Doug C

So you believe in a fallible God?

My neighborhood real Mexican joint took it to Bonnaroo. Any Bonnaroo attending VCers partake? It's a nice perk being able to walk to the Taco Bus for authentic Mexican. http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/article1175457.ece

It wasn't today but in 2006, Steve Earle covered 'Rednecks' on the Newman tribute album "Sail Away".

Greg, I am also unfamiliar with the books but am enjoying the series. Also, like you, I had trouble with the societal structure. I found this viewer's guide on the website. It has a map and interactive family trees. After spending some time reading all of it, I am no longer confused. http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/index.html#/game-of-thrones/inside/extras/extras/viewers-guide.html

That is a strange picture. What in hell? I think that I will PM Duckman and ask him what he meant. After reading the post again, I don't get the feeling that politically active Bono was what he was getting at. Either way, it has to be the oddest Tweedy criticism that I have ever come across

The fruits of bored labor can sometimes snap me out of said boredom. While bored I was using the search function at jayfarrar.net, looking in vain for an old thread and came across the following gem of a post. It was on a thread asking if anyone was going to see Wilco on their current, Sept-Nov. 2004, tour. I am hoping that it will spark some replies here but I certainly could be wrong. This was posted by Duckman of Bergen, Norway on Thursday, September 16, 2004: "I just can't get around to liking Wilco... I've really tried, bought A.M and Summerteeth, and downloaded the rest of the album

Sparky, I live in Tampa, FL. The snowless winters have been snowless. They aren't going so well for me. I like snow. By mentioning those snowless winters, are you implying that weather and climate are the same? They aren't. How do you feel about the theories of gravity and evolutuion? I am sure that you can find 1000 scientists offering alternative theories. That doesn't mean that they aren't the accepted theories by the scientific community. Do the science teachers in your school wear tinfoil hats? I appreciate you typing your resignation. Anything that will help my profession gain more respe

I am not cryptique but if I may be so bold as to respond (is that a complete sentence?). According to your quoted response, you should be able to give consent to all taxes. You must define our current tax system and all of our previous tax systems, including that which we were founded on as 'socialist' because citizens have never been able to give direct consent to any taxes.

Definitely the same concert because I agree that it was one of the best shows that I ever saw Wilco put on and I have seen alot and Rosehill Drive opened. Definitely not me and/or my pal that threw water on you because after the show we didn't wait around outside for the band. We went back to Barley's Tap Room. Whew! That's a relief. And for the record, I am not a drunk by a long shot. I just happened to be drunk.

Lou, you didn't think that I was serious, did you?

Sparky, though I did make a zombie joke earlier I am concerned about nuclear power in general and this accident in particular. Not to the degree that you are, though. As a fellow educator, I must say that I am disturbed by your bolding of the words 'theory', 'theoretical' and 'real'. In the context that you did this, I assume that you are saying that a theory isn't real and is lacking supportive evidence. If I am correct in my assumption, then Good God please resign your teaching post. If I am incorrect in my assumption, then I apologize and request that you explain what you did mean by the a

Lou, was this the Oct. 14, 2005 show at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium? If so, an apology might be in order. I do not engage in the type of behavior you described but North Carolina had recently legalized high abv beers so almost all of the taps at Barley's Tap Room were big beers and I am a big beer enthusiast. Long story shortened, my pal and I were uncharacteristically way out of our heads, so on the slim but possible chance (I did do something disgusting during the show) that we were the d-bags in question... please forgive us, we knew not what we did. If ever our paths cross, the first round

I was going to put this in it's own separate thread but since the original post of this thread was about Ron Ayn Rand Paul, I decided that it was thread-appropriate: http://www.npr.org/2011/04/12/135171116/the-rampant-rise-of-ayn-rand-o-mania

Yes. Until the zombies arise. Then you can munch human flesh.

I move that every time someone hears a song in a commercial and said song was not specifically written for the commercial, a thread should be started to discuss the merits of 'selling out'. If that thread does not reach at least 41 pages in 2 days, Via Chicago must be shut down. Do I hear a second?

Ditto. Or at least the economic platform he posted above. In that particular situation, cryptique speaks for me.

At least as vile was the disgusting Saxby Chambliss and his surreal, but successful, portrayal of Max Cleland. I still get angry thinking about it. Alas, it really points to how stupid the electorate is, though.

Best reply to a post in the history of message boards. I honestly laughed out loud. Several times. Bravo!!

"Ron ayn Rand Paul 2012" would without question be fully supported by Wilco.

Why? The research shows a positive correlation between clinical depression in teens and music listening and a negative correlation between clinical depression in teens and reading. If there is a correlation, then there is a correlation. Remember, correlation is not causation. As in this example that I have used for years in my Advanced Placement psychology classes: Research shows a positive correlation between ice cream sales and drownings. Does eating ice cream cause drownings? Of course not. A 3rd factor or lurking variable is the source of the correlation. Summer temperatures, for example.

It might not be that simple. Trying to remove his stick could go awry and it would have nothing to do with the police officers being wussies or unable to disarm an 8 year old. A physical altercation is always an unknown. Pepper spray is less so. It is so easy for us to say it would have been so simple to do "X" but the reality is that only the officers were there. An investigation may determine that they acted prudently. Or it may not.

Let's say that talking the child down was proving ineffective. The chance of the child stabbing the police or someone else was increasing. He needed to be neutralized. The police decide to physically intervene. The child resists. He screams, kicks and hits. The officers realize that they need to be more forceful. The child inadvertently is bruised, cut or gets a dislocated or broken limb. The public outcry would be huge. It seems prudent to use pepper spray. It's purpose is to safely subdue a violent person. I am a parent and grandparent but I honestly don't understand all the hubbub regard

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/04/06/135151133/what-comes-first-depression-in-teens-or-emo-music

I can see both sides. I wasn't there. I can't determine how the child was acting, how those actions affected the thought process of the police, etc. If they assumed that the safest way to end the situation was with pepper spray, I can respect that. On the surface, "Oh my God! The cops pepper sprayed an 8 year old!!", sounds brutal and ill-conceived but I give the police a wide berth, discretion-wise. I can't imagine the split-second decision-making required in matters of potential physical harm, not to mention life and death. It is reasonable to determine that the police followed procedure and