Schroeder

Why is the notion of an eternal soul dependent on the supposed existence of God? Is it not possible to have a soul, and no god? Why not? I like your idea, but really, you're just assuming that souls only exist in concordance with a god. I can't see any clear logical reasons to make that leap... If I ventured in the slipstream; Between the via-ducts of your dreams.......could you find me?

Hey, I gotta check here more often. Ok, the attached pics are of a tank I JUST made, for my girlfriend. It's got a submersible pump in the deep end, which pumps 160gph to the shallow end, and a aquaclear filter at the deep end too. The entire thing, coupled with the slant of the aquarium, creates a current, the is similar to a creek. She had a Betta, the she had in a little bowl, which I find cruel, so I researched their natural environment and built this. He loves it. I hiked for hours to the right spot and got the driftwood and rocks outta the mountains, and we bought some floating plants, etc, and set it up. I think it turned out alright. It's made outta 100% Bulletproof Lucite for those interested. Fun stuff to work with....

Hey dudes and dudettes, Long time no talkie So I've got a question for you folks, as I know you all come from very different and interesting careers. How do I sell my ass to engineering companies, etc, as a casual/overflow draftsman? What do you say in your letter? I just picked up one contract after a month of unemployment, and after thinking about it, I think several "clients" might be the way to go to make my triumphant return to skydiving after this sick little sabatical I've been on. So gimme some ideas! And soon, I'll be up there with you guys again. "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

I second that notion! "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

Hey Pammi, I _just_ bought Communicate v10.0 for my comp. It does all the faxing, etc. Broadcast fax, all sorts of cool stuff. Fax back, so someone can call in, and press a button, enter a fax # and have documents faxed to them without me doing a thing. Kicks ass I think! "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

Naw missed it... just got laid off, so I aint doin much of anything these days..:) Gotta get back on track for the summer!! Need to jump! "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

Viking, yup, I was the same up to about.... when I was 18-19. Then I said screw this, and started actually trying. The best thing I ever did. Just recently, a friend of mine, and myself started seeing eachother. And it is the best man. The nicest person, nicest body, greatest sex, ever. Ah, ok, that might have been a little much, but hey! I went 2 years WITHOUT! So, I'm glad to be back in the game. "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

Iflyme, I know, it's crazy down here. Mission too eh? I happened to my friend in N. Van, it's all over thew lowermainland I guess. "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

Thanks guys. All's well again in Gotham City. He showed up this morning, after 1.5 days, and he's ok. It's likely not over, but now at least he's protected by the cops, etc. They're some place safe now, him and his family. You guys are great, I love ya. I like to think that it's stuff like this that weighed in his favor, that it was each one of you that helped him get back. "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

Hey Everyone Ok, we all know the incredible power of good vibes, so with that in mind, I ask that you send some up here for a friend of mine. He was kidnapped yesterday at gun-point, and no one has heard anything so far. So, please pray, or do whatever, when you have a moment between postings that he gets back from all this safely. Thanks everyone. later, A "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

Nice! "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

Been 2 years under my age, and am now dating 5 years over. :) I'm 21 btw "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

James1010, I like your un-biased reading material suggestion! That'd be like buying into military news releases! Anyways, I just had a chance to catch up with this tread, thought I'd add a thing or two. I've been vegan for a few years now, and haven't lost more than 5 pounds. It's made me leaner, and you know the comment about aggression? I absolutely agree with that. I have _much_ lower agression now, compared to before. I now enjoy a much more relaxed, laid-back lifestyle, in retrospect it's suprisingly noticable. I'm healthy, enjoy cooking the food I eat, and eat a wide range of things. I have a question for you guys: Why does it seem like people think to shoot a dog, or slit a cat's throat and let it bleed out, up-side down is cruel? But not when it happens to chickens or cattle? The whole thing seems too damned arbitrary to me. I figure that the love and compassion I show to my dog, is only a result of my bonding with him. In the same way that I bond with a friend. Through time and experience. But that doesn't mean that just because I haven't made the emotional connection with my dog/cat/fish/parrot/elephant/cow/friend, that they become demoted to this non-relevant lifeform. All they are to me is one that I don't yet have that bond with. Like comparing strangers to friends. One is potentially no less worthy of life than the other, to me. Again, I feel I must add the typical disclaimer that these are my opinions alone. "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

I'm biased, but I agree with her. She did make some rather far-reaching statements, like the one Drew noted, but I think those are generalizations are made so blatently so that they drive home a point a little more. Her use of the phrase "absent referent" is right-on. The way people separate the meat from the living being it once was is, in my opinion pretty disgusting. About her pony, I understand that too. I grew up in northern BC, hunting and fishing for 18 years. I've taken down animals like Bear and Moose, and I tell you, if you do it a couple times yourself (rather than pay someone else to do it for you, prepare the meat, etc.) then you get a better understanding for the process. To hit a moose but not kill it, to have to follow a blood-soaked trail, then find it and finish it off at close range, really, really, isn't pretty. To gut and clean a moose. The list goes on. I found early on that there was life inside those bodies, that may not be human, but still, it's life. I gave it up as some of you might know, as soon as I could. I should note that my saying all that was just to show where I'm coming from, not to instigate the usual defense mechanisms of non-vegans. And the link to feminism. I agree that the two are displayed in surprisingly similar light. All of this aside from the porn industry, it's quite noticable. At least, that's my opinion. Nothing more, nothing less. "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

Well, that's it. The jig is up. I've been laid-off. My company (environmental consultants) has had a dramatic slow-down in the work that comes through drafting, and being on full-time contract, I was among the first to be let go. My work, I understand, has to go to the people who need it, the full-time people who are full employees. It's too bad, especially right now, but I have a feeling things will sort themselves out. Nonetheless, this post will commence the last week of my presence here (for a while). I don't say alot here, but I do learn alot. You guys are great, and are an example of exactly what I hoped I'd find in this sport; a second family. If that makes me the quiet Uncle, I don't know, but hey, thanks again for the advice (those of you to whom I'm speaking, know) and like my tag line suggests, keep on keeping on. -Andrew "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

conan kicked ass. But I lack cable now. "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

It was 3am, a night of socializing with friends and weirdos behind them, they sat on her couch. Him: a young man from northern BC, recently relocated to Van City. Her: a pretty asian woman, a couple years older than him. They had known one another for roughly a year now, although a fair bit of it was spent over the telephone. In recent months, friends, family, etc. had begun to ask more questions about the two of them; the two, seemingly close, friends. These questions in turn would cause them to question themselves in private, regarding the 'state of the union'. Last night proved to be most productive, as the two finally questioned one another, to see where they stood. If infact there were feelings between the them. After some assorted verbal gymnastics by both, it became clear. Finally, that the friends, and family were correct. They told one another what they felt and thought, her saying that although she was going to australia next spring, felt that if she didn't say something, that she was afraid that a once in a lifetime opportunity might pass. They both agreed that they had never met anyone like eachother before. And things were quiet. 6:30am comes, he stands and says his good-byes, and makes for the door. The agree to see eachother soon, as soon as possible, tonight around 8. The Slowman walked his way back to his car, thinking, grinding, smiling, breathing. The birds had come out. They were in the trees on the sidewalk, and on the power lines. He paused before getting into his car, and looked to the west. There, setting now, was the full moon. "Huh" he thought to himself. Interesting. "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

hey! Something I might know something about. Is it a dual element type? Or single? If it's single, they run horizontally, so pop the access cover, and disconnect the wires, unscrew the element. Tape the threads on the new one, and reverse. I know they differ frm one to another, but it can't be that far off. Oh! And MAKE SURE YOU DRAIN THE TANK FIRST!!! hahaha, that'd be hilarious. "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

yeah, cuz that guy would definately surpass the "master" title. "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

HYPOTHETICALLY: IF a guy didn't have sex for 2 years, what would that make him? Cuz that ain't average! "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

if only for one day, nay, an hour, HH would set the filter on boobies to be replaced by cock, that'd be some funny shiat. "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

so they can retro-actively get people into heaven. My aunt is mormon, and after people die, they can bring the names to their church or something during a ceremony, and the ceremony gives the dead person the chance to affirm their faith with the mormon way, thus allowing him/her into heaven. They do it for their relatives, so they can have a second chance. "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

Bret; Yeah, that's an awesome disc. They have such a busy, complex sound to them, that still manages to be totally coherent. I love them. I'd love to see them live too.... apparently, so single member plays any instrument specifically, whoever's closest just picks it up and goes. "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

indeed they do.... "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

is it relevant? does acknowledgement of his alleged existence affect the universe? If we were to not acknowledge him, but still live good lives as though he weren't around, would we still get smoted? Would we be capable of living good lives without that acknowledgement? If not, does that mean that we have religion dictating our moral/ethical basis? I'd like to think not. I'd like to think that the good people I know who don't believe, will be on equal footing with everyone else _later_. provided there is a later, of course. P.S. What's the difference between authored, and written? That's an honest question. "and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot... ....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."