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...does the word garnish apply here? sure hope so....

Those are the kinds of things I love to hear. Thank you God!

Gosh, WG, how horrible. I suppose many will think this is a negative topic, and it is, but it is one we're faced to deal with. I'm just trying to understand depression, meds, and the whole way our society has changed in this area for the better and possibly for the worse. Thanks for the feedback! wb

Thank you, Pipes. Wonderful, reflective poem. Applies so much to my life, too :-)

Cindi, Happy Birthday and many more to come wb

Oh gosh, skyrider, that is soooooooo sad. Unimaginable! Rascal, good point about splinters. Twiers are so conditioned to think they have the truth and it's up to them to make sure everyone knows JC is not G. Gee, what about a little brotherly love. Isn't that the second great commandment? That's what I look for in a church. If they've got that, imho, they can't be too far off, can they? wb

...get it from the library--most will have it within a few months, years, probably--- i sure hope the families of the murder victims get the proceeds, ex....

Can't be convicted. The jury let him off. Now he can become very rich by telling a captive reader audience how he did it. Sick.

EEEEEEE. I usually don't watch things like this, but this crime was so bizarre and horrific, that I wanted to watch to try to discover clues as to why he did it. The wife was on Oprah yesterday and she interviewed him in prison. This was a very successful business man. His wife said she was blissfully, happily married and they lived in a large home in a very nice subdivision in the Charlotte area. He said he had been severely depressed and had thought about killing his family for 10 years. Oprah pointed out that he made a conscious decision not to tell his therapist about these thoughts because he said he had been afraid to mention it for fear of his family being taken away from him. He said he didn't think he would ever act on the thoughts. Apparently he knew they were evil and wrong and didn't want people to know about them. He said he viewed it at the time as a task that had to be done and not an act of hate. He said something about the voices talking to him after his wife left for the hairdresser's and he was home alone with his twin 5 year olds. They played hide and seek and he stabbed each of them, 18 and 14 times, when he found them. Is it possible he wasn't in touch with reality because of the anti-depressants? He said he loved his children. His wife says she wants to live in the same house and it's a sanctuary to the girls, now. Personally, I think she's still in shock--says she forgives him. What I'd really like to dialogue about most here is how likely are people on anti-depressants to have these thoughts, hear these voices, and actually carry out the evil that's been on their minds for years? The drugs apparently didn't help him. Does anyone think the drugs made him worse? My Sunday School class had a phone hookup with the author of best seller, Artificial Happiness a few weeks ago and he said, get this, 1 in 4 people in the US are on anti-depressants. I had no idea. The odd part is he said most of them are drugged because of unhappiness, not for a chemical condition. The author is a practicing anesthesiologist in Baltimore, MD. How likely are these horrific crimes to continue, do you think, in a society where we have so many chronically unhappy people? And, do you think this man deserves to live? He got 2 life sentences and he's probably 40 something. Thirdly, with advanced meds and technology, how did this man's condition fall between the cracks? Why wasn't he properly treated? Wasn't there some sort of test that the therapists give that could have clued them in even if he wouldn't talk about having murderous thoughts? I could go on and on, but won't. HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN and do you think things like this will get worse and happen more often, and was it caused by the anti-depressants? I thought drugs were supposed to help you, not cause something like this. wb

Kit, I would have to say ditto to all you mentioned. The actors were all very good. I read the book after seeing the film and liked the book much more because it followed the book of Esther better. The costumes were phonomenal.

They had names? :unsure:

FOOCLOL, Tbone!!!!!! What can I say nice about Craig? HE IS SOMEONE THAT GOD LOVES VERY, VERY MUCH :-)

Oh, I dunno Vegan. You might be surprised! I think the men on this board are mostly macho enough to throw things into the frying pan and cook up dinner all on their own!! AND< AND< AND be happy doing it, imho. Am I wrong guys?

Highway, hi. Interesting topic, especially since I just read an article about children respecting parents if they calmly teach them what the rules are or what is expected of them. I didn't copy and paste and wish I had to post here. It was very clear and concise. The point the author was making was that parents who use anger to get compliance should expect kids to break the rules or what is expected of them once the parents have calmed down and behave normally. Why? Because they don't think it matters except when parents are angry and tend to forget the rule. Personally, I don't take people seriously either when they're angry all of the time and think more about what is causing them to have a bad day than what they say. So, how does this relate to the workplace? I haven't had any managers who stayed angry all of the time, but the ones I've had appreciated it that I was almost always on time or a bit early. This was probably a habit, I have to admit, developed by "Corps time." HEhe.

Bowtwi, I am so happy for you!!! Please keep us updated on how the job is going. Take care, wb

Oeno, hi, I read that article, too. Yes, they're amazing, aren't they. I admire that about them, too.

Highway! Happy birthday!

That's great, Lisa. Thank God!

Sorry, Krys, I don't know how to do the cute clip art stuff. But, I'm wishing you a very happy birthday all the same:-)

Gee, I tend to agree with what Mel's priest said (paraphrasing): Mel's spouting off came from some unhealed feelings about the hell that the Jewish leaders put him through before the releasing of The Passion of the Christ." They certainly did not want the movie to be released and wouldn't stop whinning until Mr. Gibson cut some of the scenes showing the Jews taking responsibility for his (Christ's) death." Sounded right to me...drunk and not holding back things that have bothered him... I wish I could have seen it before those scenes had been cut...but that's just me, imho.

OUR LITTLE DOG GETS VERY PRISSY AND STRUTS ABOUT FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER SHE'S GROOMED. THE IMPROVED APPEARANCE AND, HUM, SCENT (TO US, ANYWAY) SEEMS TO BOOST HER SELF-CONFIDENCE. WE TOOK HER TO AN ABUSIVE GROOMER ONCE--KNEW IT BY THE WAY SHE ACTED WHEN I PICKED HER UP--NEVER TOOK HER THERE ANYMORE. THE PAST TWO GROOMERS SAY THEY LOVE HER AND THINK SHE'S SO SWEET AND SHE'S HAPPY WHEN WE PICK HER UP, SO I ASSUME THEY'RE NICE TO HER.

SUDO, REMINDS ME OF A SONG ABOUT UNANSWERED PRAYER (APOLOGIES IF SOMEONE ELSE MADE THIS POINT--HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST TWO PAGES). YEAH, WE TEND TO FORGET THE NEGS ABOUT THEM WHEN WE REMENESS (I KNOW--CAN'T SPELL THAT WORD WOTH A DARN, HEHE).

Just because _____________told you to do or did it is not a good reason for you to do it. Try thinking for yourself. It's a whole lot more fun. Yes, adults do have your best interests in mind when they ask you not to continue disrespectful behavior. When you're in the workplace, that kind of disrespect won't be tolerated. When I ask you not to interrupt me and follow the class rules, that does not qualify you for victim status. You are being asked to do the same things that are expected of everyone else. Oh, so your uncle, aunt, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother is going to come over here and kick my butt? Bring 'em on. I'm happy to stand up to any lie that you make up that could get them that upset and then we'll see whose butt ends up getting kicked.

Oh, you jetsetters! Have fun!

Apparently my mom's X didn't work because I was there today and she said something about Roundup and getting the suckers around the stumps.