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Yes it is!!!

Hooner -- what is it you're *researching*??

Lori --- good point. Think I'll listen to you, and not him. :) ckm -- I promised to be nice. This IS NOT a slam. ;)

I have a question --- (if I may). I always see ballerinas on their tip-toes. Why don't they just get taller ballerinas?

And Merry Christmas to you too, Raf. :) (I still think you were playing *air guitar*.)

:) Merry Christmas to you all too.

That sentence makes ZERO sense to me.

:)

HERE, AND HERE.

ANYTHING!!!! --- put in coffee, is a POLLUTANT! (Be that sugar, cream, sweetener, whisky, milk, cinnamon, etc.) Now -- ask me about pizza! Seriously -- caffenine *straight up* is the ONLY way to go.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who converted who -- in that van???!!!???

Row --- whenever you put in bold, or font, or color, or whatever --- it has to be ended with a [/b], [/font], [/color], etc. Click the icon twice. That'll give you both the beginning and ending *tag* for what you want to do.:)

HERE'S ANOTHER REVIEW OFTHE GOD THAT RISKS

TAO --- From what I know, CES got hold of a book by John Sanders called: The God Who Risks, and promoted it back around 1999, or 2000 (thereabouts). JAL did a tape teaching on it (at least the basic premise thereof), in Dec. 1999. Mark G. *expounded* on the philosophy in their next two tapes after that. As with all things of this nature -- there were both good and bad points offered. As far as I am concerned -- the jury is still out on this one. Personally -- I think the *answer* is somewhere in the middle. I bought the book The God Who Risks, but never completely finished reading it. What I did read was an eye-opening/ thought provoker to me, but evidently this *theology* has the support of other christian organizations as well. CES found it, looked at it, and then promoted it. I haven't a clue as to how long this was *researched*. (My imo) I'm not condoning, or condemning CES for it. Nor am I gonna believe it -- just because CES tosses it on the dinner table to chew on and digest. As I said -- still mulling it over in my mind. But that's just me. :)

Hey Rhino -- Just out of curiosity I put Loy's name in the generator. Regards from moi --- WILD HOGAN

Hmmm. I kinda got that impression too, but went with air guitar, instead. Regardless -- (again), Congrats!!!

Potato -- Ck and I have had a few disagreements here and there.. He accused me of being/ saying things that weren't acceptable to me. But (looking at what he posted), I made a decision. I decided NOT to antagonize Mr. Ck. anymore. :) So -- for what it is worth --- I-DON'T-GIVE-A-RATZ-BEHIND what he posts. I made a promise, and I intend to keep it. :) ckm --I promised to be nice --- remember? This here isn't a *slam*. ;)

Count me in too.

And --- if there is no committment --- find a different line of work. :)

Polar Bear -- it may take a committment --but it sure is fun (bluegrass style). ;)

LG -- I hear that. Working at a group home, I try to get *my guys* out to do stuff as much as possible. Invariably -- when we are at a store in the mall, or a coffee shop, or whatever, the folks in the store figure out that my clients are disabled (NOT a hard thing to do), and automatically assume that they can not answer questions for themselves. The clerk (or whomever), realizes I am "the staff" for them, and ask me what they need. I tell the clerk -- "Ask them. Not me." The consternation on their face is something to behold. I can just see them thinking "WHAT!!! Me talk to someone like that?" Total embarassment, total confusion, and totally flustered. And when they do speak to my clients -- it never fails --- And they speak v--e--r--y s--l--o--w--l--y, and V--E--R--Y L--O--U--D--L--Y. I tell the clerk -- "Hey -- we're not deaf. Can you speak a little more quietly here?" Then they are totally embarrassed, and sometimes I let them off the hook by saying -- "It's ok. Really it is. Now what did you want to know?" (Actually -- I had to *dress down* a doctor, who came to our house to evaluate one of the clients.) He spoke so LOUDLY, I immediately interrupted him to ask if he had some good drugs with him, that would cure the headache I was getting from the volume of his voice. (I didn't *let him off the hook* -- he should have known better). Point is (I guess) -- I'd like to aplogize if I came off sounding like a *clerk* to you. Thank you for reminding me that some folks accept their situation in life. Accepting it, living with it, and dealing with it --regardless of what others might assume. I know *my guys* live with their disabilities, understand that they are *different*, but they like to be treated as if they were normal folks. I do my best to see that happens. And I'll do my best to do the same here. :)

TOMMYZ -- I agree.

Hmmmm. Must be on your end. I just got a *speeding ticket* here on the information highway!

HCW --- I'd like to say thanks as well. It's not often we/ I hear an eloquent perspective such as that. ckm -- I'm NOT commenting on the rest ot the quote above. I promised to be nice --- remember? ;) (edited to add [/size])

Hmmmmm. That kinda looks like playing *air guitar* to me! :P Congrats Raf.