simplicitys-brother

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  1. I have heard of German cockroaches being zapped for two minutes and walking away. They will be the next intelligent species on this planet. They have been successful survivors for over 60 million years.
  2. Goodonya Josh. I still have mine from putting a carrier into commission in 1962. It got me a few drinks along the way. Proud to still display it.
  3. I think it is a horrible idea. I hope it was not your original. I can agree with union in the private sector but in the public sector the unions apparent enemy is their neighbors who will pay the bills. FDR said that the employees of government should not be able to form unions because of that but by the time Reagan came along we had unions so entrenched and arrogant that the air controllers did their stupidity. Politicians see public unions as a way to keep a large block of votes and will pander to them with gusto. I don't believe that politicians can resist the chance to launder money through the unions. I think that about 98% of federal programs could be better handled by states and local governments or private enterprise but without any federal influence. The more power is centralized the more lilke Russia in the 30's-70's we become and that was not good folks, Russia is still not over the damage. I would be in favor of even eliminating federal air controllers because we have technology that would allow faster, safer flying without the rules and silliness of routing mistakes. There are so many other wastes of the federal government that could be done better or in many cases not done at all by anyone else. The sad part is that so many people have become dependent not only for money but how/what to cook, what exercises to do, how to light our homes and the crazy list can go on for a very long time. Not to mention the 70,000 page tax code which no one p[erson understands. How about making that 133 paqes that your fourth grader can dig?
  4. Rev ED; Where have you been iding? You have sorely been missed. It has been so lonesome around here waiting for you. A tram car goes right in front of my church here in Tampa but they are not as nice as yours.
  5. It could be said that if you do not have a lit cigarette in your hand that you are a non-smoker. At least for the moment. It sounds like you are doing well, Carry on.
  6. Of course you can do it. Just decide that is what you want and stop. If you don't decide you will never have the moral courage to get it done.
  7. Kick the habit Murph. Later, I think you will be happy you did. In my world quitting smoking is done by deciding you don't want them any more and every time you have an urge remember that you don't want the damn things any more. Ten years ago I threw mine out of the car window and have not had one since. I used to do 3 packs a day but when I made the decision, that was the end of it. Your lungs start to clear up immediately and in a couple of weeks the phlegm will subside. Exercise and it won't be long and you will be back to your youthful state.
  8. Hank Williams Jr. Buck Owens Dolly Partin Zero Mostell Helen Reddy Horsefeathers Sparky & gang. and many musical shows. JC Superstar, Hair, Several on Broadway when I was young.
  9. No! not at all.Hypnosis puts people into even deeper sleep. Not recommended for healthy living.
  10. Yes to all of them, And then we forgot so that we could play a game and having forgotten we forgot how to remember. Those abilities can be recovered.
  11. Happiness could be defined as: the overcoming of not unknowable obstacles in pursuit of a worthwhile goal. Yes, I get to overcome obstacles and that pleases me.
  12. If you don't know what you are doing, please stay out of the booth. Don't vote for the sound bite, vote from a basis of knowledge and sanity.

  13. How do you know it is his birthday? Or, how do you know we are talking about Obama's birthday? I have not heard yet that he has verified who he is much less when or where he was born.
  14. Welcome to the forum. Visit us in the Current events or Off Topic areas. We never bite hard.

  15. I can tell you that any type of hypnosis will lay in more troubles than it could ever solve. Do something that will wake you up, not put you further under consciousness. Look around, you can find it. Many many many lifetimes ago are clear as a bell. But that is all I would say on the subject.
  16. Hey Murph; I just looked at all the emoticons and Bouncy is missing, did you hide her? Supwidat?
  17. Having known a few of them over the years I can say that many members of congress are half a container of fries short or more. Collectively the congress may be one fry toward a large meal. There is a bunch of ne'er do wells but they do know who to hire to get re-elected. Also having known a few of them over the years I think they are all pretty much agnostic. They leave nothing to belief other than their own pretended knowledge. If there ever was a really religious man in congress I think it would have been Gerry Ford before he became Speaker. Still, he was almost always a politician.
  18. I came back because someone said I didn't know any better and I want to make them right.
  19. I like yuor avatar but nore than that I like the way you think, or the way you write about what you think. I also wonder where in the world you are? Plus six hours. Hmmm Israel? The Med?

  20. I am not at all at odds with myself. If you want the answer to that question go to a funeral home and when they bring in a fresh body watch for signs of how it moves around on the table waiting for the service. If the body does move around, you can be pretty sure that there is a spirit there moving it, otherwise it wil lay there just like a side of beef and do nothing. Since it is the spiritual being that animates the body, perhaps you can learn from that. Of course that is not what you were told in most schools and churches. They lose control when you find out what you really consist of.
  21. Anybody want a third possibility? Life meets the physical universe and animates some of it to subdue the remainder of the physical universe. End of today's lesson. Good night all.
  22. Ya, they think that way too. It won't take them long in the real world to get over that.