I'm a Newbie from the Desert

[Sandy]

I'm an old hand at political forums and even wrote for two of them until I was thrown out for warning about a impending Theocracy being displayed by the Conservatives.

I started with Etherzone in 1993 and Capitol Hill Blue where I wrote for the home page. This did not work well for me. Back in 1946 I was rounded off the beach in Malibu and put into an all girl's school where my surfing days were over. I loved it. I found Darwin's "Origin of the Species" and never again went to church.

I have 3 grown children and 2 married grandchildren.

My interests are Grand Opera and Shakespeare in all forms. I was married to a college professor of nuclear physics and never once understood a word he said. It gave me time to read.........

I live in the California desert near Palm Springs and get my exercise in the club house pool. I'm still a hermit and work only for civil rights for everyone.

[finnbow]

Welcome Sandy - All views welcome. Start slinging some stuff.

[painter]

I'm an old hand at political forums and even wrote for two of them until I was thrown out for warning about a impending Theocracy being displayed by the Conservatives.

I started with Etherzone in 1993 and Capitol Hill Blue where I wrote for the home page. This did not work well for me. Back in 1946 I was rounded off the beach in Malibu and put into an all girl's school where my surfing days were over. I loved it. I found Darwin's "Origin of the Species" and never again went to church.

I have 3 grown children and 2 married grandchildren.

My interests are Grand Opera and Shakespeare in all forms. I was married to a college professor of nuclear physics and never once understood a word he said. It gave me time to read.........

I live in the California desert near Palm Springs and get my exercise in the club house pool. I'm still a hermit and work only for civil rights for everyone.



Welcome indeed!

[d-ray657]

Welcome Sandy! If you spend any time perusing the posts, you will find out that it is well nigh impossible to get kicked off here - except for spammers. I will look forward to your comments.

It does seem that we are being inundated by Californians, but, hey, it takes all kinds. :D

Regards,

D-Ray

[Oerets]

Welcome aboard Sandy.




Barney

[merrylander]

Welcome to the funny farm.

[BlueStreak]

Welcome, Sandy! I'm pretty much a hermit too, although I live in the city.

1946, Huh? I guess you are an old hand. You and I will have lots of fun fighting theocracy. That's one of my favorite hobbies.

Dave

[djv8ga]

Hello Lefty.

[Sandy]

Okay, so I come off as a leftie? Actually I have been a Republican since Ike. It took the Bush Family to wake me up to the Imperial One World Government that set up a new Republican National Committee agenda.

The most important read in my past must have been Orwell's 1984. It meant one thing to me at the first reading and has grown simply by reading the newspapers. I believe in evolution and have learned from being involved in all phases of political debate that the future seems to reflect a desire for the government to direct our lives from the crib to the grave.

It looks to me as if American humans have given up setting their own social rules and academics for their future children. Big Daddy will fill in and from the moment we turn our lives over to this abstract occult vision of our virtual God who must be obeyed, we end up holding our hands out for something.....money?....healthcare?...education?.. .. and we are lost in how to follow a government that is run from the center of Wall Street leaving us confused.

The government is corrupt! Our Congress is being financed by corporations who now are under the thumb of a corrupt SEC. Corruption is too big to fail.

Unless the voters take control in our city, county, state elections and most certainly our House and Senate, we might has well forget individual rights. We will be nothing more than a data card in the DC data base.

For years, I've been trying to figure out what turned off the American people and made them disinterested in our government plans? What made us declare a war on immigration? Could it be that our new residents are smarter and more interested in our schools than our lazy ass kids born here? Was it television?

I came here to discuss what is tearing down this nation.

If the answer from this forum comes down to a State/Government issued worship of God, then I will simply log off and go elsewhere.

[JJIII]

Now you're talkin'!

New voices are always welcome here as far as I'm concerned. Most of the posters here try to remain cordial most of the time. However.... some do not succeed.:o

[d-ray657]

Now you're talkin'!

New voices are always welcome here as far as I'm concerned. Most of the posters here try to remain cordial most of the time. However.... some do not succeed.:o

Hang around Sandy. Take some time here and you will find a pretty diverse set of posters. We appreciate your adding to the diversity.

Sounds like you might make it hard on some of us, because you can't be easily placed into a left/right slot. ;)

Most of us don't bite, but you have to watch out for that JJIII. Did you see how ugly his picture is? Can't promise he won't bite. :D

Regards,

D-Ray

[Dondilion]

My interests are Grand Opera and Shakespeare in all forms. I was married to a college professor of nuclear physics and never once understood a word he said. It gave me time to read.........



Welcome Sandy. I love Anna Moffo, and read Julius Caesar often. I once had a interest in atomic physics until I understood half life. :D

I sense that your posts will be interesting.

[Oerets]

For years, I've been trying to figure out what turned off the American people and made them disinterested in our government plans? What made us declare a war on immigration? Could it be that our new residents are smarter and more interested in our schools than our lazy ass kids born here? Was it television?

I came here to discuss what is tearing down this nation.

If the answer from this forum comes down to a State/Government issued worship of God, then I will simply log off and go elsewhere.

No stay around a little while and get into some back and forth.

Some of my thoughts on the tearing down or as I sometimes call it " The Dumbing Down and Fattening Up of America are as follows,

The all volunteer military, with a draft these wars would of been over long ago. When every one is up to go at 18 you become political real fast, I know.

TV video games and the internet have all contributed to the younger generations failings. These pastimes are good in there place but are easy to abuse. Some parents use the above pastimes to occupy their kids from what I have seen. Rather then spending quality time with them.

Kids have been spoon fed their whole life's they will be someone special without working for it. Then some when out in the real world get a rude awaking and want or "need" to come back home.


I could go on and on.........


Barney

[d-ray657]

My

No stay around a little while and get into some back and forth.

Some of my thoughts on the tearing down or as I sometimes call it " The Dumbing Down and Fattening Up of America are as follows,

The all volunteer military, with a draft these wars would of been over long ago. When every one is up to go at 18 you become political real fast, I know.

TV video games and the internet have all contributed to the younger generations failings. These pastimes are good in there place but are easy to abuse. Some parents use the above pastimes to occupy their kids from what I have seen. Rather then spending quality time with them.

Kids have been spoon fed their whole life's they will be someone special without working for it. Then some when out in the real world get a rude awaking and want or "need" to come back home.


I could go on and on.........


Barney

My position on the draft varied depending on whether I was thinking as a dad or as a citizen. Never did buy into the transition from a search for WMD to "Operation Iraqi Freedom." I am relieved that the issue never became personal.

In our household, we banned TV and video games on school nights. After the initial whining, it wasn't that hard to enforce. I haven't seen any permanent scars from their having had a deprived childhood.

The boys also know that their former bedrooms have been turned into a guest room and a sewing room. Makes them study a little harder. They will be free to visit - even a longer term visit - but the stay will be in a guest room. I do believe that they appreciate the vote of confidence in their ability to take care of themselves.

Regards,

D-Ray

[JJIII]

The boys also know that their former bedrooms have been turned into a guest room and a sewing room. Makes them study a little harder. They will be free to visit - even a longer term visit - but the stay will be in a guest room. I do believe that they appreciate the vote of confidence in their ability to take care of themselves.

Regards,

D-Ray

There it is!

[Dondilion]

Of note Sandy: Grand opera has a lot of friends with deep pockets. In these hard economic times, The Met has just taken donations of $182 million dollars. :D

[d-ray657]

Although I have not developed a particular affinity for opera, I understand it to be a demanding and disciplined art form. Opera fans in Kansas City have just been treated to the opening of a world class opera house, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. (http://www.oamahou.com/2011/05/19/the-kauffman-center-for-the-performing-arts-by-moshe-safdie/?lang=en)

http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu147/d-ray657/moshe-safdie-kauffman-center-for-the-performing-arts-nearing-completion-1-800x453.jpg

Regards,

D-Ray

[Dondilion]

Although I have not developed a particular affinity for opera, I understand it to be a demanding and disciplined art form. Opera fans in Kansas City have just been treated to the opening of a world class opera house, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. (http://www.oamahou.com/2011/05/19/the-kauffman-center-for-the-performing-arts-by-moshe-safdie/?lang=en)

Yea, that is a serious effort from the Fans in Kansas city. It has a slight resemblance to the famous house in Sydney.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House ) At least people somewhere are strenuosly engaged in efforts to entertain and uplift the human spirit.

[merrylander]

Missed the bit about opera but being married to a lady who in her youth was a coleratura soprano they compared to Jenny Lind we appreciate bel canto here.

[d-ray657]

Yea, that is a serious effort from the Fans in Kansas city. It has a slight resemblance to the famous house in Sydney.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House ) At least people somewhere are strenuosly engaged in efforts to entertain and uplift the humane spirit.

The report from the musicians is that it is as close to acoustically perfect as possible. I wonder how Rage Against the Machine would sound in there. :cool:

Regards,

D-Ray

[BlueStreak]

For a country that's supposed to be in such dire straights, we sure seem to be finding plenty of money to support opera................

I'm just sayin'.

Dave

[BlueStreak]

Although I have not developed a particular affinity for opera, I understand it to be a demanding and disciplined art form. Opera fans in Kansas City have just been treated to the opening of a world class opera house, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. (http://www.oamahou.com/2011/05/19/the-kauffman-center-for-the-performing-arts-by-moshe-safdie/?lang=en)

http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu147/d-ray657/moshe-safdie-kauffman-center-for-the-performing-arts-nearing-completion-1-800x453.jpg

Regards,

D-Ray

Looks kind of like the legendary JBL "Baby Cheeks" horn lense. Either that, or Iron Man is mooning Missouri.

Dave

[piece-itpete]

ROTFLMAO!!!! I'm going with Iron Man :D

Neat building though. I 'generally' prefer neoclassical overall.

Hello Sandy, hope you stick around for a while :wave:

Pete

[simi]

Okay, so I come off as a leftie? Actually I have been a Republican since Ike. It took the Bush Family to wake me up to the Imperial One World Government that set up a new Republican National Committee agenda.

I came here to discuss what is tearing down this nation.

If the answer from this forum comes down to a State/Government issued worship of God, then I will simply log off and go elsewhere.

You and I are here for the same reasons. Ignore DJV8ga... he's got his panties all bunched up because people that think, and actually know about issues, and don't just spout off at the mouth scare him, so out comes his only defence he knows.. call people names... Don't bother me one bit because I know people like him and their game.. He seems to play nice every now and then if it's something he does seem to know about and it's in line with his thinking...

I'm here like you, to bitch piss and moan about how screwed up this country has become. I've also been attending the protests here in DC as much as I can between everything happening I need to deal with.

Glad you made it here, and hope you stick around to bitch along with me and some of the others, and not try to be divided like the machine would like us to be.

[merrylander]

Me, I'm just here to get under people's skin and annoy everyone.

[piece-itpete]

LMAO!! And a good job you do too ;)

Pete

[Charles]

Well, that didn't last for long.

Yew ignert rubes done run pore Sandy off!!!

Chas

[Charles]

Although I have not developed a particular affinity for opera, I understand it to be a demanding and disciplined art form. Opera fans in Kansas City have just been treated to the opening of a world class opera house, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. (http://www.oamahou.com/2011/05/19/the-kauffman-center-for-the-performing-arts-by-moshe-safdie/?lang=en)

http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu147/d-ray657/moshe-safdie-kauffman-center-for-the-performing-arts-nearing-completion-1-800x453.jpg

Regards,

D-Ray

At least the architect didn't specify vinyl siding.

Does the front of it look any better???

Chas

[djv8ga]

Me, I'm just here to get under people's skin and annoy everyone.Why can't you just grow up?

[Dondilion]

For a country that's supposed to be in such dire straights, we sure seem to be finding plenty of money to support opera................

I'm just sayin'.

Dave

Man shall not live by bread alone...:D

[Bigerik]

For a country that's supposed to be in such dire straights, we sure seem to be finding plenty of money to support opera................

I'm just sayin'.

Dave

Do show there is hope for America yet!

[Dude111]

Welcome ashore :)

[bobabode]

Okay, so I come off as a leftie? Actually I have been a Republican since Ike. It took the Bush Family to wake me up to the Imperial One World Government that set up a new Republican National Committee agenda.

The most important read in my past must have been Orwell's 1984. It meant one thing to me at the first reading and has grown simply by reading the newspapers. I believe in evolution and have learned from being involved in all phases of political debate that the future seems to reflect a desire for the government to direct our lives from the crib to the grave.

It looks to me as if American humans have given up setting their own social rules and academics for their future children. Big Daddy will fill in and from the moment we turn our lives over to this abstract occult vision of our virtual God who must be obeyed, we end up holding our hands out for something.....money?....healthcare?...education?.. .. and we are lost in how to follow a government that is run from the center of Wall Street leaving us confused.

The government is corrupt! Our Congress is being financed by corporations who now are under the thumb of a corrupt SEC. Corruption is too big to fail.

Unless the voters take control in our city, county, state elections and most certainly our House and Senate, we might has well forget individual rights. We will be nothing more than a data card in the DC data base.

For years, I've been trying to figure out what turned off the American people and made them disinterested in our government plans? What made us declare a war on immigration? Could it be that our new residents are smarter and more interested in our schools than our lazy ass kids born here? Was it television?

I came here to discuss what is tearing down this nation.

If the answer from this forum comes down to a State/Government issued worship of God, then I will simply log off and go elsewhere.

Please come back Sandy, muy simpatico. Conservative democrat here. Ever since I read Heinlein's story about an American theocracy, I've thought it was speculative science fiction that surely didn't have a chance. Now, I'm not so sure......I miss you.

[d-ray657]

Please come back Sandy, muy simpatico. Conservative democrat here. Ever since I read Heinlein's story about an American theocracy, I've thought it was speculative science fiction that surely didn't have a chance. Now, I'm not so sure......I miss you.

You ain't the only one who misses Sandy. We might not have agreed on everything, but he is a good man - and he could turn a phrase on a dime.

Regards,

D-Ray

[noonereal]

Okay, so I come off as a leftie? Actually I have been a Republican since Ike. It took the Bush Family to wake me up to the Imperial One World Government that set up a new Republican National Committee agenda.

.

Same here, welcome.

[68custom]

welcome from one newbie to another!