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Happy Birthday, to a great friend! Robin

In appreciation of Rick's help and to share some small room material with Sudo, I offer the following:

Rick, It worked. I could just kiss you. Robin

Thanks Clay! XP Home Edition HP mx75 nvidia 32MB internet pics (Sudo, nothing related to the adolescent caveat)

Sudo, Despite the fact that I ignored with reckless abandon the standard caveat that we adolescent males were charged with, my vision is fine for a middle aged guy. I know this because the text I am reading is crystal clear. However, to answer your question regarding Cowgirl's binoculars, I can see them but they are somewhat blurry. Robin

I don't see a computer question forum here in the new GSC, so I'll pose my question here. Lately, I am finding that pictures and other graphics (like cartoons and some banners) are becoming progressively more blurry, sometimes hardly recognizable. It looks like the picture never completely loaded on occasions. I have fooled around with the resolution settings on the control panel to no avail. Any ideas what may be up with my computer? Is my monitor ready to buy the farm? Any suggestions? Help!!!

I don't see a computer question forum here in the new GSC, so I'll pose my question here. Lately, I am finding that pictures and other graphics (like cartoons and some banners) are becoming progressively more blurry, sometimes hardly recognizable. It looks like the picture never completely loaded on occasions. I have fooled around with the resolution settings on the control panel to no avail. Any ideas what may be up with my computer? Is my monitor ready to buy the farm? Any suggestions? Help!!!

Happy Birthday! Robin

Happy Birthday, Shellon! Love, Robin

OK, it's been over 30 years now but I seem to recall that Roe turned on the woman's right of privacy rather than the question of medical necessity of the procedure. The issue of medically indicated abortion is moot in this landmark decision. If anyone can find anything in the text of Roe that indicates otherwise, please feel free to counter. As I said, it's been over 30 years. It may come as a surprise to some that the right of privacy is NOT found enumerated in the Bill of Rights. It wasn't until 1965 in Griswold v. Connecticut which struck down a state law outlawing the pill that the general right of privacy was developed by Justice William O. Douglas. Douglas writing for the majority, expounded the penumbra doctrine that held the explicit enumerated rights in the Bill of Rights, i.e. protections against unreasonable searches and seizures (4th Amendment), self incrimination (5th Amendment) etc, cast their penumbra or shadow so as to create zones of privacy that taken together can be generalized as a protected right of privacy. In his blistering dissent in Griswold, Justice Hugo L. Black, who up to this time had been embraced by civil libertarians for his unwavering belief that when the Constitution said that "Congress shall make no law..." it meant that "Congress shall NO law", held that the Court had stepped into dangerous territory and had violated the Constitution's separation of powers by "discovering" a new right not found in the text of the Constitution. To pass upon the constitutionality of statutes by looking to the particular standards enumerated in the Bill of Rights and other parts of the Constitution is one thing; to invalidate statutes because of application of "natural law" deemed to be above and undefined by the Constitution is another. "In the one instance, courts proceeding within clearly marked constitutional boundaries seek to execute policies written into the Constitution: in the other, they roam at will in the limitless area of their own beliefs as to reasonableness...." In Roe, Justice Blackmon relied upon this general right of privacy developed in Griswold as precedent to support his reasoning. Roe holds that the question of a woman's right to choose to terminate her pregnancy falls well within the protected zones of privacy as developed in [/i]Griswold. Since Roe every Supreme Court appointee with the exception of Bork (who was rejected) has affirmed a Constitutional guarantee of privacy.

Abi and Sushmeister, I hope your days are filled with love and laughter. Thanks for your friendship and your hospitality. Peace, Robin

Slaughterhouse Five Kurt Vonnegut (my favorite antiwar book, even though I am not a pacifist) Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger Paradise Lost John Milton (the imagery of heaven and the garden of eden is breathtaking) The Odyssey Homer One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Dr Seuss (cool book for a slightly neurotic kid like me) Ulysses James Joyce (has been touted as the best novel of the 20th Century, characterization of Bloom rivals that of King Lear and Hamlet) Windows on the World Kevin Zraly (great primer for anyone interesting about learning about wine) Portnoy's Complaint Phillip Roth (A must read for every teenage boy) A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansbury Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown Tuesdays with Morrie Mitch Albom

What did the Deadhead say when he was coming down off LSD at a Grateful Dead Concert? "Man, that music sucks." Daughter: "But Dad wheeennn can I start dating? Dad: "When James Brown ain't funky and King Kong ain't a great big monkey!"

Keep on trucking dude

Wat, It has been so nice to get reacquainted with you after all these years. Moreover, it has been a blessing that our acquaintance has grown into a friendship. I have learned through our friendship what it means for friends to love and fight for each other when things look their darkest. Sharon, It have enjoyed getting to know you over the past year. It is always a delight to hear you ring in on yahoo chat! Robin

Exie, I love you too. Tom, love your humor. Dot, I love your gentle spirit.

Thank you all sooo much! I feel like Sally Field the night she won the Oscar for Places in the Heart. "You all do love me, you really do. :lol: Thanks ala and krys, I don't think I have to tell you how much your friendship has meant to me. Love you both. Dave and Hap, thanks for all the late night fun. If we can't screech with the eagles in the morning at least we can hoot with the owls at night. Sudo, a good zin would do nicely with your "better'n sex" stew. I guess that would make it zinfully better'n sex. I do declare Ms. Belle and Act 2, you do warm this south'rn gents heart with your charm andkindness. Wayfernot and outofdafog, you girls are great even though we occasionally go at it in the politics 'tacks forum. Linda, your words radiate wisdom. Kathy, I have always enjoyed the honesty and openness of your posts. Shellon, thank you for caring. It was comforting coming into chat at night and being greeted with "How's today, Robin." Gentle Wacky, you bring a twinkle to my eye a smile to my face. Jardinero, there always will be a special place in my heart for you. You were and are a gift.

Happy Birthday, Wat!!!! Luvya! Robin

Happy birthday Belle! From one goblin to another :D

Jerry, Thank you for sharing your story with us. God bless your mom. Robin Rosa, Your courage gave birth to the Dream. God bless you. May we be worthy to pick up your mantle to carry on the fight against injustice. R

Happy Birthday, Thelma! Thank you for all the love and kindness you have given to me. Robin

Happy Birthday, Dave!!!

DRINK RED WINE!!!! Reservatrol has been shown to be effective in preventing heart disease. The much maligned French have not even one third of the instances of heart disease compared to Americans even though they smoke more and eat more fatty foods. They also drink about ten times more wine per person than do we. Now this bit of news about how red wine could save humanity from the scourge of avian flu!!! Easy does it though. Remember in addition to being capable of producing so much pleasure as a beverage as well as inspiring so much passion in those of us oenophiles, it is also a drug and should be respected as such. A VOTRE SANTE! (To your health) Robin

Happy Birthday Linda Z and out of the fog! :wub:

'Mr. Floatie' Backs Out of Mayoral Race Wednesday, October 19, 2005 VICTORIA, British Columbia - Mr. Floatie, a community activist who dresses up in a feces costume to decry the pumping of raw sewage into the waters off British Columbia's capital, has withdrawn his name as a candidate for mayor. The city had planned to challenge Mr. Floatie's candidacy in B.C. Supreme Court. James Skwarok, the man inside the costume, said the city apparently took issue with his candidacy because only real people can run for municipal office. "Of course I'm not a real person," Skwarok said earlier this week. "I'm a big piece of poop." Robert Woodland, Victoria's administrator, confirmed that Mr. Floatie is no longer in the running, the Victoria Times Colonist reported Tuesday. Skwarok was not available for further comment. Mr. Floatie has become a regular sight at public gatherings. He passes out pamphlets drawing attention to Victoria's practice of pumping sewage directly into the Juan de Fuca after only a screening to remove solids.