From: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
By the way - of the recent developments in the nuclear programs of
the
DPRK, India, Pakistan, Iran, and Iraq over the past 15 years
- how many
occurred with the knowledge of US intelligence sources?
I'll give you a hint - the answer is
From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Franks is, I think, a choice that might surprise
people a little bit. I'm quite serious, though.
Tommy Franks, as leader of CENTCOM, led the liberation
of two countries at a cost of less than 500 allied
lives. Where the Soviet Union and
From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I agree it's a very good book - probably the best
single-volume history of the war, actually. But I
actually disagree with that conclusion. I don't think
state's rights had anything to do with the war,
actually.
much snippage
I'm not sure
From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Why isn't anyone discussing this? Anyways, it's
marvelous. Rowling has, once again, surpassed herself
- this one is even better than the last.
I must disagree. I was somewhat disappointed in #5. The plot was
sort-of pointless, if you think
From: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Brown v. Board was a completely different example, involving
an amendment
that had been passed relatively recently in history, and in the
Supreme
Court overturning its previous interpretation. In the case of
gay marriage,
the USSC has
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I would propose Irfanview, which has a nice Batch Process
utility and is
freeware for private use (I use it for my shkrinking of images for
the
website)...
I'll put in another big recommendation for Irfanview. Wonderful for
quick and
From: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
At 03:11 PM 7/24/2003 -0500 Horn, John wrote:
I don't know. It is a scary proposition. We cannot defeat
every terrorist in the world.
We cannot? Then why is it that suicide bombing is almost unheard
of
almost everywhere in the world
From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
already. When Ashcroft's jack-booted thugs come for
you, give me a call - I'll be happy to protect you.
When Ashcroft's jack-booted thugs come for them, they won't be able
to call you. They won't get their one phone call. They won't be
able
From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
If John Ashcroft were anyone _but_ an evangelical
Christian (speaking as a non-evangelical
non-Christian) the way he is treated by the Left would
be recognized by everyone for what it is - sheer
religious bigotry of the most unvarnished sort.
From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The other stuff is equally tendentious, of course.
The idea that the Civil War wasn't about slavery is
the product of a frankly racist school of historical
thinking that few historians of the post-Civil Rights
era would accept. The idea that
From: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Of course, California Democrats, instead of doing the wise
thing and trying
to get a solid candidate in there are rallying around the
sinking ship.
You mean, like the Terminator?
- jmh
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From: Doug Pensinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/20/international/worldspecial/2
0WEAP.html?pagewanted=1th
To my mind, the most telling and eye-catching point in the
judgment of five of the six intelligence agencies was that if
left unchecked, Iraq would
From: Nick Arnett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
How does this end? Can anyone offer a definition of the conditions
necessary for us to return to peacetime, or whatever one
might properly call 'normal' conditions?
It ends when the US has dominated all the other countries in the world, I
-Original Message-
I waited to allow someone else to come up with this one. We have no
scientific means to allow people to tell if they are
dreaming, even though
dreams have been studied for thousands of years. We have
means to see if
other people are dreaming, but we have no
From: Gary Nunn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
An image that definitively and clearly illustrates the difference
between men and women.
http://www.newpacifica.net/life.html
Unless, of course, you are talking about actual stereo or computer
equipment. Then, the woman is content with just an
From: Robert J. Chassell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Project Orion
by George Dyson
2002, Henry Holt and Co
ISBN 0-8050-7284-5 (pbk)
Recently, George Dyson wrote a book on Project Orion, a project on
which his father, Freeman Dyson, worked in the late 1950s. The
project
From: Alberto Monteiro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bryon Daly asked:
So I'm curious, why do you wish
to deprive your daughter of all things Barbie?
Barbie is a white-supremacist doll :-)
My daughter's army of Barbie includes quite a few multi-cultural Barbies.
Nita has made a
From: Robert Seeberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I watched the video from the site.
It looks to be real enough.
Of course it *could* be a hoax, but that really is the Las
Vegas TV news so
it probably isn't one.
The jury is still out on Snopes:
From: Kevin Tarr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
When Jon had his little rant about books into movies and
actors who play
the roles, I agreed with him and feel the same way about
sporting matches.
Ahem, that was John as in 'jmh', not Jon. But that's OK. grin
The only people more
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, that's one way that some people have fun.
And some people can't understand why I still play RPGs at my age. Different
people have fun in different ways, huh?
But, I must also point out, this is the only list I'm currently
subscribed to
From: Reggie Bautista [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
John Horn replied:
rant mode
Does anyone else *HATE* these sorts of discussions as much
as I do? They
are so unbelievably pointless!
John, I have to respectfully disagree with you.
And you are certainly allowed to. (Unlike in the
From: Bryon Daly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I agree with Reggie, for pretty much the same reasons. I
don't think that
casting a novel is all that much more pointless than, say,
discussing
how Glorfindel, killed in the Silmarillion, is alive and well
to assist Frodo et al
on the way to
From: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
This brings up an interesting question: Who do y'all think
would the ideal cast of characters be for either an Uplift War
or Startide Rising movie?
(Jon, this is not personal. It is just something that I have to say. I
can't hold it in though
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
In a message dated 7/5/2003 2:52:03 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So What Could Spider*Woman* Do With Her More Complex
Spinnerets? Maru ;)
Sell a lot of comic books to sexually frustrated male teens
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Comic Geek Maru
But were you sexuaSPAT!
Are there any other kind of male teenagers???
- jmh
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From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Social Security retirement age is being increased
very gradually. Too
gradually, if you ask me -- I'll theoretically be
able to collect full
benefits at 67, rather than 65. Of course, that'll
From: Ray Ludenia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
iaamoac wrote:
Moreover, hopefully by then Social Security will be means-tested,
forcing those who have saved to not realy upon the efforts of those
1.5 workers for sustenance.
The implication being that those who have saved should be
From: Ronn!Blankenship [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Of course, most telemarketers these days don't say Mr. Cleaver at
all: they say, Hello, may I speak to Ward?
I'd like to be able to say that this is the first time I've ever heard this
joke...
But I can't.
grin
I will not have anyone
From: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well... it depends on if the stones are standing upright or
not, I guess. :)
Why? Did they have too much to drink at the Solstice Party?
(Couldn't resist.)
- jmh
Should Have Maru
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From: Ronn!Blankenship [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
OTOH, with different names, when someone calls and asks for
the father's
name when everyone who knows him knows he has moved, it's a
dead giveaway
it's a telemarketer, and you can either have some fun with
them or tell
them exactly
From: Deborah Harrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
AFAIK, nearly all other Protestant denominations focus
on Communion more as remembrance of me [Jesus],
rather than any actual change or spiritual presence in
the bread and wine (or, as in one church I attended
with a friend, some type of
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
But where's Groo?
Wandering around in those dark and twisty passages.
Oh wait... that's grue. Sorry.
- jmh
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From: Russell Chapman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I don't think it's a coincidence that Muslim countries generally seem to
have
advanced about 300 years of our advances in the last 1300
years or so,
and that's being generous in how the time is scaled...
I found it fascinating when I found
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
This time, the ultrasound tech admitted to the first sexing error in 5
or 6 years.
I got this far, misread the first line and thought you were going to say
that you didn't have twins and that it was, in fact, triplets!
Two boys and a girl. Oh
From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
William Taylor
D. No one else reads that friggen fast?
I figured I'd be a little behind the curve - I didn't
get it until about 1:00 this afternoon. Knowing the
people on this list, I
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, Ronn!, if you ever find yourself regularly changing the
diapers of
a baby from the time it's a newborn until about 18 months or
so, you'll
see more variety of color than you ever wanted to. :)
And, soon, you'll be seeing it in
From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
A friend of mine (a Green Beret currently serving in
Tashkent, having just left Baghdad) just sent me a
(very funny) letter in MS Word Format talking about
his experiences. I was hoping to publish it on my
blog (he has approved the idea) and
From: Nick Arnett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Some of you have been getting list mail, quite a few others
haven't been.
I'm one of those who hasn't been getting mail. Unfortunately, YahooGroups
isn't getting it either (until this one) so there's no backup plan. Is
there somewhere else to
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nick, and Julia too, just in case you guys don't here this
often enough:
YOU ROCK!
Igneous? Certainly from volcanic activity.
Metamorphic? Changed by 'flame'..? No.
Sedimentary? NEVER!
Getting his schist
From: Adam C. Lipscomb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Great idea! I've got a Secret Volcano Lair, can you bring the
Plutonium and the Deadly Bikini-clad Vixens?
Julia! Kat! Dee! Let's see who else do we have... Deborah!
Oh man, I know I'm missing someone...
Oh yeah, Ritu! and Ticia!
Too
From: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Richard Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: WHO THE FUCK...
Jon said:
Rich, did he crosspost to Culture?
No, not this time.
Rich
Small blessings, at least.
Brin-l.com is back up, btw. Am sure it simply has a new
host,
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Richard Baker wrote:
People move on. What's the mean time spent in a job in the software
industry: two or three years?
In the mid-1990s in graphics, it was 18 months. At least, that's what
someone at my husband's company determined when
From: Robert Seeberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
It's time once again to consider the candidates for the 2003 Stella
Awards.
The 2003 Stella award candidates look remarkably like the 2002 award
candidates.
And the 2001 candidates, and the 2000 candidates...
- jmh
entire threat snipped
I really, really got to get out to see this movie. The number of messages
I've skipped is getting huge on this thread...
And it's morphing into other threads.
- jmh
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From: Ronn!Blankenship [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
...the whole POINT of the Masorti movement is to think about our
lives.
Is it working?
Erik Reuter
I think about having a Maserati in my life. It hasn't worked yet.
That may not be exactly what they mean . . .
Oh! You mean
From: William T Goodall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The only rule we got at school was 'after c', and then one
just learned
all the exceptions. Everyone has a few words they can't spell
I think.
One of mine is 'resteraunt'. Oops! Restaurant.
Mine are: vacuum, caffeine, torture and a few
From: Nick Arnett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
But I definitely pay attention (no joke intended)to news about
connections between sleep apnea and AD/HD, etc.
Since the information about that was posted, we started wondering if
something like this might be effecting my daughter. She was showing
From: Han Tacoma [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I hope Debbi can add something to this.
Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine, they are for allergies!
Diphenhydramine also makes you very sleepy. Very, very sleepy. That's the
PM part of Tylenol PM. It's just Tylenol with Benadryl.
So it is
From: Gary Nunn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.thesite.org/magazine/dodgy.html
Upstanding
How refreshing that there are still people around like you, who respect
society and the law. Your Grandparents would be proud. You have a good
knowledge of the law and a good public spirit, or
From: Robert Seeberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Janelle was the first female alpha-mail on the list and was
the third
listowner with Hector and Julia and later with Nick and Julia.
I was going to say something about this but then I forgot what it was...
Obligatory second line.
- jmh
From: Andrew Crystall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Isn't that the (potential) problem? You might be
coherent enough to
grab your gun and move. But would you be coherent enough to
recognize that this wasn't a fight or flight situation?
I'm using a blade, remember. And I keep it OUT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://discoveryhealth.queendom.com/access_jealousy.html
9,11,6,9,9,6,0
- jmh
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From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Deborah Harrell wrote:
Jan, Julia - 'scuse me, *Jul-yer* -
Don't. Ever. Call. Me. That. Again.
Please.
Must resist.
Must resist.
MUST RESIST!!!
Ah, the urge has passed...
(Remember Marvin's wanker post...?)
- jmh
Stay Good
From: Andrew Crystall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I was working on pure reflex. ACT. When shit happens enough times you
pick that one up. Not something I'm especially proud of...
Isn't that the (potential) problem? You might be coherent enough to grab
your gun and move. But would you be
From: The Fool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
It's been a few days and I haven't heard anything of this
in any other media source.
many. many links snipped
Hmmm... Are you trying to tell me something, Fool?
- jmh
I Guess I Didn't Look Hard Enough Maru
From: The Fool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2003242223,00.html
A BRITISH soldier has been arrested over sickening torture
photos of an Iraqi prisoner.
snip
It's been a few days and I haven't heard anything of this in any other media
source. You'd think
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm not sure what John has in mind for future benefits, but
one of the
impacts the legislation has had to date is on healthcare
portability. If you move
from one employer to another you can no longer be denied care or have
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Let me way in from the provider side of this debate. HIPA is
going to make the practice of medicine much more difficult
and more expensive. All of those forms patients are being
required to sign are forced on all of us by the government.
From: The Fool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Speaking as someone who has been immersed in HIPAA for the last 2 years for
my job, this article is HORRIBLE and full of inaccuracies.
Whether you know it or not you now have a medical
identification number.
Er, no. You don't.
I just received a
From: Jim Sharkey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Horn, John wrote:
There are parts of the HIPAA rule that I don't like, but there are
plenty more that I do like. Both as a member of the healthcare
community and as a patient.
HIPAA legislation is costing a lot of companies a great deal
From: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Geek Test: http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html
I'm not as of a geek as I thought: 29.19% - total geek.
- jmh
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From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I had my first (but not my last) ultrasound exam with this pregnancy.
Both twin girls are fine so far.
Their parents, on the other hand, are in a bit of shock at the news.
Whoa! Yes, that would be a bit of a shock. Congratulations,
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Fool wrote:
Democrats fume after DPS destroys Killer D records
By David Pasztor
Are the Killer D's back yet? I haven't heard but I sort of assumed they
must be.
I wonder if we'll get some additional hits on the Brin-L with people
From: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Baby Spines. Mother's Soft Belly Tissue.
I sense disaster on the wind.
Yikes.
Jon
GSV How do Hoons translate Cesarean Section?
Sounds like it's sort of a do-it-yourself Cesarean!
Ouch.
- jmh
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I was refering to non-fiction events of the making of
Starlost and then
Phoenix without Ashes.
Those who do not study history may be condemned to pay
repetitive legal fees.
Not to mention The Terminator and Soldier...
- jmh
From: Jean-Marc Chaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tornadoes to drop 'concrete bombs'
Tornado jets are poised to use yet another different weapon in the war
against Iraq ... concrete bombs.
Dang! I was gonna post that one! You beat me to it. I thought it was
pretty interesting too. I've
From: J. van Baardwijk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
How two people who consider themselves to be at opposite ends of the
political spectrum can be so alike, it is amazing!
His behaviour is far different from mine. When I disagree
with someone, I prefer to attack the *argument*
From this
From: The Fool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The end of malaria in sight? (Science)
A biologist at Imperial College in London, Austin Burt, has suggested
(technical overview) a dramatic scheme for eradicating the
world's most
deadly disease, malaria. He proposes the use of cutting-edge
From: Alberto Monteiro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
There's a huge waste of Delta-V [or fuel] by launching
things in a straight line towards planets. The most
lots of stuff snipped
serious
You know, it's really nice having actual rocket scientists on this list.
Especially ones who can
From: Dan Minette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
America just doesn't things like this.
Like what? Overthrow dictatorships that have invaded another
country and
have the potential to destabilize the world? What about the
Balkans? That
had no basis in UN resolutions at all. Yes, France
From: Deborah Harrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Still, I might go hunt a game up this summer - even
horses can't supply that thrill of foiling the
D'Master's evil plan of annihilation! ;)
That's the spirit! Go get those bad guys!
- jmh
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OK. Is Yahoo Groups totally broken? Every so often I miss an email message
from the list. (Actually, this happens more often than I'd like.) If I
notice it, I'll go over to Yahoo Groups to see what I missed. Yesterday,
the post in question was Jeffrey Miller's original post about his house
From: J. van Baardwijk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
At 22:49 02-04-2003 -0500, John Giorgis wrote:
Fifteen Iraqi civilians were packed inside the Toyota,
officers said,
along with as many of their possessions as the jammed
vehicle could hold.
Ten of them, including five children who
From: Miller, Jeffrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
First off, I'm -completely- amazed at all of you for the
emails offlist and the suggestions about what to do;
I was shocked and astounded when I read about this yesterday. My wife was
enraged when I told her about it last night. She was more
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/04/03/china.rights.reut/index.htm
l
BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- China retaliated on Thursday against a U.S.
report critical of its human rights performance, accusing America of turning
a blind eye to violations at home while pretending to be the world's
From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, around Baghdad, unsurprisingly enough. Thus to
destroy the Republican Guards, you have to go to
Baghdad.
Because, after all, Baghdad won't come to you.
- jmh
Or Was That Something Else Maru
From: Damon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
My #1 reccommendation to you if you want to sell units is to
make it D20 compatable.
I haven't look at this yet, Rich. But if you are interested in any Hero
Systems conversions, I'm your guy!
- jmh
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From: J. van Baardwijk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Oh, *that* post! I thought you were referring to some message
you sent (but
which I didn't receive) in reply to my initial statement.
Thanks for clearing that up.
IOW, this is NOT a case of criminal negligence.
Doesn't look like
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Generally, it's take care of your own. But since most of
our kids are
at an age where they can play with minimal supervision,
it's not bad.
So, I guess I wait until the youngest (whenever *that* one
appears) is at least 3 or so.
My
From: Reggie Bautista [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
There's another gaming standard:
1 inch = 2 meters, at least when you're talking about hex maps in
Champions...
I'm definitely well aware of that one being a major Hero System fan. So by
Jackson's conversion that would be 1 inch = 6
From: Deborah Harrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
So, why did you stop?
Mmm, sounds good, but I [1] moved away from 'the
gang,' [2] had to *really* study (as opposed to
college, where I frequently got by with
all-nighters-before-the-test-alone) and [3] didn't
have the time to run a game
From: Kevin Street [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The thing that bothers me so much here is that this time it's
*America*
who's the aggressor. The one major power that has (almost)
never acted in an
imperialistic manner, the country that has helped other
nations far more
than it has harmed
From: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
JDG - What is evil without religion?
Evil.
It seems to me that belief in evil is a religion.
Or perhaps you can demonstrate the existence of evil through science,
without resorting to faith?
Evil is like beauty or great art: I know it
I found this on a newsgroup and thought it summed up some of arguments going
on around here rather well...
Tacked on to the end is the warmonger final response.
Note that I'm not saying it is a particularly accurate summary of either
side of the argument but it is how things sound to a
From: Alberto Monteiro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
... and now even more that it has three values:
1 USA inch = 2.something cm
1 TV inch = 2.0 cm
1 penis enlargement spam inch = 0.5 cm
You forgot the Steve Jackson (of GURPS fame) easy conversion for any
roleplaying game:
1 meter = 1
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dunno how we'll refer to the third one. Abstractly, right now it's
Gamma. (And make all the radiation cracks you want now.)
Just how many letters of the Greek alphabet are you planning on going
through? grin
I always suggest stopping at two.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
But perhaps the MORANS is a contraction for MORE RANS, or
past Democratic
presidential wannabes.
It could a further mispelling of MORE RAMS. But wait, that would put him
back in St. Louis, again...
- jmh
From: Alberto Monteiro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Does anyone have any idea of the accelerations [in a non-rotating
frame of reference, relative to the Sun] of the stars in the Sun
neighbourhood and the bright stars in our sky for some long time?
I'm not worried about the _precision_ of
From: Deborah Harrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
When I was into 'Dungeons and Dragons,' I did paint
miniature cast figurines, and among the warlocks,
necromancers, goblins and elven archers were various
knights and mounted characters - does that count? :)
Debbi
who still misses those
From: Robert Seeberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am the oldest of 7 in a family where the average is 4 - 5
children (I have
80 or so cousins via my 13 aunts and uncles and that's just
my moms side of the family).
After the second child, the older children do quite a bit to
help with
From: Joshua Bell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm an old folk, returning after a year's hiatus. I'll mostly
be lurking but
I might jump in occasionally. The world is in desperate need of some
intelligent discussion right now.
In the interrim, we've had a new addition to our lives - check
From: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
You still are not getting it, don't you? :-( The question
is, is he is
going to use them against his own people and blame it on coalition
forces. :-(
I get it, but don't think that will be a particularly
effective ploy.
I disagree.
Two new pictures of Anneka...
Ah, what a cutie!
- jmh
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From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
A picture of someone protesting war protesters is at
http://www.askesis.org/images/web_junk/protestormoron.jpg
Something ironic about that one, isn't there? ;)
I *really* wish he didn't have a St. Louis Cardinals t-shirt on...
I really,
From: Damon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I think what would be even more illuminating about this attack is the
nature of the gas. Its quite possible that it may have been a *new*
non-lethal suppressive gas that had unforseen serious
side-effects. Has
this gas been used since? Has any
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Damn, but I hate it that my
body is so sensitive when there's someone not quite 2 wanting
to crawl all over it)
I thought that's what *Dan* was for. Or at least that's what got you in
this predicament in the first place! ;-)
- jmh
From: Ronn!Blankenship [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Is there anyone who considers themselves opposed to the
current military
action in Iraq who does not also consider themselves opposed
to President Bush?
I'm the opposite. I am, generally, opposed to President Bush but am a
(somewhat
From: J. van Baardwijk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Building up such an arsenal when you know you'll never be
able to use it is
basically just a huge waste of time, money and other resources.
It kept the Soviets out of Western Europe for a long time during the Cold
War. And eventually
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
If you have suggestions for other R.E.M. songs I could have
thrown into
the fray, please share. :)
There's always It's the End Of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)!
- jmh
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From: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Friday evening, Tom Brokaw took a call on air from the
mother of one of
the first American casualties. She'd had 24 hours to absorb
the news of her
son's death and _she_ called the network, not the other way around.
She felt the media
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