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They glued the doors shut at Starbucks?

Geez, I don't know about ya'll, but I've learned my lesson.

I'm swearing off capitalism from this point on.

They sure did show me the light.

-J

Mine boil down to this.

My beef is the sound of food..

That is.. especially.. eating into the phone... I can't stand it. Also anyone chewing, smacking, slurping loudly on anything.... I'm an easy going guy, but it just grates on me...

Mine boil down to this.

My beef is the sound of food..

That is.. especially.. eating into the phone... I can't stand it. Also anyone chewing, smacking, slurping loudly on anything.... I'm an easy going guy, but it just grates on me...

I don't really want to get too into this, because I know it's a touchy subject. But, I wanted to know more and read up as much as I could on her case and others like her's.

Very unfortunately, Terri's cerebral cortex is gone and has been replaced by cerebro-spinal fluid. No doctor, except for ones hired by her parents and are therefor not impartial, have ever said that her condition would ever improve. Without a cerebral cortex, there is no thought or feeling or any type of awareness. I believe she is dead and in a better place and her body is all that's left. I saw the video.. she isn't tracking. You could pick out small secions where she may appear to be following movement, but if you watch the entire video.. she's not tracking at all. It's reflexive activity, I would imagine anything she feels at all would be joint position discomfort, pain and stiffness. I don't even think she feels that. I know it's a sad case, but a brain scan tells the tale. May God bless her soul.

I'm not saying necessary pull the feeding tube. Fact is, from her standpoint it doesn't matter, because she has no idea any of this is going on and never will. Maybe if just keeping her body alive helps her parents deal, then maybe that has some merrit. I can imagine how hard it must be for them.

But, I feel worse for them because they may keep her in that state indefinitely, and, as sad as it is.. no cerebral corertx, no mind, no thought, no awareness.. no Terri Schaivo. If it's that hard to let go now, it's going to be alot harder in another 5-10 years.

I know if it were me, I pray that they would let me go peacefully and not do what they've done to her. I'm less than 30, and this case has prompted me to want to make my intentions known somehow, so if, God forbid (and yes I am Christian) something like that ever happens to me, that they will let me pass away with peace and dignity and not do this to me. To me it seems barabaric to NOT let her pass.

-Joujouka

My mom works in the court system. For a while she was in Juvenile felony division... she used to chat with the kids sometimes when they came in.

One story was funny, this kid stole a car and got caught in Broward county... in order to make it down to his court date in Miami. (for another auto theft charge)

Joujouka

So...

What are the rest of you guys doing 'till the asteroid gets here?

I was gonna hang out and watch racing...

Joujouka

I don't know, but I do know that they surely will release it. Probably one of the best shows ever made in the history of the 'talking picture box' I can't wait for the next season to start in July 04, it kills me to wait that long. For me that show is all about the suspense and the plot twists, so rewatching DVDs of it is of very little value to me once I have seen the episodes and know what happens. I used to live to watch the new episodes every Sunday.

-Joujouka

DO NOT... I repeat DO NOT.. whatever you do.. install the new version (or any version for that matter) of the regular Kazaa. Use Kazaa Lite always! If you are one of the unfortunate people who has downloaded and installed Kazaa, use the Windows add/remove programs utility to get rid of it, then run Ad_aware of Spybot Seek and Destroy or a similar program (make sure you use the newest updated version of those programs) and then install Kazaa Lite.

Yeah that was it. (DU) scary stuff, they are so negative it's incredible. Their motto should be: "Every silver lining has a cloud"

And to those that asked I, went ahead and filled out an about page so you guys know I'm not some nut job.

Great news today, about Uday and Qusai... plus there's alays alot of humor in hearing various news people pronouncing their names all different ways.

Let's just hopes this helps to stop our guys from getting picked off. Although I think it might take the top dog being caught to really put a stop to it. There is always some misguided freakazoid with an A.K.

Cheers folks,
-Joujouka