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Nike unveils the Nike Pro Combat uniform, Nike football's lightest system of dress ever - http://www.hokiesports.com/footbal...
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"On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Virginia Tech football team will take the field wearing the Nike Pro Combat uniform, a new system of dress and the lightest football uniform Nike has ever created. Virginia Tech will be one of 10 elite football programs to debut the Nike Pro Combat uniform this month before they are officially introduced at the start of the 2010 season."
- Craig Eddy
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Power Line - "Tear down this wall" - http://www.powerlineblog.com/archive...
"When Ronald Reagan stood in front of the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate on June 12, 1987, he performed a mighty deed by giving the speech he gave."
- Craig Eddy
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Barney Frank Involved in Pot Bust - http://blogsforvictory.com/2009...
midnightgolfer liked this
Things like this only count if they happen to Republicans. Move along. Nothing to see here. Bawney has important work to do destroying our individual property rights.
- Craig Eddy
Lieberman: Ft. Hood Attack Was An Act Of “Islamic Terrorism” http://sayanythingblog.com/entry...
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Lieberman one of the few in Congress with any cajones left.
- Craig Eddy
Fort Hood gunman had told US military colleagues that infidels should have their throats cut - Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news...
midnightgolfer liked this
"Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the gunman who killed 13 at America's Fort Hood military base, once gave a lecture to other doctors in which he said non-believers should be beheaded and have boiling oil poured down their throats."
- Craig Eddy
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"He also told colleagues at America's top military hospital that non-Muslims were infidels condemned to hell who should be set on fire. The outburst came during an hour-long talk Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, gave on the Koran in front of dozens of other doctors at Walter Reed Army Medical Centre in Washington DC, where he worked for six years before arriving at Fort Hood in July."
- Craig Eddy
"But General George Casey, the Army's Chief of Staff, said it was "speculation" that military authorities failed to pick up on warning signs. "I don't want to say that we missed it," he said. Asked if military authorities had missed warning signs Gen Casey, the Army's Chief of Staff, added: "We have to go back and look at ourselves ,and ask ourselves the hard questions. Are we doing the right things? We will learn from this. "
- Melanie Reed
Yes, I agree that we will learn from this: but how long will that take? In 9/11 as in this case, the army and the FBI have admitted that they knew something was wrong...but did nothing. What is that telling us? We keep watering down the requirements of organizations in order to be "fair" but does effective have to be sacrificed to be fair?
- Melanie Reed
Political correctness will continue to get people killed, either as a direct result or indirectly when we allow them to subvert our Constitution in the name of "fairness" and we sit idly by. I sit idly by no longer.
- Craig Eddy
Time for an economic course change | Washington Examiner - http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion...
"the rush to pass health care reform is generating massive uncertainty, even fear, about the future. Small-business men, for example, whose firms create three-fourths of all new jobs, know they are likely to be hit with a health care reform payroll tax of up to 6 percent if they don't fund at least 72.5 percent of each employee's insurance coverage. But there is no way to know whether the insurance will be affordable after health care reform passes. So they aren't hiring new employees now and they aren't investing in new ventures. That's a prescription for economic stagnation."
- Craig Eddy
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THE DAILY OUTRAGE: Enough already | Washington Examiner - http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion...
"Even though Fannie Mae's shady accounting practices have been public knowledge since 2004, their lobbying efforts bought protection from Democrats in congress until the subprime mortgage market collapsed leaving taxpayers on the hook for up to $200 billion."
- Craig Eddy
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Mission Accomplished? - http://www.frumforum.com/mission...
"Small employers can now escape the obligation to provide health care for their employees by paying an 8% payroll tax. Many small employers will seize that offer. Their employees will have to go shopping for themselves in a very complicated and confusing marketplace. Many will opt for the seeming security of the government-run plan. Over time, the public option will grow, setting private insurance on the road to extinction – or at best to a tightly regulated new role as the health equivalent of public utilities. The big decisions will be made in Washington; the insurers will comply."
- Craig Eddy
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And employers who do not currently offer health plans, will have to cut their payrolls in order to pay the government's fine.
- Craig Eddy
Napolitano Warns Against Anti-Muslim Backlash - FOXNews.com - http://www.foxnews.com/politic...
Spencer liked this
"Homeland Security secretary reassures Arab world that U.S. authorities were taking measures to quell anti-Islam sentiments after Fort Hood rampage."...really? Wonder what they're doing to control someone's thoughts?
- Craig Eddy
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How surprising.....
- Spencer
Sewing patches on scout uniform... so hard to make them straight!
Kol Tregaskes, Joe Pierce, Melanie Reed and 5 other people liked this
My wife tells me to put my own patches on :-)
- Jesse Stay
I didn't know I could do that!
- Trish Haley
Trish, Josh will hate me, but there are sticker kits that he can apply to the patches and will survive the wash. That's what I use.
- Jesse Stay
Huh. I guess that would make life easier. I was thinking you were pretty amazing to be sewing your patches on. Sneaky.
- Trish Haley
We just used the stickers for our new scout. For years we had sewn them on (well, we had someone sew them on for us). But no more. Badge Magic FTW (http://www.badgemagic.com)
- Craig Eddy
? Guess no badge was for sewing.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
I'm thinking this is the last time I do this.
- Trish Haley
:)
- sofarsoShawn
Thanks Craig for the link... I'll be looking into it for future. Oh... wait. I have a fabric glue that I use for making hair bows. Going to try it. :D
- Trish Haley
The Scout Stores have them, too
- Jesse Stay
Done! I sewed two knots, glued one knot and six others. That would have taken me hours if I had sewn them all.
- Trish Haley
I remember my GS badges being iron-on. Have things changed that much since the 70's and we have gone backwards?
- April Russo (app103)
BLACK VELVET BRUCE LI : Keith Fimian Savages The HealthCare Bill - http://www.bvbl.net/index...
"Stiff fines, 5 years in jail or purchase a $15,000 Health Insurance policy. This is all designed to force Health Insurance Companies out of business to facilitate a single payer government system. For 300 Million people. By a country trillions of dollars in debt in the depths of the worst recession in modern history."
- Craig Eddy
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Verdict on A Christmas Carol: Really good version. The latest 3D technology is amazing. There a few intensely scary scenes.
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Thanks for sharing, Greg! It looks like we'll have to go see this one.
- Craig Eddy
I never watch a movie with Jim Carey in it..............he gives me the creeps
- VAL D.
You know it's animated, right Val? So he's not really "in it." And his voices are quite good.
- Gregory Pittman
Dickster's Random Thoughts: Pelosi's Health Care Bill and Vending Machines - http://dickstersrandomthoughts...
"The Congressional Budget Office has yet to determine what this provision of the health care bill will cost the vending machine industry, but the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) has provided the CBO with an estimate of the cost for their members. NAMA estimates that in the first year, the regulation will cost over $56 million."
- Craig Eddy
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I correlated the information found at http://www.facebook.com/l... with the chart found at http://www.powerlineblog.com/archive.... You can view the updated graphic at...
Iran: No Shipment of Uranium Abroad - Iran | Map | News - FOXNews.com - http://www.foxnews.com/story...
"Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backed plan altogether."
- Craig Eddy
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Chris Jones to Chris's feed, US Politics, #TCOT Top Conservatives on Twitter, Conservative Oasis, Conservatives, Republican Politics
Pajamas Media » Fort Hood Massacre: A Day of Courage and Cowardice - http://pajamasmedia.com/blog...
David C. Cooper liked this
So, what would you have done if it was a Christian shouting "God Is Great" before killing 12 and wounding 30, what would you have done if it was a Jew shouting "Elohim Gadol", what would you have done if it was an atheist shouting "Hey Look, Chocolate Chip Cookies"? Religion has nothing to do with this shooting, unless Hasan admits that he indeed is a Jihadist. Until then, I feel for you, you xenophobic, zealous fear & hate mongering jumping to conclusions fringer.
- Rene Wirtz
How could you possibly come to the conclusion that religion had nothing to do with this? You libs are so damn blind about this stuff. You can't bring yourself to admit that radical Muslims live among us. Religion had EVERYTHING to do with this.
- Chris Jones
Yes, so what, muslims live among us. Are they all Jihadist now? Do you really believe that? Should we just deport or jail everyone who is muslim? I find religious zealots equally threatening, whether they are Christians, Jews, Muslims or whatever organized crime, whoops, religion, they belong to.
- Rene Wirtz
Chris, same question I addressed to Spencer in your other moronic thread...: would you react so stupidly if his name was western and he killed people based on Christian ideology? Or are you one of those morons who sees abortion clinic bombings as "God's will"? Terrorism comes in many forms, and is not limited to those with "Muslim-sounding names".
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
How has anybody acted "stupidly"? There's no problem to piss on anything related to a cross or Christianity, but we cannot say ONE WORD about islam. The fact is this guy was islamic, he praised suicide bombings, and he killed soliders while screaming islamic phrases. Yeah, lets put our head in the sand and ignore it. Sorry, but the left is so naive.
- Spencer
I agree 100% with Rene.
- Ian May
Spencer, you're an idiot. Really. So what if he was Muslim? Deflecting my specific question and turning it BACK to what you want to focus on answered the question for you. Good job.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Attacking Muslims as a whole for the behavior of Nidal Hasan would be exactly like attacking Christians as a whole for the behavior of George W. Bush (he launched the most disastrous war in American history under the belief he was fighting Armageddon) or attacking Jews as a whole for the behavior of Bernard Madoff (Madoff was a leading member of the Jewish establishment). Bush and...
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- Sean McBride
Thanks Denise, your insult is common among the left lately. Regardless, I can't answer your question because I have seen nothing "stupidly". The question should be asked to you. If it was a Christian would you not be associating it with the "wingnuts". Why do we have to ignore the fact that he is islamic and that it may have had motive with the shootings?
- Spencer
I haven't seen an update today, but I read that the feds did have an eye on him because of his talk about suicide bombings and the like. I would bet they couldn't approach him because they would be labeled as "racists" or something.
- Spencer
And yet, the feds waited all this time to do anything about it (and now it is too late), makes you wonder if they were just throwing oil on the fire, doesn't it?!
- Rene Wirtz
Spencer, you're spouting a typical circular argument. There is no insult here - just pointing a plain and simple fact of idiocy. When "Christians" commit those sorts of atrocities - I most certainly DO call it wingnuttery...and worse: TERRORISM. Try educating yourself...otherwise, as I noted elsewhere, you're wasting time.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
By bringing religion to the argument you have de facto lost the argument!
- Rene Wirtz
Thanks for proving my point. Once again, naive liberals.
- Spencer
And thanks for proving mine, since I'm not a liberal - but you most certainly are an idiot.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Thank you. When a liberals, oh sorry, progressive maybe, results to insults that only shows they can't win the argument through logical discussion. Now go, Al Gore needs you to go buy some carbon credits.
- Spencer
Oh please, enough already with the weak attempt at political labelling, Spencer. Go find a hobby that you can actually figure out. Maybe underwater basketweaving.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Funny that you mention "logical" and "discussion" in the same sentence, because you can't seem to do either.
- Rene Wirtz
Haha....crazy moonbats. :)
- Spencer
Aaaaaand another useful response.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Come on Spencer, try a little harder. We all know how you really feel. Don't hold back, please. I, for one, thinks you're a waste of space and a sorry excuse for a human being and a perfect good example of why abortion is a good thing. See, it's really not that difficult ... you gotta have the balls, though.
- Rene Wirtz
Genuine testicular fortitude is not a trait common to wingnutters, Rene. This is not a big surprise to anyone...*giggle*
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Well, to be honest, most liberal women I have ran into have a set of balls unfortunately. ;)
- Spencer
Yet another conversation that proves I'm glad to have blocked Rene and Denise :)
- Craig Eddy
Intimidating much?
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Ah Craig only blocked us AFTER this conversation, otherwise I wouldn't have seen the comment. Good job, Craig Eddy - lol!
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Regardless, as long as fringer racist haters like Spencer, Craig, David and Noah are posting to US Politics they're gonna run into us, because I will keep calling BS whenever I see it, and fact of the matter is that pretty much anything that eminates from these "people" is utter and odious bovine scatology *grin*
- Rene Wirtz
Months from now when Fort Hood turns out to be "Blue Suicide" the Bachmann followers going to come back here and recant this... I'm guessing not
- WarLord
@WarLord: of course they are not going to recant this, because they never really meant it this way, we just misunderstood them.
- Rene Wirtz
Rene, well said - all of your comments in this conversation.
- jcunwired
*bows* I try, I try ...
- Rene Wirtz
If this Fort Hood attack was a religious based Islamic Terrorist attack on US soil in a military base doesn't it mean that 8 years of war in Iraq and AStan FAILED. Gitmo FAILED all the other wiretaps and torure rendition predators FAILED to make us safer. 8 years of Cheney Failed since Osama could reach out into the heartland of america and kill.
- WarLord
Spencer, never underestimate the liberal's ability to completely ignore logic and reason. Besides, Rene and Denise are the husband and wife troll team. They constantly attack anyone with conservative opinions. Their typical M.O. is to try to bait you into a discussion, then they hurl insults at you while you waste time and energy trying to reason with them. They are a prime example of whom we are fighting in our own country to keep America free.
- David C. Cooper
The other trolls in this thread aren't worthy of mention. >.>
- David C. Cooper
David, genuine intelligent conservatism is ALWAYS welcome; you, however, represent neither intelligence nor conservatism - and you're in NO way genuine. Go crawl back under your rock.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
LOL, thanks for proving my point Denise. ^^
- David C. Cooper
Nothing could be further from authentic American conservatism than messianic ethno-religious nationalism and fundamentalism.
- Sean McBride
David you just had to be a dick. You know, I was one of the few people in this particular group who actually took the time to defend you. And people here know it. I actually tried to prove Rene wrong by being polite and civil to you -- but my husband was right about you after all. You're in a group where you choose to act like a complete jackass 99.9% of the time, and then have the audacity to call anyone else a troll. Very rich. Asshole.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
David Cooper is allied with Christian Zionist political forces that are hell-bent on turning America into a fundamentalist theocracy -- he is hardly fighting for our freedoms -- quite the contrary. Judeo-Christian fascism and traditional American freedoms are not remotely compatible.
- Sean McBride
@David: ah, nevermind. Sucks seeing the same tactics you use, doesn't it. Anyway, not wasting any more words on your ignorane, hate, racism, exceptionalism, bigotism, fascism and zealous behavior. And at least Denise and I are actually two people, as opposed you and that coward alter ego of yours, piltord! Or is David the coward? Hmmmm, the conundrum!
- Rene Wirtz
Doesn't really matter which, come to that. Whichever identity he goes by, he is a coward. His duplicity and disingenuous tactics had to be shown by another user...which was brilliantly entertaining to watch...but there was no way he would have openly admitted it without the evidence as clearly presented as it was.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
@David Yes, these are typical liberals. I would almost feel sorry for them, but they choose to be ignorant.
- Spencer
Spencer: you just wrote in Conservative Oasis: "The moonbats are out in the full force today. As always, doing what they can to defend islamic terrorists." I haven't seen anyone "defend Islamic terrorists" -- please provide some examples. I *have* seen many people, from all across the political spectrum (not just "liberals"), argue that smearing all Muslims on the basis of the behavior...
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- Sean McBride
Likely, Sean, he won't answer with anything relevant. He's so caught up spinning around in his echo chamber (accusing others of head-in-the-sand, moonbat, kool-aid drinking behavior) that he fails to see where his ignorant hypocrisy has blinded him to what people "like us" keep trying to point out - and that it has nothing to do with "defending Islamic terrorists" - which is ridiculous to even suggest, of course. *smirk*
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
To be honest, I have never seen Spencer engage in rational conversation on Friendfeed, and I have encouraged him to do so several times. Typically he disappears when he finds himself unable to defend his beliefs in a logical manner.
- Sean McBride
Your "rational" is different than others obviously. If I remember correctly, Sean thinks Jimmy Carter is someone to listen to. I haven't smeared the entire islamic religion, I simply made a factual point that some people are afraid to admit. They are either afraid of "offending" someone, or are just afraid to admit the truth. It is factual to say that islam has a problem with radicals and with so-called "moderates".
- Spencer
And yet you still evade the actual question Sean asked you...why is that? He asked you, point-blank, "I haven't seen anyone "defend Islamic terrorists" -- please provide some examples. I *have* seen many people, from all across the political spectrum (not just "liberals"), argue that smearing all Muslims on the basis of the behavior of a few Muslims is bigoted, unfair and un-American....
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- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Into the Teeth of Public Opinion - http://www.powerlineblog.com/archive...
"The Democrats are trying to jam a deeply unpopular measure down the throats of the American people. In the Rasmussen survey, voters oppose the Democrats' plan 54-42 percent. Equally significant is this CNN/Opinion Research survey, which finds that respondents oppose "Barack Obama's plan to reform health care" by 53-45 percent. Even more striking is this breakdown: only 26 percent want Congress to pass the existing legislation with "only minor changes." A whopping 72 percent want Congress to start over, to make major changes in the existing bills, or to abandon the entire project."
- Craig Eddy
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Democrats, Placating Pro-Life Liberals, To Allow Vote On Abortion Amendment http://sayanythingblog.com/entry...
And when it's all said and done, I'll be forced to help pay for someone to kill their baby.
- Craig Eddy
Democrats, Placating Pro-Life Liberals, To Allow Vote On Abortion Amendment - http://sayanythingblog.com/entry...
And when it's all said and done, I'll be forced to help pay for someone to kill their baby.
- Craig Eddy
Democrats To Force A Vote On Government Health Care Today - http://sayanythingblog.com/entry...
sigh.
- Craig Eddy
I mean, why not rush to judgement on the takeover of 1/6th of our nation's economy? If you actually take time for discussion and real discernment, you might actually come up with something that will work without limiting the freedom of the citizens. But we all know that that's exactly what the liberals are all about: limiting our freedoms.
- Craig Eddy
Facebook | Sarah Palin: Speaker Pelosi: Your Blue Dogs are Howling - http://www.facebook.com/note...
"Like many Americans, I’m very concerned about the efforts underway to rush through the 2,000 page Pelosi health care bill this weekend. Why the rush? That’s a lot of pages to read. Why not give everyone the chance to read it and debate it?"
- Craig Eddy
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"Speaker Pelosi has already broken many promises thus far in this “reform” exercise. She promised that this would be a bi-partisan effort, but the bill she’s pushing isn’t bi-partisan. She promised that the final version of the bill would be posted online 72 hours before it comes to a vote so that the American people could clearly see what’s in it and how we will pay for it. But she broke that promise too when she decided to rush the bill to a vote this weekend. "
- Craig Eddy
Obama Tries to Close Sale on Health Care Overhaul - FOXNews.com - http://www.foxnews.com/politic...
Unfortunately all this does is move the message. Whether there's federal funding for murdering babies or not, this is a mammoth bill that is not needed and will not accomplish what it promises. All it will do is give the government more say and control over your life.
- Craig Eddy
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I think I'm too sensitive to be on FF anymore. Not sure if this will pass or not.
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It's not 'just the Internet' for me anymore. It's like a family and I keep finding that I've been blocked or unsubscribed from by people that I thought I had friendships with or at least some cordiality. My life is in a chaotic place right now and I can't help but wonder what I did wrong and why no one is telling me. It's the same thing everywhere I go and I feel like maybe hermitage is a better life for me right now.
- joey
Ah, I meant to disable comments but you were too fast.
- joey
Yeah, please don't leave, Joey.
- Alex Scoble
Don't leave. :(
- Michelle Martinez
Don't leave!, but I know exactly what you mean, a lot of FriendFeeders I care about a lot and it does sting when stuff like that happens.
- Holden Page
I'm not talking about leaving and I didn't mean it to be construed as such. It was more an observation of my current mental state and how sensitive I'm feeling. And I don't want my feed to turn into nothing but wahh wahh. Like this.
- joey
But can you stand to be on FF any less? I'd bet not. ;) Don't go!
- Craig Eddy
This too shall pass. Take a break but don't go. Some FriendFeeders can be harsh and not know it, I just ignore them.
- AJ Batac
boy(i mean girl), you got quite some fans if you ask me :)
- Halit Okumus
I don't want anybody leaving from friendfeed.
- ashish
I didn't say I was leaving, just that I'm too sensitive right now.
- joey
I've felt like that. And then I stepped away, and read a book. Or did some writing. Or took some time out for me. It's good to unplug. Sometimes we're too plugged in. I'd be awful sad to see you go, but I can respect it if you do.
- Derrick
I think it feels worse because I'm not sure what to step away to right now. I need to work on that and then I can probably get back to my normal self.
- joey
Cut back. Do more browsing on other services. Don't take things too seriously here. Its best to just step away if it gets to hurt too much.
- CW™
Google Reader? Books? Library's? Movies? Parks? Local Theatre group?
- CW™
*can't imagine blocking joey*
- Joe Silence is not dead
CWs, good idea. I've been reading but I haven't gotten out of the house much because I've had the flu. So I'm just feeling isolated and crummy all around and I'm ultra-sensitive to things here because as I said it feels like my extended family.
- joey
Joe, that sounds like a challenge!
- joey
As one who has rhino-tough skin and a cement-head to go with it, Joey, even I have to unplug once in a while. You shouldn't feel bad about it. You need to do what's good for you. If stepping away from the keyboard and finding out what makes you happy is what you need, then go and recharge your batteries. Just know that we're still here for you, love. :)
- Steven Perez
Find a local theatre or school that needs some help. Volunteer there a few hours a week.
- CW™
I just joined the a theatre group to help out when I have time. Need to do something enjoyable, creative and something that has nothing to do with computers. ;)
- CW™
CW, I definitely plan on doing that when I'm officially unemployed. I have some plans but I'm going to need variety and ideas to help keep myself active and social. Fall/Winter in Seattle can be hard. What do you do with the theatre group?
- joey
CW said "Cut back. Do more browsing on other services."... I think Scoble is pushing Ning this week, he's like the pusher man.
- Ed Millard
I heart joey. That is all.
- Jim Hearts FF
Thanks, Steven. I need to learn what recharges my batteries at this point in my life ;) That's more the crux of my issue.
- joey
Right now.. make calls. Help move scenery in, help build.. but there are other things like make the sets, props, costumes. Stage hand stuff or back end admin things.
- CW™
It might help to keep a private journal for a little bit too, when I have a lot of complicated feelings I am upset over I just kind of spew it wherever, I finally started directing most of it into an offline word file. :P
- Dragon Goldmaple
That's really cool. A friend of mine used to work with a youth theatre; I'll have to see if they have any volunteer positions.
- joey
Andrea, that is a brilliant idea. I haven't done that for a while but that will save FF from my emo-ness and help me sort through my emotions. Plus, maybe I can publish it and it will be the next Twilight!!!11
- joey
I have to admit, there are a few people here who I would be disappointed if they unsubbed me. As for the rest of you... :-P (just kidding, of course)
- Jason Huebel
other services I mean are like other forums for things your interested in... Games? Legos? Knitting? Militia Baby Monitoring services.. .
- CW™
Hi Joey. New subscriber here. I have to just ignore a lot of what happens and take a break when things are affecting my emotional state. That's particularly hard online since I use FF to escape RL.
- Greg GuitarBuster
Joey, I think you're a wonderful part of the community here.
- Beau "Slick Foot" Liening
from iPhone
*hugs* Please understand, Joey, when someone blocks you it's about THEM, not about you. That said, if you're feeling prickly about FF, taking a breather is probably a good idea.
- vicster
vicster, that's true but I tend to assume that I did something to offend them and as I've posted earlier, I want to learn from my mistakes and things that I do that hurt others. I end up agonizing over what I've done wrong. I have social anxiety issues, heh. I'm not going to leave or anything, just musing that right now I'm definitely feeling over-sensitive.
- joey
Ya know its the Holiday Season. Your local city might be having a Holiday events and need volunteers. With leaving your company you could do some real fun work and see the benefit soon.
- CW™
ppl can be asshats anywhere. don't let the bastards get you down. sanity breaks are normal and healthy. i, and many others, would be terribly bummed out if you disappeared from FF.
- Joe Silence is not dead
Please see: http://friendfeed.com/cristob...
- Cristo
Joey, this was the reason why I left FF for a bit. Certain people unsubbed from me and I didn't know why. I figured out that I just needed to get away before I let that behavior get to me. At the end of the day, it IS them, not you. But you need to take care of YOU, and not let what anyone's opinion or actions get to you.
- Helen Sventitsky
joey, I won't claim to know *exactly* how you're feeling, but I spent so many years of my life blaming myself whenever someone I was friends with (or thought I was) suddenly stopped speaking to me. I'm an extremely sensitive (and shy) person. Being unsubbed/blocked/not spoken to, would devastate me and I always blamed myself.
- vicster
If you have family/friends to stay with, Pasadena Rose Parade is building floats... http://www.tournamentofroses.com/events...
- CW™
Yeah, take a break. It'll do you some good. But come back soon if you do take a break because I'd really, really miss you.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
I COMMAND THAT YOU STAY ! *pretty please with sugar on top*
- Mo Kargas
I said I wasn't leaving! I'm just musing on my mental state. Please put the lasers down!
- joey
PEW PEW PEW
- Alex Scoble
joey, this is EXACTLY how I was feeling when I did that confusing thing of creating a 2nd account. And I know people didn't really understand why I did it, but it really helped. I started from scratch and I locked my account. I certainly didn't do it with the aim of alienating people but I figured it was that or leaving. And I didn't really wanna leave. Do what feels right but if you have the patience for it, maybe tweak how you're using the service and see if that helps.
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
*M was here*
- Micah Wittman
*boggles at why anyone would want to block joey* *then hugs joey*
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
I think your first comment after the post says it all. Just like a real family, your internet family is filled with misunderstandings, disagreements, disappointments, and differing moods as well as with thrills, joys, discoveries, and celebrations. We can't control what anyone else does IRL or on the net, just what we do and how we respond. You're not doing anything wrong.
- Anne Bouey
I think you are doing just fine - haven't blocked, banned, or otherwise tuned you out.
- Dan Morrill AKA Techwag
*feels affection for Joey, and likes that she used to Irish dance*
- T. Brent, technopeasant
maybe this is the last straw for you? i mean there might be other stuff happening in your life right now which you can't change but you have the option of leaving or not leaving ff - i think we've probably all experienced what you have - i know the feeling but haven't quit - i've blocked some "friends" who never responded to my posts and some who have but in a very negative way - it...
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- sally stokhamer
I certainly hope you don't leave.
- Jason Huebel
Sally, it looks like you're only subscribed to 9 people. I have 410 subscriptions and I'm still way neglectful and behind on mine. If you want engagement on your feed, you should definitely increase the number of people you interact with.
- joey
IF ONE MORE PERSON TELLS ME NOT TO LEAVE, I'M LEAVING! ;P
- joey
And by that I mean that this post was in no way meant to be about me wanting to leave (I don't). I was just making an observation about how I'm feeling too sensitive and thin-skinned for FriendFeed these days. And for going to work, and interacting with offline friends on FB, etc. An observation of my character and mental state and how emo I am right now.
- joey
*hugs* It always helps to vent a little. We've all been a little emo at one point or another in our lives.
- Jason Huebel
I think all joey needs a FriendFeed group hug. :)
- imabonehead
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- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
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- Mo Kargas
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- Micah Wittman
A break is always good - that's the reason I've been away for a while. People hate for no reason at all. It's a bizarre community.
- Mona Nomura
Mona, it's not so much FF-specific for me, I just am more attached here. I've been feeling it just as badly on Twitter and far worse on FB. And offline, too.
- joey
Well be thankful for those who are here for you, support you, and adore you - forget about all the jerks. There are always way more a-holes in the world than good people, and FF has a buncha really good people :)
- Mona Nomura
RT @workshifting: The Data is In: #Workshifting Makes People More Productive http://www.workshifting.com/2009... << Funny PIC http://tweetphoto.com/uzxwalow
James Robertson, The Bohemian Penguin, Wins Fern and 6 other people liked this
"When you find a big kettle of crazy"...how true is THAT?
- Craig Eddy
hehee! :D
- Susan Beebe
Mega-Bureaucracy: J.E.C. Chart Shows Speaker Pelosi’s New Bill Will Create Unprecedented Health Care Labyrinth - http://republicanleader.house.gov/blog...
OMG. Going to repost this with the picture.
- Craig Eddy
Obama’s Mouthpiece: Can You Imagine If People Had Compared Bush To Hitler? - http://sayanythingblog.com/entry...
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Gibbs: rewriting history one presser at a time
- Craig Eddy
Someone down the hall is singing "Oh I wish I were an Oscar Meyer wiener..." Should I let him know he's not the only person here today?
Christian (Simply X), Kol Tregaskes, VAL D. and 14 other people liked this
Maybe he already knows ;)
- Lindsey is Fierce!
why would one aspire to be something so revolting?
- Ian May
The lyrics of that song are a bit freaky.
- Mike Nencetti
Nothing like another day in the office O_o
- Ken
Oscar Meyer Wieners are awesome!
- Lindsey is Fierce!
For that is what I'd truly love to be!
- Craig Eddy
Is there any real meat in them? It's all MRM isn't it?
- Ian May
My daily Redneck joke today is: "You might be a Redneck if you've ever barbecued Spam on a grill."
- Ken
There's huge focus on the fact that Hasan is Muslim (lets call it what it is - racial profiling). Does anybody know the religious affiliation of the Oklahoma City bombers? The shooter at Virginia Tech? The sniper pair who terrorized DC? Jeffrey Dahmer? I didn't think so. Case closed.
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Racial Profiling? Isn't that when you suspect someone of intent to commit a crime based on distinguishing features? Pretty sure this is a tad past intent. And I assume the others you mention were all Protestants except Dahmer who obviously was Roman Catholic.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
Yes, you presume. But did you focus on the fact that Dahmer was Catholic? Probably not. Did you gravitate to the fact that Hasan is Muslim, and immediately draw your own conclusions? Probably. The very fact that you presume the crime was committed based on distinguishing features places you smack in the middle of the racial profiler camp. Yep, you're one of them, live with it.
- jcunwired
And you assume that I knew, or care, about the religious affiliations, or the ethnic background, of someone I never knew existed until such time as he had committed a crime. I should have clarified my point, jc. This is not racial profiling, it is racism. So, I guess I'm one of them. Have a wonderful weekend.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
Did the McVey commit his act in the name of his religion? Did the Va. Tech shooter? The DC snipers? That's the difference. (not saying whether Ft. Hood shootings were about religion, just asking us to compare apples to apples).
- Craig Eddy
Case NOT closed, Sorry. The guy is still alive. The case will continue, like it or not.
- Morgan Haley
Actually, yeah, in all cases
- Matthew DeVries
and religion is NOT the same as race. so it's not racial profiling, sorry. Religious profiling? Maybe. But don't mix religion and race, because that's what all the profilers have been doing to this point. Don't be stupid and assume they are the same thing, because they are not.
- Morgan Haley
Guy Fawkes was Catholic, famously so. And Hasan did scream a Muslim battle cry (though used for other things as well) as he was shooting, so you know, that kind of draws away from whole non-relgiousness of it.
- Matthew DeVries
DC sniper was muslim, btw.
- Dave Roth
Stupid is as stupid does. Evil is as evil does. What if all of these people has irritable bowel syndrome? Would that matter? No. But having shit trouble is almost enough to make people snap. Same logic with the religion argument. This guy was nuts. He was gonna snap eventually. Religion had nothing to do with it. He was a pussy that didn't want to do the job he signed up for.
- Morgan Haley
He said god is great. and from what I 'know', he is pretty fucking great, so there you have it. because it's a battle cry of some muslim extremists, doesn't make it wrong to say.
- Morgan Haley
Wow Morgan - The people investigating this probably won't be releasing their findings for months, after many interviews and records checks. I'm truly impressed that you were able to crack the case months ahead of the professionals paid to do so.
- Matthew DeVries
Craig, you just proved my point. Thanks.
- jcunwired
Dang, Morgan. You don't see anything wrong with screaming "God is great" as you mow down your supposed comrades in cold blood? Dude...
- Joey Gibson
@Joey – One could probably find Christian examples of the same. Christian or Muslim, it's hard to tell how much is motivated by religion and how much by other factors. In this case, we ought to wait for more information to become public before coming to conclusions about it.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
I said nothing in my response about the attacker being Muslim. And yes, I'm sure you could find examples of Christian yelling similar things while doing horrid deeds. Again, not the point. I was simply asking Morgan if he didn't think there was something wrong with screaming "God is great" while murdering those around you.
- Joey Gibson
The guy was a psychiatrist as well -- doesn't that branch of medicine attract a disproportionate number of crazies?
- Brian Sullivan
Oops - apologies, you are correct. its profiling, race has nothing to do with it. Brian, I believe you're right, but that's profiling too :)
- jcunwired
What I'm trying to figure out are the wackos who, upon hearing Hasan is Muslim, go on to harass and threaten other Muslims.
- Victor Ganata
I am wondering why they don't harass other psychiatrists or other Majors or other 39 year olds though.
- Brian Sullivan
Today is not my birthday.
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nor is it tomorrow.
- Mike Nencetti
Nor is it mine but tomorrow? Nope not it either...
- Rick Schmidt
Far out, it's not mine either! Weird coincidence.
- Craig Eddy
what are the odds? freaky.
- Mike Nencetti
Splitter.
- Jeremy
Happy Un-Birthday.
- Judy Jones
[Rep. Shelley] Berkley [D-Nev.] Slams Door in Veteran’s Face | Nevada News and Views - http://nevadanewsandviews.com/2009...
"Decorated Desert Storm Veteran and Clark County resident Steve Sanson said he had a door slammed in his face by Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., during a trip to Washington, DC, today as part of a Vets for Freedom event."
- Craig Eddy
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