tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post2145387577555177058..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: InheritanceJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-35888012489399694662013-06-24T11:58:12.805-05:002013-06-24T11:58:12.805-05:00Brilliant. Thank you so much for saying all those...Brilliant. Thank you so much for saying all those things I wish I could say to my gun loving, Obama hating, gods gonna send you to hell, fag fearing friends and relatives. My heart hurts for them. They have created hell on earth. Blessings to you. Cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-32695398947252744572013-04-02T17:06:34.830-05:002013-04-02T17:06:34.830-05:00As a biological scientist and a human being who br...As a biological scientist and a human being who breathes air to survive, I agree with Joe Blow. <br /><br />Don in Waco, what you are saying is that it is too bad that energy companies can't make more money by putting more mercury, arsenic, and lead into the air (more pollution controls are a little more expensive), as well as profiting by selling only slightly contaminated gypsum. The small detail you're missing is that the pollution going out the stack is poisonous. That's air you, me, everyone has to breathe. The pollution control you're complaining about is keeping that toxic stuff out of the air. Mercury is a neurotoxin- it attacks nerves and slowly kills people. Lead is a neurotoxin and it provably makes people stupid. Arsenic kills people. Just a little in the air won't kill people right away, but it does poison everyone. The problem is that a power plant puts out TONS of the stuff every year. If it all got dumped into the ground next to the plant, then it would kill every living thing nearby and poison the ground water. (Is an instant Superfund toxic waste site your idea of a good neighbor?) Just because you can't see the mercury or lead or arsenic in the air doesn't mean it just goes away and magically becomes clean. People were... short-sighted for a very long time about air pollution. Do you make your money in the industry? (Upton Sinclair: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!") The only people who should be defending air pollution are the ones who don't need air.Jerry A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01835584492326180042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-61109489937777907442013-04-02T03:26:24.673-05:002013-04-02T03:26:24.673-05:00Agree with Anon!
After a hard day, there is n...Agree with Anon! <br /> After a hard day, there is nothing better than to go out into the garden, put your hands in the soil and get your soul back. Your cure is working with wood. But it's probably best to start with firewood pile and a very heavy splitting maul before going inside to work on to those expensive exotic woods with fine tuned machines. <br />Thank you for taking apart the insane argument, syllable by ridiculous syllable. I received a similar email last week and felt the head ache coming on, so preemptively sent it to the round file. I may just cut and paste yours and send it to him. Headache gone! Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09076771961505411711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-76250262261382106962013-04-01T01:04:18.065-05:002013-04-01T01:04:18.065-05:00Lead and mercury contamination cannot be portrayed...Lead and mercury contamination cannot be portrayed as acceptable in any form. That kind of idiotic ignorance has been the Chamber of Commerce line for too long and at no benefit whatsoever except to benefit the polluters. <br /><br />It's 'irony' that mercury controls lead to unusable cement and ash? No, that's not irony, that's idiocy to suggest it's ironic. There's nothing ironic about trying to downplay pollution or trying to make pollution 'acceptable'.<br /><br />And no, there's no positive byproduct of hydraulic fracturing, it's a polluters dream process, deregulated yes, acceptable, no. <br /><br />We've spent far too much time looking at pollution as 'acceptable', it's not, it's never been so, and it won't ever become so. We need to clean up our act, not try to downplay or accept even more and more pollution.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03878884323732649241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-48294865745722057762013-03-31T10:35:25.889-05:002013-03-31T10:35:25.889-05:00A minor quibble regarding "mountains of mercu...A minor quibble regarding "mountains of mercury and lead contaminated ash." CFPP ash does have trace amounts of mercury (seldom lead), selenium, uranium, etc., but not so much that the flyash can't be used in cement or prevent the scrubber slurry usage in sheetrock (calcium sulfate, aka gypsum). The irony is the control of mercury in air emissions adds said mercury to the flyash rendering it unusable for cement and therefore it has to be landfilled, most times on the plant site. Mercury contamination of ash is indeed a problem but seldom are mountains created to deal with it. At least, not in Texas (yeah, I know...gratuitous bash invite...sigh). Fortunately we've got enough natural gas now to render CBPP's economically moot, which is a perhaps accidental and unintentional positive byproduct of hydraulic fracturing coupled with horizontal drilling. <br />Don in Waconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-24713750237661878402013-03-31T03:59:11.435-05:002013-03-31T03:59:11.435-05:00My money's on Stockholm Syndrome or whatever t...My money's on Stockholm Syndrome or whatever the equivalent term is for abused spouses. Especially when you see organizations like Log Cabin Republicans and GOProud endorse one homophobic asshole after another because "conservative principles" outweigh the interests of the group they're claiming to represent in the idle hope that if they just suck up to the mainstream GOP long enough then surely <i>someday</i> they might actually be regarded as almost human beings...Renshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044782669297531020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-45498368093323127092013-03-30T23:59:32.035-05:002013-03-30T23:59:32.035-05:00My sympathies. If it helps, I've been remindi...My sympathies. If it helps, I've been reminding people that many Christians are not radical right for years now. <br /><br />You might like <a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/" rel="nofollow">Fred Clark</a>.Raven Onthillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634556869209594389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-61232367626334687342013-03-30T20:17:39.609-05:002013-03-30T20:17:39.609-05:00not you Jim thank you for your wordsnot you Jim thank you for your wordsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-79639692585284414842013-03-30T20:16:47.690-05:002013-03-30T20:16:47.690-05:00That's what I'm talking about, right there...That's what I'm talking about, right there. Helping the rest of us hold it all together. Exactly that, Anonymous. Keep doing what you're doing. Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-3967496485768791482013-03-30T20:13:59.871-05:002013-03-30T20:13:59.871-05:00I am someone who fixed things for a living (now re... I am someone who fixed things for a living (now retired). I realized a few years ago that I was missing social cues and causing distress to people when they came to me with a problem I would try to help them fix it. What they really wanted was sympathy not solution. I call this syndrome "aint it awful". The Hubers of the world are in a biofeedback loop of "aint it awful" and they are addicted to it, and the adrenaline that results fom their constant anger and fear. They are junkies. I don't have a woodshop. I have a large organic garden. I find going out and digging in the dirt is great for the mental and physical health. When I have more than I can use, or can, or give to friends and family, I take it to the food bank and give it to the people in line. If we all take care of each other we will be fine. If you think there is a problem, get up from in front of the TV and do something.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-30360169180154124232013-03-30T15:43:14.191-05:002013-03-30T15:43:14.191-05:00As Prius-driving, solar energy and wind energy-usi...As Prius-driving, solar energy and wind energy-using, NEA (Not NRA) member, mother of a navy submariner, mother of a lesbian daughter who has a lovely long-term relationship with her partner, and an Orthodox Christian, I am a square peg. I am against abortion in most cases, but I am also against the death penalty. I just wanted to let you know I appreciate what I've read of your blogs. What I involuntarily see of Fox news at they gym (I would NEVER watch it at home), I am left feeling nauseated. What's worse, they claim to be suffering Christians in a nation full of 'secular progressives'. As I mentioned, I'm a Christian, too. I just wanted to point out that not all of us fit the stereotype. True Christians love everyone and refuse to judge them. Please don't make an across the board judgment of 'Christians' as a group. I almost want to deny the label because of all the negative things associated with it in the U.S., with which I don't identify. <br /><br />Your blog "Inheritance" was spot-on. You said a lot of things I've thought about, but not had the time, talent, or audience to articulate. <br />Tabitha in Alaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12277219405434098391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-87411961069920120482013-03-29T20:54:12.566-05:002013-03-29T20:54:12.566-05:00It turns out that "think of the next generati...It turns out that "think of the next generation" has also recently become a theme of the debt hawks. It's so visible that even Paul Krugman has commented on it: "Fiscal policy is, indeed, a moral issue, and we should be ashamed of what we’re doing to the next generation’s economic prospects. But our sin involves investing too little, not borrowing too much — and the deficit scolds, for all their claims to have our children’s interests at heart, are actually the bad guys in this story."--<a href="http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2013/03/paul-krugman-cheating-our-children.html" rel="nofollow">non-paywall link</a><br /><br />I suspect that somewhere, deep down inside, the people who put around this garbage know that they are screwing future generations and they are denying it. The younger people I know feel it, and are already starting to be bitter. It's sad to see people in their 20s almost as bitter as old men. What is <i>wrong</i> with the people who do this?Raven Onthillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634556869209594389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-19742254204646618532013-03-29T11:34:41.793-05:002013-03-29T11:34:41.793-05:00Jim,
I'm glad to see you actually engage in c...Jim,<br /><br />I'm glad to see you actually engage in conversations with the enemy . There is hope for you .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-5842807493635625642013-03-29T06:34:48.838-05:002013-03-29T06:34:48.838-05:00Keystone Buckeye
On the fire protection thing.
I...Keystone Buckeye<br /><br />On the fire protection thing.<br /><br />I no longer live in a fairly rural area as I did growing up and going to college. My village had a volunteer fire department, my house was covered because my parents' paid village property tax. People who lived outside the village limits, as my best friend did, didn't pay village property tax. They could get coverage by buying an annual coverage for a fee. The FD would come regardless, the first time. <br /><br />By the way, the village police department wouldn't come to his house, the county sheriff did and he couldn't take books from the village library. The schools did tax the local farmers, but no other village agency did. <br /><br />Expecting to get public services that you didn't pay for? You have to be to big to fail to get that.Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588657943011198242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-23111898875733744812013-03-29T01:00:57.237-05:002013-03-29T01:00:57.237-05:00You know what the sad part is? They think they'...You know what the sad part is? <i>They</i> think they're the coldly logical ones and liberals are the ones who get all choked up & emotional. Maybe to them it looks like that, seeing liberals crying over the plight of their fellow man and such. Maybe they don't understand that the red-faced anger & hatred & fear their leaders <i>always</i> try to evoke are emotions, too. I think this goes along with their propensity for projection, too. "Nuh uh, that's what <i>you</i> do!"Keystone Buckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09915410836892129417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-34443707153804151172013-03-29T00:50:22.736-05:002013-03-29T00:50:22.736-05:00I offer the theory that the "voting against m...I offer the theory that the "voting against my best interests" unrich people have this delusion that someday they will be among the monied elite and they don't want those loopholes taken away before they can enjoy them. Not mine, but I've seen it often enough and it makes sense to me. It doesn't cover all the bases, either. I can just imagine your op-eds; they're probably just like mine. Eastern PA here, not close enough to major population centers for sense to make a dent in the politics of my bonehead neighbors. A Democrat represented this county for <i>years</i>. Went all red during the horrible Teabagger election of 2010, followed up with more of the same last time. I did my duty, but I'm just one man, you know?<br /><br />Yet another JimKeystone Buckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09915410836892129417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-7013767636224900792013-03-29T00:50:18.828-05:002013-03-29T00:50:18.828-05:00Thanks for the sanity.
BethThanks for the sanity.<br /><br />BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-59153695982487380072013-03-29T00:21:23.706-05:002013-03-29T00:21:23.706-05:00You're right about Americans not really being ...You're right about Americans not really being that far apart. We just hear the loudest voices sometimes and of course, there's the "Fox News factor". But I saw this after the election. It's a county-by-county map of elected officials. See? We're really pretty purple once you zoom in far enough.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gastner_map_purple_byarea_bycounty.pngKeystone Buckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09915410836892129417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-48190335421886293892013-03-28T23:16:02.399-05:002013-03-28T23:16:02.399-05:00Jim doesn't take prisoners as he doesn't h...Jim doesn't take prisoners as he doesn't have the means to care for them properly.Keystone Buckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09915410836892129417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-29528884176758212732013-03-28T23:09:50.522-05:002013-03-28T23:09:50.522-05:00Logical extreme? What's this talk of logic whe...Logical extreme? What's this talk of logic when referring to these people? They wouldn't know logic if it bit them in the face.<br /><br />OK, I know what you're saying. Let me think for a moment. It's mostly like a return to early 20th century, or earlier. But we have a <i>hell</i> of a lot more infrastructure & technology now. How would America work as a Randist paradise? Could it? Think of it. Pay-your-way fire protection & police, etc. (some TN counties already have the fire thing. Works great, too. The firemen show up & watch your house burn if you don't pay the fire tax; they're only there to protect the ones that paid) Everything is done by private companies. I'm fond of asking this question: when has privatizing <i>anything</i> made it better and/or cheaper? How long would that last? How long before people looked around and thought, "You know what? Things might've been sucking the sweat off a donkey's balls before, but this? This is a friggin' nightmare! Pitchforks & torches, boys, we're taking our country back!" (and this time, that phrase would truly apply)Keystone Buckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09915410836892129417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-79844529321917420432013-03-28T23:00:12.198-05:002013-03-28T23:00:12.198-05:00Once you eliminate the children, animals, and farm...<br />Once you eliminate the children, animals, and farm equipment, about the only thing left is incest. Predictable to the bitter end. Thanks, Anonymous, best laugh I've had all day. <br /><br />As I said, the standard issue big L Libertarian. <br /><br />First he demonstrates how open-minded he is by holding up a lesbian relative (and not just a lesbian, but a <i>teacher</i> no less, who he loves but couldn't quite mention without a dig as to her not paying her fair share), and then he sneers at her because she doesn't endorse marriage equality for groups and incest - which somehow makes her, and by extension all of us, hypocrites. <br /><br />And then for the dismount, Anonymous does the whole "I'm not belittling anybody" bit ... and a sentence later belittles anybody who doesn't vote the way he thinks they should. <br /><br />I let you get to your little incestuous punchline, Anonymous. You're done now. You've wasted enough of my bandwidth for today. <br /><br />_________________<br /><br />Danny, please don't feed the trolls.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-60546372511896763722013-03-28T22:32:49.181-05:002013-03-28T22:32:49.181-05:00The visa paperwork has no bearing on me getting ma...The visa paperwork has no bearing on me getting married. It only has a bearing on where we live. <br /><br />Concerning the horses, vegetables, and farm implements, you asked for someone, "I've yet to discuss the matter of single-sex marriage with any supporter who does NOT want the gubmint to deny marriage equality to some group(s) of consenting adults." I was simply establishing my bona fides. <br /><br />You asked for someone to step up and debate. I offered. Your response was to say say you like our government, and then start preaching about 'gubmint' and the horrible democrats and republicans. I believe I was clear on my thoughts concerning people who use that term. If you need any further clarification on those thoughts, please refer to Jim's original post. <br /><br />Danny<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-68503444753242455772013-03-28T22:10:03.446-05:002013-03-28T22:10:03.446-05:00Jim,
You mean aisde from polygamists and consenti...Jim,<br /><br />You mean aisde from polygamists and consenting adults within a familial status? Not exactly "mysterious," but certainly within the confines of those who should be denied marriage as per gubmint fiat. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-87328439939724594662013-03-28T22:03:59.528-05:002013-03-28T22:03:59.528-05:00Danny,
Thanks for your comments. Very well though...Danny,<br /><br />Thanks for your comments. Very well thought out and interesting.<br /><br />The lawsuits, however, are about the "institution" of marriage as defined by the gubmint. Why do "they" get to decide? I'm afraid I can't address your concerns about horses, beasts or veggies since my comments only concerned group(s) of consenting adults.<br /><br />I happen to like our form of government, too. Damn shame what republicans and democrats have done to it. <br /><br />Congrats on the engagement. Has it occurred to you to consider why you had to seek the gubmint's "permission" to proceed down that path to get the 'proper papers'? What qualifies them to lord over such a personal decision?<br /><br />I haven't belittled anyone in gubmint, other than the ruling political class (the only criminal class in America, as Twain pointed out), who deserve to be belittled, at best. What they truly deserve probably can't be printed here. <br /><br />I'm very willing to participate in "an intelligent, rational discussion." That obviously discounts anyone who votes for republicans or democrats, but I'm hoping we can give it a whirl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-79111586197791611962013-03-28T21:52:40.774-05:002013-03-28T21:52:40.774-05:00Uh huh.
Anonymous, you're really not that bi...Uh huh. <br /><br />Anonymous, you're really not that big of mystery. <br /><br />As I said up above, if you want to have a discussion, then have a discussion and quit playing reindeer games. I've seen enough ambushes to recognize one without walking into it. <br /><br />Go ahead, name this mysterious group that your close-minded lesbian relative doesn't want to let get married. Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.com