@chrystalia on myLot

marguicha @marguicha (223753) • Chile 16 Dec 12

I have answered a couple of the several posts after the gun shooting with children killed two days ago. And my answer in one of the posts turned into an interesting conversation (heated sometimes) that led me to want to write down...

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chrystalia we have been trying--but we happen to be outnumbered

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aireanna18 @aireanna18 (1914) • United States 14 Dec 12

Well seeing as I am currently unemployed, I have been work from home on the internet in an effort to make some extra money. Tonight, I find myself pondering a new benefit of working from home, that being I will not have to deal...

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chrystalia Yes, it is, and I set goals on all my sites as well, based on what I need and what I would like--it works out well for me. There are times when I have issues keeping the goals, but that is usually because I am sick or something else serious is going on....

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chrystalia @chrystalia (1208) • Tucson, Arizona 15 Dec 12

www.washingtonguardian.com/washingtons-school-security-failure It was cut from the federal Education budget in 2012, to save money--for the New Successful Safe and Healthy Students program,of course. Somehow, the administration...

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chrystalia Well, I have been watching for the stink--but so far there has been next to ZERO exposure. I only ran into it by accident, when I was digging around for something else, as a matter of fact. It kind of makes me wonder how many other things have quietly happened...

17 Dec 12

Uncle Jay, Finding More Value in Your Machine @mythociate (21432) • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 15 Dec 12

Specifically, do 'our inalienable rights to life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness' register as guidelines to following the terms of the US Constitution? Maybe we should write, submit & ratify an Amendment stating those...

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chrystalia I would dispute that one party "has to be the loser"--according to John Nash's Equilibrium theory of games and Economics (Nobel Prize winning mathematician, portrayed in the movie "A Beautiful Mind") Everyone wins--if nobody goes for the blonde, as he puts...

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habibti320 @habibti320 (925) • United States 16 Dec 12

Over the past few days at Mylot, lots of people have been talking about the recent tragedy at the elementary school in Connecticut. First of all, I want to give my respect to the community there who is supporting the survivors and...

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chrystalia When it comes to the original black panthers--yes, defense against police. The NEW black panther party, is another story. www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-files/groups/new-black-panther-party The guys that were hanging around polling places--they...

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marguicha @marguicha (223753) • Chile 16 Dec 12

I have answered a couple of the several posts after the gun shooting with children killed two days ago. And my answer in one of the posts turned into an interesting conversation (heated sometimes) that led me to want to write down...

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chrystalia And that is the way it should be--but here, it more and more often is not the case. Certain segments of our society actively encourage divisiveness--because it gives them power to use against others.

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habibti320 @habibti320 (925) • United States 16 Dec 12

Over the past few days at Mylot, lots of people have been talking about the recent tragedy at the elementary school in Connecticut. First of all, I want to give my respect to the community there who is supporting the survivors and...

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chrystalia Sorry, My quotes are accurate, sources are not in two cases--the "fire" in a theater quote --peter Venetoklis. the quote about manners is from Heinlein, Beyond this Horizon (formatting problems on the webpage).

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habibti320 @habibti320 (925) • United States 16 Dec 12

Over the past few days at Mylot, lots of people have been talking about the recent tragedy at the elementary school in Connecticut. First of all, I want to give my respect to the community there who is supporting the survivors and...

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chrystalia I believe both are necessary--the second is a sticky one, because of the wording. Not the fault of our founders--they just thought people would get the idea. When it was written, all of their notes and existing personal documentation indicated that they...

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ctryhnny @ctryhnny (3460) • United States 16 Dec 12

My son just texted me and asked what I want for Christmas. I told him the truth. I want to be with him and his little family and that would make me happier than anything they could buy and wrap up for me. I'm really sad because my...

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chrystalia Definitely sounds like a mid life crisis going on, to me. With any luck, your son will find a way to get you and his family together for the holidays--as to your daughter,I doubt there is much you can do about the way she is acting--she seems to be in the...

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marguicha @marguicha (223753) • Chile 16 Dec 12

I have answered a couple of the several posts after the gun shooting with children killed two days ago. And my answer in one of the posts turned into an interesting conversation (heated sometimes) that led me to want to write down...

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chrystalia Even the "native Americans" came here from somewhere else--over the land bridge from Siberia to Alaska, probably 15,000 years ago. What was done to the natives was atrocious, as is what is being done to them now. I have relatives on a reservation--they are a...

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hoseasmate @hoseasmate (720) • United States 16 Dec 12

Why is it that the president of this United States cannot learn how to properly salute the members of the military that he is the commander in chief over? Don't you think that once inauguration is over that a short training class...

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chrystalia Who knows? I would think this would be taught, but then again, the POTUS has a schizophrenic attitude towards the military--he lauds them when it suits them, but completely ignores aspects of the military that don't suit him. He is the Commander in Chief, and...

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Uncle Jay, Finding More Value in Your Machine @mythociate (21432) • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 15 Dec 12

Specifically, do 'our inalienable rights to life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness' register as guidelines to following the terms of the US Constitution? Maybe we should write, submit & ratify an Amendment stating those...

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chrystalia I wouldn't put it quite that way myself, but I do agree that for practical purposes, "life" should be defined in such a way to address the definition of what constitutes a "person". However, that hasn't been the case for some time now, and even that has...

16 Dec 12

mehale @mehale (2200) • United States 14 Dec 12

With the clock rapidly ticking down, time is quickly running out to avoid going over the dreaded fiscal cliff and further damaging America's already weak economy. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama claims he is fed up with the...

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chrystalia Hey, our founding fathers never intended for there to be universal enfranchisement--the vote was restricted to free male property owners. Every civilization to date that has embraced full enfranchisement has shortly after collapsed--for good reason. The...

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Uncle Jay, Finding More Value in Your Machine @mythociate (21432) • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 15 Dec 12

Specifically, do 'our inalienable rights to life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness' register as guidelines to following the terms of the US Constitution? Maybe we should write, submit & ratify an Amendment stating those...

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chrystalia From a historic perspective, it was indeed a formal declaration of rebellion--for it to be a declaration of "war" it would have to come from an established sovereign nation. But it worked, and that's what mattered. It also insured that everyone remained...

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Uncle Jay, Finding More Value in Your Machine @mythociate (21432) • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 15 Dec 12

Specifically, do 'our inalienable rights to life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness' register as guidelines to following the terms of the US Constitution? Maybe we should write, submit & ratify an Amendment stating those...

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chrystalia Good response, Myth--and I agree. The problem with amending is that amendments can have far reaching consequences, so they should be approached with caution. Some people make a case that the 14th amendment protects unborn children, from the moment of...

16 Dec 12

chrystalia @chrystalia (1208) • Tucson, Arizona 15 Dec 12

www.washingtonguardian.com/washingtons-school-security-failure It was cut from the federal Education budget in 2012, to save money--for the New Successful Safe and Healthy Students program,of course. Somehow, the administration...

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chrystalia Knoodleknight--we did put more money into education, in this case--it went to phys. ed. programs, healthy food programs, after school programs, counselors--but not security. Yes, the education system is failing--because our kids aren't LEARNING anything--more...

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chrystalia @chrystalia (1208) • Tucson, Arizona 15 Dec 12

www.washingtonguardian.com/washingtons-school-security-failure It was cut from the federal Education budget in 2012, to save money--for the New Successful Safe and Healthy Students program,of course. Somehow, the administration...

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chrystalia It isn't just healthy food, it also covers after school programs and "mental health" counselors and things--but none the less, the security shouldn't have been thrown out the window in favor of physical education programs. And to play devil's advocate when...

16 Dec 12

chrystalia @chrystalia (1208) • Tucson, Arizona 15 Dec 12

www.washingtonguardian.com/washingtons-school-security-failure It was cut from the federal Education budget in 2012, to save money--for the New Successful Safe and Healthy Students program,of course. Somehow, the administration...

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chrystalia allknowing, there is some new thinking going on when it comes to gun ownership, and it isn't necessarily a good thing... Deb, other things to think about--the race and socioeconomic cards make a big difference not only in what we hear, but how we hear it....

16 Dec 12

trisha27 @trisha27 (3494) • United States 15 Dec 12

I have so many ideas and actually I have already an idea on what I want my first book to be about. Its just a story from personal experience of something I am going through in my life right now. So I am going to make it a goal to...

self publish a book

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chrystalia I'll get some information together for you, trisha, and send it along in the next few days. Self publishing is definitely the way to start out, and your book may come along faster than you think!

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