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Jobs, security and mary jane. by Jody May 26, 2011 6:02 am
  • I am an establishment guy as long as the establishment agrees with my way of thinking. When it doesn't I ... by FrankC 2011-05-26 12:53:13
    • I always thought of myself as a hippie,(we preferred to call ourselves "freaks"), and I still do. I knew perfectly ... by ER 2011-05-26 06:23:25
      • I am neither a freak or a straight. I am pragmatic, so I know what it takes. The youngers are not ... by Jody 2011-05-26 06:55:16
        • Not surprising. Society is and always has been dynamic, though the rate of change increases with time. If you look back ... by mcfly 2011-05-26 10:34:50
          • Heh....when I say the youngers I am referring to 30 somethings. Not the teen agers and 20 somethings. by Jody 2011-05-26 16:57:28
            • That's interesting, Jody. It's not something I've noticed. I'd be willing to accept, however, that you may well be more ... by mcfly 2011-05-26 22:19:08
            • The rate of change is not constant, it also changes. In physics, the rate of change of the rate of ... by ER 2011-05-26 11:00:43
            • I have absolutely no sympathy with youth, or any of their problems. I'd swap places with any of them in a ... by ER 2011-05-26 08:18:13
              • They have no sympathy with us either. by Jody 2011-05-26 09:01:15
                • Yeah, but only if I got to keep the brain I've got now. by TB 2011-05-26 08:57:27
                  • Yeah, that always seems to be the caveat, isn't it? by ER 2011-05-26 09:49:27
            Budget votes in the Senate by TB May 25, 2011 6:30 pm
            • That is a damned lie. Obama had a budget and the Senate decided not to spend any time on ... by Eri 2011-05-26 09:32:09
              • The vote was the vote. So essentially, the Democrats have no budget whatsoever. None. Not even the ... by TB 2011-05-26 09:58:18
                • You are so full of BS. Obama proposed a budget, it was criticized for not having enough deficit reduction ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-05-26 10:16:00
                  • There is no "$4 trillion" budget. Look here. That's the extent of it, and to the best of ... by TB 2011-05-26 10:45:29
              Storms on radar by TB May 25, 2011 6:07 pm
                More tornadoes in Missouri by Eri May 25, 2011 1:06 pm
                • They showed a video from Oklahoma today where the person was driving and the tornado is coming at him. ... by Eri 2011-05-25 22:35:20
                  • Good idea about the clothes Eri...I have a ton I will donate too. This video is one of the tornadoes we ... by Jody 2011-05-25 14:26:15
                    "Fuzzy subject" graduate has an epiphany by TB May 25, 2011 12:16 pm
                    • Actually, mining / geology can be rather fuzzy. by podrock 2011-05-25 21:04:32
                      • The sciences are not as cut and dry, black and white, rigorously objective as our friend TB likes to imagine. ... by ER 2011-05-26 05:55:03
                        • Also, Have you seen this? by podrock 2011-05-25 21:15:16
                          • I've always been very proud that in my life I have mastered two blue collar trades, and I have actually ... by ER 2011-05-26 05:45:05
                        • I cannot imagine how you can consider the humanities a "fuzzy" subject (translation: something only a liberal goof ball would ... by ER 2011-05-25 13:21:05
                          • I'm not sure MBA's aren't just as fuzzy as French Literature in some ways. Astronomy, math, physics, computer science and engineering ... by TB 2011-05-25 16:41:58
                            • I have a rule of thumb as to what is a meaningful degree or not. If we are putting ... by ER 2011-05-25 19:41:54
                              • I don't know. I've been trying to set up rules of thumb on this and I keep finding holes ... by TB 2011-05-25 20:10:39
                                • It must be remembered, of course, that a degree in Medieval French Literature doesn't always lead to career in the ... by mcfly 2011-05-26 07:18:06
                                  • An enormous amount of entrepreneurism is simply deciding to make the jump. To risk climbing out of the rut. ... by TB 2011-05-26 09:48:09
                                    • I don't want to blurt his name out, he's a private citizen and the 'Zone seems to be rather well ... by mcfly 2011-05-26 11:12:58
                                  • Oops, sorry, misplaced my response to yr post again. See "The problem is that education has become a commodity.", below. by ER 2011-05-25 22:09:46
                            • P.S. Do I get any liberal arts points for recognizing the origin of the title? by TB 2011-05-25 12:18:26
                              • The problem is that education has become a commodity. You pay money for a diploma and it opens doors ... by ER 2011-05-25 22:01:45
                                • PS "Do you need a Masters Degree in art to be an artist?" Funny you should say that. I have a ... by ER 2011-05-25 22:44:23
                                  • I know a guy who used to work doing the grunt work of geology: claim staking, steam sediment sampling, surveying ... by podrock 2011-05-25 23:02:22
                                    • Sometimes, if we're lucky and if we're smart, and if we work very hard, we get to exploit the ... by ER 2011-05-26 05:09:52
                                • There's nothing fuzzy about fuzzy math. by ER 2011-05-25 13:45:27
                                  • Although you are, as are we all, scriveners. by ER 2011-05-25 13:47:05
                                    • And yes, we are all lost in the ah, wilderness. by ER 2011-05-25 13:51:37
                                And about entitlements by Eri May 25, 2011 8:41 am
                                • FEMA is not an entitlement. Republicans are not "against" entitlements, they are trying to make them workable over the long run. ... by TB 2011-05-25 10:24:24
                                  • FEMA is as much an entitlement as Social Security is. The Congress gives and the Congress can take. ... by Eri 2011-05-25 13:10:54
                                    • Entitlements have a very specific definition, referring to things like Medicare and Social Security. The political terminology around here is vague ... by TB 2011-05-25 16:46:08
                                  • What good was FEMA during Katrina? FEMA at work... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21824609/ns/nightly_news/t/fema-trailers/ by RobVG 2011-05-25 10:12:10
                                    • That was under Bush and it didn't work very well but then, neither did Bush, as well-intentioned as he may ... by Eri 2011-05-25 13:17:16
                                    Republicans, take note by Eri May 25, 2011 8:38 am
                                    • MSNBC is Pravda for the Democratic Party. The Mediscare meme is all they've got for the next year and ... by TB 2011-05-25 10:29:09
                                      • It doesn't matter who tells the story. It's the same story. Democrat won, Republican lost because of Republicans ... by Eri 2011-05-25 13:18:35
                                        • Well, that's what the Democrats are selling. Looks like you're buying. by TB 2011-05-25 18:10:22
                                          • It looks like the electorate was buying which was the whole point. You're going to lose the Seniors this time. ... by Eri 2011-05-25 18:17:47
                                      Michael Yon Returns to Afghanistan,... by Ainz May 25, 2011 12:08 am
                                        More bad weather by TB May 24, 2011 3:34 pm
                                        • It was all pretty calm in my immediate area, thunder and lightning, no real wind or hail and no tornado ... by Eri 2011-05-25 08:37:09
                                          • Spent about an hour in the closet under the stairs with Ava last night. Four sets of rotational clouds but ... by Jody 2011-05-25 06:54:30
                                            • I've been rotated to death today. Yeesh. by Eri 2011-05-25 13:27:22
                                            • I can get those from my TV station. I ought to sign up again. I got them while ... by Eri 2011-05-24 20:21:02
                                              • That one's an isolated cell. The monster itself is rotating around western Kansas and hauling a huge line of ... by TB 2011-05-24 20:48:56
                                                • I've been watching. Weatherman has kept us updated. It doesn't look like anything serious in my area. ... by Eri 2011-05-24 23:23:11
                                              • Intellicast has a nice interface, by podrock 2011-05-24 19:22:50
                                                Who's contributing to the Libya mission by TB May 24, 2011 3:20 pm
                                                • Fascinating graphic. Actually, I expected our presence in the order of battle would be bigger, and I'm surprised there ... by ER 2011-05-24 18:42:04
                                                  Legacy space companies running scared by TB May 24, 2011 9:16 am
                                                  • Fascinating, thanks. Simberg did a good job of straightening out Thompson's mis-statements. by mcfly 2011-05-24 10:23:02
                                                    Pawlenty vs. ethanol...in Iowa by TB May 23, 2011 10:15 am
                                                    • Pawlenty's gutsy stand on ethanol subsidies deserves praise and respect. I've always felt gasohol was welfare for conservative farmers, ... by ER 2011-05-23 10:25:46
                                                      • I agree. by Eri 2011-05-23 10:35:11
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