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Guess I’ll chime in – I’ve read (and listened) for some time, but just now joined. Born in Texas – military brat. I’ve lived all over, but in North GA the longest. I studied Vocal Performance and English in college; I spent some time in the banking industry afterwards trying to decide if the meat grinder of the performance world was for me. Deciding it wasn’t (and being informed that our bank was going under due to toxic loan debt), I went to school for my Master’s in English Education. A year into that and the bottom fell out of education too. (The moral of this story is that if there is an industry you’d like to see destroyed from the inside out, let me know and I’ll look into it.) So, supposedly an English teacher, but disgusted by my up-close-and-personal look at public education, I’m strongly considering leaving education and taking the officer route in the Air Force while I’m still young enough. (We’ll see.)
I enjoy a variety of outdoor activities, reading, singing, piano, writing, linguistics, and (obviously) politics. I respect the Oxford comma. (You should too.)
Rob & Others-
I came across Ricochet kind of through the back door looking for other conservative insight. after reading for a few weeks, I joined when I came across one of Dave Carters posts — and had to thank him for just the regular day-to-day reality viewpoints he expresses in such a clear way.
Even the comments are civil here. I love it.
I’m a retired aerospace engineer, here in San Diego (originally from the Chicago ‘burbs, and a Viet Nam vet — working on aircraft). I always had conservative principles and values, but must admit I did vote once for a Democrat, and several times for Libertarians. I’m not a serious political junkie, but am really drawn into this election, and believe that Obama is just plain wrong, and liberalism just does not make ANY sense to me.
I sent both my oldest kids off to private colleges (instead of BYU) thinking they were strong enough to withstand the liberal “firestorm”. The “world” got to them, and now I have to walk a tightrope with them on anything political/conservative. Any counsel on how to get them back?
You’re talking about me, aren’t ya.
Hi, my name is FeliciaB. I’m a like-aholic.
I’m sorry, but ever since 7th grade, when Miss Fowler lectured, berated and ridiculed against its use, I have been unable to even consider it.
Have you tried iTunes? Even if you don’t own any Apple iPod/iPad/iPhone devices, you can use it to listen on your computer, or you can go to the folder where it saves your iTunes library and manually copy the podcast MP3 files to non-Apple devices. ·14 hours ago
Yes, I have tried iTunes. I do not like iTunes. If I wanted my computer to be taken over by apple, I’d buy a Mac.
*resists the urge to make a joke about goat cheese*
. . . (obviously) . . . I respect the Oxford comma. (You should too.)
You respect the Oxford comma, but you admire (perhaps even love) the parenthesis. (As do I.)
You can learn
a lot about a man
just by watching
what he hides
(or tries to hide)
(or pretends to hide)
(or pretends to try to hide)
(or tries to pretend to hide)
(or pretends to try to pretend to hide)
inside
his parentheses.
The parentheses are the most duplicitous punctuation. Yes, quote marks are duplicitous, too, but they’re so screamingly obvious (He said, “These words inside us!”), while the insidious parentheses qualify and quantify, limit and delimit, without taking precise responsibility for anything (if you get my drift). As in mathematical expression, so too in the verbal, parentheses say, “do this first,” and then they multiply whatever they touch (sometimes only by a small fraction).
(Welcome to Ricochet!)
I once ate a breakfast so big I slipped into a Cereal Coma.
I once ate a breakfast so big I slipped into a Cereal Coma. ·4 minutes ago
A Middle Eastern eye exam can sometimes detect a Syrian Cornea.
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Yes! These are awesome!
I enjoy a variety of outdoor activities, reading, singing, piano, writing, linguistics, and (obviously) politics. I respect the Oxford comma. (You should too.) ·3 hours ago
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Welcome! We need more serial comma users. (And I love parentheses, too.)
Although I’ve been told — by more than a few — that I overuse the dash.
I came across Ricochet kind of through the back door looking for other conservative insight. after reading for a few weeks, I joined when I came across one of Dave Carters posts — and had to thank him for just the regular day-to-day reality viewpoints he expresses in such a clear way.
Even the comments are civil here. I love it.
I sent both my oldest kids off to private colleges (instead of BYU) thinking they were strong enough to withstand the liberal “firestorm”. The “world” got to them, and now I have to walk a tightrope with them on anything political/conservative. Any counsel on how to get them back? ·2 hours ago
Welcome, John. You know, we should have a post or something about “How to Win Back Family Members” or something along those lines. We used to do this kind of thing around the holidays, too.
I enjoy a variety of outdoor activities, reading, singing, piano, writing, linguistics, and (obviously) politics. I respect the Oxford comma. (You should too.)
Welcome! We need more serial comma users. (And I love parentheses, too.)
Although I’ve been told — by more than a few — that I overuse the dash.
A dashing young man!
I joined earlier this month. The first few weeks were like Christmas morning, then this past week real life stepped in and took me by the scruff of the neck so I was unavailable to comment or post, leaving me feeling as listless and empty as a choomless teen.
I once ate a breakfast so big I slipped into a Cereal Coma. ·4 minutes ago
A Middle Eastern eye exam can sometimes detect a Syrian Cornea. ·2 hours ago
I’m impressed by your Cerebral Comment.
I think I just heard the sound of new members leaving.
katievs is the first casualty claimed.
katievs is the first casualty claimed. ·0 minutes ago
Talk amongst yourselves.
I’m Eric and just now noticed that I failed to come up with a cool username or emblematic animal.
I was a debater in high school and college, was mildly successful and along the way became a pretty die-hard libertarian. In college, this position turned into anarchocapitalism (anarchism but not of the leftist variety). On graduating, I felt more clueless than when I had started. So I wandered among various jobs until I came into my current employment and got married. Now I work for a private investigation firm and am studying computer forensics.
In my past “careers,” I’ve played cello, swung a hammer, coached my old debate team, and tended bar.
I’m visualizing a new Olympic sport that consists of all these activities happening simultaneously. The Argumentative Chammer Bar.
I’m visualizing a new Olympic sport that consists of all these activities happening simultaneously. The Argumentative Chammer Bar. ·1 minute ago
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Sounds like a Japanese game show.
I’m visualizing a new Olympic sport that consists of all these activities happening simultaneously. The Argumentative Chammer Bar. ·1 minute ago
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Sounds like a Japanese game show. ·1 hour ago
Or a piece of home exercise equipment.
I’m visualizing a new Olympic sport that consists of all these activities happening simultaneously. The Argumentative Chammer Bar. ·1 minute ago
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Sounds like a Japanese game show. ·1 hour ago
Or a piece of home exercise equipment. ·47 minutes ago
Pseudo has some in his Moody Man cave.