I have ofte thought I doing one, th opposite of the norm.
" Another year in the Stone household, Mr. fired yet again for drinking on the job, as if that wasn't enough he was caught flagant in delicto with his secretary. Usually an embarrassing situation but when seen by all on the security cam it takes embarrassment to a whole new level. Joey dropped out of high school to pursue pot cultivation , it is legal after all. He says he has a sure fire proposal in the works. We are soexcited. Meanwhile little Laurel was found at school puffing away in the girls room. The little rascal, she always was the little rebel. Note to self, talk to her about the condoms I found in her purse, she is after all only thirteen".
It's a thought.

i'm here for you. i call it like i see it. and congrats for extracating yourself.

No offense but I find the 'hug your kids' thing as silly as the gun nuts. I hug my kid every day anyway. Not because of someone else's tragedy. If someone needs an instructive from someone on the interwebs, odds are they weren't really a candidate to love on their kids in the first place.

You are also a total facepalm fatso.

But you are growing on me.

Correct.

EL-34 fat tone goodness. Blackstar was started in England in 2007 by two refugees from Marshall. Loudest combo amp I've ever owned. It's insane. And I only own the 50 watt version. They make a 100 watt version.

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Social Media is pointless (in my view) outside of sharing with your family over great distances. It is a failure in that people are forgetting how to be civil to one another. This forum is social media, and this thread an even more focused example of such. It's all fun and games until people forget the boundaries and realize, "Hey, I'd get my ASS kicked if I said that to someone's face."

There are daily occurrences of celebrities and athletes who spout off on Twitter, only to regret it by deleting the message. Too late, there are people out there who dedicate their waking hours to capturing mistakes in social media to post on their own stream to further embarrass those who have already and irreparably embarrassed themselves. That's not communicating, that's just the dregs of society doing what they do. Social media gives them a reason to exist.

For those who are not familiar with the TED Talks, check this one out. A commentary on the failure to communicate in a technological world designed to make it easier to communicate.

http://www.ted.com/talks/sherry_turk..._together.html

Maybe we need amplifier control laws.

You'll have to pry my amplifier from my cold, dead hands. It's not my fault if others can't responsibly handle their amplifiers.

Don't make me post another KISS album cover.

the idea that folks didn't misspeak or mis-write prior to the internet is selective amnesia.

True, my point is that social media has made it so easy to hang oneself, and it has eroded any measure of politeness and civility in our everyday lives. The scale is staggering. If you cannot see that, you are wearing rose colored glasses.

Again, you are choosing not to see the scale. My myriad dwarfs your myriad. We can agree to disagree on this one. My kids have even eschewed social media on their own as it does not enrich their lives, it distracts and DEtracts. I am not out to ban it or crusade against it - for some it is a completely normal way of living.

Do this for me - go to the bottom of pretty much any news aggregate like Yahoo, CNN, what have you, and read the comments at the bottom of the article. If that's how people talked to each other face to face in your neck of the woods back in the day, I feel sorry for you.

And Lincoln? It's a movie, man. Sure, people shouted at one another back then, but that was politics during our friggin Civil War, not high tea at the Queen's residence.

They are the Baby on Board sign of the times.

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"Let food be your first medicine" - Hippocrates

Yep, food can cause and cure an illness. People do not read labels and don't know what they are ingesting. Never assume the ingredients won't do harm - that is true for people as well as pet foods. Doctors/Vets are too quick to prescribe medications instead of finding the cause.

I have not ridden my bike since Saturday.

Starting to have acute withdrawal symptoms.

Must....hold....on....one...more...day....

I'm going on two weeks. :(

Carbon brake pads, pad holders, and new tubes should be in tomorrow. After that I can put the carbon wheels on the cross bike. I am also getting some white bar tape so I can swap out the bar for a much lighter one. I would like to get the bike under 21 pounds without pedals and without spending much money. Hopefully that happens after I make those couple of changes.

+10,000

this is social media mr. mod

I think we should each reveal an embarrassing fact about ourselves today. Let's go counterclockwise around the circle.

IMO - find new friends and move along from crazy ex's. I don't know where you live, but go to www.meetup.com, go to Find A Group and find an activity in your area you have an interest in. At least you'll find women with your interests.

Hmmmmm... let me think of WHICH embarrassing fact to share.

Just one of many.

And why do you think I do this volunteer duty? To try to keep the dregs in check, is why.