Posted on 09/22/2005 5:48:16 PM PDT by wagglebee
Haven't tried the others.
You know the other day at Albertsons, I saw low-carb red and white wine...I forgot who makes, it, LOL!!
Give me chastity and continence, but not yet --Saint Augustine.
No doubt about it: same here. Our example notwithstanding, it's still an issue.
I am talking about right here, right now. The work place has turned into cheating divorce factories. Sorry, but that's just the plain truth.
I think there is something wrong with you if you don't have that weakness since it is part of the human condition inherent in everybody. There is no one that ever lived outside of Christ (and Adam and Eve before their fall) who doesn't have the weakness for sin.
Any desire I might have to stray from my vows is quickly quenched by the knowledge that my wife has an Irish temper and is a pretty good shot.
Score another victory for the second amendment.
St Augustine is one of my heroes. Does that surprise you? ;-)
What weakness? Lust and the desire to commit adultry? I'm a happily married woman why would I want to mess it up with that crap?
Why would the timeframe of when women were in the workplace make any difference? Like there wasn't adultry committed sixty years ago?
Do you know who cheats in Vegas and on business trips? -- And I base this on a long history of business and Vegas --
...the naive. No joke. The guy who cheats is the guy who mows the lawn on schedule, changes his oil filter on schedule and coaches the little league team. He's the guy who goes to Vegas and sleeps with Peggy/Sarah/Suzy/Jayne(with a "y") down in marketing/accounting/public relations/sales and thinks that there are no consequences.
Guys who have been around a couple of blocks typically have a firm grasp of consequences.
Not surprised. A guy from a backwater who happened to be a genius...
You are wise, and very correct. I think that dovetails a bit with my 'opportunity' argument, but takes into account a major variable regarding human nature, also.
By the way, extra points for 'Jayne' with a 'y.' You are street smart, brother! ;-)
Oh please. Don't you get out much? There are millions of females now in the work place, bumping bellies with the men. This just didn't happen in mass years back. Lets not play stupid.
Jaynes with a "y" and Sandis with an "i" are to be avoided on all levels.
Confessions of st Augustine is one of my top 5 alltime most influential resources. I read it it Jesuit high school in nyc, go back to my dog-eared copy now and then to thumb through, and give it a good re-read every few years.
The quote you mention is my fave attributed to Augustine! ;-)
You sure about that? I would say that Judaism accepts the story of Noah and the account of the wickedness that existed. This verse sure would indicate that God was judging people by more than just their actions.
Genesis 6:5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Yep, and women with very very (two verys) pointy shoes! ;-)
And I'm one of them and I'm not what do you call it, "bumping bellies" with them.
I love that!!!! Is that a picture or poster I can get somewhere. I would love it in a frame at my bar area.
OOOK.
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