micro

What a dumbass! Boy, isn't THAT the truth! Michele, you are a GEM, my friend. A true gem. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

ah dammit, you beat me to it! edmunds is what i always use too... I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

yeah, i'd pay TOP DOLLAR to see that tequila monster throw down on Shaq-attack! I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

I'm sure you can figure it out if you try. Lovely bedside manner you've got there, John. I take it Dale Carnegie isn't one of your favorite authors. Kallend: "Dale WHO?" I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

Uuuhhh .... so this god guy is a peeping tom? well, some would say a creeping charlie. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

well, with sentences like this one, how can NOT misread it, Einstein? just a couple of notes... the mean for the WISC-R is 100, not 150. w/ a score of 137, which is a bit more than 2 SDs above the mean, you'd be above more than 95% of all the population in intelligence... quite a rarity indeed. We're truly honored to be in the presence of such greatness. I've grown tired of hearing you brag of your "superior" intelligence, squeaker. You know wha they say about those who feel the need to whip out the scores of their intelligence tests (or the amount of the salaries, or the size of their bank accounts, etc.)... And I've also grown tired of you laughing at my beliefs... it takes a mighty BIG (and obviously intelligent man) to publically mock and ridicule another man's religious beliefs. Says alot about you, bro. Just try not to pass on this miscreant trait to the impressionable youth you serve. See ya around squeaker. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

michele, congrats once again... like I said before, you deserve it.

hmm... was this measured on the WISC or was it the WISC-R? i've had several done and the current mean is 150 last one was R Well, if the last one was the R, no wonder you tested so high... you were tested on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for CHILDREN (Revised) And another thing, Einstein, the mean for most intelligence assessments is 100, w/ a standard deviation of either 10, 15 or 16 ( as in the case of the locus classicus, the Stanford Benet). Two standard deviations above the mean would never be more than 132, which would place you above 95% of the population in terms of intelligence (highly unlikely, IMO). If you scored a 150 in any of true intelligence tests, you've either cheated or you're smarter than Einstein himself. Either that or the test you took was an IQ test out of Cosmo. edited to add... squeak, i don't doubt that you are a very smart man. your many posts certainly play that out. and your choice of careers point to a well-discerned, cogent plan of life as well.... I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

hmm... was this measured on the WISC or was it the WISC-R? I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

The mini 30 mags aren't bananna-shaped? Are they straight? I know AR-15 / 7.62x39's take the receiver end of a mag and braze onto it an SKS looking mag lower. You could do that for the Mini 30. the mini 30 mags I had were banana shaped. I've never seen a straight high cap mini 30 mag. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

gonna get me one for my ranch to ward off the coyotes.

Again you raise cogent points. There are those in the Catholic Church who can easily be accused of "idol worship" by the way they apparent fawn over what appears to be miraculous images from heaven in edible objects and the like. However, your quote from Exodus needs a little explanation. If the verse in Exodus means what you think it means, and you want to be a faithful bible-believing person and follow said book, you must immediately dispose of all of your pictures. Your wedding album, your baby photos, your skydiving memories, etc. You shall not make for yourself any likeness of anything.. that is in the earth beneath." Is this really what this verse means? We can't have any sort of representations of the objects of our affection? Does this really mean that we can't have reminders of what is important to us? The important events in our lives? All of you with a cross around your neck then, you must throw it out. On the other hand, the issue here is about idolatry: WORSHIPING these images, as if the statue or the picture or the representation were the thing itself that they merely symbolize. This is one of the most fundamental misconceptions that non-catholics have against catholics. They often see Catholics praying at the foot of a statue of Mary or Jesus or a saint and they think we're worshiping the statue. Not true. Instead, we're communicating with the PERSON that the image represents. Haven't you ever looked lovingly at the face of your significant other, or your grandmother, or whomever and said "talked" to them? Is the act of having the image of them hanging from your wall an act of worshiping THEM, either the picture OR the person? No, rather it's a reminder to you of who you love. Of who is important to you. That is what statues are to the Catholic. They help keep us grounded, focused on what is important. They remind of what our goal is -to get to Heaven, and of who went before us marked w/ the sign of faith. Now, that having been said, I agree... people who are bowing before chocolate, IMO, may have a little eccentricity in them. There may BE some idolatry. But this is far different from the practice of having statues and icons and paintings of saints in our churches and homes. That's just weasel-wording your way out of a fundamental contradiction in your church's dogma. That's just you refusing to try to understand what the Catholic Church really believes b/c you have a strong prejudice against it. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

Umm NO, I dont think so, religion has been the topic of comedy for hundreds if not thousands of years in many many religious befiefs. And comeon now fanny shaped Marys and Chocolate flavoured Marys are just screaming for comedy, the fact that they may upset your sensibility is a shame, but that by no means excludes them from the Funny factory fodder. Bring it on I say

Don't you mean "Edited to change"? Nice job removing the PAs at the last second. Nice try dude... there were no PAs in my post. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

So it had nothing to do with the millions of variations possible with the triplet codon system of DNA, man if I had known that I could have saved myself 4 years of Biology at University, I would not have obviously wasted all that time, time I could have spent chasing my fancy of world travel and motorbike riding ( i wsn't skydiving in Uni) Christians make good comedians, almost as good as jews Let us another joke Micheal, you're a funny guy You're very good at misreading my posts and then taking pock shots at me. I'm glad you find it so amusing. I was talking about the infusion of the person w/ a soul, not about the biology. But hell, why should I even waste my time w/ the disrespectful likes of you? You continue to prove, squeaker, that you are a shallow man. I do hope that changes some day or you are likely to die a very lonely man. And it's quite sad. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

come now zen. i've really come to expect more from you of late. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

You GO girl!! Gotta respect the doc who knows her guns! The larger mags jammed my mini-30 (30 rounders) but no prob w/ 20 rounders. I've had no problem w/ any size mags in mini-14s, but that was a longgggg time ago. I haven't shot a mini-14 in years. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

No squeak, once again, you are incorrect. People like you who don't want kids SHOULDN"T produce them. You shouldn't have them if you don't want them. The problem lies (not only in your ability to comprehend my posts, perhaps I'm not being clear) in that you see no value yourself in having kids. To me that's a tragedy. And please squeak, stop w/ this petty name calling. It's obvious I've hit a nerve here. If you can't add something to the debate w/o resorting to calling me names, I'd prefer you just to move on . If not, try to raise the tone a little, hmm? As for judging others, you judge others all the time. We all do. We all make judgements on the behaviors of others. It's part of the human condition. Quit acting like I've committed some heinous offense for which you would like to send me to the gallows. It's rather annoying. Edited to add: You know squeaker, it's time I bow out of this discussion w/ you. Your comments to me have become far too rancorous, and I've said all I really want to say anyhow. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

my religious beliefs influence absolutely everything that I do. my belief in God -and subsequently the way it is expressed in my religion, is more important than the air I breathe. i'm sure many who read this will use that as an excuse by which they may discount everything I argue for, if they haven't already. so be it. I care not. as for the others here who call me intolerant or a bastard, or whatever, it really doesn't bother me. they're MY VIEWS. take them or leave them. I'll argue for them in a rational debate any time that I have the time to do so. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

Hey Micro. My issue was not your stated purpose of marriage. What srtuck me as odd was that you on one hand rightfully pointed out that with many kids, people point fingers at you. You stated we should be more openminded and less judgmental. But earlier in your post you showed a lack of understanding of this principle - looking down not on the people who usually comment on large families, but rather on people who have no kids. There are a good number of reasons not to have kids - one is to focus on one's own life - and the friends and family already in place. Another is not to bring a human being into the world unless one is ready to go 100% for this person. Career issues might be a reason. Infertility. A moral judgment that bringing humans into a world of suffering is wrong can be a yet another. And so forth. You come off as a bit of a righteous bastard who hold an opinion that those for whatever reason elect to live different than you with regards to kids are selfish and shallow. Of course I'll forgive ya for it - just pointing it out bro. Some people might be hurt or be pissed off by such comment in the same way that comments regarding your number of kids hurt you or your wife. If you re-read my posts, I stated quite freely that there are many very legitimate reasons for people to NOT have kids. The reason I do not agree with is simply this: some childless couples avoid having kids b/c they want to live in a state of perpetual adolescence, wherein they think that life is simply a playground in which they should engage in whatever recreations fit their fancy at the neglect of higher callings. That, IMO, is far from a legitimate reason for avoiding having kids. That was my only "bone of contention." If that makes me a bastard as righteous bastard in your eyes, well at least you're big enough a man to forgive me. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

well why the hell is it gone from he HEAD and all over my BACK???? I always thought it was just gravity, hair falling down from my head and growing on my back... either way it's gross and I love having my back shaved. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

I'm not so self serving as to think I need to be remembered. And micheal, the reference to the resembling small humans is because at the age they are now, they only slighly resemble feral humans, I'm not entirely certain that their offspring will not be genetically removed from the Homo sapien liniage Feral humans. That's an interesting phrase, one that, for some, may be apt for the little ones that we are speaking about here. I think we're starting to uncover the fundamental difference -b/t your views and mine, and between some "camps" in this thread- in how we define not only the meaning of marriage and family, but the meaning of human life and the existance thereof. It's a shame, I think, that far too many parents are doing a piss-poor job of raising their kids which only goes to reinforce those who don't want children that their decision was well founded. You would only need 5 minutes w/ my sister-in-law's kids to prove that very point. They are "feral" indeed, to a fair-the-well. In fact, I dread my kids even being around them b/c of the influence those heathen demon children may have on my kids. I think those parents are stuck in the mode of "raising kids" instead of "raising adults." They shuffle the kids off to school, and when they are home from school, the put them in endless activities or pop in the latest video to placate the kids while the parents anesthetize themselves w/ the latest fads. It's really quite sad. We refuse to do this. We don't watch TV. We homeschool. Our kids are active in reading classics and in healthy physical activities. They love to be around each other and us. Is it a perfect existence? Hardly, for there is still that vestige of "feral-ness" in them that needs to be exices. The working out of vice and the working in of virtue, whatever you want to say. I think that if more parents took their jobs seriously and tried to raise their kids well instead of just trying to bide their time, thinking that somehow the kids will raise themselves while the parents"babysat" them, those who do NOT want kids might think differently... I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

Again you raise cogent points. There are those in the Catholic Church who can easily be accused of "idol worship" by the way they apparent fawn over what appears to be miraculous images from heaven in edible objects and the like. However, your quote from Exodus needs a little explanation. If the verse in Exodus means what you think it means, and you want to be a faithful bible-believing person and follow said book, you must immediately dispose of all of your pictures. Your wedding album, your baby photos, your skydiving memories, etc. You shall not make for yourself any likeness of anything.. that is in the earth beneath." Is this really what this verse means? We can't have any sort of representations of the objects of our affection? Does this really mean that we can't have reminders of what is important to us? The important events in our lives? All of you with a cross around your neck then, you must throw it out. On the other hand, the issue here is about idolatry: WORSHIPING these images, as if the statue or the picture or the representation were the thing itself that they merely symbolize. This is one of the most fundamental misconceptions that non-catholics have against catholics. They often see Catholics praying at the foot of a statue of Mary or Jesus or a saint and they think we're worshiping the statue. Not true. Instead, we're communicating with the PERSON that the image represents. Haven't you ever looked lovingly at the face of your significant other, or your grandmother, or whomever and said "talked" to them? Is the act of having the image of them hanging from your wall an act of worshiping THEM, either the picture OR the person? No, rather it's a reminder to you of who you love. Of who is important to you. That is what statues are to the Catholic. They help keep us grounded, focused on what is important. They remind of what our goal is -to get to Heaven, and of who went before us marked w/ the sign of faith. Now, that having been said, I agree... people who are bowing before chocolate, IMO, may have a little eccentricity in them. There may BE some idolatry. But this is far different from the practice of having statues and icons and paintings of saints in our churches and homes. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

Pity the religious man who can't cope with reality. Pity the non-religious who don't realize that God IS reality. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

That there is probably the scariest thing I've read in this entire thread, if thats how you very offspring Why exactly is this scary? I see my wife as a very beautiful woman who is full of virtue and gifts. And I know that the world will be a much better place with more people like her in it. You find that sentiment scary? I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...