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What kind of scripting *nix (tcsh, bash, etc)? Windows? Java?

You got it. Actually the line(s) that are oft remembered are "Feeling lucky punk? Go ahead. Make my day."

Since you bring up Kelley and adopting a family - here is something that is nice but also practical as heck and solves one of those gigantic parent problems. Ya know when you look around the kids' room and see all of those toys that they haven't touched in 5 years but refuse to toss? We find a family and make an XMAS visit. Some of these kids are from such broken places that they've never seen a wrapped gift. My kids - yeah even my son - really get into wrapping the used toys up and ya know it is just hawg heaven for some kid to have not one - but 25 wrapped XMAS gifts. The practical side? Ya got your kids to clean out their rooms (*snicker*). My children have moved on now - but between them they still maintain the same practice. Funny how that ratty old nerf football that you'd just love to toss became the gift that made some young boy run up to his mom and say, "Look what I got mom?"

Friendly neighborhood spider man

Now you've gone and done it Shellon. Although many, if not most, on GSC won't believe it I am a big believer in the "small kindness" things. Being nice rarely costs a single penny - maybe a couple of minutes of your time. I'm the nut job that still helps little old ladies (although I am rapidly becoming an old man) put their groceries in the trunk. I'm a firm believer in supporting people who are hired at the local grocery with Down's - I pick their lines on purpose if they are bagging. Today I walked into the Einstein's bagel shop at the student union. Now ya gotta understand that Louisiana can be a weird place racially - where certain people still often end up with the service jobs and certain others as the "users" of those services. Result is often a very under toned strained racial relationship. There is a fine woman there named Brandi - always has that smile on her face and humming some nice tune - and always has that sweet greeting that is common in LA - "How you doing this morning baby?" Today she asked me how I was and I said fine as long as I can see you in the morning darling. She got all soft and told me I made her day. Well on the way out I got to thinking (rare for me) and stopped off at the bookstore to pick her up one of those 3-D ornaments - made out of little delicate threads and such - packed flat but then you "puff it out" and it becomes a 3-D snow flake - all delicate silver and white threads and such. Bought one for her and brought it back to her...to quote the oft used line...I wish you could have seen the look on her face and heard the words she said.

If the scotch is good - WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND would water down good scotch with ice, or anything else for that matter. Good scotch (Laphroig, Lagavulin, etc) should be sipped neat from a small glass and the taste savored over time. Drinking scotch for a buzz instead of the taste is a waste of scotch.

Shellon - we've had our PM's about your posts so I will not reiterate here. However if someone asked me what I thought of you as a person I would probably just stare stupidly back at them as if they had asked me what I thought of the Rock of Gibraltar.

Lighten up sweetie. The screen name comes from Robert Hunter who was a lyricist for the Grateful Dead and has nothing to do with imbibing rum. And since I understand you are quite the banjo player perhaps you might want to check into Robert Hunter and perhaps a couple of tunes from "Old and In the Way" which includes not only Garcia but Vassar Clemens, David Griswold and some other great bluegrass folk. In any case,as I said before, thanks for sticking up for Excie. She's been through the mill. Nighty night.

Ain't a member, ain't got the time, ain't got the interest. But thanks for standing up for her. She's been through a lot.

Uhhh harsh to whom? TWI? If so then yes it was harsh. I figured with all of Excie's posts about abuse that if anyone would grin about buying up that coach and setting it on fire she might be first on the list. As long as TWI is selling of property etc I think it might me a real gas to set the coach on fire and post vids on you tube.

I concur about the unsupported and dubious tenets. Below is the best link I have seen on religion. However if George Carlin offends you - please don't follow the URL http://www.youtube.c...h?v=RNy6ziOyxoA

Those are actually tough questions...especially when you/he says "we." For starters I will say I cannot answer those questions myself...I'm, generally. too ignorant to speak for humans as a whole. Life's experiences are so individual that when it comes to personal matters it is hard to consider if "we" are evolved enough as humans as a whole body of animals. It is easy to say humans have a heart, two lungs, a pair of legs, etc. When it comes to life experiences with religion, any religion, it becomes personal and often very individual. The same can be said for trauma. Some people can walk away - others in the same type of trauma are truly damaged for life...and yet others are marginally damaged but can refer to their past trauma as an excuse for future failure. So my apologies for not providing any answers to your questions but I thought I'd toss in my $0.02 from a general perspective.

Excellent comments on Penworks and Shellon. Thanks for thinking of it and taking the time to post it.

I didn't know it was the charter of GSC to be helpful. I think that being helpful was from the BASIC (not WAY driven) goodness of people's own hearts. I believe - if I can still read English - the mission is to tell the other side of the story. While I certainly wish no harm on newbies who have (perhaps...and often fabricated) trauma of their own... simple facts are that GSC is not a certified psychological "help site." Just a bunch of folks telling the "other side of the story." Excie - perhaps you should go back to the JW site where you have been trashing GSC as well as Pawtucket by his real name. It has not been missed by several here on GSC. Pawtucket gave you safe haven and you have endeavored to trash him on the net. Wanna buy a used motor coach too?

Well I was tweaking some atmospheric numerical models today on global climate change. I figure if my results come out wrong I can blame it on 13th Friday.

Jeezus Twinky - never crawl back to that space. I'd rather be in a good old fashioned barroom brawl than go back there. Chin up lass

I don't call myself by any nationality except when I have to go through customs and immigration. BTW since you bring up Mexico - they refer to their country as Estatos Unos - or United States - and it has nothing to do with the country I live in. Saying USA is kind of accepted around the world. It is the name given to this country by the founding fathers and is globally accepted (generally). Good enough for me. Also BTW Buenos Aires is a fine place - almost bought retirement property there as well as in Valparaiso Chile. My objection is when anyone lumps any other group all together. So now in Edward Morrow's words - good night and good luck - although it is middle of the night for you right now.

That comment was ridiculously harsh. People in the USA are quite conscious of other countries and cultures. Certainly not everyone - but your comment simply lumps all of us into one big lump of ignorant fools. Companies in the USA do business with every country but six as limited by certain export laws in the Department of Commerce. I have been on six continents and over 100 countries and EVERYTIME I go someplace new I read a good book titled "Kiss, Shake or Bow." I have made every effort to understand other countries and cultures as have all of the employees of my previous company and the university I work for now. We have mandatory training for international travel so that you do not get labeled as a typical loud mouthed ignorant Brit who stabs every teen they can find...oops...musta been the daemon's in me controlling the keyboard for a second. It seems that it is so much fun for people to make fun of the USA. Enjoy Twinky. The sun finally did set on the British empire as it will someday set on the USA. Your comment however, shows ignorance, arrogance, and gross ego. Maybe you guys are just holding too much PMS water and need to go beat up on the Falkland Islands again to let of some off your imperialistic steam. As I recall it was YOUR poll that lumped all of the Americas together...and a few citizens of the USA who pointed that out to you. Why don't you spend the money to come to the USA and instead of going to an ex-cult BBQ take the time to visit people here - get to know US instead of always coming down on USA for not getting to know YOU. And before you decide that this is a personal attack...I really expected more from you than a cheap shot at the USA as a whole. That was well beneath most of your other posts. I shall expect a prompt call on the telly tomorrow from the G.B Ambassador to the U.S.A. offering immediate delivery of some excellent Brit scones and tea..and some good ale as well.

Oh Vic had that covered...consider this Vic: The word takes the place of the absent christ Vic: God told me he would teach me the word like it hasn't been known since the first century Conned cult follower's conclusion: Vic is the word and hence the absent christ. ...and how often did he make fun of the pope for speaking ex cathedra whilst vic did the very same. Consider this: Vic: There are no originals Vic: I wish you could see it in the original (how many times did you hear that in rez?) Conclusion: Vic was the word because somehow god showed him the original, Vic therefore is the absent christ Vic conned us all and was a good con man. PT Barnum would have made him a full partner.

Uhhh - that isn't the second law of thermodynamics - but I can let it slide in this thread.

I'm thinking that that is a pretty bold statement. Mithraism may indeed be a counterfeit, but simple fact of the matter is that it is pretty hard to prove that any religion is "true." Most religions have a "faith" element, something unseen, hoped for in the future, some transition after "death" or such that is based on a belief system rather than provable events. I could no more consider Christianity to be the complete truth (or non counterfeit if you will) than Mithraism. That being said, the basic tenants of Christianity seem fine, but then again so do the basic tenants of Judaism, Buddhism, Taoism, and many others. They all fall short in a couple of areas however, every damned one of them. We a) murder in the name of them and b) use them for class wars - typically gender - keep the women down - keep the homosexuals down, keep the African based ethnicity's down...etc...etc...etc. And therein Christianity, historically, doesn't show one milligram better than other religions.

No idea why you are so polite to Linder. He was always a fat and stupid f**k with an arrogant attitude. His wife was always kind of nice in rez - never understood why a nice young thing like here would kiss up to a fat, pasty, slimey, major wuss kinda guy. I heard he and Craig got it on a lot in later years. Hey Linder - you must have figured out who I am by now. Wanna stop by for a visit? I got some nice utensils that can perform liposuction on ya pea brain.

All sound advice from Krys. One more thing to add. Avoid (if possible) enclosed spaces with non-moving air such as elevators, buses, subways, etc. The H1N1/A virus is aerosol borne as well as contact borne. People are contagious for about 48-72 hours before the outbreak of their symptoms...hence a cough in an elevator becomes a very effective vector for the virus...while the original victim still has no idea they are infected. BIG ONE HERE...my daughter is a molecular bio-engineer and gave me the rundown on why this one is so dangerous to those we usually think are safe - that is teens through twenty somethings... not the usual infants and older folk...DRINK LOTS OF WATER. It breaks up the critical reproductive cycles of the virus. In her words..."Dad drink enough water that you think your drowning yourself. Drink water until your urine is clear all day and night."

Good point. I was going to post earlier but was busy at the new house. How about Wendy's? Burger King? How come it is always McD's that gets picked on? (e.g. "supersize me") and no one ever gets on TV and says - Oh yeah - BTW - Burger King fries are the same as McD's.... We've never been into fast food in my family - but I sure can''t tell the difference when someone comes back to work from McD's or Wendy's. And to refute the woman on the vid - "Why do we feed this to our children?" Well lady - I never did feed them that so stop with your all inclusive we sh(t. She also never bothered to mention that both salt and fat can act as preservatives (most people know about salt but there used to be products called "fatted meats" - meats packed in layers of fat to preserve them over the winter....does she think that somehow McD's is magically introducing special chemicals and drugs into the potatoes? He(( I am NO supporter of fast food but she simply has her little crusade going...I was waiting for her to say that not eating McD's develops more harmony in the home.