chuck kottke

How many more albums before Coldplay surpasses the Beatles?

Was around the corner! Well it's coming again - only 364 days to go!:)

So, more like "he was the hulk, and she was a krypton super-hero?"

I want Dark Chocolate! Fair trade Dark Chocolate!!:cool:

Paper boy and a German Supermodel? Does that work as well??

:laugh3: London clock is chiming now, chiming now, chiming now, London Clock is chiming now, my poor eardrums!:P

qwertyuiop Start your new career now Carla!! You'll never know, if you never try!;)

salubrious

Four and thirty-three minutes, Forty seconds, and is this a trick question, or what?:laugh3:

& 7 more years of most excellent posts here on the forum, Bart!:thumbsup::hat: And keep Spain Seville. or Civil. :P

That, or Rosetta Stone ads in the National Geo!:P

:laugh3: "life isn't meant to be taken seriously"

"strait-talking tycoon":laugh3: Sure, Donald is just oh-so-pure as the driven snow!! >>Weather is highly variable, and if climate change predictions bear out, weather will be come more chaotic as time goes on. Chaotic: [Gr., space] extremely confused or disordered. Hence more variability! << Nero fiddles while Rome burns, all because he only sees the smoke, not the fire.

:)Just a silly thread I thought I would start. Say what you like here.;)

(**) Fishbowl Testing?:stunned: A picture of me, also not something I like posting, but here goes:<<<:)>>> .......................................................................................................................

Welcome Christina!:)

Truly sad.:( Maggy, you're right. But There are ways to prevent these wrecks - automated equipment to stop the train at a red light, in case the operator doesn't. It wouldn't even need to be all that sophisticated. With aircraft, there are three fail safes before an accident - perhaps the small added expense of an automated system override would be worth it for rail? My heart goes out to all the injured passengers, family, and emergency workers.

The ides of March? I am smiling already!:)

The Love Amendment Amendment VI: All citizens shall enjoy the right to as many free kisses and hugs as they please. Citizens shall have the pleasure of enforcing this amendment as they most desire. :rolleyes::kiss::hug::flutterby:

The right to ban cars shall not be infringed, and all pedestrians shall enjoy an automobile-free environment. Congress shall have the power and privilege to enforce this article of amendment through appropriate legislation and road blocks.:P

Hermans Hermits! I'm a Henry the Eighth I am:). [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5dK9FNPgA4]YouTube - Hermans Hermits-I'm a Henry the Eighth I Am[/ame]

Sing it with me now.. "Oh, Henry the eighth I am I am, Henry the Eighth I am.." How does the rest go - I'm rusty on these fine English drinking songs.. Don't let it slip away!! Henry's a legend for all times!! Fix it, Ian!!;):crown:

:rolleyes::laugh3: Nothing new under the sun, that's for sure! Resist.;) I've taken the time to rewrite the amendment thought experiments I was creating - if anyone's interested: Amendment I. The right to vote for all citizens of voting age shall not be infringed. Amendment II. The right to an impartial and transparent voting system, the right of protection of the voting process, shall not be infringed. Amendment III. The right to fair candidate races for office, the process of equitable selection of representation, shall be protected and enhanced for ourselves and posterity. Congress shall have the power and duty to enforce this article of amendment through appropriate legislation. [Definition: Broadcast Commons: All media commonly used to disseminate news, entertainment, and information to the general public, including television and radio broadcasting, newspapers, periodicals and others.] Amendment IV: Equality of access to, and equality of time on, the broadcast commons for candidates in an election year, the right to be heard equitably in the public square for debate and candidate speech, shall be protected and enhanced for ourselves and posterity. Congress shall have the power and duty to enforce this article of amendment through appropriate legislation. ================================================================ Protections against monopolies, oligopolies, and other forms of concentrated, uncompetitive capital: Amendment V: Citizens and businesses shall enjoy the right to fair competition in the marketplace, equitable and competitive market practices shall be encouraged & protected, and periodic independent reviews conducted of market practices. Congress shall have the power and duty to enforce this article through appropriate legislation. >> In a sense limiting the influence of big money in campaigns will encourage the ability of congress to break up large powerful interests, restore market equity and competitiveness, and lessen the degree to which the military-industrial complex may be using our government to promote warfare (if this be the case). Robust markets help encourage the growth of the middle class, and thus help bolster participatory democracy. >>Both Jefferson and Washington warned us about the dangers of standing armies, and President Eisenhower warned up as well of the dangers posed by the military-industrial complex if left unchecked in it's influence, growth, and power. Given the propensity to which military force is used by our government, it seems clear we need to limit undue influence in our government.

Carla was the lead singer in the Broadway musical "Cats".;)

Amendment V Thoughts about the matter: As Thomas Jefferson made a clear point of it in one of his letters to James Madison in 1789, essential to the Bill of Rights was the inclusion of restrictions against monopolies. A longstanding problem, and as present today as ever, yet there it was, way back in the 1700's. There has yet to be an amendment placing restrictions on monopolies, or major moneyed organizations, whether they be corporate entities, investment banks, or other such agglomerated forms of capital. It should come as no surprise these near-monopolies, sometimes termed oligopolies, under the control of their principal owners, have used their concentrated economic power to gain excessive political power, often against the interests of the majority of citizens, and with indifference to our will. We are feeling the economic consequences of allowing this to happen unchecked, and without action, we will face further economic shocks. In the spirit of Jefferson's ideals, we would be best served by protecting against the undue influence of a few powerful moneyed interests in our political process.