Also think of all the valuable time saved by people who basically now will have their own personal driver. Middle-class people will now enjoy what used to be the privilage of the wealthy. This will add years to people's lives that othwise would have spent that time driving, now they can do other th...

These are the last two Letters by Pastor Preus to his dying Father-In-Law and family.  Each Letter, a short chapter in the book "What They Need to Hear" by Klemet Preus tends to build on prior material.  They begin with " Preface " in my August 6 post; the preface discusses the p...

an interesting article about a report from the st Luis federal reserve, that says hording money is the cause of poor economy http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/09/report-fault-fed-says-americans-hoard-money-blame-poor-economy/ it also has some interesting doomer porn about the government definition of ...

Reub wrote: This would make a great quiz! So is Obama Sunni or Shia?

Neither, he is a shita.

... Mountaineer

I just scribbled a quick note to myself to bring my own drinks when we party at Dualstow's place.  :) lol. There's plenty of Boyd & Blair potato vodka if you prefer. I tend not to offer kombucha to guests. My parents were over for the first time in a long time and I served them coffee. Thanks a...

Are animals property?  Can we do whatever we want with them?  Does a being that can obviously feel pain and fear have no moral relevancy? They can be.  No.  Maybe (define the set of morals you want to consider). I, too, eat meat.  I, too, have smacked a dog.  I have not shot a grouse (but I have sh...

Here are the latest Letters.  Each Letter, a short chapter in the book "What They Need to Hear" by Klemet Preus tends to build on prior material.  They begin with " Preface " in my August 6 post; the preface discusses the purpose of the book. Letter 85 - Heaven: You've Always Bee...

For those of you who would like to understand more about the Creationists' view of evolution, you may wish to read some of Johnathan Sarfati's books (available at Amazon).  This is the author's background: Dr. Safarti studied science at Victoria University of Wellington. He obtained a B.Sc. in Chemi...

I thought this might be of interest. ... Mountaineer Jihadist vs. jihadist September 8, 2014 by Gene Veith Remember the Badr Brigade, the vicious jihadists that were the bane of our existence in the Iraq War?  Remember Iran, the vicious jihadists that have been the bane of our existence ever since t...

Here are the latest Letters.  Each Letter, a short chapter in the book "What They Need to Hear" by Klemet Preus tends to build on prior material.  They begin with " Preface " in my August 6 post; the preface discusses the purpose of the book. Letter 83 - Heaven: The Work of Jesu...

another interesting picture for the evolution deniers http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sBjHByk_sy0/UmXm0gg12NI/AAAAAAAALJA/n4OjrYtn3Qo/s1600/Capture.JPG "mud skippers" a fish that walks around on land, and fills a place in nature between aquatic and land animals I'm still not quite sure how mud ...

another interesting picture for the evolution deniers http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sBjHByk_sy0/UmXm0gg12NI/AAAAAAAALJA/n4OjrYtn3Qo/s1600/Capture.JPG "mud skippers" a fish that walks around on land, and fills a place in nature between aquatic and land animals I'm still not quite sure how mud ...

It's not that long.....(she said) ZING! That's two!  I'm sensing you may have some repression issues today?  Is it brown or white eyes?  :o ... Mountaineer I am feeling a bit financially repressed. I just got my paycheck and it included 13 hours of OT at time and a half. I was absolutely beasted by...

I guess this isn't dramatic enough for you but it is an example of evolution in a natural setting: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080421-lizard-evolution.html In just a few decades the 5-inch-long (13-centimeter-long) lizards have developed a completely new gut structure, larger he...

Kshartle wrote:

moda0306 wrote: Sorry for the long-ass post fellas...

It's not that long.....(she said) ZING!

That's two!  I'm sensing you may have some repression issues today?  Is it brown or white eyes? 

... Mountaineer

To add to that, there is no demand until production takes place. You can't demand what hasn't been produced. There was no demand for iPhones until the first ones were made. It sure seems that iPhones, after the first or second model, have sure been in demand prior to their being produced.  What do ...

To add to that, there is no demand until production takes place. You can't demand what hasn't been produced. There was no demand for iPhones until the first ones were made. It sure seems that iPhones, after the first or second model, have sure been in demand prior to their being produced.  What do ...

All this time I thought "mumbo jumbo" was very intelligently referring to something objective rather than an emotional subjective thing.  ;) Mumbo Jumbo (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Flamingo Land Resort, UK Mumbo Jumbo (Banjo-Kazooie), a video-game character "Mumbo Jumbo"...

Here are the latest Letters.  Each Letter, a short chapter in the book "What They Need to Hear" by Klemet Preus tends to build on prior material.  They begin with " Preface " in my August 6 post; the preface discusses the purpose of the book. Letter 83 - Heaven: The Work of Jesus...

I am fascinated that he openly states he is going to, for all practical purposes, either break the law or not enforce it .... and the general populace, or congress, or the supreme court, does not even blink.  It looks like he has the capability to hypnotize the masses.  It really is bizarre to me, m...

Thanks, Benko. I love Bob's Red Mill. Have enjoyed a lot of their products over the years. I eat steel cut oats once every couple weeks or so.  They take longer to cook, but are completely different (and taste much better to me) than any of the other rolled oat products (i.e. cooks-in-five-minute, ...

Here are the latest Letters.  Each Letter, a short chapter in the book "What They Need to Hear" by Klemet Preus tends to build on prior material.  They begin with " Preface " in my August 6 post; the preface discusses the purpose of the book. Letter 81 - The Holy Spirit: The Conv...

Producer <----> Consumer Symbiotic relationship.  Chicken and egg.  Both necessary.  Neither more important than the other.  Sustainable. Pig ----> Bacon.  Only one is necessary.  Pig most important.  Not sustainable.  Who wants to be the chicken, egg, pig, bacon (for this thread)? ... Mountaineer

Lutheran Satire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP8tTXKzObc&list=UU2-3Cf7Hw10b3NW05p2Z7IA&channel=TheLutheranSatire And an article by the author of Lutheran Satire on the "Osteenification of America".  No wonder so many become disillusioned to Christianity; I think I would be too ...

I don't really know what I believe on a lot of subjects anymore. Everything seems so much more complex than I used to think. I do think employers will automate away the jobs if labor gets more expensive, but that's sort of orthogonal to the point that the author is making. Fighting the minimum wage...