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Participant[quote=FormerSanDiegan]
BTW, you’ve obviously never used the freeway on ramps east of downtown LA towards Pasadena. They have stop signs at the end of the 30-foot long on-ramp and about 15 feet from stop sign to the end of the lane in which to merge. Nothing remotely as dangerous in San Diego.[/quote]
So true. 110S on-ramps around Highland Park for example.Ima picked some of the most touristy areas in the city and then complained they were too touristy…
Participant[quote=briansd1]Make fun of Ikea all you want, but I like their stuff.
They bring designer items to the masses. Without Ikea, people would have to make do with Jerome’s.
I would much rather have Ikea than some solid oak stuff that looks like it belongs in my grandma’s house.
Who cares if the stuff don’t last. People remodel and change anyway.
Ikea is Design Within Reach on a budget.[/quote]
That’s a pretty good take Brian. We have achieved our second agreement.I would have to say Ikea is useful but what you get there is not actually “furniture” in the sense that I learned from my grandmother.
Participant[quote=briansd1]Make fun of Ikea all you want, but I like their stuff.
They bring designer items to the masses. Without Ikea, people would have to make do with Jerome’s.
I would much rather have Ikea than some solid oak stuff that looks like it belongs in my grandma’s house.
Who cares if the stuff don’t last. People remodel and change anyway.
Ikea is Design Within Reach on a budget.[/quote]
That’s a pretty good take Brian. We have achieved our second agreement.I would have to say Ikea is useful but what you get there is not actually “furniture” in the sense that I learned from my grandmother.
Participant[quote=briansd1]Make fun of Ikea all you want, but I like their stuff.
They bring designer items to the masses. Without Ikea, people would have to make do with Jerome’s.
I would much rather have Ikea than some solid oak stuff that looks like it belongs in my grandma’s house.
Who cares if the stuff don’t last. People remodel and change anyway.
Ikea is Design Within Reach on a budget.[/quote]
That’s a pretty good take Brian. We have achieved our second agreement.I would have to say Ikea is useful but what you get there is not actually “furniture” in the sense that I learned from my grandmother.
Participant[quote=briansd1]Make fun of Ikea all you want, but I like their stuff.
They bring designer items to the masses. Without Ikea, people would have to make do with Jerome’s.
I would much rather have Ikea than some solid oak stuff that looks like it belongs in my grandma’s house.
Who cares if the stuff don’t last. People remodel and change anyway.
Ikea is Design Within Reach on a budget.[/quote]
That’s a pretty good take Brian. We have achieved our second agreement.I would have to say Ikea is useful but what you get there is not actually “furniture” in the sense that I learned from my grandmother.
Participant[quote=briansd1]Make fun of Ikea all you want, but I like their stuff.
They bring designer items to the masses. Without Ikea, people would have to make do with Jerome’s.
I would much rather have Ikea than some solid oak stuff that looks like it belongs in my grandma’s house.
Who cares if the stuff don’t last. People remodel and change anyway.
Ikea is Design Within Reach on a budget.[/quote]
That’s a pretty good take Brian. We have achieved our second agreement.I would have to say Ikea is useful but what you get there is not actually “furniture” in the sense that I learned from my grandmother.
ParticipantI noticed the same two lines that pabloesq did, “ugly pictures” and “invest in some paint”.
I think you could say “adding more unflattering pictures will not help”, and “giving the entire building a fresh coat of paint would likely be a very good investment”.
ParticipantI noticed the same two lines that pabloesq did, “ugly pictures” and “invest in some paint”.
I think you could say “adding more unflattering pictures will not help”, and “giving the entire building a fresh coat of paint would likely be a very good investment”.
ParticipantI noticed the same two lines that pabloesq did, “ugly pictures” and “invest in some paint”.
I think you could say “adding more unflattering pictures will not help”, and “giving the entire building a fresh coat of paint would likely be a very good investment”.
ParticipantI noticed the same two lines that pabloesq did, “ugly pictures” and “invest in some paint”.
I think you could say “adding more unflattering pictures will not help”, and “giving the entire building a fresh coat of paint would likely be a very good investment”.
ParticipantI noticed the same two lines that pabloesq did, “ugly pictures” and “invest in some paint”.
I think you could say “adding more unflattering pictures will not help”, and “giving the entire building a fresh coat of paint would likely be a very good investment”.
Participant[quote=Shadowfax]SK: I agree. I have not taken the time to read the articles provided but it doesn’t sound like I would agree with what they are promoting–and I consider myself pretty liberal.
I think it would be really enlightening (haha) if all the (major) religions are touched upon in the proper setting–a religious survey course or in the context of a world history course–but none should be overly promoted to the exclusion of others. If certain passages from the koran, the bible, from confuscius or zen or taoist teachings are presented (to name a few), I think that is fine. It gives context to the general survey of a particular religion.
In fact, I think it would be a fantastic project (maybe at the high school level) to present these passages and have the students “compare and contrast” what each is trying to teach–with the outcome being that if you can interpret them with an open mind, you will see that these religions tend to promote the same underlying beliefs which form the basis for our moral system. A project that would promote harmony and counter all the divisiveness that the “devout” from any religion seem to want to promote.
So yes, I am a liberal promoting this idea–in the sense that I don’t want other people telling me (or my kids) that their religion is the “one true religion” or the “one true god.” How can these people be so arrogant as to think that a concept conceived by humans, which starts from the premise that there is something out there bigger than all of us, can be absolutely true, given our human perceptual failings?[/quote]
I agree with your whole post. How can some folks be so sure they are right and everyone else is wrong? Crazy.
Participant[quote=Shadowfax]SK: I agree. I have not taken the time to read the articles provided but it doesn’t sound like I would agree with what they are promoting–and I consider myself pretty liberal.
I think it would be really enlightening (haha) if all the (major) religions are touched upon in the proper setting–a religious survey course or in the context of a world history course–but none should be overly promoted to the exclusion of others. If certain passages from the koran, the bible, from confuscius or zen or taoist teachings are presented (to name a few), I think that is fine. It gives context to the general survey of a particular religion.
In fact, I think it would be a fantastic project (maybe at the high school level) to present these passages and have the students “compare and contrast” what each is trying to teach–with the outcome being that if you can interpret them with an open mind, you will see that these religions tend to promote the same underlying beliefs which form the basis for our moral system. A project that would promote harmony and counter all the divisiveness that the “devout” from any religion seem to want to promote.
So yes, I am a liberal promoting this idea–in the sense that I don’t want other people telling me (or my kids) that their religion is the “one true religion” or the “one true god.” How can these people be so arrogant as to think that a concept conceived by humans, which starts from the premise that there is something out there bigger than all of us, can be absolutely true, given our human perceptual failings?[/quote]
I agree with your whole post. How can some folks be so sure they are right and everyone else is wrong? Crazy.
Participant[quote=Shadowfax]SK: I agree. I have not taken the time to read the articles provided but it doesn’t sound like I would agree with what they are promoting–and I consider myself pretty liberal.
I think it would be really enlightening (haha) if all the (major) religions are touched upon in the proper setting–a religious survey course or in the context of a world history course–but none should be overly promoted to the exclusion of others. If certain passages from the koran, the bible, from confuscius or zen or taoist teachings are presented (to name a few), I think that is fine. It gives context to the general survey of a particular religion.
In fact, I think it would be a fantastic project (maybe at the high school level) to present these passages and have the students “compare and contrast” what each is trying to teach–with the outcome being that if you can interpret them with an open mind, you will see that these religions tend to promote the same underlying beliefs which form the basis for our moral system. A project that would promote harmony and counter all the divisiveness that the “devout” from any religion seem to want to promote.
So yes, I am a liberal promoting this idea–in the sense that I don’t want other people telling me (or my kids) that their religion is the “one true religion” or the “one true god.” How can these people be so arrogant as to think that a concept conceived by humans, which starts from the premise that there is something out there bigger than all of us, can be absolutely true, given our human perceptual failings?[/quote]
I agree with your whole post. How can some folks be so sure they are right and everyone else is wrong? Crazy.
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