Technology has become a crutch for the modern individual. How many people do you see talking on their cellphones with every waking minute? I've actually seen a few get groceries and go through the entire line and paying without so much as putting down their phone. We suffer I think, in general, from a lack of communication with our physical counterparts, and so we delve into a world of technology where our identites remain anonymous and our motives and personality can be changed with the mere replacement of a screen name and avatar. Is this healthy? If our communication by electronics has become our sole contact with our fellowman, I can't help but feel we're losing out on a lot. Perhaps we should take more time to greet and converse with the strangers we meet in everyday life--people with whom our actions precipitates expressions, body language, and emotions that are not present in the electronic world. When we perform our communications by the sole means of words, we lose a bit of humanity. So, can jwd fill a void? Most certainly. Should we work to fill that void by varied and other means? Most definitely. Remember folks, there's no substitute for human touch.
John Doe
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Does JWD fill a VOID in your life?
by ballistic indoes jwd fill a void in your life or does the internet in general do so?.
or do you think life is made up of lots of little voids we fill with tv, internet and so on.. what would you be doing if it wasn't for tv or the internet?.
is the issue how much time you spend on one thing?
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Questions for God
by the_classicist in.
let's say that a being appears to you claiming to be god.
what questions would you ask it, or what miracles do you tell it to preform in order to determine whether this being is god?
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John Doe
I think if you were to actually meet "God," his power would be self-evident and any requests for proof would be sacreligious, if he exists. :-)
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FAFSA WTF confusing???
by tsunami_rid3r inthe sar said my efc was $31700, so i thought thats the amount of money i get from the government to pay for college.
well tuition and everything else is about $17000, and i pulled a $2625 loan from bank of america.
i just went to my e-pay account thing, and i still owe about $4500...wtf??
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John Doe
All you wish to know and more is right on the fafsa website, and it's far from confusing. Just go through the FAQS section.
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Wild Kingdom...
by Quentin in.
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we rent a small rock house from my employer that sits behind the office...his wife uses up about fifty pounds of cat food each week feeding every cat within a mile radius...pours it up in two large pans that sit on the back poorch of the office...seems the cat's are not the only one's that partake of this outdoor feast.. so, i am sitting in the yard just as it's getting dark...relaxing, thinking about nothing really...no outside light on, just the light coming thourgh the front windows, when i hear some noise and notice movement down the sidewalk...next thing i know there's a pack of skunk's (5 or 6) sniffing my shoes...i slowly stand up while they mill around my feet and retreat into the house...went back out after a few minutes and discovered i was right...they were over on the poorch helping themselves to some easy food...damest thing thats happened to me in a long time...i didn't get sprayed because they appeared to be young skunk's who were just curious about me being where i was...anyone else with wild kingdom stories?
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Yes, squirrels can be hilarious. I always enjoyed watching them when they would get in chattering wars, and sometimes they'd throw nuts.
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Riddle...
by Vassago inwhat row of numbers comes next?.
this is a tough one!.
hmmmmmm, i wonder who will get the answer.
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John Doe
I love that one--you have to think along unconventional lines to get it--no looking for primes or multiples or any of the normal stuff. It's been around a while though.
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Wild Kingdom...
by Quentin in.
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we rent a small rock house from my employer that sits behind the office...his wife uses up about fifty pounds of cat food each week feeding every cat within a mile radius...pours it up in two large pans that sit on the back poorch of the office...seems the cat's are not the only one's that partake of this outdoor feast.. so, i am sitting in the yard just as it's getting dark...relaxing, thinking about nothing really...no outside light on, just the light coming thourgh the front windows, when i hear some noise and notice movement down the sidewalk...next thing i know there's a pack of skunk's (5 or 6) sniffing my shoes...i slowly stand up while they mill around my feet and retreat into the house...went back out after a few minutes and discovered i was right...they were over on the poorch helping themselves to some easy food...damest thing thats happened to me in a long time...i didn't get sprayed because they appeared to be young skunk's who were just curious about me being where i was...anyone else with wild kingdom stories?
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John Doe
I used to go walking the back country roads in the middle of the night with no flashlight. I could always tell when I was coming up on a skunk becuase they were the bravest things out there, and would boldly continue rustling the bushes as I approached them. Everything but the skunks would run from me, but I would hear the skunks making noise 50-100 feet before I got to where they were. They were really kind of interesting--I never got sprayed. Just respect them and maintain a healthy distance and they ignore you. They are a common carrier of rabies though. I'll have to do that again before long. It's like a different world at night, and the air has a nice smell.
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Fess up!
by John Doe inhow many of you saw the term "apostafest" and thought it was a group of people having italian food?
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My favorite entrance sign was to a lit professor's office. (I didn't see it, only heard about it) Anyway, posted on a big sign above his door was a direct quote from Dante's Inferno--"Abandon all hope, all who enter here." Ok, so not a pun. I did see a radiator shop once that had as their slogan: Such and such "radiator repair. A good place to take a leak." That one made me chuckle.
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Fess up!
by John Doe inhow many of you saw the term "apostafest" and thought it was a group of people having italian food?
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John Doe
Puns are the lowest form of humor. :-)
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Fess up!
by John Doe inhow many of you saw the term "apostafest" and thought it was a group of people having italian food?
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John Doe
How many of you saw the term "Apostafest" and thought it was a group of people having Italian food? :-) John
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What would you do?
by lola28 inokay guys i need your help.
here is the story, i work in auto insurance and i have a client that has been giving me problems.
about two months ago this guy called in for a quote i gave him a quote and hoped that he would not like it and go else where.
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John Doe
I would refuse to do business with him. If her persists, get a restraining order. If you must continue the business relationship, lay down some ground rules. Refuse to acknowledge him if he raises his voice or uses foul language. If he's on the phone, tell him you're terminating the conversation because you only deal with calm rational people, and then hang up. Most of all, remain respectful and calm--that drives assholes nuts more than anything. If you're oblivious to their tantrums, they're powerless. Don't let them ruin your day, instead sing "Spread a little sunshine every dayyyy, spread a little sunshine everywayyyy. Helps someone along life's wayyyyy, spread a little sunshine everrryyy dayyyy." :-)