lauriemann's Comments (184)

“Or they know how to read regulations and get out of the jobs they swore to serve honorably.”

“Was this response intended for me?”

“-Also, if a member of your family died suddenly at a young age, wouldn't you want an autopsy? If not, why not?-

Some people believe that if they are gone they are gone and what's the point. And - some have trouble accepting what an autopsy does to their loved one - you do know they saw off the top of their head and remove their brains right? And that they split their torso from collar bone to pelvic bone and take everything out to examine it right? Gee - can't imagine why that might upset a guy who's young wife just dropped dead in front of him on a random Monday morning.”

“Diabetes can cause heart attacks:

http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Diabetes-Causes-Heart-Attacks&id=152533

A recent study from Washington University in St Louis may explain why more than 75 percent of diabetics die of heart disease (Journal for the American College of Cardiology, February 7, 2006). The heart muscle of diabetics uses a much higher percentage of fat for energy than that of non-diabetics, to markedly increase risk for heart attacks.

The energy source for heart muscle is mostly sugar and fat, and to a lesser degree, protein. Muscles need far more oxygen to process fat than to process sugar. The blood supply to heart muscle comes from large arteries on the outside of the heart. Diabetics have narrowed arteries because high blood sugar levels cause plaques to form and reduce the diameter of the coronary arteries.”

“If she had diabetes type one, that may have killed her as life expectancy for someone born with diabetes type one is much more severe than with someone with type 2 diabetes. Both types can ebe controlled though throughput someone's lifetime through proper diet and meds etc.”

“I mean, I doubt it could be as bad ...”

“Fair enough. I've never seen her stand-up material. I have little trouble believing that it can be as bad as (or worse than) the stuff she does on SNL.”

“and I agree wholeheartedly. I really hope that they'll be able to locate the perp and administer justice to him/her.”

“I, too, visited Venice in the late seventies. I thought that it was the most interesting place that I had ever visited. I'm sorry for it's current troubles, but I once thought that San Francisco was magical.......no more. Things and places do change. I'm glad that I visited when I did.”

“Maybe, if she was trying for a role around her age, she would get more roles. I agree with you about Streep. She seems to get a lot of roles, but she is playing her age. She does not seem to be heavy on the lipo/plastic surgery.

Have anyone seen Sandra Bullock's latest movie? She looks extremely weird, now. She looks plastic! I love her but I think she has ruined her looks via plastic surgery.”

“Because many of those political hacks have "burrowed" themselves into civil service jobs in the agency to which they were appointed.

JoJo was in charage of the review of the conversions:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/19/lieberman-goes-after-bush_n_152398.html

Never heard anything that might have come out from the review.”

“Let somebody hire you for change and you move in to a steaming pile of "Rubberstamping Smellaphant" instead of what you promised on the campaign trail. This pile of polluted deregulation, was just the tip of the iceberg, when a private company wants to be considered for a government contract. When they can't get it legally, they go under the radar to the officials and reps, and get them to be obstructionist.

Pretty woman, business of Gere's
Take over and money making is all they play with in their sandbox, besides "monopoly" at home with real gold pieces.
The warmongering NeoConMen want tokeep the war profits going and OUR President wants to diplomaticly settle the quiet riots, and get Osama and AlQuieda for 911. They don't need extra troops just smarter trained and crack shots, in teams after intel.
At home or overseas, the Bush Administration sheite all over everyone's back yard of safety from other presidents, that cared about the citizens.

ENOUGH?
YOU BETCHA!”

“It's illegal to sell a child, and I think some folks here equate being a surrogate with selling a child. Not my personal view, but I can see how others may feel that way.”

“"Exploited all the way along........." Nicely said lauriemann.”

“And making the kids go out in public with masks or veils over their faces? What's that done to their minds already?”

“That's yor opinion and taht's fine. I happen to disagree. The 89' batman was avery good movie. Maybe even the best action movie I'd seen outside of 'Star Wars'. But in my estimation, 'Batman Begins' was the beginning of an arc that has been most tru to the comic Batman mythos, and 'The Dark Night' absolutely is the best presentation of the 'Batman' character and story so far.”

“Re: Cruise and Holmes;
They're both good-looking, but I never thought they were particularly gorgeous people. Also, they frighten me, which makes them less attractive. But their kid? H0ly... that kid really is SUPERHUMANLY cute. (And I am not one of those people who thinks all kids are cute.) She's greater than the sum of her parts-- clearly, some kind of optimal gene-mix going on there-- which gives me, as one half of a regular-looking couple, hope.

(Heh!)”

“Agreed. I don't think smokers deserve to be demonized. People were led to smoking by a varied set of circumstances and experiences, and quiting is not easy for anyone. It's a shame when people act like they are above it. But, I guess people always look for ways to feel superior and righteous.”