Re: Just finished 'Stranger in a Strange Land'

2006-01-08 Thread Maureen
Needs salt. 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 '

Re: Just finished 'Stranger in a Strange Land'

2006-01-08 Thread Maureen
I think Heinlein wrote some great women. Most of them were based in part on his wife Ginny, who was a pretty impressive woman. The women in SISL were a bit cardboard, but some of his later creations, Hilda, Dora, Minerva, Tamara, Lor & Laz, and of course, my favorite, Mama Maureen. Time Enough f

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Robert Munn
Another populist demagogue to drag another impoverished Latin American nation even further into misery. I don't feel any sympathy for the rich folks who lost, though. Hundreds of years of economic oppression has led to this sorry state of affairs. All I want to know is how following a set of eco

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > this is dated 2002 > Yeah, to me that's not too long ago for a level of unrest that reaches coup stage. And, look, I'm not saying we should topple the guy I'm saying he's a self avowed socialist that calls Castro a friend. These are not good things. But it's not a hanging o

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
this is dated 2002 On 1/8/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dana wrote: > > Sources please. Who is talking about coups? Who, specifically. > > > > From The Economist, Oct 10th 2002 > http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1383071 > > "Once again, Caracas seethes with t

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > Sources please. Who is talking about coups? Who, specifically. > >From The Economist, Oct 10th 2002 http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1383071 "Once again, Caracas seethes with talk of conspiracies and coups." "Mr Chavez's great folly is to have used his enormous

Re: I'm Back

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
And no, have not been to Canada lately. I hear from family from time to time. Dana On 1/8/06, Duane Boudreau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Its great to be back home in Canada again! Have you gotten back to Canada > lately? > > Regulars, let me see Larry, Erika, Ray Champagne, Adam, Tony, Ray Camde

Re: I'm Back

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
haven't heard from Adam REAL lately but he is around, I think. Ray Camden is on talk more than community but I know I've heard from him real recently. All the others, ayup, most of them today, lol. On 1/8/06, Duane Boudreau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Its great to be back home in Canada again! Ha

RE: I'm Back

2006-01-08 Thread Duane Boudreau
Its great to be back home in Canada again! Have you gotten back to Canada lately? Regulars, let me see Larry, Erika, Ray Champagne, Adam, Tony, Ray Camden. Its late and that's all I can remember :) Cheers, Duane -Original Message- From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, Jan

Re: RAM upgrade question

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
yeah she knows that. But we can probably do better than 64 k of RAM, hmm? The fun part is that what I am NOT given in this little problem is the make of the motherboard, lol. On 1/8/06, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yep. Whatever the motherboard takes is it. Type and speed. You can >

Re: I'm Back

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
which regulars? Some are, some aren't. How are you doing? On 1/8/06, Duane Boudreau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Its been over six months but I'm finally back! Are all the regulars still > here? > > Duane > > > "Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing." > > "In the

I'm Back

2006-01-08 Thread Duane Boudreau
Hi All, Its been over six months but I'm finally back! Are all the regulars still here? Duane "Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing." "In the long run, the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip."

Re: bad dog day for us.

2006-01-08 Thread John Watson
nothing solid, yet. we should get the necropsy results sometime next week. On 1/8/06, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: John Watson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 8:47 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: bad dog day for us.

Re: RAM upgrade question

2006-01-08 Thread Kevin Graeme
Yep. Whatever the motherboard takes is it. Type and speed. You can usually put a faster bus speed ram of the same type in but it won't run faster than the bus speed. Based on the amount and type of ram you mentioned, this is a PC100 board which was vintage at the time of the Pentium2/first gen P3,

RE: bad dog day for us.

2006-01-08 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: John Watson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 8:47 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: bad dog day for us. > > our akita (5 years old), > > starting from what we suspect was a first seizure at midnite on > friday, went downhill so fast i

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Vivec
Gruss is saying that Capitalism = Greed. Capitalism is good and the only viable economic model, and therefore Greed and all that goes with it is good. Nevermind that Chrisitanity has greed down as one of the 'Seven Deadly Sins'. Gruss also believes that any form of government beside a laissez Fai

Re: RAM upgrade question

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
ok, thanks for the answer but can you amplify on that a bit? Must be SDRAM? Same bus speed? On 1/8/06, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No. > > On 1/8/06, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A friend wants to replace 64 MB SDRAM (100 bus) with something > > oomphier. Can she go to DDR-SDR

Re: RAM upgrade question

2006-01-08 Thread Kevin Graeme
No. On 1/8/06, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A friend wants to replace 64 MB SDRAM (100 bus) with something > oomphier. Can she go to DDR-SDRAM? > > Dana > > -- > It's kind of fun to do the impossible - Walt Disney > > ~| Me

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
arbeit macht frei, Gel, remember that. But in fairness to Gruss, I think that his mistake is simply that he believes too much of what he reads in the newspaper. On 1/8/06, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greed Dana...Greed Dana. > > Greed is everything to Gruss, and it is justifiable. > > "Firs

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Vivec
Greed Dana...Greed Dana. Greed is everything to Gruss, and it is justifiable. "First it's themselves, then it's their family, then their property, then their interests." In Gruss' world things in order of importance start with #1 : Self. #2 Family #3 Property #4 Interests And this is how his ac

Re: bad dog day for us.

2006-01-08 Thread Larry C. Lyons
My condolences. larry On 1/8/06, John Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > our akita (5 years old), > > starting from what we suspect was a first seizure at midnite on > friday, went downhill so fast i think we are all still in shock. we > put him on permanent rest at 1:30am this morning. > > he n

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
Well, really popular politicians don't have to deal with recall referendums. But yes, he survived it and the OAS and a Carter-linked organization monitored the vote. Sounds like democracy to me. On 1/8/06, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "The Venezuelans! 1000s are marching in the streets call

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
ok so I thought I'd google that and help you out. I punched in coup and venezuela and the first thing that comes up is the following, which makes me even more suspicious of all this talk about how evil the man is. Mind you, this is in a mainstream and somewhat conservative British newspaper. Venez

Re: bad dog day for us.

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
I am really sorry to hear that. On 1/8/06, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm so sorry. :( My condolences. :( > > ##| -Original Message- > ##| From: John Watson > ##| > ##| we put him on permanent rest at 1:30am this morning. > > > >

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
Sources please. Who is talking about coups? Who, specifically. > > The Venezuelans! 1000s are marching in the streets calling for Chavez > > to resign and there's talk of coups left and right. Apparently they > > don't believe in their form of government or democracy. ~~

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
you mean like the Christian fundamentalists getting together and voting for someone they mistakenly think reflects their beliefs? How is that different ? I assume you don't think we should overthrow THAT government, or if you do I am out of this thread, which is at best dangerous for me anyway. Bu

RE: bad dog day for us.

2006-01-08 Thread Erika L. Walker
I'm so sorry. :( My condolences. :( ##| -Original Message- ##| From: John Watson ##| ##| we put him on permanent rest at 1:30am this morning. ~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191110 Archives:

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Vivec
"The Venezuelans! 1000s are marching in the streets calling for Chavez to resign and there's talk of coups left and right. Apparently they don't believe in their form of government or democracy. " BS! The man WON a popular Referendum to REMAIN in power! It was an INTERNATIONALLY monitored vote t

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > Yes but either you have faith in democracy or you don't. You're aware that democracy can fail if not implemented correctly, right? Let me try an analogy: Let's say that NM decides to vote on a minister of education and you can vote for anybody. The results come in and psychopath

Re: Got a Dog! woot!

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
I have read that they will obey better if you do not allow them on the furniture. Our last dog listened to me (who shooed her off) but not to my daughter who did not. Our current dog definitely considers me the alpha but listens to the daughter since that is who feeds her. This tells me it may depe

Re: Got a Dog! woot!

2006-01-08 Thread Paul Ihrig
so, she is already a couch tater, when out of her crate. swear she slept like 5 hours today! should we break her of this? couch, not sleeping. if so how? had her 24 hours now. yesterday she messsed in the house twice. but her crate was dry in the mornning. today no acciedents. ~

Re: Help finding a book

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
here's a less ugly page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Double On 1/8/06, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ok well, I was thnking of this series, and don't see any likely > candidates, but have a look: > > http://people.uncw.edu/smithms/ACE_references.html > > Also, Roger Vadim wrote a book ca

Re: bad dog day for us.

2006-01-08 Thread Paul Ihrig
sorry to here it! thats why i was a little wary of getting a dog. i fall in love at a drop of a hat. when my first dog died i didnt think i would ever be happy again. ~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191

Re: Help finding a book

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
ok well, I was thnking of this series, and don't see any likely candidates, but have a look: http://people.uncw.edu/smithms/ACE_references.html Also, Roger Vadim wrote a book called "memoirs of the devil" but this does nto seem to be what you are talking about. Dana On 1/6/06, James Smith <[EMA

Re: bad dog day for us.

2006-01-08 Thread Charlie Griefer
Sorry to hear :( Doesn't matter how old you are. Losing a pet is like losing a family member and is a difficult thing. Best to you and your son. I know you'll help him get thru it OK. On 1/8/06, John Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > our akita (5 years old), > > starting from what we suspect

bad dog day for us.

2006-01-08 Thread John Watson
our akita (5 years old), starting from what we suspect was a first seizure at midnite on friday, went downhill so fast i think we are all still in shock. we put him on permanent rest at 1:30am this morning. he never had any signs of any progblems before friday. i love animals, but i am older.. i'

Re: Got a Dog! woot!

2006-01-08 Thread John Watson
congratulations On 1/8/06, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > She looks part lab. First thing we thought when we saw the picture here > as well. > > Beautiful dog! :) > > Cheers, > Erika > > ##| -Original Message- > ##| From: Paul Ihrig > ##| > ##| dana. > ##| how can you tell she

Re: Got a Dog! woot!

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
could be this dog http://www.akc.org/breeds/redbone_coonhound/index.cfm but, jmo, the lab is more common and the fact that your dog is not as stocky and is a different color are probably accounted for by age and whatever she is mixed with. http://www.akc.org/breeds/labrador_retriever/index.cfm

RE: Got a Dog! woot!

2006-01-08 Thread Erika L. Walker
She looks part lab. First thing we thought when we saw the picture here as well. Beautiful dog! :) Cheers, Erika ##| -Original Message- ##| From: Paul Ihrig ##| ##| dana. ##| how can you tell she is part lab? ~| Mess

RE: Got a Dog! woot!

2006-01-08 Thread Erika L. Walker
Congrats!!! :D ~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191097 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http:

Re: Got a Dog! woot!

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
just took another look. The ears and the coat really look lab to me. The nose is something else though. Actually maybe I mean retriever. Let me look at something real quick. On 1/8/06, Paul Ihrig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > well we picked up a little girl pup yesterday > http://paulihrig.com/Lu

Re: Got a Dog! woot!

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
big paws means she will get bigger. I was looking at the coat and the shape of the head and face. Not a black lab though. I am not a dog expert but I have had a couple half-labs and she looks labbish to me. On 1/8/06, Paul Ihrig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > dana. > how can you tell she is part lab

Re: Got a Dog! woot!

2006-01-08 Thread Paul Ihrig
dana. how can you tell she is part lab? i was thinking hound or wim. not really sure, but she is sharp as a tck & has HUGE paws. not sure how big she will get. will take her to the vet this week. ~| Message: http://www.houseoffu

Re: Gel's perception of Americans

2006-01-08 Thread Larry C. Lyons
This one is about the woes of one Canadian who moved back to Canada from the US and is now running for office: http://www.antiwrap.com/?838 Too American to Be Canadian? Sunday, January 8, 2006; B02 Anti-American sentiments are so robust in Canada that you apparently don't even have to be Americ

Re: Gel's perception of Americans

2006-01-08 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Just to add fuel to the fire, there was this editorial in today's Washington Post: http://www.antiwrap.com/?837 Northern Ire Canadian Politics Are All About America By Anna Morgan Sunday, January 8, 2006; B02 TORONTO Barely 18 months ago, Canadian party leaders were out campaigning for better

Re: Got a Dog! woot!

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
looks like a great dog. Part lab, so she'll be smart. Dana On 1/8/06, Paul Ihrig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > well we picked up a little girl pup yesterday > http://paulihrig.com/LucieLoo/index.html > > her name is lucie loo > she is a mut, about 6 monnth old! > > we really dig her! > -paul > >

Got a Dog! woot!

2006-01-08 Thread Paul Ihrig
well we picked up a little girl pup yesterday http://paulihrig.com/LucieLoo/index.html her name is lucie loo she is a mut, about 6 monnth old! we really dig her! -paul ~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:

RAM upgrade question

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
A friend wants to replace 64 MB SDRAM (100 bus) with something oomphier. Can she go to DDR-SDRAM? Dana -- It's kind of fun to do the impossible - Walt Disney ~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191089 Arc

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
No, I don't think it is. Unless you consider Bush's people to be corporations and the the individuals in the top percentiles of wealth in this country. Those, he represents just fine. The US as a whole? I don't think he has a clue and I don't think he wants a clue. How does being a socialist preven

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
Oh. See, I was confused about your comments about commies murdering people. And about how capitalists value people. These ones: "Commies devalue assets and tend to wastefully murder their citizens. People are an asset and every capitalist knows that waste impoverishes us all." Now, I know that t

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > but so far he seems to be > representing his people rather better than Bush I hope that's just your dislike of Mr. Bush speaking, cause they're not even in the same ballpark. Chavez is a self-avowed socialist. As to representation, it's the system that represents the people and I

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > tsk. Capitalists value people and communists do not? *sighs* No. Capitalists value assets, and communists ignore greed. Thus communism will always fail and capitalism will always generate wealth. It's the greed. You have to be able to defeat the greed. If your system isn't b

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
tsk. Capitalists value people and communists do not? Wow. I have been looking over http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela#Current_political_events and see no indication that the Venezualans are locking people up without trial, or conducting an unnecessary war anywhere I'd like you to expand on

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > what is a "bad seed" according to you? Anybody who's actions devalue your assets, cut into your profits, or disrupts your life and/or business. In the example of the neighborhood, it would be neighbors that don't keep up their lawn and leave beater cars on blocks in their back yar

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
what's your point exactly? The man was elected and is evil because.. By the way, you have not provided your source for this infomation, and based on the (admittedly leftist) link I posted the other day, at least some of your facts seem to be in dispute. I don't know what the reality of it all

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Cameron Childress
On 1/7/06, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > *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. I'm not sure I really even want to get involved in this thread, but if a country b

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > I know about Venezuala is that the administration stooges seem to think > it's evil somehow. Let's look at things in Venezuela: KEY EVENTS 1992: Venezuelan Army Lieutenant-Colonel Hugo Chavez leads a failed coup attempt. 1998: Chavez elected, helps rewrite t

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
you're coming across as rather patronizing, but maybe that is just me. A couple of questions - what is a "bad seed" according to you? The argument about property values does not exactly apply here. Much as he might like to do so, Bush cannot sell the United States. It sounds like you are saying tha

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > I am not sure whether you are saying that the US would have no reason > to get involved or would be justified in doing so. I'm saying that a capitalist country doesn't operate any different than a capitalist person: they protect their stuff. First it's themselves, then it's their

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
I am not sure whether you are saying that the US would have no reason to get involved or would be justified in doing so. I am leery of this conversation since I know less than nothing about Ecuador and all I know about Venezuala is that the administration stooges seem to think it's evil somehow. Ge

Re: It's over

2006-01-08 Thread Dana
yeah I know it's probably worse for you. But they always say don't try to quit smoking AND diet or to quit smoking AND quit drinking so I am thinking the same theory would apply here. I'm thinking one or the other and since the weed may mitigate the tobacco withdrawal, I would go that way first. Bu

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

2006-01-08 Thread Kevin Graeme
As others have said, it depends on the mold. But something you might want to consider is that most homeowner insurance policies don't cover mold. http://www.insurance.wa.gov/factsheets/factsheet_detail.asp?FctShtRcdNum=36 On 1/7/06, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So... what do you guys t

Re: It's over

2006-01-08 Thread Kevin Graeme
Yeah, the mj unfortunately may be worse for you as far as carcinogens than the tobacco. Common numbers (*cough* propaganda) is that there's somewhere between 1.5 to 4x more carcinogens in an mj cig than tobacco. There's of course a lot of additional crap in tobacco cigs that confuses the issue, but

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

2006-01-08 Thread Gruss Gott
> Jim wrote: > Sorry - didn't make myself clear: this is a house we're interested in > buying. (We're moving from Boston, MA to Scranton, PA) > Oh. Never mind :) j/k I wouldn't buy the house then unless you're going to get a large enough break to cover the costs of what I listed. If you had t

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Gruss Gott
> Gel wrote: > Go ahead, you're doing nothing to address any of what I said though. > But I didn't think you would. > I didn't attack you, I'm pointing out your ignorance about capitalism. What you did was take a pile of unrelated events prosecuted by a bunch of capitalists (like yourself) and as

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

2006-01-08 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 11:33 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?) > > > Jim Davis wrote: > > The thing that did raise an eyebrow was that in the three finishe

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

2006-01-08 Thread Gruss Gott
> Jim Davis wrote: > The thing that did raise an eyebrow was that in the three finished basement > rooms (all carpeted with wood planking walls) he found small patches of mold > on the wooden walls near the floor and at least a coupla water stains. > I'm unsure of why you had the inspection done (

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Vivec
You can make all the adhominem attacks you wish, and all the characterisations and accusations with absolutely no basis. All of what you've said above doesn't apply to me, nor does it even make much sense. It's actually quite amusing. Go ahead, you're doing nothing to address any of what I said t

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Gruss Gott
> Gel wrote: > The US has one primary goal, and that is World Domination and > America's Interest as the only World Power. You're a capitalist yet you don't understand the nature of your own greed, nor what makes your wealth possible, nor how to help those less fortunate. Yours is a truly cruel w

Re: It's over

2006-01-08 Thread Paul Ihrig
i havnt smoked gang in like 3 weeks. its easy to kick. i dont buy it. a 1/4 can last me 4-6 months. but wife says its bad to so am trying to leave it aside. time to take the hooch for a walk! will post picks latter. ~| Message:

Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America

2006-01-08 Thread Vivec
Why did the US get involved in Greneda? Why don't the US get involved in East Timor with Suharto? This guy is about 100 times worse than Saddam. There are barely 200,000 indigenous people left in East Timor. Suharto killed them all using UK supplied weapons like Hawk Fighters. You don't hear a pee