-
It's that time of year again - our ISP is asking for money. If you have some spare change, please click the Donate link... Thanks!
- About Us
- Search
- Need Help?
- Donate
- Login/Register
Latest Entries
Actions Menu
Blog Roll
- 4F Facebook Page
- Turn Up The Night with Kenny Pick
- Stephanie Miller Show
- The Tim Corrimal Show
- The Rachel Maddow Show
- Angry Americans with Paul Rieckhoff
- Thom Hartmann Program
- Turnips! Fans of Turn Up the Night Facebook Page
- Snopes.com
- Factcheck.org
- Official White House Page, if you must.
- The Brad Blog / Green News Report
- The Poorly Written Political Blog (Joe Santorsa)
Ask A Vet
Author: TriSec
Date: 06/02/2009 10:26:20
Good Morning.
Today is our 2,267th day in Iraq.
We'll start this morning as we always do, with the latest casualty figures from Iraq and Afghanistan, courtesy of Antiwar.com:
American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4306
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4167
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 3845
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3447
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 78
Other Coalition Troops - Iraq: 318
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 694
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 472
Journalists - Iraq: 138
Contractor Employee Deaths - Iraq: 1,306
We find this morning's cost of war passing through:
$863, 658, 650, 000. 00
The long-running battle over our soldiers' mental health continues unabated today. Fortunately, I have no real first-hand experience in this area. But seeing what is going on with diagnosing our troops is slowly but surely driving an interest to learn more...particularly something called "under-diagnosing" in the trade. It's rare in the commercial insurance world, as it usually results in a smaller payout (and is fraudulent), but as you'll see from this story posted at HuffPo, there are certain advantages to the practice for those that need it.
There's another story that just won't go away. If you or I hired an electrician, and he miswired our house, and somebody was electrocuted in the shower, there would be investigations, arrests, fines, and probable loss of license. When Uncle Sam hires an electrician, and soldiers die in a war zone......the electrician gets a bonus.
But the bigger question is....Am I missing something here? My father was a "betweener", serving in the peacetime army in between Korea and Vietnam. When he was there, he was trained as a medical technician, and left the service with a useful skill that he could have used in the civilian world. (He wound up being a musician.) But I've known plenty of people who have gone in-service and have come out as mechanics, electronics technicians, EMTs, and a whole host of other useful skills. Including electrician. Seems to me that a military 'career' now teaches you only one skill. How to kill people. (Yes, a necessary component of the military. But less than 1/4 of active duty personnel every fire a gun in anger; the rest are support. Are they all doing paperwork now?)
Very curious, indeed.
Today is our 2,267th day in Iraq.
We'll start this morning as we always do, with the latest casualty figures from Iraq and Afghanistan, courtesy of Antiwar.com:
American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4306
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4167
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 3845
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3447
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 78
Other Coalition Troops - Iraq: 318
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 694
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 472
Journalists - Iraq: 138
Contractor Employee Deaths - Iraq: 1,306
We find this morning's cost of war passing through:
The long-running battle over our soldiers' mental health continues unabated today. Fortunately, I have no real first-hand experience in this area. But seeing what is going on with diagnosing our troops is slowly but surely driving an interest to learn more...particularly something called "under-diagnosing" in the trade. It's rare in the commercial insurance world, as it usually results in a smaller payout (and is fraudulent), but as you'll see from this story posted at HuffPo, there are certain advantages to the practice for those that need it.
Doctors in the VA are under pressure NOT to diagnose PTSD, because a diagnosis of PTSD leads to increased benefits and disqualifies the soldier from re-deployment. Bodies are at a premium here, folks, with many soldiers being deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan numerous times. Hardball on msnbc.com reports that the VA docs are giving out the diagnosis of Adjustment Disorder instead. That's like saying the soldier who shot up his comrades at an Iraqi mental health clinic was just having a bad day.
A 2006 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that nearly 74,000 former soldiers who returned from Iraq and Afghanistan between 2003 and 2004 sought VA treatment for mental disorders in the year after they came home. Many of those same men and women were sent back to the combat zone. The current figures must be staggering. Keep in mind that 30% of the army has PTSD or TBI (traumatic brain injury). According to Mark Benjamin who was being interviewed by Chris Matthews on Hardball, that means 30% of the army has no business carrying a gun. If we were to admit the truth of this, how would our military survive? But if we don't, how will our military survive once they are "safe" at home?
Paul Rieckhoff, a U.S. Army veteran, who led an infantry platoon on more than 1,000 combat patrols in Bagdhdad, founder of the nonprofit Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) says "The reality is that mental health issues are probably one of the greatest threats facing Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. But our country is not ready to care for them. Contrary to what our president keeps telling us, we're not a country at war. Less than 1 percent of this country is at war. Our military is at war. Our military families are at war. Everyone else is shopping or watching American Idol."
I couldn't agree with Paul more. What are you doing to show our military personnel that you support them? Are you making sacrifices so that our freedom can be protected? Even if you don't agree with the war, you can still support the sacrifices made by these men and women. As a citizen you need to ask how you can be involved. If you don't have money, volunteer your time. If you don't have time, then donate money, goods, or services. If you don't have any resources whatsoever, write a letter to congress supporting more programs specifically designed to increase benefits to those combat vets who need them, be they mental health or otherwise.
You see the problem is that we don't treat our military personnel as the Warrior class they are. We treat them as expendable soldiers, and once we are done with them, they are of no use to us. You need only to look at the statistics of alcohol and drug abuse, homelessness, spousal and child abuse, depression, anxiety, divorce and suicide among veterans to see the truth....
There's another story that just won't go away. If you or I hired an electrician, and he miswired our house, and somebody was electrocuted in the shower, there would be investigations, arrests, fines, and probable loss of license. When Uncle Sam hires an electrician, and soldiers die in a war zone......the electrician gets a bonus.
WASHINGTON - Military contractor KBR Inc. was paid $83.4 million in bonuses for electrical work in Iraq - much of the money coming even after that work was declared to be shoddy, a senator said yesterday.
Senator Byron Dorgan, a North Dakota Democrat, said he learned of the bonuses from Pentagon documents. Dorgan chairs the Democrats' Policy Committee, which examined at a hearing the electrocution deaths of US troops in Iraq.
At least three troops have been electrocuted while showering in Iraq, and others have been injured and killed in other electrical incidents. KBR, which has the responsibility of maintaining electrical work in tens of thousands of US facilities in Iraq, has denied any responsibility in the deaths.
But Dorgan said evidence suggests KBR's work was involved in some of the deaths. He said $34 million in bonuses was paid three months after Green Beret Staff Sergeant Ryan Maseth, 24, was electrocuted while showering in his barracks in Iraq on Jan. 2, 2008. Maseth's family has sued KBR, alleging wrongful death.
KBR was once a subsidiary of Halliburton, the oil services company headed by Dick Cheney before his two terms as vice president.
Jim Childs, an electrical inspector hired by the Army to help inspect US-run facilities in Iraq testified that 90 percent of the wiring done by KBR in newly constructed buildings was done improperly. He said that means that an estimated 70,000 buildings where troops live and work in Iraq were not up to code.
But the bigger question is....Am I missing something here? My father was a "betweener", serving in the peacetime army in between Korea and Vietnam. When he was there, he was trained as a medical technician, and left the service with a useful skill that he could have used in the civilian world. (He wound up being a musician.) But I've known plenty of people who have gone in-service and have come out as mechanics, electronics technicians, EMTs, and a whole host of other useful skills. Including electrician. Seems to me that a military 'career' now teaches you only one skill. How to kill people. (Yes, a necessary component of the military. But less than 1/4 of active duty personnel every fire a gun in anger; the rest are support. Are they all doing paperwork now?)
Very curious, indeed.
Comments:
Order comments Newest to Oldest Refresh Comments
Comment by 
Random on 06/02/2009 12:01:03
Random on 06/02/2009 12:01:03
So I'm reading Wonkette, and i find this story
And i just loved this comment.
read all before getting pissed.
And i just loved this comment.
read all before getting pissed.
Jesus you libtards, if you weren’t in the tank, drinking the Kool Aid, you’d be making this very point. Don’t you miss the surprise and abandon of the past administration? Obamatron is always on message and what do we get? No invasions, no undisclosed locations, nobody shot in the face. Just governing, competence and noun verb agreement.
Comment by 
velveeta jones on 06/02/2009 12:41:45
velveeta jones on 06/02/2009 12:41:45
KBR got a ........ bonus?
:thud:
:thud:
Comment by 
Scoopster on 06/02/2009 12:56:13
:rofl: Oh man that's great..
And excellent opening as always Tri
Too bad Halliburton/KBR moved its operations out of the country so it's tougher to hold them accountable for this shit.
Scoopster on 06/02/2009 12:56:13
Quote by Random:
So I'm reading Wonkette, and i find this story
And i just loved this comment.
read all before getting pissed.Jesus you libtards, if you weren’t in the tank, drinking the Kool Aid, you’d be making this very point. Don’t you miss the surprise and abandon of the past administration? Obamatron is always on message and what do we get? No invasions, no undisclosed locations, nobody shot in the face. Just governing, competence and noun verb agreement.
:rofl: Oh man that's great..
And excellent opening as always Tri
Too bad Halliburton/KBR moved its operations out of the country so it's tougher to hold them accountable for this shit.
Comment by velveeta jones on 06/02/2009 13:07:06
velveeta jones on 06/02/2009 13:07:06
According to Chris, Steph will be in this morning. :clap:
Comment by 
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 13:08:06
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 13:08:06
Morning :hug:
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 13:16:14
Random on 06/02/2009 13:16:14
How is everyone?
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 13:20:30
Hm...Florida county?
Whatever, Florida's law enforcement sucks, hard.
and honestly, i don't care, it's not that draconian.
you sign a sheet saying what game you're putting in, and put a thumbprint on it.
not that big of a deal.
Random on 06/02/2009 13:20:30
Quote by Scoopster:
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS NONSENSE?!?
Hm...Florida county?
Whatever, Florida's law enforcement sucks, hard.
and honestly, i don't care, it's not that draconian.
you sign a sheet saying what game you're putting in, and put a thumbprint on it.
not that big of a deal.
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 13:20:50
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 13:20:50
Not bad - you have a tag on 9th btw ;)
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 13:22:08
sounds like it's prime for a lawsuit of some kind
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 13:22:08
Quote by Scoopster:
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS NONSENSE?!?
sounds like it's prime for a lawsuit of some kind
Comment by velveeta jones on 06/02/2009 13:24:52
Okay. THAT is the dumbest story of the week. Wow! I would never give my fingerprints to sell my old DVD's etc.... Hey "Yard Sale", Duh.
velveeta jones on 06/02/2009 13:24:52
Quote by Scoopster:
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS NONSENSE?!?
Okay. THAT is the dumbest story of the week. Wow! I would never give my fingerprints to sell my old DVD's etc.... Hey "Yard Sale", Duh.
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 13:26:59
Random on 06/02/2009 13:26:59
It's basically been a law to do that when going to a pawnshop to sell your junk here for awhile.
The idiots commenting on the story should, take off their foil hats and think rationally.
The idiots commenting on the story should, take off their foil hats and think rationally.
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 13:37:36
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 13:37:36
why does the show feel like I stepped in half way through?
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 13:47:49
Random on 06/02/2009 13:47:49
I'm keeping my mouth shut now.
Comment by 
Raine on 06/02/2009 13:57:02
Raine on 06/02/2009 13:57:02
Random, I have been wondering where you been lately!
Hi everyone else! I could use a few good vibes for my Oma. Seems as tho she fell yesterday and has a hairline fracture in her pelvis.
Hi everyone else! I could use a few good vibes for my Oma. Seems as tho she fell yesterday and has a hairline fracture in her pelvis.
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:02:57
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:02:57
Oh no! ~~~~positive Oma vibes!~~~~~~~
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 14:08:15
Random on 06/02/2009 14:08:15
Random likes his job.
only here does he see Dukakis and Buchanan in the same day.
P.S. Buchanan in the 70's looks like a swarmy little bastard.
only here does he see Dukakis and Buchanan in the same day.
P.S. Buchanan in the 70's looks like a swarmy little bastard.
Comment by 
starling310 on 06/02/2009 14:10:30
starling310 on 06/02/2009 14:10:30
:: candle for Oma ::
What's with the "News Guy?"
What's with the "News Guy?"
Comment by Scoopster on 06/02/2009 14:13:01
Scoopster on 06/02/2009 14:13:01
Well now.. This puts a different spin on things.. given the choice here I'd probably go with taking the heat if it keeps the peace too.
And ~~~~~~ Healin' vibes for Raine's oma! ~~~~~~
And ~~~~~~ Healin' vibes for Raine's oma! ~~~~~~
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:17:43
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:17:43
When you call for the death of someone you have blood on your hands
Comment by starling310 on 06/02/2009 14:17:51
starling310 on 06/02/2009 14:17:51
"IT'S A BABY!" ( that could not survive outside the womb on it's own ) Just sayin'
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:18:35
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:18:35
Oh! Ask if she Pro Death Penalty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:18:55
exactly!
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:18:55
Quote by starling310:
"IT'S A BABY!" ( that could not survive outside the womb on it's own ) Just sayin'
exactly!
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:19:25
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:19:25
the headache in my eye is back *twitch*
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:20:21
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:20:21
again is she Pro Death Penatly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:21:23
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:21:23
A baby on a table is different from a fetus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ARGH!!!!! These people get me so FRIGGING AGGRIVATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ARGH!!!!! These people get me so FRIGGING AGGRIVATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 14:21:26
Random on 06/02/2009 14:21:26
Random just not on...
Crazy old lady.
Crazy old lady.
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:21:54
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:21:54
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 14:28:03
her inane argument about parents saying "ohh a baby" to a sonogram isn't valid. since that's a matter of perspective. objectively, that is a fetus, not a baby.
Random on 06/02/2009 14:28:03
Quote by wickedpam:
A baby on a table is different from a fetus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ARGH!!!!! These people get me so FRIGGING AGGRIVATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
her inane argument about parents saying "ohh a baby" to a sonogram isn't valid. since that's a matter of perspective. objectively, that is a fetus, not a baby.
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 14:29:11
Raine on 06/02/2009 14:29:11
Well it sounds like I am glad that I walked away from the radio machine for a few minutes. I think I would have lost my ever lovin mind listening to that woman....
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:31:44
don't worry I fell on the sword for that one *eye twitch ->
*
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:31:44
Quote by Raine:
Well it sounds like I am glad that I walked away from the radio machine for a few minutes. I think I would have lost my ever lovin mind listening to that woman....
don't worry I fell on the sword for that one *eye twitch ->
*
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:33:04
but to call it anything other then what they preceive it to be is science and science is evil (and French - sorry had to lighten the mood)
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:33:04
Quote by Random:Quote by wickedpam:
A baby on a table is different from a fetus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ARGH!!!!! These people get me so FRIGGING AGGRIVATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
her inane argument about parents saying "ohh a baby" to a sonogram isn't valid. since that's a matter of perspective. objectively, that is a fetus, not a baby.
but to call it anything other then what they preceive it to be is science and science is evil (and French - sorry had to lighten the mood)
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 14:34:27
Random on 06/02/2009 14:34:27
Random has a question, anyone getting Wolffe's book?
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 14:35:16
Raine on 06/02/2009 14:35:16
I agree Mala-- they should have asked her is she was for the death penalty.
Loony cuckoo nuts like that really don't help things.
Loony cuckoo nuts like that really don't help things.
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 14:43:14
Random on 06/02/2009 14:43:14
DAMN STUPID CRAPPY EXPLORER!!!!
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 14:43:14
ahh *hugs* just makes Random like you even more, for standing up for what you believe in.
<< >> Random was getting pissed hisself.
Random on 06/02/2009 14:43:14
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:
Well it sounds like I am glad that I walked away from the radio machine for a few minutes. I think I would have lost my ever lovin mind listening to that woman....
don't worry I fell on the sword for that one *eye twitch ->
ahh *hugs* just makes Random like you even more, for standing up for what you believe in.
<< >> Random was getting pissed hisself.
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 14:45:04
Raine on 06/02/2009 14:45:04
Except there is no *K* in the spanish language... <_<
Comment by 
BobR on 06/02/2009 14:49:08
BobR on 06/02/2009 14:49:08
Great post TriSec - I seem to remember when the military did everything for itself. KP (Kitchen Patrol) was punishment for misbehaving soldiers. Now it's a profit line item for private contractors to feed soldiers crap. How did we get here?
Comment by BobR on 06/02/2009 14:49:44
Taking a thumbprint is pretty draconian, sorry.
BobR on 06/02/2009 14:49:44
Quote by Random:Quote by Scoopster:
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS NONSENSE?!?
Hm...Florida county?
Whatever, Florida's law enforcement sucks, hard.
and honestly, i don't care, it's not that draconian.
you sign a sheet saying what game you're putting in, and put a thumbprint on it.
not that big of a deal.
Taking a thumbprint is pretty draconian, sorry.
Comment by BobR on 06/02/2009 14:51:00
Seems like one of our bloggers here previously suggested that it might be best if the photos WEREN'T released... ;)
BobR on 06/02/2009 14:51:00
Quote by Scoopster:
Well now.. This puts a different spin on things.. given the choice here I'd probably go with taking the heat if it keeps the peace too.
And ~~~~~~ Healin' vibes for Raine's oma! ~~~~~~
Seems like one of our bloggers here previously suggested that it might be best if the photos WEREN'T released... ;)
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 14:51:16
Raine on 06/02/2009 14:51:16
Oh dear... is she being sarcastic?
Comment by BobR on 06/02/2009 14:51:44
Tom Wolffe has a new book out?
BobR on 06/02/2009 14:51:44
Quote by Random:
Random has a question, anyone getting Wolffe's book?
Tom Wolffe has a new book out?
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 14:52:02
Random on 06/02/2009 14:52:02
awww...Random feels better now.
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 14:52:50
Raine on 06/02/2009 14:52:50
:clap: Thank you caller for sharing your story!!! 
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:53:03
awww thanks :)
I get in huge fights with my born-again Christian Messianic Aunt about this subject - which is why we don't bring it up
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 14:53:03
Quote by Random:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:
Well it sounds like I am glad that I walked away from the radio machine for a few minutes. I think I would have lost my ever lovin mind listening to that woman....
don't worry I fell on the sword for that one *eye twitch ->
ahh *hugs* just makes Random like you even more, for standing up for what you believe in.
<< >> Random was getting pissed hisself.
awww thanks :)
I get in huge fights with my born-again Christian Messianic Aunt about this subject - which is why we don't bring it up
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 14:57:32
Richard Wolffe.
Random on 06/02/2009 14:57:32
Quote by BobR:Quote by Random:
Random has a question, anyone getting Wolffe's book?
Tom Wolffe has a new book out?
Richard Wolffe.
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 14:58:30
Raine on 06/02/2009 14:58:30
Can we not call them Abortion Clinics? They are Medical Clinics. They are women's health clinics. They do a lot more than provide abortions.
Comment by BobR on 06/02/2009 14:58:41
(it was a joke...)
BobR on 06/02/2009 14:58:41
Quote by Random:Quote by BobR:Quote by Random:
Random has a question, anyone getting Wolffe's book?
Tom Wolffe has a new book out?
Richard Wolffe.
(it was a joke...)
Comment by BobR on 06/02/2009 14:59:10
my choice...
BobR on 06/02/2009 14:59:10
Quote by Raine:
Can we not call them Abortion Clinics? They are Medical Clinics. They are women's health clinics. They do a lot more than provide abortions.
my choice...
Comment by starling310 on 06/02/2009 15:01:10
starling310 on 06/02/2009 15:01:10
There's a reason pregnancy is 9 months.
There's a reason babies born before 9 months tend to need extra medical care.
Nature doesn't screw around. Babies are rarely viable on their own until the pregnancy has gone full term.
Call it a baby if you want.
But, it's chances for survival outside the womb are slim until it's "fully cooked."
There's a reason babies born before 9 months tend to need extra medical care.
Nature doesn't screw around. Babies are rarely viable on their own until the pregnancy has gone full term.
Call it a baby if you want.
But, it's chances for survival outside the womb are slim until it's "fully cooked."
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 15:02:25
the fact that it is neither invasive, nor that hard to obtain legaly, it's not that draconian to me.
Random on 06/02/2009 15:02:25
Quote by BobR:Quote by Random:Quote by Scoopster:
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS NONSENSE?!?
Hm...Florida county?
Whatever, Florida's law enforcement sucks, hard.
and honestly, i don't care, it's not that draconian.
you sign a sheet saying what game you're putting in, and put a thumbprint on it.
not that big of a deal.
Taking a thumbprint is pretty draconian, sorry.
the fact that it is neither invasive, nor that hard to obtain legaly, it's not that draconian to me.
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 15:02:35
:clap:
Raine on 06/02/2009 15:02:35
Quote by starling310:
There's a reason pregnancy is 9 months.
There's a reason babies born before 9 months tend to need extra medical care.
Nature doesn't screw around. Babies are rarely viable on their own until the pregnancy has gone full term.
Call it a baby if you want.
But, it's chances for survival outside the womb are slim until it's "fully cooked."
:clap:
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 15:06:25
well then your timing is just wrong, cause random is too pissed at things going on right now to see anything as anything but serious.
Random on 06/02/2009 15:06:25
Quote by BobR:Quote by Random:Quote by BobR:Quote by Random:
Random has a question, anyone getting Wolffe's book?
Tom Wolffe has a new book out?
Richard Wolffe.
(it was a joke...)
well then your timing is just wrong, cause random is too pissed at things going on right now to see anything as anything but serious.
Comment by starling310 on 06/02/2009 15:08:29
starling310 on 06/02/2009 15:08:29
"Retool!? I'll retool YOU!"
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 15:09:43
Raine on 06/02/2009 15:09:43
Quote by Random:
well then your timing is just wrong, cause random is too pissed at things going on right now to see anything as anything but serious.
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 15:10:58
Raine on 06/02/2009 15:10:58
Is this the news? (was this what you were talking about before ?)
?)
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:12:24
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:12:24
news guys seems awkward in the show placement
Comment by Scoopster on 06/02/2009 15:14:25
Scoopster on 06/02/2009 15:14:25
I think we need a little bit of hilarity in the bloggie this morning..
In that spirit I present M&M - with nuts! (Slightly NWS, and generally nasty)
In that spirit I present M&M - with nuts! (Slightly NWS, and generally nasty)
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 15:15:34
Unless those can fix shitty computers and make them run like they should...those won't work.
Random on 06/02/2009 15:15:34
Quote by Raine:Quote by Random:
well then your timing is just wrong, cause random is too pissed at things going on right now to see anything as anything but serious.
Unless those
can fix shitty computers and make them run like they should...those won't work.
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:17:12
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:17:12
I watched it - 2 hours I will never get back
Comment by Scoopster on 06/02/2009 15:18:45
Maybe I can help what's the problem?
Unfortunately I can't say I have the kind of that you'd be interested in.. :lol:
Scoopster on 06/02/2009 15:18:45
Quote by Random:Quote by Raine:Quote by Random:
well then your timing is just wrong, cause random is too pissed at things going on right now to see anything as anything but serious.
Unless those
Maybe I can help what's the problem?
Unfortunately I can't say I have the kind of
that you'd be interested in.. :lol:
Comment by starling310 on 06/02/2009 15:19:18
Yeah.
What is that all about?
starling310 on 06/02/2009 15:19:18
Quote by Raine:
Is this the news? (was this what you were talking about before
Yeah.
What is that all about?
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 15:19:36
That bad, huh?
Oh damn... it sounds funny as hell-
Raine on 06/02/2009 15:19:36
Quote by wickedpam:
I watched it - 2 hours I will never get back
That bad, huh?
Oh damn... it sounds funny as hell-
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 15:20:03
I have no idea. It was strange as hell.
Raine on 06/02/2009 15:20:03
Quote by starling310:Quote by Raine:
Is this the news? (was this what you were talking about before
Yeah.
What is that all about?
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 15:20:49
Raine on 06/02/2009 15:20:49
:rofl: She was crossing a river and no one noticed? 
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:21:02
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:21:02
have to say Patty B is holding her own there and Stephan Baldwin, Lou Diamond Phillps and Sanjay did crack me up
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:21:21
it was kinda sad
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:21:21
Quote by Raine:
:rofl: She was crossing a river and no one noticed?
it was kinda sad
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:24:27
it is and it isn't - totally untentionally funny, the hosts are horrible and the pacing is bad. I can see an hour show but the 2 hours was a bit much
Rebecca left out the Trama Tank stuff - all I could think was "oh God they're gonna water board Frangela!" but turned out they were just throwing bugs at their heads. As soon as they let out the giant roaches Frangela was like "out of here"
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:24:27
Quote by Raine:Quote by wickedpam:
I watched it - 2 hours I will never get back
That bad, huh?
Oh damn... it sounds funny as hell-
it is and it isn't - totally untentionally funny, the hosts are horrible and the pacing is bad. I can see an hour show but the 2 hours was a bit much
Rebecca left out the Trama Tank stuff - all I could think was "oh God they're gonna water board Frangela!" but turned out they were just throwing bugs at their heads. As soon as they let out the giant roaches Frangela was like "out of here"
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 15:25:21
Raine on 06/02/2009 15:25:21
So, I may break my no reality TV rule... It's on again this evening?
Comment by 
livingonli on 06/02/2009 15:26:47
livingonli on 06/02/2009 15:26:47
Good morning everyone. 
It seems to be taking me forever to fall asleep.
It seems to be taking me forever to fall asleep.
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:27:31
yep Mon thru Thrus I believe - I will probably watch till the girls are gone
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:27:31
Quote by Raine:
So, I may break my no reality TV rule... It's on again this evening?
yep Mon thru Thrus I believe - I will probably watch till the girls are gone
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 15:34:26
do you know anything about Photo Mechanic?
Random on 06/02/2009 15:34:26
Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Random:Quote by Raine:Quote by Random:
well then your timing is just wrong, cause random is too pissed at things going on right now to see anything as anything but serious.
Unless those
Maybe I can help what's the problem?
Unfortunately I can't say I have the kind of
do you know anything about Photo Mechanic?
Comment by livingonli on 06/02/2009 15:35:24
Healing vibes.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
livingonli on 06/02/2009 15:35:24
Quote by Raine:
Random, I have been wondering where you been lately!
Hi everyone else! I could use a few good vibes for my Oma. Seems as tho she fell yesterday and has a hairline fracture in her pelvis.
Healing vibes.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 15:35:55
Raine on 06/02/2009 15:35:55
So is this some in house news person? This is so strange.
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 15:36:24
Random on 06/02/2009 15:36:24
Random must admit, he loves himself the bad Sci-Fi movies staring Lou Diamond Phillps. Random loves him some Lou Diamond bad acting.
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:36:36
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:36:36
news and CSI blended there for a minute
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:37:02
Bats.
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:37:02
Quote by Random:
Random must admit, he loves himself the bad Sci-Fi movies staring Lou Diamond Phillps. Random loves him some Lou Diamond bad acting.
Bats.
Comment by Scoopster on 06/02/2009 15:37:08
Scoopster on 06/02/2009 15:37:08
Photo Mechanic... hmmm...
:scratchhead:
eep!! I do believe you have me stumped already Random my good man.
:scratchhead:
eep!! I do believe you have me stumped already Random my good man.
Comment by livingonli on 06/02/2009 15:41:14
livingonli on 06/02/2009 15:41:14
Dick Cheney, just hurry up and burn in hell already..
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 15:44:23
Random wanted to see Jersey Devil too...but missed it. but it's Sci-Fi channell, it'll be on again.
He also is on Numb3rs alot, and did a spot on Psych...so Random's happy.
Random on 06/02/2009 15:44:23
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Random:
Random must admit, he loves himself the bad Sci-Fi movies staring Lou Diamond Phillps. Random loves him some Lou Diamond bad acting.
Bats.
Random wanted to see Jersey Devil too...but missed it. but it's Sci-Fi channell, it'll be on again.
He also is on Numb3rs alot, and did a spot on Psych...so Random's happy.
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 15:46:05
Random on 06/02/2009 15:46:05
yup...It's okay Scoop.
It be hard pressed to fix a machine that is 5 years old running programs designed to run on todays comps.
It be hard pressed to fix a machine that is 5 years old running programs designed to run on todays comps.
Comment by 
Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 15:48:20
Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 15:48:20
Hello all. How's tricks? Me, I'm fine. I have a job interview on Thursdee.
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 15:49:40
that is great news!
Raine on 06/02/2009 15:49:40
Quote by Mondobubba:
Hello all. How's tricks? Me, I'm fine. I have a job interview on Thursdee.
that is great news!
Comment by livingonli on 06/02/2009 15:49:46
livingonli on 06/02/2009 15:49:46
Good luck with the interview, Mondo.
Comment by livingonli on 06/02/2009 15:50:44
livingonli on 06/02/2009 15:50:44
Keith made some good points about Fox News and the crap O'Reilly did last night.
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:57:24
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:57:24
Quote by Mondobubba:
Hello all. How's tricks? Me, I'm fine. I have a job interview on Thursdee.
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:59:27
I have a similar problem but I still try and be in bed by 12, if not sooner, turn out the lights and the volume on the tv down low - within a few minutes I'm asleep plus I limit my caffine and sugar at night
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 15:59:27
Quote by livingonli:
Good morning everyone.
It seems to be taking me forever to fall asleep.
I have a similar problem but I still try and be in bed by 12, if not sooner, turn out the lights and the volume on the tv down low - within a few minutes I'm asleep plus I limit my caffine and sugar at night
Comment by livingonli on 06/02/2009 16:12:12
My problem comes from my normally working until Midnight meaning I don't get to bed until 3 AM. Since I have been off I still end up going to bed until 3 AM and then I don't get up until late morning/early afternoon and I still need to get stuff done.
livingonli on 06/02/2009 16:12:12
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by livingonli:
Good morning everyone.
It seems to be taking me forever to fall asleep.
I have a similar problem but I still try and be in bed by 12, if not sooner, turn out the lights and the volume on the tv down low - within a few minutes I'm asleep plus I limit my caffine and sugar at night
My problem comes from my normally working until Midnight meaning I don't get to bed until 3 AM. Since I have been off I still end up going to bed until 3 AM and then I don't get up until late morning/early afternoon and I still need to get stuff done.
Comment by wickedpam on 06/02/2009 16:18:57
Liv I used to work until 10pm and I sometimes wouldn't get home time after 11 sometimes. I do know what its like to seemingly not be able to sleep. Its all about being able to relax and reducing stimulants
wickedpam on 06/02/2009 16:18:57
Quote by livingonli:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by livingonli:
Good morning everyone.
It seems to be taking me forever to fall asleep.
I have a similar problem but I still try and be in bed by 12, if not sooner, turn out the lights and the volume on the tv down low - within a few minutes I'm asleep plus I limit my caffine and sugar at night
My problem comes from my normally working until Midnight meaning I don't get to bed until 3 AM. Since I have been off I still end up going to bed until 3 AM and then I don't get up until late morning/early afternoon and I still need to get stuff done.
Liv I used to work until 10pm and I sometimes wouldn't get home time after 11 sometimes. I do know what its like to seemingly not be able to sleep. Its all about being able to relax and reducing stimulants
Comment by 
Will in Chicago on 06/02/2009 17:13:10
Will in Chicago on 06/02/2009 17:13:10
Excellent post, TriSec! I fear that we will be paying the price for not providing for the mental health needs of our vets for many years.
Raine, best to your Oma. I hope that she heals quickly and makes a full recovery.
Raine, best to your Oma. I hope that she heals quickly and makes a full recovery.
Comment by Scoopster on 06/02/2009 17:49:53
Scoopster on 06/02/2009 17:49:53
:nerd: wheeee basic html text formatting is fun..
Attention..This just in!
That is all.
Attention..This just in!
- Rush is a pompous ass!
That is all.
Comment by Scoopster on 06/02/2009 17:50:57
Scoopster on 06/02/2009 17:50:57
ACK! Bloggie got smurt and accepted my html codez!
It's the rise of the mosheens!
It's the rise of the mosheens!
Comment by Scoopster on 06/02/2009 18:02:46
Scoopster on 06/02/2009 18:02:46
Thieving GOP Congressional staffer/hacker Manuel Miranda now leading rightwing fight against Sotomayor
*puts on his Cranston accent* I'm not suhprised.
*puts on his Cranston accent* I'm not suhprised.
Comment by Scoopster on 06/02/2009 18:08:06
Scoopster on 06/02/2009 18:08:06
Sen. Lamar Alexander puts on tinfoil hat to talk about Obama & GM 
:foil: :foil: :foil: :foil: :foil: :foil:
:foil: :foil: :foil: :foil: :foil: :foil:
Comment by Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 18:58:36
Liv, go to your local Target, go to the dirt, sticks and weeds (AKA herbal supplements) section of the pharmacy and get some valarian root. Don't be put off be the strongly earth aroma; when you get home take three of the capsules. In about an hour you will be relaxed and able to sleep. If that doesn't help, go back to your local Target and get their Tylenol PM analog. Take a couple of them when you get home, those will make you want to fall asleep. Most importantly SET YOUR ALARM AND GET UP WHEN IT GOES OFF! This is what has worked for me the past couple of days. I was staying up late and then sleeping way late. I know what it is like to have depression, Liv. Trust me.
Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 18:58:36
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by livingonli:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by livingonli:
Good morning everyone.
It seems to be taking me forever to fall asleep.
I have a similar problem but I still try and be in bed by 12, if not sooner, turn out the lights and the volume on the tv down low - within a few minutes I'm asleep plus I limit my caffine and sugar at night
My problem comes from my normally working until Midnight meaning I don't get to bed until 3 AM. Since I have been off I still end up going to bed until 3 AM and then I don't get up until late morning/early afternoon and I still need to get stuff done.
Liv I used to work until 10pm and I sometimes wouldn't get home time after 11 sometimes. I do know what its like to seemingly not be able to sleep. Its all about being able to relax and reducing stimulants
Liv, go to your local Target, go to the dirt, sticks and weeds (AKA herbal supplements) section of the pharmacy and get some valarian root. Don't be put off be the strongly earth aroma; when you get home take three of the capsules. In about an hour you will be relaxed and able to sleep. If that doesn't help, go back to your local Target and get their Tylenol PM analog. Take a couple of them when you get home, those will make you want to fall asleep. Most importantly SET YOUR ALARM AND GET UP WHEN IT GOES OFF! This is what has worked for me the past couple of days. I was staying up late and then sleeping way late. I know what it is like to have depression, Liv. Trust me.
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 19:26:33
Raine on 06/02/2009 19:26:33
Randi on a roll today.
Comment by Scoopster on 06/02/2009 19:32:02
Scoopster on 06/02/2009 19:32:02
Was just watching Sony's presser at E3 '09 and they played a FF game trailer.. so I'm thinkin' to myself "Damn FF13 looks pretty damn good!"
....
End of the trailer - Final Fantasy XIV ... ONLINE
FINALLY the replacement for FFXI is coming.. in 2010.
....
End of the trailer - Final Fantasy XIV ... ONLINE
FINALLY the replacement for FFXI is coming.. in 2010.
Comment by Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 19:42:02
Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 19:42:02
Since I have been up and on the go all day, I am going to take well deserved nap.
I finally am starting to feel okay again. Maybe doing the housework on Sunday was what I needed after all.
I finally am starting to feel okay again. Maybe doing the housework on Sunday was what I needed after all.
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 19:42:15
Raine on 06/02/2009 19:42:15
There is NO SUCH THING AS PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION!!!
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 19:42:50
:hug:
enjoy my friend?
Raine on 06/02/2009 19:42:50
Quote by Mondobubba:
Since I have been up and on the go all day, I am going to take well deserved nap.
I finally am starting to feel okay again. Maybe doing the housework on Sunday was what I needed after all.
:hug:
enjoy my friend?
Comment by Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 20:00:46
THANK YOU! That is snarl term cooked up by anti-choice zelots. When I heard/saw the video from my neighbor (so to speak, his devoted, mindless supporters bought him a house in a gated community in Ponte Vedra) Randall Terry talking about the "pre-born," I got a headache behind my eye! I think :star:link Darlink mentioned this before, but babies really are viable until pop up timer pops which is about nine months. That is when a fetus stops being a fetus and starts being a baby, after birth. Having a friend who was born at about seven months, I know just how much intervention it took to keep him alive. These mooks act as if a blastocyst of 8 cells is as viable outside of the womb as full term kid. Hot new flash for you ijits, most of those precious preborn babies fail to attach to the wall of the uterus. Your loving and devoted spouses (cause most of you clowns are men, making decisions for women I might add) most likely have had at least one spontaneous abortion of an non-viable preborn baby! So What are you going to do to those baby killers, asshats.
:wipes frothing foam from mouth: Like Bubba said, keep abortion safe legal and rare. Oh yeah Obama pretty much said the same thing. So did the former Christian Right dude who was Rachel's show last night, he said he doesn't like abortion, but it is a woman's choice to have one. We need to stop thinking in this puritan/Victorian way about sex and women. With decent sex ed comes more responsible behavior, responsible behavior lowers abortion rates and everybody is happy.
I am going to stop ranting now.
Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 20:00:46
Quote by Raine:
There is NO SUCH THING AS PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION!!!
THANK YOU! That is snarl term cooked up by anti-choice zelots. When I heard/saw the video from my neighbor (so to speak, his devoted, mindless supporters bought him a house in a gated community in Ponte Vedra) Randall Terry talking about the "pre-born," I got a headache behind my eye! I think :star:link Darlink mentioned this before, but babies really are viable until pop up timer pops which is about nine months. That is when a fetus stops being a fetus and starts being a baby, after birth. Having a friend who was born at about seven months, I know just how much intervention it took to keep him alive. These mooks act as if a blastocyst of 8 cells is as viable outside of the womb as full term kid. Hot new flash for you ijits, most of those precious preborn babies fail to attach to the wall of the uterus. Your loving and devoted spouses (cause most of you clowns are men, making decisions for women I might add) most likely have had at least one spontaneous abortion of an non-viable preborn baby! So What are you going to do to those baby killers, asshats.
:wipes frothing foam from mouth: Like Bubba said, keep abortion safe legal and rare. Oh yeah Obama pretty much said the same thing. So did the former Christian Right dude who was Rachel's show last night, he said he doesn't like abortion, but it is a woman's choice to have one. We need to stop thinking in this puritan/Victorian way about sex and women. With decent sex ed comes more responsible behavior, responsible behavior lowers abortion rates and everybody is happy.
I am going to stop ranting now.
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 20:17:15
Raine on 06/02/2009 20:17:15
Quote of the Day (or Year): "Oh, you're a lefty," said former First Lady Nancy Reagan as she watched Obama sign bill to honor Ronald Reagan. Mrs. Reagan was not talking politics in telling Obama he's a lefty, but rather that he was signing a bill with his left hand.
Obama responds: "I am a lefty"
He too, was not talking political orientation.
:rofl:
Background: This was the signing of a bill to honor centennial of Ronald Reagan's birth in 2011.
Obama responds: "I am a lefty"
He too, was not talking political orientation.
:rofl:
Background: This was the signing of a bill to honor centennial of Ronald Reagan's birth in 2011.
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 20:20:27
Please don't I would have to do a lot of searching to find the link, but I remember last year, during the campaign, Romney and a few others tried to say that the actual act of ejacualtion without the desire to impregnate was akin to abortion. It was some crazy RW fathers rights group.
I shit you not. I posted here on the blog somewhere. Probably on the message board as well.
Raine on 06/02/2009 20:20:27
Quote by Mondobubba:
I am going to stop ranting now.
I shit you not. I posted here on the blog somewhere. Probably on the message board as well.
Comment by starling310 on 06/02/2009 20:46:26
starling310 on 06/02/2009 20:46:26
YAY RANDI! Thank you.
Gays aren't the problem when it comes to "sexual misconduct" in the military. It's the male soldiers raping their female soldiers on the way to the bathroom. Maybe straights shouldn't servve in the Military. Howd'ya like them apples?
Gays aren't the problem when it comes to "sexual misconduct" in the military. It's the male soldiers raping their female soldiers on the way to the bathroom. Maybe straights shouldn't servve in the Military. Howd'ya like them apples?
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 21:26:54
Raine on 06/02/2009 21:26:54
Quote by starling310:
YAY RANDI! Thank you.
Gays aren't the problem when it comes to "sexual misconduct" in the military. It's the male soldiers raping their female soldiers on the way to the bathroom. Maybe straights shouldn't servve in the Military. Howd'ya like them apples?
Comment by Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 21:29:34
I don't remember seeing either place, but it is that kind of coitus for reproduction only stupidity that can only lead to ruin.
Full disclosure on the abortion issue: Mrs Mondo's favorite aunt never had kids of her own. Why you ask? Because she had a botched abortion that her uterus so scared she couldn't get an embryo to implant.
These fucktards who are terrorist zealots seem to think if abortions are against the law women won't have them. They are so very wrong. I guarantee that it will cause growth in organized crime like we haven't seen since another idea championed by God fearing Protestants, Prohibition.
Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 21:29:34
Quote by Raine:Please don't I would have to do a lot of searching to find the link, but I remember last year, during the campaign, Romney and a few others tried to say that the actual act of ejacualtion without the desire to impregnate was akin to abortion. It was some crazy RW fathers rights group.Quote by Mondobubba:
I am going to stop ranting now.
I shit you not. I posted here on the blog somewhere. Probably on the message board as well.
I don't remember seeing either place, but it is that kind of coitus for reproduction only stupidity that can only lead to ruin.
Full disclosure on the abortion issue: Mrs Mondo's favorite aunt never had kids of her own. Why you ask? Because she had a botched abortion that her uterus so scared she couldn't get an embryo to implant.
These fucktards who are terrorist zealots seem to think if abortions are against the law women won't have them. They are so very wrong. I guarantee that it will cause growth in organized crime like we haven't seen since another idea championed by God fearing Protestants, Prohibition.
Comment by Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 21:32:41
Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 21:32:41
Two bits of local news:
1. The JSO has clocked it's sixth officer involved shooting of the year.
2. Corrine Brown is thinking about running for Senate.
1. The JSO has clocked it's sixth officer involved shooting of the year.
2. Corrine Brown is thinking about running for Senate.
Comment by livingonli on 06/02/2009 21:34:58
livingonli on 06/02/2009 21:34:58
Going through my apartment whie the rain was coming down.
Boy, have I let things pile up. And I have to dig through that so I can get to my old comic books that I intend to sell.
Boy, have I let things pile up.
And I have to dig through that so I can get to my old comic books that I intend to sell.
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 21:55:39
Raine on 06/02/2009 21:55:39
GO RANDI!
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 21:57:06
Raine on 06/02/2009 21:57:06
These fuckers act like women go to Abortion clinics like the drive thru at McDonalds. <_<
Comment by livingonli on 06/02/2009 22:04:42
livingonli on 06/02/2009 22:04:42
Watching Blue Harvest on PIX. Just noticed that the Empire ship had a Bush-Cheney sticker on the back. 
Comment by Raine on 06/02/2009 22:05:06
Raine on 06/02/2009 22:05:06
I just had a thought about torture--- Strange thought perhaps, but would christians consider the death of Jesus Christ torture? would they justify it?
Comment by Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 22:06:50
This notion that women wake up realize they are pregnant, hop in the car and go get an abortion is so condescending and ludicrous. Like there isn't any reflection or deep thought about doing this. I think is speaks volumes about the very male dominate zealot fringe of the anti-choice movement attitudes towards women and their ability to make rational, reasonable choices and decisions for themselves.
What I think needs to happen is re framing of the argument to highlight the massive sexism of the anti-choice movement.
Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 22:06:50
Quote by Raine:
These fuckers act like women go to Abortion clinics like the drive thru at McDonalds. <_<
This notion that women wake up realize they are pregnant, hop in the car and go get an abortion is so condescending and ludicrous. Like there isn't any reflection or deep thought about doing this. I think is speaks volumes about the very male dominate zealot fringe of the anti-choice movement attitudes towards women and their ability to make rational, reasonable choices and decisions for themselves.
What I think needs to happen is re framing of the argument to highlight the massive sexism of the anti-choice movement.
Comment by Random on 06/02/2009 22:07:34
will this be before or after the release of FFXIII?
and i am disappointed with this online turn.
Random on 06/02/2009 22:07:34
Quote by Scoopster:
Was just watching Sony's presser at E3 '09 and they played a FF game trailer.. so I'm thinkin' to myself "Damn FF13 looks pretty damn good!"
....
End of the trailer - Final Fantasy XIV ... ONLINE
FINALLY the replacement for FFXI is coming.. in 2010.
will this be before or after the release of FFXIII?
and i am disappointed with this online turn.
Comment by Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 22:11:08
You know that is great question. I think christians as apposed to Christians (there is a difference in my book, see any number of books on fascism in America and the Christian Right) can and do see this argument. Capitol C Christians on the other hand, not so much as they aren't the deepest of thinkers.
Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 22:11:08
Quote by Raine:
I just had a thought about torture--- Strange thought perhaps, but would christians consider the death of Jesus Christ torture? would they justify it?
You know that is great question. I think christians as apposed to Christians (there is a difference in my book, see any number of books on fascism in America and the Christian Right) can and do see this argument. Capitol C Christians on the other hand, not so much as they aren't the deepest of thinkers.
Comment by BobR on 06/02/2009 23:32:39
BobR on 06/02/2009 23:32:39
This one is for TriSec: Atlanta's airport through the years... (click "Next Photo" to go through all the pictures...)
Comment by Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 23:44:57
Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 23:44:57
Hurricane Preparedness Night. Yep, that is gonna make me go to old ball park.
Comment by Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 23:47:01
Hey! I thought it was cool too. After the airport pictures there is one of a gas station. Is still in your hood?
Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 23:47:01
Quote by BobR:
This one is for TriSec: Atlanta's airport through the years... (click "Next Photo" to go through all the pictures...)
Hey! I thought it was cool too. After the airport pictures there is one of a gas station. Is still in your hood?
Comment by Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 23:52:30
Mondobubba on 06/02/2009 23:52:30
Bob & Raine. Atlanta question. "Cabbagetown," not the nicest part of ATL?
Comment by BobR on 06/03/2009 00:25:41
Actually, the airport section is just a tiny part of an amazing site called "Atlanta Time Machine" that's been wasting several hours of my time today. The site where the gas station used to be is across from our Post Office. The Virginia Ave apts (in the Houses section) are just up and down the street from us.
BobR on 06/03/2009 00:25:41
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by BobR:
This one is for TriSec: Atlanta's airport through the years... (click "Next Photo" to go through all the pictures...)
Hey! I thought it was cool too. After the airport pictures there is one of a gas station. Is still in your hood?
Actually, the airport section is just a tiny part of an amazing site called "Atlanta Time Machine" that's been wasting several hours of my time today. The site where the gas station used to be is across from our Post Office. The Virginia Ave apts (in the Houses section) are just up and down the street from us.
Comment by BobR on 06/03/2009 00:26:49
It used to be the "factory town" for the cotton mills. It has a lot of really tiny houses, and is home to a dedicated community group. It's a bit funky, but it's not dreadful.
BobR on 06/03/2009 00:26:49
Quote by Mondobubba:
Bob & Raine. Atlanta question. "Cabbagetown," not the nicest part of ATL?
It used to be the "factory town" for the cotton mills. It has a lot of really tiny houses, and is home to a dedicated community group. It's a bit funky, but it's not dreadful.
Comment by Mondobubba on 06/03/2009 01:15:58
I spent some time checking the site out. The stuff about Lester Maddox was interesting.
Mondobubba on 06/03/2009 01:15:58
Quote by BobR:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by BobR:
This one is for TriSec: Atlanta's airport through the years... (click "Next Photo" to go through all the pictures...)
Hey! I thought it was cool too. After the airport pictures there is one of a gas station. Is still in your hood?
Actually, the airport section is just a tiny part of an amazing site called "Atlanta Time Machine" that's been wasting several hours of my time today. The site where the gas station used to be is across from our Post Office. The Virginia Ave apts (in the Houses section) are just up and down the street from us.
I spent some time checking the site out. The stuff about Lester Maddox was interesting.
Comment by Mondobubba on 06/03/2009 01:17:26
I gotcha. The today picture makes it look a little shabby.
Mondobubba on 06/03/2009 01:17:26
Quote by BobR:Quote by Mondobubba:
Bob & Raine. Atlanta question. "Cabbagetown," not the nicest part of ATL?
It used to be the "factory town" for the cotton mills. It has a lot of really tiny houses, and is home to a dedicated community group. It's a bit funky, but it's not dreadful.
I gotcha. The today picture makes it look a little shabby.
Comment by livingonli on 06/03/2009 01:18:19
livingonli on 06/03/2009 01:18:19
Who's watching Rachel right now?
Comment by Mondobubba on 06/03/2009 01:19:59
Mondobubba on 06/03/2009 01:19:59
I'm watching Dr. Maddow. The anti-abortion extremist groups she has been quoting are making the headache behind my eye come back.
Some group called "the Ministry to the pre-born," if these people weren't terrorists the name would be hilarious.
Some group called "the Ministry to the pre-born," if these people weren't terrorists the name would be hilarious.
Comment by livingonli on 06/03/2009 01:24:49
livingonli on 06/03/2009 01:24:49
Those anti-choice fanatics are a creepy lot.
Comment by 
TriSec on 06/03/2009 01:29:42
!
Eastern Airlines!
Constellations!
Tristars!
:thud:
TriSec on 06/03/2009 01:29:42
Quote by BobR:
This one is for TriSec: Atlanta's airport through the years... (click "Next Photo" to go through all the pictures...)
!
Eastern Airlines!
Constellations!
Tristars!
:thud:
Comment by Mondobubba on 06/03/2009 01:32:12
Mondobubba on 06/03/2009 01:32:12
Tom Tancredo's PAC is called Team America? Clearly he has no clue.
Clearly he has no clue.
Comment by livingonli on 06/03/2009 01:44:05
FUCK YEAH!
livingonli on 06/03/2009 01:44:05
Quote by Mondobubba:
Tom Tancredo's PAC is called Team America?
FUCK YEAH!
Comment by BobR on 06/03/2009 01:53:21
:spit: :rofl:
BobR on 06/03/2009 01:53:21
Quote by Mondobubba:
Tom Tancredo's PAC is called Team America?
:spit: :rofl: