Forum: Other Other Topics
10-23-2006, 02:24 PM
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Dad\'s Death and Folding
Fear not, no poker metaphor here! (Just a mild gambling analogy.)
Two years ago I moved home to be with my family when my father became critically ill. My father died this past Wednesday in...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
09-28-2006, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 234
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-27-2006, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 142
Re: Better guitarist: SRV or Hendrix?
I'm not sure I would even rate SRV as the best guitar player in his family. That kind of flashy playing doesn't really appeal to me though.
Hendrix's Radio One album is strong. Jimi Hendrix...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-27-2006, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 259
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-27-2006, 12:24 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 61
Not the luckiest fellow in the world
So, just how bad can someone run?
Amazing obituary of a guy who caught lots of bad breaks.
Obituary (http://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/ci_4388024)
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Forum: Politics
09-26-2006, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 172
Views: 565
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Forum: Politics
09-07-2006, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 95
Re: Pakistan and Bin Laden - Major News Story?
Great article. Thanks.
I understand why the Republicans want to play down these developments as their election strategy will feature the security angle again. The media in not featuring this...
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Forum: Politics
09-06-2006, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 95
Re: Pakistan and Bin Laden - Major News Story?
Update
Pakistani military claims to be misquoted in their alleged statement that bin Laden would not be arrested if he behaved as a lawful citizen. OK, fair enough.
Check out this report from...
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Forum: Politics
09-06-2006, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 95
Re: Pakistan and Bin Laden - Major News Story?
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If more american's were whacky conspiracy nuts then it would be the lead story. But since the rest of us live in the...
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Forum: Politics
09-06-2006, 01:40 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 95
Pakistan and Bin Laden - Major News Story?
Apparently Bin Laden has sanctuary in Pakistan, not just practically speaking, but as in, "would not be taken into custody, as long as one is being like a peaceful citizen.".
Former White House...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
09-05-2006, 03:24 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 41
Re: Letter from Lindsey Graham, SC Senator
I got the same letter a couple of days ago.
South Carolina is the reddest of states and the support for the Republican party is much stronger from the socially conservative contingent than the...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
08-31-2006, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 50
Re: Blood Meridian
The epilogue is a description of fence building. It suggests that the theme of drawing boundaries, is central to the book. It is also partly evocative of the end of the wildness of the West. This...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
08-24-2006, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 75
Staredown! - Unflinching Triumph
Has anybody seen this?
If you like unusual sports or are interested in small niche subcultures you will probably enjoy this mockumentary.
Apparently the rules of staring contests were too wide...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
08-09-2006, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 148
Views: 654
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
08-07-2006, 01:46 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 242
Re: Libertarianism
I certainly don't buy into the Libertarian agenda fully but that's usually what I vote no matter the importance of the election. That's the only avenue I know of besides contributions to think tanks...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-03-2006, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 28
Re: Regrets?
I don't know if this will make sense but here are a couple of thoughts.
Two ways of looking at this.
First, you aren't going to feel good all the time. Even when you do the right thing. From...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-02-2006, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 61
Re: Ordering seeds online.
It's been a few years since I had a PO box but I don't think it's that easy to have one in a false name and address.
How will your name get on a list to start with? The envelope the guy sends...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-31-2006, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 93
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-31-2006, 01:34 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 55
Re: Introspection and Self-Awareness...
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I was discussing meditation with someone, and they described it as not suppressing or denying your thoughts, but merely being aware of them and setting them aside. It occurred to me that...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-31-2006, 01:20 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 123
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-06-2006, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 126
Re: Doctor-assisted suicide?
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I think Dr. Kervorkian brought an important ethical issue to the foreground for debate, but I also strongly disagree with his methods.
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Would you elaborate here a...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-05-2006, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 72
Re: 100 films: Andrey Rublyov
Great movie. Some of the most haunting images I have seen in any film. The battle scene is best in class with that incredibly intense horse killing scene (no PETA in Soviet Union!). What would...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-04-2006, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 169
Re: Some feedback from Loungers please
Perhaps it's too late to contribute but I'll express my thoughts anyway.
A lot of the posts in OOT are made to see whether opinion X is standard or what most people's opinion of a subject is. ...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-03-2006, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 214
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Forum: Other Other Topics
06-30-2006, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 111
Views: 411
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