Gideon MacLeish

Reply to Give More Taxes to the Government for this? in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

And they say there's no pork in the federal government!

Reply to Sassy Sally in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I'm not sure whether I could speak out as she did. One thing recent events have pointed out to me, though, is that the world has NOTHING to offer me. So I'd like to think I'm changing a little in that regard.

Reply to The Rest of The Story in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Yeah, I saw it after I posted this. I'll go comment there.

Reply to The Rest of The Story in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Update: Approximately 300 protestors (many not even FROM the state of Oklahoma) had showed up when this whole thing became big to protest Sally Kern. The result? The story plastered everywhere, with calls for her resignation. Yesterday, about 1000 activists(most from WITHIN the state) showed up to support Representative Kern. The result? Barely any mention whatsoever.

Reply to The Rest of The Story in Current Events JoeUser Forums

KFC, I don't know if you are aware, but tomorrow many people within the state will be going to the Capitol to show support for Sally Kern. My pastor will be among them (I'm not going, I have work back here on the homefront). I thought you'd like to know so that you can keep them in prayer. I have to admit, I was one of the people angered by the Youtube video. That is, until I learned "the rest of the story" and how opponents had worked so hard to spin this situation. I read her

Reply to An Idea to Help Reduce Gas Consumption. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Shame them into changing the law.[/quote] Do you know why the minimum markup law was put in place in Wisconsin in the first place? Wal-Mart. Because politicians were "shamed" into forcing retailers to apply a minimum markup because of alleged unfair business practices. So the wheel goes round and round. I agree, your heart's in the right place, but your article on nuclear energy hits closer to the mark. We are where we are because we haven't evolved better technologies i

She's Growing Up. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Today brought a couple of reminders that my oldest is growing up. First, the local Christian radio station has a coloring contest. The kids can choose what prizes they'd like to be entered for. One of the prizes was a cell phone with 100 minutes. Des asked us about the cell phone, and we told her it would be better to look at addinhg her to our cell plan when we sign a new contract. This led to a discussion about rights and privileges, and the standard reminder that if she gets a phon

Reply to Getting Ready for Doomsday in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]I'm not too sure you should be having any opinions about a child suffering considering whats been going on in you life.[/quote] Charles, This is a good example of what I'm talking about, actually. You don't know much at all. You've bought into every rumour as fact and tried me without knowing the details.

Reply to Getting Ready for Doomsday in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Vergin said an autopsy determined the girl died from diabetic ketoacidosis, an ailment that left her with too little insulin in her body, and she had [B]probably[/B] been ill for about 30 days, suffering symptoms like nausea, vomiting, excessive thirst, loss of appetite and weakness.[/quote] "probably" being the operative word here. Why don't we let the courts do their jobs and not try this family in the press or mock them?

Reply to An Idea to Help Reduce Gas Consumption. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I doubt I would ever top the amount, stubby, but my example is rooted in reality. Take a 5 day work week, for instance, and put one contract job that requires 60 miles each way and you're over limit. The problem, as with so many ideas that were good in theory, is how do you prevent the exemptions from becoming loopholes for the wealthy to exploit?

Reply to An Idea to Help Reduce Gas Consumption. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Tax on the wealthy? Hardly! What am I supposed to do when I have to turn down a work contract because I've used my gas allotment for the week? Because these work orders usually range from $75-200, turning down 2 or 3 WO's a week could have a substantial impact. My job often requires me to drive 60 miles for some of these tickets. This solution, as with many others, would hit the working class the hardest. Do you think Paris Hilton really CARES what she pays at the pump?

Reply to Getting Ready for Doomsday in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Something to think off: If we lose all power, if doomsday is going to be so horrible, and there's no one inside the thing, then with what I've read at how it was built, how will we get into it?[/quote] Well, that dude from I am Legend was pretty good at breaking bulletproof glass, maybe we could hire out him and his buddies to bust their way in...just before dawn, of course, so we could get the heck out of there before they got up the next night. Err, wait...six hours of

Reply to Getting Ready for Doomsday in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]In fact, there was a horrible story about people being stupid in regards to this kind of "God will save us if we believe" crap. Caused an 11 year old girl to die because the stupid parents thought praying was better medicine than...you know, medicine. Girl Dies After Parents Pray for Healing Instead of Seeking Medical Help[/quote] So doctors save 100% of those brought to hospitals? Hmm, didn't know that. I don't know how sick this girl was, zoologist, so I don't

Reply to A Good Day! in Misc JoeUser Forums

[quote]$35/hr? You are cheap.[/quote] Yeah, but it gets me jobs :D. I may have landed a corporate client through the deal. I'd rather charge more, but I want to wait until I've built my rep up before I do. Around here, many jobs go out because they're a friend of a friend.

Reply to Gwen Kopechne - RIP in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Mary Jo Kopechne was still unavailable for comment.

Reply to Open Letter To Gid in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote]Who knows, maybe she also ripped off old people who tried to help her, blogged obsessively while rats nested in the walls, garbage rotted in the 'storage' room, and her babies went unbathed for days on end, and stuffed her face with pizzas and cheeseburgers while bragging about feeding the rest of her family on twenty-nine cents a week. Maybe she even let the little ones shit down their legs right onto the carpet before she'd be bothered to wash a load of diapers, hmm? The pennies s

Reply to Open Letter To Gid in Blogging JoeUser Forums

KFC, My email addy is miner432004 at yahoo dot com LW, I really don't care what you think anymore. One of the reasons I haven't spent a lot of time presenting my defense is none of you will believe it if I post it, so it's just flat out useless. I will say this: You and the other people who have judged me on this site don't know jack. Oh, and just for the record, someone who IS in the know back in Lefors had a lot to say about the way "Candie's" mom k

A Good Day! in Misc JoeUser Forums

We spent the last several days out of town, and I received two SMS messgaes from a firm that hires me for contract jobs. Since I was nowhere near a Wifi hotspot, though, I couldn't answer them. I let them go, figuring they would be re-routed before I could look at them anyway. So I was surprised this morning to see that neither of the two jobs had been re-routed. I checked them out and took the first. I went onto the second to note that the fee for the job, which was initially $100, h

Reply to Fire The Porn Protector in Current Events JoeUser Forums

If I work on a computer, I will overlook illegal downloads or pirated software (although I will not service issue resulting from use of same). Torrent sites, etc., while illegal, are not something I feel like reporting. But child pornography is another matter. I WILL report it, and immediately. While I have thus far been fortunate in not having to encounter that on any computers I service, I know others who haven't been so lucky, and my recommendation to them is to call immediately. Thi

Reply to Future House Series: Goals in Building a home JoeUser Forums

Brad, Something I've always wondered about but never heard anyone discuss. Because you will have a massive basement, is there a practical way to move the air from the basement through the house? Since ground temperatures are fairly constant, I was thinking this might be a way to slightly reduce heating/cooling costs by using natural means. If this would be practical, it seems it would have the added benefit of reducing moisture buildup in the basement by giving it constant airf

Reply to Open Letter To Gid in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote]You don't see the correlation between the hours he spent at the library on JU and the squalor his family lived in? Really?[/quote] NEWS FLASH, TOVA: Only for a BRIEF time was I blogging from the library. Not at ALL for the last two years. Don't sit there and claim to know things you don't! I blogged from school, work, and home. [quote]So we should all just welcome him back, forget he lied, and move on, after all he SAYS he's changed. Why would we ever doubt him?[/quote]<

Reply to Lost Winky in Windows XP JoeUser Forums

ROFL...Love the redshirt one especially!

Reply to Open Letter To Gid in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote]Being bitter over the past will not serve you well in the future.[/quote] Actually, WE'VE been working on moving on. It seems to me OTHER people are keeping the issue alive. I'm just not shutting up and taking it anymore.

Reply to JoeUser's Birthday Club - Update Needed in Blog Communities Stardock Forums

Please remove me from the birthday list. And thank you very much for the work you've done to maintain it :)

Reply to Open Letter To Gid in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote]Gid didn't give anyone here enough time for healing, not to mention his family..before coming back to business as usual.[/quote] You and others didn't stop bashing me in my absence, did you, Tova? You say I need to go away for healing to occur. Why? So you can continue on?