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Your avatar says otherwise, boy toy. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Make the post and click preview. Icon Aerodyne No links in there. And then make the post and click edit. Well, I still don't see any links. Now I'll log out and look at it. brb. Okay, I logged out and looked at my post, and the links are indeed there. I wonder if emoticon looks different? Well, glory be! It's fixed. No link in emoticon. I'm pretty well satisified with the way this has been addressed. I still prefer the Google Ad style, but this is not bad at all. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Y'know, I just finished chopping raw liver for the cat...and it reminded me of something...something... Look, I don't disagree that smoking is offensive...which is why I don't smoke around people who don't. But as I said at the start, it's relative. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

I've smoked for a long time. The longest I ever quit was four years; except for that, I've quit for periods ranging from 3 months to 2.5 years. It's always been the same--non-smokers smell funny to me when I'm smoking. I don't smoke around non-smokers (which is why I always carry Commit lozenges) but that doesn't change anything about my sense of smell. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

It's relative. You might smell good to other non-smokers, but you may not smell quite so good to a smoker. I've been both, and the only thing I mind as a non-smoker is the smell that gets into clothing and stays there. As a smoker, I can't stand the normal smell of a non-smokers breath. As I said, it's relative. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Me. But more than a few of us have. There were a lot of reasons that people got upset about it, and there's a thread in Suggestions and Feedback detailing all the reasons. We were asked to keep the discussion there, because it makes it easier for Sangiro to address the various complaints about it, which he is trying to do. I still don't like it--I'd prefer to see a Google Ads type of format rather than having my posts hijacked for advertising--but some effort has gone into making it as inoffensive as possible--all in response to the feedback received. So some people don't like the advertising and some people don't like people complaining about the advertising. And then there are people like me who don't like the advertising and don't appreciate being criticized for complaining about having my words hijacked. If your answer is "don't post here" then my answer to you would be "don't read the complaint thread."

Another tidbit: http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/145511main_Dawn_letter.pdf If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

I have no idea how I did that. Here's the correct link, and I've also fixed it up above. http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0603/27dawnrestart/ For those who are interested, you can subscribe to the newsletter on the home page. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Here's a link to today's article from Spaceflight Now: http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0603/27dawnrestart/ Edited to correct link. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Boy, you sure are a fireball. Relax. Take a deep breath. And yeah, Gawain, it was a misuse of "racism" but it looks to me like it's just more convenient (uses less column space) to say "racism" than it is to say "ethnocentrism." So does anyone have a comment on the rest of the content? Or is the whole thread going to be about the use of the wrong word? rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

She's responding to someone who started this thread with the wish that certain people would die in a fire. And she expressed hers. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Sorry I missed your birthday RL. Please accept my best belated wishes and this small gift of knowledge. Blues, Dave Oh my stomach hurts. That was so well done. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

your life??????........... Bite me, Vinny. I've been here for a week, and I haven't seen your ugly mug. What's up with that? You really suck, dude. Really, really suck. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

BWHAHAHAHAHAHA.... we need to go bowling again You and Kevin can go bowling. If you think I'm driving 8 hours and 518 miles ( I thought you were farther away) just to go bowling, think again. You'll have to up the ante. Make me an offer I can't refuse. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

3. He's cute when he bowls. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Just for you: http://www.alt-usage-english.org/I_before_E.html If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

You didn't tell me it could snow when you dangled that carrot in front of my nose yesterday! You are SO going to entertain me if I can't jump that weekend. You haven't lived until you've landed in snow. You also haven't lived until you've landed with snow on you. I once spent about 6000 feet in a cloud (under canopy), and when I emerged, I was snow-covered. It was...fascinating. I think I finally thawed out a few days later. Seriously, though, old weather jumping is no big deal. Just bring gloves, glove liners and plenty of layers. There'll be plenty of folks who'll love to help you warm up afterwards. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

And you would know this, how? Anyway, I'm really not, y'know. I'm really kinda lazy. rl P.S. to Vale: I think you may have hit on something there, but I'm still trying to write thank you PMs to everyone who wished me a happy birthday, and I don't have time to think about it right now. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

For you, anything. (But I have to admit that making pets of rocks is probably a little more odd than having 200 turtles.) rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

OK, that's just a weird sentence. The other day, a friend gave me a hard time because I told my son he could trim his balls when he told me he gets really sweaty after soccer. I think you topped me. I dunno. I think you're still ahead of me with that remark. Will you go see touristy stuff with me? I gotta go run up the steps that Rocky did! Andrea, if you want to be the perfect tourist, who am I to say no? Whatever you want to do is fine with me. I'll pick up a city map the next time I go to the bookstore, and we can do the town. But if it's snowing, I'm going to be bitching under my breath. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Cut it out, Lucky. We're not talking about the death penalty and we're not talking about religion. If you want to argue your straw man, start another thread. In this thread, Michele is taking this (as am I) as a mental health issue. That's all. And that issue is: should a person who is not rational be allowed to take his own life? And that requires defining what "rational" is, which is what Michele is trying to do. This is an important discussion because people not only have to make a decision about their own lives but about whether to intervene in the lives of others. As I said above, if I were starting to slip, I would expect those who love me to allow me to go peacefully before I was too stupid to implement the decision, but if I were merely in the throes of a thyroid-induced depression, I would hope that someone would have the sense to intervene. And I think that's the question we have to ask about every potential suicide. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

RL, You're gonna have to help me out here. I want to understand your point, but am having difficulty as to why desperation cannot be a factor in choice? Only for you, dude. This discussion started in the Bonfire, so please read what I had to say there: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2146909#2146909 http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2146948#2146948 Perhaps that will clarify what it is I think about this, perhaps not. If it doesn't, then ask me again. I don't think desperation is rational. But that may just be semantics. I know that when my friend Troy died, it was because he measured the pain of his life against expected future improvement, saw it was futile, and opted out. I miss him, but I can't fault his logic, because things were never going to get better. I think to some extent, he was depressed--but it wasn't the kind of depression that makes one act irrationally. Given the circumstances of his life, it was not an irrational decision, but the culmination of a decision made long before. "Desperation" to me implies a spontaneous act, not an act that has been given thought or consideration. If I start to get like my grandmother, I'm goin'. There's no "maybe" about it. I've also decided the other sorts of circumstances under which I would take my own life, and if you were to ask my daughter, she will fight tooth and nail to see that if I'm not able to do it for myself, I won't be kept alive against my will. It's a long-term, thought-out process for me. On the other hand, if my thyroid goes wonky again, and I start to sink, I really do hope that someone steps in before I take final action, because it's not that I really want to be dead but because my mind has given up the claim to rational behavior. I can tell you, however, that the feelings at such times are very desperate. So I guess the answer to your question is that from personal experience, I know that desperation as a reason is not a good reason to die. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Well, I think I can remember enough to show you where to get a decent cheesesteak and then give you the grand tour of South Street and Penn's Landing and Newmarket, but if you want to see anything else, I'm probably useless. The last time I was in Philadelphia, it was to get Beck's tongue pierced. I haven't worked there since before she was born. But you let me know what you want to do, and we'll do it. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Well, at that time, I also had 13 cats, 2 dogs, 2 parrots, a black rat snake (wedding present), a Surinam toad, and various numbers (depending on the season) of raccoons, skunks and migratory birds. It was certainly messier than being a cat lady. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb