Gideon MacLeish

Reply to An Update, and a Trip West in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Cool pics! What certifications is your sister pursuing?

"You Don't Trust Us Enough to Raise Your Children" in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I was having a conversation with a friend whose wife is a public school teacher the other day. It was one of those pointed conversations that I'm used to, basically questioning the validity of homeschooling. I respect this individual and his wife greatly, so I listened closely to what he had to say. But he said something in the course of the conversation that gave me pause. He related the story of a former pastor who had homeschooled his children. Because many of the people in the chu

Reply to Finals Are OVER!!!!! in Misc JoeUser Forums

[quote]Then back to work.[/quote] Nah, no summer classes. I'm going to self study for Linux + (read: PLAY!), so "Back to work" wouldn't be the proper way of putting it!

Reply to Corporate America’s rejection of Vista in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Got my HH CD's today. Micro-WHO?

Finals Are OVER!!!!! in Misc JoeUser Forums

I just finished with my last final of the semester. And the news is good, although I won't know for certain HOW good until next week. In Business Management, Business Communications, and Network Security, I received "A" grades. In the first two courses, that's an accomplishment, because the instructor does not liberally hand out high grades. In Marketing and Accounting, I received a "B". In Marketing, I was points away from an "A", but the "B" should still keep my average in g

Reply to Ding dong the witch is almost dead... in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Completely untrue.[/quote] Actually, it is NOT completely untrue. I stated that Feingold was the only Senator to consistently vote against BOTH, and if you look back, the USA Patriot Act only had ONE vote against in its initial passage. And that would have been Feingold. Tell me, TP...Were you born an asshole or is it just a finely tuned skill? I have tried discussing things rationally with you, yet you subject me to the same nastiness that you do people who get into the

Texas May Have Made Texas Sized Mistake! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

The state of Texas reported a few weeks ago that two of the children seized in the raid of the FLDS ranch were pregnant and about to give birth. Now, they are admitting that one of the young ladies was of age. The woman, Pamela Jeffs, it turns out, is 18. And the article goes on to say that the other young woman also may be 18. The question, then, is what did Texas officials know and when did they know it? If these women lied about their ages to obstruct, then there's really n

Reply to Turning off your computer in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Back "in the day" turning it off was a safeguard for the system. If the HD wasn't parked in the right spot, you could create irreperable damage. And by leaving it on, there was, of course, the risk of a power outage which could cause very, very bad things by not shutting down properly (This, btw, was part of the reason for those annoying "it is now safe to turn off your computer" screens). I personally leave mine on FT, with no problems. But then, I have a UPS in addition to the surge p

Reply to Where's My Po? in Humor Stardock Forums

Po, Ya know, you're one of my favorite folks from the skinning community and all, but...I don't think you could afford me! Nothing personal, you understand!

Reply to Hillary: Obama’s Mentor in Democrat Stardock Forums

I would have to wonder why the Clintons would be against NCLB. After all, the genesis of that legislation was an initiative called "Goals 2000", which was co-authored by none other than William Jefferson Clinton. The Clintons have spent 20+ years begging the federal government (I almost typed "feral"...wouldn't THAT have been the most Freudian of slips!) to tighten their reins on local school districts, it's disingenuous for them to whine about it now!

Reply to Ding dong the witch is almost dead... in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]I'm saying that Obama was opposing the war and did not vote to allow Bush to begin his war of lies.[/quote] Because he wasn't in office to vote against it! Only ONE senator has consistently opposed the war and the US Patriot Act and HIS name ain't Obama. It's Russ Feingold, for the record. EVERY OTHER of your precious Dems has blood on his/her hands.

Reply to Ding dong the witch is almost dead... in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Obama didn't vote for the war. He isn't responsible for it.[/quote] So you are claiming that in his entire Senate career, Obama never voted for a single Bush bill? Huh. Gonna hafta do my research on that one, but I think you're wrong. The only reason he didn't vote for the war was because he wasn't a sitting senator to do it. I'm sure he voted for a few appropriations bills to keep our guys over there!

Hillary Has Noone But herself to Blame! in Democrat JoeUser Forums

As the news of Hillary Clinton's defeat rolls off the wire (it may, for the record, be greatly exaggerated -- see later in the article), it's fair to say that she has noone to blame but herself for her downfall. See, Hillary made the tremendously fatal mistake of playing the experience card. Right now as the peasants are lining up with pitchforks at the White House gates, experience is the last thing they want to see in a Presidential candidate. They want to at least hold on to the il

Reply to Ding dong the witch is almost dead... in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]No every Republican who supported him on even a single vote during his presidency is equally responsible for the murder of 4,000 US soldiers and equally deserving of criminal prosecution for aiding and abetting the murderous psychotic occupying the oval office at present[/quote] Why don't you hold Democrats who voted for the SAME war to the same level of accountability, The_Politico? THERE ARE NO INNOCENTS among these final three, face it. Yet somehow McCain's vote carri

Reply to Respect and Acceptance on JU in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Charles, You have freedom of speech. Nobody's fighting it. Your freedom of speech, however, is not a freedom to walk into my house, sit down on my couch, and spread your opinions. That is, my right to privacy trumps your freedom of speech. Nobody's censoring your blog. When they blacklist you, they are simply keeping you out of their living room. If they ignore your blog, they're simply limiting your freedom of speech to your blog. Just stay true to who you are, and do

Reply to Ding dong the witch is almost dead... in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]But every Republican running is personally responsible for their guilt in aiding the destruction caused by the Bush junta which they aided and abetted.[/quote] Please show me Hillary or Obama's roles in derailing the train wreck that was the Bush presidencey, The_Politico. The truth is, these two rubber stamped every major GOP policy right along with McCain. The sad fact is, we have not one, but three pathetic, inadequate candidates to represent us in November. Putting i

Reply to Why Do Some People Balk at Paying for Software? in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote]Ah, but you buy a degree, not the education. Otherwise I would just go out, pirate some text-books (i would be suprised if you could actually do this), and save myself a lot of money[/quote] Actually, you are correct in that you buy a degree. But the point is, no need to pirate textbooks. You can get an education for free at a public library.

Reply to Software Comparison Tables in Misc JoeUser Forums

An article like this one is a good one for you to embellish with some "hard" date. It makes for a much more readable article. As for the O/S choices, ditch WINE and go with the bundled virtual machine in Hardy Heron, the latest Ubuntu release.

Reply to Hillary campaign insists on changing rules after the fact in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Actually Super Tuesday was February 5. Sorry Gid, you must be living in a dream world.[/quote] Yes you are right on this one. I got the primaries messed up this year. However, a candidate shouldn't be judged on the sequence of primary victories. Odd, though, that many in the DNC camp claim that the popular vote should be all important (see Al Gore, circa 2000), yet Obama leads in the popular vote and suddenly it doesn't matter. Or, better yet, they claim that i

Reply to Ding dong the witch is almost dead... in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Because the Bush argument of "They would be worse than me" is all they have. Their is no reasonable justifiable logic that would explain supporting ANY Republican this year.[/quote] Repeat after me: Bush isn't running Bush isn't running Bush isn't running I would like to know why every liberal in America has to bring "Bush sucks" into any discussion. Come on, you HAVE to be able to do better than that. The fact is, both parties have produced absolutely w

Reply to Ding dong the witch is almost dead... in Politics JoeUser Forums

The_Politico, Serious question here. Why is it acceptable for you to vote for a horrible candidate just because you consider the other candidate worse? Isn't it time we started expecting REAL leadership?

Reply to Deleted in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Given the line up, that may decide my vote this year. Not a dimes worth of difference in the lot of them[/quote] Yeah, I was telling a friend who is a Hillary supporter, "well, we agree on two of the three candidates!"

Reply to Deleted in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Personally, I think so... if they pass a competency test, something I think everyone who votes should have to pass as a prerequisite.[/quote] The problem with that is that many of those are unConstitutional as well, as they were used in the days of ol' Jim Crow to truly disenfranchise former slaves.

Reply to Hillary campaign insists on changing rules after the fact in Politics JoeUser Forums

Super Tuesday was in MARCH, by the way. Obama certainly HAS won primaries since February. But like their pied piper, Hillary's followers apparently live in their own dreamworld! Eh, no matter. Both candidates suck awful and are up against an opponent of equal suckitude in November!

Two More Weeks! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Last weekend, I went back to the college where I finished up in December for graduation. It came on top of a long week, which meant that I was thoroughly and utterly exhausted by week's end. Add to that an extremely uncomfortable bunk in the trailer we stayed in and I was happy to get back home. We rolled in late Friday night instead of waiting for Saturday (besides, it was parade day up here on Saturday!). We've got one full week of classes left, then finals next week. I've got two g