Then a toast to your mother's good health :)
On Jun 24, 10:12 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > Same as ever, as my mother would say. And hopefully will say for many more > years. > > > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 2:06 AM, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > Really? > > > On Jun 24, 12:11 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Corruption seems to be coming our way more and more. > > > > On Jun 21, 1:51 pm, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I hear you; but we cant throw out the baby with the bathwater, can we? > > > > > On Jun 20, 8:14 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I'm just watching a documentary on the WWF - and the reporter has > > > > > found huts being burned down and the dark under-belly of > > > > > 'conservation'. I deeply suspect charities. > > > > > > On Jun 19, 6:47 pm, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Couldn't agree with you more; there's just no running away from > > human > > > > > > nature. > > > > > > > Higher ideals are no real mystery to me; honesty, integrity and > > regard > > > > > > in dealing with others, as a mirror reflection of a proper regard > > for > > > > > > self. > > > > > > > I've long thought that "Enlightenment" is to be found in the > > rarefied > > > > > > mountain air of the difference between "can do" and "will do". > > > > > > > On Jun 19, 1:17 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > The "higher ideal" would be to not wreak other countries to begin > > with > > > > > > > but man is a competitive animal- look how democratic nations have > > > > > > > wreaked themselves internally. Forget the "body snatchers"- we > > should > > > > > > > fear the "money snatchers". > > > > > > > > Nope. > > > > > > > > On Jun 18, 11:03 am, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I daresay 200m a year is more salve than salvation; in any > > case, i > > > > > > > > never really felt restitutive payments were the best expression > > of a > > > > > > > > will to higher ideals in this regard; some great "gifts" have > > been > > > > > > > > made over the past 20 years; sovereign debt write offs / write > > downs > > > > > > > > for example, and the recent global immunisation initiative, to > > name 2 > > > > > > > > sterling examples that make the reparation case more difficult > > to > > > > > > > > make, generally speaking. > > > > > > > > > You sure you're not one of those great philanthropic > > benefactors of > > > > > > > > the Arts we read about in the news occasionally? :) > > > > > > > > > On Jun 17, 6:10 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I doubt colonial powers/USA felt the agreement for > > reparations amusing > > > > > > > > > though I suppose those payments are now frozen. Libya has a > > high grade > > > > > > > > > of oil and proximity would be one of several reasons for > > taking > > > > > > > > > control by NATO but there is probably a lot we do not know. > > Let's > > > > > > > > > watch the flow of immigrants and find out. Actually, Turkey > > is a > > > > > > > > > better target for jobs than Europe with a 9% GDP.//Yes- some > > of those > > > > > > > > > sites were new to me although I do have a 20" marble copy of > > that > > > > > > > > > Venus- so I do feel attached to the original. :-) > > > > > > > > > > On Jun 16, 12:07 am, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Amusing article; though the thought of the destruction of > > historical > > > > > > > > > > artifacts really isn't. > > > > > > > > > > > Can anyone tell me why the North Atlantic Treaty > > Organisation is > > > > > > > > > > staging this outdated production of David and Goliath? > > > > > > > > > > > On Jun 16, 3:29 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > "Italy Seals Libya colonial deal" > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7589557.stm > > > > > > > > > > > Time magazine is also running photos of Roman ruins in > > Libya that may > > > > > > > > > > > be under threat.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
