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Our Date With Hate!
Ahhh, russl, I'm sure I'd like your face as well as I like your writing :) But do you really believe passive ignorance is the way to go with all issues? Or just this one, in retrospect?— October 18, 2009 7:07 p.m.
Our Date With Hate!
Hey, Robbie, sorry to play out differences on your blog, but you know you brought up a controversial issue, and disagreement is par for the course--'nuclear warfare' is a bit hyperbolic as analogy, no? I hope you can consider that my comments are hate-free; I think I show quite a bit of restraint when dealing with someone who has hurled the most vile of epithets against me just for the heck of it, and a fair amount of hate speech at others in general. I would not mind if people worked out their differences on my blog comment section, because it shows that people are working it out with words, not physical violence, right? And surely, there are a few nuggets of useful info here and there, amongst the more unfortunate content? ;)— October 18, 2009 6:36 p.m.
A Man Can't Just Sit Around
re: #14: SAD! The kids all looked uncomfortable to me. When "Falcon" made the comment about "You said it was for a show," the look on the dad's face was priceless--suddenly tightlipped and slightly shaking his head, as if to say "Shuddup, kid!" So the family was on "Wife Swap," and apparently dad liked it so much that he cooked up this scheme for more attention--maybe a show of their own? I love that he and his wife actually met in acting class! He claims to be an amateur scientist, and has only high school education. What a dips***! I feel sorry for the kids, and glad to hear social services are looking into the fitness of the home.— October 18, 2009 6:29 p.m.
Saving the Draft
I like anything you post--finished or -un.— October 18, 2009 6:22 p.m.
got paranormal activity?
"Contested Waters" looks like a fun read--will have to check it out. "The Springboard in the Pond" is the one. Written by a Dutchman, not me--and coincidentally, could have been MUCH better written by me ;) Thanks for your usual research prowess on the amulet. Looks like Cuddle's got some readin' ta do...— October 18, 2009 6:11 p.m.
Eat Up, Countrymen
What about the original Caesar salad, with anchovies? Anchovies ok, sardines no? :) And what of fresh grilled sardines? More of a Mediterranean thing?— October 18, 2009 6:08 p.m.
He Was a Man
Sorry, guys. Can't locate the first link, thought it was the wiki that led to several pics in one location--apparently like Mr. Williams's head, they are a bit scattered. Some of these are fake, obviously: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q… Bonus "article:" http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/12/20/nationa… More tripe: http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/10154142/Repor…'-frozen-head# http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2009/10/… You just can't make this stuff up, folks: "Then he grabbed a monkey wrench, heaved a mighty swing, missing the tuna can completely but hitting the head dead center,' Johnson wrote. "Tiny pieces of frozen head sprayed around the room."— October 18, 2009 5:48 p.m.
Our Date With Hate!
"I HAVE called you those names and I've apologized for that." Where might that be? As I recall, the "street whore" and "lesbian" epithets were so filthy that admin removed them. I have not seen any kind of apology anywhere, and I'm not sure how much an apology from you is worth, since you continue to indulge your immediate impulses, then may or may not later make a half-assed broom swipe at the messes left behind. "As for my work in the community,I have worked suicide hotlines,I've worked in church meal lines,I've volunteered to call Bingo at the Poway Senior Center only be told that I probably wouldn't pass a background check because of my armed robbery and I worked the phone banks just before election day last year on behalf of the Vote No On 8 campaign." Good for you, then, and I totally forgot about your work with the suicide hotline. I'm sorry they didn't enlist you for Prop 8--they needed all the help they could get. "I think most counter-protesters have that American Idol mentality that they'll get their 15 minutes of fame." However, the particular kind of work you've done doesn't exactly qualify this opinion as accurate, and suggesting that everyone sit on their hands and ignore hate propagandists often is not the right strategy--why would you suggest this across the board?— October 18, 2009 4:54 p.m.
Our Date With Hate!
Fixed: WBC.— October 18, 2009 4:18 p.m.
Our Date With Hate!
"Clearly someone who doesn't know me yet tries her hardest to pin a label that couldn't be more wrong." Pete, at least I am in the ballpark with you. It is highly doubtful that you have done any activist organizing or volunteering--and have zilch respect for those who have. Correct me if I am wrong. By the way, you have called me a street whore, a masculine lesbian, and a lonely, man-less spinster. Pop flies in all directions. AS for the BWC, perhaps. Maybe you should outline your strategies and try to organize and implement them, instead of just shouting about it on the Reader--again, on the sidelines of the sidelines.— October 18, 2009 4:17 p.m.