I don't think any state should have a ban on executions, and I'm glad that the federal government doesn't. If convicted, it won't hurt my feelings if she gets put to sleep.

Yeah, officer, I'm sure it was his 'large frame' and scruffy beard that scared the guy away.

If you were blowing it out of proportion, you wouldn't have thought about it the way you did at the time. Trust your instincts. That the guy waited outside the coffee shop even temporarily speaks volumes.

NEVER blow it off.

So what cholesterol level is too low?

1. Change your morning routine. If two or more ways into work, take those on alternating days.

2. I don't know if this will work for you, but I've talked to many women it has worked for. Do something to get other peoples' attention. And you definitely should have gotten verbal when he invaded your ...

> "Become a certified Kung Fu Blackbelt in five easylessons for just $499.00 !!"

What a toad.

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One year in DYS for having sticks? That's rediculous. Never put something past a politician.

It's been acknowledged by my landlord that he is the one legally responsible for the removal of snow/ice, etc., in regards to our lease. If he fails to do so, and an injury occurs, yes, I'd say he could be held financially liable.

But I'm no lawyer.

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I know it would never happen but personally, I'd like to see the guy pick himself up and realize that he should have watched where he was walking, instead of suing someone because there was ice there.

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Ian, I am not going to discuss this matter for awhile, not with you. A source you can look into is the government's Center for Disease Control website. This discussion is getting too heated. It's obviously a very personal matter for us both.

My instructor does something slightly different. Again, no tests until Shodan, but all students are aware of what they need to be able to do to progress. When the instructor has seen a student do all that is required for their next ranking, in class, that student is promoted. The faster they learn ...

> "The problems associated with "exgay" ministries are well known."

The problem you seem to have is in acknowledging the existence of those who truly have left the gay lifestyle, and are truly happy. You're deluding yourself. And you're insulting to those who have left it. You also seem unaware ...

> "If some of youse fellas want to start a gay-lesbo column ask George and take your discussion over there!"

I don't think that would be an appropriate subject for a martial-arts oriented website, do you?

> "Allen's post implies that gay people are more likely to molest young children than straight people. That gay people prey on children, that they're somehow a threat to children."

Although he expressed himself in what I believe to be a poor manner, I don't think that was his intended implication ...

> "Words like black and faggot and queer hurt. They are used as weapons to intimidate and oppress. Black people and gay people use these words too, though. Why? It is an attempt to co-opt these words, to take the hurt and pain from them."

It's none of my business, as I find all those words ...