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Participant[quote=CA renter][quote=scaredyclassic][quote=njtosd][quote=scaredyclassic] Otherwise, vote for the peace and freedom partay.[/quote]
Re: Peace – I guess that would be the Republicans . . Here’s some interesting data (haven’t looked at it very closely, but interesting):
.https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061003172851AAZgpzV
Freedom – do you mean freedom from the government or other citizens?[/quote]
i refuse to conceded that we have more than one political party.[/quote]
Agree with scaredy on this. Politics, especially as it relates to elections and public/official political parties, is nothing more than a dog and pony show put on to make people feel like they have some power over the system. They do not. Every candidate, especially those who are running for powerful positions, is usually hand-picked and fully vetted and approved by people who are NOT elected and who do not answer to us. An odd one (who truly represents “the people”) might slip in every once in awhile, but for the most part, the powerful positions are tightly controlled.[/quote]
an old roommates boyfriends did a handmade version of “Bush-Dukakis” arm in arm in i think 88. i wish i had one of those…he was a little ahead of his time kinda.
Participant[quote=no_such_reality][quote=scaredyclassic][quote=no_such_reality]You getting psoriasis? Pine tar and coal tar typically are used to treat skin problems. I’ve used some coal tar in the past for it. Nasty but works.
For a natural soap, I’ve be using Dr. Bronners magic 4 in 1. So mainstream now Target carries it. It’s a pretty simple liquid Castile soap. Use the peppermint to get that morning jolt.[/quote]
if it cures psoriasis, it seems like it would ahve some good in it, right?[/quote]
No not really. Most things that help with Psorasis work thru suppressing the body’s ability to generate skin cells since psorasis is actually a excess production item.
Tar soap products can be very drying. If you have very oily skin this can be good. If your skin isn’t excessively oily already, then with our climate, the tar based soaps can really dry you out.
As with many homeopathic treatments, you really need to understand what you are getting. The active ingredient is aromatic hydrocarbon tar. Named aromatic because it smells good, but Benzene is an aromatic hydrocarbon. The grandpa’s brand looks to be pretty pure with just oils, pine tar and glycerin. Other brands may have additional homeopathic ingredients in it.[/quote]
yeah. thanks. i ahvent thoughtthis through. i just feel it was predestined that i use this soap. but maybe i can choose not to…
Participant[quote=The-Shoveler]Who knew the world would be destroyed by soccer mom’s LOL.
Just kidding.[/quote]the world will be destroyed by our ceaseless desires.
Participant[quote=CA renter][quote=UCGal]I used to use Murphy’s oil soap when I had wood floors. Now I have ceramic tile – so pinesol works better.
At least in my perception.
I usually just dust with microfiber rags – no pledge or furniture polish.[/quote]
Have you tried vinegar and *hot* water for tile? I’ve found that to work best of all. I use a 1:3 or 1:4 ratio of vinegar to water. For tough jobs (like after a gross, messy party), a bit more vinegar, up to 1:1, and do a rinse mop afterward.
BTW, I’ve also incorporated the tea tree oil since you had mentioned it before — both in my vinegar/water spray bottle and my mop water. It works well and definitely makes it smell less like a salad bar. Thanks for the tip.[/quote]
vinegar is a miraculous substance
Participant[quote=no_such_reality]You getting psoriasis? Pine tar and coal tar typically are used to treat skin problems. I’ve used some coal tar in the past for it. Nasty but works.
For a natural soap, I’ve be using Dr. Bronners magic 4 in 1. So mainstream now Target carries it. It’s a pretty simple liquid Castile soap. Use the peppermint to get that morning jolt.[/quote]
if it cures psoriasis, it seems like it would ahve some good in it, right?
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]I prefer fragrance free. Strong smells make me nauseated.
Did anyone notice that Latinos like really strong smelling laundry detergents and fabric softener? Not sure what brand it is, but you can smell it meters away.[/quote]
the world is scented.
Participanti choose you, pikachu.
personally i feel like i am the master of my fate and the captain of my soul…
Participantactually i didbuy a pair of jeans on cybermonday. $81. usa loomed cone mills denim, from the start up Gustin. they are made to order in bulk and not oming till january though. 16.25 oz denim, raw, made in america from scratch. pretty sweet. i love this guys story. berkeley mba who got in the pants biz http://www.weargustin.com
Participant[quote=CA renter][quote=scaredyclassic]
someone once said having kids is like living with your heart walking around outside your body.
scary stufff[/quote]
That is so well put. It changes you’re entire perspective…makes you a completely different person. Very scary stuff.[/quote]
like, ina very real sense, my purpose is to keep them alive. that’s like…my purpose in life. an actual purpose. not just making a few bucks ona house flip, or being cool. but like, an actual important mission.
dont fuck it up!
ParticipantI have no fear associated with me riding a motorcycle.
the idea of my kids riding a motorcycle makes me terrified
Participant[quote=spdrun]I hope to be out of this excuse for a country for good by the time I have kids. Far healthier for children to grow up in a country that doesn’t have irrational fears rammed down its collective gullet by for-profit media scum that seize on every abnormal situation as if it were the norm.
Much prefer places where kids walking to school at 8, and traveling on their own at age 16 are the norm, rather than being considered child abuse. And where parents don’t feel pressured to stop living just because they pop a sprog or two.
And where my family’s health care will be covered by the collective, rather than putting us in danger of bankruptcy if it’s needed. Basically, with a good welfare state, one doesn’t have to worry as much about their kids starving if the worst happens, so they don’t need to wrap themselves in bubble-wrap as much.[/quote]
you can run but you can’t hide.
someone once said having kids is like living with your heart walking around outside your body.
scary stufff
Participant[quote=zk]If you knew, hypothetically, the exact state of the universe, and if the laws of physics were constant, and you knew them all, and if you had a (hypothetical) super computer with unlimited computing power, and you programmed that knowledge of the universe and those laws of physics in that computer, could that computer then predict the future of the universe? Everything from who the next president would be to which of your great grandson’s sperm would fertilize which of who’s egg, to every thought every person would ever have. If not, why not?
Why do we have the thoughts we have and do the things we do? Is there some force outside the laws of physics involved? Sure, the actual process is unimaginably complex. But what else is involved besides the state of the universe and the laws of physics?
Also on the subject:
Say a guy is a murderer. Did he have a choice? What made him the way he is? His environment and his genes? What else is there (not a rhetorical question)? What made him pull the trigger? A hot temper? Where did that come from? An inability to control his temper? Where did that come from? Selfishness? Where did that come from? An inability to empathize? Where did that come from? An inability to control himself in general? Where did that come from? What could have made him more able to control himself? Why didn’t he have it? It’s one thing to say he was weak. It’s another completely to figure out why he was weak and ask whether he had control of that. Sure, let’s say he was weak (-minded). What made him that way? Did he have control over what would or wouldn’t make him not weak? If he did have control over what would make him not weak, why didn’t he exercise that control? What would have made him exercise that control? More empathy? More concern for the law? More concern for society? Why didn’t he have those things? What, besides his genes and his environment, made him who he is? You can’t change your genes. And you can’t change your environment. (Things you have control over and change aren’t your “environment.” Maybe they are after you change them, but now we’re back to questions related to the original questions: Why did he or didn’t he change his environment and why did he change it the way he did?)
So, (and I’m not saying this is the case, I’m saying “if”) if what determines who you are and what you do is your genes and your environment, and you don’t have control over your genes or your environment, do you have any control over what you do? Do you have free will? Sure, I can decide right now to forget this post and do something else. You can decide to stop reading it. We’ll both decide one way or the other. But why? Does the fact that we can make either decision necessarily mean that that decision wasn’t predetermined?
BTW, I’m not suggesting that if a murderer or any other criminal has or doesn’t have true control over whether he commits a crime or not that he shouldn’t be punished. Punishment is necessary as a deterrent. Some people would be (are) swayed from crimes by threat of punishment. Also, society needs to be protected from criminals, sometimes by incarceration. Is it unfair to punish somebody for something he was predetermined to have no control over? Probably. But that doesn’t make it any less necessary. It’s also not fair that some people are born in war-torn, famine-ravaged countries and some are born in wealthy, healthy countries. It’s not fair that some people are born good-looking, socially brilliant, energetic and smart, while some are born ugly, socially inept, sluggish and stupid. If a guy is a murderer, a loser, a mean and very unlikeable person, should we feel sorry for him? I think we should (assuming he’s unhappy, which isn’t always the case). I think we should feel sorry for him every bit as much as we feel sorry for the person who was born in Somalia or the person who is ugly, inept, sluggish and stupid (assuming they’re unhappy, which isn’t always the case). Should we also punish the murderer? I think we must.[/quote]
Yeah but. Um. It feels choicey.
Participantthis is body soap
im looking to make some minor adjustments in 2015 and i think one of them is switching to this combo soap / shampoo…
Participant[quote=Blogstar]I think I’ll read “Free Will For Dummies”.[/quote]
frankly i think that’s been predetermined that you will read that.
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