The Hall of Fire

I always enjoy being called the lunatic fringe. You are both idiots if you think that letter is reasonable or evenhanded in any way. It's astonishing that you are blinded to the fact that while the House has dug in, it is Obama and the Senate that are refusing to negotiate... as if negotiation on &q...

There are more choices than what we had, and what you want.

those prices are due to lack of competition and exploitation of the insurance system... something obamacare does nothing but exacerbate.

And I don't want to rehash everything all over again, you can find all these arguments out there if you actually want them... I'm sorry I said anything.

insurance companies did things poorly in many cases, but you always had the choice to NOT HAVE ONE. ETA: That is to say, with it all tied to the tax code, it's not just about what treatments you get (although that will be a big part of it, and far worse than the insurance companies), but also how ma...

It's not a sound organizing principle for a service that can determine whether someone lives or dies. Most societies prefer that their members live. Many people would argue that "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" are rights that can't be exercised unless people are able to be h...

I disagree. A lot

yovargas wrote: (Nin, I think hal meant that some non-believers have that view, not all.)

(and many believers)

I've thought about this a lot, but I find it a little sad that many people have a hard time with the concept of Heaven because they define themselves by pain and suffering. Without pain and suffering (and more importantly sin and temptation), does not mean there is nothing to do... nor does it mean ...

Also all of the Oz books (14) for 99c...

I think you can get all of these for free, but the 99c version has links and stuff that are nice.

Is it still a nature pic if it comes from a man-made source? It is a double rainbow, although it was easier to see in person. http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b299/halplm/IMG_0451_zps145ff698.jpg This was yesterday... those clouds look amazing, don't they? :) http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b299/...

It has potential. I'm still curious if they're going to use any of the stories that have been written, or something totally new...

I expect something new.

That is a tough episode, yov, I routinely skip it myself.

Kyle Baker (@KyleJBaker) tweeted THEY'RE MAKING A MOCKERY OF THE STORY OF A BILLIONAIRE WHO DRESSES AS A BAT TO FIGHT EVIL CLOWNS! THEY'RE RUINING IT! (https://twitter.com/KyleJBaker/status/370751993414815744 Of course, I don't expect that you'd complain if anyone tried to ruin a story about midget...

yovargas wrote:Despite the tragic admission that you like DD, at least tell me you didn't think Affleck was good in it?

He was, IMHO, not the problem with the movie. But he wasn't great either.

The next movie is supposed to be Batman vs Superman, Lali, although that probably won't be the title, and they'll probably come to an understanding in order to fight a big bad guy (likely Lex Luthor of course). And Batman and Spiderman are like apples and oranges (Batman is cooler, but Spiderman has...

Ben Affleck is the new Batman.

I think that's wrong.

Although I am one of the few who liked him as Daredevil, which is a similar character, so maybe it will work.

Anyway, as far as surveillance states and the Eye of Sauron go, it's an interesting point. Do you think Tolkien had such a thing in mind when he came up with the Eye? Or was he just thinking of what an evil overlord might do? I don't think he did. One theme of Middle Earth is that the evil and powe...

He was the father of the family

Well, my parents were all fine, although my Mom had lots of fun stories of drugs the doctor tried to sell her... I have this last week for my intensive japanese class. It's not the end of my language learning journey by far, but it will be at a much slower (and more reasonable pace) from now on. I a...

Yeah, he's at home, and it's just a bad cold as far as I know, but they both sounded pretty miserable when I talked to them .