Emily~Anne

You mean like Glinda in the Wizard of Oz? Disney.........need I say more? Yes, Glinda is another example of a witch portrayed as 'good'.

I'm not into fantasy, but one good thing I definately have to say for Narnia, is the witch is portrayed as EVIL. And that's how it should be. Witches, wizards and such should never be portrayed as 'good'.

Probably the Martin Luther topic should be discussed in this thread instead.

I thought it was November 1st?

Actually it's a public thread. If you want the convo *exclusivlely* between you and FA and noone else, use PM. Anything on this thread, you have to accept that other posters may voice their opinion. I'm glad to hear you two worked it out.

Hiya Bibs! By the way, I have noticed you have your 'Last Seen' in your profile set to private. Do you feel that to be lying or deceptive? Kind of like you're pretending not to be online? Do you see my point? To clarify, I see nothing wrong at all with setting your 'Last Seen' to private, just as I see nothing wrong with someone choosing to leave The lights off so trick or treaters know to move on to the next house.

While we do answer the door, I see NOTHING wrong with someone turning off lights so trick or treaters know to move onto the next house. There are a variety of reasons a person will have their lights off to let trick or treaters know to move onto the next house, such as, they are out of candy, they don't give out candy for whatever reason, severe medical illness, or they are not home and may be at the local mall with their kids trick or treating, or they may be at an event at their church. I dont think too many people spend alot of time dwelling on why a house has it's lights off, they just hurry onto the next house, collecting as much candy as they can. Lights off is not lying and saying you are not home, it's a way for the trick or treaters to know to go on to the next house. If Floating Axe were to put up a sign that says, "We Are Not Home", only then would she be lying. Knight Of Christ, yes it is a very simple plan.

Me and my husband have been talking about the possibility of moving to Arizona. It's only a slight possibility, in very early stages. #1 reason why we are considering Arizona? My husband is a paraplegic in a wheelchair, with horrible, horrible arthritis in his shoulders, hands and wrists. He recently went off his arthritis meds three weeks ago. Each day he hurts a little more, but not as much as he would in winter. Cold and humidity hurt his joints. We still have young children, (two boys, age 4 and 11) and my husband is very concerned about the risk of heart attack that comes from all NSAID'S used for arthritis. Anyways, Arizona I hear is a nice dry heat. Perfect environment for my husband's arthritis. Can anyone tell me more about Arizona? We dont want it to be over 100 degrees year round, and would like to still be able to snuggle around a campfire once in a while without sweating. I understand there are no lawn to mow in Arizona? ( ) What kind of wildlife is out there? What has been your experience?

statistically speaking, the dog known to have more bites to its record is the Dalmatians.... why? cause they have been imbread in such a way, they tend to loose their hearing or eye sight, thus making them easy to spook, and when a dog is spooked, they tend to take a defensive stance or defensive action, biting..... anyways.... have a wonderful day.... mike I was speaking of in that specific county that I worked in. We had a very large # of rottweilers and pits in our county, but they were not the ones who bit the most in that county. But yes, 1 in 10 dalmations are born deaf. I believe this is true of all white dogs as well. I have an American Eskimo, one of his litter mates was deaf. (whole litter was pure white, came through our shelter) I wasn't aware of the connection between being deaf and being aggresive. In my experience, spooks cause the least serious of bites. There's different kinds of biting. Spook biting is usually just a quick warning bite or snap, rather than a much more harmful and very intentional full on attack. Cockers and chow chows are territorial, and tend to set a perimeter larger than their own yard, and bite strangers who come in their perimeter. Cockers tend to bite from behind. I love cockers, they are great dogs, no dog is perfect, but that is one trait cockers tend to have thatone has to watch out for. There's spook warning snap/bites, there's territorial bites, and then there's the kind of bite where the dog pretty much wants to kill you. I didnt work in the animal control part of the job as I am deaf, so that is from my limited experience. I did get bit on the job by an Akita who had every intention of doing serious harm and wasnt stopping on his own. My boss came running across the room and inserted her boot square into his face and he let go at that time, and I slammed the kennel door shut. (Akita had head through door opening when he was attacking me, I put my boot in his mouth, otherwise it would have been my face) I have been bit twice by cockers. Both territorial bites, on the back of my calf. Only one broke skin and caused blood shed.

I'd like to burn a new CD, one specifically for working out to. I like loud upbeat music when I work out, no slow music please. I dont like a heavy metal sound though either. I like songs such as 'One Way', or 'God Is Great', etc. I look forward to your suggestions!

I would just like to add, (without having read many of the long replies) that we need to watch out for what exzactly the Christian lyric is saying. Is it negative? Is it angry towards other perhaps what they deem to be judgemental Christians or etc.? Or is it positive? Focusing on praising God? Someone posted the lyric to a song almos a year ago, that was goth in nature, rather negative and angry, yet 'Christian'. I enjoy Christian rock, but I just think we need to remember to be discerning towards the lyrics, even if they claim to be Christian.

I worked in an animal shleter for three years. The worst biters were: 1)Chow Chows 2)Cocker Spaniels Rottweilers and pitbulls were further down the list.

The lyrics are what counts, and also what emotions the rhythm of the music brings out in you personally.

We had Jehovah's Witnesses go knocking from door to door in our neighborhood Mother's Day morning. I thought that was pretty distasteful.

I agree, the scale is so over rated. When I get into exercise. My waist gets tinier, but I gain weight. Muscle weighs more than fat. Google 'The Firm exercise videos' They have awesome stuff. I always feel fantastic after doing one of their videos, and it is more time effective than driving to a gym. A set of dumbbells is all I need. I had stopped working out in Sept., and just started up again last month. I could barely sit for two days after my first time getting back into working out. Once you have been in super good shape, it comes back very quickly if you drop off and get back into it later. It's nice to know the benefits are lasting even if I quit once in a while. I have so much more energy when I work out regularly. Lunges and squats are my favorite exercises. Make sure you know how to do the proper form so you don't wreck your knees.

I was hoping at least a few of the mothers would see this as an oppurtunity to get out. Well at least maybe they can work with the mothers under 18 in foster care. I bet after some time of living life free of the abuse, their eyes will be opened to what is wrong in the sect.

I have a question. I know the children are in foster care. Where are the mothers at? Are any of the mothers taking this oppurtunity to get out and start making a better life for their children for if and when they are returned to their mothers?

Companies get major tax incentives for hiring the disabled. Does your husband have an advocate? My husband did not know that companies get major tax incentives for hiring the disabled! Very interesting! No, my husband doesnt have an advocate. He says he could get one if he wanted.

Here's a link to a site that might interest your husband, Emily Anne.... http://www.peopleresources.org/employment/employment.htm Ahh!!! Thank you!! I asked my husband earlier, if he had to put on his application anywhere that he has a disability. He said no. I think my husband's application just got lost in a big shuffle and they forgot that he is a paraplegic. My husband is going to go bac in and tell the manager in person that he is still intersted in being a door greeter, and did he need to fill out a new application every once in a while? My husband does do some volunteer work. The nice thing with volunteer work, is they know not to depend on him if he cant do the job some days. He helps several people fix bikes that are designed for paraplegics. Together they get the job done based on what each is able to do. Truthfully, we dont mind being on the poor side, but a little extra money would be nice, and my husband does get bored sometimes.

Actually, he cant even type. (except minimal typing, not enough for a job) He can't even sign to me. (I am deaf, fortunately I read lips well) He has chronic hand cramps, extremely painful. His shoulders, wrists and hands have been severely overused.

AMEN!!! Great post Lady C! Philippians 4:11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

lol Don't jump on me, I was only making an observation! My point is, if you want to work, you will find a job. Persistence always pays off. You may have to move or take work you don't like. I'm sorry, it's what I believe. We have an older gentleman in our church who needed money; he's retired from the County government, he applied at Wal Mart and a couple of weeks later, he's a greeter, working from 11 PM until 7 AM. Yep, he hates working at night, but he's getting a paycheck in addition to his pension. On Sunday, he found out he'll be moving to the afternoon shift in June. I dunno...what can I tell you? There are lots of genuine home-based businesses out there too. A lady in our church got a job as a virtual assistant to some kind of money manger, based out of Texas. She answers his e-mails, books appointments, all online. She has no particular qualifications, other than she was desperate for a second source of income, used her imagination, and got a job. So because this man got a job at Wal-Mart, that guarantess anyone who wants to could get a job as a door greeter too? My husband has tried those home based businesses. So far he has only lost money through those. A lot of them ARE bogus, Emily Anne; there are legitimate ways to make an extra income though. Have you guys looked into EBay selling? And, I found out something interesting. You mentioned your husband is in a wheelchair? WalMart goes out of their way to hire the handicapped. In fact, one of the stockers at my local WalMart is in a wheelchair; apparently she stocks the lower shelves and someone else the upper ones. This is why I was surprised they didnt hire him. By the way, my husband would be unable to stock shelves, His shoulders are terrible. Door greeting he would be more able to do.

lol Don't jump on me, I was only making an observation! My point is, if you want to work, you will find a job. Persistence always pays off. You may have to move or take work you don't like. I'm sorry, it's what I believe. We have an older gentleman in our church who needed money; he's retired from the County government, he applied at Wal Mart and a couple of weeks later, he's a greeter, working from 11 PM until 7 AM. Yep, he hates working at night, but he's getting a paycheck in addition to his pension. On Sunday, he found out he'll be moving to the afternoon shift in June. I dunno...what can I tell you? There are lots of genuine home-based businesses out there too. A lady in our church got a job as a virtual assistant to some kind of money manger, based out of Texas. She answers his e-mails, books appointments, all online. She has no particular qualifications, other than she was desperate for a second source of income, used her imagination, and got a job. So because this man got a job at Wal-Mart, that guarantess anyone who wants to could get a job as a door greeter too? My husband has tried those home based businesses. So far he has only lost money through those.

When I feel an urge to re-decorate, I just re-use what we already have, and move it around. You'd be surprised what kind of nice stuff the salvation Army has. I have gotten some very pretty things for extremely cheap off E-bay. Candlesticks, teacups and such. I just finished painting our living dining area blue. Paint isn't free, but it is alot of bang for the buck. It sure was hard to find the time to get it done. I just tackled it little by little till it was finally done. Also, I found a sofa in someone's garbage. The frame is in good shape. The fabric is worn with holes. We will get a slipcover for it, and presto! A new sofa! We will put it in the playroom.

Marnie, my husband has put his application into all the Wal-Mart's and Meijer's to be a door greeter. They dont have openings. Even if he did get that job, he'd be taking quite a few sick days. (My husband has severe shoulder pain, a major complication for those who can't walk) My husband is medically retired after working 33 years as an emergency dispatcher.