livendive

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  1. I would be fine with ANY VP or first lady getting a C32. . Why is it ok for the VP or first lady, but not for the speaker? If Hastert had asked for a C32 would you have complained? Most importantly, if Hastert had GOTTEN a C32, would it then be ok for Pelosi? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  2. Wow, good job! Did you get a head start on the rest of us or did you drop 11 lbs in just 1 week? I'm looking forward to 200 lbs as a nice milestone, also 195.5, which will represent a 10% drop in body weight. There's an outside chance I could see a 15% reduction (to 185 lbs) in a 3 month timeframe, but 20% (to 174) would seem to be near impossible. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  3. And that is the funny part. In the grand scheme of things, this is small potatoes. What will be the difference in annual costs between what she's requesting and what the AF is offering? And why do people keep talking about her "needs" and what Hastert was "allowed"? Does someone have good reason to believe this isn't about her "wants" or that Hastert requested something nicer and was denied? Try to set parties aside for a second. Speaker A was the first to get his own plane, he probably thought that was pretty cool. Speaker A's successor, Speaker B, wants a nicer plane. Is anyone surprized? Does anyone honestly think it the above wouldn't have happened if the parties had been DNC--->GOP versus GOP--->DNC? If so, you're deluding yourself. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  4. A separate question. A co-worker of mine who I interact with on a daily basis (and actually like) lost his son in Iraq yesterday. My department is collecting donations to put towards a currently unknown gift for the family (something meaningful). Any good suggestions for a gift? And how about for reducing the awkwardness of working with him while he deals with his grief? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  5. I'm a bit hungry, and my legs are so sore I almost fell getting out of bed. I imagine not everyone will want to weigh-in, but it's motivational for me (keeping it public reduces risk of taking a week off), and it might be motivational for someone else. Original weigh-in: 217.5 Last weigh-in: 217.5 Current weigh in: 211.5 Weight loss this week: 6 lbs Total weight loss: 6 lbs Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  6. I've dislocated my shoulder several times and had 3 surgeries. The worst of the dislocations was reduced without drugs. The worst of the surgeries included harvesting bone from my pelvis and bolting it to the front of the shoulder. That stung. Meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain & spinal cord) hurts a fair amount. Take the worst headache you can possibly imagine add unrelenting nausea, light sensitivity, and a stiff spine, then curl into a fetal position for a couple of spinal taps 12 hours apart. Having spent a week plus in the hospital with a viral form, and my brother having died from the bacterial form, I'd vote "Not for the timid." Still, I think the worst I've experienced was testicular torsion. Ow fucking ow...that shit smarts! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  7. Sounds like you and I are in almost perfect agreement then . The only difference I see is minor...you would allow the vaccination and I would encourage it. Also, I'm pretty sure I read that this vaccine is pretty effective at preventing the primary strains that cause warts, and it was simply a marketing decision to not sell that point (a vaccine against cancer being easier to sell than a vaccine against warts). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  8. Incorrect. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  9. And gay means happy, not homosexual dammit! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  10. I thought I'd seen every radical right/left wing comment possible in this forum, but this takes the fucking cake! Obviously kangaroos are communist nazi's and to state otherwise is to be blatantly kangaphobic! Edited to remove personal attack Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  11. How about I retreat to "What the fuck are you talking about?" I'm pretty sure that someone who exits a shower with their hair dry was neither immersed nor covered with water. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  12. You could have stopped right there, but no, you had to go and womanize your response. Blues, Dave You're just afraid to agree with me, lest you lose your man card! Does the title of this thread involve being immersed? Blues, Dave No, but I did say immersed or "covered in" ... So you've never taken a shower that didn't include washing your hair? You can retreat to, "You're right" now. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  13. You could have stopped right there, but no, you had to go and womanize your response. Blues, Dave You're just afraid to agree with me, lest you lose your man card! Does the title of this thread involve being immersed? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  14. You could have stopped right there, but no, you had to go and womanize your response. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  15. Given the kid had to tow it away, I'm guessing he knows it doesn't run. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  16. "Gets to"? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  17. I have a daughter, and I'd rather do both. If I had a son, I'd want the girls he sleeps with to be vaccinated as well. And that's the beauty of having a choice in the matter. As parents, we could each handle the same issue as we think is best. Just out of curiousity, how would you instruct a daughter keep herself safe with regard to HPV, given there's no test for men without visible warts and condoms aren't especially effective? There's a reason the manufacturers didn't bother getting this vaccine approved for women older than 26. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  18. 10ish days. I don't think I ever made two weeks while fishing, but I certainly went at least a few days over one. It's hard to keep track when working an average of 35 hours on, 5 hours off. A shower after an extended period of such work is kind of a chore too...takes awhile to get the blood, guts, bait, scales, and salt worked out of your hair/beard. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  19. I have a daughter, and I'd rather do both. If I had a son, I'd want the girls he sleeps with to be vaccinated as well. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  20. livendive

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    And thus the issues with the show. They JUST started trying to figure out where they were going meaning that they were making shit up as they went along. Um, Bo...I hate to break it to ya, but even with the ending figured out, it's still a work of fiction. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  21. With a tip of my hat to a stopped clock, I'll just say that it seems to me there are a lot of people who want their particular version of stupidity published in their children's schoolbooks. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  22. Gotta have room for a tampon dispenser in the head? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  23. Civil Liberties? You mean like the people at Waco? Ruby Ridge? Witnesses in the McVeigh trial? Victims of crimes who proclaimed the President as the assailant? Ruby Ridge and Waco were Clinton's fault, but Abu Ghraib and Haditha weren't Bush's? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  24. Absolutely. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  25. Totally incorrect. If that were true, there would be no purpose behind anyone, including the military, investigating past occurences. Everyone who wasn't there qualifies as a Monday morning quarterback, that doesn't mean they're unqualified to critique a performance. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)