Re: [scifinoir2] [Italy] US soldier's rape sentence cut due to Iraq stress

2006-03-14 Thread M C Jennings
We should continue to strive for perfection... Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 03/14/06 22:23:11 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] [Italy] US soldier's rape sentence cut due to Iraq stress No; in a perfect world, he'd be raped every nig

Re: [scifinoir2] What would you do?

2006-03-03 Thread M C Jennings
I got 8 out of 17! It said badly maimed, but still alive! I say LIFE SUPPORT and artificial limbs! LOL! Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Leslee Freeman Date: 03/03/06 21:46:08 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] What would you do? 11 out of 17. Badly m

RE: [scifinoir2] RIP, Octavia Butler, "genius" science fiction writer

2006-02-26 Thread M C Jennings
WE know it, Keith! And it's YOUR fault. As a former cop, we in Emergency Services know better than to even mention anything that might tie into a tragedy. I've seen too many instances where just after a comment is made, all heck breaks loose! :o) Just kidding about your fault, of course...

Re: [scifinoir2] RIP, Octavia Butler, "genius" science fiction writer

2006-02-26 Thread M C Jennings
It sounds real, but I'm going to wait until I hear it from a couple of sources...Man...she is absolute FAVORITE writer! And she and I have this tie...we are both 1947 Cancer children. Her books took me to places...I just finished Fledgling a month ago. And her evolution in spirit and on this ea

Re: [scifinoir2] Brother wins Olympic Gold Medal in 1,000 meter speedskating!

2006-02-19 Thread M C Jennings
I heard, too! And since my nephew is a former (soon to be reactivated) hockey referee, I'm sure he's loving this, too! Maurice ---Original Message--- From: drcsaid Date: 02/18/06 23:36:20 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Brother wins Olympic Gold Medal in 1,000 m

RE: [scifinoir2] My Space Sci fi Noir?

2006-02-18 Thread M C Jennings
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Brokeback myspace! Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 02/18/06 19:30:30 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] My Space Sci fi Noir? And here I was thinking I was something special to get pics from nekkid chicks...It immedi

Re: [scifinoir2] [Non-Sci-Fi] Super Bowl MVP becoming major star in South Korea, too

2006-02-10 Thread M C Jennings
Him and Tiger Woods, huh? ---Original Message--- From: drcsaid Date: 02/10/06 10:15:41 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] [Non-Sci-Fi] Super Bowl MVP becoming major star in South Korea, too Super Bowl MVP becoming major star in South Korea, too Feb. 9, 2006CBS Spor

Re: [scifinoir2] Hiccups lead to two deaths

2006-01-30 Thread M C Jennings
A little drastic...but no more hiccups! Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\) Date: 01/26/06 11:08:24 To: Noir Scifi Subject: [scifinoir2] Hiccups lead to two deaths BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) - A Colombian man accidentally shot his ne

Re: [scifinoir2] Octavia Butler's 'Fledgling' Gets Mention on Boing Boing

2006-01-17 Thread M C Jennings
I'm halfway through it. What an awesome story! I didn't read what the link said, because I'm enjoying being surprised by Ms. Butler's amazing mind! I ve got all of her books, so I went ahead and got the hard-cover edition of Fledgling. Maurice ---Original Message--- From: brent wo

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fw: Rice's Star Ris experienced racism of any kind?ing Even as Public Sours on Bush

2006-01-09 Thread M C Jennings
frind, who d just gotten out of the hospital. Ten minutes after she left, havign said, I'll see you when I get back", she was killed when a car hit a lightpole, and the cable snapped and struck her. Thirty years later, I still say a prayer for her. Seems that she could muster a little mor

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fw: Rice's Star Ris experienced racism of any kind?ing Even as Public Sours on Bush

2006-01-01 Thread M C Jennings
Well-said, George. Just one comment on her 'firsts'...I think WE appreciate the impact more than she does...or she covers her appreciation of her position and accomplisments well. It could just be that she knows that one gets what one expects and visualizes...and it seems that her visions have se

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Fw: Rice's Star Ris experienced racism of any kind?ing Even as Public Sours on Bush

2006-01-01 Thread M C Jennings
on anyone. Hopefully, the pain will be more symbolic in nature. M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I hope she doesn't learn it by being dragged behind a pick-up truck. After all, Marie Antoinette had to have her head cut off before she got it, I believe... Maurice --

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Fw: Rice's Star Ris experienced racism of any kind?ing Even as Public Sours on Bush

2005-12-31 Thread M C Jennings
I hope she doesn't learn it by being dragged behind a pick-up truck. After all, Marie Antoinette had to have her head cut off before she got it, I believe... Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Martin Pratt Date: 12/31/05 19:32:36 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifino

[scifinoir2] Fw: [Absea] New Orleans Deployment: Part 2

2005-12-31 Thread M C Jennings
I got this from a counselor/psychiatrist who belongs to a police list I'm on ..Sobering... This is part 2 because she was deployed to the same area just after Katrina. . Her credentials: Name Deleted, Ph.D., LPC, CRC Licensed Professional Counselor Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Reece Jenn

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: How to handle everyday bigotry

2005-12-30 Thread M C Jennings
I'd say you dealt with it extremely well. And as for a possible future suit ..can you say Panasonic Digital Recorder? Fits in your pocket, good high-quality, sensitive recording in your pocket, and the recordings are downloadable to your PC... You are SO on point with the potential chronology he

Re: [scifinoir2] NSA just one of many federal agencies spying on Americans

2005-12-29 Thread M C Jennings
When I was in the Air Force, I was assigned to an Air Force Security Squadron at Clark Air Base in the Philippines from 1968 - 1970. Sounds like the police, right? Well, it's the Air Force arm of the NSA. I had a Restricted Top Secret Security Clearance. I repaired equipment that was used to mo

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: How to handle everyday bigotry

2005-12-29 Thread M C Jennings
ther "kill 'em with kindness" or plain old "kill 'em", unless you're able to find that happy medium. M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I can see why it makes you lose your job...It's not good to talk to your boss like that! :o) Maurice ---

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: How to handle everyday bigotry

2005-12-28 Thread M C Jennings
I can see why it makes you lose your job...It's not good to talk to your boss like that! :o) Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Carole McDonnell Date: 12/28/05 15:59:22 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: How to handle everyday bigotry Just read the advice t

Re: [scifinoir2] Fw: WWII Internment of Alaska Aleuts Recounted

2005-12-26 Thread M C Jennings
I remember, too! And I also remember that the GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR in the south were treated better than WE were. They were allowed to go places we could not go. I saw a very eye-opening documentary on the History Channel about it... They were very upfront about how German prisoners were bro

Re: [scifinoir2] Iraq: Game Over

2005-12-24 Thread M C Jennings
to put Ah-nuld in office through a judicious rewrite of the Constitution. As for your being out of touch, you won't be from me. I'll be three cages down from you at Gitmo... M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How totally ironic is THIS! I see the Bushwhacker never opened a

Re: [scifinoir2] Iraq: Game Over

2005-12-24 Thread M C Jennings
How totally ironic is THIS! I see the Bushwhacker never opened a history book to read about VIETNAM and the South American countries before he killed all of the Iraqi and American people that he has. Cut the losses, get the heck out! You can't steer the dog with its tail! You just get splattere

Re: [scifinoir2] transcript of The Black Apprentice on Larry King

2005-12-22 Thread M C Jennings
on-seeking creature with little else going for him. If any of these folks watching his show and fawning over him were to bother picking up the Journal and reading would know that he's leveraged up to his eyeballs. yinka oyekunle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ditto... thx 4 the transcripts!

Re: [scifinoir2] transcript of The Black Apprentice on Larry King

2005-12-21 Thread M C Jennings
Thanks for the transcript, Tracey! You know, maybe there was no OVERT racial motive on Trump's part...but it could have been a spur-of-the-moment test of Mr. Pinkett because of Trump's OWN perception of Black Men...Like did he have the hutzpah (balls) to take such a stance...? Just a thought...

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Men face criminal charge for Xbox tampering

2005-12-20 Thread M C Jennings
I've got money saying MS will pay their bond! And have them placed on probation with the requirement that they work for MS! ---Original Message--- From: Martin Pratt Date: 12/20/05 20:39:00 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Men face criminal charge for Xbox

Re: [scifinoir2] Toy soldiers

2005-12-08 Thread M C Jennings
Amen, Martin. Amen! ---Original Message--- From: Martin Pratt Date: 12/08/05 19:33:54 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Toy soldiers Like we're chasing our tails on the point, right? M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Their justification

Re: [scifinoir2] Toy soldiers

2005-12-04 Thread M C Jennings
Their justification extends to the belief that OUR kids should fight such wars! sigh... ---Original Message--- From: Martin Pratt Date: 12/03/05 19:02:05 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Toy soldiers Scares the stuffing

Re: [scifinoir2] [OT] Utah developer pulls racial data from site

2005-12-04 Thread M C Jennings
Yeah. The timing is pretty good, to, since there have been some well-publicized stories about Black People moving to Utah from Louisianna. ---Original Message--- From: Martin Pratt Date: 12/03/05 18:46:09 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] [OT] Utah developer pu

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Toy soldiers

2005-12-03 Thread M C Jennings
] Re: Toy soldiers "M C Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for this article, Xavier. I got into a conversation just > last night about violence. This young (16 year old) brother asked > my why so many people would rather play violent games than puzzle- >

Re: [scifinoir2] Toy soldiers

2005-12-03 Thread M C Jennings
Thanks for this article, Xavier. I got into a conversation just last night about violence. This young (16 year old) brother asked my why so many people would rather play violent games than puzzle-style video games. He was telling me how he stumbled onto a game 10 times tougher than Tetris, and h

Re: [scifinoir2] Stiff competition for Bad Sex award

2005-12-01 Thread M C Jennings
Stiff competition for Bad Sex award ok...this has GOT to be just for this play on words...! Maurice ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 12/01/05 08:14:03 To: SciFiNoir2@yahoogroups.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Stiff competition

Re: [scifinoir2] Lisa Randall: Why I believe in higher dimensions

2005-11-30 Thread M C Jennings
You're welcome. Provenance? I don't understand the question... Reece ---Original Message--- From: brent wodehouse Date: 11/30/05 16:16:48 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Lisa Randall: Why I believe in higher dimensions Thank you for this. Provenance? Bre

[scifinoir2] Lisa Randall: Why I believe in higher dimensions

2005-11-30 Thread M C Jennings
Why I believe in higher dimensions (Filed: 01/06/2005) Lisa Randall, one of the world's most influential physicists, explains why we need more than three dimensions to understand the cosmos. Scientific progress always entails an almost contradictory set of beliefs. You need to make assumptions to

Re: [scifinoir2] US Air Force unveils the PHaSR

2005-11-30 Thread M C Jennings
No need to worry about it! It's a given! ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 11/29/05 13:12:21 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] US Air Force unveils the PHaSR In a message dated 11/28/05 11:56:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Interesti

Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Another Unit worth noting

2005-11-15 Thread M C Jennings
with skin color, just ideals...Good start? M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Just let me know! I'll be first in line to buy!!! ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 11/14/05 23:26:37 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Military

RE: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Military History

2005-11-15 Thread M C Jennings
-and by helping the generation after us to succeed. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 04:23 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Military History Keith: Your

Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Another Unit worth noting

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
Just let me know! I'll be first in line to buy!!! ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 11/14/05 23:26:37 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Another Unit worth noting I'm working on it... M C Jennings <[EM

RE: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Military History

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
noir2] Blacks in Military History He was actually tank infantry...during the Battle of the Bulge... M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Happy belated Veteran's Day to YOU, sir. And that was GREAT what you did for you and your uncle...And I'm glad that we understand the pain no

Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Black Women in the military

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
Black Women's Military Contributions Revolutionary War African-American women played major support roles during the Colonial period by providing help to the militia. Their assistance included roles such as moving into the "big house" to support the slaveowner's wife when he went away to serve

Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Black Military Women

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
http://www.womensmemorial.org/Education/BreakBMW.html Breakthroughs for Black Military Women 1948 -- First Lieutenant Nancy C. Leftenant was the first black woman to become a member of the Regular Army Nurse Corps in March--she had joined the Reserve Corps in February 1945. 1951 The first three

Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - 7 Medal of Honor Winners

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
Any of these heroes could command a Starship... I'm sure there were women, too... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http

Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Medal of Honor Winner GEORGE WATSON

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
GEORGE WATSON (photo not available), the only one of the seven to earn his medal while serving in the Pacific Theater. He had entered the Army Sept. 1, 1942, and was a member of the 2nd Battalion 29th Quartermaster Regiment. He was a passenger aboard the Dutch steamer (USAT) Jacob March 8, 1943,

Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Medal of Honor Winner CHARLES LEROY THOMAS

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
CHARLES LEROY THOMAS (photo not available) was a first lieutenant in Company C, 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion (Towed), 103rd Infantry Division, when he was cited for leading a task force storming Climbach, France, Dec. 14, 1944. Thomas' armored scout car was knocked out by enemy fire and he was wo

Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Medal of Honor Winner RUBEN RIVERS

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
RUBEN RIVERS entered the Army Jan. 15, 1942, and was a staff sergeant in Company A, 761st Tank Battalion (Colored) Nov. 16, 1944, near Guebling, France. During an advance on the town that day, Rivers' tank hit a mine, and the sergeant was wounded in the leg. Refusing evacuation, Rivers directed h

Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Medal of Honor Winner WILLY F. JAMES JR.

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
WILLY F. JAMES JR., who enlisted in the Army Sept. 11, 1942, was assigned to Company G, 413th Infantry Division, 104th Infantry Division near Lippoldsberg, Germany, at the time he earned the Medal. As lead scout during a maneuver to secure a bridgehead, he was pinned down for more than an hour by e

Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Medal of Honor Winner JOHN ROBERT FOX

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
JOHN ROBERT FOX was a first lieutenant assigned to Cannon Company, 366th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division in Sommocolonia, Italy, when he earned his Medal Dec. 26, 1944. Enemy soldiers dressed as civilians had infiltrated the town that elements of the regiment occupied the night before.

Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Another Unit worth noting

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=2187 Seven WWII vets to receive Medals of Honor, By S. H. Kelly WASHINGTON, DC (Army News Service, Jan. 13, 1997) -- Former 1st Lt. Vernon J Baker, of St. Maries, Idaho, is one of seven black World War II veterans scheduled to be presented Medals of

[scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Medal of Honor Winner EDWARD ALLEN CARTER JR.

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
EDWARD ALLEN CARTER JR. earned his Medal as a member of a unique type of organization -- the Seventh Army Infantry Company Number 1 (Provisional), 56th Armored Infantry Battalion, 12th Armored Division near Speyer, Germany. The provisional companies generally were established during, and in the w

[scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Medal of Honor Winner VERNON JOSEPH BAKER

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
VERNON JOSEPH BAKER was a 24-year-old second lieutenant at the time of the action for which he was cited near Viareggio, Italy. Orphaned since 4 years old, he had enlisted six months before the United States entered World War II and was commissioned Jan. 11, 1943, through officer-candidate school.

Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Another Unit worth noting

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/mohb.htm No African American soldier was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II. In 1993 the Army contracted Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, to research and prepare a study "to determine if there was a racial disparity in the way Medal of Honor recip

Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Another Unit worth noting

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
http://www.iaje.org/bio.asp?ArtistID=34 A classic freelance musician who is a welcome and distinctive addition to whatever band or jam session is fortunate enough to be graced by his presence. His earliest band experience was on the bugle with the Tom Powell Drum and Bugle Corps. In high school he

Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Another Unit worth noting

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
You said it, Keith! Can you imagine some of the SF stories that could come out of some of this history??? And with Black Folks, too! LOL! ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 11/14/05 11:40:25 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Milit

RE: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Military History

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
n's Day... C.W. Badie, SGT, USMC M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Keith: Your words are much appreciated. I'm going to print them out and give them to MY dad who joined the navy in 1940, and was in the Pacific for the entire war. He's got his bitter memories, both of

Re: [scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Another Unit worth noting

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
YES! I saw a History Channel special on Airborne troops, and the Triple Nickel was one of the units featured. There was also a special on the Army Corps of Engineers, and how at least 1/3 of the troop who built the Alaskan Highway were Black. ---Original Message--- From: sancochojo

RE: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Military History

2005-11-14 Thread M C Jennings
Keith: Your words are much appreciated. I'm going to print them out and give them to MY dad who joined the navy in 1940, and was in the Pacific for the entire war. He's got his bitter memories, both of the war and life afterwards. He was able to retire from the Connecticut State Police as a lie

Re: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Military History

2005-11-12 Thread M C Jennings
I mentioned the book about them, but thanks MUCH for this post. I read the accounts of how Ruben Rivers and others won their medals, and the ones who died without winning medals. The book is excellent, with GREAT pictures! And I want to note: The 761st went up against the German Panzer tanks in

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-09 Thread M C Jennings
I read it when I was in my 20s...I'm going to pick it up again. Thanks! ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 11/09/05 10:45:31 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...) In a message dated 11/8/05 8:15:45 P

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: so...did anyone watch the 'boondocks' last night?

2005-11-08 Thread M C Jennings
There's another intra-racial conflict that shows no signs of diminishing.. the light/dark conflict. People are so scarred on both sides of this racist/colonialist creation that I'm sure this will never leave us. I had 2 dark-skinned wives who absolutely HATED light-skinned women because of what t

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-08 Thread M C Jennings
eople the same way. 'nuff said... :o) Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 11/08/05 11:27:51 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...) I never ran across so many people who had an interest in

Re: [scifinoir2] RE: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-08 Thread M C Jennings
I (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...) lol...Don't. I actually had to stare at the page a little while to figure out what you were saying...Maybe we share the same set of misfiring neurons! M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:ok...I feel just a little stupid.. like I answered the wr

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-08 Thread M C Jennings
out Black GIs is Viet Nam... M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:A couple of books that I have: The Road to Victory -- David P. Colley -- About the Red Ball Express in WWII Benjamin O. Davis Jr.'s Autobiography. Some history about the Buffalo Soldiers in the Philippines, too. Bro

Re: [scifinoir2] RE: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-08 Thread M C Jennings
s.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] RE: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...) Let me spell it out for you...There were no black marines in World War One.. (1914-1918) M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:No, there were no black marines in WWI MCJ: This is not true... http://www.

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: so...did anyone watch the 'boondocks' last night?

2005-11-07 Thread M C Jennings
Thanks! ---Original Message--- From: jjai eLf Date: 11/07/05 17:57:20 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: so...did anyone watch the 'boondocks' last night? sunday nights at 10pm central time on cartoon network. replays saturdays @ midnight eastern time i believe

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-07 Thread M C Jennings
essional Medals of Honor, defeated a war party of thirty Indians. After the government broke its promises of food and land for their families and after a Texas sheriff shot one of the Medal of Honor winners in the back, they moved back to Mexico --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "M C J

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-07 Thread M C Jennings
[scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...) I'll have to ask my uncle...he was there... M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Does anybody know about the 555th Airborne, and all-Black paratrooper unit from WWII? Or the tank brigades that drove Sherman tanks and oper

Re: [scifinoir2] RE: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-07 Thread M C Jennings
No, there were no black marines in WWI MCJ: This is not true... http://www.marines.com/page/usmc.jsp?pageId=/page/SubSection-XML-Conversion jsp?pageName=Historical-Timeline The first Black enlisted in the Marines in 1942... ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 11/07/05 16

Re: [scifinoir2] so...did anyone watch the 'boondocks' last night?

2005-11-07 Thread M C Jennings
Thanks! What channel? ---Original Message--- From: jjai eLf Date: 11/07/05 13:40:06 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] so...did anyone watch the 'boondocks' last night? i saw it and i was really impressed. i thought aaron did a good job and i felt so proud of him

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-07 Thread M C Jennings
Does anybody know about the 555th Airborne, and all-Black paratrooper unit from WWII? Or the tank brigades that drove Sherman tanks and operated in Germany near the end of WWII with Patton? ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 11/07/05 07:48:42 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.c

Re: [scifinoir2] Fw: [10-7] FBI agents bust 'Botmaster'

2005-11-07 Thread M C Jennings
o blow us all to Heck and back? M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ---Original Message--- From: Date: 11/04/05 14:44:29 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [10-7] FBI agents bust 'Botmaster' FBI agents bust 'Botmaster' *LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters)

[scifinoir2] Fw: [10-7] FBI agents bust 'Botmaster'

2005-11-05 Thread M C Jennings
---Original Message--- From: Date: 11/04/05 14:44:29 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [10-7] FBI agents bust 'Botmaster' FBI agents bust 'Botmaster' *LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- A 20-year-old man accused of using thousands of hijacked computers, or "bot nets," to damage

[scifinoir2] N.K. Jemisin

2005-10-22 Thread M C Jennings
Hello, folks... Has anybody been in touch with N.K. Jemisin? I bought the anthology Scattered, Covered, and Smothered', and I wanted to give her some feedback! Maurice C. Jennings [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --

Re: [scifinoir2] This is Your Brain on Chocolate

2005-08-23 Thread M C Jennings
LOLLOL! I almost choked on my paper-clip!!! ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 08/23/05 22:32:01 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] This is Your Brain on Chocolate (GASP!) How did you know that??? lol M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

RE: [scifinoir2] DVD format war escalates as talks fail

2005-08-23 Thread M C Jennings
Just let me know when! LOLLOL! Can't you see the meetings with reps from Toshiba, Sony, Panansonic, the film industry, Microsoft, and then reps from the likes of VCA and Evil Angel? :) ---Original Message--- From: Keith Johnson Date: 08/23/05 22:27:24 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!

2005-08-23 Thread M C Jennings
ailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 06:50 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! I was a fair electronics expert in the Air Force, and that skill transferred itself to programming in the

Re: [scifinoir2] Brock Peters, Sisko's 'Father', Dies at 78

2005-08-23 Thread M C Jennings
I loved this man. He was class... ---Original Message--- From: Brent Wodehouse Date: 08/23/05 18:16:16 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Brock Peters, Sisko's 'Father', Dies at 78 http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-08-23-peters-obit_x.htm Brock Peters, 'To

Re: [scifinoir2] This is Your Brain on Chocolate

2005-08-23 Thread M C Jennings
Man, sorry to hear THAT!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! "A, my dearyour hair smells faintly of barbequed chickencome to bed!" ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 08/23/05 13:46:41 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] This is Your Brain on Chocolate

Re: [scifinoir2] This is Your Brain on Chocolate

2005-08-23 Thread M C Jennings
Pistachio, as in the ice cream flavor, for me. Then, there are more natural aromas...Ferramones...I'm guessing they'd be... :o) Maurice ---Original Message--- From: g123curious Date: 08/23/05 10:46:31 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] This is Your Brain on Choco

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!

2005-08-23 Thread M C Jennings
until much later that you and others made me aware of the whole blood type thing. I'm type AB, which according to that Web site you (?) posted, doesn't need much meat. Indeed, AB needs to stay away from a wide range of meat and dairy products. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!

2005-08-23 Thread M C Jennings
at is of course the worst, so I limit my consumption of hamburger or beef to something like once a month. -Original Message----- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 02:03 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE:

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!

2005-08-23 Thread M C Jennings
k you for those 'encouraging' words, Maurice... M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Murphy says...Fixes don't, software isn't, and upgrades aren't! Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 08/19/05 23:13:14 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subje

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!

2005-08-23 Thread M C Jennings
ng (as my long e-mails often state!) and I can't afford the extra time such jobs demand. You're always having to study and check and keep on top of things, and that usually means little downtime to goof off at work, and a need to do more work at home. -----Original Message- From: scifino

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!

2005-08-23 Thread M C Jennings
erent types as I ate them. Red meat is of course the worst, so I limit my consumption of hamburger or beef to something like once a month. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 02:03 To: scifin

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!

2005-08-19 Thread M C Jennings
r that you and others made me aware of the whole blood type thing. I'm type AB, which according to that Web site you (?) posted, doesn't need much meat. Indeed, AB needs to stay away from a wide range of meat and dairy products. -----Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!

2005-08-19 Thread M C Jennings
o that Web site you (?) posted, doesn't need much meat. Indeed, AB needs to stay away from a wide range of meat and dairy products. -----Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 14:25 To: scifi

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!

2005-08-19 Thread M C Jennings
food and rarely eat out-which has helped me to save money. lois M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 20 seems to be a good score, considering mine!!! Yeah, the SUV would get you. I've got a Nissan Maxima. Great gas mileage except when it speeds... Not me, you understand...IT...

Re: [scifinoir2] What is your ecological footprint?

2005-08-19 Thread M C Jennings
good and bad, are bound to occur... M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:You will. One thing that is helping me is Psycho-Cybernetics...actually the New Psycho-Cybernetics. The main premise is that nothing will change or get better for anyone until the person's self-image improv

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: What is your ecological footprint?

2005-08-19 Thread M C Jennings
re veggies, fruits, whole grains, and a lot less meat... and feel vastly healthier. Our society has conditioned/trained us that a sign of being wealthy or rich is to eat a lot of meat daily. Many folks are learning that this isn't a good thing. George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "M

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!

2005-08-19 Thread M C Jennings
Saturday Night Live: "Dehydrated fruit pulp (Tang). Shredded swine flesh (bacon). Yum! Fried chicken embryoes!" I use it too though... -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 02:01 To:

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!

2005-08-18 Thread M C Jennings
iginal Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 14:25 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! Everybody does not do well as vegetarian(s). Ch

Re: [scifinoir2] What is your ecological footprint?

2005-08-18 Thread M C Jennings
--- From: Astromancer Date: 08/18/05 21:19:40 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] What is your ecological footprint? I am ensuring that I remember every moment of this poverty I am in so that I NEVER return to it...working very hard to get out of it too... M C Jennings <[EM

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!

2005-08-18 Thread M C Jennings
oups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi! You know, I worked in a blood center for several years and this is the first I've heard of this...Is it relatively new research? M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Keith, I'm glad to hear that! I&#

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!

2005-08-18 Thread M C Jennings
eally reliable public transportation where I live at. lois M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Everybody does not do well as vegetarian(s). Check out your blood type. If you're a type 'A' like I am, vegetarian is the way to go. On the other hand type 'O', the origin

Re: [scifinoir2] What is your ecological footprint?

2005-08-18 Thread M C Jennings
ot one bit sorry! LOLLOL! Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Astromancer Date: 08/18/05 18:19:05 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] What is your ecological footprint? Not... M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Somaybe being poor is good, huh? Les

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!

2005-08-18 Thread M C Jennings
s to stay away from a wide range of meat and dairy products. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M C Jennings Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 14:25 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interest

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than sci-fi!

2005-08-18 Thread M C Jennings
Everybody does not do well as vegetarian(s). Check out your blood type. If you're a type 'A' like I am, vegetarian is the way to go. On the other hand type 'O', the original type, is a meat-eating type. Got it from the original diet. Type 'A' evolved after humans settled down and began to gro

Re: [scifinoir2] What is your ecological footprint?

2005-08-18 Thread M C Jennings
I'm poor though... M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Mine was 48. What's better, higher or lower? I still missed that at the site... Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Laileana Date: 08/17/05 15:42:29 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoi

Re: [scifinoir2] What is your ecological footprint?

2005-08-17 Thread M C Jennings
to be better Lois M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mine was 48. What's better, higher or lower? I still missed that at the site... Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Laileana Date: 08/17/05 15:42:29 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] What is

Re: [scifinoir2] What is your ecological footprint?

2005-08-17 Thread M C Jennings
Mine was 48. What's better, higher or lower? I still missed that at the site... Maurice ---Original Message--- From: Laileana Date: 08/17/05 15:42:29 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] What is your ecological footprint? Mine was 20, interesting website! lois

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: man dies after 50 hours of computer games

2005-08-10 Thread M C Jennings
If they live that long!!! MCJ "But what really excites the video game industry is that younger players may keep playing as they age: 53 percent of active gamers expect to play the same amount or more 10 years from now." ---Original Message--- From: g123curious Date: 08/10/05 13:

Re: [scifinoir2] Space Sations

2005-08-08 Thread M C Jennings
No, it's not like that, my friend. I was a police sergeant, and cops, as you may know, have a very wierd sense of humor. Gallows humor, I believe it s sometimes called. Helps get through some of the tough days... I've retired, and I'm in humor rehab now...LOL! ---Original Message---

Re: [scifinoir2] Space Sations

2005-08-08 Thread M C Jennings
One of the hazards of my former job! LOLLOLLOL! You are cruel. LOL@ ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 08/08/05 06:51:54 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Space Sations In a message dated 8/8/2005 7:47:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL P

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