Live beneath your means and don't get into debt. It makes putting your family before your job a much easier equation if you are not having to constantly give 200% to your job(s) just to keep your head above water. 

The Beatles is widely accepted as the most "covered" band in history. 

I would ask how many popular covers of songs, that were already previous hits, are there? Besides, why is "popularized" covers even a test, since that would point more towards the culture than the craft?

On a wider level is it fair to separate the Beatles from their culture and point of circumstance. Do we judge Cole Porter and Bob Dylan on the same level? Honest question, because I am not sure.

I don't care if you like the Beatles, I'm just trying to figure out if the ghost of 1965 era Dick Clark is a member of Ricochet ;)

This post brings up so many memories of being 15 years old, and waiting patiently in front of the TV for the first airing of the Beatles Anthology... ah, so many memories. Were we ever so young?

If you want to discuss and debate with generally nice people who might disagree with you, Ricochet is worth it. 

If you want to discuss Libertarian values and issues with self-identified Libertarians, then a Libertarian discussion group is the way to go.

If you want to "convert" people, both options are a waste of time. 

I think at Ricochet you have 12% chance of someone actually thinking before posting, and a .05% chance of changing someone's mind on an issue, which is a much higher chance than you will usually find on the internet. 

Maybe this is too far off topic, but it just reminds me of the larger question of where Libertarians belong in the republican party. If I were a Libertarian I would look at the radical left's take over of the Democratic party. It took decades of entrenchment for the "radical" ideas to fully integrate into the mainstream Democratic platforms. As the old establishment literally died off, the new establishment was composed of the more radical leaning members of the party.

So, I guess what I am saying is, get all the Libertarians to join Ricochet and wait for everyone else to die. 

I never trusted you anyway...

A lot of musicians like Lou Reed, started bands because of Buddy Holly and Elvis. But it was the Beatles who broke open the record industry and made it possible for the Stones, VU, and many more to get signed. 

It's equivalent to the cotton gin, or the internet, in terms of what those innovations did for their industries. 

Not just Doctors, but therapists, counselors, etc..

Healthcare providers that are just one or two people  can't afford to loose $200 bucks because they couldn't determine where to apply an invoice within 60 days. They can't afford to hire someone full time to track payments for them either. 

I think mediciad/medicare patients will have to resort to the few large practices who can absorb those costs, if any will exist. Not that large practices are inherently bad, but it certainly limits patient choice. 

It's still astounding to me just how good the Beatles were. Very few musical missteps, and even some of those widely accepted missteps, I would argue about. 

In my opinion, the best impact the Beatles had on music was popularizing the idea of a band consciously evolving it's sound and style. 

I don't trust people who don't like at least one version of The Beatles. 

Side Note: It's kind of bizarre how the Velvet Underground's first album was just 3 years after this. 

Maybe you  should decide which god you want to discuss? Your not going to get very far otherwise. 

If you want to know what a Christian believes, they get their beliefs from the Bible. You're going to get the Bible quoted at you. Talk about the Hindu gods and prepare for Bhagavata quotes. 

Perhaps no one should quote anything, and we can all sit here saying nothing?

Donations and fundraising ARE a business model.

When it comes to a place like Ricochet, it's quickly becoming the ONLY business model.

Keep the membership for the site

Fund raise once a year, with a clear target. Have special donor only  podcasts.

Do special event podcasts that you sell on itunes for 99 cents. 

Have a donate button all year round. 

Bingo!

That is exactly the right point. Members can't talk or post about politics among many other topics. It's about building unity and obeying orders. 

Thee are two factors at play in issues like this:

1. The Air Force has a high number of females, almost entirely in support positions.  (The debate about whether they should be there or not is long gone, sorry. Shouldn't have let women vote ; ) )

2. There are big evangelical movements happening on bases as well. There are a lot of behavior changes being pushed by that, and they are almost all positive as far as I can see. 

I am 32.  I've been conservative since I can remember. I don't remember my parents being preachy about it. The only big thing they hammered into me was that Jane Fonda was a traitor. (They preemptively ruined Barbarella for me)

I credit 2 things in pop culture turning me into a little conservative. 

1.)Alex P. Keaton - his character started out as a joke, but the writers realized they had to flesh him out and make him likable. When I was a kid I looked up to Michael J. Fox and the Alex character. 

2.) Bloom County - Not conservative, but not brainwashed liberalism either. Basically, I had to understand the jokes in the strip, so it prompted me to start learning about politics early on. I was the only 8 year old I knew who could tell you who Gary Hart was, thanks to Bloom County.

After that I started listening to Rush Limbaugh, but quit regularly listening in my late teens.

But it was two things in pop-culture, one of them originally meant as a jokey comment on conservatism, that really pushed my interest as a child. 

This is my favorite amazon listing, but only because of the user pics below the main image: Steering Wheel Desk http://amzn.com/B000IZGIA8

Tattoos are like cosmetic surgery, I've seen enough good ones to not discount it totally.

People tend to get both for similar underlying reasons. And in both tattoos and plastic surgery bad taste seems to be the norm.

My favorite types of designs are the ones you generally see with Henna tattoos. Amazing work, and non-permanent too. On a lady it can be quite fetching. But maybe I have seen too many Bollywood movies. (You have to be careful with black henna or non-traditional henna, it can scar.)

Drudge's current awful headline regarding a football player should give people perspective about how little someone else's tattoos matter.