Lindsey

And we call it a miracle that life was created from soup....ummm.....er.....no......it's impossible (or highly improbable).....that such an event could occur....say those who believe in miracles. linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

I went to college, and I can't remember the last time I sat behind a desk.... Some jobs are even more fun than skydiving!!!! Peace~ linz

Oh my....the cogs are turning.... linz

They don't bother everybody. I've had mine for over 10 years now. No problems.... linz

I understand that J Merrick was treated horribly. Now it's easy to look back on his life with empathy for him. Were he alive today, who knows? To me, though, regardless of how like us or different from us that others appear, most all of us have basic feelings, attachments, hopes that are similar. Empathy for people...for ALL people...is important to me. linz

Christmas is celebrated near the time of winter solstice. Whether you're celebrating the birth of Jesus or the lengthening of the days, or whatever people may celebrate this time of year, it's the togetherness that is the heart of the celebration. It feels good. linz

That's someone whom we can easily have empathy for. The ones who are more difficult are people whom we see as having less integrity(?) or or we see as less human, maybe, because of their situation....I'm not sure. But I think we find it difficult to have empathy for people that we don't relate easily with....whether they be people of different religious or cultural backgrounds, drug addicts, people with mental illness, etc.

My thoughts and feelings about assisted suicide are pretty mixed. I think that people are far too afraid of suffering. Some degree of suffering is okay. Prolonged agony is different. Like most things, there's a continuum. What's tolerable for one person may be intolerable for the next. We have ways of managing pain. We also have ways of helping the process of death along without administering any drug that causes death.... If a person does not eat or drink he will die, and contrary to our perception of this process, it's pretty painless. We do it often as people approach death. It's a decision that a dying person or his family can make. Not all suffering is due to physical pain. For some people, going through a prolonged illness takes away their dignity. While I don't really understand it very well, I do recognize that for some to have control of how they will die may be more appropriate than the alternative that a prolonged illness might bring. But if such a person with a terminal illness prefers to say her goodbyes and depart on her own terms, then I think that's okay. In fact, in my mind, assisted suicide is more appropriate in this situation than in that of a person whose choice for euthanasia is to escape pain. As far as people with emotional pain....which I believe that the organization in the article also assists with....I do not think that assisted suicide is appropriate in any fashion. As a physician, my thoughts about what a doctor's role should be are kind of muddy too. I think that the person who our role is clearest with is the person who needs pain control. If the reason for seeking euthanasia is just pain control, then we can control pain without euthanasia. So euthanasia would be inappropriate here. We as physicians have a role with the person who wants euthanasia for more spiritual reasons, but I don't think our role as assister of suicide is as clear. To me this is a spiritual issue more than a medical one. While we definitely are involved in patients' spiritual lives, I'm not sure that we are the best to help patients in these situations die. Perhaps the clergy are more appropriate to help these folks. We'd only be placed in this role by default--because we have the ability to write the prescription--not because it is part of our role as physicians. I tend to lean that direction anyway. Of course, here, assisted suicide is not part of our role anyway. If it were, though, those are some of the issues that float around in my mind.... linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

In protesting at a soldier's funeral, these 7 protesters only accomplish making asses of themselves. By sucking one of the soldier's friends/family members into violence, then they have accomplished more of their goal. Why not just ignore them and give them no scene to hide behind.... linz

you can't even buy BEER on sundays? damn, i thought texans had it bad. we can't buy liquor on sundays, or after 9 every other day. and we can't buy beer until after noon on sundays. but DAMN, no beer at all on sundays SUCKS! Yeah...I was in Jefferson, TX a few weeks ago and was ELATED when I realized I could have a bloody mary on Sunday. It's all relative.... linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Well I'll be damned. The Hogs have been sucking....again...this year. Pretty much every year since Lou Holtz left.... .... in what '82 or so? linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Woman! Besides being in a crappy mood myself, I just realized that I have NO BEER for tomorrow, which is Sunday. Can't buy beer in Arkansas on Sunday. I think I'll have to grace the Country Club -- which is rare except in emergencies....lol. Kid needs to learn how to play golf... linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

So how'd the Hogs do?

Seven protesters, including children, doesn't seem like a very threatening lot... linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

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There are a lot of things that I think I know. There are a lot of things that other people believe with fervor that I simply don't buy. BUT...knowing that those people are as capable of thought as I am, I find that it's important to at least respect their beliefs even if I don't believe in the same things myself. When you lose the capacity to accept that "just because you don't understand it don't mean it don't make no sense" you're truly alone.... You become ignorant because of your refusal to hear the wisdom that others impart. linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

YES! I am a gin and tonic woman myself....though tonight I shared a bottle of Kentucky elderberry wine with my man. That was nice too, but Tangueray is my fav. linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

In my experience there are psychotic people who are a helluva lot more fun to be around than those really uptight, rigid people who think they have it all figured out.... linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

I think you're right. What I think Pat Robertson misses, though, is that keeping religious teachings out of public schools does not equate with not believing in God or with "turning away" from God. If we're going to teach creationism in schools, then we should teach the theory that Grandmother Spider created the universe and whatever other beliefs people hold as how the universe was formed. Suggesting Pat Robertson should burn in hell for his sentiment though??? I don't get it.... WWFSMD? linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

What's funny is that I still look...because it's a habit I got into as a student....even though I do 4-way out of a Cessna, so there's NEVER anybody behind us. linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Actaully..........there IS a range across the runway from Manifest at Raeford. Yeah....we have a little shooting range on the other end of the airport at our dz too...lol. We haven't been mistaken for skeet yet... -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

And??? Adults can make choices for themselves and live with the consequences. linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

And didn't we have this discussion not very long ago right here in SC????? I'm thinkin' so. -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Might as well be the hand of god that saves us every time we leave the plane.... linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Just because parents don't choose to begin discussions about sexuality at a young age doesn't make this introduction the right first discussion of sexuality. It's a horrible introduction, in my honest opinion. Sure children are sexual beings, and I didn't say or mean to imply that I thought this was a first experience with sexuality. It's not too early to deal with the issue of sexuality....it's just too early to deal with it in the manner that it's been presented. linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail