I saw this poseted on FB (from another community, and from another before that, likely).  Co-housing/commulnal living SOUNDS good, but there are certain to be some drawbacks as well.  I'm interested in feedback as to YOUR thoughts as to what those might be and how they might be handled.  For instance, one of the big deals is "Oh, more hands to ( Read more... )

So this church that pickets funerals got a(nother) lawsuit ont hem, this one from the father of a soldier whose funeral they picketed, citing emotional distress and such ( Read more... )

Would anyone be interested in getting together to make holiday cards sometime in August/September?

I have a notion of several people bringing old cards, any stickers/scraps/wrapping paper glue/scissors/rubberstamps/inkpads/etc and spending investing enjoying a few hours making Halloween/TG/WinterHoliday/Birthday cards, drinking tea/coffee/pop and ( Read more... )

I'm told there is a difference in the verdicts "innocent" and "not guilty" -- but what IS the difference?

Over a week ago, I called a certain salon in Springfield for an interview to see if they'd rent me the room advertised (for massage, natch).  Went in, had the interview, "we'll let you know."

A couple of days later, i posted a CL ad saying that I was looking to rent a room for this purpose.

The husband of the gal who had interviewed me responded ( Read more... )

Ganked from luckystar37 , who swiped it from wikkidraven :

The first 5 to comment will receive, sometime in the next 365 days, an item from me. The original concept was for a handmade item, but I can't promise that . . . I can promise thoughtful, useful, or, perhaps, even handmade!!
In return, you must post a similar offer in your own LJ!

If you comment, and you're one of ( Read more... )

Well, yeah, when am I not?

In specific, though, Christopher Lee's Dracula (early 70's)...the intro and a couple of tracks in it sound like Bond themes (not specific ones, just the general sound/feel)  to me, and at least one bit sounds like the Scooby-Doo chase scenes when everyone is going through doors 90-to-nuthin' and chasing everyone else.

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ozarque 's back posts, and this set me to wondering...

if there were a language/culture in which lying/falsehood/untruth were impossible, could this society have fiction-writing?

Would imagination be encouraged or discouraged or simply not?

Would progress be able to occur?

Discuss.

(Of course, I'm working out my own opinions on this; they'll be added in ( Read more... )