Primus Pilus
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I'm always just a bit surprised when I hear guys like Springsteen have global popularity. Not because his music doesn't have appeal, but simply because it's so Americana. Cool though. Hope your sister had fun.
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Congrats WW! Don't forget all of us little people on your rise...
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Ahh yes, and in a couple of years people will be surprised by all the plastic bottles, cans, food wrappings, soiled diapers and any other form of human refuse that people will leave all over this "new" park.
It happens here as well... there was a nice little nature walk tucked away really where only the local residents knew of it and could enjoy it. Someone decided that that just wasn't good enough, cut away many of the trees, added a few truck loads of sand for the new "beach" volleyball court, put in a giant kids jungle gym complete with that recycled tire rubber ground mat, a fresh layer of asphalt for the new basketball court (I mean who really doesn't want to hear the incessant sound of a basketball bouncing on hard pavement when trying to enjoy nature), a giant pavilion, and an obscene bridge over the "wetlands" so people won't have to get their feet wet on the new playground, er I mean nature walk.
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Unfortunately, that workout is actually counter-acted by alcohol consumption
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I eat like a pig. If I didn't work out on a semi-regular basis I would be enormous.
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Great! A glam rock festival.
Did they still had stretch pants and heavy make-up?
Well the makeup is long gone, but they still tried to shimmy their fat asses into all that leather.
I always remember Don Dokken striding across the stage and attempting to twirl his mic stand in one hand. He failed utterly, but with consumate professionalism, forgot the thing existed and carried straight on singing at the front of the stage.He still does that, twirling the mic stand... must have done it at least 20 times, don't recall him dropping it though.
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I'd have no problem at all with getting rid of the pledge of allegiance and instituting a secular "oath of citizenship" as a prerequisite to voting and other matters.
In fact, I'd go so far to say that those that can't swear a secular oath because they belive in theocracy (whether its Christian, Muslim, Scientologist, or whatever kind of theocracy), should be barred from voting altogether.
If you'll notice on the link to the oath of allegiance for naturalized citizens, the citizenship and immigration office does allow for exclusion of various religious verbiage. Of course it does start out as non-secular in nature, and such words are only removed upon request of the individual.
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I take it nothing much happens in Detroit?
Other than federal government bailouts of auto companies and bankruptcy (GM, Chrysler), corrupt local government scandals (see Kwame Kilpatrick, Monica Conyers, etc.), the Detroit Red Wings losing in the Stanley Cup finals, the international freedom festival (tonight), no, not much.
Actually, the stadium issue is because people have been trying to save it for years and essentially they finally lost the battle. The newspaper is just feeding into the emotion of it I suppose.
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Everyone knows that Austrians are terrorists. Well at least everyone in Kaleeforneeya does.
(Yet another veiled anti-government comment, brought to you free of charge)
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By the by, the cause of my slow leak was a nail in the tire that I failed to spot on my own. At least Belle Tire (free plug) fixed it professionally, efficiently and free of charge.
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Does your front door has a habit of disappearing without leaving a forwarding address ?
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rmosusYeah, I'm not sure what the front door GPS monitor has to do with anything, but it's becoming all the rage in the blogosphere. Articles like this one are all over the place. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2240566/posts
Some seen to suggest that it's a ploy to measure the resistance of the population for further incursions against liberty. My guess is that it's just a lunatic that made it all up, but since many would label me as a lunatic for my general and growing loathing of the federal government, I see no reason to discount the distant possibility.
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I hope Obama wins.
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His name is auspicious!eeeghknnorrst = "Stronger Enekh"
Enekh: ancient Egyptian name element, meaning "life; spirit."
-- Nephele
That's much better than "Stronger Eunuch". I don't care to think about that.
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Keep that up, and William Wallace's ghost (or Mel Gibson) will come after you and shine a full moon in your general direction.
He's too busy drinking heavily, cheating on his wife with hot young girls and blaming Jews for all of it.
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Michigan will survive eventually. But that's probably little solace to the people there now.
From what I understand that state has been going downhill for over 40 years now. It can only have gotten much worse in the last year or so.
Not quite true, but close. The industry was hurt when they were producing shit cars in the 70's and 80's allowing foreign competition to grab a firm stake hold, but it bounced back strongly in the 90's. As it goes, the state was equally depressed and booming in the same time periods. However, this is different. Even if the American companies recover (Ford is still yet to declare... I give it 6 months to a year before debt catches up to them), there will be no re-establishment of American employment or manufacturing plants in this state.
To Caldrail:
I'm very afraid that what we are seeing is far worse than just a glimmer of socialist Amerika.
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Poor Piglet. He'll become the victim of OABS yet. Over Anxious Bear Syndrome.
At least it isn't over anxious beer syndrome. I think I have that.
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What's a chick flick?
As a good friend of mine once said... "I like movies where stuff blows up"
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There is only one way to stop the madness. Kill all the pigs!!!
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Sorry to hear that Doc...
Oddly enough, our local community college (where my brother happens to work) is overloaded with registrations. Of course, the fees aren't nearly on par with the university level, but if I understand it correctly the education industry is experiencing a bit of a mini-boom state wide. Then again, a hefty percentage of the population here is out of work and has received various incentives (corporate buyouts and government) to re-educate. (circumstances, shmircumstances I guess)
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In recent years some debate about home defence arose because two undesirables tried to burgle a farmhouse and the somewhat odd inhabitant shot one dead. Under our law, a person is entitled to use reasonable force to protect self, family, and others. The police hint in private that they expect this, but the truth is that you will risk arrest and prosecution if you employ any violence.
For us British, it's all a bit of a grey and potentially grief-ridden area.
Some potential legal quagmires exist in the US as well, but each state does have it's own standard based on their own ideologies. For instance, its probably far less legally risky for a Texan to shoot and kill an intruder than it is for someone in Massachusetts.
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Welcome to the UNRVblogosphere Aurelia... we're very glad to have you. Now don't mind me when I go off on some sort of anti-government rant
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Understand where you're coming from. As for me, I'm jumping on the bandwagon. I'm writing a novel about Ug, the Neolithic detective, finding out who killed the Neanderthal next door with scientific logic and reasoning. I'll be rich beyond my dreams...
The butler did it.
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Precisely why I personally tend to read novels that lack realistic authenticity. Meaning, if I'm going to read a novel, I'll generally go with the fantasy or sci-fi genres. In these cases the world is the author's creative interpretation, and my pre-set view becomes irrelevant. It allows me to delve into a story without being distracted (as much) by my own disposition.
(Doesn't mean that I always read sci-fi fantasy when delving into fiction, I like Robert Harris for example, but generally speaking...)
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Space invaders. Classic. Also Missile Command and Defender.I was an Asteroids and Joust kind of guy.
Yep, had Asteroids too.
Joust? I must have missed that one.
That was the one where you flew around on an ostrich like bird landing on platforms, collecting eggs and fighting other "ostrich" riders...
The blind leading the blind
in The Language of Love
A blog by docoflove1974 in General
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I can tell you why I am personally hot under the collar on this issue.
It's because I don't believe that the federal government has the legal authority to mandate that its citizens buy a particular good or service. It's against the constitutional framework that supports the idea of individual independence and opportunity and against the rights of each individual and State. Of course, it will be argued that the constitution has the authority to regulate interstate commerce and that the courts have set precedents in the particular cases, but none of these cases have forced a citizen to purchase a good or service, especially if that good or service is provided entirely within a single state.
We have, however (and unfortunately), taxed individual citizen providers in order to pay for individual recipients who do not provide tax revenue (ie Social Security and MediCARE/CAID). As we already provide such entitlements against the concept of the original national framework, I certainly do not want to provide a single additional dollar to provide for health care coverage for any individual or group other than my family (including extended family, as I believe that is the responsibility of the individual, not the community). Charity should be voluntary and encouraged by reducing tax payer funded entitlements.
Ok, so what if we disagree. Fine, let's go ahead and presume for a moment that the plan itself is actually constitutional and within the best interests of the citizenry, and I'm just a loony Libertarian... what then?
Whether we support or protest such a plan, we cannot even begin to truly understand how much this new entitlement will cost as we simply don't know any of the details of the plan. Any published estimates, pro or con, are based on assumptions that we simply can't be sure of. Even if I did personally support the concept of allowing this federal government mandate, I could not possibly support legislation that is a complete unknown. We don't know what was actually passed... the benefits, costs, rules, regulations, procedures, etc. Nothing. Add in the complication that will result from the monstrosity that is federal bureaucracy and it's completely absent efficiency... I shudder to think what will happen to our currently outstanding health care (costs notwithstanding). Will the demand for health care increase with free access? Will the supply be reduced to further complicate the demand? Will their be rationing of expensive, experimental or advanced procedures? Will doctors, researchers and pharmaceutical have the motivation to develop new medical technology with a limited profit motive?
Our system sure isn't perfect, and it is indeed quite expensive, but at relatively any moment I can currently go to a doctor of any variety and have just about any procedure or service provided whether it be voluntary or life threatening emergency. I am beyond suspicious that the same level of service will be available once this new plan takes hold.