This is very interesting to me. Just last year I discovered that I have 'high liver enzymes' and went through a bunch of tests, and came up with no reason. The doctors just say I have a 'naturally high level' of liver enzymes in my blood.
And then about 2-3 months ago I started having sporadic asthma attacks -- having never had them before. And then they went away just about the time I started eating a little better and eating cooked food more. I wonder if there's a connection between the liver problems, the asthma, and the corn.
A bike isn't a complete solution was what I said but I also mention in my circumstances. I never said that bikes are worthless because they don't fit into my circumstances but you tried to make it seem like that was my intent. Again, ineffective to anyone who follows the thread.
I apologise in advance if I missed where you gave the reasons why you cannot bike to work. However...
Why is it not a feasible solution? Is it because you live far away from your work place? Could you move closer? Is it because you have 5 kids, and can't afford a home that can house you, your wife, and kids on your salary?
Maybe having 5 kids was your mistake, and I'd go as far as arguing why do I have to, effectively, pay for the fact that you had too many kids and are using fuels merely because of that.
I'm obviously making a lot of leaps here, and I don't mean to be offensive. But why, then? Why can't you move closer to work?
I couldn't either, at a job I had a few years ago. But then I moved to another city, that has a city-layout that allows for my to be able to bike to work.
People say that you should vote with your dollars. You should also vote with your lifestyle.
I don't want McCain to win, but at the same time, someone has to have some principles somewhere along the line and I'm not giving up mine. I'm standing up for myself and not supporting Obama any longer.
I don't know about anyone else, but this sounds just as narrow-minded as any other single-issue voter. In a democracy, you will not always get everything you want. You need to weigh what's important, and what's possible, and try to get the best candidate you can. Sure, a multi-party system would help, but beyond that you sound no different than someone voting entirely on the issue of abortion, gay rights, or gun rights.
Sure, if you find FISA to be -the- issue, and it outweighs all other issues (environment, Iraq, foreign policy, etc), then go right ahead and throw your support elsewhere. Or if you think that his stance on FISA shows an endemic problem in his character, then go right ahead.
I think this is crap, too. And I'm really upset (in general, at first glance. I haven't read enough about it to have a full opinion) that Obama voted this way. But there other important aspects of his platform that I -do- agree with, and I won't let this one reasonably large flaw change that.
If anything, the iTunes rental store will attack Blockbusters more than Netflix. The iTunes rental system is for the impulsive 'I want a rental now, and I probably only want to watch something that's been released in the last 2 months'. Rather than peruse the New Releases aisles of Blockbuster for 45 minutes, you can just peruse iTunes and have it in a few minutes.
You know, I hate MySpace as much as the next fellow, but this sort of response to every MySpace related article is getting redundant.
'I'm so much different than all those crazy kids. I don't get it. Can someone explain it to me?'
I think your type of people should have a cage match with these type of guys.
Not to rain on your parade, but I remember seeing that movie in Blockbuster and thinking, 'Wow, this could be really good.' My girlfriend and I both thought it was intensely boring, though. Not to say the animation wasn't pretty spectacular, but the movie, as a whole, stunk.
The internet way is obviously far too susceptible to problems (as previously mentioned many times over and over). But having some kiosks would be wonderful (except for the initial cost to make em).
Many have mentioned concerns with old people, but one nice feature that computers have that paper does not is affirmation-- something that is insanely annoying in computer programs (eg. ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU WANT TO CLOSE THIS WINDOW?) but rather useful when voting (eg. ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU WANT TO VOTE FOR A DUMB TEXAN?).
Exactly. If you want, as some repliers have mentioned, a computer that can be portable if you want it to be, by a slim notebook, and buy a nice monitor to plug into it, unless you want to take it on the road. There's a monitor port for a reason.
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This is very interesting to me. Just last year I discovered that I have 'high liver enzymes' and went through a bunch of tests, and came up with no reason. The doctors just say I have a 'naturally high level' of liver enzymes in my blood.
And then about 2-3 months ago I started having sporadic asthma attacks -- having never had them before. And then they went away just about the time I started eating a little better and eating cooked food more. I wonder if there's a connection between the liver problems, the asthma, and the corn.
I bet you don't wear a helmet or bike lights at night, either.
Ugh.
End pet peeve.
A bike isn't a complete solution was what I said but I also mention in my circumstances. I never said that bikes are worthless because they don't fit into my circumstances but you tried to make it seem like that was my intent. Again, ineffective to anyone who follows the thread.
I apologise in advance if I missed where you gave the reasons why you cannot bike to work. However...
Why is it not a feasible solution? Is it because you live far away from your work place? Could you move closer? Is it because you have 5 kids, and can't afford a home that can house you, your wife, and kids on your salary?
Maybe having 5 kids was your mistake, and I'd go as far as arguing why do I have to, effectively, pay for the fact that you had too many kids and are using fuels merely because of that.
I'm obviously making a lot of leaps here, and I don't mean to be offensive. But why, then? Why can't you move closer to work?
I couldn't either, at a job I had a few years ago. But then I moved to another city, that has a city-layout that allows for my to be able to bike to work.
People say that you should vote with your dollars. You should also vote with your lifestyle.
Cars and airplanes are dead ends.
I'd like to see what sort of work is being done with trains and other multi-passenger transportation to take the place of cars and airplanes.
I don't want McCain to win, but at the same time, someone has to have some principles somewhere along the line and I'm not giving up mine. I'm standing up for myself and not supporting Obama any longer.
I don't know about anyone else, but this sounds just as narrow-minded as any other single-issue voter. In a democracy, you will not always get everything you want. You need to weigh what's important, and what's possible, and try to get the best candidate you can. Sure, a multi-party system would help, but beyond that you sound no different than someone voting entirely on the issue of abortion, gay rights, or gun rights.
Sure, if you find FISA to be -the- issue, and it outweighs all other issues (environment, Iraq, foreign policy, etc), then go right ahead and throw your support elsewhere. Or if you think that his stance on FISA shows an endemic problem in his character, then go right ahead.
I think this is crap, too. And I'm really upset (in general, at first glance. I haven't read enough about it to have a full opinion) that Obama voted this way. But there other important aspects of his platform that I -do- agree with, and I won't let this one reasonably large flaw change that.
If anything, the iTunes rental store will attack Blockbusters more than Netflix. The iTunes rental system is for the impulsive 'I want a rental now, and I probably only want to watch something that's been released in the last 2 months'. Rather than peruse the New Releases aisles of Blockbuster for 45 minutes, you can just peruse iTunes and have it in a few minutes.
You know, I hate MySpace as much as the next fellow, but this sort of response to every MySpace related article is getting redundant. 'I'm so much different than all those crazy kids. I don't get it. Can someone explain it to me?' I think your type of people should have a cage match with these type of guys.
Not to rain on your parade, but I remember seeing that movie in Blockbuster and thinking, 'Wow, this could be really good.' My girlfriend and I both thought it was intensely boring, though. Not to say the animation wasn't pretty spectacular, but the movie, as a whole, stunk.
The internet way is obviously far too susceptible to problems (as previously mentioned many times over and over). But having some kiosks would be wonderful (except for the initial cost to make em).
Many have mentioned concerns with old people, but one nice feature that computers have that paper does not is affirmation-- something that is insanely annoying in computer programs (eg. ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU WANT TO CLOSE THIS WINDOW?) but rather useful when voting (eg. ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU WANT TO VOTE FOR A DUMB TEXAN?).
- JustinExactly. If you want, as some repliers have mentioned, a computer that can be portable if you want it to be, by a slim notebook, and buy a nice monitor to plug into it, unless you want to take it on the road. There's a monitor port for a reason.
- Justin- Justin