Chris

13 hours ago, JonesBones said:

Maybe you should be more worried about gun control than shoplifting.

New York State has some of, if not THE strictest gun laws on the books. What more would you have them do?

Also, welcome to the site! 😃

15 hours ago, MsKreed said:

This could be an ongoing series - or a Topic where we can all contribute examples for a "Verbicide Collection".

Consider it done. 

If you’d like to take this conversation elsewhere, you’re more than welcome… no, I encourage you to post to the forum here.

But I think out of respect for Linda, her writing, and her faith, it’s best to lock down the comment section here.  

6 minutes ago, Elizabeth Whitehouse said:

Incidentally, I did not write about my faith. I have none.

Yeah, we get that, congrats.

How about letting others who do live their life without criticism? You know, the same common courtesy anyone here would extend to you. 

Just now, Elizabeth Whitehouse said:

Humans are not special. In fact, we are, not so slowly, destroying the planet.

Then perhaps you should re-examine who is contributing to the destruction more, someone who writes about their faith in a blog or someone who professes to have “traveled to 90 countries” and “logged millions of miles.”

Going to a blog/ column post specifically written for and aimed at those who do believe in a Higher Power of some kind and making such comments is not only tacky and ignorant, but if I know nothing more about a person that’s enough for me to know that, well, I don’t want to.

It amazes me, when someone pops their head in here once or twice, and of ALL the content they can add thoughtful perspective to, choose this as the moment to “contribute.”

But I’m not gonna kick you off this site. I wouldn’t give you the satisfaction of being able to add another feather to that “hat” you seem proud to wear. I’m going to leave it, let it speak for itself, and let others form their own opinion of the person who made the commentary.
 

The word "biopic" confuses me a little. Is it pronounced "bi-OH-pic" or "bi-AH-pic"?

I'm really sorry you and Ed are going through so much Linda. You two can't catch a break it seems!

I'd add to the list, "When Jaime makes Brienne a knight officially."

I’ve never felt it was okay to find humor in things caused by health issues, which are outside anyones control and perhaps something they’re sensitive about already. If Jada shaved her head intentionally, that’s one thing. But if it was from alopecia, cancer, or whatever, it’s off the table in my book.

Did Will over react? Yeah probably. He could have walked up and told Rock to STFU “or else”. He could have talked to him after the show. But in the heat of the moment, I get why he did what he did. I’d have likely done the same, albeit with a closed fist.

6 hours ago, banjoman said:

And I thought no one could be worse than Cuomo!  What was I thinking???

No kidding, I kinda miss him.

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...we knew he would be holding hands with a pretty girl as he walked her home after the dance, while we would be stuck holding hands with a National Geographic magazine.

Jim, you owe me a new keyboard if I can't get the coffee I spit out cleaned up! 😆😆

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Recently, I lost one of my favorite t-shirts. Couldn’t find it anywhere, until I did the laundry and took a folded sheet from the dryer. The shirt was tucked into one of its corners. Friggin’ fitted sheets.

I've learned to make that the first place to look when looking for missing socks and such. 

And I still can't fold a fitted sheet to save my life. 

I couldn't agree more. It's bad enough in the more populated areas but anymore our country roads are becoming miles long dumping grounds for household garbage, furniture, tires, and more. It's disgusting. 

18 minutes ago, MsKreed said:

 

A lot of people like cake. Cake is awesome. Cake deserves a place in the "Dessert Hall of Fame"....but not the "Pizza Hall of Fame".

I can go along with someone like Hank Williams who was such an influence on so many that are in there. Or Johnny Cash who kinda was rock and roll in its earliest days when you think about it. But yeah, not so sure about Dolly. 

It's baffling to me how you can have someone like Eminem be nominated yet Pat Benetar hasn't even been inducted. The way they do this is insane, let's get the artists in there who should have been a long time ago.

Happy to see you're back at it Jim, and especially happy to have you here!
 

A very interesting idea and one that warrants serious consideration!

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So it's not subject to FOIL 

Man, if that's not a telling statement, I don't know what is. 

“Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch and listen. You are the result of the love of thousands.”

I really, really like this quote.

I still don’t get it.

“Informer” is one of those songs where you have no idea what they’re saying or what it’s about but you always listen when it comes on.

”12 Inches Of Snow” is perhaps a bold claim though. 
 

You can always tell when I've wrapped something. Tape... lots of tape. And I spend more time looking for the scissors that were "...right @&%! there a minute ago!"

It is pretty bad, when you think about it. And yet somehow, I watch it every year. 

We did the whole, "hunt for the perfect tree" thing a couple times. One time even having to drag the damn thing uphill out of a valley, reciting what was likely the same litany of curses young James heard. Eventually we found a local farm that does all that for you. Now to just get them to come home and put it in the stand for me.