Terry Tate

That's horrible. When you benchpress, don't put locks on the ends of the bars, you can just lean right/left to dump the weights if need be. Don't know if that necessarily would've helped him in that situation, but you really should always have a spotter when you lift.

It's the consumption tax web site FAQ list (dubbed 'fair tax' by it's supporters). It has a list of it's arguments for the most common oppositions raised. Just thought I'd throw that out there if you (or anyone else) wanted to see the counters.

"The state budget has been late for 20 straight years, ..."

Fairtax FAQ list.

Good point. A trade for Shelton may be a good idea (I honestly don't know), but some people here seem to be in a bidding war with themselves - worst possible negotiating position. If he's worth more to another team, so be it. Doesn't mean it's the best plan for the Bills.

What a sweetheart. So are you the crazy uncle, or the funny uncle, or what? My nieces and nephews need to keep their wits about them when I'm around.

If (IF) Arizona cuts Shelton on June 1st, and Buffalo signs him, calling for TD to give the Cards anything for him right now is going to seem kind of silly.

That was innapropriate. You can make your case without those types of comments ('most of America' against a 'charade' by the 'far religious right', 'zealots', etc).

A website that published fake news stories from CNN has been taken offline after receiving a threatening legal letter from the cable network alleging copyright and trademark infringement. From Wired news.

That's some funny stuff there.

LOL, I just skipped right past this when you first mentioned it. Levittown, named after William Levitt - the man who introduced the whole concept of affordable suburban tract homes to post-WWII America. That's a bit of history there; there were other Levittowns (and of course, a lot of other suburbias), but that one built on the potato fields was the first one.

Perhaps you believe this is not hyperbole because your habit of overestimating people extends to rapists and pedophiles. Or, you could have some as yet unrevealed data of some sort to prove this claim. Any example, at any level of government, at any time in history, in any location on earth of raising taxes having successfully fixed a corrupt, bloated, inefficient government would be very illustrative.

If it's within your abilities, I'm a fixer-upper guy. Nothing like sweat equity. Even if you hire some work out, there's lots of ways to save on materials. Just depends on how much your family will put up with. Living in a fixer-upper takes some patience. Our last house shopping, we drive up to a place, my wife takes one look from the car and says "Tell the agent 'let's go.' I don't even want to look at it". Yes, it was that bad. Long story short, I talked her into buying it, and got to work. By the time we sold it five years later, my wife had become more attached to the 'new' version of the place than I was. There are no bad houses, just bad prices for condition. A whole house inspection will give you a laundry list of items - review the required repairs to see if you want to take it on (ability, material cost, etc), and use it as a checklist as you work on them if you buy it. If you can handle living in a fixer-upper while you work on it, they're money in your pocket. On the other hand, if the house that would make you happy 'as is' is within your means, I can't argue with that. I enjoy doing the work, so it's not a chore to me.

I'm just glad my fair-haired, very light-skinned friend from Iran doesn't have to worry about getting pummeled for going to the bathroom on an airplane.

Doesn't count. Not a terrorist act.

Barry? Barry Switzer? Is that you?

A guide to health care decision making. The Living Will

A guide to health care decision making. The Living Will

US Congress, s686, For the relief of the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo: Rep - 156 for, 5 against, 71 not voted. Dem - 47 for, 53 against, 102 not voted. US Senate, s653, A bill for the relief of the family of Theresa Marie Schiavo: Unanimously approved. Most of the House and Senate Republicans obviously missed the memo on how to be Republican. Apparently, so too did half of the house and all of the Senate Democrats. But here's where I get confused - did the House and Senate Democrats who voted for or against the bill do so because they were good Republicans, or bad Republicans? Since some here are apparently having little luck teaching Republicans or Democrats how to be real Republicans, maybe their wisdom would be better utilized should they concentrate harder on teaching Christians how to be real Christians, or teaching those with families the real meaning of compassion and love.

Grand Tourismo Omologato. RIP Mr Delorean.

The link in the post has an extra http:// in it. Correct that in the address, and it works. http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-browns...ack=2&cset=true

I agree with AD that it will not be reasonable this soon to accurately determine whether this was successful or not. While the effects may well extend throughout our lifetimes, I think the results will probably be evident within 10 years rather than 20 or more. A quick review of what's happened so far: Afghanistan: free elections. Iraq: free elections. Libya: turned over its nuclear-weapons development programs and is cooperating with the U.N. Lebanon: Pro-Syrian government steps down, Lebanese stage protests demanding prompt withdrawal of all Syrian military and intelligence agents and free elections without Syrian meddling. Egypt: pressured into opening up the electoral process. Saudi Arabia: allowing municipal elections to be held. "This process of [democratic] change has started because of the American invasion of Iraq. I was cynical about Iraq. But when I saw the Iraqi people voting three weeks ago, eight million of them, it was the start of a new Arab world." - Walid Jumblatt, leader of the Lebanese Druze community (critic of the U.S.'s regime-change policy in Iraq and former ally of Syria, he is considered by many to be a bellwether of Lebanese politics).

Good pics. LMAO at the pic of Recon and the baby, that's a classic.

I'm unclear if you just don't like his writing style, or if you are defending a position of 'conservative=Nazi'. I don't think pointing out ignorance equates to a 'sanctimoniously pious persecution complex', so if you would be so kind to make clear your position on 'conservative=Nazi' or 'Bush=Hitler', I would much appreciate it, as it would potentially save me the trouble of reading or responding to any of your posts in the future. Thanks in advance.

I'll try to boil it down for you: Calling conservatives Nazis is a hackneyed slur, advanced by those who apparently know little of the encompassing evil of Hitler's regime. Dropping "Hitler" bombs is typically an ignorant method of gaining shock value in what is otherwise a pedestrian rant. Oddly enough, some people make it the focal point of their on-line existence.