http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 24 May 2013 15:38:27 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:38:27 That ignorant? The popularity of the World Cup DWARFS anything in the US. Audience for a SB- 180 million or so. Audience for the World Cup- said to be approximately 1.3 BILLION. Despite what you and a bunch of talk show gasbags think the US isn't the center of the universe.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/36 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:23:40 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SJjioLQIYs

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You know, I forgot that ironically my fav Next Gen character Riker, was a trombone player...:)... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/35 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:43:38 By BOTH sides of the hcr debate! I have a rare chronic incurable blood disorder that is related to leukemia. I need to have special treatment by the Mayo clinic and to be on an "experimental" (ie non FDA approved) drug, interferon for my disease. Its expensive about $2,000 a month. My disease is a ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/34 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:16:39 He might be a Cowboy fan (:puke: ) and hate Rush ( :eyes:) but I enjoy his posts. They are funny and sometimes really insightful.
I know he thinks that people around here don't notice him much but I do..and he's one of my favorites here...:) :hi:... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/33 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:04:56 It would be called "Confessions of a Shoe Snogger"....... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/32 Tue, 05 May 2009 20:02:18 It's been suspended until JULY 9th ( tied 10-10 in the 11th inning when it started raining). This is the most bizarre aspect of bball IMHO ... To finish a game months later..:crazy:... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/31 Tue, 05 May 2009 19:22:50 Very funny.I'm sure the millions of people who died in1912 from influnenza laughed to the grave. I have a good sense of humor but as an immunologist who knows way to much about influenza I don't appreciate idiotic humor from those who are insensitive to people dying. I guess Mexicans dying is
Hilar... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/30 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:56:19 Just like those evil wolves in Yellowstone park . You are condoning creulty to cats to prevent a PERCEIVED cruelty to birds if you don't see the utter hypocrisy of this...yes you ARE a cat hater and you have little but irrational beliefs to back you up as I dislike unthinking zealots this will be m... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/29 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:57:52 Don't appreciate the musical talent that is Geddy Lee. :P... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/28 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:03:07 We are all okay. Me BB and her two kids. Currently she is in the process of making a police report. Ugh. The jeep is damaged the radiator is leaking and so it's undeivable. We are waiting for a pickup. And the deer didn't die right away. Which upset me.what a way to start the weekend.Neither BB n... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/27 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:33:16 Her death has deeply saddened me. I knew her at first from the pets group. She had a wonderful group of doggies and was very friendly and cheerful.
Then she got sick. And I followed her brave posts about her experiences with her illness.
Not long after that, I got sick..to the point where I went t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/26 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:45:18 and didn't see/hear the game ( I was crawling past the Delaware Memorial Bridge at 1pm) so I guess I didn't miss much (my "mourning period" was actually much needed sleep).
I think they have a chance cause they are on the road and for some reason this year they play better on the road....... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/25 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:37:55 With Obama getting the nod, I think its something we need to discuss.
Me, I lived in pretty liberal area which is very ethnically diverse, and pretty much with the exception of one asshole anti-semitic HS teacher have been pretty lucky in regard.
But this thread in the Lounge, got me to thinking t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/23 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:06:33 Spent a lot of time working with all my health issues today:
Issue one: the "pre-existing condition" crap. I got a second letter warning me of having this status. After calling my health advocate they said to talk to CIGNA because they probably had the info but hadn't gone through it. I called the... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/22 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:12:37 And I don't want him to go. And I wanted all you people who were mocking him, to understand what a big huge loss for DU this will be if indeed he does leave.
Stay Russell!! You are awesome!!
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/21 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:39:41 I'm so glad I live on the second floor...I was hanging out in my condo and I hear this loud "SCREECH, BANG, CRUNCH, BANG!!
I go to my kitchen window and I see one of my neighbors cars hs jumped the curve and is almost onto the walkway into my building. I don't think anybody was hurt but there seems... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/20 Sat, 31 May 2008 15:16:45 looking through my mail and I got a notice from fucking CIGNA, that they want information on why I went to Mayo and that if I had a pre-existing condition its not covered. Fuck of course its a god damned pre-existing condition. But its a group plan, there isn't supposed to be any of this nonsense. W... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/19 Tue, 13 May 2008 19:27:57 I keep hearing that asshole McCain blow off Health Care reform as easily done by more people exercising and eating right. Well MORAN here's why that won't do a thing for most of us.
My story:

I have a rare chronic blood disorder called essential thrombocythemia..a disorder where my bone marrow m... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/18 Tue, 13 May 2008 13:16:55 AND it involves a pole. Notice how he cannily has kept his head (least important organ) out of the shot....
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:rofl: ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/17 Thu, 08 May 2008 17:07:48 :P ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/16 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:55:54 This post is not an attempt to sway anyone's belief on homeopathy, ufos, ESP etc, but merely an attempt to share what I have learned about evaluating data/evidence. Critical thinking skills are, IMHO, one of the most important tools in a scientists box and something I think more Americans need to kn... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/15 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:58:41 Lately, there has been a lot of threads concerning what I would dub "pseudoscience" (ESP, extra-terrestial visits/UFO ghosts. etc)
and in every thread the same old tired stereotypes of scientists/rationalists/skeptics keep coming up. I am tired of them. I thought I would address a few of them. I ha... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/14 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 10:36:32 Its seems there are too many of these comparisons of late. As someone who struggeles with depression and anxiety on a daily basis, AND has two seriously mentally ill family members I really get tired of the comparison.
First of all saying religious belief is a mental illness is flame-bait. But its ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/13 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:55:57 So I have a sister that is suffering from some kind of mental illness (depression at least). I have known for awhile that she has been behaving very erratically and its led her to all kind of destructive behavior including having an affair with a man who was living in the house with her and her husb... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/12 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:55:28 So okay, I am sure this is not the first or last post like this. I was reading an editorial that someone posted in GD about how atheists are ruining the country, they are the cause of crime etc etc etc. It seems like all my life I have had to remind people that even though my morals are different fr... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/turtlensue/11 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:38:58