I believe in some type of apocalyptic event, but I'm not sure that it will play out exactly as written in the Bible. Many peoples and religions around the world have end-times scenarios with alot of similarities.
I think right now, we're going through a "testing time". While I'm a Christian...
Maybe for some, but when I look back at history on those countries that operated by the "pre-emptive strike" methodology, all I see are people like Hitler and Napolean and Hirohito, people that laid it all out on the line and then lost miserably and ended up being destroyed and taking along time...
I think another thing that really bothers people is the fact that after inspectors were out of the country for several years and all we did was patrol the no-fly zone, we only gave physical inspections a very short time and then said they weren't working. It didn't seem logical. And when you...
Oh yeah? Ever been to Georgia before? Some friends of mine got held up by gunpoint on their way to Moscow by some friendly Georgians. Nice, peaceful God-fearing people. Salt of the earth! Ha.
I've been to both and I would take Paris anyday over some of those former East European block...
I'm wondering what people think their future will be like in America?
Do you think you'll be able to live as well or better than your parents?
Will you see continual warfare with US forces involved?
What type of jobs do you see in your future?
Do you think the US economy will recover?
Do...
Generally, it's a good experience. However, with this political climate, it's hard to say. Since we're hated by 3/4's of the world right now, it might not be the best experience as if you went in more peaceful times.
I studied in Germany in the early 90's and even then, there were plenty of...
The solution is easy enough. Get the heck out of these peoples countries and you don't need to worry about them coming after us. They just want to be left alone. Bin Laden wants it. Saddam wants it. They have made it clear, globalization is not for them. How about we start with your friend...
I think you're looking at it the wrong way. Government people do spend money. But spending money doesn't necessarily help the economy. We could all go out and empty our bank accounts today and flock to the stores and the shelves would be empty. In the short term, for the next few months, the...
I don't always agree with this. Presidents can have alot to do with the economy. Take the telecommunications boom of the 1990's. We often think of the dot com boom during that time, but the real boom was in telecommunications. We had the largest misallocation of funds in the history of the...
Tchaikovskey's Symphony No. 6 - Pathetique
It's basically 4 movements of the seasons of life (from birth to death). The last couple are quite reflective and sad.
Interesting how this guy seems to get past security everytime. God works in mysterious ways.
Gate-Crasher Hands Bush Message From God
The Rev. Richard "Rich" Weaver, nicknamed "Handshake Man" because of his knack for getting up close and personal with the high and mighty, struck again...
Voting is economically irrational. It takes a lot of effort to learn about the candidates, and even more effort to learn the meaning of the propositions on the ballots, the outcome of which, if politically relevant to influential special-interest groups, will probably be reversed in court within...
Hopefully, the 10th man will be a moral Christian and adhere to the teachings of Christ and follow the tenet that "to whom much is given, much is expected". Since society has no way to ensure that the wealthy among us will indeed follow this code (especially in these times), better men than the...
I regularly microwave mine, but you have to do it correctly so that it doesn't turn into a rock. The best way is to put it on for 15-20 second intervals. This seems to allow for a slower cooking time and doesn't let the pizza get too hot which is what turns the crust hard. Try putting it in...
I think a better analogy would be the patent issue that so many pharmaceutical companies are pulling on the consumers. Why have women in Europe had so much success with taking natural supplements for many of their problems, yet in America, they are marketed the latest chemical compound. For...
I think people just need to get used to the idea that retirement is just a buzzword in the historical scheme of things. We'll be right back to the way things have been for most of history. That is, people worked until they died and life was harsh. The sooner we lower our expectations and face...
In the past they did. But today? If we declare war tomorrow, will you be able to go down and get a good paying job building tanks like they did in WW2? Thought so.
Wars today don't stimulate the economy like they used to. We don't have the manufacturing base to provide the stimulus which...
Since the rate changes and the fact that they're losing tons of money this year, the post office has started cracking down on insurance claims. I had something sent to me from an Ebay auction. The package was opened before I got it and the contents smashed and sloppily repackaged by the post...
It's definitely a UTI and is most likely being brought on by the food you are feeding him. Most traditional cat foods are nothing more than complete crap and have high amounts of ash in them which alot of male cats are sensitive to. The vet will most likely have you switch his food after this...
Using the determiner "ein" was not the traditional way to say it. In German, you say "Ich bin Berliner". Using the "ein" made it a little ambiguous but Germans still understood what he was saying.
However, this was a foreign language and can be excused. But a President not being able to...
I think some of that is just stigma associated with modular housing. Their is mobile home living, then their are modular homes. It depends on what type of modular you are looking at. Remember, some of the older ranch houses that were built in the 50's were some of the first modular/pre-fab...
I don't buy this. From the minute the election was decided, one could feel the definite mood change in the country. People were uneasy and business sensed it. Everywhere, we watched the recession grow as one business after another slashed spending and had reports of Bush "talking down" the...
Amused One - I'm here everyone once in awhile, but alot of the people that I used to post with don't seem to be around much anymore so I've been laying low.
Of course you could roll your eyes at my example because it would never happen in a million years? Why? Because the US knows the Chinese...
I wonder if the tables were turned, how would most Americans feel about a pre-empritve strike against the US?
I know we didn't like it when Japan hit Pearl Harbor, but how about a modern day example? Suppose China is tired of the US sending spy planes into it's territory and generally poking...
If you believe in the New Testament, it is a sin. Jesus even went so far as to say that just looking at another woman meant the man had already committed adultery with her.
From this thread, looks like they'll be more room in heaven for me :)
idNut - Have you just now gone through the changes to becoming a chronically depressed person? I wonder because depression hit me at about the age of 15/16. It was like one day, I completely changed and didn't feel comfortable in school anymore. Didn't have any friends to hang out with. I...
Now this is weird. From one of the linked sites off Childbirth.org:
Strangely enough, I've also seen ovulation stop in women who follow strict vegetarian diets. I remember one woman who ate so many carrots that her genitals turned bright orange.
It kind of made me think of that old Eddy...
We also tested syphalliss on black men. I believe some families are still trying to get compensation for that. And syphillis has been around since the wild and crazy French kings like Louis XIV in France in the 1400's. Now that was a party!! :)
I would wait a bit longer on this. Even though Greenspan says there is no housing bubble, I'm not with him on that. Already I have seen prices coming down in my area and we're just now going into the second dip on this. For many areas, sellers outnumber buyers by 5 to 1. That's a pretty big...
I think the biggest problem we have is government involvement with healthcare in the US. Since they entered the scene with Medicare/Medicaid things have been going downhill. Free market approaches would be best.
For one, take the phenomenal labor costs in the healthcare industry. We always...
Bush's ratings are slipping again so it's clearly time to get out of town to evade the heat and try to regroup. I just hope that doesn't include more warmongering against Iraq to bring back the poll numbers.
Also a Merrill Lynch analyst said on the news that S&P trailing earnings are still at 30 times even with all of the carnage. That signals that we've still got a long ways to go.
I also agree with about 6000-6500.
Just saw a market historian talking about the bear market of 73-74. After that, the markets didn't move until 1982, 8 years later. I agree that we could be in this for the long haul.
No doubt it's the feds, but really, what's the alternative? It's like the Titanic going down. All people can do is hope to grab a floating pallet that's passing by but we know there won't be enough for everyone. Unfortunately, it's the younger generations that are going to have to deal with...
Where I'm at it's been exactly the opposite. People with experience and qualifications command too much money. It's the young kids who are getting hired because they're extremely cheap. This is with government contracts.
How can it be democratic? I don't recall any of the EU citizens voting for the EU president. Just their own countries leaders. EU sounds more like the IMF and the WTO. Just another false front for the movers and shakers of the upper echelons to do what they want.
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