Originally Posted By leobloom >> SO HAPPY you knew what I was talking about. ;-) << Such a good public transportation system. I lived in Maryland on the Green Line for two years and I think I drove into DC twice. Almost never had to drive because the train went everywhere I wanted to go.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Such a good public transportation system. I lived in Maryland on the Green Line for two years and I think I drove into DC twice. Almost never had to drive because the train went everywhere I wanted to go.<<< SUPER SUPER SUPER jealous. Love that town.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 I think Pierce was a history teacher before he joined the CIA. Or maybe being a teacher was his cover.
Originally Posted By mstaft MPierce, I couldn't agree with you more. Mark www.InsightsandSounds.blogspot.com
Originally Posted By njDizfan This is just ridiculous. LP never had threads with 700+ posts in it before certain ex-MAGICal members appeared. I used to be able to catch up on all the threads in a half an hour, now I have to spend my whole day reading these doom and gloom posts, and now I have to hear about politics and religeon. I'm finished here, I'm going back to rading about refillable mugs and morals debates on bus seats. <<<insert sarcasm icon>>>
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<morals debates on bus seats.>> I saw that thread the other day. What a hoot!
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Mind if I ask what gives you such a impressive knowledge in History? Profession, or just interest? << At one point in my early life I had hoped to advance to a doctoral degree in History. That was before I became side tracked by my lust for adventure. I was even more foolsih in my younger years than I am now. I have always had a love for both History, and Politics. However, I am to scatter brained to focus my full attention on education. I soon become bored, and move on to a different study. This is not very conducive to higher learning. I read a book once titled Custard, and Crazy Horse. The parallel lives of two American warriors. I became obcessed with it, and went on a learning binge for a couple of years. It lead me in many directions, and taught me I could never become proficent in all areas of History. So I decided to squander my life drinking beer, and being frivolous. By the way I don't deny the Founding Fathers were a extremely diverse group, and that many beliefs, and doctrines lead to the founding of this great Nation of ours. I just never want it to be overlooked that Christianity was a driving aspect of our principals, and laws. Sometimes Historians of today fail miserably to point that out. Now why do you think that is the case.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Done! And already made the trip to WalMart (Ew. *sees Spirit explode in the background*) to pick up provisions. << You are in for it at the next Doom, and Gloom meeting.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Tomorrow morning bright and early, I see where the knowledge and love for History comes now, and I ALWAYS cheer. << I was kidding about the President. He was from New Hampshire. My family landing in North Carolina, and worked their way to Texas. Actually Barbra Bush (SR) is a descendent of Franklin Pierce. Pierce is thought to be one of the worst Presidents in history. A alcoholic, and worst of all a Democrat.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Read the Fountainhead years ago. I don't like writers who have an obvious agenda, and I think Rand is more interested in her agenda than human behavior. I had a friend who read the Fountainhead and Atlas and they "changed his life." Of course, he's a spoiled brat with a silver spoon in his mouth. Maybe that helps when it comes to appreciating her work? << But I am neither a spoiled brat nor was I born with a silver spoon in my mouth. The Fountainhead, and Atlas Shrugged or powerful novels. My advice to anyone who cares, never attemp tto do a comparative study of the relationship of Frank Lloyd Wright to the character of Howard Roark in the Fountainhead. Ayn Rand was an elitist Progressive, and a Atheist. (sound like your kind of gal Spirit) She definetly had an agenda in every word she wrote. She had some meaningful, and thoughtful looks into the aspects of human nature, in my opinion. I'm not a fan of her philosophy, but agree with some of her observations.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Such a good public transportation system. I lived in Maryland on the Green Line for two years and I think I drove into DC twice. Almost never had to drive because the train went everywhere I wanted to go. << They didn't even have the underground when I lived in Arlington. I took the bus into class everyday. The streets in DC have the worse layout of any city in America.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> This is just ridiculous. LP never had threads with 700+ posts in it before certain ex-MAGICal members appeared. I used to be able to catch up on all the threads in a half an hour, now I have to spend my whole day reading these doom and gloom posts, and now I have to hear about politics and religeon. I'm finished here, I'm going back to rading about refillable mugs and morals debates on bus seats. <<<insert sarcasm icon>>> << Always great topics. And Spirit is our local refillable mug aficionado, and master soda theif.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> I think Pierce was a history teacher before he joined the CIA. Or maybe being a teacher was his cover. << Actually my cover was that of a disenfranchized sanitation worker for the City of Houston.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Howcome Spirit brags about reusing his refillable mug but recently he mentioned having a dozen refillables???
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I hate to tell you this, but we are the bastion of freedom in this world. (Here comes another long debate with Spirit.) >> Nope. I'm out of thie topic for a while ... because while I want so much to agree with the above, I just can't anymore. But I'm dealing with lawyers who are breaking laws and a corrupt judge (seriously, are there any other kind?) who seems to have no issues with that and is, in fact, breaking laws himself (judicial discretion is not a blanket allowal for judges to break laws) and causing tremendous distress in my life and those of my loved ones right now to allow it to continue. So, and I think it's pretty obvious (even if you disagree with my feelings on anything from Bob Iger to Eddie Sotto to Sarah Palin ... just wanted to put three names together that never have been uttered together by anyone!) that I am very educated and work in a white-collar profession and am semi-well connected ... and yet, I am seeing (yet again) that I have no rights in this country. That makes me profoundly sad ... and I just can't put up the 'wave the flag' front. I've always loved my country, but I am incredibly disillusioned by what has happened in the past 10-20 years ... and I just really need to distance myself from this topic unless we're going back to Little Mermaid talk.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> This is just ridiculous. LP never had threads with 700+ posts in it before certain ex-MAGICal members appeared. I used to be able to catch up on all the threads in a half an hour, now I have to spend my whole day reading these doom and gloom posts, and now I have to hear about politics and religeon. I'm finished here, I'm going back to rading about refillable mugs and morals debates on bus seats. <<<insert sarcasm icon>>> << He/She must not be able to handle any real adult discussions ... like on MAGICal WDW bathrooms. <<Always great topics. And Spirit is our local refillable mug aficionado, and master soda theif.>> Thanks. And saw your email. Will get back at you over the weekend, but feel free to write first ... if you aren't too hung over.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Howcome Spirit brags about reusing his refillable mug but recently he mentioned having a dozen refillables???>> <<one for each resort / park>> That's pretty much it. I may have 15 of them. The ones that have gotten the most use are my WL (1998), DAK Lodge (2001) and PO (1996) mugs ... I have a few (Beach Club and Poly that have been used on maybe 2-3 trips at most and may not have come close to getting the original cost back). Last mug bought was for POP Century, although I wanted a Saratoga Springs one, but they were already phasing them out. Oh, also have a Grand Californian mug that got lots of hot, dirty, soda stealing action before DLR decided too many locals/APers were getting the same idea and stopped selling them.
Originally Posted By njDizfan I read Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhad, as well as Anthem at a very impressive age. Her ultra-libertarian ideals come from backround fleeing the iron curtain. Her arguements as well as her characters are very heroic and persuasive. Although I don't currently see eye to eye with her philosphy much anymore, I still think those novels are important pieces of literature. I especially love the way she demonizes the robin hood character as the ultimate evil. As a proud practising athiest *wink* and semi-socialist now, I have almost turned full circle. But anyone who believes government should be small and the business ideal should be the path to freedom needs to read them.
Originally Posted By njDizfan Oh and if the ride turns out to be anything over 5:30 minutes in length, I'm okay with that. Solid D ticket
