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[quote=CA renter]I’m adamantly anti-crime and anti-criminal, and totally understand the desire to have the DNA samples of violent criminals in a database, but I have a serious problem with law-abiding people (a classification that, in itself, is not entirely well-defined and can change too easily if the wrong people get into power) being subjected to tests and procedures that make it easier for the government to track them in any way.[/quote]

Herein lies the problem, there are more first time offenders than repeat offenders. There are more first time child molesters or murderers than 3rd timers, so when do we take someone’s DNA, only after they’ve killed someone? Every rapist has a first time but far less have a 10th, it’s pure math. Don’t take this as an insult or an attack, but read closely, what you meant to say is that you want to be protected from them, but don’t want to be bothered yourself. “Watch them but not me.” Well it doesn’t work that way, you can’t get half pregnant. And don’t worry, they (the government) have far too few people to worry about you, they can barely keep up with the evil folks out there.
I’ll submit my every move, my moves aren’t that interesting, I’m guessing yours aren’t either. If the NSA is watching me right now, I’ll save them the trouble, I’m going to go to espn.com next and check some scores. After that I might go to a porn site and look at some women with a little extra meat on their bones doing some fairly interesting things, then off to bed. In the morning I’m going to have coffee and metamucil, then a really good bowel movement before getting a haircut and then back for some college football. I’m sure they’ve had a few briefings regarding whose going to watch me doing what, I pity the guy that gets the bowel movement detail, my Saturday post coffee/metamucil movements are epic.

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My apologies, I misread some of the original story and just based my opinion on the headline. NHITSA was trying to do some study on how many drivers are impaired when they do not show symptoms enough for a sobriety test and wasn’t actually trying to expand the DNA database. I retract my statement. I am in favor of every American being forced to give a DNA sample then put into a database so that when a crime occurs and DNA evidence is left behind, we can figure out who did it, quickly. I am not a fan of stupid studies like the one referenced in the article and blame the people who designed the grant and not necessarily the cops who were told to implement it. Cops are employees just like any other profession, they do what they are told, they don’t make the rules. You wouldn’t blame the construction workers of a poorly designed building, they just built what the architect designed. The architect should bear the blame if the building collapses, not the drywaller.

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I’m all for it, we need this! Everyone should have to be part of the DNA database. Personally I feel all the recipients of my body fluids have been fairly happy with the experience, i hope they even bragged about it. I never left my DNA on a rape victim or child molest victim, so I am cool with submitting my sample. For everyone who opposes submitting a sample, tell me your feelings about privacy after someone you love is raped, molested or killed and the DNA lab results come back “not on file.”

Is your thumbprint on file? it is if you have a driver’s license. Why do law abiding people fear the government’s ability to solve crime. You are more likely to benefit from the solving of a crime (especially one where DNA is involved because it’s probably sexual) than you are to be arrested for such a crime. You are in the potential victim category, not the potential suspect category, it makes no sense to oppose it. Now the NAMBLA crowd has a reason to protest this, not you.

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[quote=no_such_reality]Lots of talk, no books titles…

enough said.[/quote]

Let me try, “Same Love”

-naw that’s already a song

“Elvis’ hip shake leads to sin”

-naw wrong generation

“how fear and perception distorts reality”

now were talking, that’s a good book title. Admittedly, I only read the first and eighth page, but paramount is a Temecula resident, residing in a community with the largest per capita Mormon population in California.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temecula,_California

near the bottom, under religion.

My kids joke that they went to Brigham Young High, because the administrative staff and many of the students were Mormon.

So if the most conservative (and heavily Mormon) school district makes a person sick, is it reality or perception. So I think it’s a book title, because the one community and school district with the least amount of pro gay sentiment happens to sicken a person, then that person would be thrown into a coma in other communities. An analogy would be two Germans in 1940 talking when one says “That Hitler guy has some good ideas but he doesn’t go far enough for me, he’s a bit of a moderate.”

Just following the rule that any thread over 7 pages must digress into Hitler references.

Leave the gays alone, they help the odds for us straight guys and the female gays remain one of our favorite genres of porn. I say its a win win. Mark me down as pro gay.

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scaredy, stop scaring CA renter, and stop avoiding the task. No amount of deflection can distract you from yourself, just own it and start admitting your own list. It’s a mirror, now just look in it, no need to be afraid. Don’t try to be deep or clever, just admit there are things on your list, weird things, things normal people think of, and god forbid, things that are shallow and primal. You live in wine country, have you gone up in a balloon? I have, almost landed on your street one time. $100 a head, take the wife, partake in the champagne and then report back. It’s like talking an astronaut into riding a bicycle, trust me, the simple pleasures bring…….pleasure. Try it.

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don’t encourage him, he needs tough love. You are not allowed to talk about dying during a bucket list discussion, that’s the opposite of the point. He needs to pick the one person he’d like to have beer and wings with, the one place he’d like to visit or the one person he’d like to see naked. No dying talk, no philosophy, just passion. Scaredy needs help, lets give it to him. This morning Dan Patrick had Darious Rucker on, he joined the beer and wings bucket list for me, cool guy, two genres of music, racial stereotype breaker, he makes the list. This year I went to opening day at Wrigley Field, I’m not a cubs fan but I see why the cubs fan are fanatical. It was on the list, had to be done, while I was there went to a Bulls game. Next stop, a Yankee or Red Sox game, maybe soldier field or a packer game in the snow. There’s no room for talk about how to die, just how to live. Scaredy, pick something that is not a physical accomplishment, isn’t depressing or philosophical and isn’t something you’d be proud of. Pick seeing Christina Hendricks change clothes and I’m right there with you at her window. Pick hedonism in jamaica, I’ll book the trip. Pick Mardi Gras in New Orleans and I’ll show my nipples on a balcony (that one is actually on my list. But if you pick knowing when you’ll die and how it will feel I’m gonna punch you.

As soon as I’m done releasing turtles I’m ready, I figured aecitia would dig that one (and I am going), the GF is the driving force behind that one so it’s gonna happen in the next twelve months guaranteed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50pu2VWIfB8 costs like $50, money well spent.

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[quote=6packscaredy]maybe that’s what I need; a bucket list.

right now it’s pretty thin:

400 lb deadlift (actually the deadline on that is 12/31/14). currently at 305

farmer’s walk 210 lb total down the hill to the mail box and back, without setting it down.

clean and press 150 same deadline.

I’d also like to obtain a 2 inch manila rope and be able to climb up and down it very quickly. Did you know rope climbing used to be an Olympic Event?

shoot. that’s about it. I need to flesh out the list a bit. Travel won’t make it though; I just want to stay home.[/quote]

You missed the point, that is a list of goals. A bucket list are things you always wanted to do but were either afraid to do or afraid to admit you wanted to do. Think about the old folks home we will eventually be sitting in, think about the day room where we sit. Now think about your list and mine, you will probably go back to your room and cry if I we each accomplish our lists and I tell you mine. You don’t need to to do them all, you shouldn’t do any of those which are illegal, hurt anyone or break the trust you have with someone. But beyond that, it’s all in play. My next one is I am going to stay in some resort in Mexico and pay someone to give me a bunch of baby turtles to release into the sea so the damn birds and crabs can’t eat them on their way to the water. Am I defying the ecosystem, disturbing mother nature, whatever, I’m doing it. I’ve seen enough nature shows to get mad at the cameraman for not hitting that bird with a broom or something so the turtle can make it. You thought I was going to say that my next item was sexual, perhaps with many women at the same time, silly you, that got checked off long ago (and it’s overrated). If you just do the dead lift thing you are going to cry, cmon, you can beat my turtle story, I’ll keep the other stuff to myself to make it fair. At least go on a pub tour of London or have a guinness in Dublin. It’s easy, you can still win this game or make it a tie, I’ve gotten boring in my middle age so you can catch up.

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[quote=carlsbadworker][quote=temeculaguy]Cancel your next therapy session, join the nearest 2 wine clubs and begin to enjoy taking the single best thing about where we live.
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TG, any particular wine club that you would recommend?[/quote]

That is a hard question to answer unless I have more information, particularly what you are looking for in a club, in a wine and where your tastes lie. Its akin to asking someone what sexual act or position is good. The only answer is they are all good, but everyone likes some things more, its very subjective.

I generally maintain a few memberships at a time and then rotate them around every year or so to keep things fresh (also a good policy for positions). I have out of town guests somewhat regularly and lots of wine novices, so I like Wilson Creek for that purpose, and I am in their champagne only club. $50 every two months for 4 bottles and free tasting for four as often as I like. Our guests go through those faster than they give them so that works and we go tasting at least once a month, if not more. It’s only $12 more than costco for the four bottles total and that’s the price of one tasting. It’s big, crowded, young (some of our guests are the kids that are over 21 and their friends) and for a novice they have lots of sweet and light wines. But I’m not crazy about their reds, it’s a beginners winery, but the younger set loves it. I like Leonesse because the wines are good and it’s more laid back. I liked the collective in Old Town, but now that it has become crush and brew, not so much. Palumbo and Doffo are great wines, but pricey and small. Palomar is eclectic and has some good choices. Curry has a good Syrah and a new location in Old Town that I haven’t checked out, but I’m sure it’s better than their former location. Renzoni makes some great italians, but the tasting room isn’t built yet. There are like three groupings, mega resort facilities with well dressed and pretty crowds (south coast, wilson creek, ponte, monte de oro) which are great for your guests or an event or people watching. Middle of the road, of the beaten path, mom and pops type places that are fun (keyways or anything on the de portola trail) and craft boutique places where the emphasis is on the wine, not the winery.

My suggestion, join one of each, three is about all you can visit and make it home safely. Midweek they have two for one coupons on the temecula winegrowers website. Here’s the best tip, always tip in the beginning and tip big. Tip $10 for two people or $20 for four or more. Tell them you tend to wander off and you do not want to forget (same works for all inclusive resorts). The pourer will be your new best friend and you will likely only be able to visit 2 in a day safely or even one on a weekday because they are much more personable and liberal with the pours on weekdays. They will barely keep track of your tickets and bring out some unlabeled stuff from the back. It’s money well spent, I’ve tipped that much in casinos at the tables on a single hand and they dont bring out the good cards, but at the wineries you get your moneys worth bribing the workers. Now get out there. Drink Life to the Lees -Shakespeare

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[quote=paramount]I thought this was TG’s alter ego (from temecula patch):

That Temecula Guy September 18, 2013 at 08:31 PM
Ashley… “…grinding more than what I wanted…” The validity of your argument ended there. It isn’t appropriate behavior at a school and you know it. Values used to mean something in the U.S., but this feel-good generation of socialists allows this garbage in moderation. Isn’t it time to take a stand yet?[/quote]
That isn’t something I’d ever say, I have never talked about values having meant something in the past, in fact I contend that the good old days weren’t that good. I’m not big on moral values and am never going to encourage people taking a stand against grinding, which I assume was sexual, but I guess if it involved school I wouldn’t encourage it, unless it was one of the moms, then I’m all for it. I promise you I’ve never written on the patch, I barely have time to write here and this is the one place I enjoy writing. That guy sounds like someone I’d probably argue with.

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[quote=CA renter] I agree that you’ll be hard-pressed to find that in the U.S.

So many people in the U.S. spend 10+ hours/day, 5-7 days/week, at work. They often spend an hour or more on their commute back home at night, but stop off at the fast food joint to pick up dinner on the way because nobody has the time or energy to shop and cook good food on a regular basis. Everyone is stressed and frazzled, so they blame each other for their predicament, fight on a regular basis…then, they get divorced, where everyone in the family ends up a loser. It’s not the “American Dream,” it’s the “American Nightmare.”

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I totally resemble that remark but I think you are drawing unfair conclusions. People are frazzled because they want to be, they fight because they choose to. I met a dentist a few weeks ago who told me he actually loves to work and then he explained why: he makes people happy by fixing their smiles at Tijuana prices but here on this side. he must install 5 implants a day, at about 25% of the price of other dentists. He also talks people out of gimicky and expensive treatments, there’s a line out the door and they come from all over. His wife works with him and they interact all day, doesn’t have kids at home, employs lots of people and helps people all day. He was the only dentist I ever met who looked forward to his day. I was only there to drive my girlfriend home, but the guy charged $700 out of pocket after her ppo insurance and her other dentist quoted 12k. So obviously he and I hit it off and began talking about why some people don’t mind working 5-7 days a week how work feeds their soul a little, and even his job, that many studies and polls claim is a depressing vocation, he thinks he hit the lotto being able to make people love him for something he enjoys.

Then I think of myself, I love my job, now that my kids have grown I get more pleasure from work because I’m not missing quite as much at home. I’m lucky because I have a job that is actually fun (no I will not elaborate), I do currently spend 50-60 hours a week at it and I am commuting an hour right now. But it’s not like I’m working in a salt mine or making pencils, my day reads like a novel. But here’s a dentist who works longer than me, drives further and does something most people think would suck, yet he’d probably do it for free.

So don’t make those assumptions, I know stay at home moms who act frazzled, fight all the time and are miserable. Conversely, I work like crazy and am never frazzled, never fight and am generally happy. It’s who you are and how you approach it, not what you do. I’ll admit I work more now because I’m paying for tuition and rent for my kids. If I wasn’t I’d probably just goof off more, but the lakers suck right now, so it’s not like I’m missing much.

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Yeah but when it was happening, you didn’t seem to enjoy it, your name was fitting at the time. You were scared. That weird energy was fear leaving the body in the face of uncertainty, and it didn’t leave everyone at the same pace. Now that it has past, you look back on it like i look back at the first time I jumped out of an airplane with only a parachute between me and certain death. Now I think of it as a fond memory, but in the moment I was scared.

You do still owe me a bottle of wine for talking you off that cliff, I’m one of the few people who know what house you bought and what you paid. In any other time but that weird period of uncertainty, you would have been arrested for theft because you got arguably the best deal of any pigg. You live on land in a custom home within walking distance to a winery and your mortgage is comparable to a mission valley condo’s rent. So of course you long for the days of yore, who wouldn’t like to remember kicking a 90 yard field goal during the Superbowl. Cancel your next therapy session, join the nearest 2 wine clubs and begin to enjoy taking the single best thing about where we live.

You are more than welcome to join me in my next adventure since you possess a six pack now. As soon as these kids are off the dole and out of college, I’m going to hit my next bucket list item. A week at some all inclusive carribean naked resort like hedonism. Now that I have a permanent ladyfriend with a similar spirit, it won’t seem so creepy and just think how easy it will be to pack your suitcase. Sunscreen… check! One outfit for the plane ride home….check! Toothbrush….check! And we’re done packing. I’m not kidding, I’m going before this body completely falls apart.

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I found more

http://piggington.com/diana_olick_vs_c21_and_coldwell_ceos#comment-62490

Piggington Jumps the Shark

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My favorite posts, at least after a few minutes of reading the very difficult to navigate archives:

http://piggington.com/ot_all_the_single_ladies#comment-195011

http://piggington.com/going_broke_on_300kyear#comment-128811

http://piggington.com/suzie_orman_new_american_dream#comment-186798

http://piggington.com/going_broke_on_300kyear#comment-128916

http://piggington.com/underwater_homeowners_thread#comment-107130

The one post I still kick myself for not acting on my own instincts, note the stocks and the date of the post, all time lows for the decade, this post is 4 years old, i don;t want to cry so I’m not going to do the math using today’s values

http://piggington.com/dow_to_4000#comment-115789

http://piggington.com/peter_schiff_on_the_latest_in_the_markets#comment-132560

This is fun, I miss my old alter ego. CA renter, glad to see you, say hello to the Mr. Car for me. OMG, did I just re-appear on piggington during election season, my least favorite thing about piggington. If you are a San Diego city voter, let me suggest you vote for Faulkner. Not because of his politics (I’m a hopeless independent and dislike both parties) but because he’s a solid dude. I knew him in college and actually saw him a few weeks ago at the SDSU/Fresno game (refs killed us), and he’s still the same polite and casual guy. We were in the same grade so to speak (of course i had two junior years and 1 1/2 senior years), in different fraternities but ran into each other often, and even though it was 28 years later, it was exactly the same. I was drinking/drunk, and he was not, he was just being nice to everyone and hearing what they had to say while I was yelling at the refs, because that was clearly not a fumble.

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Aecetia e-mailed me that people were saying nice things about me, she knew I couldn’t resist. My apologies for not being around much, life has its shifts, and so has mine. It’s all been good, but also time consuming. Seems like a world away when I was writing daily on here, so much has changed in my life and my outlook. But to answer paramount’s question, I have never posted on the Temecula Patch, so if someone has my name or writing style, that is an imposter. Truth is, I rarely interact online at all these days. I am getting less than 10% of my previous intake of the main food groups (sports, porn, and economics). Life in general; kids, love interest, job, have all changed somewhat dramatically and for the better. I will try and pop in from time to time and see how everyone is doing and see if I can muster up a clever paragraph.

I will say one thing that directly relates to this site and my choice to purchase my home when I did, it was one of the best decisions I ever made. Nothing bad happened, I’m not far from doubling my investment and my housing costs are fixed and afford me the ability to live a comfortable life. Now as soon as these kids start to graduate college I will have the disposable income necessary for some serious debauchery.

I just reread some of my favorite old posts, this has been a fun trip down memory lane. Now I have to read up on how everyone is doing. Hope this post finds all of you in good health and in good spirits, much love to all my homies.

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I haven’t checked this site for months and after reading that scardey bought an accord, I feel like McKayla Maroney. Let’s hope your “mid-life crisis man with means” gene kicks in at some point before it’s too late to enjoy it.

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