peacefuljeffrey

Two reasons: 1 - I have read reports that the "virtual colonoscopy" is not at all as accurate and effective as a real one. 2 - Given that on my first one, two years ago, three polyps were found and removed, it makes sense to do the real one in case -- as happened on Wednesday -- they find another one and have to remove it. Why do two tests if you expect you may have to be up inside there anyway? (Yes, the doctor said he found and removed one small polyp.) P.S. I appreciate the sympathy. Thanks. -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

Why wouldn't it be technically possible? There are scales who can determine your body fat percentage. (AFAIK they do it by measuring electrical resistance of a weak current induced in your body) Why not use a similar technique in a bullet, or "little torpedo" for that matter? My guess is it also wouldn't be too difficult to determine the "mass" of the hit body. These 2 values should be enough to estimate the amount of tranquilizer required to effectively disable the attacker. LOL! I would love to see you trying to manage these calculations in the middle of being carjacked, or when someone and his buddy, armed with pipes, knives or bats, is beating down your front door... Ohhhh! You meant a $700 SMART bullet! Why didn't I realize that you meant a microprocessor-equipped, four-inch long cartridge filled with electronics and "knockout liquid" that would somehow penetrate a thick leather jacket, a sweater and an undershirt, and then enough skin to administer this exam and subsequent dose of anesthetic, without, say, puncturing the aorta or a lung or something, or rupturing a kidney or lacerating the liver... Ridiculous. -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

Well... I can make a hat... or a brooch... or a pterodactyl!... -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

They're ugly! Yeah, in the same way that the Spyderco Military is ugly. -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

Yep, it was Del Toro. The box even made a point of saying so. I think there was no H in Cronos, though. Did you see it? What'd you think? I thought the old man was almost like Gepetto from Pinocchio. LOL. -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

That's "Spanka-their-Bottom"! -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

Yeah, Parabellum simply means, "For War." Think of the "ante-bellum South" -- that was the South before the Civil War. "Ante" = before; "Bellum" = war. -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

Yeah, I liked Hellboy too. I remember reading about it in Fangoria when it was not yet released. How 'bout that GUN?! (And you thought I couldn't turn this into a gun thread?! ) You know what's funny is how Ron Perlman is still recognizable under all that makeup. It seems like they just built up what were already his features! I saw a virtually unknown movie called Cronos that had him featured in it. It was about a device that an alchemist created that could imbue someone with virtual immortality. Interesting flick, done partly in Spanish and partly in English. I don't know if Perlman is a Spanish speaker, but he had lines in Spanish... -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

I watched a documentary about some island that had a sea-snake migration occur there periodically, and there was a kind of sea eagle that preyed on the snakes. I can't remember the name of it, but it was a kind of eagle I had never even heard of before. If you picture a typical eagle, mixed with a seagull, you'll be envisioning this thing. It's sleek and grayish-white. A beautiful, graceful, powerful animal. Any favorite animal of mine would have to have the power of flight.

Ha...ha ha ha ha ha....ha...ha.... that is all. I am inclined to agree. -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

Drive back up to Mobile, AL and back down to Ft. Lauderdale! That oughta do it! Come up to Sebastian this Sunday to jump so I can finally meet you! My dad will be there, so you can ask him for my hand in marriage. It'll be killing two birds with one stone! LOL! -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

Well, I won't argue with you about H&K, since I love their stuff and love my USP .40, but I don't know if I can agree about the Glock/reliability statement you made there. I can't say I know about the accuracy part of it, since I have a 27, which is not an "accuracy gun." But for one single stoppage due to a stovepipe (probably attributable to the round, not the gun) it has never malfunctioned. And it's accurate enough at close-quarters distances... -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

A lie is protected by the us law? Perjuring is adjudge in the us? "Perjury"? On a television talk show? I don't know if I should bother to keep discussing this with you, because you are giving evidence that you are not fully with-it as far as terms used. If you don't know that there is no such thing as "perjury" if it is not in court, or that it is NOT against the law to LIE... I don't know what to say. And the holocaust is not some sacred subject that may never be denied. If that's a person's (misguided) point of view, that's his prerogative. One cannot be forced to believe or disbelieve anything. The idea that denying the holocaust has been criminalized... well, that's I'm not Christian. I reject religion. What you can't understand? In simple words: Um... I said, "I CAN understand..." -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

Oh no no no no no... I took the day off from work today -- paid sick time -- because I knew exactly how this goes. I don't know why when I had this done the first time two years ago, I didn't think of holding my nose for the laxative drink. It's a two-doses during the day thing, and I didn't even remember the hold-the-nose trick on the second dose, knowing then how bad it tasted. I knew it this time, though! Live and learn.

What you just said, is part of why I don't get tattoos. "Rearrange elements that better reflect my life now..." The danger, to me, of getting a permanent tattoo of "your life now" is that just like you said, it won't be your life tomorrow, and at that point you may regret the tattoo. -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

Thank you! Oh, and P.S., at least I find it fun to be put under anesthesia. It's a fascinating thing, really! -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

Actually, it's more like peeing, since you haven't had anything but apple juice and chicken broth! When I think about it, I may really have saved my own life two years ago. My mom died in 2001 at age 59. Colon cancer had spread to her liver, undetected, until it was too late. She lived for a little over a month after her diagnosis, even though they estimated she had 6 to 9 months. (What do they know?) A year later, I went to my doctor and told him I wanted to get a checkup in that area just to be sure things were okay, and we'd have a baseline to look at things from in the future. I was referred to a gastroenterologist and had a consultation with him. He said that the standard thing is to start testing family members at an age 10 years prior to when the parent was diagnosed with cancer. For me, that would have meant waiting til I was 49 -- and at the time that was 18 years away, and more than enough time for my 3 polyps to turn malignant, which the doctor says can happen from 4 to 7 years after they start! I coulda been dead from my polyps (who knows how old they were when snipped) in a matter of 2 or 3 years, and I still would have had 16 more to wait until I first started getting checked!! The doctor said that insurance would not cover the procedure at my age unless I had some... symptoms. So I looked at him right then, understanding him fully, and said, "Doc, I've been having these bad pains in my abdomen and bad bowel movements" or something like that, and he said, "Okay, let's get you scheduled for an O.R...." An hour later he was coming up to me on my recovery cot and saying, "It's a good thing we did this test on you -- we found and removed three polyps." Two of them were of the suspicious kind that are known to eventually have the potential to turn cancerous. The other was a more benign kind. So my advice to anyone is, get the test done at 30. Don't wait til the age that the fuckin' bean counters say is "appropriate," because the only reason they use that age is because doing it earlier will affect their bottom line, the scumbags. If you have to, LIE to get it done. It could save your life. I really think my gut feeling (ha ha) and insistence saved my own. -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

...then you know my pain. Fleet Phospha Soda Laxative is a clear liquid that you mix with juice or water and drink in preparation for various medical procedures -- in my case, a colonoscopy tomorrow morning. (My mom died of colon and liver cancer, so I started getting myself checked in 2002 -- very early, since I was only 31 but my mom died at 59. As it turned out, the doctor found three polyps to remove -- not malignant, but potential for cancer in the future if left alone!) So tomorrow is my second colonoscopy. I have to have them every two years now, given the family and personal medical history. Oh well, things could be worse. You're required to void your bowels in preparation for the exam, of course. The doctor gave me a sheet with instructions. Starting the day before the exam, there is no eating solid foods, and no red colored liquids or juices with pulp. So it's pretty much apple juice and chicken broth for 24 hours. Now, the laxative liquid. It is the saltiest, most repulsive stuff you can imagine! I mixed it with apple juice but that really doesn't fix the problem of the taste. So, I want to let any of you know that if you ever have to take this stuff, HOLD YOUR NOSE AS YOU DRINK IT. It is the only way to really minimize the awful taste of the stuff. It helps a lot to hold your nose. I am sooooo looking forward to pigging out on a really tasty lunch tomorrow after the exam! I am NOT a good one for fasting. I love food too much! -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

What's going to happen when and if skydiving evolves to no longer use something like closing pins in the future? I've thought about this, since I love symbolism and closing pins happen to be an awesome succinct, elegant and profound symbol for skydiving... For that simple reason (the fact that I wonder about the future of closing pins) I could not bring myself to incorporate them into a tattoo. They just might not always be "timeless." Sort of like you see tattoos of skydivers with belly-reserves... Tattoos done long ago when no one was envisioning what we use today as far as gear is concerned. -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

Wow! Scathing indictment of tattoos in general! When I was a kid, tattoos fascinated me, and I always wanted to have them when I got older. Then I got older, and have never gotten one, in large part because they seem like SUCH a FAD! Look, I know that some people wear them tastefully, and some of them are quite well done. But I have seen more hot girls RUIN themselves, DESECRATE beautiful bodies and smooth, clear skin with faddy, blase tattoos that make no statement or representation, they're just a "pretty design." Ugh. What a shame. I still would like a tattoo, but here's the thing: - I would never get a tattoo design that anyone, anywhere also had. I would have to design a unique one - I would never pay "some dude" to do something as personal and permanent as put ink under my skin, so any tattoo that I would ever get, I would have to put there myself (and I don't know how to do tattooing). If I ever learn how to do a simple, one-color, quality tattoo, I would consider it. So most likely I'll never have a tattoo. -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

You said "flash" like 19 times but I still don't know what you mean. I don't understand another thing: you seem eager to get a tattoo but don't know what kind of tattoo... I would have thought the desire for a tattoo would come from seeing one or imagining one that you wanted. What makes you want a tattoo absent having a design already in mind? -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

Do you have a single place to keep most of this stuff, like a wallet or purse or satchel? I'm a guy, but I carry a satchel that has my personal necessary stuff in it. I don't know you or why you lose this stuff on a regular basis, so I can't predict if there is help for you... Here is one way to protect yourself, though: Take all of your cards (the ones you would keep in a wallet, including the ATM card) and put them all face-down on a photocopier and copy them. Then flip them over in place and copy the backs. This way, you will have a record of all of the cards if you happen to lose your wallet, complete with the 800 numbers to call to report the cards lost.

Okay... Uh, can you reassure me that I shouldn't be afraid of you now? -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

You really contradict yourself in a fashion I find most exhilarating. You point your finger at germany but when it comes around and you have to acknowledge that more or less the same restrictions and proceedings are in place in the US, you suddenly "interpret it differently". Yeah sure. You can think whatever you want to, as I know you are going to, but that doesn't make your assessment of me or my views correct. We are talking about limiting freedom of speech in a venue where it presents a danger (like "fire in a crowded theater") and also in a place where the proprietors do not have to suffer a disturbance in their scheduled event, NOT a government keeping a list of things that people are not allowed to talk about or advocate. What would happen if a guy came on a talk show and claimed he believed that the holocaust did not happen as it is widely believed? Would he be prosecuted? Well, he wouldn't be -- couldn't be -- prosecuted in the U.S. for that. Your country has become so paranoid of taking away people's rights that you take away people's rights in order to guard against it! I can understand that. I'm sure I could find things to like about a visit there, but I am also aware of things that would bother the shit out of me. -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

Are the people who would make such a change authorized not able to be approached about doing so? I mean, it's a very logical thing to do, and has the potential to save an officer's life! The G22 is not on any approved issue list as a primary duty weapon? -Jeffrey -Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"