At 11:51 PM Tuesday 4/5/2005, Doug Pensinger wrote:
Dan wrote:
I realize that a president neither you nor I voted for is in office.
But, I believe in standards that are superior to Dan likes or Doug likes.
Besides Bush's actions are not your druthers, what basis can you use to
say we've gone
On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 17:12:46 -0600, Steve Sloan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From the April 1st edition of Locus Online:
http://www.locusmag.com/2005/Features/0401_Stross.html
I thought Stross passed the Singularity years ago, maybe around when
A Colder War was published...
MD
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been hearing a lot about Jim Wallis lately.
Aside from trying to get back issues of Sojourners
(which I am not going to attempt this year), what
would you suggest of his?
I've seen him on TV and found him to be a stunningly
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 09:43 PM Tuesday 4/5/2005, Doug Pensinger wrote:
I take it you don't like snakes?
My mother was unable to even look at a picture of a snake, probably as a
result of being bitten by a water moccasin when she was quite small.
Anyone who's had a bad encounter with a
On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 07:31:53 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote
I like little snakes. I don't trust big snakes.
Must *every* conversation eventually turn to politics?
;-)
Nick
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--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here's a listmate, making a perfectly reasonable
request for
suggestions, and she gets an insult instead.
Dave
No, it was an assessment of _someone else_. I wasn't
insulting her. I do think his version of God's
Politics might as well be titled My Politics,
--- Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As to my message amounting to an intrusion for no
good reason, how do
you figure? Was yours less so? Should we just sit
quietly by when you
demean the subjects of our conversations?
Dave
Recounting the facts from my perspective:
Julia mentioned Jim
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 08:24:56 -0700 (PDT), Gautam Mukunda wrote
The fact that he's justifying bad ideas
using the Bible doesn't make them less bad -
Fact? According to whom?
although
it does say something is very wrong with the
Democratic Party that they're swallowing this guy's
stuff
* Gautam Mukunda ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
We all know how opinions that differ from today's orthodoxy are
treated here, so why should today be any different?
Actually, Dave just doesn't pay attention very well.
--
Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/
On Apr 6, 2005, at 9:41 AM, Erik Reuter wrote:
* Gautam Mukunda ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
We all know how opinions that differ from today's orthodoxy are
treated here, so why should today be any different?
Actually, Dave just doesn't pay attention very well.
What? Did someone say something?
Dave
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 09:16:02 -0700 (PDT), Gautam Mukunda wrote
My worry is that when you speak to the values [you]
hold you're just asserting something. Since you root
all of these in religion,
I root all my values in religion? On this list? Does it really seem that way
from out there?
On Apr 6, 2005, at 9:49 AM, Dave Land wrote:
On Apr 6, 2005, at 9:41 AM, Erik Reuter wrote:
* Gautam Mukunda ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
We all know how opinions that differ from today's orthodoxy are
treated here, so why should today be any different?
Actually, Dave just doesn't pay attention very
Wes' dad just called me to say that the U.S. House will recognize him
(probably) this afternoon around 4-5:30 following a vote.
I'm about to look for a House Internet video feed... anybody know if there is
such a thing? (No cable tv at the Arnett residence.)
Tomorrow, sometime soon after the
On Apr 6, 2005, at 9:54 AM, Nick Arnett wrote:
Wes' dad just called me to say that the U.S. House will recognize him
(probably) this afternoon around 4-5:30 following a vote.
I'm about to look for a House Internet video feed... anybody know if
there is
such a thing? (No cable tv at the Arnett
Nick Arnett wrote:
On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 07:31:53 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote
I like little snakes. I don't trust big snakes.
Must *every* conversation eventually turn to politics?
;-)
I could come up with something long and convoluted that had something to
do with St. Patrick and end up with
* Dave Land ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
Correction: I interpreted your statement completely correctly: it was
most definitely an insult:
Take for example, you're a doofus. That was an example of something
that was most definitely an insult.
What Gautam wrote was an observation -- his thoughts
On Apr 5, 2005, at 12:34 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Apr 4, 2005, at 1:14 PM, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
This is one of the problems with most of the modern interpretations of
the Gospels. Where Iasus was being metaphorical, he is taken
literally;
and where he was being literal, he is taken
On Apr 5, 2005, at 6:59 AM, Nick Arnett wrote:
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 10:48:50 +0100, William T Goodall wrote
But the fundamentalists are the fastest growing Christian sects.
I see this as part of a trend that goes far beyond Christianity and
far beyond
religion. Fundamentalism of all sorts is on
On Apr 5, 2005, at 4:56 PM, Nick Arnett wrote:
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 16:34:44 -0700, Nick Arnett wrote
And if cutting veteran benefits is just a bargaining chip to take
away from social services elsewhere, as many think, it's a lousy,
rotten cynical move, playing politics with people who put their
Friends,
For what it may be worth, I don't think that calling someone a stunningly
unimpresive (sic) figure is an insult, as such. I took it as a statement of
Gautam's true experience of the man. Gautam was stunned by how unimpressed he
was with Jim Wallis, is how I heard it. No big deal,
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 13:23:16 -0400, Erik Reuter wrote
What Gautam wrote was an observation -- his thoughts on someone who
isn't likely to read it. Certainly a big difference from the above.
It looked like political criticism to me, and I would hazard most people
would agree.
Good heavens, we
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 10:34:22 -0700, Warren Ockrassa wrote
Not just injustice -- uncertainty. When there's a lot of social
stress such as war, pestilence, famine, etc., it seems that hardline
sects get stronger. People seem to want to find a meaning in the
chaos, and since a lot of the
On Apr 6, 2005, at 10:46 AM, Nick Arnett wrote:
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 10:34:22 -0700, Warren Ockrassa wrote
Not just injustice -- uncertainty. When there's a lot of social
stress such as war, pestilence, famine, etc., it seems that hardline
sects get stronger. People seem to want to find a meaning in
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 10:38:14 -0700, Warren Ockrassa wrote
The monk smiled. Don't worry about that. Only be aware of the urge.
Good story!
Sometimes I'm convinced that spiritual growth, maturity, call it what you
want, are other names for increased self-awareness. The best questions I ask
As Steve said,
The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over six
years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set
up a chatroom for the list, and on the next day, he established
a weekly chat time. We've been through several servers, chat
technologies, and even casts of
Has been renewed for another season, as has Alias.
--
William T Goodall
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tried it.
-- Donald E. Knuth
On Apr 6, 2005, at 10:48 AM, Nick Arnett wrote:
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 10:38:14 -0700, Warren Ockrassa wrote
The monk smiled. Don't worry about that. Only be aware of the urge.
Good story!
:D
Wasn't mine, though. It's an old Buddhist tale.
Sometimes I'm convinced that spiritual growth, maturity, call
On Apr 6, 2005, at 9:16 AM, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
--- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They've taught me a great deal that helps me resist
my natural tendency to
criticize. I suspect that you are as aware as
anyone of that trait in me, so
what do you think? Is this a good thing at the
On Apr 6, 2005 5:16 PM, Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
he does. One could argue that it seems like a big
part of the environmental movement as well, for
example (why else prevent the use of DDT, for example?
Rich white liberals could demonstrate how moral they
were - they were
Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
Deborah Harrell wrote:
Debbi
who dislikes that word intensely :P
Which word?
Probably Missing Something Obvious Maru
--Ronn! :)
I was wondering that as well. My guess is
cosmetic.
--- JDG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
most snipped
... [you] manage to blame the Bush
Administration for one
of Clinton's Top 5 failures as President
[N Korea going nuclear]
(we can quibble about whether or
not having his Cabinet lie for him and commit
perjury or whether standing
on the
- Original Message -
From: Martin Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: The Other Christianity (was Re: Babble theory, and comments)
On Apr 6, 2005 5:16 PM, Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Washington Post
Democratic Superiority, by the Numbers
By Michael Kinsley
Sunday, April 3, 2005; Page B07
It was the TV talker Chris Matthews, I believe, who first labeled
Democrats and Republicans the Mommy Party and the Daddy Party.
Archaic as these stereotypes may be, they do capture general
- Original Message -
From: Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: The Other Christianity (was Re: Babble theory, and comments)
On Apr 6, 2005, at 9:16 AM, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
--- Nick
- Original Message -
From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 3:34 PM
Except, of course, that's not true.
http://www.who.int/malaria/vectorcontrol.html
Nice smear though.
Oh, I just found an
Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] quoted:
After a decade spent exploring his Uplift Saga
(with brief detours for The
Postman and his contribution to the Second
Foundation prequel trilogy,
Foundation's Triumph), David Brin has written
another stellar entry in
original, thought-provoking
I wonder if Michael Kinsley is writing a thank you note to Phil
Gramm today?
JDG - Just wondering Maru.
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On Apr 6, 2005 9:34 PM, Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
he does. One could argue that it seems like a big
part of the environmental movement as well, for
example (why else prevent the use of DDT, for example?
Rich white liberals could demonstrate how moral they
were - they
On Apr 6, 2005 10:00 PM, Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Except, of course, that's not true.
http://www.who.int/malaria/vectorcontrol.html
Nice smear though.
Oh, I just found an interesting long article on it
http://www.cis.org.au/policy/Spring01/polspr01-1.pdf
An
- Original Message -
From: Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: New Pope?
On Apr 3, 2005, at 9:09 PM, Dan Minette wrote:
From: Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pffft. Developing implies
Below this article is a Washington Post one (less
bias-speak, but still notes that localized hot-spots -
with potential severe health effects - can occur under
the Bush EPA rule).
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/newsrel/2005/05_0019.htm
March 15, 2005
New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey and
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/1677073.stm
What are you trying to suggest? That Africans are incapable of making
informed decsisions?
No, they are not incapable of making informed decisions...it's just that,
like everyone else, they can be influenced by false statements and be
Arrg, idea not finished.
No, they are not incapable of making informed decisions...it's just that,
like everyone else, they can be influenced by false statements and be
pressured. Are you arguing that that the precipitous drop in DDT use in
Third World countries
after pressure was applied
- Original Message -
From: Martin Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: The Other Christianity (was Re: Babble theory, and comments)
On Apr 6, 2005 10:00 PM, Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
From: Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Subject: Re: Woobs (was: Tits (a womans perspective))
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 13:28:03 -0700 (PDT)
Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Julia Thompson
Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have mixed feelings about John Paul II's tenure.
He certainly was a
major factor in the liberation of Eastern Europe, I
agree with the
church's stance on the death penalty and I applauded
him for opposing the
current debacle in Iraq. On the
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh, I just found an interesting long article on it
http://www.cis.org.au/policy/Spring01/polspr01-1.pdf
IMHO, Martin, the evidence given in this report
looks pretty good. But, of
course, if you see problems with this report, I'm
open to seeing
--- Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So what will future folk say about Darfour in Sudan
and the Bush admin? For one.
Debbi
LIA: Darkoor Province And The Cardassians Maru
They'll say the Bush Administration did much more than
anyone else, against the _opposition_ of Our European
--- Martin Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Except, of course, that's not true.
http://www.who.int/malaria/vectorcontrol.html
Nice smear though.
Martin
And we refuse to fund DDT usage why, exactly? The
environmental movement has (and, in fact, continues
to) push for a worldwide ban
http://www.nice-tits.org/
I feel cheated...
Damon :P
Damon Agretto
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Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
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At 03:48 PM Wednesday 4/6/2005, Dan Minette wrote:
I guess what really struck me was how Bush was criticized for going the UN
route in Sudan and not going it in Iraq. On a practical basis, I could see
the criticism...but it seemed to me that your argument wasn't a nuts and
bolts argument about
According to NBC, the line of people waiting to view the Pope's body is
visible to _satellites from space_, _snaking_ through the streets . . .
--Ronn! :)
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At 03:28 PM Wednesday 4/6/2005, Deborah Harrell wrote:
Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gee. I thought that since the remark came with a
title change she meant Tits.
Cookie for you! I still think of tits as various
birds (titmouse, greater tit, woodtit etc.),
I was wondering what
--- Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Because DDT thins birds' egg shells. The biggest
reason bald eagles are
endangered is DDT -- it thinned the birds' shells so
drastically that
many embryos never survived to full development.
Is that a sufficient reason?
Well, first, no, it's
--Reading Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind before watching the DVD
later this month.
Sweet! If I was still employed I would've bought the DVD by now...
Damon.
Damon Agretto
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 18:19:34 -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote
Not meant as an insult toward anyone here, but it has been my
observation that many who object to the war in Iraq have as their
basic principle that Bush is evil.
Yuck, may I say. The battle for good and evil is not out there
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Subject: Thread convergence
Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 17:33:32 -0500
According to NBC, the line of people waiting to view the Pope's body is
visible to
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 16:48:44 -0700 (PDT), Gautam Mukunda wrote
If Iraq does end up as a stable
democracy - and the odds of that are higher than they
have ever been in all of Iraqi history - are you going
to come back and admit that those evil
neoconservatives destroyed one of the vilest
At 07:07 PM Wednesday 4/6/2005, Nick Arnett wrote:
On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 18:19:34 -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote
Not meant as an insult toward anyone here, but it has been my
observation that many who object to the war in Iraq have as their
basic principle that Bush is evil.
Yuck, may I say. The
Travis Edmunds wrote:
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/tech/google-satellite-maps-42009.html
Google Feature Incorporates Satellite Maps
04/05/05 9:23 AM PT
The satellite maps could unnerve some people, even as the technology
impresses others. That's because the Keyhole technology is designed to
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here's a listmate, making a perfectly reasonable
request for
suggestions, and she gets an insult instead.
Dave
No, it was an assessment of _someone else_. I wasn't
insulting her. I do think his version of God's
Politics might as well be titled
Ronn! wrote:
Is it reflected in a statistically significant decline in immigration
rates?
I've read recently that it was, in fact, but I don't have a cite. It was
an article about how fewere professionals and students were electing to
come here.
--
Doug
At 07:29 PM Wednesday 4/6/2005, Julia Thompson wrote:
1) rant Google maps doesn't have my street. My street didn't exist in
1998. It existed in 2000. Google is way behind the curve on this
one. Yahoo has my street, but has one of the streets leading up to it
mislabelled. Mapquest will map
- Original Message -
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: The Other Christianity (was Re: Babble theory, and comments)
I'd love to see a
reasoned, civil discussion on the question. Will
- Original Message -
From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: The Other Christianity (was Re: Babble theory, and comments)
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 16:48:44 -0700 (PDT), Gautam Mukunda wrote
If
Passport needed for U.S. borders
By Mimi Hall, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON U.S. citizens will be required to show a passport to re-enter
the United States from Canada, Mexico, Panama, Bermuda and the Caribbean by
2008, the departments of State and Homeland Security announced Tuesday.
Find this
Damon Agretto wrote:
http://www.nice-tits.org/
I feel cheated...
You were.
There were not nearly enough pictures of tits on that site.
G
xponent
Titular Maru
rob
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In a message dated 4/6/2005 12:16:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Rich white liberals could demonstrate how moral they
were - they were _Concerned_ about the environment -
without really giving up anything, because malaria had
already been wiped out in their countries,
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
--- Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Because DDT thins birds' egg shells. The biggest
reason bald eagles are
endangered is DDT -- it thinned the birds' shells so
drastically that
many embryos never survived to full development.
Is that a sufficient reason?
Travis Edmunds wrote:
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Subject: Thread convergence
Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 17:33:32 -0500
According to NBC, the line of people waiting to view the Pope's
Dave Land wrote:
As to your assumptions about my motives (seems meant only to be a poor
attempt to make me look...), we're all fond of Julie, but that had
nothing to do with my joining the fray.
All fond? That's very flattering. I'm not sure it's entirely accurate,
but I'm flattered by the
Nick Arnett wrote:
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 09:16:02 -0700 (PDT), Gautam Mukunda wrote
As for criticism, I don't object to helpful criticism. But I don't think
that's the spirit of most criticism from the left these days, or more
generally, of most of the criticism in mass media these days. And
- Original Message -
From: Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: The Other Christianity (was Re: Babble theory, and comments)
I've seen him on TV and found him to be a stunningly
unimpresive
Julia Thompson wrote:
2) I'm wondering how much Gautam knows about Jim Wallis' ideas to
call them bad. I think a debate on the merits and demerits of
Wallis's ideas would be interesting and would edify me without my
having to darken the doors of Barnes Noble, or add to the giant
sucking
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 07:29 PM Wednesday 4/6/2005, Julia Thompson wrote:
1) rant Google maps doesn't have my street. My street didn't exist
in 1998. It existed in 2000. Google is way behind the curve on this
one. Yahoo has my street, but has one of the streets leading up to it
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Damon Agretto wrote:
http://www.nice-tits.org/
I feel cheated...
You were.
There were not nearly enough pictures of tits on that site.
G
xponent
Titular Maru
rob
Did you check out the shops? Some of those items are tempting
Julia
Dan Minette wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: New Pope?
On Apr 3, 2005, at 9:09 PM, Dan Minette wrote:
From: Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pffft.
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
According to NBC, the line of people waiting to view the Pope's body is
visible to _satellites from space_, _snaking_ through the streets . . .
Yes, but are there any small birds involved? Or are they related
closely enough to the snakes to be covered under that topic?
Julia Thompson wrote:
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Damon Agretto wrote:
http://www.nice-tits.org/
I feel cheated...
You were.
There were not nearly enough pictures of tits on that site.
G
xponent
Titular Maru
rob
Did you check out the shops? Some of those items are tempting
I
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
2) I'm wondering how much Gautam knows about Jim Wallis' ideas to
call them bad. I think a debate on the merits and demerits of
Wallis's ideas would be interesting and would edify me without my
having to darken the doors of Barnes Noble, or add to
- Original Message -
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: New Pope?
Dan Minette wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs
Julia Thompson wrote:
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
2) I'm wondering how much Gautam knows about Jim Wallis' ideas to
call them bad. I think a debate on the merits and demerits of
Wallis's ideas would be interesting and would edify me without my
having to darken the doors
* Dan Minette ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
there is no empirical evidence for human rights. Holding truths to be
self-evident indicates that the founding fathers believed this too.
It makes sense, because that understanding was very much a part of the
enlightenment.
I think many people would
Julia Thompson wrote:
if I'm to believe all the comments of people who have gone to every
Burning Man event since at least 2001. (And the resolution available
for right there is a lot better than for the nearest real town, or so
I've been told.)
That's because the geeks operating the
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I googled and read some of his interviews and quotes
from the past year.
This is not meant to be insulting Gautam, but he
appears to hold _your_
position on a number of issues. Clearly, not on the
Iraq war, but even on
the question of pacifism and
At 09:25 PM Wednesday 4/6/2005, Julia Thompson wrote:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 07:29 PM Wednesday 4/6/2005, Julia Thompson wrote:
1) rant Google maps doesn't have my street. My street didn't exist
in 1998. It existed in 2000. Google is way behind the curve on this
one. Yahoo has my
At 09:32 PM Wednesday 4/6/2005, Julia Thompson wrote:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
According to NBC, the line of people waiting to view the Pope's body is
visible to _satellites from space_, _snaking_ through the streets . . .
Yes, but are there any small birds involved? Or are they related closely
At 09:33 PM Wednesday 4/6/2005, Julia Thompson wrote:
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
2) I'm wondering how much Gautam knows about Jim Wallis' ideas to
call them bad. I think a debate on the merits and demerits of
Wallis's ideas would be interesting and would edify me without my
At 09:44 PM Wednesday 4/6/2005, Robert Seeberger wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
I can always hope, can't I? :)
Julia
I was thinking much the same thing before I went to
http://www.nice-tits.org/
Was I wrong for that?
G
xponent
Libido'R'Us Maru
rob
From all I hear, finding the other type
Dan wrote:
there is no empirical evidence for human rights.
I'll bet a nickle you could prove that human rights provide a more
successful strategy than the lack therof. Any study that showed that well
treated, contented people were more productive than ill treated
malcontents would do it.
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--- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Are you saying that Warren been trying to prevent
democracy in Iraq?
Functionally, yes.
Are you saying that war is the only way to get rid
of an evil dictator? Or
war was the only way to get rid of this one? Am I
mistaken in believing that
Gautam wrote:
By the way, Pedro looked good in his first start for
the mets.
Yes, he looked excellent. Let's just hope that he's
rehabbed his shoulder properly.
Hey, hey, hey, how about that Kirk Saarloos one hitting your Orioles
tonight!
Thank goodness for baseball season. Go A's!
--
Doug
Russell Chapman wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
if I'm to believe all the comments of people who have gone to every
Burning Man event since at least 2001. (And the resolution available
for right there is a lot better than for the nearest real town, or so
I've been told.)
That's because the geeks
- Original Message -
From: Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: The Other Christianity (was Re: Babble theory, and comments)
Haven't read the book - nothing I saw about him
suggested even
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
By the way, Pedro looked good in his first start for
the mets.
Yes, he looked excellent. Let's just hope that he's
rehabbed his shoulder properly.
Just for the record, I'm not happy about this.
I hate the Mets.
Nothing personal, just the 1986
I suppose it depends some on how the words are defined, but;
If it happens, its real. If its real, it must be natural. There cant be
anything beyond the boundary of it happens except for it cant happen or
it doesnt happen. Starting with that sort of definition, there is no
--- Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey, hey, hey, how about that Kirk Saarloos one
hitting your Orioles
tonight!
Thank goodness for baseball season. Go A's!
--
Doug
Gee, thanks Doug (:-)), I didn't know that until I
read it on list :-( This is my first day reading the
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