Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-07 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > I am neutral and somewhat ignorant of the specifics here Well, that makes 2 of us, but I'm not questioning why we *would've* been involved, or if we were. Just what Gel's reasoning is as to why he thinks the US is motivated to poke sticks at Latin America now (post 2000). Basical

RE: HDTV and CableCard 2.0

2006-01-07 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 9:40 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: HDTV and CableCard 2.0 > > We've talked about HDTV before and I knew that if it included a > CableCard tuner it let the TV receive digital cable with

Re: It's over

2006-01-07 Thread Dana
just reread this. If you are trying to quit weed and tobacco at the same time this is too much. I'd definitely quit tobacco first. It's physically addictive. Smoking weed isn't good for you either but it's a lot easier to stop. Not (glancing over my shoulder) that I am counseling you to do anything

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-07 Thread Dana
I am neutral and somewhat ignorant of the specifics here, but um, Gruss, the fact is that the US has a huge record of intervention in Central and South America. http://www2.truman.edu/~marc/resources/interventions.html The Monroe Doctrine? Hello? http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democra

Re: It's over

2006-01-07 Thread Dana
I am really sorry about your friend. I think you are saying that smoking for you is a reward and a way to decompress. Can you find another one? Even if it is not all that healthy -- as long as it is not addictive you can always quit the new habit later. Ice cream? Beer? Weed? I dunno but it seems

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-07 Thread Gruss Gott
> Gel wrote: > We'll see how long it takes for the stories to start surfacing about > an American supported coup attempt to remove him from office. > You're spreading anti-American propaganda but it lacks a strategic cohesion. So I'm curious, why would America care? And please don't say oil, bec

Re: HDTV and CableCard 2.0

2006-01-07 Thread Paul Ihrig
kev.. i sold studio for 700.. i can save 200 a month... what tv are we talking? what prce point for a 32"? i need facts man i have a burnning whole imn my pocket like i was saving for a dead showin 89. On 1/7/06, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We've talked about HDTV before and I

Re: It's over

2006-01-07 Thread Paul Ihrig
yeh i havnt put the 1 ashtray i own away. its on my porch over looking a beutiful ravin. i think the thing of it is. we all work very hard. half the time i feel like an idiot nuvant. i can wright code that does all sorts of cool shit. i dream it. coding that it is. but i dont understand it ev

Re: Just finished 'Stranger in a Strange Land'

2006-01-07 Thread Dana
Heinlein's women leave me a bit incredulous. Like he tried to hard to make them "interesting." Apart from that though I like his books and enjoyed Strangers when I read it. On 1/7/06, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I grok you. > > I just reread The Cat Who Walks Through Walls this morn

HDTV and CableCard 2.0

2006-01-07 Thread Kevin Graeme
We've talked about HDTV before and I knew that if it included a CableCard tuner it let the TV receive digital cable without a set top box. And I knew that it was limited to just one-way traffic and didn't include video-on-demand or pay-per-view. Well what I didn't know was that there was a 2.0 spec

Re: anyone ever had a rib fracture?

2006-01-07 Thread Dana
oh good... they don't seem sure but not, I think flat out broken am mostly ok with random pains until I have to twist, say to see my blind spot when driving. I sort of figured that I should avoid that after the third time, which may mean not driving. On 1/6/06, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

Re: It's over

2006-01-07 Thread Dana
keep trying. I really encourage you to keep trying. It took me so many tries that one doctor refused to prescribe Nicorette for me anymore. This was before it was over the counter. Anyway, he said I must not be trying very hard and he was not going to continue to give me a drug I was that addicted

Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)

2006-01-07 Thread Dana
you need to find out. We had to move out of a house that was molded out -- Lara had a noseblled everytime she slept in the house. On 1/7/06, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well... we just got our inspection report back. The house was built in the > 60's so there's a lot of known issues (

Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)

2006-01-07 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
Have someone certified in that industry test for the type of mold. Black mold is known to be dangerous whilst regular household mold wouldn't be too uncommon in a basement. At least that's the way it is here in Texas. On 1/7/06, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well... we just got our ins

RE: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)

2006-01-07 Thread Jillian Koskie
I would fear mold. Big time. -Original Message- From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 4:36 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?) Well... we just got our inspection report back. The house was built in t

RE: It's over

2006-01-07 Thread Jillian Koskie
I've never smoked, but I'm passing along the advice my father told me to tell any smokers that are trying to quit (he quit after 20+ years of smoking): When you quit smoking, you are a non-smoker. You are not a smoker who is trying to quit. Think like a non-smoker. Not sure if that's worth anyt

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-07 Thread Vivec
*chuckle* Interesting how one chooses to pick on perhaps the one negative policy which may have bad effects and ignore the other more positive Long Term Visions. Let me help you out there: 1) promised "nationalization" of oil and gas reserves, "recuperation" of natural resources for Bolivians an

Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)

2006-01-07 Thread Jim Davis
Well... we just got our inspection report back. The house was built in the 60's so there's a lot of known issues (many outlets should be GFCI and many are two prong - but some of the them have been updated to grounded outlets). There are several other minor electrical issues, but nothing that can'

Re: Weekend Plans...

2006-01-07 Thread Paul Ihrig
well it is my Wonderful Wife's 1/2 70 Bday today! so we were going to go out to a fancey dinner & wine thang tonight. buddy gave me a gift cert to: http://www.alanas.com/ for doing his web site: http://www.olearyillustration.com/ but instead we went to the pound. picked up a mut. Michelle has been

Re: Gel's perception of Americans

2006-01-07 Thread Wayne Putterill
I could agree with what you are saying, except that the politicians/media/corporates have refined their art so well now that that can make the electorate jump through hoops - it's why we still have Blair in the UK as well. It may surprise many of the people on this list but I don't think I've ever

RE: It's over

2006-01-07 Thread Nick McClure
This exact same thing happened to my family in June. My wife's found out her mother had lung cancer on mother's day. She has a mild stroke while at dinner. Just over a month later she died. Smoker her entire life, it spread so quickly that there was nothing that could be done. > -Original Me

Re: It's over

2006-01-07 Thread Vivec
My condolences. :( that can never be a happy thing. On 1/7/06, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, the lung cancer won the war this morning. ~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191044 Archives

RE: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-07 Thread Jeff Garza
Yes... Lets grow our economy by producing more cocaine and selling it to the world. Yup... Great long term vision. Oh wait, they just want to make lots and lots of chocolate. Kinda like Iran just wants to produce weapons grade uranium for energy. -Original Message- From: Vivec [mailto:[

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-07 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Then again, he wants to remove all restrictions on growing coca leaves etc. That sounds like a real green light for increasing cocaine production in Bolivia. Not good at all. larry On 1/7/06, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "The symbolic value of a Morales victory cannot be overstated in a cou

Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-07 Thread Vivec
"The symbolic value of a Morales victory cannot be overstated in a country where symbols represent the passions of a people mobilized to change what they see as 500 years of state oppression. Thus the wiphala -- the checkered rainbow flag of indigenous resistance -- flew from every Morales campaign

RE: new Myazaki film announced

2006-01-07 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 1:24 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: new Myazaki film announced > > It was different. Several characters were combined, the plot was > somewhat changed and a couple of other things

Re: new Myazaki film announced

2006-01-07 Thread Larry C. Lyons
It was different. Several characters were combined, the plot was somewhat changed and a couple of other things. I haven't read it in a while - last time was shortly after seeing the movie. There were also a bunch of things that the book explained but the movie left out making it more confusing. T

RE: new Myazaki film announced

2006-01-07 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 11:06 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: new Myazaki film announced > > Given the differences between Dianna Wynne Jones' novel Howl's Moving > Castle and the movie, I'm not sure abou

Re: It's over

2006-01-07 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Paul, A few things you may want to try. First off keep trying, eventually you will quit. It just may take a while. Second, take a really hard look at those situations where you light up. What is it about them that encourages you to light up? What are the triggers/antecedents in those situations w

Re: It's over

2006-01-07 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Matt, I am going to give you my condolences despite what you say. Its a rough time. He is at peace now. larry On 1/7/06, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, the lung cancer won the war this morning. My wife's family is sad but > it's also a relief from the journey to the inevitable

taxes: first time home owner

2006-01-07 Thread Paul Ihrig
ok. so this is the first year we have owned a home. i need to figure out what we can deduct & what we cant. like intrest on house. improvements such as wall repairs, roof repairs floor repairs. what about redoing the bathroom? tile, walls, plumbing, toilet, bath, shower, sink? electrical repair?

Re: It's over

2006-01-07 Thread Paul Ihrig
man.. i have been trying to quite so long. it is the most huilitating thing any one can try to do. i am fine at work. i get home & poof... i light up. after days of making it and failing i just get so frustrated. so i smoke for a weekend & then back to the failing cycle. will try again tomorrow.

Re: Just finished 'Stranger in a Strange Land'

2006-01-07 Thread Jerry Johnson
I grok you. I just reread The Cat Who Walks Through Walls this morning. I first read Stranger at 14, and it definitely helped pull my head out of small town ruts. As did Franklin, Twain, Rand, Persig. On 1/7/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just finished the book last night. I

Re: [Pop Econ] Night of the Living Debt

2006-01-07 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > China signals reserves switch away from dollar > http://news.ft.com/cms/s/f39fa8e4-7e25-11da-8ef9-779e2340.html > Thanks Dude! I had missed this one. Definitely hanging on to yen now. ~| Message: http://www.h

Re: Just finished 'Stranger in a Strange Land'

2006-01-07 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
I think I grok it and I think I speak rightly. There seems to be no wrongness in my interpretation. On 1/7/06, C. Hatton Humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/7/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just finished the book last night. I liked it, didn't love it, but > > it's

Re: Just finished 'Stranger in a Strange Land'

2006-01-07 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
On 1/7/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just finished the book last night. I liked it, didn't love it, but > it's a "classic" that I needed to get around to reading. Except for > some of the names of the futuristic gadgets, it's hard to believe it > was written in '61. Now, who

Re: new Myazaki film announced

2006-01-07 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Given the differences between Dianna Wynne Jones' novel Howl's Moving Castle and the movie, I'm not sure about that. larry On 1/6/06, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm intrigued that they've decided to tackle the last book more than others > - it's a bold choice I think. The last book

Just finished 'Stranger in a Strange Land'

2006-01-07 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
Just finished the book last night. I liked it, didn't love it, but it's a "classic" that I needed to get around to reading. Except for some of the names of the futuristic gadgets, it's hard to believe it was written in '61. Now, who wants to share water! -- All Hail King George VII ~

Re: [Pop Econ] Night of the Living Debt

2006-01-07 Thread Gruss Gott
> Cam wrote: > My wallet won't be in Paris at the end of 2006, it will be in the US. > Your loss :) ~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191027 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5

Re: It's over

2006-01-07 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
My wife's grandfather is in the same predicament except that he quit smoking 20~30 years ago. He's known for about 6 months now and done the treatments, but they haven't been successful. He's been in the hospital now for about a week with an IV feeding him, so it seems like it's just a matter of

It's over

2006-01-07 Thread Chesty Puller
Well, the lung cancer won the war this morning. My wife's family is sad but it's also a relief from the journey to the inevitable end. It's been a long couple of weeks since they took him in on Christmas day. It's incredible to think that 4 months ago they didn't even know that he had lung ca

Re: Weekend Plans...

2006-01-07 Thread Maureen
Going shopping for a guitar or an acoustic bass. I left all my musical instruments at home in Georgia and I need something to play to keep my chops up. On 1/6/06, Jillian Koskie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anybody doing anything fun? At least one of us should be celebrating a new > job in some