Recent content by finesse

Floundering

Maybe, but I'm not aware that he was. My stepfather was at Wake Forest and Southeastern Seminary for much of the 50s if that could have led them to cross paths.

Well, he was on the right side, mostly, but he was also a reasonably stupid ,self righteous jerk who was easy to dislike. I managed to do so with very little effort. We mended our fences for the sake of my mom much later.

Yes. That was the third church for the same reason and there were two more to come before I left home. It's how I went to 4 different grade school and 3 high schools, all in ENC. He preached until he was in his late 60s or about another 25 years. He was dedicated but not tactful worth a damn.

He hasn't had that decided for him yet.

Bombast and bullshit ain't the only way to go. The only kind of example Trump is , is a bad one.

Be interesting to see what things look like in five years when the success of today's treatments are evaluated.

Not sure how much that helps us and pretty sure it doesn't balance out. They aren't that happy with us right now either.

I'm not sure anyone could have done more to unite the factions in Iran than was done by this idiocy. I don't see a damned thing we're going to gain. We've sent Americans to their deaths, killed a lot of innocent civilians, spent a shitload of money and lost a lot of international goodwill. Can...

OP posted a link and offered not word one. So your two intelligent people who were fooled are Zen and a figment of your imagination. I'm beginning to grasp the extent of your problem.

Who was the other one besides Zen and why are you calling him intelligent? Link?

I'm pretty sure it was the deacons who burned the cross at our house. They asked for my stepfather's resignation the next Sunday. It sure didn't pay to preach a sermon in favor of civil rights in 1966 in Lenoir County. Who cares if the Southern Baptist Convention said it was Race Relations Day?

So, it's gardening time. I have a bank that is prone to erosion so I've been investigating ground covers. I settled on Alleghany spurge. It's a native pachysandra that is not invasive and is actually endangered here in NC. Found a place carrying root systems pretty cheaply. They also had a...

Don't try to make me start believing in human decency.

Oops, our bad. Right, Zen? That should make it all better.