Carlene

One thread I have not perused. I will go check it out.

I take Estrogen.

I am a Christian. I have the faith of a Christian. I also have the intellect of a rational, modern, college educated woman. I don't find that Creationism and Evolution are mutually exclusive. If the scientific community conclusively proved tomorrow that we were all descended from apes, I would still be a Christian. It might shift my assumption that Adam and Eve were Homo Sapiens, but it would not shake my faith one iota. Because my faith is not defined by any particular passage or book from the Bible. I do not interpret the Bible literally. Wives turned into salt and men swallowed by whales who live to tell the tale are a little too FX for my practical nature. So I think that Christianity is definitely the greater test of faith. You can't see God, or any hard evidence of Him. And that's what faith is........believing in the face of so-called evidence to the contrary.

And you think this has something to do with George Bush?

And that was Bill Clinton's fault HOW, exactly?

You are in the Rants and Raves forum, where anything goes. It is NEVER okay to tell people they should not post on any topic they like in R&R. Just a friendly heads-up.

Oh, let's compare.... Number of Americans dead because Bill got his willie whacked in the oval office = 0 Number of Americans dead because George insisted on invading Iraq = 3000 Hmmmmmmm.....doesn't take a genius to figure that one out on the ole moral compass, does it?

In my Bible, Psalms 2 only has 11 verses.

Hardly a reasonable comparison, since Bill and Monica's little fling did not kill anyone (although I'm sure it came very close to being the cause of Bill's demise, via the wrath of Hillary). George W Bush is, in my book, personally responsible for the deaths of 3000 American men and women.

I hate the sight of bloodshed, so I'm gonna close my eyes. Run, Thinide.....run while you can.

Not to worry....TOM majored in sarcasm.

I'm with you, Wheetsin. Although both my parents are deceased, my 86 year old mother-in-law lives with me and will continue to do so until her death. I took care of my mom for the last years of her life, just as she and her sisters cared for my grandmother and two of my grandmother's siblings who had no children of their own. In my family, we do not warehouse our old people and call it "skilled care". I just hope that my kids feel the same way and are up for changing my diapers when I'm 90. It's not exactly the way most of us see ourselves spending our early retirement years, but you do what you have to do.

And exactly why would we care, if you did???

YES! I will have Cheyenne vaccinated ASAP. My DIL was diagnosed with cervical cancer at age 27. Fortunately a hysterectomy stopped it before it spread, but she had PAPs regularly and hers went from normal to cancer the OB/GYN could see with the naked eye in 18 months. I have already contacted the insurance company to see if they will pay for the vaccine. It's two shots - $165 each.

My husband has the VG band and has lost 78 pounds. And he has Type II Diabetes, so it's harder for him. He was banded Dec of 2004 - just over 2 years ago. He has 8cc of saline in his band and is pretty restricted. He can eat salad. He eats 2 poached eggs and one piece of toast for breakfast every day, but not until after he's had some hot tea or they won't go down. Meat can be an issue for him, but he eats chicken noodle soup with no problem. Anything with skin or fiber is a no-no: beans, fruit, etc. He has had 6 or 7 fills. Our doctor says the VG band is harder to "tweak". His first fill was 2cc's while mine (I have the smallest band) was only .5cc.

One IT guy told me his name was "Abraham Lincoln".

It's much more likely that Danielle simply lacks tact. Unfortunately, learning tactfulness takes time, maturity, and practice. Writing a Tact For Dummies handbook probably won't help. Life experiences, such as losing friends, the goodwill of co-workers, and sometimes even a job, are usually what it takes before a tactless person wakes up and embarks on a course of self-improvement. They are immature, self-centered individuals who crave attention. Unless you and Nadine are into saving people from themselves, I would avoid Danielle's company as much as possible. And for heaven's sake, don't trust her with any information you wouldn't want posted on MySpace.

I live in Texas, the death penalty capital of the United States. And for the most part, I support the death penalty (I know...that's not very characteristic of my otherwise Liberal philosophy). Child molesters, for example, should either be executed (in my opinion) or locked up forever. They can't be rehabilitated and every time the state releases one, they are gambling with the safety of our children, and against very poor odds, I might add. But all that aside, in this morning's paper there was a story about a man who has been on Texas' death row for 31 years. Not just in prison - he has been in lock down on death row for over 3 decades. He killed a young man in the commission of a felony (armed robbery). Maybe he deserved the death penalty, or maybe he should have received life in prison. What he got was both. I think that after 31 years, this man has paid his debt. He is not in some "country club prison" where he can play golf and surf the 'Net. He is not allowed TV (he has a radio). He gets one 5 minute phone call every 3 months. He has no cell mate....no contact with other human beings except the guards and an occasional visitor, viewed only thru thick, bullet-proof glass. Rick Perry is not going to commute this man's sentence, but if I were governor of Texas, I would.

I went to high school with a boy who raped a young mother, stabbed her in the eye and bit one of her nipples almost completely off. Then he left her for dead and threw her children - one and two years old - into the Trinity River. He spent 20 years in a state mental hospital, was eventually declared sane, and released back into the community. Personally, I'd feel much safer with Leslie Van Houten on the streets.

It is my pleasure....thank you.

The mods will lock the thread if it gets out of hand.

Linda Kasabian WAS accused of "murdering someone". She was indicted for both the Tate and Labianca murders. She turned State's Evidence and received immunity in exchange for her testimony. Had she not done so, she surely would have received the death penalty herself, if convicted.

Please post pics! I am sooooooooo jealous. I have reached the "elusive" size 4, but I definitely need PS on some areas. It's not evident when I'm fully clothed, but I lost all that weight and still feel self-conscious in a bathing suit. How badly does that suck?

Please post pics! I am sooooooooo jealous. I have reached the "elusive" size 4, but I definitely need PS on some areas. It's not evident when I'm fully clothed, but I lost all that weight and still feel self-conscious in a bathing suit. How badly does that suck?

Leslie Van Houten has been in prison for 37 years - almost half her life. She is far from "the worst of the worst" and may not actually have killed anyone. Mrs. LaBianca's was the only murder Van Houten was accused of. Linda Kasabian, who received immunity in exchange for her testimony, admitted to being present at both the Tate and the LaBianca murders. Van Houten was actually expected to get the lightest sentence of any of the Manson devotees, but her behavior at the trial inflamed the jury. She was the ultimate example of being your own worst enemy.