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It's an inane question. Clearly, earth has, at various times (especially in her infancy) experienced temperatures that were not compatible with human life. This fact does not mean that humans should do everything in their power to expedite the next such occurrence. No religion required, I'm convinced by data. I still have questions about man's role in it and am trying to further educate myself on the topic. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Please engage brain before applying mouth. Lol - you're one to talk on that point! Clearly I meant "below", not "above". I consider treating your posts similarly, but in the immortal words of Sweet Brown, "Ain't nobody got time for that!" Blues, Dave Seems truth falls into the same catogory So now you're calling me a liar? Most of your arguments I just dismiss as the biased and illogical meanderings of an uneducated mind. This one, I'm going to ask you to substantiate. Who knows, maybe today is that historical day when the "Pick the date that rushmc makes a cogent argument" pool finally pays off. After all these years, you might actually make someone have a VERY good day! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Please engage brain before applying mouth. Lol - you're one to talk on that point! Clearly I meant "below", not "above". I consider treating your posts similarly, but in the immortal words of Sweet Brown, "Ain't nobody got time for that!" Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Would't you like to know? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Ditto. Also, the VIP bleachers at the finished line contained families of the victims of the Newton shooting. I can only imagine how this affected them. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

As I recently heard somewhere. Weather determines whether you use an umbrella, climate determines whether you own one. February of this year was the 336th consecutive month in which combined land and sea temperatures were above the 20th century average (the last month below average was February 1985). With records dating back 133 years, 2012 was the 10th warmest year on record and the 36th consecutive year in which temperatures were warmer than the 20th century average. The 12 years of this century all rank within the 14 warmest years on record. But of course, according to brenthutch, one month of above average temperatures, on just US land surfaces, means there is not a warming trend. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Contractor special. I actually considered one before buying my last Tundra. If I remember correctly it had the capacity to power our house during an outage (minus AC), would just require some monkeying with the electrical system in the garage. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Sometimes I drive a 2012 Camaro SS w/ 426 hp 383. Othertimes I drive a 2010 Prius. Maybe it depends on how stuck up I'm feeling when I walk into the garage? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I was in Tokyo a couple weeks ago and was amazed at how clean the streets were...nearly zero litter, yet I never found a single public garbage can, and I was actively looking for one. Quite the trick, I tell ya. The couple cities I visited in Taiwan also had substantially less litter than the US. Public trashcans were available, but quite separate from each other (in Keelung, at least, the trash collectors run every day, playing music suspiciously like an ice cream truck. They'll only pick up trash in specific bags that they sell...color-coded to reflect size/price). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I've never met anyone who advocated for the government being as heavily armed as possible. Blues, Dave You need to get out more. Have you seen anyone in here suggesting we triple our defense spending? All it would take is a bit of a tax hike, or some additional deficit spending, both of which are certainly within the realm of "possible". Blues, Dave Who said anything about "triple"? Did you read the GOP platform for the last few election cycles? I did. It was one example of "as heavily armed as possible". Quintuple would be another. Do you know people advocating for that? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I was in Taiwan a couple weeks ago and gagged just walking by a street vendor selling it. I would have to be literally starving before I'd try it. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

He doesn't have to go to Boston to get blamed. I imagine someone in Speaker's Corner will point the finger at him before the day is out. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I've never met anyone who advocated for the government being as heavily armed as possible. Blues, Dave You need to get out more. Have you seen anyone in here suggesting we triple our defense spending? All it would take is a bit of a tax hike, or some additional deficit spending, both of which are certainly within the realm of "possible". Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I've never met anyone who advocated for the government being as heavily armed as possible. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Apparently the last mile was dedicated to the Newton, CT kids too. After OKC, I don't put anything past our crazier minority. like an environmentalist that thinks marathons exploit the earth, or a rabid vegetarian, or an anti-gun nut trying to make a point, or a 99%er? ((just a few other examples of how it's a bit silly to assume anything at this point)) I'll agree with "white guy nutter" "nutter" yes, he planted a bomb to hurt others. Go with Quade's definition that anyone different is crazy. Or with Kallend's definition based on perfect hindsight. "white guy" - playing the odds in Boston.... I wasn't saying it *was* domestic, I was saying I wouldn't rule it out. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Apparently the last mile was dedicated to the Newton, CT kids too. After OKC, I don't put anything past our crazier minority. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

From what I just read, it looks like the PD have urged race spectators to evacuate the race area. That would make sense. It's a crime scene, and they've found at least one more unexploded device in the vicinity. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Source? All I've found is a couple hotels in the area being evacuated, and an unreliable note that they found another device in one of them. This does match up with NYC now ramping up their hotel security though. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I do understand "shoot/don't shoot" targets. If he'd actually presented them as "no shoot" targets, I doubt the people who raised the complaint would have claimed he asked if they wanted to shoot them. I find his story as believable as a run-of-the-mill "that weed isn't mine, I have no idea how it got in my glovebox". Both could be conceivably be true, but probably not. That said, I don't really believe this incident, by itself, should be grounds for termination. Of course I also doubt it was. More likely, in my opinion, is that they'd been looking for an excuse to get rid of him and used this. Such is life in an at-will state. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

And inaccurate. It wasn't a picture of Trayvon. It was a target with a hoodie, skittles, and a can of tea. It was faceless. So it wasn't a picture of the "victim", it was a picture referencing that FL situation. And FYI, it was a "Don't Shoot" target. In a effort to improve training and move away from the old 'stand in a line and fire on command' range practice, instructors use shoot/don't-shoot targets. Some are armed, others are not. It allows officers to practice evaluating a target before during and after shooting. So this target that referenced Trayvon without resembling him was to teach officers NOT to shoot. Shouldn't that make the whiny pseudo-offended liberals happy? ETA: https://www.google.com/search?q=trayvon+martin+target&client=safari&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ZGVrUefPJ5OI9gSLroAI&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=320&bih=416 These distasteful things were offered for sale a while back. I'd think the former LEO used this, but a few articles said he told other officers he made the targets. 2nd ETA: USA TODAY Article Officer: Trayvon Martin target a 'no-shoot training aid' "It wasn't me!", "That isn't mine, I've never seen it before!", "I swear, I thought she was an intruder!", and "Those are 'no-shoot' targets, the bullseye is just to trick you!" This guy wants some media sympathy and his job back. I don't believe his claim for a second. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

This. The world gets slightly better with the death of some people. I don't think Thatcher, Reagan, or GWB are among them, but OBL certainly was, and Cheney might be. I think GWB was at least well-intentioned. His running mate, not so much. Will I celebrate when he dies? Of course not. Just a brief internal "that's nice" and then I'll get on with more important matters. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I think our defense budget should be massively slashed. I don't think it makes any sense to restrict the rights of law-abiding citizens because of the actions of a few people who will obviously ignore such laws. What benefit do you think will come from restricting my rights (a legal gun owner who is not mentally ill)? I'd argue that no benefit will result from restricting my rights. It's a lose, and then lose some more proposition with nobody gaining anything. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

There are somewhere around 2 billion children in the world. Approximately 15 million of them die of hunger each year. That's 0.75%. There are approximately 73 million children in the US. Approximately 115 of them are killed by guns each year. That's 0.000158%. If this is about "saving the children", your efforts are misdirected. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Preach it brother, POLACK BASTARDS UNITE! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Obviously the fault lies with Chicago's lax gun control policies. If only they'd restrict magazine size to