While pledging to pray for, respect, and support President-elect Obama, I wish we would grant the same to President Bush. - Larry Huffman
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"Your vote is not a license to impose your selfish desires upon the rest of the country. You only have the right to vote for what is right. And not only do you have the right to vote for what is right, but when you vote you have the duty to vote for what is right." - Larry Huffman
Tim Keller writes about his new book, The Prodigal God. "What’s the book about? It’s about being ‘prodigal.’ The word ‘prodigal’ is an English word that means recklessly extravagant, spending to the point of poverty. The dictionaries tell us that the word can be understood in a more negative or a more positive sense . . . . But is there any sense in which God can be called ‘prodigal’? I think so." - Larry Huffman
"This paper proposes a rescue plan for the American retirement income security system, based on a mixed system composed of Social Security, employer defined-benefit pension plans, and a new type of personal retirement savings account called a Guaranteed Retirement Account (GRA)." - Larry Huffman
"Powerful House Democrats are eyeing proposals to overhaul the nation’s $3 trillion 401(k) system, including the elimination of most of the $80 billion in annual tax breaks that 401(k) investors receive." - Larry Huffman
"Michael Horton's analysis of the contemporary church points believers back to the power of a gospel that should never be assumed." - Larry Huffman
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"This type of argument is often used fallacious argument where one will appeal to the popularity of a position in order to evidence its truthfulness. . . . The argumentum ad populum is also an appeal to the emotions by creating enthusiasm and comfort in a belief while neglecting objective data." - Larry Huffman
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"In rhetorical argumentation, an ad hominem is a method of argumentation in which a person attacks the character of the opponent(s) instead of dealing with the evidence or the substance of the argument." - Larry Huffman
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"Sen. Barack Obama's views on life issues ranging from abortion to embryonic stem cell research mark him as not merely a pro-choice politician, but rather as the most extreme pro-abortion candidate to have ever run on a major party ticket." - Larry Huffman
I think the phrase "...punished with a baby..." sums it up rather nicely. - Forrest Cox
“I have been evernote user for over a year using the 2.0 ver. I am excited to be able to use the 3.0 ver but have hundreds of note in the older version. Anybody figured a way to move these into the newer version?”
I was able to pull my complete 2.0 dbase over, but can't remember how. Will check & report back. There may be an import option. - Larry Huffman
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Thanks Larry. I look forward to hearing back from you - Bob Bellenghi
Bob, looks like there is an import option. In the Windows client, click Note->Import Evernote 2.x Database... - Larry Huffman
NC, Maine, and My home state Mich are my favourites. I've visted all but Minnisota and Rhode Island of those east of the Mississippi, plus Iowa, TX, and Lousyanne to the west. - Michael W. May
My answer depends on whether changing planes counts. :) - ha3rvey
I think I've been to about 20. I love Chincoteague island http://www.chincoteague.com/ , Atlanta was an absolute blast when I lived there, and I really do love the area were I live now. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
WA, OR, CA, NV, AZ, TX, LA, IL, MN. I like WA the best with OR or CA in second place. - Rochelle
Oh boy- 28 at this point I think. And I'm torn. There are cities I like more than whole states. Maybe NY state? (I've seen more of Canada as I drove across it) - Abby Martin
31 so far. My favorites have been Alaska, Michigan, New Mexico, and Montana. (I didn't count states where I stopped briefly for plane changes.) I hated California and Texas is dangerous to drive through. - Jill, Superhero Librarian
CA, NV, OR, WA, TX, MI...Oregon is my favorite...although California is hard to beat, it's just too expensive - Alex Scoble CISSP
13 so far. My favorite is Massachusettes. - Thankful Molly
31, with WA as my favorite and OR as a very close second. - Jennifer Dittrich
more than 30 -- Alaska is truly the most amazing, and I love the PNW (OR, WA) - William Harryman
21. Not a big fan of LA, but otherwise, liked all of the others. - Peter Ghosh CISSP
28. Favorites are Illinois and New Mexico. - Steven Perez
CA, UT, ID, NY, WA, OR, NV, TX, HI. I like NY, WA, and OR the best. - Jeremy Brooks
41. ME, WY, and the Commonwealth of Virginia, my home, are my favorites. But I like them all. I love this country. - Larry Huffman
29. I've lived in (in order) SC, MD, KY, IN, FL, RI, LA, NJ, VA, PA (and VA). Plus I've visited (at least an overnight stay in) MI, AL, GA, NC, TN, WV, NY, CT, VT, ME, IL, MN, NE, SD, CA. And I've been in or driven through NH, MA, IA, MO. And I love living in Virginia! - Ladybug Heather
And I've visited five provinces: Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. (Heehee - my Canadian fiance only has four!) - Ladybug Heather
Umm. Lesse. CA, WA, UT, OR, MO, KS, OK, NM, TX, HI, IL, MI, AZ, NV, CO, LA, WI, OH, IN, PA, NY, MA, RI, NH, CT, NJ, MD, DC, GA, FL. 30 states. Not bad for a foreigner, I guess. My favorite is still California. - Jauder Ho
CA, OR, WA, ID, NV, AZ, NM, TX, OK. And I love Washington. If nothing sooner, I'll retire there. Oh, and I'll mess with Texas anytime I feel like it. *raspberry* - Brian Norwood
something like 30. Is there a map app that you can just click on states and countries to fill in where you've been? Don't know about favorite... - Christine Cavalier
California Uber Alles...except for the public education system. MA wins hands down. - Stephen Pierzchala
almost all. new york, washington (as in seattle washington), pennsylvania, colorado, south florida - Patricia
35. Colorado. Just moved here a year ago and this place is beautiful and the people are amazingly nice. - George Smith
Probably abot 10 or so and Charleston, SC. was my favorite so-far. - David Cook
Wow. I thought I'd lived in a ton of states (9 states, 18 cities), but this pales compared to some of you. 38 states (unless you count flying in their airspace). Easier to count the 12 states I haven't visited AK, ID, MT (Yellowstone), ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, IA, AR, AL, WV. Favorite is CA hands-down. I like visiting the others, but CA rocks! - Mitchell Tsai
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I think that McCain had to do a much better job of showing himself as "presidential" last night and failed at that. It's less about substance and more about style and Obama had style in spades, plus he kept on point, didn't deliver any huge gaffes or mistruths (McCain's wrongness on Kissinger's statements regarding negotiations with Iran was a wopper) - Alex Scoble CISSP
of course kissinger would defend mccain's statement. he's an adviser to the campaign. with the way the mccain campaign makes people who disagree with them 'disappear' would could one expect? - Anika Malone
Kissinger can defend McCain all he wants, but his statement that we need to be engaged diplomatically with Iran over their nuclear program is a matter of public record and as such isn't open to defense. - Alex Scoble CISSP
can you say *lost!*... paper maps...augh! oh yea, paper "trip-tiks" at AAA - Susan Beebe
good question. It is great being able to pull up google maps and get instant directions. - (jeff)isageek
I used paper maps.. and then came mapquest printouts... and if I was fortunate, I had NeverLost in my rental car. I remember buying a GPS UPS dongle for my laptop and fumbling it in the car at 2am - Bwana
In the US, one drove into a gas station, looked for a map taped to a window and figured it out from there. Also, if necessary one stopped at a phone booth and looked up an address in what was called the `white pages.' None of these techniques work anymore. I'm only describing them for historical reasons. - John Murray
I remember being blown away the first time I saw MapQuest. I trusted its directions way more than paper maps or my own experience, since of course the computer would find the optimal route. I was so cute and naïve back then… - Jim Norris
I used maps made out of paper. I have had AAA for years and if I was going on a trip they would sell me this really detailed flip book with turn-by-turn travel directions to my destination. I use Garmin GPS now. - Brandon
A-Z and still my tattered pocket one in London - Sally Church
Road signs and a general sense of direction. Now I am dependent on sat nav. - Flippity
I still have none of the above, but I travel most everywhere by foot or by train, so it's no biggie. - Slippy Lane
Yes I still carry a big map but looking up places to eat on my phone with Yelp and Google Maps was really convenient. - Benjamin Golub
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I am unsure. I'm still not sure how people survive without TimmyMe. Heading to the one I found in Bushnel's Basin as soon as Pete's ballet class is over. ;) - Cyndy
I used a street atlas I kept under my seat. - Steven Perez
I don't travel that much and don't have phone capable of using either. :P - Daniel Schildt
The number of times I get lost has gone down a lot lately. I credit GPS - Deepak
I rather like getting lost -- I try to give myself extra time so I can do it on purpose. :-) - Bill Hooker
Count you phone 'havers' lucky! I don't have one and I can't seem to avoid walking in random directions, getting lost, and bumping into things! - Capn' One-Eye ☠
By being "social", not in the facebook/myspace way, but in "open your window and ask that guy where we are" way - andre
I didn't mean for this to turn into a debate about asking for directions (which I have no problem doing). I just really liked using Yelp and Maps to find a good place to eat that was exactly what we wanted late at night. - Benjamin Golub
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I try not to use maps on my phone as much as possible because before then I would write down the directions and spend 5 minutes memorizing them. I've made it to some pretty remote and distant places just by my memory so I'm not going to just give it up and rot my memory by constantly looking down at my phone for directions. - Bartek Gniado
I don't understand how people can live without a cellphone!! even more travel without an phone without Google Maps!!!!! Bunch of moroms, old style freaks!! I am allergic to this kind of people. - Paulo Nuin
"FreeShade's basic reason for existence is to provide window shading for Windows. It also does a bit more than this, but before getting to that, what is window shading?" - Larry Huffman
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"Today in Minneapolis the I-35W Bridge opened at 5 AM, one year and 48 days since in collapsed into the Mississippi River at rush hour (6:05 PM) on August 1, 2007. There are more reasons here to give thanks to God than meet the eye." - Larry Huffman