Nightingale

are you making an assumption that ladyskydiver has been screwed over?

I think it would depend on your relationship with the ex girlfriend. My best friend in the whole world happens to be an ex boyfriend. We were best friends since grade school, dated a bit in high school and college, realized it wasn't right for us, and have been best friends ever since. He's like my big brother. If whoever I happen to marry expects me to give up that friendship, I think divorce papers would be drawn up fairly quickly. Just because I'm in a relationship doesn't mean I should abandon my friends. My boyfriend's best friend is an ex girlfriend. There's no way in hell he'd ever stop being her friend, and I don't think he'd ever date a woman who expected him to give up such a close friend. Anyone who asked that of someone they claim to "love" would be way out of line, IMHO.

so you're saying she's the one who has to change the way she interacts with people she's been friends with since toddlerhood because it makes him mad?? He should accept her for who she is. She's been friends with this guy longer than she's been married to Rhino, so this is obviously not a new interaction. Good heavens, if my boyfriend ever tried to tell me how I could and could not communicate with my friends, well, let's just say I would not react well. I wouldn't tell him what he could or could not do or say, and he wouldn't do that to me either. If you trust each other, then stuff that's said to friends is not at all threatening.

If you trusted her, it wouldn't be an issue, because you would know for certain that she is in love with you, and loves her friend like a FRIEND. And I really do wonder, why were you reading her email in the first place??

I think most class actions should be federal. They tend to affect people across the nation, rather than in just one state.

Yes, I think it's probably OK and innocent, unless there is some other indication that it is not. Women are usually more free with expressions of affection to friends than men are. Telling friends "love ya" isn't that big a deal. It can be a way to say "your friendship means a lot to me". If you trust her, you're totally over-reacting. If you don't trust her, this is the least of your problems. Also, you should be talking to her, not us. You talk about her needing to "have enough respect" for you, but are you really respecting her when you drag your marital problems out on to a public forum?

I don't live in either state, but my parents own a condo in Utah where we spend a lot of time, and I've vacationed extensively in Wyomong and worked on dinosaur excavations in the state during the summers.

I've seen family and friends who have very happy marriages. The things I've noticed about the happy ones- -they accept their partner for who they are and don't try to change them -they're adaptable and pick their battles carefully. they don't fight over things that don't matter. -they give their partners the freedom to explore life and develop new hobbies/interests -they're secure in the knowledge that their partner loves them, and therefore aren't worried about what's going on when they're not around -they take their partner's feelings into account when making choices...they don't make "me" choices, they make "us" choices -they can agree to disagree. -when fighting, they fight about issues rather than throwing insults -they talk about things when they become an issue, rather than letting things stew until they explode -they allow the other to have space and time to themselves. no smothering. I guess the big one is that they don't just love each other, they respect each other, which means that when they fight, they actually end up solving problems rather than creating new ones...and they're not afraid to apologize when they know they've messed up.

Actually, creationism is probably most appropriate in a sociology, world religions, history, or cultural anthropology class. It is not a scientific theory, it is a religious one, and there is no scientific evidence backing it up. Would you also say that teaching that Pan Gu created the earth and heavens by breaking a cosmic egg would be appropriate in science class?

It's interesting...remove the racial reference in the bold sentence and you get: Unprepared students have difficulties succeeding in elite law schools and many end up dropping out. well, duh. Overall, I agree that affirmative action in educational institutions is generally ineffective. Education needs to be fixed at the elementary, middle, and high school level. Tossing a student into a university or graduate program which they are not academically prepared for is just asking for problems, and it is a huge blow to the self esteem when you get kicked out of school. Many never go back, whereas if they'd started at a different university or a junior college, they may have succeeded. Struggled at first to fill in their knowledge gaps, but maybe eventually succeeded. I wonder what his definition of "unprepared" was. That's a pretty broad term. You have to be pretty well prepared to succeed at virtually any law school. I'm wondering if the students the study is referring to, the ones who would succeed at a different school, could have been helped with academic assistance at their current school.

I think a lot of people's fear of guns comes from a lack of understanding them. My mom is firmly convinced an unloaded gun is going to jump out of the lockbox, load itself, and pull it's own trigger.

the federal court judges could still be "locals". However, since federal judges are there for life, there is the idea that they won't be influenced by local opinion, because unlike state judges, they don't have to worry about re-election.

hmm... my mom does a variation on chips/dip. She got some clam dip from the deli (but it'll work with any seafood dip or spinach dip), hollowed out the center of a large king's hawaiian bread loaf, put the bowl with the dip inside the bread, and then arranged the pieces from the hole around the side, so you just grab the bread and dip. It tends to disappear quickly at parties.

well, I know what my IQ is, but I also know I've done some pretty dumb-ass things. I do learn from my mistakes...I usually don't make the same one twice, I just make a lot of new ones. So, averaging out intelligence with wisdom, probably around 60 or so.

When I'm home during the day, I sometimes watch reruns of 80s television shows like MacGyver.

If I recall correctly, Mac OS X is unix based.

The judge was quite eloquent.

Most of the cool ones are out on mac too. Rise of Nations Rainbow Six Splinter Cell World of Warcraft Call of Duty Command and Conquer Dark Horizons Doom Freedom Force Halo Maelstrom Medal of Honor (series) Star Wars: Nights of the Old Republic Quake 1,2 and 3 Soldier of Fortune 1 and 2 Star Trek Elite Force series Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds Star Wars Jedi Knight series Starbase Defender Starcraft series Ghost Recon Warcraft 2 and 3 Those are only from the first page out of 23386 games listed on the mac website. there are lots of games not listed there too.

I think that would be an awful thing to ask (unless it was a health issue, and then I'd make it clear that health is what was concerning me). If you don't like your partner for who they are at that point in time, then they're not the person you should be with. Trying to change someone to meet your expectations never works. Date someone who is what you want to begin with.

hehe... you already know my opinion on the matter... MAC MAC MAC!!!

How long ago was that? If I could find a house for that amount around here that was in good condition and not in a bad neighborhood, I'd certainly buy it. However, it'd be really difficult to find a condo around here for that amount, and a house? no way. I've seen condos near my parents' place sell for several hundred thousand. I didn't say "no one under 30" would qualify for a good interest rate, just that many won't. Interest rates are also very dependant on other factors of the economy, sometimes it's easier to get a lower rate, sometimes it's a lot more difficult.

If I was in your shoes, I'd do the tandem and then take the FJC ground school over again as review, then probably an AFF level 4 style jump. That's just what I'd choose personally. Do whatever makes you comfortable.

I had my own gear around jump 15 or so. Perris encourages the students to start jumping square1 gear right after AFF.

Cable sucked for me. It was wonderful when I had cable at my old apartment, but here, Adelphia puts way too many people on one cable drop, so it CRAWLS. Went to DSL and it was much, much better. Cable is great if you have a responsible cable company.

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