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YIKES! :blink:

wheeeeuw! Glad to hear it. :P

Hey Belle, sounds like you could make some money consulting Scott Adams (author/creator of Dilbert)! :D

I had no idea... please Kathy, that wasn't about you... I was just being goofy... sorry if I offended you. :wub:

Walter (in case you didn't know him while in twi) was very close to wierwille and taught some classes, but he left (or was kicked out? I don't know which) probably also during the 1980s... he's the one who first made a big deal about (for many of us anyway) "the only day of the year that's also a command!" Walter was generally a good guy... I'm scratching my head, and my memory on this is foggy, but didn't Walter's mother marry one of Wierwille's brothers at some point?

I don't presume to speak for MarkO... but could the "we" as he uses it is just a way to describe the society WE live in, as opposed to meaning that each of us made a conscious choice to, for example, tolerate certain behaviors, etc?

No weigh!

Ahhhhh, Eye Sea! Tnks you. :D

What does YMMV mean? I get your point MarkO... I'm one who chooses not to condemn a homosexual man or woman (any of them really) for essentially the reason you used in the two posts you added this morning. However, in that context, I also would not condemn the swinger couple as such. But that doesn't mean I could stomach that behavior -- as with gay people -- I find that kind of conduct (between men anyway ) extremely distasteful. But as people or as a person, I don't view them as evil people per se.

I graduated from the same high school that Alice Cooper did... but he graduated six years before me.

Coolchef... March Forth is Walter J Cummins Day!

No! That's Walter J Cummins Day!

I may be wrong, but I thought mathematics education was a key to developing higher thinking skills... I'm way past being involved in my education and my stepson graduated from college last May with a degree in Optical Engineering. He was always great in Math... he could multiply in his head before kindergarten. In fifth grade, he participated in individual and team Math competitions... and he did very well. But I understand that he'd be considered an elite student in Math. IMO the emphasis on measuring teacher performance (and therefore student perfomance)... aka No Child Left Behind (Bush's Orwellian oxymoron) is probably central to this dumbing down. I was always good at Math related subjects... but hit a wall when I first took Calculus. I had to pass a calc class to get my accounting degree, but I probably deserved a D when it was all said and done. IMO the US overall is getting shortchanged by the diminished educational achievement in Math. Krista, I appreciate your sharing you husband's letter. Very well stated.

I USED to do this... then I get sick of certain commercials like: Bowflex Leptoprin/leptopril and the one that starts "why did YOUR last diet fail" the guy with the yellow and black suit with question marks all over it (Matthew Lesko) anything billy mays was pitching (like Kaboom cleaners/Oxyclean) Now when I need background noise, I turn the tv on (I have Dish Network) to the sirius music channels... which have almost no commercials.

Dear Lisa, I'm so glad George had a daughter like you that he was so proud of. I know, as a dad, how much that must have meant to him. I too am saddened by this news but am oh so thankful to have known him here. May your heart be comforted in this sad time. Just know that I too (like so many of us here) admired and appreciated your Dad.

I'm UNcomfortable when I have NO clutter... :P

You probably think this song is about you! who, me quirky?! Hah! Well, okay. I s'pose. I go to a weight loss support/education group at my local VA medical center... though they all weigh in every week, I refuse to do that and ONLY weigh in once/month and it must be on the same scale in the same place every time... I'm sure I have more... as I think of them, I'll make a note and post it as soon as I get back to the computer.

Reminds me of Frank Abagnale... the subject of DiCaprio's movie, Catch Me If You Can. Which was on TV last night. I had already seen it... good movie despite the subject matter.

I thought THAT was Walter Cummins Day!?

Not to mention (and I suppose these folks should show too), Bill Murray, Andie McDowell and Chris Elliot!

Would you REPEAT that? (just kidding) Of course... anyone taking bets as to whether Phil sees his shadow this year?

I'd rather ask.

FALSE analogy Mr. Miller. While Sara Jane whatshername REPUDIATED her former lifestyle, the KKK member/former law enforcement officer in MISSISSIPPI did NOT repudiate HIS former acts. Now, clearly both have had to face the music for their misdeeds, but your portrayal of the dichotomy left out important nuances which made the situations subject to the different public outcries. And I'm NOT suggesting the gal -- who participated in bank robberies in the 1970s and was involved in situations in which law enforcement officer(s) were killed -- be let off the hook. I just believe I there are tangible reasons for the different public reactions. P.S. -- when will racism end? When HE11 freezes over... in fact, a great deal (but not all) of the consternation in our contemporary time over illegal immigration can be attributed to racism. And I'm NOT accusing any GSers of racism.

Yeah... it makes sense to me that there are different answers (conscious or not, for example) for different reasons for the lying... My divorce was final just over 11 years ago. Two years of litigation. Even before that started, I had come to recognize her as someone who found it easier to lie than to even breathe. Custody was highly contentious. During the litigation, I did some research also. As much as a non-professional could, I came to the conclusion that this person I was in the process of becoming UNmarried to did suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder. I may not have been correct, but it sure seemed like it to me. And there were a few brief times that she indicated she knew she had a problem with lying... but subsequently she continued the practice... and most of the time seems like she doesn't even realize it. Muy frustrating. With her, it was NOT narcissistic aggrandizement... and it was generally regarding something that if the truth were known, it would cause her substantial anxiety... hence, tied closely to emotional/psychological defense mechanisms, including but probably not limited to denial.

ALSO not to be confused with the Bravo Channel's Fab FIVE (who apparently were recently cancelled). So, What's happening on Feb 1 or 2?