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  1. Nightingale
    (((((((HUGS))))))))) {{{{{{VIBES}}}}}}}
  2. Nightingale
    I have 20 minutes before I can leave work. the vast majority of today's work stuff is done. I am bored out of my mind... HELLLLLLPPPPPPPP!!!!!!! Someone say something funny. Pweese?
  3. Nightingale
    then adjust the standards to fit the job requirements.
  4. Nightingale
    I can. So can most of the women I train with. If you want the job, get in the proper physical condition to be able to do the job.
  5. Nightingale
    You're going to have to explain not only the "birds and the bees" but the "birds and the birds" and the "bees and the bees" anyway. If you have children they will have eyes. Eventually, they will observe a healthy, un-closeted homosexual couple holding hands, and they will question you about it. And later on, should they find themselves in a situation where they question their own sexuality, they will remember your response to them years ago. That response could make the difference between your child having an open conversation with you, and your child committing suicide because he or she fears they will never be accepted by you for who they are.
  6. Nightingale
    if there were no legal priveledges and protections that went along with marriage, and it was completely a religious issue, then gay couples would be bothering their churches. Since the government has made "marriage" confer a certain legal status to make decisions for one's partner in certain situations, and obtain certain benefits such as health care and child custody, the government has created two separate issues. A religious marriage and a secular one. My solution: Call ANY non-religious, court performed marriage a "civil union" and let any two consenting adults participate. Let "marriage" be a term for a union performed by a religious official, and the folks who choose "marriage" would still need a "civil" ceremony to obtain the legal status. Church and state remain appropriately separate, so liberals can't gripe, and "marriage" remains "protected" and churches remain free to discriminate as they see fit, so conservatives can't complain either.
  7. Nightingale
    agreed! When I had my last martial arts rank test, the requirements for me and the guy who tested the month before were exactly the same. If you couldn't do it, you didn't pass. If you didn't pass, you couldn't be an assistant instructor. End of story. Requirements are in place for a reason. I want lifeguards who'll be able to pull me out of the water. I want firefighters who could carry me down a ladder. I want cops strong enough to protect me from someone else, and I want soldiers who can take care of themselves and their buddies on the battlefield. I don't care what gender they are. If they meet the standard, they meet the standard.
  8. Nightingale
    oh... so as long as a family appears to fit your definition of "normal" they're okay, then?
  9. Nightingale
    Give her stuff to a mutual friend or one of her friends who is reliable if you don't want to see her.
  10. Nightingale
    Princess Bride... Terrible Script, Predictable plot but some of the best damn one liners I've ever heard, and romantic to boot. Besides, who doesn't know the line "my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father! Prepare to die!"
  11. Nightingale
    because religious sensibilities are irrelevant when it comes to legal status. Congress can make no law respecting an establishment of religion. period.
  12. Nightingale
    if you're sure you don't want to be with her, then break up. Stringing her along is cruel. The "scene" is either going to happen now or later. Better now. Later will be much worse.
  13. Nightingale
    This came from something someone said in the "marriage" thread, and I didn't want to hijack. Many fire/police departments, as well as the US military, have different fitness requirements for men and women. The requirements for the women are easier to meet. Is this an appropriate practice?
  14. Nightingale
    that was the problem I had with it. If I wanted to see a horror movie, I'd have gone to the movies in the middle of the day (or in the evening with a hot guy to hide behind!) instead of at night with a friend who found it just as freaky as I did! we wanted a nice little sci-fi flick!
  15. Nightingale
    hmm... my mom and dad couldn't have children. Should they have been denied marriage because they couldn't procreate? -Kris (I was adopted, by the way, and couldn't ask for a more wonderful family)
  16. Nightingale
    Event Horizon.
  17. Nightingale
    lol... did he remember to unstow the toggles?
  18. Nightingale
    I've done some mentoring for kids on probation through martial arts classes. They're a rough bunch of kids, but there's definitely still that spark of "kidness" that lets you know there's hope. Its a worthy endeavor, provided you have the time and are willing to put forth the effort to earn their trust.
  19. Nightingale

    Experiment #1

    Nightingale replied to quade's topic in The Bonfire

    Black sky is dark above dawn breaks light appears softly cotton white clouds float Blue
  20. Nightingale
    something I learned in martial arts... listen to the instructor. if you don't you're going to get hurt. same thing applies to skydiving.
  21. Nightingale
    LOL... I had a similar conversation with my JM when I did my first RW jump. I'd never done a floating exit before (AFF 5-8 were skyvan jumps) so Kai was teaching me how. He said something like "ok, now duck under the bar and stand with your body on the outside of the plane." I looked at him and, like a complete MORON asked "but what if I fall off?!" He laughed and said "well, you'll be dressed for the occasion, I'll jump after you, and we'll have a great skydive." me: "oh."
  22. Nightingale
    LOL... they can't harvest your organs without consent from next of kin. The little sticker tells them to keep you on life support so the organs stay viable after brain death til they can obtain consent.
  23. Nightingale
    seen it... was looking for more, and more recent.
  24. Nightingale
    depends on you. Last february, I gave blood and then went and competed in the Internationals for martial arts. I had quite a few fights and felt fine. However, I've also given blood and felt out of it for a week. You never know.
  25. Nightingale
    What's the dumbest thing you've ever seen a student do or ask?