Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-02 Thread Maureen
I grew up not far from PTC. I have a family member with a business there called Puppy Tubs. You can take your pets there to wash them if you don't have facilities for doing it at home. They also board and groom. Really cool place. It's going to be for sale soon, as they are retiring and movin

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-02 Thread Jerry Barnes
"That city was master planned and built entirely by one development company, the Peachtree City Development Corporation. It's a great model for new construction, but doesn't help much with existing." They have been ranked in the top 100 places to live in the US multiple times. I really liked it.

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-02 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > I could tell. I went to Peach Tree City. Very nice. I can't see the > citizens caring about the transportation woes of Atlanta. There are more > cart paths to build (very cool by the way). > I lived in PTC for about 2 years. The cart pat

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-02 Thread Jerry Barnes
"The Georgia Chamber of Commerce had 8 million dollars to play with for those ads. Not sure A) where that money originated from or B) if there was more." Makes sense. "Lots of corporate HQs are in Atlanta. They all have huge productivity losses as a result of traffic problems and lack of acces

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-02 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > Sometimes the two do line up, but it isn't often enough to lend credence to > libertarianism. Most of the time, companies, when left to their own wiles, > will not do the right thing unless they can profit

RE: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-02 Thread Eric Roberts
ulting.com -Original Message- From: Cameron Childress [mailto:camer...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 8:25 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain? On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > The Georgia Chamber of Commerce had 8 mi

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-02 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > The Georgia Chamber of Commerce had 8 million dollars to play with for > those ads. Not sure A) where that money originated from or B) if there was > more. Lots of corporate HQs are in Atlanta. They all have huge productivity losses as a

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Erika L. Rich
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce had 8 million dollars to play with for those ads. Not sure A) where that money originated from or B) if there was more. On Wednesday, August 1, 2012, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "And 2 of our counties in the region were Hall and Forsyth. So I'm sorry, > but > after b

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Jerry Barnes
"And 2 of our counties in the region were Hall and Forsyth. So I'm sorry, but after being down and dirty in the research of it all and listening to All the debates, there were way too many little holes in the plan. And apparently the majority of the voters felt so too. :/" You wouldn't have thou

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:32 PM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > And 2 of our counties in the region were Hall and Forsyth. So I'm > sorry, but after being down and dirty in the research of it all and > listening to All the debates, there were way too many little holes in the > plan. And apparently the ma

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Erika L. Rich
> > The keyword in the TSPLOST debacle is DOT for us up here. No one trusts > them. > That and 80% of every dollar we'd pay all the way up here in the mountain > district was leaving the area. Our 2 projects were useless and wasteful, in > my opinion. And neither of them would have been started

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Yeah, in Atlanta the people in the burbs want more roads and the people in the city want transit. The suburbs outnumber the city folks by 2 to 1. :)" That makes perfect since. It connects a couple of things I heard proponents and opponents saying. "Yeah - the freeways are parking lots, and the

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Wow, you two just don't get it. I am not a troll." I'll agree. I think people are confusing bluntness with being a troll. Maybe it's the conditioning of a PC society and people just can't help it. While I have seen Sam insult people, it usually is in response to being insulted first. I find

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 8:31 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > The referendum got destroyed by around a 2 to 1 margin. It wasn't > close. I wouldn't have known about it except that I was in Atlanta on the > day of the vote. The day before the vote, pundits were saying it would > be extremely close. >

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Jerry Barnes
"It is. Especially since Atlanta just voted down a referendum to improve transit in the city. So, it's only going to get worse." The referendum got destroyed by around a 2 to 1 margin. It wasn't close. I wouldn't have known about it except that I was in Atlanta on the day of the vote. The day

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Sam
yer awesome. :) . On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 5:12 PM, William Bowen wrote: > > Holy shit, really? > > *finds Sam's long overdue muffin in the back of the cabinet. Wipes off > the dust. Slides it over. > > ;-) > > ~| Order the Adob

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread William Bowen
Holy shit, really? *finds Sam's long overdue muffin in the back of the cabinet. Wipes off the dust. Slides it over. ;-) On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Sam wrote: > > I never got muffins > > . > > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Erika L. Rich wrote: >> >> I miss muffins too. :( >> > > ~~

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Sam
I never got muffins . On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > I miss muffins too. :( > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffu

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Sigh Sam thank you for demonstrating what I was referring to. Can you not discuss anything without personal attacks? On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Sam wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: >> >> You simply do not get it Sam. Regardless of your political viewpoint

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Erika L. Rich
I miss muffins too. :( ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/message

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 11:08 AM, GMoney wrote: > Sounds nice. > It is. Especially since Atlanta just voted down a referendum to improve transit in the city. So, it's only going to get worse. > My commute really isn't that bad. About 10 minutes on the highway, > going the opposite direction as

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread GMoney
DOH! On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: > > And THAT is how an effective troll gets his work done. > > ZAP. > > =) > > > > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:38 PM, GMoney wrote: > > > > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Jerry Milo Johnson >wrote: > > > >> > >> But, in my opinion

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
And THAT is how an effective troll gets his work done. ZAP. =) On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:38 PM, GMoney wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: > >> >> But, in my opinion, one of the two of you is the bigger a-hole. >> >> Slow the heck down. >> >> And may I point

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread GMoney
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: > > But, in my opinion, one of the two of you is the bigger a-hole. > > Slow the heck down. > > And may I point out that calling while driving is the second most > dangerous thing you can do in a car. > Ah, so yer the guy hitting your br

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Sam
Wow, I really did ruin this list :) Anyone driving the speed limit needs to stay in the right lane. . On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: > > But, in my opinion, one of the two of you is the bigger a-hole. > > Slow the heck down. > > And may I point out that calling whil

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
But, in my opinion, one of the two of you is the bigger a-hole. Slow the heck down. And may I point out that calling while driving is the second most dangerous thing you can do in a car. On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:11 PM, GMoney wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Eric Roberts < > ow..

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Sam
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > You simply do not get it Sam. Regardless of your political viewpoint > (hell I can tolerate right sorts my father in law runs a tea party > group). What the issue is is your deliberate offensiveness. To quite a > few here they see you as

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread GMoney
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > When I was doing my last gig, it was in the western burbs of Chicago. I > live about 60 miles outside of Chicago and had to commute in about 40 miles > to get to work. The worst part of that is the State

RE: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Eric Roberts
veloper ow...@threeravensconsulting.com tel: 630-486-5255 http://www.threeravensconsulting.com -Original Message- From: Cameron Childress [mailto:camer...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 10:04 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Want to REALLY stretch

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Living in Northern Virginia, I think that most of the obnoxious people in the world happen to be on the roads during rush hour. On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 11:08 AM, GMoney wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > >> >> Yeah - like I said I don't really spend that much t

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread GMoney
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > Yeah - like I said I don't really spend that much time on the freeway or in > the car. I still run into these people but I have made life choices that > avoid that when possible. > Sounds nice. My commute really isn't that bad. About

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 10:43 AM, GMoney wrote: > So when you are driving home from work, how do you know where the > offensive people will be so you can avoid them? > Well, I don't live out in the suburbs where people sit on the road for hours commuting and getting road rage. Honestly, I notice

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread GMoney
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Sandra Clark > wrote: > > > I deal with offensive people in real life all the time > > (contractor/consultant) and do it well in my real life. I just don't > > need it in an on-line community. > > > I a

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Sandra Clark wrote: > I deal with offensive people in real life all the time > (contractor/consultant) and do it well in my real life. I just don't > need it in an on-line community. I actually tend to avoid offensive people in real life as well. -Cameron ...

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Larry C. Lyons
You simply do not get it Sam. Regardless of your political viewpoint (hell I can tolerate right sorts my father in law runs a tea party group). What the issue is is your deliberate offensiveness. To quite a few here they see you as your going out of your way to be offensive and obnoxious. Instead

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Sam
And she's back for another dig, how annoying. You know I've never said boo to you yet you love to attack me. Think about that when you rationalize you're hate. . On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Sandra Clark wrote: > > I deal with offensive people in real life all the time > (contractor/consulta

RE: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Sandra Clark
t: Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain? You will meet offensive people as you go through your life, and you won't always just be able to ignore them. Think of Sam as a practice dummy upon which you can sharpen your ability to tolerate the annoying. On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 5:08 AM, Sandra Cl

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread GMoney
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 8:10 AM, Sam wrote: > > et tu Brute? > I get the radical lefties hate me but you are more of a moderate. > I don't hate ya man. Just offering an idea to those who do. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Antho

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Sam
et tu Brute? I get the radical lefties hate me but you are more of a moderate. . On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 8:46 AM, GMoney wrote: > > You will meet offensive people as you go through your life, and you won't > always just be able to ignore them. > > Think of Sam as a practice dummy upon which you

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread GMoney
You will meet offensive people as you go through your life, and you won't always just be able to ignore them. Think of Sam as a practice dummy upon which you can sharpen your ability to tolerate the annoying. On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 5:08 AM, Sandra Clark wrote: > > Actually Sam is probably the

RE: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-08-01 Thread Sandra Clark
Actually Sam is probably the primary reason I don't frequent or participate in this group anymore. As far as I am concerned he ruined the group with his participation and spewage. I rarely read threads anymore and when I do, I stop immediately when he responds because he adds nothing of interest

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Larry C. Lyons
remember what I said about trolls? On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > No. I had new information. You still won't admit I did. The classes I > posted WERE NOT OFFERED IN MAY. The circuits class was the only active > course. > > I got bitchy at you because you offered NOTHIN

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Sam
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > No. I had new information. You still won't admit I did. The classes I > posted WERE NOT OFFERED IN MAY. The circuits class was the only active > course. It was the same story updated. I don't know why that offends you. do you think accide

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Erika L. Rich
Crap. I forgot. Duly noted. Already sent a reply, but I won't anymore. :) On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:14 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Don't bother Erika, I think sam must be either under some sort of > quota - he must offend X number of people a day - or he's slow on > taking his meds on a regula

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Erika L. Rich
No. I had new information. You still won't admit I did. The classes I posted WERE NOT OFFERED IN MAY. The circuits class was the only active course. I got bitchy at you because you offered NOTHING to the thread and could have kept out of it. People had ALREADY responded had you cared to read. Yo

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Sam
If you didn't have a pea brain you might be able to win an argument which in turn would lead to influencing myself or others. Since that is not the case, it's best to hide from people that call bullshit to your hateful rants. I'm noticing the haters don't like to be challenged. . On Tue, Jul 31

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Exactly. That said, I sort of introduced my 7 year old to Lord of the Rings last week. She understood that there were some scary parts, but we're up to Return of the King (Extended Edition). And she is saying she cannot wait for the first Hobbit movie. On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Maureen w

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Maureen
I stopped responding to him months ago, as it was abundantly clear that nothing I said was ever going to make a difference to him, and my debates with him were likely only annoying the other list members. I only see his messages when someone responds to him. I only mention him when for some reas

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Sam
Wow, you two just don't get it. I am not a troll. I speak out against hate. If you don't want me to appear, don't spew hatred. Very very simple concept you should have coped onto by now. . On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > As far as I am concerned Sam is a troll. He is

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Larry C. Lyons
As far as I am concerned Sam is a troll. He is skillful enough as with any troll to entice you into responding. In the end its not worth it, you cannot dent such skillfully applied ignorance. On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:16 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Remindful of a Karl Rove bot. > > On Tue, Jul 31, 20

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Maureen
Remindful of a Karl Rove bot. On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 2:14 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Don't bother Erika, I think sam must be either under some sort of > quota - he must offend X number of people a day - or he's slow on > taking his meds on a regular basis. Your choice. ~

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Don't bother Erika, I think sam must be either under some sort of quota - he must offend X number of people a day - or he's slow on taking his meds on a regular basis. Your choice. On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > *MY* information was not a repost. Try again. > > On Tue,

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Sam
Yeah: "Free online classes from Harvard and MIT" May 2 by GMoney and you responded. Point is I just made a simple observation to answer your plea as to why people weren't exited about your post. Because it is old news. Why you got all bitchy and attacked me is a simple representation of your char

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Erika L. Rich
*MY* information was not a repost. Try again. On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Sam wrote: > > Yeah, I pointed out it's a repost so don't bitch if it's ignored. > Get over yourself. > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Sam
Did you write that book? Luckily I have no problem making friends. Knowing how to choose them is also a talent I possess. You should put that in your next book. . On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Sam, > > You may find that this will help. ~~~

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Sam, You may find that this will help. http://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/1439167346/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343764159&sr=1-1&keywords=win+friends+and+influence+people On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Sam wrote: > > Yeah, I pointed out it's a repost so don't bitc

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Sam
Yeah, I pointed out it's a repost so don't bitch if it's ignored. Get over yourself. . On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > Did your comment add anything to this conversation? At all? Why are you > such a dick sometimes. > > Also, the link to the original site may have been

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Erika L. Rich
Did your comment add anything to this conversation? At all? Why are you such a dick sometimes. Also, the link to the original site may have been, but not the classes I just listed because they didn't get added until a few weeks ago. The original circuits class by MIT was the guinea pig class that

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Sam
They were posted here about six months ago. . On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > Wow. I so thought this group would find this cool. Especially the Ruby on > Rails class. > > meh. > ~| Order the Adobe Col

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Erika L. Rich
Yay! People do see my emails! :) ;) Yeah, I barely have time to sleep as well, but I'm going to try and take advantage of the opportunity and an extra course. Getting ready to go back to school this fall and the experience with these would be beneficial. Life is speeding by unabated!!

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Between work, finding a new set of contracts, learning ext.js and being a father to Alexis (and still manage to fit in being the occasional drunken reprobate), I have very little time left in the day. But its in my list of stuff to do when things slow down. On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Mauree

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Maureen
I wish I had time to take some of those classes. Unfortunately, finding time to even breathe has been a problem lately. But thanks for sharing. On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > Wow. I so thought this group would find this cool. Especially the Ruby on > Rails class. >

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Greg Morphis
I might take the class in the first link because one of the course members is none other than Captain Jean-Luc Picard.. heh On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: > > The Olympics are on. I have _no_ free cycles to read emails. > > I have been signed up to the MIT courses, a

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
The Olympics are on. I have _no_ free cycles to read emails. I have been signed up to the MIT courses, and have taken a number of them, for about 2 years. They are awesome. Thank you for the link! On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > It is, just way too too busy right no

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Larry C. Lyons
It is, just way too too busy right now. BTW you need to check out the classes they have on neuroscience. Way cool. On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > Wow. I so thought this group would find this cool. Especially the Ruby on > Rails class. > > meh. > > On Mon, Jul 30, 2012

Re: Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-31 Thread Erika L. Rich
Wow. I so thought this group would find this cool. Especially the Ruby on Rails class. meh. On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > Harvard, Berkely and MIT are offering a few heavy duty courses online, for > free. Successful completion gets you a nice little certificate to br

Want to REALLY stretch the brain?

2012-07-30 Thread Erika L. Rich
Harvard, Berkely and MIT are offering a few heavy duty courses online, for free. Successful completion gets you a nice little certificate to brag over. I noticed that several (if not all) of the courses offered are actually the online course offered at the actual school for big bucks. So these are