God hates Kansas

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ZenCruiser @ May 9 2007, 10:50 AM) [snapback]438235[/snapback]</div>

Caught one in yours, though- how's the medication working? :lol:

 

I love to recieve these mispellings in my emale. It gives me a laff and brakes my day up. By the way, Kansas sounds like a nice place. Mountins, beeches, wat more could you want?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jared2 @ May 9 2007, 02:28 PM) [snapback]438397[/snapback]</div>

At least you didn't call them nappy headed ho beeches........

Sodom and Topeka??????

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mlott @ May 9 2007, 10:30 AM) [snapback]438358[/snapback]</div>

I don't have a job. So yes I choose to live here because I love the region's diversity yet I could leave at any time I want.

Inflexibility is what caused many of the civilizational crashes in the past as well as stubborness to accept new ideas and the willingness to move when when required. Our dependance on stagnant and inflexible infrastructure is what makes change so difficult. I see it as an anthropogenic form of overspecialization. Overspecialization leads to reduced ability to adapt and change quickly and often times... exctinction.

As for giving up all of those things... Yes on many accounts but it is not an all or nothing decision, it rarely is. Unsustainably harvested seafood (in a toxic zone no less) is a virtue? Dirty extraction of oil is a good thing? Should we go into the fragile pumping infrastructure used in routing the oil? What will happen if sea levels rise and/or land sibsides? Those piping systems cannot withstand prolonged contact with sea water. My point is this is a very good time to rethink New Orleans and not simply continue "beating agains the same wall". Does anyone have current info on New Orleans subsiding? I'd also like to see the links to the new reports about altitude of New Orleans that you mentioned. I like getting new information.

Relax and don't take this stuff personal. It's first and formost a people and cultural problem and it happens all over the world... over... and over... and over throughout history.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(F8L @ May 9 2007, 03:59 PM) [snapback]438430[/snapback]</div>

I hope the link works:
http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index....xml&coll=1

I was wondering...how do you survive? You don't work...someone must be feeding you.
How many other cities should we abandon? Earthquake prone places? Mud slides. Droughts.
Forest Fires. Tornadoes. Blizzards. The list of disasters that can befall a location is long.
I don't believe that there is a place on the earth that is completely safe.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(larkinmj @ May 9 2007, 01:38 PM) [snapback]438363[/snapback]</div>

Aparanly, knot to wel.

Funny thing is, I had it spelled correctly initially, but it just looked "wrong" to me, so I changed it without checking the dictionary. Now pass that bong over.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ZenCruiser @ May 9 2007, 04:22 PM) [snapback]438495[/snapback]</div>

"don't bogart that bong, my friend!" :lol:

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mlott @ May 9 2007, 01:08 PM) [snapback]438487[/snapback]</div>

Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.

I support myself. I sold a house and used the money to go back to school and am looking for internships.

Again, you take it out of context and try to create an all or nothing choice. Should we move everyone out of Sri Lanka and other parts of Indonesia so they don't get hit by tsunamis? Should we evacuate everyone from Sacramento because irresponsible housing commitiees and builders put residential housing in a flood zone while levees are in poor conditions? Maybe... Or we could limit our populations in these areas and build infrastructure that works with nature instead of against it. We could leave mangrove forests in place to buffer tropical storms (oops, that ruins beach views and hampers shrimp farming). We could restore wetlands (In prime real estate areas are you nuts?) and uplands forests (but we need timber for Victoria Secret catelogs!) to control water runoff and reduce flooding. We can build less in "prone" areas and utilize building techniques that reduce the damage done to those structures (but this way is cheaper and I can make more profit using antiquated technology developed by a binary mind). Most importantly, we can educate the public on all of these issues and the importance of natural landscapes for their bioregion.

Then again, fulfilling the insatiable need to know who Koby Bryant is having sex with now and why Brittney Spears chopped off her hair is a higher priority in our nation.

Excuses are worth nothing. New ideas and a transformation between our ears is what is needed. Don't give me bandaids or half-measures. Give me solutions.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mlott @ May 9 2007, 12:30 PM) [snapback]438358[/snapback]</div>

You're funny...bashing Californians in an attempt to prove that you don't approve of people being bashed.

Next: Going to war for peace.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Pinto Girl @ May 9 2007, 04:43 PM) [snapback]438514[/snapback]</div>

Been there, done that.
No wait - are there, doing that. B)

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(F8L @ May 9 2007, 04:31 PM) [snapback]438503[/snapback]</div>

You know F8L, I generally have a high regard for you. You seem very level-headed and well-informed and convey your thoughts without the typical histrionics displyed by people passionate in their beliefs. My hat is off to you.

However, the above bolded type (your partial post, my bolding) tells me that you sir, have gone too far!!! Suggesting that we reduce or eliminate Victoria Secrets catalogs is the sign of a very diseased mind! I say produce more! Then airdrop them onto the Islamic Jihadists - they won't be able to function for years!

BTW, I understand Kobe actually was the one who shaved Brittany's head after they had sex in her moving SUV while un-seatbelted.
:lol:

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ZenCruiser @ May 9 2007, 02:13 PM) [snapback]438539[/snapback]</div>

Hahaha you are awesome!

I'll post up more possible solutions after I take a nap. I just got back from a job interview and I blanked out when he asked for 5 native woody plants in the Mt. Tamalpais area. I didn't even name a single oak tree. Talk about stage fright! I walked outside afterwards and rattled of 12 plant names to myself then kicked rocks for being a lamo. lol

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(F8L @ May 9 2007, 02:23 PM) [snapback]438546[/snapback]</div>

What on earth job are you seeking that being able to name Mt. Tam flora would be a qualification? Anyway, you could've said the most prevalent "woody" "plants" are the outlaw mountain bikers thrown (planted) by the other four! :lol:

Mark Baird
Alameda CA

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(airportkid @ May 9 2007, 04:03 PM) [snapback]438626[/snapback]</div>

Haha! :lol:

Watershed Aid for the Marin Municiple Water Disctrict.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Pinto Girl @ May 9 2007, 05:43 PM) [snapback]438514[/snapback]</div>

What's with the "Going to War for Peace" quote?
Are you making an unfounded observation of my political views?
Or perhaps of the South, since that is popular for some people.
If so, I will give your response all of the respect it deserves.
As for bashing Californians - yep. My reply was in response to others that were bashing my hometown.

 

God love everyone equally - he does not discriminate.... even if you are a blithering moron.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bigmahma @ May 9 2007, 05:48 PM) [snapback]438692[/snapback]</div>

Well, that's not precisely true. The god commonly envisaged by western christianity loves everyone equally except those he consigns to hell. Those unfortunates he could not possibly love, else he wouldn't send them there.

Mark Baird
Alameda CA

 

Another few posts and I'm awarding more prizes.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hycamguy07 @ May 8 2007, 08:53 AM) [snapback]437520[/snapback]</div>

These new daylight savings rules are soooo confusing. It's still spring here on the west coast...