Co-dependency

2005-04-28 Thread Julia Thompson
This article was pointed out to me by a friend: http://www.stickyminds.com/sitewide.asp?ObjectId=2275&Function=DETAILBROWSE&ObjectType=COL http://tinyurl.com/98hsz There are four definitions listed for codependency: * “An emotional, psychological, and behavioral condition that develops as a re

Re: Permission Slips Re:RhetoricalQuestionsRE:RemovingDictatorsRe:PeacefulchangeL3

2005-04-28 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Apr 28, 2005, at 7:43 PM, JDG wrote: The Bush Administration used the child/permission slip analogy to make this *latter* viewpoint, that the US must gain the *permission* of the UN Security Council before activing, appear repulsive and appear to be reducing our great nation to childishness. Du

Re: Howcum (some) Texans are so happy?

2005-04-28 Thread Robert Seeberger
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: > At 02:15 PM Thursday 4/28/2005, Gary Denton wrote: >> On 4/28/05, Horn, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Behalf Of Ronn!Blankenship List Of Depressed Cities 75.. St. Louis, MO -- F >>> >>> Always proud to see my home town high on these sorts of

Re: Permission Slips Re:RhetoricalQuestionsRE:RemovingDictatorsRe:PeacefulchangeL3

2005-04-28 Thread JDG
At 07:33 PM 4/28/2005 -0700, Nick wrote: >On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:51:38 -0400, JDG wrote > >> On the other hand, it would be nonsensical to use that metaphor for >> seriously considering the opinion of other nations. > >True, indeed. It *was* nonsensical to use that metaphor in that context, >since

Re: Permission Slips Re: RhetoricalQuestionsRE:RemovingDictatorsRe:PeacefulchangeL3

2005-04-28 Thread Nick Arnett
On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:51:38 -0400, JDG wrote > On the other hand, it would be nonsensical to use that metaphor for > seriously considering the opinion of other nations. True, indeed. It *was* nonsensical to use that metaphor in that context, since it was about an issue that called for serious c

Re: Howcum (some) Texans are so happy?

2005-04-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:14 PM Thursday 4/28/2005, Russell Chapman wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: I mean, have you ever seen a sad Jehovah's Witness? :) Jim Which raises the question - how come Salt Lake City rates so poorly? I would have thought that the doctrine would prevent Mormons using anti-depressants, and the

Re: Howcum (some) Texans are so happy?

2005-04-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:15 PM Thursday 4/28/2005, Gary Denton wrote: On 4/28/05, Horn, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Behalf Of Ronn!Blankenship > > > > List Of Depressed Cities > > > >75.. St. Louis, MO -- F > > Always proud to see my home town high on these sorts of lists! > We're #75! We're #75! I wo

RE: Howcum (some) Texans are so happy?

2005-04-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:46 PM Thursday 4/28/2005, Jim Sharkey wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: >3.. Jersey City, NJ A+ WTF? I work in JC, and I have never had any reason to think it's a terribly happy place. It's certainly not somewhere that one would expect to see rampant positivity. Maybe with all the fumes fro

Re: Howcum (some) Texans are so happy?

2005-04-28 Thread Russell Chapman
Jim Sharkey wrote: I mean, have you ever seen a sad Jehovah's Witness? :) Jim Which raises the question - how come Salt Lake City rates so poorly? I would have thought that the doctrine would prevent Mormons using anti-depressants, and the community structure should reduce suicide. Has the

Re: Howcum (some) Texans are so happy?

2005-04-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:15 PM Thursday 4/28/2005, Gary Denton wrote: On 4/28/05, Horn, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Behalf Of Ronn!Blankenship > > > > List Of Depressed Cities > > > >75.. St. Louis, MO -- F > > Always proud to see my home town high on these sorts of lists! > We're #75! We're #75! Lared

Re: Howcum (some) Texans are so happy?

2005-04-28 Thread Julia Thompson
Damon Agretto wrote: Well, ignorance is bliss. ;) More seriously, it might have something to do with annual sunlight quantity. That's just a wild stab though. DUnno. I'm at the same latitude as Jersey City AND NYC, and I don't feel depressed! :) How does the weather compare? Julia _

RE: Woodpecker thought extinct rediscovered....

2005-04-28 Thread Jim Sharkey
Gary Nunn wrote: >the Almiqui (if you are not familiar with this animal, lookit >up on Google - very unique) That's pretty nifty. It's ugly as sin, but then again so is the coelacanth. They should start a club. :) Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://ww

RE: Howcum (some) Texans are so happy?

2005-04-28 Thread Jim Sharkey
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: >3.. Jersey City, NJ A+ WTF? I work in JC, and I have never had any reason to think it's a terribly happy place. It's certainly not somewhere that one would expect to see rampant positivity. Unless they only polled people outside of the Stanley Theater. I mean, have

Re: Permission Slips Re: RhetoricalQuestionsRE:RemovingDictatorsRe:PeacefulchangeL3

2005-04-28 Thread JDG
At 07:27 AM 4/28/2005 -0700, Nick Arnett wrote: >On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:25:51 -0400, JDG wrote > >> On the other hand, seriously considering the opinion of another is >> typically an adult-to-adult relationship.It would be rather nonsensical >> to use a child/permission slip metaphor to argue

Re: US voting reform idea

2005-04-28 Thread Robert Seeberger
Frank Schmidt wrote: > *attempting to process* > I guess that means that he shows professional courtesy in not trying > to piss people off. I don't think that will change the way he votes. > Then there's pork barrel spending; he'll vote for things good for > his > district, and you might benefit f

Woodpecker thought extinct rediscovered....

2005-04-28 Thread Gary Nunn
I'm not much of a bird watcher, but I enjoy reading articles about animals thought to be extinct that are rediscovered. Other than this one, the Coelacanth and the Almiqui (if you are not familiar with this animal, look it up on Google - very unique) were rediscovered when they were thought to b

Re: Howcum (some) Texans are so happy?

2005-04-28 Thread Gary Denton
On 4/28/05, Horn, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Behalf Of Ronn!Blankenship > > > > List Of Depressed Cities > > > >75.. St. Louis, MO -- F > > Always proud to see my home town high on these sorts of lists! > We're #75! We're #75! Laredo, El Paso and Corpus go across the border or hav

RE: Br!n: Through the Looking Glass

2005-04-28 Thread Horn, John
> Behalf Of JDG > > At 01:46 PM 3/3/2005 -0600, John Horn wrote: > >> In recent weeks it has become clear that President Bush has > >> floated a trial baloon regarding lifting the current cap on > >> income subject to Social Security tax. Right now, income over > >> $100,000 is exempt from the

RE: Howcum (some) Texans are so happy?

2005-04-28 Thread Horn, John
> Behalf Of Ronn!Blankenship > > List Of Depressed Cities > >75.. St. Louis, MO -- F Always proud to see my home town high on these sorts of lists! We're #75! We're #75! - jmh ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: I am spamming your head I am spamming your head

2005-04-28 Thread Travis Edmunds
A prose writer gets tired of writing prose, and wants to be a poet. So he begins every line with a capital letter, and keeps on writing prose. --Samuel McChord Crothers-- From: Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: I am spamming your

Re: Howcum (some) Texans are so happy?

2005-04-28 Thread Damon Agretto
Well, ignorance is bliss. ;) More seriously, it might have something to do with annual sunlight quantity. That's just a wild stab though. DUnno. I'm at the same latitude as Jersey City AND NYC, and I don't feel depressed! :) Damon, the drugs tell me so... ---

Re: Br!n: Romanticism vs. Modernism

2005-04-28 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: David Brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Brin: Romanticism vs. Modernism Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 21:07:25 -0700 (PDT) --- "Robert G. Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Over at rec.music.progressive the big discussion > concerns

Re: Permission Slips Re: RhetoricalQuestionsRE:RemovingDictatorsRe: PeacefulchangeL3

2005-04-28 Thread Nick Arnett
On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:25:51 -0400, JDG wrote > On the other hand, seriously considering the opinion of another is > typically an adult-to-adult relationship.It would be rather nonsensical > to use a child/permission slip metaphor to argue against an adult-to- > adult dynamic of seriously cons

Re: US voting reform idea

2005-04-28 Thread Frank Schmidt
> Frank Schmidt wrote: > >> Even better! > >> A post I wrote last October: > >> > >> The problem with the electoral college is not in the electoral > >> college, but in the way populations are represented in Congress. I > >> would think that this lack of representation on an everyday basis > >> wou