Posts by Sara Annie

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What is the CD in your collection that you've listened to the most?

by DanTheMan in

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just asking because i'm wanting to expand my musical horizons, looking for some new artists to get into.. my all time most-listened-to cd (and we're talking hundreds of listenings):.

thanks for sharing!

Sara Annie

I have a serious thing for the American Singer Song-writer, am a sucker for a great set of pipes, and my favorites reflect it.

Dan Fogelberg:

The Innocent Age, Captured Angel, Souvenirs, Netherlands, River of Souls....plus all 22 of his other CDs. The man is a genius. (his first new studio album in nearly 10 years comes out May 20th!)

James Taylor:

Mudslide Slim, Dad Loves his Work, New Moon Shine, and any of his other 20 plus albums. I could listen to him sing out of the telephone book.

Billy Joel:

I love the new "Essential" collection, but again, anything the man has put out in the last 30 years (with the exception of his more experimental "classical" works. I appreciate them, I think they're nicely composed and well performed, but nothing he's done has 'grabbed' me as of yet.

Phil Vassar:

His Self Titled first CD and his second: American Child. Piano based country singer-songwriter who has a phenomenal gift for a great turn of phrase and catchy tunes. He wrote many number one hits recorded by other country artists before securing his own record deal. His first two albums have been fabulous, and I look forward to more.

Some others that are in heavy rotation in the car and at home: Indigo Girls-Rites of Passage (among others), the "Chicago" soundtrack, anything by Don Henley, Eagles Live double CD set, John Mayer's Room for Squares, Best of Bread, oh hell there are too many to list them all...

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How's your geography?

by heathen in

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i got this in the mail the other day and thought it was interesting .there are countries i didn't even know existed and half of canada was pretty much unknown as far as i was conscerned .http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/ .let's see it the link works.

any way hope you enjoy as much as i did .

Sara Annie

I ended up with 147/150 for the U.S., but I got shafted because Rhode Island is so small! Twice I was pointing right at the damn thing, and it kept taking my answer as Connecticut. Finally it let me have RI when I clicked off the coast...

I did pretty well in Europe: 99/111

I realized that I know nothing about Africa after the third time I was wrong... I couldn't take the failure, so I quit that test.

Neat site, though, I'm determined to learn more and do some of the other tests.

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The Dixie Chicks

by Stan Conroy in

i don't understand the logic of boycotting the dixie chicks because of the comments the singer made about being ashamed that bush is from texas.

it doesn't make sense to me.

keep in mind that i'm just a canadian, so maybe i'm just not tuned in to the american way of thinking.

Sara Annie

People shouldn't be judged on their views, but on their work.

Ah, so noble and yet so wrong.

You're confusing inherent respect for someone's art with the refusal to financially support it due to political views that differ from your own. You can appreciate Polanski's movies as well crafted, and still not want to line the pocket of a child molester. I can really like Diet Coke, but not drink it because the company supported Apartheid. In the same way, I think that most people who decided not to continue to purchase Dixie Chick merchandise don't suddenly think that the music they produce sucks. They simply decided that, in light of a statement that they found offensive, they would no longer shell out their dollars to the person who said it. That's capitalism, baby. I can buy, or not buy, what you've got to sell for any reason I want. I think the fact that you don't find this particular reason to have great merit is the reason you're reacting so badly. I happen to agree with you. I think that she made a rash, ill-thought out statement that came back and bit her in the ass, or more painfully, in the pocketbook. But if someone wishes not to support her for her political views, I'm totally cool with that.

The bottom line is that people can decide whether they want to line the pockets of someone who they have a fundamental difference of opinion with about issues they deem important. What is at issue here is that ideology does matter when people are spending their hard-earned cash to buy your 'work'.

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The Dixie Chicks

by Stan Conroy in

i don't understand the logic of boycotting the dixie chicks because of the comments the singer made about being ashamed that bush is from texas.

it doesn't make sense to me.

keep in mind that i'm just a canadian, so maybe i'm just not tuned in to the american way of thinking.

Sara Annie

The bitch about freedom of speech and self-expression is that everyone has it.

You can say whatever you like about any subject you wish, you just have to be able to live with the consequences. Natalie Maines made a mistake--not in expressing her opinion about Bush, but in failing to realize that a whole lot of people who pay for her music would hold it against her. That's a bummer, I'm sure she's upset about it, but we all get to live with the consequences of our actions.

Was she right to say what she did? Sure, it was her right to do so. Is it right for people to refuse to financially support her due to her political statements right? Sure, for the same reason.

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Quote from the WT, i.e. Yoga. Opinions?

by unique1 in

"so once again we ask: 'can yoga be practiced simply as a physical exercise to develop a healthy body and a relaxed mind, without any involvement with religion?

' in view of its background, the answer would have to be no.

ok, i know yoga comes from a religious background, but i have been taking a yoga class for several months, and if there was any thing religious i would have stopped the class, but there is nothing.

Sara Annie

I read the topic as "Re: Quote from the WT, i.e. Yoda. Opinions?"

I was a little disappointed to find I was wrong, but the response about Yoga was just as hilarious as any I might have anticipated about a tiny green Jedi master.

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Scientology: Who's out?

by Swan in

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i don't usually follow celebrity gossip, but i saw this headline on msn and followed the link.. http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=119692.

scientology shuffle.

nicole kidman and lisa marie differ on the church.

Sara Annie

The scientologists are a brand of wacky that makes JW doctrine look sane, well-reasoned, and totally believable.

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Witness Cruises

by undercover in

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another post on another thread about a witness cruise got me to thinking about when the dubs would block whole sections of cabins on cruise ships and have "witness cruises".

i never went on one myself, but i knew a few that did.

i heard some pretty sordid stories.

Sara Annie

The only thing I can think of that would be worse than being trapped in a room for a week with a couple hundred JWs is being trapped in a room on a boat for a week with a couple hundred JWs. Seasickness has got nothing on that little scenario...

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Should "the other woman" be considered an acomplice before the fact?

by Thunder Rider in

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here is a thougth.

if this peterson yutz is found guilty of murdering his wife and child, should the gal he was cheating with take some of the blame?

if it comes up that lacey was killed because she found out about the affair, doesn't that implicate the other woman?

Sara Annie

As I understand it, the other woman did not know that Scott Peterson was married. When she found out, she broke it off with him, and after Laci went missing, she went to the police of her own volition and told them of her involvement with Peterson. Law enforcement officials have applauded her for coming forward of her own accord.

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euthanasia abused again, JWs commit suicide tourism

by Brummie in

i've scanned through the threads to see if anyone has commented on this article that appeared in last weeks papers but couldnt find anything, if its been discussed here can someone give me the url please....

its unusual for jws to practice euthanasia, wonder what jws are saying about this?....whats your opinion?

suicide tourists

Sara Annie

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/11/50149/1.ashx

Hi Brummie--This is the thread this was originally (as far as I know) posted on.

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Did You Like The Iraqi Minister 4 'Information'!?

by ISP in

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i thought he was a real character!

he may have killed himself but i was hoping that he survived.

i don't think he is on the us card deck.

Sara Annie

I thought he was hilarious.

There's a great grass-roots site called www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com

Full of quotes and such. It's a hoot.