Re: Whitney Houston died

2012-02-11 Thread Maureen
If she had not already been dysfunctional, she would never have married Brown. A woman that talented and beautiful who gets into a relationship like that is already broken. On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 6:04 PM, Eric Roberts wrote: > > Ijust saw that 20 mins ago...so sad...  As someone commented on t

Re: FW: Report: Paul approved racist portions of newsletters

2012-02-11 Thread Maureen
On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > > All I am saying is that President Obama is no different from any other > modern day politician (probably a lot worse).  Some of those who thought he > was, particularly the intellectuals, might be waking up. Even so, he's better than any

Re: White Shorts

2012-02-11 Thread Dana
Yeah, one of my best memories is taking James to Sunset Beach really early one morning, and watching a dolphin play in the mist... On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 9:08 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Drove down to sign the lease on my new place today. It's less than a > block from the ocean, and today was sunsh

Re: White Shorts

2012-02-11 Thread Maureen
Drove down to sign the lease on my new place today. It's less than a block from the ocean, and today was sunshine, surfers riding huge waves, great muffins from the bakery just down the block. The drive back was gorgeous - a weird mix of sun, mist and light rain. The California coast has be one

Re: Whitney Houston died

2012-02-11 Thread Dana
I saw an interview where Diane Sawyer asked her about this and Whitney pretty much said buzz off, what happens in a marriage is private. On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 6:04 PM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > Ijust saw that 20 mins ago...so sad... As someone commented on the

Re: Whitney Houston died

2012-02-11 Thread Dana
it did seem that way. She had a beautiful voice, back in the day... On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 6:04 PM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > Ijust saw that 20 mins ago...so sad... As someone commented on the CNN > article...she married Bobby Brown and it went downhill from th

RE: Whitney Houston died

2012-02-11 Thread Eric Roberts
Ijust saw that 20 mins ago...so sad... As someone commented on the CNN article...she married Bobby Brown and it went downhill from there. -Original Message- From: Dana [mailto:dana.tier...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 7:25 PM To: cf-community Subject: Whitney Houston die

Whitney Houston died

2012-02-11 Thread Dana
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/02/11/whitney-houston-dies.html No details, but...cause is guessable. She was a pop princess at her height and no, I wasn't especially a fan of her music, but if this turns out to be drug related, this is the end of a tragedy that has been playing out for y

Re: from the fascinating if true department

2012-02-11 Thread Dana
I actually applauded something I heard a Santorum aide say the other day. He was complaining that Romney is saying that he will win the nomination because he has more money than anyone else. How, the Santorum aide wanted to know, is that going to go across in a general election? Romney for Presi

RE: from the fascinating if true department

2012-02-11 Thread Eric Roberts
I want a picture of that LOL -Original Message- From: Sam [mailto:sammyc...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 5:51 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: from the fascinating if true department If Romney get s the nod I'm voting for Obama. This country deserves the suffer if that'

Re: from the fascinating if true department

2012-02-11 Thread Sam
If Romney get s the nod I'm voting for Obama. This country deserves the suffer if that's what they want. . On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "Why does the rank and file allow those leaders to guide the party the" > > They fall into the trap of voting for the lesser of two

RE: FW: Report: Paul approved racist portions of newsletters

2012-02-11 Thread Eric Roberts
Just like The People's Republican of China makes it clear that the Chinese are really republicans? Whatever Jerry...that has to be one of the most incredibly stupid statements you have ever typedand you have typed quite a few. -Original Message- From: Jerry Barnes [mailto:critic...@g

RE: need a new system for star wars

2012-02-11 Thread Eric Roberts
This wasn't even a higher end card. I bought it because the system it was on...an HP...had the AGP slot removed from the board so I was stuck using PCI (not PCI-E) cards and EVGA had one of the few that was still being produced. She was just surfing the web at the time, so it's not like she was

Re: Why is Obama always "accommodating" people?

2012-02-11 Thread Jerry Barnes
>From you title, I thought this was going to be about his Wall Street backers. J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Qu

Re: from the fascinating if true department

2012-02-11 Thread Jerry Barnes
"You could always vote for Rosanne Barr!" Or Vermin Supreme J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinton

Re: FW: Report: Paul approved racist portions of newsletters

2012-02-11 Thread Jerry Barnes
"The Nazis were not socialists." Yeah, the name National Socialist German Workers Party makes that clear. Right? "They fit the definition of fascism more than socialism, ..." Fascism and Socialism are not mutually exclusive. Benito Mussolini started off as a stalwart of the Socialist Party u

Re: from the fascinating if true department

2012-02-11 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
You could always vote for Rosanne Barr! On Feb 11, 2012 5:15 PM, "Jerry Barnes" wrote: > > "Why does the rank and file allow those leaders to guide the party the" > > They fall into the trap of voting for the lesser of two evils. > > I have done in the past: Voting for Bush over Gore, Bush over

Re: FW: Report: Paul approved racist portions of newsletters

2012-02-11 Thread Jerry Barnes
"He's following the rules laid down by the Supreme Court (boneheaded decision if there ever was one) and that the Republicans are playing by." Does that make it okay? Didn't he run on the premise of being better than the system. There seems to be a contradiction there (which is never a problem

Re: from the fascinating if true department

2012-02-11 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Why does the rank and file allow those leaders to guide the party the" They fall into the trap of voting for the lesser of two evils. I have done in the past: Voting for Bush over Gore, Bush over Kerry, McCain over Obama. Not this year. I can say with certainty that I will not vote for Obama,

FW: Newt to Canada: Forget China on Keystone

2012-02-11 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Canada to Newt: MYOB. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72736.html Newt to Canada: Forget China on Keystone By: Patrick Reis February 10, 2012 05:20 PM EST Newt Gingrich has a promise for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper: If you wait for the U.S. elections, Republicans will come t

Re: White Shorts

2012-02-11 Thread Dana
don't, you'll just encourage him :P Or if you really must hate -- and I know it's a lot of fun for you sometimes -- I could talk about the weather here. For instance, the plum trees are in bloom and in Mountain View the main streets are lined with some sort of white blossom -- not sure what it is

Re: need a new system for star wars

2012-02-11 Thread PT
Huh .. usually EVGA is good about customer service stuff. You have to be careful with those higher end cards. You have to watch the temps. If you rely on the default fan speed settings, your card might get up to the 90's under heavy load. A single card shouldn't be a problem under normal lo

Re: For those that are interested

2012-02-11 Thread Dana
hehe. Well put. Our country has gone from a capitalist society where corporations serve > a useful purpose, to one where corporations exist to maximize profits at > any cost. Leave it to humans to gravitate to the worst part of an > otherwise good idea. > >

RE: need a new system for star wars

2012-02-11 Thread Eric Roberts
I have had a lot of problems with EVGA cards. I had one literally blow upon me 6 months after buying it. The capacitors blew while oldest daughter was using. It scared the crap out of her because the capacitors blew individually so she thought she was getting shot at. I got that card replaced

Re: need a new system for star wars - correction #2

2012-02-11 Thread PT
Correction #2 - Machine was $692. $20 off for 3 day sale on the memory, $40 mail in rebate for the case, $35 off for the CPU/case combo and a $20 promotional code for the hard drive. Free shipping on everything. Also, the Motherboard went on sale, $35 off, 3 hours after my order went through

Re: need a new system for star wars

2012-02-11 Thread PT
er ... Invisible Hand > Oh, there is an add-on for Firefox called helping hand. If you are > looking at an item on, say, newegg, it will drop down a little bar at > the top of the browser telling you where you may find it cheaper. I have > saved about $30 because of that thing so far, heh.

Re: need a new system for star wars

2012-02-11 Thread PT
Initiating Information Overload ... This is really a wide open question. For $600 you can get a quality machine, but you are going to have to DIY. You are also going to need to seriously shop around. It took me a month to find everything I wanted for my latest build. It was a lot of time i

Re: need a new system for star wars

2012-02-11 Thread Casey Dougall - Uber Website Solutions
On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 10:12 PM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > SWTOR is better than Rift. Rift got old real quick. It's not much > different than World of Warcraft and not quite as playable. > 40 + gig's of download, it better be worth it; just hope my computer does

RE: For those that are interested

2012-02-11 Thread Eric Roberts
http://z4.invisionfree.com/The_Great_Deception/index.php?showtopic=1960 -Original Message- From: Dana [mailto:dana.tier...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 1:00 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: For those that are interested well I think this was wheat, but... point is, the

Re: For those that are interested

2012-02-11 Thread PT
I am guessing they are hoping just the threat of a lawsuit will make the other guys decide it is easier/less costly to just buy the stuff, maybe as part of a settlement. > Isn't that what capitalism is all about? Our country has gone from a capitalist society where corporations serve a usefu

Re: White Shorts

2012-02-11 Thread Larry C. Lyons
you could aways walk around with some toilet paper stuck to the shorts... On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 8:58 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > I have this super old pair of Old Navy white shorts.  I think they used to be > kakhi color but now they just look off-white > > I never wore them back when I was fat

Re: White Shorts

2012-02-11 Thread LRS Scout
hate you On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 1:20 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > The gravity of leisure is too strong to oppose; for either shopping or > laundry - even if someone else does it. > > Yes. It's that bad. > > > > On Feb 10, 2012, at 4:54 PM, Dana wrote: > > > > > I suppose you've decided against