RE: chess is a game of torture

It's always been one of my favorite board games. I've let it lapse for many years myself now. I can still remember many games played through the years but the best were always with one uncle in particular. He died quite a while back. I haven't found a regular player since. Not sure I'd be able to invest the time if I did.

Watch closely and you'll begin to see some of the strategies the comp uses. Occasionally, I still play a game on my gaming console.

RE: What happen after death???

Biblically: You're asleeep until the return of Christ. Your body returns to the natural elements, including food for the insects...etc.

There are other people that believe other things of course. Some believe right to Heaven ..or hell, which ever you chose to be like in your earthly form.

Religions of different origin have their views.


In life, every one else is gathering together, having crying sessions, eating lots of foods, maybe drinking lots of different alcohols....etc.

Maybe discussing what to do with your ashes over a few drinks and dancing if you chose cremation.

RE: Words from the grave

Start from the beginning. Add the thoughts, emotions, memories, and every thing in between. Don't forget the guiding words, warnings, and actions of a father. Don't forget to give those same things in the views from a man.

RE: Ban Smoking in Prison

You do make some valid points.

But in my country, you might get a visit from the U.S. president..grin

Hey!...I never said it was a good thing..doh

RE: Walter Palmer the dentist who killed Cesil the lion.

If it makes you feel any better. There was an article somewhere that stated he was alive and on the move at some point.

I can't verify and have not tried too.

Thread restored..grin

RE: What type of bum appeals to you

A woman's. I can make the necessary assessments as needed on the go. grin

RE: Ban Smoking in Prison

Actually...this could actually lead to major, internal, prison population control. That's not going to be a good thing as how it might play out.

If goes bad, there will be many lawsuits against the prison systems. If the economy can't sustain much now....wow! Talk about playing with matches around a powder keg.doh

RE: Walter Palmer the dentist who killed Cesil the lion.

The headline changed to doubtful Jericho was dead.

Meanwhile: a Texas Attorney General has been indicted.....

RE: Walter Palmer the dentist who killed Cesil the lion.

All this hype over a lion. No one's talking about the guide service that set it up much.Aren't they responsible for knowing the laws, areas, and local wild life so things like this don't happen? I forgot all about "Cecil" until he made head line news again after, I can't even say how many years.

No hype for most of the lions that have gone before him though.

So his pride will publicly be subjected to nature(as if it wasn't before) but again silence for other many other prides doing the same. They weren't made famous though. I can't jump on the "lion" band wagon with so many more important things going on in the world.

Sad day when people are more concerned for a lion in my nation than the problems we're facing economically and more. I can't speak for other areas but it would be nice if the U.S. had an actual American president interested in helping do some good rather regulating, taxing, and controlling.

RE: Ben Carson

I like Carson. He would be a great Surgeon General. He's already back tracked on some things I didn't approve of quite a while back now. Gun control being one of the main things.

I like Trump. A non-politician. He needs to come up with some concrete plans and ideas though. I watched an interview of him being conducted by Oprah Winfrey from back in 1988. He has not changed his view on hating what's happening to America from then to now. That's a plus.

Perry or Walker? Cruz? Cruz over any of those. I have major issues with any politician. It seems they're always for sale and making deals instead of helpingor conducting things that would actually be useful and helpful to the nation.

Jeb and Rubio are out as far as I'm concerned. Jeb's on the obama train and I still can't get over Rubio's actions when he was part of obama's "gang of 8".

RE: Walter Palmer the dentist who killed Cesil the lion.

Good point. Makes good sense too with all the hype going on.thumbs up

Always more important things to worry about than a hunt that went wrong for a person who thought he'd followed all the legalities to have it.

RE: down with the sickness

Let the bodies hit the floor...let the bodies hit the floor..

RE: Online mail order brides!!

^^^^^ I didn't mean earlier in the post. I meant earlier in the thread.

RE: Online mail order brides!!

Going back over 20 years, in some of the earlier days when msn chats were around and lively; I first became aware of the concept through chatting(when I might have had some better chatting skills).

Whether the person was telling truth or not, I ended up in long term conversation with a person that allegedly worked for just such a system. They ran all this by me, stating that they were one of the agents the looked for prospective males for brides. The reason was stated as earlier in this post: prosperity and home based prospects not of high enough quality. As time went; another warning issued from this person to be aware of; she had never seen a marriage and that it was really all about the money. Racketeering at some of it's finest.

I've had one email address in particular for over that amount of time. through the spam mail I used to get; I'm inclined to believe some of this true. Through spam mail I've been able to see the amount of agencies grow in some areas. Even researched it a little bit just because. Apparently,it does happen. It's actually been years since I've looked at anything related to it. This might be a reasonable update.

RE: Online mail order brides!!

It might be mail order but I don't think it's as easy as packaging and handling fees.

I've seen some documentaries where people talk online for "X" amount of time, meet under whatever agency's supervision for the safety of the woman. This continues for quite some time. It gets costly with travel and visas, even meeting the woman's family in some cases.

Sometimes a wedding and change of address takes place some times it doesn't.

If this is like some of those, it's not just any one of choice to someone not of choice.

RE: Online mail order brides!!

I rent my living space. I can say with out a doubt, it might have more fact than fiction to it.

Over the course of maybe two and a half years, my landlord was going back and forth, communicating with a woman in China. He took six weeks absence and came back with a wife and her son. That's when he spilled the details of what he'd been doing to his daughter and son-in-law(my next door neighbors on one side of me).


It's different. I'm not sure about import export thing myself.confused

RE: Would you make a good politician?

Nope. Instead of lip service, I would want to find a way to use solar power and such to help alleviate some of the costs of keeping schools open year 'round.

Nuclear energy is actually pretty clean when running. Would want to keep those running because they can actually supply the energy we need until we can refine better ways of producing energy.

If it hurts the economy, more regulation and law isn't going to help it.

I'd make a lousy politician. I'd stand on what's right vs. what someone wants me to do to line my pockets or procure additional powers.

RE: LOVING SOMEONE FOR WHO THEY ARE AND NOT WHAT THEY HAVE OR LOOK LIKE "

I've always got ulterior motives. devil

I want to know the person first. How else can you, rightfully, follow up with ulterior motives? scold

If just want touch and go or whatever, I don't need to include the potential, possibilities from a dating site for that.thumbs up

RE: Dating Site ==> Love ?

I'm still here so I'm certain that means, in some way or another, I'm willing to find out.thumbs up

RE: What can you not handle?

Double and triple standards are things I can not stand most.

I can pretty deal with most of any thing else with in reason.grin

RE: Would You Kiss The Person Above You?

Nope.

And I'm absolutely certain he is agreeable with that.

Hand shake maybe?handshake

RE: Post your best of 50's 60's

RE: Post your best of 50's 60's

Guess I missed the romance part; but I do like a lot of the 50's and 60's music.blushing

RE: Post your best of 50's 60's

RE: Post your best of 50's 60's

RE: 10 secondss..10 minutes...or going onto 10 hours?

Good question.

It seems like over time with discussion, we would know at least what 1 woman wants. The one we're with.

Nope, that's just not true since they may change their minds the very next time the similar or same situation arises again. grin


But it's real mood killer if you have to discuss it before every act or action.doh

We may never truly know.dunno

RE: Time For Spring Cleaning In The US? Should We Get Our House In Order?

The system is already in place. Petitions, like I stated trying above, only work with enough signatures and support before the next phase will even be examined or heard. Then you still have to have a legal contender wanting the position that the people in the district will support. Even committee members can be removed. I do take pride in the removal of a certain school board member in my area though. Minor accomplishment, compared to what we really need.

It can be harsh to get anything rolling in a decent direction when so many either don't care, or don't know what's available. Worse, is the fact that most solid foundations of the nation, have been eroded away. The division is at an all time high.

It is the division and eroded values, that works against us but in favor of them.

RE: Time For Spring Cleaning In The US? Should We Get Our House In Order?

It won't happen.

It's not the banks, conspiracy theories, and politicians as much as it is the people.

We don't do enough to keep the criminals in check. Instead of recalling bad representatives, judges, lawyers, department heads.. etc. We complain, whine, get angry and point fingers.

We have the rights to remove any and all of them but with out enough unity, things will continue. Meanwhile, they pass more taxes, regulations, and cause more division. that is how they keep getting away with so much. I can say where my letters and petitions have gone that I've written and/or participated in; not far at all. I never realized how so many people can complain so much but no time to bother using what's available to help towards fixing it.

Colorado, to date so far, is the only state that has used their rights to remove a politician since the marxist in chief gained the white house.

When proven that with enough support, the system works, it doesn't leave much room for conspiracy or complaint when there is no action.

If it were actually used more often, there would be less corruption and worry about what's going on. People would actually want the offices to help because anything less wouldn't be tolerated.

I point my finger at us, the people, for a lot of it.

RE: Is Death Penalty or Capital punishment a good justice?

It doesn't make sense to not have punishments to fit the crimes. 3 hots and a cot, even in a cell with other inmates, seems pretty good to many.

Actually enforce capitol punishment, and it might be a better deterrent than life in prison. It's not free to the public, it doesn't solve a problem, it becomes a burden all the way around where the serious offender is the only one that partially benefits.

Loss of so-called freedom means nothing to many. It's just that these types of gangs aren't out on the streets as of at the time they are incarcerated. They adjust and learn to play the system even better.

RE: MOST PEOPLE HAVE FORGOTTEN THEIR AIM OF JOINING CS?

I haven't forgotten anything. It was always more of a personal Q&A for myself from the start.

I was never closed to the idea but far from open.

There are some things that have swayed that in reverse positions here and there over time.

Reality based my whole life and it's rough trying an attempt to digest a virtual one in any capacity.

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