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I gotta go with bull on parade and just say "nah".

I don't do Facebook. Does anyone still have a Livejournal (online thought log) that they update? I'd love to connect with your blogs.

I think that the enjoyment of Facebook depends on your character type and what you make of the site. There are some people who are about what everyone is doing all the time, from the random to important. For me, that's Twitter - Facebook is something you have to ENGAGE in, which just takes too much time IMO. When my friends have something lengthy to say, they link outside to their blog from Twitter. Otherwise, the blurbs are all I need while I'm living my own life.

I got defensive because his fans were clearly present in the thread and it didn't stop any hot air balloons from calling them killers. They even suggested guilt with their tone. What sort of people make a generalization that "drinking AND driving" goes hand in hand with being one of the Jackass crew? Drinking, yes. Driving, speeding, even - yes. But both? Maybe in a golf cart, in a controlled environment. There's a difference between a MTV Jackass and a dumbass. Unfortunately, it's a thin line. Maybe your way of life has a nice, thick line. No offense, but maybe they'd rather die than be you. I'm sure the disapproval is mutual.

LOTS of negative remarks about the death of a cowardly killer. We were trying to stop a Muslim Extremist (not to be confused with Muslim) for years, and for a long time we could not do it. We were celebrating a mission accomplished. Uncle Sam grabbed America's hand and whispered something in her ear for the first time in a long while. That is why we cheered - not because "a human ceased to be alive".

HAHA. Demolition Man. Sorry, I get my old "VHS rentals I will never buy on DVD" confused. I think you're right about the movie title. "media plus big business are responsible for many things." And if I don't like it, I can stick to mom and pop shops that only sell organic rice cakes. But that would suck, wouldn't it? And cost way too much. "it's interesting you used the word lie." Yeah, it's called a nutritional guide. I can haz one, even from McDonalds. Are you gonna show me the chicken farms where their nuggets come from, and how the little birdies are abused and molested before the big fry? That on top of the big business debate might need its own thread!

I'm amazed by people blaming options, labeling them as wholly bad things, and then dismissing the user's conscious awareness as the most important deciding factor. Do they like restricting laws in Australia or something? McDonalds doesn't force feed anyone and that's a fact. They also don't lie about fat content. Pointing out that "if there was no fat gram, there'd be no fat, blame access to fatty food and shame on YOU for giving fast food joints any cash" is not a solution, in my opinion. It's more like that awful old movie Judge Dread where you had to go underground for a freakin' burger. McDonalds added salads because it couldn't afford not to care what other people think. And now it's even more popular. So what's your point? The over-eaters didn't win that case. Thank GOD for logic and reason. Picking that apart to prove that a supply of optional malnutrition is coming from McDonalds, Maccas or eating 50 Lean Pockets does nothing. And going "Hey, I do it too" in a forum where most people grow plants for stimuli (in every way), is baffling to me. The very fact that someone can conclude "if you had been watching a self-decided form of enjoyment that I have deemed superior then your little stuntman wouldn't have died" says more about you than it ever will about any other jackass dead or alive.

"If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough". Forgive me, I must be utterly stupid. I'm gonna ask for a little respect, even for boys who risk death for the wrong reasons. "Maccas HAS contributed greatly to obesity." Right, due to how OTHERS have used Maccas, but Maccas is not a murderer. And in the protester's reply it was said that the stuntman's fans were his killers. I don't care who goes on in essay length or how many cross-references they make. I have a right to be revolted by that accusation. Freedom has contributed to mistakes and bad decisions - doesn't make it a bad thing. We agree that the driver screwed up. All of this "making the JA production out to be what's wrong with society" is a pointless and offensive argument of opinion in a dead man's thread. I didn't have any part in Ryan's death - his lifestyle determined that, which was HIS CHOICE. Blame the model of the car, blame the size of the paychecks, blame the cameras, blame alcohol. I'm not gonna. Beer mugs have handles, not arms. No one pushes you over that line but you.

Humans who believe in God will evolve, I believe, once they accept that evolution is a fact. Lots of things stand in the way between religion and truth. Too much, I am afraid, in this age.

When I need to stay asleep I literally try to "forget" that I'm aware of the dream. I immediately look at something and focus on it, forcing more thoughts, more observation. I lose some of the lucid aspect but it works.

When I was hanging out in an inner city drag race scene I saw an automotive billboard: YOU WORK YOU RIDE. And I agree with that for the most part - that anyone, if they can get a job, can get a car. At least, in America. So when I see someone walking and they don't appear to be "stranded with a briefcase", I tend to judge them unfairly. If they aren't riding, they aren't working, and if they aren't working, etc etc etc not worth the risk.

From a cyberpunk author is the fantasy Pollen, by Jeff Noon. People sneezing to death ;)

Just a shout-out to Dolly Parton's Little Sparrow, and The Roots' "Rock & Roll" tracks.