Sierra Leone: One man's tale of war and recovery

Posted: Apr 27, 2013 - 7:51am

Both my arms and legs work today. My back doesn't hurt worse than normal. Its a great day to be alive. {#Yes}

Posted: Apr 27, 2013 - 6:57am

stewliscious wrote:

Howdy! North ATL burbs, I float the Hooch occasionally up here, its about 2 miles from my house. Overcast and raining today though

Cool! You live right up the river from me. Glad for the rain today; our gardens could use some fresh rainwater. Hallo from God's country. {#Sunny}

Posted: Apr 27, 2013 - 6:49am

sirdroseph wrote:

Hey stew, you must not be far away in North Ga, where you at? I am near the Chattahoochee Bend state park a little north of Newnan. {#Wave}

Howdy! North ATL burbs, I float the Hooch occasionally up here, its about 2 miles from my house. Overcast and raining today though

Posted: Apr 27, 2013 - 6:42am

stewliscious wrote:

as far as I know, the Chosen One has not yet formed a congressional committee to regulate the ownership of pressure cookers.

Hey stew, you must not be far away in North Ga, where you at? I am near the Chattahoochee Bend state park a little north of Newnan. {#Wave}

Posted: Apr 27, 2013 - 6:37am

as far as I know, the Chosen One has not yet formed a congressional committee to regulate the ownership of pressure cookers.

Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 7:00pm

miamizsun wrote:

I think CISPA died in the Senate yesterday

Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 1:49pm

I think CISPA died in the Senate yesterday

Posted: Apr 24, 2013 - 6:57am

This will touch your heart and change your mind if you complain about "kids these days"

Posted: Apr 23, 2013 - 10:30am

Sierra Leone: One man's tale of war and recovery

By the end of the Sierra Leonean civil war, Suleiman Turay was destitute and had witnessed his father being beaten to death. Now he is a successful businessman, husband and father. The BBC's Ed Davey reports how one man bounced back from scarcely-imaginable horrors.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22218811

Posted: Jan 25, 2013 - 12:54pm

21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity

Posted: Aug 23, 2012 - 11:41am

Servo wrote:

Is that GOOD news?

It obviously depends on one's perspective...

Posted: Aug 23, 2012 - 11:23am

The glasswasher in the pub has finally been repaired. This is GOOD news.

Posted: Aug 23, 2012 - 10:34am

sirdroseph wrote:

My son just passed his GED! Hey we are South Carolinians, perspective people. {#Lol}

<~~that's cranberry cocktail

Posted: Aug 23, 2012 - 10:02am

My son just passed his GED! Hey we are South Carolinians, perspective people. {#Lol}

Posted: Aug 23, 2012 - 8:31am

RichardPrins wrote:

Study Finds US Troop Morale Plummeting - Antiwar.com

Is that GOOD news?

Posted: Aug 23, 2012 - 8:29am

My hope that I would be invited to demo my art at the International Quilt Show in Houston (lemme brag here a moment- it's the most heavily-attended convention in the city, with 60K visitors through the doors during the week-long event) has been granted! I've been offered multiple 2-hour sessions. What this means is that I'll get to set up in front of the event host's booth on the convention floor and demonstrate art techniques for folks who want to come and stand, chat, ask me questions, watch, and participate. Last year, I did two sessions and it was one of the most fun things I've ever done in my life. Lots of artists, lots of buzz, lots of spirited energy. I can't wait!

Posted: Aug 21, 2012 - 11:38am

BlueHeronDruid wrote:

Right. I don't give a rats ass about how our troops fend.

Never old news my friend.

Au contraire. It's about apparently not giving a rat's ass about those outside the asylum (which does not refer to the trope 'our troops'). Almost everybody in the asylum loves 'our troops'. It's what is expected.

Posted: Aug 21, 2012 - 12:11am

RichardPrins wrote:

Old hat. That particular cost is minuscule compared to the costs others, outside the asylum, pay...

Right. I don't give a rats ass about how our troops fend.

Never old news my friend.

Posted: Aug 20, 2012 - 10:40pm

BlueHeronDruid wrote:

Ya think? There is a cost. (...)

Old hat. That particular cost is minuscule compared to the costs others, outside the asylum, pay...

Posted: Aug 20, 2012 - 9:42pm

RichardPrins wrote:

Study Finds US Troop Morale Plummeting - Antiwar.com

Ya think? There is a cost. I would like to know the demographics of those lost souls.