Re: .......some trolls will do anything for a laugh!

2005-10-08 Thread Warren Ockrassa
(!) to criticize marriage laws, for better or worse. (!!) Marriage, like GayCulture, is a personal opinion. Everyone is entitled to both their personal opinions and a degree of freedom from those they don't like. Can't argue with that. (!!!) -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books

Re: Gay Penguins....

2005-10-03 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Oct 2, 2005, at 3:59 PM, Russell Chapman wrote: Warren Ockrassa wrote: Homosexuality was a word invented by Freud and, as such, did not even exist as a quantifiable concept until the 1900s. There are no gay penguins, and I'm pretty goddamned sure there are no gay humans either. It's

Fwd: Banning Gay Books

2005-10-03 Thread Warren Ockrassa
and libraries should be open sources of education and information for our kids and our country. It's up to us to help make sure they stay that way. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http

Background from A7YM

2005-10-02 Thread Warren Ockrassa
human, with webbing between the long, graceful toes. == The Seven-Year Mirror The Pelagics Copyright 2004 Warren Ockrassa. All rights reserved. --- the pelagics --- Cobalt rides the seas and they have forgotten. Cold are the waves, deep and lonesome and dark and in them to swim is to live

Re: Gay Penguins....

2005-10-01 Thread Warren Ockrassa
humans either. It's just a term used for convenience. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa

Re: In School: Intelligent design, evolution, witchcraft aliens.

2005-10-01 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 28, 2005, at 6:35 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: What about Scientology? Is it real? And what if David Brin creates an Uplift Religion [just for fun or satire], and then people start believing Him as The Prophet? Now you're getting into the spirit of it! -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher

Re: Fight the Future: Fascism: Judge Orders Girl Not To Have Sex

2005-10-01 Thread Warren Ockrassa
. Is there an ideal way? Probably not. But I'm fairly sure that overprotectionism is the wrong choice, or at least one of the least right ones. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://books.nightwares.com

Re: Just for WTG

2005-10-01 Thread Warren Ockrassa
Posted AFTER I saw the scouted article. Sigh. -- Duh-bya ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: In School: Intelligent design, evolution, witchcraft aliens.

2005-09-27 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 27, 2005, at 10:08 AM, Horn, John wrote: Behalf Of Warren Ockrassa That's probably the best way to defeat the ID-iots, actually. Demand TRUE equal time for EVERY theory … and watch the furor diminish, possibly even reverse, as the flood of non-Christian creation myths saturates

Re: or ....Something REALLY different / was: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-26 Thread Warren Ockrassa
. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Storms_on_a_Flat_Placid_Sea.pdf

Re: Emergency highway use terrorism

2005-09-26 Thread Warren Ockrassa
terrifying it must have been to get passed in the opposing lane by a massive truck … especially given the lack of seat belts, airbags or even really bright headlights. The road was incredibly narrow. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current

Re: or ....Something REALLY different / was: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-26 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 25, 2005, at 11:22 PM, Dave Land wrote: On Sep 25, 2005, at 11:01 PM, Warren Ockrassa wrote: The secret ingredient appears to have been sex. Asexual reproduction, in addition to being rather boring, doesn't introduce anywhere near the possibility for diversification of a genome like

Re: or ....Something REALLY different / was: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-26 Thread Warren Ockrassa
extinctions, and total vanishment. Sigh… -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Storms_on_a_Flat_Placid_Sea.pdf

Re: Uplift + Hurricane = Danger

2005-09-26 Thread Warren Ockrassa
I think about it. That's OK; it taught me to be more moderate with other things, such as Guinness, which I can still quite happily enjoy. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://books.nightwares.com

Re: Uplift + Hurricane = Danger

2005-09-26 Thread Warren Ockrassa
. I wonder if they'll figure out how to make their own. Hmm, maybe those dolphins aren't missing. Maybe they've spirited the munitions away to some kind of underwater research facility where, assisted by waldoes, they're busily reverse-engineering the devices. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor

Re: Uplift + Hurricane = Danger

2005-09-26 Thread Warren Ockrassa
dolphins to *fight* terrorists, now we'll have to fight terrorist dolphins. Wonder when the Bush admin will seize on this as an excuse to gut environmental protections. More than they have already, I mean. Perhaps next we'll be using Navy SEALs to assault reefs… -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher

Re: Uplift + Hurricane = Danger

2005-09-26 Thread Warren Ockrassa
. Some things definitely need to be consumed in moderation. Espresso fudge brownies from Starbuck's, for one. Yeah, I try to keep them to no more than a dozen at a sitting. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year

Re: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-26 Thread Warren Ockrassa
to support Frost's neighbor's conclusion. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Storms_on_a_Flat_Placid_Sea.pdf

Re: Evacuation

2005-09-26 Thread Warren Ockrassa
, that can get you shot. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Storms_on_a_Flat_Placid_Sea.pdf

Re: In School: Intelligent design, evolution, witchcraft aliens.

2005-09-26 Thread Warren Ockrassa
Asimov's Foundation series. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Storms_on_a_Flat_Placid_Sea.pdf

Re: In School: Intelligent design, evolution, witchcraft aliens.

2005-09-26 Thread Warren Ockrassa
saturates the biology classrooms. And, while we're at it, write off (sigh) the current generation in terms of biological science entirely. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://books.nightwares.com

Re: Evacuation

2005-09-25 Thread Warren Ockrassa
not convinced he cares anywhere near as much as he should. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Storms_on_a_Flat_Placid_Sea.pdf

Re: Contraflow info

2005-09-25 Thread Warren Ockrassa
government and … gasp … taxation, and the next thing you know you'd have socialism. And of course we can't have that here in the US of A, now can we? That might even lead to gun control and gay marriage! -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work

Re: Gay Penguins....

2005-09-24 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 24, 2005, at 7:51 AM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Is this a version of Linux which, after you install it on your computer, converts all the jacks you inser cables into to male plugs? Yeah, it's called Pink Hat. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http

Re: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-24 Thread Warren Ockrassa
them to spread out among a more general, wider-ranged population. Think inbreeding here. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf http://books.nightwares.com

Re: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-24 Thread Warren Ockrassa
to guide the discussion meaningfully, I think. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa

Re: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-22 Thread Warren Ockrassa
to be explained? -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Storms_on_a_Flat_Placid_Sea.pdf

Re: $500 Million

2005-09-20 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 20, 2005, at 12:02 AM, Dave Land wrote: On Sep 19, 2005, at 7:59 PM, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Sep 19, 2005, at 7:52 PM, Robert Seeberger wrote: What is it that you find objectionable? Me? Nothing. But I can imagine the howls of protest, from certain quarters, at the idea

Re: Katrina: The Gathering

2005-09-20 Thread Warren Ockrassa
, the creature goes poof, and it can't be regenerated either. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa

Re: Guns kill people

2005-09-20 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 20, 2005, at 3:50 PM, Robert Seeberger wrote: Crap on itG Physics kills people! Blame Dan! xponent Finger Pointing Fads Maru rob Hey … now is not the time for finger-pointing! -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work

Nerdulous fun

2005-09-19 Thread Warren Ockrassa
http://www.mewho.com/system47/index_noflash.htm A Flash-driven screensaver for Mac and Windows that turns your desktop into one of those funky Trek-TNG style data terminals. Freebie. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress

Re: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-19 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 18, 2005, at 5:23 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 07:09 PM Sunday 9/18/2005, Warren Ockrassa wrote: What many might not grasp is how very much time is actually required. It only took 500 MY for life to go from trilobites to us, but 500 MY is a tremendous amount of time that really

Re: Pay-To-Play (was - RE: I think this is hi-larious.

2005-09-19 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 19, 2005, at 9:12 AM, Travis Edmunds wrote: From: Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED] It would seem that God has never visited books.nightwares.com, which carries stories all about various men doing various ungodly things with one another. Ungodly is just another word for tax free

Re: Pay-To-Play (was - RE: I think this is hi-larious.

2005-09-19 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 19, 2005, at 3:27 PM, Travis Edmunds wrote: singing He's got the whole world, in his hands Pants. Pants is the word you want, not hands. Godly indeed. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror

Re: $500 Million

2005-09-19 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 19, 2005, at 3:32 PM, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: http://tinyurl.com/bd2sx xponent Gratitude Maru rob Mixed feelings/blessings Maru, I think you mean. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror

I think this is hi-larious.

2005-09-18 Thread Warren Ockrassa
all about various men doing various ungodly things with one another. That, or maybe God doesn't hate fags after all. :D -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa

Re: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-18 Thread Warren Ockrassa
recorded in fossil records for large organisms — however inconceivable it might seem to some. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf

Re: New trigonometry is a sign of the times

2005-09-18 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 18, 2005, at 7:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I know you can get to 1023 using binary. Damn. You trumped me. It's a great way to win a bet though. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror

Re: Katrina: Republican Political Tool (Are You Lonesome Tonight Edition)

2005-09-17 Thread Warren Ockrassa
at cutthroat prices -- presumably so New Orleans can once again be built on slave labor. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf

Re: Bush on TV tonight

2005-09-17 Thread Warren Ockrassa
. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-17 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 13, 2005, at 5:24 AM, Leonard Matusik wrote: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 04:13:35 -0700 Warren Ockrassa wrote: (I'm not being coy. We can't predict weather accurately past a few days; what you're asking about is a lot more complex over many more differences in timescales.) A most excellent

Re: Katrina: The Gathering

2005-09-17 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 17, 2005, at 12:32 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: http://www.brokentoys.org/?p=6849 A couple of bloggers have fun spoofing Magic: The Gathering with Katrina-related cards. Very good stuff. VERY good. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com

Re: Katrina: Republican Political Tool (AreYouLonesomeTonightEdition)

2005-09-17 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 17, 2005, at 9:13 PM, Ritu wrote: I can't reveal too many details [signed a non-disclosure agreement] but it was pretty and nice and sensible The first half of that sentence suggests Microsoft owns the future world. The second half suggests the opposite. -- Warren Ockrassa

Re: Katrina: Republican Political Tool(AreYouLonesomeTonightEdition)

2005-09-17 Thread Warren Ockrassa
. Miniaturization is really the mark of good computing power. Smaller is better. So of course when people in 3056 are filtering their email for spam, most of what they trash will be advertisements for penis reduction techniques. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http

Re: The Doom That Came To N'Warlins - II

2005-09-17 Thread Warren Ockrassa
that won't be broken Some words are sad to sing Some leave me tongue-tied But the hardest words I know Are I love you goodbye I love you goodbye == From I Love You Goodbye by Thomas Dolby. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress

Re: California Driving Test

2005-09-12 Thread Warren Ockrassa
, Brain Damage, _The Dark Side of the Moon_. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf ___ http://www.mccmedia.com

It's a start…

2005-09-12 Thread Warren Ockrassa
to follow Brown's lead. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin

Re: Solar Storms: More Doom Gloom

2005-09-12 Thread Warren Ockrassa
midnight, December 1999. :\ When did panic-mongering become the norm, as opposed to simple news pieces sans sensationalism? Was it before or after Hearst? -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http

Re: The Doom That Came To N'Warlins - II

2005-09-10 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 5, 2005, at 6:22 AM, Robert Seeberger wrote: Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Sep 4, 2005, at 11:51 PM, Robert Seeberger wrote: I do know that it really bothered me after the tsunami that it never was discussed, and I don't think varying grief modes can explain that. FWIW, one

Re: BraveNew genetic frontiers

2005-09-10 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 4, 2005, at 8:26 AM, Leonard Matusik wrote: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 12:30:01 -0700 Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Sep 2, 2005, at 6:03 AM, Leonard Matusik wrote: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 13:02:44 -0200 Alberto Monteiro wrote: Leonard Matusik wrote: PS: with all the reproductive isolation we've foisted

Re: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-10 Thread Warren Ockrassa
in the same fashion? Yes. YES. Yes! And no. Both; all four. (I'm not being coy. We can't predict weather accurately past a few days; what you're asking about is a lot more complex over many more differences in timescales.) -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http

Re: Bush Suspends Pay Act In Areas Hit by Storm

2005-09-10 Thread Warren Ockrassa
areas was his political crony. Now had it hit Texas… (BTW, wasn't it those states which went blue or nearly so in 1996, 2000 and 2004?) -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Warren Ockrassa
order one? http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/answers/ This would be the perfect Mac accessory. A keyboard that looks as good as the machine… -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http

Re: I have to brag...

2005-09-08 Thread Warren Ockrassa
across the country to spread the love. Nice, and the covenant is an interesting touch as well. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf

Re: Olbermann

2005-09-06 Thread Warren Ockrassa
in Florida died as well. Then it jogged west. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf ___ http

Re: The Doom That Came To N'Warlins - II

2005-09-06 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 6, 2005, at 7:24 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 10:12 PM Subject: Re: The Doom That Came To N'Warlins - II

Re: And now for something completely differen t…

2005-09-05 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 4, 2005, at 8:54 PM, Dave Land wrote: On Sep 3, 2005, at 10:50 PM, Warren Ockrassa wrote: Just caught the latest Burger King ad featuring a return of Dr. Angus. Well, just about anything beats the hell out of that creepy giant-headed King. Oy, *that* guy. Spoo-kee. Who the heck

Harvey Birdman!

2005-09-05 Thread Warren Ockrassa
Ep on evolution in the classroom tonight! Woot! -- Duh-Bya ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: The Doom That Came To N'Warlins - II

2005-09-05 Thread Warren Ockrassa
… is a little like I'm praying for this or that group… It just doesn't carry the weight with me that it might with others, so I tend not to say such things. It's not for lack of caring; it's because I know that sometimes words just don't help. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books

Re: Harvey Birdman!

2005-09-05 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 5, 2005, at 10:56 AM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 01:46 AM Monday 9/5/2005, Warren Ockrassa wrote: Ep on evolution in the classroom tonight! Woot! -- Duh-Bya Am I the only one who is saying Huh? You haven't seen Harvey Birdman on [adult swim]? I think you'd really like it. Anyone

Re: Yum!

2005-09-05 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 5, 2005, at 11:03 AM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: They are making food bars out of those little yapping dogs? Eww . . . Hey, at least someone's found a use for them. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven

Re: The Doom That Came To N'Warlins - II

2005-09-05 Thread Warren Ockrassa
in earnest — that has absolutely nothing to do with interacting with the outside world. It's not done on camera; it's not done before crowds with grimaces and gesticulations; it's not proclaimed or declared; it's a deep, quiet consultation with something far beyond petty concerns of ego. -- Warren

Re: Rebuilding New Orleans flood damages structures.

2005-09-04 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 4, 2005, at 1:40 PM, Gary Nunn wrote: Of course, the price tag could be prohibitive. But after the huge loss of life and property, does it make sense to rebuild without setting some standards? It makes no sense to rebuild *at all*. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares

Re: The Doom That Came To N'Warlins - II

2005-09-04 Thread Warren Ockrassa
effective than words of sympathy. Which are, after all, just *words*. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf

Kookery post-Katrina

2005-09-03 Thread Warren Ockrassa
hear; let him who has eyes see. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman

DeptHomSec to Red Cross: Go Away.

2005-09-03 Thread Warren Ockrassa
not allow them to do the same. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05246/565143.stm -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf

And now for something completely different…

2005-09-03 Thread Warren Ockrassa
he's a fictional character. That, when you think about it, makes him even *more* disturbing. A little like if Olive Garden started selling a Lecter lunch made up of liver, fava beans and table wine. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work

Re: Abstinence Only Sex Ed: 65 out of 490 Girls Pregnant in Ohio School

2005-09-02 Thread Warren Ockrassa
of Georgia Pecan Pie in the freezer for you. Oh sure. Blame it on ME. Out tryin' to make a livin' t'keep m'family fed and ALL I ASK when I get home is a LITTLE PEACE N QUIET… Jeez, I really can't keep that up. How do those people do it? -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books

Re: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-02 Thread Warren Ockrassa
are for! Perhaps you should look up the term vestigial in the dictionary sometime. It'll also explain male nipples. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf

Re: Gas Prices

2005-09-02 Thread Warren Ockrassa
be costed. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Abstinence Only Sex Ed: 65 out of 490 Girls Pregnant in Ohio School

2005-09-02 Thread Warren Ockrassa
24/7, nothing more, nothing less. I think Dave was wryly suggesting he was one of those people. Dangnabbit. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf

Re: Our commander in chief

2005-09-02 Thread Warren Ockrassa
offers. It's simply insane to refuse any assistance at all. Too bad this didn't happen in 2004. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf

Re: The Doom That Came To N'Warlins - II Meets Gas Prices

2005-09-02 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 2, 2005, at 2:00 PM, Dave Land wrote: That and the whole gun thing -- every Libertarian I know, no matter how otherwise earth-motherly, seems to be also have a certain streak of gun-nuttiness. You're half right. It's not just guns. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares

Re: The Doom That Came To N'Warlins - II

2005-09-02 Thread Warren Ockrassa
of discussion do you think you'd like to see? And exactly why are you not leading it rather than whining about its lack? -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa

Re: The Doom That Came To N'Warlins - II

2005-09-02 Thread Warren Ockrassa
up one's hands in disgust and try to cope with complete impotence. We've been in training for a while now. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf

Re: Our commander in chief

2005-09-02 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 2, 2005, at 4:05 PM, Dave Land wrote: On Sep 2, 2005, at 3:50 PM, Warren Ockrassa wrote: Too bad this didn't happen in 2004. Is someone making whine? I smell sour grapes. Oy. You're on a roll today. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http

Re: Gas Prices

2005-09-02 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 2, 2005, at 2:09 PM, Gautam Mukunda wrote: --- Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ahh, but the other side of that is (for instance) how rare asteroid strikes to Earth have been; it's probably not going to happen as long as our species is around. However, would you agree

Re: The Doom That Came To N'Warlins - II

2005-09-02 Thread Warren Ockrassa
, have no right whatsoever to play the low opinion card. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf ___ http

Re: Abstinence Only Sex Ed: 65 out of 490 Girls Pregnant in Ohio School

2005-09-01 Thread Warren Ockrassa
? Hey, I have a good idea. Let's felonize cheesecake. That'll curb cholesterol buildup in everyone. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf

Re: [ghostpost] Can Democracy Stop Terrorism?

2005-09-01 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Aug 29, 2005, at 10:56 AM, Ritu wrote: http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20050901faessay84506/f-gregory-gause- iii/c an-democracy-stop-terrorism.html?mode=print Definitely worth a read. Here's another question. Can terrorism stop democracy? -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares

Re: [ghostpost] Can Democracy Stop Terrorism?

2005-09-01 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 1, 2005, at 5:21 AM, Leonard Matusik wrote: So guys like Thomas Paine might have considered Islamic Terrorism a worthwhile test of democracy, I think Cool. Yes. Yes. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress

Re: Gas Prices

2005-09-01 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 1, 2005, at 5:03 AM, Leonard Matusik wrote: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:19:31 -0700 Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Aug 31, 2005, at 3:12 PM, Horn, John wrote: Can someone (anyone?) explain what's going on? Some call it capitalism; some call it opportunism; some call it gouging. Actually

Re: Abstinence Only Sex Ed: 65 out of 490 Girls Pregnant in Ohio School

2005-09-01 Thread Warren Ockrassa
up, eh? This is a homophobic myth! Nero was a pacificist and gentle emperor, who only wished to be remembered as an artist and athlete. So you're suggesting that Nero sucked while Rome flamed? -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work

Re: Abstinence Only Sex Ed: 65 out of 490 Girls Pregnant in Ohio School

2005-09-01 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 1, 2005, at 6:17 AM, Julia Thompson wrote: Warren Ockrassa wrote: Hey, I have a good idea. Let's felonize cheesecake. That'll curb cholesterol buildup in everyone. No, it'll get you a mob of angry women and bring us one step closer to the collapse of civilization. :) As a member

FLCL followup

2005-09-01 Thread Warren Ockrassa
that sounds so much like Sometimes you don't want it… The translation is: like a shotgun I kept on singing I think I like my version better. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http

Re: Ohio stupid laws...

2005-08-31 Thread Warren Ockrassa
, fees and taxes. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Abstinence Only Sex Ed: 65 out of 490 Girls Pregnant in Ohio School

2005-08-31 Thread Warren Ockrassa
to deal with that, I think, and approach the question from that assumption rather than the dogmatic one you've adopted. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa

Re: The Doom That Came To N'Warlins

2005-08-31 Thread Warren Ockrassa
little factoid. The southernmost tip of Florida receives more lightning strikes per year than any other place on Earth. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa

Re: Abstinence Only Sex Ed: 65 out of 490 Girls Pregnant in Ohio School

2005-08-31 Thread Warren Ockrassa
others by showing how it's possible to be a rational atheist. If religion ever does go away it will be because we've moved beyond it, much as we've (for the most part) moved beyond alchemy. Absolutely no judicial fiat will ever cause religion to vanish. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor

Re: Gas Prices

2005-08-31 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Aug 31, 2005, at 3:12 PM, Horn, John wrote: Can someone (anyone?) explain what's going on? Some call it capitalism; some call it opportunism; some call it gouging. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year

Re: Gas Prices

2005-08-31 Thread Warren Ockrassa
refineries are being built. They might not have anything to refine, sooner than some people might expect. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf

Re: I'm out

2005-08-31 Thread Warren Ockrassa
as necessary. It would be nice if more of the rest of us could cultivate that skill. (Myself, of course, included in my count of those lacking the ability sufficiently.) -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year

Re: Abstinence Only Sex Ed: 65 out of 490 Girls Pregnant in Ohio School

2005-08-29 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Aug 28, 2005, at 5:49 AM, The Fool wrote: From: Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED] The fault with ab-only sex ed lies not in JDG, but in the implementation. Simply posting the article without specific referent would have been much more effective, I think. No the fault lies

Re: Abstinence Only Sex Ed: 65 out of 490 Girls Pregnant in OhioSchool

2005-08-28 Thread Warren Ockrassa
, and could be totally subjective. The fault with ab-only sex ed lies not in JDG, but in the implementation. Simply posting the article without specific referent would have been much more effective, I think. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com

Re: Mindless and Heartless

2005-08-24 Thread Warren Ockrassa
…And therefore Ms. Sheehan is an unwitting anti-semitic propagandist. That's just too easy. It's too monochromatic for my tastes. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books

Re: Mindless and Heartless

2005-08-24 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Aug 24, 2005, at 5:45 PM, Matt Grimaldi wrote: Do you really want to argue that since GWB doesn't have the time to see everybody, then he should see nobody? There's a precedent: He can't understand everything, so… -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http

Re: This post made in honor of Ronn

2005-08-23 Thread Warren Ockrassa
. You're supposed to say the TP-word instead. And by describing it as a humble paper product you're betraying your own anti-Charminism. Shame on you. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http

Re: Mindless and Heartless

2005-08-22 Thread Warren Ockrassa
which, like a strike zone, is vaguely defined at the edges, and which therefore disallows the probability of an objective decision being made? -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http

Re: USA bashing is fun

2005-08-22 Thread Warren Ockrassa
that it, too, would have to be included in math courses. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf ___ http

Re: This post made in honor of Ronn

2005-08-22 Thread Warren Ockrassa
! -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

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