDs simply because they are Gay
The point is a pretty simple one. Do you, or do you not, agree with cm that Gay people deserve to die the agonizing death of AIDs simply because of the way they are, even if it may disgust you? "
movedsouth wrote on Jun 7, 2009 10:25 PM:
movedsouth wrote on Jun 7, 2009 10:11 PM:
movedsouth wrote on Jun 7, 2009 10:05 PM:
movedsouth wrote on Jun 7, 2009 9:52 PM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 7, 2009 8:47 PM:
I'm happy to see that you, at least, had the courage to take a moral stand and speak with courage and integrity.
I sincerely respect you for that. G--G--g...GOD BLESS YOU!!
(AAAAARGHHH! lol!!!) "
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 7, 2009 8:44 PM:
Well, if there's any silver lining in this whole sad, sad affair, thank you for reminding me why I'm proud to call myself a "Liberal"!
My whole argument today has focused on the extension of rights to a group of oppressed people, and for the renunciation of hatred, intolerance, and pernicious ignorance.
By contrast, YOURS seems to have centered around a gutter-humor "nudge-nudge" play-on-words that one would expect to find amongst the lowest of lowbrows in some Harley bar somewhere. You must be so proud of yourself. "
movedsouth wrote on Jun 7, 2009 8:35 PM:
The Bone wrote on Jun 7, 2009 8:06 PM:
movedsouth wrote on Jun 7, 2009 7:43 PM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 7, 2009 7:29 PM:
Opinions inform action. Actions have consequences. When ignorant people like cm disseminate such lowbrow, unintelligent opinions which contradict both Science and Logic, the result is more hatred, more prejudice, more division, more violence. Just the type of society, I presume, that you would welcome then?
movedsouth, join the ranks of the Shameful. You coward.
By the way, you misinterpret my intentions. I am not fighting for Tolerance and acceptance of Gay people out of any affinity toward them for any given reason.
I am fighting for it because IT IS THE MORAL THING TO DO. I would do it for ANY group so consistently and ignorantly maligned through ignorance and prejudice--Blacks, Muslims, Asians, Labrador Retrievers, Truck drivers, --you name it.
For moral cowards like cm, excnyer, the Bone, and you, I don't expect that you would understand that. "
movedsouth wrote on Jun 7, 2009 7:13 PM:
movedsouth wrote on Jun 7, 2009 7:06 PM:
movedsouth wrote on Jun 7, 2009 6:43 PM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 7, 2009 6:31 PM:
Don;t tell me, for one minute, that you're going to cite some bullship rhetoric about "Freedom of Speech"--what a COWARDLY retreat from taking a moral stand!
OK, so you're another one joining the ranks of the Shameful, I suppose?
Is there NO ONE from "The Right" who has the brains and courage to stand on a moral basis and speak up against such an ignorant, hateful stance? "
movedsouth wrote on Jun 7, 2009 6:30 PM:
The Bone wrote on Jun 7, 2009 6:19 PM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 7, 2009 6:03 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jun 7, 2009 5:01 PM:
In the West, it spread first among promiscuous homosexuals and incautious drug abusers -- being more of an indictment against promiscuity than sexual orientation and against drug abusers. "
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 7, 2009 4:49 PM:
You presume, in your prideful arrogance and hubris, to "know" how AIDs began--as if in your twisted, imaginary world, it began as some kind of "divine curse" sent down from God like one of the plagues of Egypt or something. Notwithstanding that Scientists are STILL unable to pinpoint exactly even WHAT CONTINENT it began in. But, no--YOU "know" don't you?!
Yours is precisely the kind of ignorant, perhaps-unintentionally (though I doubt it?) hateful and insidious kind of religious fundamentalism for which I reserve my harshest and most sincere vitriol. You embody the smugly conceited, self-righteous religious "enemy" against which I fight.
First of all--all moral considerations aside--you are medically, factually wrong. AIDs is not IN ANY WAY exclusive to the Homosexual community! Where did you get this ridiculous idea?
Educate yourself, cm--let these FACTS penetrate that skull of yours. From http://www.healthsquare.com/aids_stats.htm
---Worldwide, more than 75 percent of all adult HIV infections result from HETEROSEXUAL INTERCOURSE!
---By the year 2000, an estimated 5 to 10 million children under 10 years of age will be orphaned worldwide because of the premature deaths of HIV-infected PARENTS.
---In 1996 alone, HIV/AIDS-associated illnesses caused the deaths of approximately 1.5 million people worldwide, including an estimated 350,000 CHILDREN!!
DO ALL THESE "INNOCENT" PEOPLE "DESERVE IT"?!? (As if there are really "guilty, deserving" people?!)
DID THOSE WOMEN AND CHILDREN DESERVE THE "GIFT OF LOVE" THAT THEY RECEIVED FROM THEIR HETEROSEXUAL PARTNERS?!?!
I want to believe somewhere in this life that it is possible for you to recognize the shamefully depraved depths of your ignorance and disgusting beliefs, and to pray (Yes, "pray") that you did not pass on this profoundly disgusting worldview to any children under your influence? But I fear that I may be just dreaming. More justifications, rhetorical nonsense, and side-stepping and spinning, turning the question back on me, is what I expect from you.
I appeal to you on the most genuine and humble level to recognize not only the factual, medical, and scientific errors of your fallacious "beliefs" but also the (il)logical, immoral, and uncompassionate ditch in which you have mired yourself with these disgusting pronouncements. Prove to me that you have at least an ounce of integrity and humility and renounce your ignorant statement? "
excnyer wrote on Jun 7, 2009 4:22 PM:
cm wrote on Jun 7, 2009 3:21 PM:
I individualize...
in that second paragraph YOU believed it to mean 'murder gays'..
I simply stated my belief, and you turn my belief into some hate monger statement?!
there are issues that are plainly justifiably wrong--if one KNOWS the consequences of their actions then they do DESERVE what they get?!
you speed, you get a ticket, is it the cops fault?
you kill, you get the death penalty, is it the victim's fault?
you don't wash your clothes, you smell, is it Tides fault?
you don't feed your dog, it attacks the neighbors, it is Purina's fault?
you know AIDS kills, you don't use protection, its Trojan's fault?
swine flu is everywhere, you feel the need to kiss everyone that coughs, is it a doctors fault?
I know people get AIDS from needles or blood transfusions too...BUT it didn't BEGIN that way!
It became that way, when he, the 'giver' felt the need to give the 'gift of Love' to he, his partner.
How is that ignorant pride??? "
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 7, 2009 12:51 PM:
You wrote, concerning Gay people:
"simply put: they know IT causes AIDS, and if they choose to get AIDS, then they deserve what they get."
I shall try to refrain from the invective which apparently prevented my post from being published, but I must say that never have I read such an ignorant, hateful, self-righteous and just simply IGNORANT statement. You have really put yourself on a new level of contempt with this one.
For your consideration--there are many HETEROSEXUAL WOMEN who contract AIDs from their HETEROSEXUAL PARTNERS who get AIDs from their drug abuse.
There are children born with AIDs in Africa and even the USA from their mothers being infected from simple things like tainted transfusions, or drug abuse.
Are you willing to go on record than saying that these innocent HETEROSEXUAL women and CHILDREN "deserve" to die horrible deaths from AIDs?!?!
Let's not play semantics games, cm--you can't wiggle out of this one with excuses and linguistic dances. YOu either retract that statement, or stand forever on your ignorant pride. I'M CALLING YOU OUT.
I'm also extending a challenge to the more Conservative members of this forum, such as movedsouth, thebone, and others-do you stand in condemnation of cm's words and sentiments as well? Please restore my faith and begrudging respect for some of you--no matter how we may disagree and yank each other's chains at times--that you recognize sheer ignorance and hate-peddling when you read it? "
The Bone wrote on Jun 7, 2009 12:27 PM:
cm wrote on Jun 7, 2009 10:41 AM:
we ignored most voting chances because we thought:
that law will never pass..
that politician will never win..
that won't ever happen to me!
we need to stop turning the other cheek and stand up for the morals/values that are no longer instilled in our daily lives! "
Unknown... wrote on Jun 7, 2009 9:59 AM:
The Bone wrote on Jun 7, 2009 9:21 AM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jun 7, 2009 5:38 AM:
On the issue of incomprehensible posts: I was just correcting the incorrect remark that no one has the right to criticize writing which is so bad that half the time you can't understand what the person has written. Freedom of Speech gives that person the right to write whatever s/he wants, but it also gives me the right to criticize it in any way I see fit, so long as it isn't libelous, obscene, etc.
Having the right doesn't judge whether one SHOULD do either, but we do have the right.
And better I shake my head and have a chuckle over some of the worst bloopers than if I were nasty and called names. "
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 7, 2009 12:37 AM:
Yes I do sometimes like to yank on people's chains, but I sincerely mean everything I say about religious criticism. I SINCERELY believe that the world would be MUCH BETTER OFF without religious creeds of any stripe. "
auburnnoclass wrote on Jun 6, 2009 11:57 PM:
The Bone wrote on Jun 6, 2009 6:43 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jun 6, 2009 6:27 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jun 6, 2009 6:23 PM:
The Citizen also claims we can't write anything obscene, explicit, racist, threatening, insulting, commercial or attacking anyone personally, but they don't enforce any but the occasional jibe at local politicians, while their filtering software stops certain words which might be construed as obscene, even when mentioned in passing in a legitimate discussion. "
The Bone wrote on Jun 6, 2009 6:17 PM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 6, 2009 4:50 PM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 6, 2009 4:47 PM:
Admittedly, the exact scientific process may not be impeccably, concretely mapped out in full like a calculus problem, but what are you going to tell me--that you believe in that whole "...and God took from Adam a rib and He fashioned it into a companion for the male and he called it 'woman'"?! LOL!
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!!! HA HAHA!!!!
Evolution is about as "unproven" as gravity--hey, it's just a "Theory", right?! "
movedsouth wrote on Jun 6, 2009 2:27 PM:
The Bone wrote on Jun 6, 2009 2:23 PM:
excnyer wrote on Jun 6, 2009 1:46 PM:
Who cares if the Mets or Yanks even get into the playoffs let alone win the WS! "
excnyer wrote on Jun 6, 2009 1:38 PM:
If Gov. Palin hadn't been on the Republican ticket, no one would have bat an eyelash about her appearance in Auburn. I'm glad that she accepted the invitation. "
cm wrote on Jun 6, 2009 12:25 PM:
show me the bones..year by year, decade by decade....
I see none, nadda, not a one, nil, NOT a proven splinter even! "
cm wrote on Jun 6, 2009 12:22 PM:
I am a firm believer in ALL government is responsible..it's NOT ONE PERSON or one GROUP (Rep./Dem.) its NOT one mayor, or one senator, or one governor---IT'S ALL OF THEM!
if we can get 10 people HERE to agree, how do we ever expect 300+ to agree?
WE THE PEOPLE are asking way too much for GOVERNMENT to simply DO THEIR JOBS, as we are expected to do ours.
in my own 'little closet' I just hope to keep my home, have my child not be kidnapped/killed by a pervert,let her be safe when she attends school, not worrying about a black trench-coat wearer at the mall, have decent medical care, and safe food to eat...
BUT when I open my front door, the fresh air of the real world pinches me awake! "
The Bone wrote on Jun 6, 2009 11:55 AM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 6, 2009 11:15 AM:
Four more years of tax breaks for the uber-Rich, four more years of disastrous Conservative policies, and a numbskull for a VP!
And, heaven forbid--possibly Palin elevated to the office of President through McCain's misfortune! MY GOD! Could you imagine THAT nightmare scenario?!? "
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 6, 2009 11:11 AM:
READ THE BOOK.
Oh wait--no, you can't do that; it's against being a "good Catholic", right?!
Guess what? Science, Chemistry, Mathematics--even Evolution is "proven" in a mere book.
Are you going to dispute now the validity of your Bible too?
Hmmmm....got hypocrisy?!?!
LMFAO!!! "
spatrx wrote on Jun 6, 2009 10:59 AM:
movedsouth wrote on Jun 6, 2009 10:10 AM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 6, 2009 9:17 AM:
Only if you ant to be reminded of the lengths to which the Republiscum Party would have gone to to win.
Only if you want to contemplate the disastrous state that this country might have been in with a McCain/Palin administration.
More religious wingnuts in the White House. Restrictions on Woman's Rights and more "Abstinence" garbage. More contempt and disdain and ridicule from the world stage.
On second thought---Yes, by all means, go and enjoy seeing this woman relegated to the role of being an ordinary governor and thank whatever god you pray to that she is not our Vice President! "
The Bone wrote on Jun 6, 2009 9:16 AM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 6, 2009 9:11 AM:
"karl don`t read what i type any more"
--Don't worry, no-class, neither can we.
There's the mark of a really engaging person, huh? Just type a whole buncha mishmash and hope that people can read your gibberish.
Here's some "no-class" back atcha, darlin'---I tkink taht yrou'e cmploeeley flul of siht! "
cm wrote on Jun 6, 2009 8:13 AM:
fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too
Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.The phaonmneal pweor of th e hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are,the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef,but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuot slpeling was ipmorantt! "
cm wrote on Jun 6, 2009 8:08 AM:
auburn~no~class wrote on Jun 5, 2009 11:58 PM:
auburn~no~class wrote on Jun 5, 2009 11:48 PM:
" "tho's" -- that's even better. You do know that an apostrophe is an indicator of something left out -- i.e. a contraction -- or in some cases a possessive. Now how in the name of your God do you explain "tho's" in place of "those?"
I think I need a vacation.... " "
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 5, 2009 11:26 PM:
What a shame. Imagine how the Church might be different today?! "
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 5, 2009 11:20 PM:
Something about leaves, mean men and over my head? Huh?!?!
WHAT??? "
cm wrote on Jun 5, 2009 10:03 PM:
hopefully they will both pull through.
been going nuts here trying to find daughter's library book that's now overdue. errgggg..
BUT after days of searching, I finally found it tonight behind the couch, it must have fallen when she reclined it.
YEAH! I will only have to pay 2.40 in late fees instead of the price of the book! "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jun 5, 2009 7:03 PM:
Well, even back in 1975, Telegraph Rd was a divided highway with 4 lanes on each side an a very major thoroughfare. I can't remember if the Bloomfield Plaza was right there then or not, but it was all built up, lots of asphalt and plenty of traffic, day and night.
So much for artistic license.
My best guess is that he's embedded in the concrete at the Meadowlands where the Giants (and Jets) play -- they are building a new stadium, but I don't think the old one is coming down, so it will be a few more generations before we know -- yes or no -- to that theory.
Just a diversion on a Friday night. It takes a whole lot longer to grill pork on a charcoal grill than one of those fancy expensive gas grills -- Wegman's needs to include alternate recipe directions in their "Menu" magazine -- more sighs.... "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jun 5, 2009 6:50 PM:
I think I need a vacation.... "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jun 5, 2009 6:49 PM:
"hurd?" Now that's really original. Man, oh, man. Sigh. "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jun 5, 2009 6:47 PM:
cm wrote on Jun 5, 2009 5:22 PM:
auburn~no~class wrote on Jun 5, 2009 4:53 PM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 5, 2009 4:29 PM:
His death was more significant than anybody realizes. JPII got in office, and continued the corruption. JPII was a real Poopy Poop for sure. "
cm wrote on Jun 5, 2009 11:01 AM:
They assassinated him before he had the chance. "
CM: so karl you ARE admitting that there was a 'good guy' such as JP1, even if he was the Pope, head of the Catholic religion!??! "
united we wish wrote on Jun 5, 2009 10:57 AM:
cm wrote on Jun 5, 2009 10:56 AM:
I am PRAYING for the driver and passenger! "
cm wrote on Jun 5, 2009 10:53 AM:
This subject alone could go on for days, adding teachers, troop leaders, bosses, daycares, ANYWHERE a child maybe present.
Lets not forget in their own homes with family members!
cover-ups on this type of abuse is worldwide, and should be stopped, sadly it's an ongoing issue that seems to be growing and not slowing down.
I agree anyone should be punished if they are found guilty!
NO one group seems to be safe these days for our kids!!
the best we can do is EDUCATE our kids, constantly reassuring them 'so-n-so' is LYING:
that he would kill their parents
that he would harm their pet
that he would further harm them
you have to drill kids that no matter what they FEAR..TELL SOMEONE!!
But I don't hate the religion because of a few, if so I would have to hate ALL teachers, etc.
If I labeled as a group, I would have to hate EVERYONE! "
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 5, 2009 10:46 AM:
It was "never proven" in the way that it was "never proven" that Jimmy Hoffa was murdered--little wonder that it was done by the same players.
The Vatican rushed JP's body into seclusion, refused all coroner's inquests, and adamantly prevented an autopsy.
John Paul I was murdered. NO DOUBT. And John Paul II was complicit in the affair.
JPI wanted to clean up the Vatican, and get back to the "Poverty" vow. He was widely regarded as a complete maverick, and an outsider to Vatican affairs. Meaning, he didn't own anyone any favors, and wasn't in hawk to anyone for secrets and deals done in dark rooms. They thought they'd be getting a patsy, but got a guy who was quiet and resolute about cleaning out the corruption. ONe could only imagine the good he might have done.
They assassinated him before he had the chance. "
FREBUS49 wrote on Jun 5, 2009 10:19 AM:
It was never proven thar Pope Paul 1 was murdered! "
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 5, 2009 9:51 AM:
In Italy in the 80's, the Banco Ambrosiano was brought down which resulted in the American Savings and Loans collapse because of the Catholic CHursh's involvement with organized crime and the Mafia in America. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banco_Ambrosiano) The Catholic Church was also preaching against Contraception while owning companies the manufactured condoms as well--hey, it was lucrative, ya know? When Pope John Paul I tried to clean it up--one of the truly "good" Popes--he was murdered for it. (You DID know that JPI was murdered, right?) The investigative reported who wrote the groundbreaking, best seller said that nothing has changed since--the CHurch has just learned to hide its assets better--although the Pedophile Scandal seems to have broken their financial back a bit.
In Scranton PA, a local Catholic priest was indicted along with a top mob figure.
I don't know what Catholic Church you belong to, but it certainly bears no resemblance to reality if you think that the "sins" of the Catholic Church are "in the past"?! "
bassistlearningdrums wrote on Jun 5, 2009 9:40 AM:
daydreamer wrote on Jun 5, 2009 8:53 AM:
The Bone wrote on Jun 5, 2009 6:31 AM:
cm wrote on Jun 4, 2009 10:04 PM:
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical
minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which
holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd
by the clean end" "
karl the 2nd wrote on Jun 4, 2009 9:16 PM:
So, you would rather that people just pump the ol' sunshine up the Lord's butt? Say that everything with that olde tyme religion is just hunky-dory?
That's not a discussion; that's a prayer of Praise.
The world NEEDS to start openly criticizing Religion, and all its "sacred cows". That's the only way to wrest it from the hands of the filthy, corrupt clergy, and return it to the true "spiritual" meaning of it--like the Native Americans and pagans understood it. This was a religion that lifted people up; not condemned them as "damned".
THAT kind of religion, I can tolerate. "
FREBUS49 wrote on Jun 4, 2009 2:20 PM:
I heard no one asked the schools in Auburn to be in it. A million fire trucks and no bands sounds bad to me. "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jun 4, 2009 12:52 PM:
Unknown... wrote on Jun 4, 2009 12:24 PM:
FS II wrote on Jun 4, 2009 11:46 AM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jun 4, 2009 10:52 AM:
In the case of fresh produce, take the complaint to the store. Most stores claim to take pride in customer service, and it's just this kind of issue for which they are there. No need to be nasty -- just call, send e-mail or come in person with your receipt and what happened, and they should offer you a refund in return. As long as you are not abusing their system, it should all work out.
BTW, sounds like unknown was in school a year behind Farmer Guy at Carmel. "
cm wrote on Jun 4, 2009 9:35 AM:
She already began whining about how bored she will be since no cousins from NY will be coming this yr. Plus the pool liner tore, and unrepairable tear.
I vote for the year-round schools like my older children attended in CA. They went 3 months and had one month off.
The kids didn't have too much time to get bored, and they retained more info, which aided less time spent on rehashing the last 3 months of the previous year! "
cm wrote on Jun 4, 2009 9:17 AM:
they may just give you another salad free of charge..
my dad used to buy the cherry tomatoes at the farmers market in town..he USED to just pop them into his mouth..until one day, he happen to bite on in half and it was full of tiny worms!
I make it a habit to cut mine open since that day!
yes, finding a bug in your food is YUK, but 'it happens' "
The Bone wrote on Jun 4, 2009 9:09 AM:
movedsouth wrote on Jun 4, 2009 9:00 AM:
daydreamer wrote on Jun 4, 2009 8:28 AM:
Unknown... wrote on Jun 4, 2009 7:27 AM:
I went to Holy Family K to 8th grade!! And I was one of Fr. Davies alter boys, too!! Those nuns were something, eh??!! Latin masses!! I was an alter boy for those, you had to learn all the latin responses. I got out of 8th grade in 1967, and then went to Mount Carmel for 2 years. "
movedsouth wrote on Jun 4, 2009 7:18 AM:
cm wrote on Jun 3, 2009 9:38 PM:
I been to so many from NY,CA,AZ,and FL.
NEVER has there been even 2 alike!
the 2 I have attended here--the first one bored me to death, most were sleeping in the pew. the second, is a poor church, the priest is nice but he's a constant asker of money. some of his 'money' sermons can last for 2 hrs..
I was shocked at the first new years there, it's 'Bring-your-own-bottle' for the after mass party! there is booze at all church activities! THAT would NEVER happen at St.Francis!
my daughter attended preschool for 2 yrs there--the teachers were very loving and caring, I never had to worry about leaving her there!
Father 'teases' me when I make lunches for the homeless, he always reminds me 'there is a seat waiting for me on Sunday, or Saturday, or anyday!"
He always makes it a point to thank me for my help.
I don't believe it's the religion as a whole, that some feel is bad..just as you pick your friends, you pick your church! "
FS II wrote on Jun 3, 2009 9:21 PM:
cm wrote on Jun 3, 2009 9:16 PM:
I had 12 yrs of being the Supervisor, some bosses above came and went, but all my managers stayed the same, lucky for me!
But the BS got way out of control about 5 yrs ago when a new VP took over fresh out of college! the company went from 30 million a yr. to 3 million the last 4 yrs...what does that say for him???
BUT I am sure you know as well as I do, they NEVER take responsibility for their bad decisions, only blame those below them..
I've had a work. comp injury since 2003,my work limits were extreme last year..I stepped down because I didn't want the position to suffer for the things I could no longer do.
HE (upper) doesn't like work compers to be working at all, being the 'super' I had some emails accidentally forwarded to me, about an employee under me, who had an injury but was a great worker even after the accident, makes me wonder what they email about me??! lol
some of this VP's antics could create him a whole new lawsuit.
ateast a 100 of employees, past and present are still scratching our heads wondering how he KEEPS his job?? "
movedsouth wrote on Jun 3, 2009 6:09 PM:
genegirl59 wrote on Jun 3, 2009 3:47 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jun 3, 2009 3:21 PM:
genegirl59 wrote on Jun 3, 2009 2:18 PM:
excnyer wrote on Jun 3, 2009 2:01 PM:
" excnyer--"OMG Karl, what Catholic school did YOU go to? I had 9 years in Catholic elementary/high school and never heard the crap that you wrote!"
Then you weren't paying attention, were you? "
Maybe we heard the word and in our minds we translated it differently. Or maybe it is the difference is our ages.
I went to St. Francis for 8 years, Carmel for 1 and then I went to religious ed for 3 years. The only gripe I have against the 8 years at St. Francis was all the selling of raffle tickets and Christmas cards we felt obligated to sell. Father Nacca had his own views of how Catholics were supposed to act. The priests at St. Mary's related more to present times.
I quote from Bea Arthur (Maude), "God will get you for that!" "
movedsouth wrote on Jun 3, 2009 11:20 AM:
cm wrote on Jun 3, 2009 11:09 AM:
lucky they are NOT my kids--they would have the worst summer vacation! "
cm wrote on Jun 3, 2009 11:04 AM:
well then, I am really safe since I (alone) only made 5200.00 last year!
however, I can't complain, I choose to drop down from Supervisor (15,000.00) to a simple manager...a great difference in money but a better choice for my health...
along with leaving sooo much less BS from the higher uppers! "