Howard Zinn died. He had a incredible life, from WW2 bombardier to civil rights activist, radical historian, playwright, labor agitator and antiwar organizer. He was likely best known for his work "A People's History of the United States". He was fired from Spelman College, a HBCU, because of his involvement in the civil rights movement.

He really was a remarkable man and by most accounts a pretty decent one as well.
Howard Zinn Died

On some level I do believe in "judge not lest ye be judged". But on the other hand I am by nature a rather judgmental person..

So regardless of what any of us may think about the state of marriage, how desirable it is or what social/personal/financial/sexual purpose it serves I think that most of us would agree that lying to someone and deceiving someone is not a good thing. The very nature of having an affair requires deception of the spouse and self-deception. That's the essence of the problem imo.

There are some people that are not monogamous or are otherwise just not meant to be married. Some of those people have enough personal charisma or attractiveness to the opposite sex to be open about their non-fidelity. And of course people change over time. I can't judge any one else's personal life. But I will say that lying is wrong.

Well like I sais SB I do not know all the details. But saying he won't pay cause they won't allow him to see his son, basically tells me that he is putting his own interests above that of his own son's care. What kind of a dad does that?

The UK. The land where "political correctness" knows no bounds has come up with another example to make me chuckle.

Job adverts are no longer allowed to have on them the phrase "Only suitable applicants need apply" because it has been ruled that it offends the human rights of people who may NOT be suitable for the job!

Who makes this stuff up?
Who does this job?
Who would complain about such a thing in the first place?
Who would they complain about it to?

Ridiculous. I don't know whether to laugh or cry sometimes

A young and stupid one.

I'd say one who has no Fatherly instincts.

Thumbs up -- now hopefully a speedy recovery. Thanks, everyone!

I am pretty certain nobody has her on their list, but Zelda Rubinstein has passed away. She was "the magic munckin" in Poltergeist.

It's particularly noticeable to me because Poltergeist was very popular in my house. HBO was new (at least to my family) and one of the movies that we watched over and over again was Poltergeist. My kids had many parts of it memorized and will still quote the movie, if the situation calls for it.

TIS

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-poltergeist-actor-dies.html

I am so happy for you and your family. Give your Mom my best wishes.

Great news, Geoff. So very happy and relieved.

10 Things Guys Just Don’t Get About Fashion

While guys may profess their love of all things silky, lacey and short, there are a few things in our wardrobes that leave the dudes scratching their heads: Embellished bags

One sweeping fashion trend that boggles the male mind is the case of the Gigantica-Godzillaca-Bedazzlement-Titanic-Tote Handbag complete with metal rings, chunky chain handles, leather loops, vertical zippers and who knows what. Girls can pack a guest room in there. Honestly, they look like Andie Walsh from Pretty in Pink stitched them at home after a bottle of chardonnay.

Like this one?? I own several of her designs, and the bigger they are, the more I want one.

Article on Peter Brant
I guess he can afford it. But $270K/mth in alimony and CS seems a little high. But whatever...

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Ronnie Italiano

Well, I imagine that somewhere there's a bag large enough that you could move into it.

WICHITA, Kan. - A man who said he killed prominent Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in order to save the lives of unborn children was convicted Friday of murder.

The jury deliberated for just 37 minutes before finding Scott Roeder, 51, of Kansas City, Mo., guilty of premeditated, first-degree murder in the May 31 shooting death.

Seems that was 36 minutes too long.

I never understood the mentality of people like this. Even if one subscribes to this man's fanatically anti-abortion philosophy (which I don't), how is he going to "save the lives of unborn children" by killing one doctor? No woman who wants an abortion will change their mind because of this. They'll just go to someone else and get it done.

If you're going to do behavior considered unacceptable on the grounds of serving a higher good, you have to at least show that what you're doing is indeed likely to produce that good. This man didn't even come close to doing that.

I cetainly do not agree with Mr. Roeder's actions. And, I am not going to question his mentality.
However, based on this argument (and, yes, I know you are not advocating his "cause") this man did come close to "produce that good."

Tiller's specialty was late term and partial-birth abortions. His clinic is now closed. He was rather efficient and relatively safe as few mother's died during the process. There was at least one baby that survived the ordeal (probably more) that died some five years later from the effects of the attempted abortion).

Mr Roeder's killing of Tiller will make it much more difficult for mothers seeking a later term and especially third term abortion. While it is relatively easy to obtain an abortion during the first trimester, there are far fewer providers for late term abortions. So in that since Mr. Roeder accomplished his mission.

Because he's a fundamentalist. They don't do logic.

I'm in VA right now watching it snow. Today is my new Son's birthday.

I stay up too late for no reason.

I remember this trial and the conviction, but I lost track of what ever happened to the defendent. Do ya'lll recall it? It looks like he'll do the whole 10 years.

Apr 11, 2008 Dad Denied Parole In Hockey Beating Death

A father who beat another man to death at their sons' hockey practice was denied parole for the second time Friday.

In 2002, truck driver Thomas Junta was sentenced to 6 to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Costin.

On Friday, the state Parole Board rejected Junta's second request for release, finding that Junta has "minimized his behavior" and not fully accepted responsibility for his actions.

Why do I have dreams about BB members?

Cheetahs spare antelope's life and play with it instead.
New best Friends

Lilo, that just reminded me of this very sick game my husband used to play with my youngest daughter. She had this collection of plastic animals that she loved to play with. My husband made up a game called "The Cheetah and The Sick Giraffe". The giraffe would be grazing peacefully while the cheetah looked on. Then the giraffe would cough, indicating it was sick and weak, at which time the cheetah would move in for the kill. Although she initially objected to this game, she eventually looked forward to the cheetah attack.

The best part was our visit to the Toronto Zoo. They have a wounded cheetah on display. My daughter demanded to know who was going to eat it.

and how old was your daughter when you played this game?

and who are you to take such a tone lolz

Don't remember exactly, but Cheetah and The Sick Giraffe was popular for a looooong time.