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thanks for the recipe!

interesting example and choice of words there. I wonder if you would have stated things differently had Clinton or any other democrat been in office. Sure, if we were talking about Clinton, I'd describe a guy who fought his way to the top, which might diminish my thought that our system tends to run moneyed candidates only. I guess you have to be rich, or be damned good at getting the rich ones to back you. MIGHT diminsh you thought? Let me remind you that old billy-boy held office for two terms. Oh, but it's such an evil system we have here... not at all dissimilar to the evil monarchy across the pond... I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

funny bit there. bringing it up a level though, it really has happened that when a criminal has attempted to perpetrate a crime and the lawfully armed citizen thwarted said perps plans, perp then calls the cops and reports that so and so pulled a gun on them. cops show up, all sorts of shit can happen... so, what I was trained to do in my CCW course was that as soon as the incident is over and you're safe, call the cops and report the incident before the crooks have a chance to. that way you're on record. not so sure about that though. can someone else weigh in, someone w/ sense about armed defense, that is? I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

creamed eggs? is that the same as scrambled? I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

paradoxical effect is not too uncommon. happens to me too. sorry dude! I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

interesting example and choice of words there. I wonder if you would have stated things differently had Clinton or any other democrat been in office. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

first of all, how am I defending those you so disdainfully look down upon as hypocrites? I'm simply trying to say that listening to what they have to say might surprise you. dismissing whole groups of people in one fell swoop as you seem to do does nothing but further the chasm that divides people in this world. second, in spite of your tone of condescension, let's address your "pop quiz." in example 1, the woman was caught in adultery. how do you know that jesus' saving the woman from stoning wasn't more about the injustice of killing someone for that particular "sin?" how do you know he wasn't saying to those w/ rocks in their hand that they had not right to stone her since they themselves may have committed the same sin? the text is not clear on this. while i happen to agree w/ you on this matter (did you even catch that in the original post?), it's understandable to see how this passage can be seen as something OTHER than absolute prohibition on capital punishment. in example number two, there is valid evidence to support that notion that the commandment you reference is more accurately translated "thou shall not murder," meaning, thou shall not spill innocent blood. think about this for a minute... am I not justified in defending my life against an assailant? am I not tasked w/ the solemn duty to protect my wife and children from harm? this means, quite possibly, that I might need to kill someone who is hell-bent on harming me or my family. does God expect me to stand back and do nothing while some man rapes my daughters? God forbid! So if I happen to kill him while in the process of trying to stop him from raping my daughters, am I then guilty of breaking this commandment? according to your interpretation (fundamentalist interpretation at that!) of the scripture in question, I would be guilty. So, if this scripture really means thou shall not murder, as in don't spill innocent blood, what does this mean for the death penalty? Again, hear me... I AGREE WITH YOU, the death penalty is wrong. however, listening to these counter arguments should at least give you something to chew on rather than being disdainful and dismissive. Consider one more thing... what if our society did not have the capability to contain murderous criminals. Some would argue that a perfect containment system doesn't currently exist anyhow. Murderers have escaped. Does the state not have an obligation to protect it's citizenry from those who would deprive us of life? Would not the state then be complicit in the breaking of the second commandment? That's a rather compelling argument for the death penalty, no? I personally believe we CAN create a better containment system so as to protect society from murderers. But still, the argument has merit. -michael I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

nipples that are all too often chapped, chafed, sore and sometimes even bleeding. i hate winter. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

And you believe GWB got elected how . . . ? oh that was weak. Yeah, I just established that. -Jeffrey sorry, you beat me to it. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

And you believe GWB got elected how . . . ? oh that was weak. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

mmm.... bacon.... now you're talking. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

when he opens it, i'll fly out and jump there, just b/c all you say he's the real deal. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

now if we could just fix muenkel's brain... I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

wanna share the vid w/ me? I'll be your friend. http://spiceweasel.net/eloymovie.html It's in there downloading now, thx. taking awhile, even w/ a cable connection. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

damn aussies. all you gotta do is change one letter and look what you get. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

wanna share the vid w/ me? I'll be your friend. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

thx babe. look forward to having you out when we settle in. and bring the rig. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

why not both? Technically, French toast IS both... -Jeffrey hmm.. good point. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

why not both? I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

While I certainly agree that Mr. Carter seems, by all accounts, to be a man of integrity and great faith, there is one thing you wrote that many others on here have spoken of as well that I'd like to address. You wrote... While it is true that hypocrisy abounds in humanity (and not just w/i organized religion - they hardly have the patent on it), it continues to surprises me that non-religious people are always so scandalized by a religious person not living up to his or her professed belief system. I mean, if you're looking hard enough, you will see that EVERYONE is a hypocrite. Everyone falls short. Everyone cuts corners from time to time. That doesn't make it right, it just means that you're human. And while it is deplorable, I agree, for a Christian, or any other member of a religion, to consciously profess belief in a creed yet live like they do not, I think that in many cases, this is actually not the case. For example... your example of the death penalty. I personally do not support it. I feel it is inconsistent w/ my pro-life stance. However, I can see how some Christians feel it is justified, given their particular belief, understanding of scripture, theological upbringing, etc. After listening to some of their arguments, while I disagree w/ them, I can understand how they came to the conclusions they came to and it would be a travesty of justice for me to label them a "blatant hypocrite." It seems to me that it is more difficult, yet far more rewarding, to actually try to listen to and understand those people who may appear to be the hypocrites of any particular religion, to actually try and get behind the "why" of their actions and the apparent inconsistencies w/ their beliefs rather than taking the easy path of dismissing organized religion out of hand b/c of what you think you may be witnessing. For one thing, it just may effect a dramatic change in the person you think is a hypocrite. And second, you just may learn something you didn't know. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

Illinois, here we come. The funny thing is, I've been jonesing to sell this place in Nashville for so long, I thought I'd be really excited about selling it. But you know, I'm actually quite sad. I mean, my lovely wife and I bought this place one year after we got married. She was pregnant with our first child. It was really our "first home." Now, we have four kids. We've been here 10 years. So many memories are here. I grew up in the military, never living in one spot long enough to get warm. This has been the longest I've lived anywhere. All my kids were born in this town. All our friends are here. And while we're moving up north to be closer to my wife's family, which is a wonderful thing, it is an end to an equally wonderful chapter in our lives, and for that, tonight I'm grieving. I never thought I'd feel this way about a "house." I guess it's b/c this isn't just a house. It's our home. The really cool thing about this though, is that the couple who is buying the house from us, is the same couple we bought the house from 10 years ago! At the time, they had three kids about to enter high school. They wanted their kids to go to a different high school than the one in this neighborhood, so they moved. Now, their kids are grown and the couple wants to return to the same house they raised their kids in. The markings in the closet door frames are still there that says how tall their kids were at various ages. Lori and I just couldn't bring ourselves to paint over that history. It's too important. To us, that kind of history is sacred. When this couple came over tonight to look at "their" old house, the mom just cried when she saw the markings. It was beautiful. It's like we're giving them back what was always theirs. And now, I'm crying too, because at the end of February, when we pack up and move to Illinois, we'll leave this home behind to start a new life for our family. We'll leave behind this place where we brought each one of our newborns home. We'll leave behind the place of our first Christmas as a family. The treehouse I made in our backyard. (Ask Michele and Muenkel - it rocks). Our neighbors. Our tree-lined creekbed that runs through the west side of our property, that has an owl who has lived up there as long as we've been here. It's a death, of sorts. I thought I'd be happy to sell this place, and in a way, I am. It just feels right to sell it back to the couple who we bought if from. And I'm sure that eventually I will be glad to have moved our family closer to my wife's kin. Buttonight, well tonight, I'm mostly sad. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

I think it was more the horrific possibility that you could be split open from the inside out. We don't like thinking about things like that. Seriously, death by being stabbed to death would suck but death by being totally ripped apart from the inside out in my most happiest of happy places? ugh. I didn't really think the movie was scary. Just dark and fud up. I agree... it wasn't so much that it was scary... it was as you said... so... so... dark. My wife and I just sat in the car after the show. Just sat there. It was a powerful flick. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

... and after you pick 'em, she's not so "tight" anymore... It's a trade-off, because she then becomes self-lubricating regardless of how good or bad you are.

>But you have to admit, UntamedD's PA on Flygurl did get a very good response from JR. true, that. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

as long as it had frickin laser beams attached to their frickin heads. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...