Search results

I just added flaxseed to my shopping list, because it helps with arthritis [I have the traumatic kind in one knee, and it's been acting up lately from too much walking] and also with Raynaud's. Thanks, Sky. :)

If it's not uncommon, how come you've rarely seen it, and no one's ever heard of it before? I'm not picking, just confused. Capillary action isn't real hard to understand.

Isn't it funny that moderating is a thankless task, until you decide not to do it anymore, when everyone says thank you? Thank you! lol. ;) Seriously, I hope you will find the time & inclination to post, because yours is a unique voice, and your even tempered comments are always very welcome...

What bugs me about the people who have nothing but complaints & rants re: government agencies/programs/whatever is that they never acknowledge that the programs exist for a very good reason. And they never have any reasonable suggestions for a replacement, either. I'm not saying the government...

So, what should we have instead of FEMA? :confused:

Before SS began, people could invest and save for the years when they'd no longer be able to work. They didn't do a very good job of it, though. Whether through stupidity or just bad luck, too many elderly were left homeless, hungry, and chronically ill for either the existing charities or...

If people perceive antisemitism, they should speak up - but they need to be pretty sure they're not jumping to the wrong conclusion. Disagreeing with Israel and/or it's leadership does not indicate antisemitism, any more than disagreeing with Obama indicates racism. Nor do atheists & agnostics...

"A few nice words and a thank you" is sufficient for a small thing, but neither Hurricane Sandy nor Obama's quick response was a small thing. [Romney wanted to eliminate FEMA!] As for the "overly emotional" behavior, death and destruction tend to make people act like that - at least, in the...

I hope he's surrounded by family, friends, and memories, and has no time for this. [Last week, I was, and I didn't either.] But he better come back! ;)

If the Soapbox doesn't belong on an expedite forum, what about the Sports forum? Woods & Waters? Healthier Living? Loading Dock? Women's forum? [<This one, I argued against when it was proposed, but I was outvoted, lol.] If none of them belong, and they all disappeared tomorrow, EO would be...

Xiggi, if you know that we all like a good train wreck, why do you want to get rid of the Soapbox?! It's the only forum that offers a challenge to our gray matter, which is, I suspect, why some people would rather quit the whole site than risk it. There I go, stepping on toes again, lol. [But...

Not disputing the backscratching, but these meetings were supposed to be along the lines of a 'welcome wagon' to a new mayor, to familiarize him with the departments and programs he might expect to be working with. But as soon as he declined to endorse Christie, the meetings were cancelled, and...

What I've concluded is that whether he knew or not, his closest aides felt it was something he would approve of. There is also the matter of the other [new] mayor who declined to endorse Christie, and found all 10 meetings with Christie's top department heads [arranged by the same aide who...

Maybe it's second to the General forum because it's interesting, and at times, educational. It's not a forum for advocating death, or namecalling, or "putting people down", and when those things happen, we speak up. If people don't enjoy participating in the discussions, or can't do it...

"This bridge thing" matters, because it exposes a degree of petty vindictiveness that is childish, and a willingness to put his own personal satisfaction above the best interests of the voters. If something else had caused a traffic snarl of that magnitude at the GW bridge, I bet he would have...

80/20. Really. The questions aren't good, though, because most either/or things [documentary or action/adventure movie, Times Square or art Museum] depend on my mood of the moment - it could go either way. Except I really don't enjoy art museums much, science or history would be more interesting.

Whenever guys point out how pretty, attractive, or 'hot' some woman is, it has the same effect: comparing to those who aren't. We get the message. Remember that most of us wouldn't win any beauty contests either.

I think this article basically proves that most of what you cite is a myth, or, as one learned analyst said, "a canard". It's a long and complicated read, but worth the effort. The majority of the blame for the financial collapse belongs squarely in the lap of the bankers, not the government...

Really, really horrible, awful, terrible BAD time for me. Right after I said I wouldn't go north [of southern Ky, where I was sitting], my sister called to ask me to come home, because her 27 year old son died. In his sleep. [How the coroner can refer to that as "natural" causes is just beyond...

Did you ever watch the movie 'Fantasia'? There's a cool part where Mickey Mouse is the Sorcerer's Apprentice, and he learns a little bit of magic, so he casts a spell, and then, he can't control it. Because sometimes, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. That's what people worry about: what...