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I spent 26 years, nearly all of my adult life, with a woman who loved me but didn't like me. We killed each other a little every day, for reasons neither of us understood. My tattoo is an homage.

Because they/we don't believe we're going to spend eternity sitting on a cloud strumming a harp, eating 4 meals a day at Sizzler and magically maintain 11% body fat. We believe that this life is it, so make it count,,, don't throw it away being unhealthy.

People are okay taken two or three at a time. Beyond that number they tend to choose up sides and wear armbands. George Carlin

Your post reminds me of a cute old fable I read somewhere: ""Two great economists were being given a tour of a large government project. Thousands of sturdy men were sweating in the sun, working hard with shovels and wheelbarrows, digging a great reservoir. The economists both asked - "Why are the men using shovels, and…

Here's the Salvation Army's position - and it's fairly typical of that point of view. Hate the sin, love the sinner, and all that. "The Salvation Army does not consider same-sex orientation blameworthy in itself. Homosexual conduct, like heterosexual conduct, requires individual responsibility and must be guided by the…

That may have been a day that you became aware that you did like girls and did not like boys. It's not the day you made a 'choice'.

My pal Jim says he knew when he was 7 years old. Most of the other boys had a crush on Miss Jones the reading teacher, and he had a crush on Mr. Smith the math teacher. Straight up natural attraction, gay as an easter bonnet and always was. Born that way, no doubt in my mind. SO - straight folks who believe it's a choice.…

Yup yup, my way or the highway. They completely disavowed my religion years ago: ""In recent years, the Unitarian Universalist Association, which prides itself on being open-minded, has been sharply critical of the Boy Scouts. In response, the loyal, friendly and cheerful Boy Scouts effectively excommunicated the…

That are a private "Club", and they don't specifically "Rely on public funds",,, but they get a lot of government support in other ways. For example, if I want to rent the Township Hall to hold a meeting, I'm paying $50 an hour plus a janitor fee. But BSA Troop 2xx meets there every week for free. Little stuff like that. I…

I profoundly, strongly, utterly disagree with that statement. D and I lived together for over a year while her (legally separated) first hubs fought and finagled and refused to sign papers, and we learned to much. While dating you can keep the "Date face" on. You can carry on the act and never let the other person see your…

My wife and I got married at 21. We spent $45 at the courthouse and my grandmother made us a little cake. 24th anniversary coming in November - best friends, still crazy about each other. By any reasonable criteria we should not have gotten married, but we've been very successful and happy. 2 kids - 2 fosters - 2…

Nope. No chance of a change, and there hasn't been since March 19, 2003. Probably a lifelong affliction.

Too much to argue with here. 1 - nobody "Led me to believe I needed" anything. You really do need it. In 21st century USA there are 3 paths to a solid middle class lifestyle and the "American Dream". 1 - inherit it. 2 - entrepreneur it. or 3 - get a solid college education. That's it, there are very very few other paths.…

I don't know LL. She went to the school financial aid office and did the paper and answered the questions and they got her as much as they could get her,,, and it wasn't much. I wasn't there. She's a grown woman, and there's not much I can do. Mom and I both did it on Staffords. Me to a 2 year degree that I paid off long…

Y'know,,, I have a gold card. It's pretty cool, I can charge lotsa stuff. But I'd never charge a $100 pizza, cause I'm not an idiot. I know that a pizza is one dollar crust and fifty cents worth of sauce etc.etc. plus a dollar labor to put it all together plus a gentlemanly profit equals twelve dollars. That's what it…

Our daughter is 23 and married. Our income doesn't matter and is not consider. I'm not sure why,,, I wasn't in the FAFSA meetings,,, but she's not eligible for much of squat. No stafford loan and a tiny pell grant.

Do you have any idea how big a bullet you dodged? It worked out well for you, because you didn't get sick. If you'd found a lump on lefty one morning and needed treatment for testicular cancer you'd have a whole different point of view. Congrulations on that, BTW. You bet and you won. But let's not pretend that it wasn't a…

My daughter is in a very similar situation to what you describe. Married, old enough, etc. She is not working so she can concentrate on school. Her hubs does not make a lot of $. Her Pell is about $500 a semester. She is not eligible for a Stafford. As I said, all that has been gutted. It can't be done with no…

If that bloggerhead leans any harder to the right he'll fall over. How about this - instead of you quoting Cato and Newsmax and this Teabagger on Yahoo! - and me quoting Huffingtonpost and Daily Kos - how about we read what the actual CBO says,,, and not what some hack says the CBO says.…

As a liberal I just want to go on record and state that this is utterly unacceptable. I would never ever own a Glock 9mm. My M1911 .45 ACP has twice the stopping power and was made in the USA.

Same here. We can't fight right their lies with lies of our own,,, it's wrong, and it won't work. West is a crank and probably a sociopath, but he didn't mean that 9mm wisecrack way that writer took it.

Actually most of Africa is a Libertarian paradise. Minimal government, no EPA, no OSHA, almost no taxes, no interference with private enterprise. Lew Rockwell's ideal structure for running a country is alive and well and working beautifully, in Rwanda.

I've been reading Cato for years. They have never, ever, ever thought the government was right about anything. I'm certain this study is evenhanded and fair. "Fair and balanced" even... The CBO doesn't see it that way, and the CBO was a non partisan body getting stuff right for Dems and Reps long before Cato was even a…

Our daughter is 23 years old. Married woman, independent student. Working on a chemical engineering degree at an excellent Ohio state school. She gets almost nothing. The pell system has been gutted and her grant doesn't cover 2 books per term. She and her hubs are working their butts off, mom and I are providing the…

Yep. Only the children of the well off are destined to go. The "Girls Gone Wild" videos clearly display the superiority of our more worthy young people.

It would be if I were working for 'em, cause I'd quit. There's stuff my boss gets to control, and stuff he don't. in·sur·ance noun 1. the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one's person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in…

"If my employees have health insurance - they will subscribe to the tenets of my religion, whether they are members of my faith or not". Touche'?

I know that Mara,,, just speaking to my audience.

The topic of the post was "Obamacare" - so people on public assistance are not what we're talking about here. The Medicaid system for those folks is a longstanding program. Subway is not going anywhere. Papa John's pizza is not going anywhere. Walmart is not going anywhere. The folks who work there do not have health…

So if everyone was hardworking and educated - there would be no poverty or unemployment. People who are suffering economically are suffering because of their own laziness and stupidity. The constant demand for Neurosurgeons proves it... :huh: