Most of you guys know about Sam already. ---->
I picked him to represent me online because there's not a care in his head at all except someone paying him attention and holding him when a thunderstorm comes.

Nothing makes him happier than nudging you, smelling your crotch and getting drool on your breeches while being rewarded with a biscuit. I love that sort of empty headed fun loving innocence. And look at him... he's goofy lookin!

I also have two other dogs, a Jack Russell named Frodo and my heart, a spaniel mix named Nami.

I have various pics about...I think they're all represented on my blog somewhere.

I have a Toshiba notebook. I'm itching to try a Mac though. Vista has done it in for me.

I can't justify the expense at the moment unless I needed a new one, so I'll continue to leave mine plugged in during thunderstorms and hope for the best.

>> ^xxovercastxx:
Either that or they haven't found Jesus.


Yeah, forgot about that.

>> ^coolhund:
"According to Dr. Rankin, if you didn't get the sarcastic tone of the previous sentences you must have some damage to your parahippocampal gyrus which is located in the right brain. People with dementia, or head injuries in that area, often lose the ability to pick up on sarcasm, and so they don't respond in a socially appropriate ways."

Either that or they haven't found Jesus.

>> ^honkeytonk73:
Its not Nature. It is Jesus. Nothing would happen without Jesus. Physics doesn't exist. Everything is Jesus. It is all sparkly poofy magic. Nuff said.


Irony lost on the VS crowd i guess? 2 downvotes..

I wish we had proper thunderstorms like those in here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercell

Back in texas we had nermerous occasions when two thunderstorms would merge creating a supercell. and on a rare occasion two supper cells would merge and create an even bigger super cell.

Afternoon at the cottage, Moroccan chicken, rhubarb cake. Blistering thunderstorm with hail, leading to indoor games, and children early to bed

Quality Jonny? I'll give you quality... I've had a couple of choice Shatner clips I've saved up for when I'm in the MOOD. Wash the shot glasses, Jonny.

Damn thunderstorms tonight. We will prevail! I'll make you proud.

"if you've ever been on top of a mountain during a thunderstorm..."

... you should reassess your recent decisions.

Actually the thunderstorm in the attic scene and where Atreju confronts the Wolf were a lot scarier to me.

I'll take a pot full, Mink. (Sam and thunderstorms don't mix. We had one all night )

...(whew), just back from my psychiatric evaluation and good to go. All I had to do was screen the subtle pornography that is http://www.videosift.com/video/Without-You-Harry-Nillsson, and my shrink sobbed at the beauty of it all and declared me fit to stand trial.
I stand by my handiwork, and I would do it again.
Not Guilty.
No remorse, no hope for rehabilitation. Incorrigible. Between Harry Nilsson and Captain and Tenille, I figgered that two strikes anyway. So I post bail, and I'm outta here right?
Jeez, and sorry about the thunderstorm.

>> ^mas8705:
(I wonder when the next court session is, this is fun...)


If no one appears tonight to offer more.. I will deliberate tonight (another thunderstorm is coming later) and summon the accused to court tomorrow for sentencing.. uh, I mean the verdict.

If Rotty doesn't start working a deal for Kronos.... lets just keep that noose handy

The economics of the death penalty vary according to the country in which the penalty is dealt. I doubt it cost as much to hang Saddam as it would have to keep him in prison the rest of his life. On the other hand, in the U.S. with the endless appeals, it takes over a decade, on average, to execute someone. During that decade, more money is spent on legal fees than would be required to jail someone for life. China is probably another country where the cost of execution is low, although the government there is not about to say.

Richard Rhodes' book "Why they kill" is an interesting read. While a little rigid, he details a process whereby violent criminals undergo "violentization" that ultimately results in a self-identity as a violent person. I don't think evidence supports a high success rate of rehabilitation of truly violent individuals.

I've always been a bit ambivalent about executing criminals who have committed truly heinous crimes, such as rape and murder of children. I don't care much about having them around. And I do believe criminals caught in the act, or with conclusive DNA evidence, or even a body or two buried under freshly poured concrete in the basement can be held guilty beyond reasonable doubt.

I did hear someone advocate the "wrath of God" penalty for child murderers, as only God should have the right to take a man's life. The guilty party is taken to the top of a tall building each time a thunderstorm approaches. They are handed a lightning rod as it draws nigh and told, "let's see what God thinks of your ass this time."

Dark humor, but told by a comedian on TV one night, so don't pin it on me.