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Comment on All that you suffer is all that you are by Kevin C Jones

Kevin C Jones — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:38:05 +0000

There seems to be a disconnect here between logic and 140 characters.

Comment on All that you suffer is all that you are by xbox accessories

xbox accessories — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:37:40 +0000

play car games…

Remember – that you are worth not for which you have, not just for who you are, except for what others became due to you. Wish you the best! …

Comment on So if Santa Claus ain’t Daddy then I’m gonna tell on them. by Florida Girl in Sydney

Florida Girl in Sydney — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:35:49 +0000

Where you be?

Comment on Great Interview of the Week: Beware of charismatic populists leading private armies by Andy

Andy — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:32:51 +0000

I find the History of Rome interesting not from a political perspective, but from a perspective of spotting what “could happen” For a very short time in history we have had the blessing where in a very few select countries, barbarism does not occur on a massive scale. I don’t think we realize how fragile that is or how smart our founding fathers were nor how blessed we are that even the most inept holders of our elected offices have not toppled it.

piling on to Jay’s comment.

I just listened to episode 60 and The years 2008-2010 sounds a lot like what happpens as you edge close to a few having too much power. Same goes when the tables of political power are reversed.

For the Palin detractor, I’m not her defender, but I have yet to have a conversation with a Palin or a Bush detractor who are willing to do any of the following:

1- Put Obama/Biden under the same scrutiny and standard as they do Palin or Bush.
2- (on Palin) Has been able to cite legislation or public policy she has enacted. Minus 10,000 points in the debate if you quote Tina Fey while detracting from Palin.
3- Not resort to either name calling or absolute profanity (usually in under 10 responses)- you actually used the term “Tea baggers” . Got hate? Use the N word much?

Comment on So if Santa Claus ain’t Daddy then I’m gonna tell on them. by Lara

Lara — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:13:09 +0000

Glad yours was merrier than mine. And warmer too, dammit. Some things just aren’t fair!!!

Comment on By now I know the answer’s always in the question by we_be_toys

we_be_toys — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:41:28 +0000

Sound and fury – yeah I can see that about blogging. I think it was part of my own dis-satisfaction with it. And yet, no novel has reared it’s ugly head in my private domain, though I am back to painting, now that my boys are big enough to cope for an hour or two.

I’m glad to see you’re settling into the toddler years – they are a bit stressful, but the kids will never be cuter than they are right now (trust me on this – mine are hitting the teen years and sometimes they are just hideous!)

Belated congratulations on the new house! (wrong post, I know)

Comment on Weird Fishes and the Origin of Fingers by Tiktaalik roseae and Friends (RJS) | Jesus Creed

Tiktaalik roseae and Friends (RJS) | Jesus Creed — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:52:54 +0000

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Comment on Great Interview of the Week: Beware of charismatic populists leading private armies by Jay

Jay — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:28:21 +0000

I wonder too if Mike would still correlate Obama with Vespasian. During the campaign he seemed far more a populist to me than a “conciliatory pragmatist,” but now that he is firmly in office, I don’t see the caparison working at all anymore. And we are anything but more stable than we were two years ago. Vespasian might have taxed the snot out of the Romans, but he was an incredible tightwad too, and rebuilt the Roman treasury thanks to it. Not much of a correlation there. I see him more as a faux Hadrian – similar goals, but not as much wisdom.

I thought the McCain/Pompey comparison was pretty apt, but Bush/Commodus? Please. I’m not a big fan, but I’m beginning to expect that he will be remembered more as a Claudius. Hated and thought stupid during his time, but with contributions remembered in due time.

Obama and H. Clinton as Marius and Sulla? That could be interesting. They seem to have a complicated working relationship, and switch between enemies and friends all too often.

Anyway, speculation is fun!

Comment on So if Santa Claus ain’t Daddy then I’m gonna tell on them. by muskrat

muskrat — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:08:32 +0000

This totally looks worth the amount of sweltering heat you must have had to endure! I still don’t understand Christmas in the summer. Probably because I’ve always spent it in the Southeastern U.S.
muskrat´s last blog ..telling it like it is

Comment on So if Santa Claus ain’t Daddy then I’m gonna tell on them. by rassles

rassles — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:44:09 +0000

That’s right. rasslin.
rassles´s last blog ..Like a Leap Year- With Actual Numbers Instead of Spelling Out Numbers – A Tactic I Prefer- But Would Defeat the Purpose of the Post Which Is Math