old bob

To be happy is an art. We have all happy and bad times, and life is often not so

Hey Kevin, We have both some problems to understand each others . My answers (No, No) were to your question "do you want a gay child ?" I answered as a parent, not for myself. Is also clear for me as for you. If I ask for myself : "choosing to be gay or not", after my personal experiences, I definitively answer Yes (as you do, and you are right ) Take care and be happy Old Bob

I voted No to both questions, and I know what it means ! Think first of the interests and the wishes of your children and not yours. Nobody choose to be gay or lesbian, neither my son (gay) nor my daughter (bi). If I would be "rude", I would say : "stupid poll "

remember Benji's post on September 25th : The same for me ! It took me 5 days, but at least its done, till the next month's end !

Which one ? St. Fran

As a citizen of a country which declared himself to be neutral (at least politically) about 300 years ago, I followed all the comments above and understood very well the positions of both sides. I also find at least odious the actual policy of Iran in human rights and I quite support the position of the western world against its government. But on the other side, even a State like USA has its limits. An old sentence in policy says:

1. My two great grand daughters, Mina ( 16 months old) and Kemy (soon 12 months old) I just got the newest pictures (see my gallery). Its nice to be the

Utility before beauty I agree with you CJ, and I neither like the dark colour of the background. So we should forget this site

Hey.. anything against it ????

Thanks from me too.... and we have a lot to be forgiven..........

Switzerland is also another example. We have 4 official languages : german, french, italian and romansch. In the national houses, each deputy speaks in his own language but understand the others, and the official texts (laws, reglements, aso) are printed in 3 of 4 languages. Each pupil has two learn another language beside his mother language. And in business life, it is often easier to understand each other by speaking English .So I'm a typical Swiss, speaking french, german, italian and even a special one : Swiss-german

Welcome Dizzaster I wish you good luck and a nice travel through stories and forums here in GA With your avatar, I hope that you will not be an "disaster" and participate a lot Don't forget, you have to put at least 5 posts to be an 100 % member. Take care and be happy Old Bob

Nice poll I prefer to read SF books and I have a lot in my bookcase: Isaac Asimov (Foundation series), Frank Herbert (Dune), Robert A. Heinlein ( Starship Troopers), A. E. Van Vogt (The World of Null-A). Ray Douglas Bradbury (The Martian Chronicles), And not to forget the DK stories (Dawn of tears, Dreams of humanity).

Very interesting discussions (till now). 3 observations from the "launcher" of this poll : 1. Which is more important : human rights or public health ? 2. The generation's gap is important : elder people trend to be more smoker-friendly than younger people (with some exceptions). 3.The word "hate" (I put it on purpose) was chosen by 20 % of the votes. What about tolerance and peace ? As conclusion : the gay community is not better but not worst as others :P BTW, after reading all these comments, i will NOT stop smoking pipe

You have a life expectancy at birth of 78 years (its just my age ! !). So you are right not to worry . But don't forget, as it is said : "Nobody knows the day and the hour". So take care by crossing a road or driving your car .

Why not try to smoke pipe ? A lot of advantages : You can choose a pipe with a quartz-filter ( it takes away about 60 % of the "tar"), and an extra light tobacco. Lighting a pipe is a complicated procedure. You have to choose one of your numerous pipes, to clean the pipe with different tools (the pride and the mark of an experienced smoker ) , change the filter, fill the pipe, light the tobacco (at usual several times till it burns ). This procedure takes at least 5 to 10 minutes, so you can't smoke your pipe more than 3 or 4 times a day. Another advantage of smoking pipe : you don't swallow the smoke. Sure the risk is throat cancer, but at least no lung cancer !! . Who want more advices should send me a PM .

Hahahha, I will use them. Another one : when somebody says : "smoking kills you slowly", answer : "it doesn't matter, I'm not in a hurry"

I know, I know, smoking kills you slowly. I agree with all of you, cigarettes are drugs. I never smoke cigarettes, except for a few tries when I was 12, and when coughs stopped me. But I like to smoke pipes and I did it the last 60 years. Nothing is better than slowly smoking a good pipe, enjoying the smell, seated in a club easy chair, with a clear mind, speeding up the neurons. As usual it is the best way to think about problems and to find the right solutions. At my age, there is nothing more to fear. Heart problems, cancer, I was confronted with, and not because the smoke. And I recovered with success. So, why not go on? Smoking pipe is together a pleasure and a help in my daily work. A lot of famous people, working in the same domains as I do, are also famous pipe smokers. Just two examples: Jean Piaget, a Swiss philosopher, natural scientist and developmental psychologist, well known for his work studying children, his theory of cognitive development and for his "genetic epistemology". Carl Gustav Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist, influential thinker, and founder of analytical psychology. Both are a model for me, and their works helped me to be a better man, and a better consultant. I

The End... ? Does the ? means there will be a follow up ? If yes...whoopee

No doubt, the Scar will help . BTW, Thanks JG for the pictures of Iguazu Falls .My daughter went there, its fabulous .

I prefer "colour". Its more "english" At least, we Europeans have to stay together

It remembers me what happened when I succeed to empty an entire classroom (about 35 people) within 10 minutes and for several hours. I was 14 and liked to play

Hey Kevin, Just an "Hello" to say how much I appreciate non only your blogs, but also your detailed and well written posts . Take care, be happy and go on, life is funny and worth to enjoy . old (and ever young) Bob