NumbersGirl

I must admit that you did a very good job of answering my question. You seem to be one of the few people that have a thorough understanding of the Bible and go by its teachings, as opposed to the interpretations/teachings of "false" churches/teachings as you mention. I think the numerous interpretations and teachings are what get people so riled up about what is right and wrong, why there are so many differences, etc. But even with keeping with the simplicity of just going by the Bible and not anybody else's interpretation, I still have issue with the concept of "you're going to hell". There are people who, through no fault of their own, live without even knowing about it (I'll take an extreme example and say some tribe that lives in the jungle and has virtually no access to the "outside" world). It's not their fault that they haven't read the Bible and know nothing about Christianity. So they're doomed to go to hell anyway? That seems kind of crappy.

Ooh, now that would be fun! And maybe swing by to visit Jason and "his" Viva guitar a/k/a Blacky. :whistle:

:surprised: This film made me want to be a fighter pilot when I grew up. :blank:

You could come visit me when they are in the U.S. :awesome:

Plus I think she was directing the answer more toward the person that asked it, and since she was from Mexico, the LA shows have been the final leg of the tour anyway. If we go by the Viva timeline... released in summer 2008, and the LA tour was in early 2010. So if they happen to release LP5 in summer 2011, that would mean the LA tour may happen in early 2013. So "in a few years" seems about right based on the location of the person who asked the question.

I was about to ask if that question was from "our" Tracey. :lol: Congrats! I'm torn on the answer though. It would be nice to send them something, but at the same time I know they don't like the thought of extra paper mail, plus reading all of it would take time away from working in the studio. So I suppose it may be a good thing that they don't have a P.O. box :blank:

Well hello there dear! Welcome here! :awesome:

I'm gonna use this as my word of the day, hope you don't mind

he looks like he's trying not to sneeze or something :lol:

Well, apparently today is supposed to be a big UFO day http://www.ghosttheory.com/2010/10/11/retired-norad-officer-oct-13-2010-aliens-will-make-contact

Possibly aurora borealis? Or is it not possible to see those where you live?

Card-carrying member of AA here.

So it didn't look like a nighttime version of this? (sorry the pictures are so big, blame wikipedia) It's cool to look at these, though http://www.google.com/images?q=sundog&um=1&hl=en&tbs=isch:1&ei=zym2TJXFCc-NnQfosJSBDQ&sa=N&start=0&ndsp=20

This is kind of off topic, but not entirely: I'd like to know what your (xfrodobagginsx) take is on the Seven Deadly Sins. If you succumb to any of them, do you go to hell? Even if you repent / ask for forgiveness? What about the people that succumbed to any of those sins between the time that the Bible was written and the time the Seven Deadly Sins were, how shall I say, made "official" several centuries later?

If I am understanding what you are describing, I've seen that before. If you've heard the term "sun dog", it's the equivalent of that, but with the moon.

These were the first few numbers I dialed: 1653 So I suppose the answer is yes. Maybe he intentionally said "cheerio" and "tally ho" because I was from the U.S. and he thought it would amuse me. I don't know. He seemed so happy when he was talking, I wanted to jump through the phone and hug him.

I definitely would not want to be first. Don't want to be the guinea pig. Ideally I would like to go shortly after that though. Maybe the fifth person or something. Enough people would be ahead of me to know that the rescue device worked okay, yet it hasn't had too much wear and tear (in case it fails at some point). My second choice, if I couldn't go toward the beginning, would be very last. Not because it would be a World Record (that's a cheesy reason, in my opinion). I think it would be an incredible feeling after all that time being with so many people down there, to just be by myself for a few moments and reflect on the entire experience.

Would it make you happy if it did? :awesome:

If you were one of the miners being rescued in Chile, when would you want to come out? Would you want to be the first? The very last one? Somewhere in the first half or the group, or the last half? When would you want to come out... and more important, give reasons for your choice.

It's definitely all over the news here! It's been the top story on everything... from "Good Morning America" to even our local news station, it's the first thing they talk about. It was the top story last night on ABC World News, I'm sure it will be for the next few days. It is such a happy event!

Talking to British people on the phone is so... ADORABLE. :wacky: * cheerio * * tally ho *

^ Because of your post I just had an advert for mormon.org show up on the top advert banner. Thanks bunches. More specifically, mormon.org/helen (apparently people telling their Mormon stories or something like that).

Hello hannaky, and welcome! :nice:

wtf is an "agony aunt"?!? That's the second time I've seen that phrase. The first time was on Debs' twitter bio (she refers to herself as an agony aunt). EDIT: Nevermind, I just googled it.

Federal judge issues worldwide injunction stopping the enforcement of 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A federal judge has issued a worldwide injunction stopping enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, ending the military's 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips' landmark ruling Tuesday was widely cheered by gay rights organizations that credited her with getting accomplished what President Obama and Washington politics could not. U.S. Department of Justice attorneys have 60 days to appeal. Legal experts say the department is under no legal obligation to do so and could let Phillips' ruling stand. Phillips declared the law unconstitutional after a two-week trial in federal court in Riverside. The case was brought about by the pro-gay Log Cabin Republicans. http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/national/USGays-in-Military