AngelaMarie88

Reply to A Question About Catholic Schools in Religion JoeUser Forums

May I offer an additional suggestion for instilling values in your children (rather than...ack...Catholic School)? There's no need to outsource their spiritual mentoring. Teach them values in your daily lives. Have strong convictions of your own, and teach them accordingly. Spend time together as a family, read together. Even if your children are about to fly from the nest, reading as a family is an awesome way to strengthen the bond. ...and if you're at a point where you'd like to read scriptur

Reply to Dirty Laundry in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Yes, I'll grant you, they're the best & brightest! Isn't it frightening how some people can misuse their enormous brain power? And, I stand corrected, or at least I will respect your stance on the benefits of the military's methods of enforcing the UCMJ. I guess if we had such a system in the civilian sector,...well, we'd be communists, notwithstanding the application of probable cause and due process. But, hey, communism has its good points too. I'm glad to be an American, and I'm glad

Reply to Cops Fail Traffic Test in Misc JoeUser Forums

I know a MORON who's been trying to be a cop for years. He's going through great pains to become a police officer, and I will REALLY resent the police force as a whole if they ever let him in. That will be the final straw. He was an Army reject. (i.e. Loser Extraordinaire.) Then he tried the Security Guard thing for a while (you know the guys at the mall?) I'll letcha know if the police force ever lets him in. Then we

Reply to Dirty Laundry in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I remember the reason for one H&W at Goodfellow AFB. Apparently one of the soldiers had been making fake ID's. So we all got pulled out of our cozy beds one night while the NCO's went through EVERYTHING. So it's always the idiots up to no good who ruin it for the rest of us. I just edited my original

Reply to Dirty Laundry in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Oh wow. You wouldn't happen to be at DLI, would you? Health & Welfare inspections make me so angry. The military treats its trainees like such children. So what if I want to live like a slob from time to time? I snap out of it whenever the need arises. I'm healthy. And my welfare is just fine, thank you. I do not need any NCO's barging through my personal belongings. Now this is coming from a gal who (THANK GOD) has been out of

Reply to A Strong Case AGAINST Divorce in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Hey AndyBaker, nice to meetcha. I'd like to note that you created your blog on my 29th birthday. Now write something in it!

Reply to Being Still for Just a Moment in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Almost makes up for that NPR link you have over there Aww, c'mon...you'd have to be a dolt not to appreciate NPR. And I know you're not a dolt.

Reply to I'm handing out INSIGHTFULS like CANDY! in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Just a thought: If you want to stay in contact with your family, wouldn't that be easier if you chose a medium that you both feel comfortable with - like the phone, or letters? Learning how to deal wih new technologies isn't easy for everyone. Yeah, I've done letters & snail mail. As we live on the o

Reply to A Strong Case AGAINST Divorce in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

In the immortal words of Col. Sherman T. Potter (M*A*S*H): "HORSE HOCKEY!!!" ParaTed2k, you quoted M*A*S*H. You're too cool!

Reply to A Strong Case AGAINST Divorce in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

joeKnowledge, I'm so sorry that your lady left you and chose a creep afterwards. Sheesh. Yes, it sort of parallels what my mom did to my dad. In personal reflection, I hereby vow to not be a crazy lady. It appears that the world could use more sane, loving women in the world. Again, I'm out of "Insightfuls" (who knew it could happen?) but you've earned another if I can get my priviledges back.

Reply to A Strong Case AGAINST Divorce in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Then there is your father, Angela. He never left his family, not knowing your age, my guess is that he either raised you, or at least was there while you both waded through the pain of her leaving. Yes, he was repulsed by what had become of the love of his life, but through his feeligns of disgust... he was there. </TABL

Reply to Wise words from Stephen King in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Well said, Mr. King & Zoologist03. Before I discovered the forum of blogging, my thoughts, guilts, and inadequacies were eating me alive because I had no outlet for expressing them. Thank goodness for people like Brad! JoeUser is my therapy. Who needs psychiatrists when we've got blogs?

Reply to I'm handing out INSIGHTFULS like CANDY! in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Once you get a few of them to blog a bit on their own they tend to cascade in... takes a while though... I'll be patient then. Hopefully none of them *drop off* before they start to care about li'l ol me.

Reply to I'm handing out INSIGHTFULS like CANDY! in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

So far, the only person who seems to have visited is an Army Buddy from the Ft. Bragg days, who is now living in Texas. Maybe it's the military folks who are more JoeUser-inclined, wanting to reach out to others due to being separated so often. On a tangent, I met Life-Happens & Hyperborean Wanderer from my Army days. So far I hope they

Reply to Being Still for Just a Moment in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Ahh, I can imagine... All this talk of snow reminds me of this fun page: Link

Being Still for Just a Moment in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Indoors there's always the hum of something, be it the computer, clocks ticking, whatever. And then whenever I leave my apartment to go to my car, I usually just head straight for the car, jump in, start it and go. But over the last couple of days I've been captivated to the point of standing still as I emerged from the building. Stepping outside into the

Reply to Through a child's eyes. in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Yes Dharma! I was just thinking the same thing yesterday. Indoors there's always the hum of something, be it the computer, clocks ticking, whatever. And then whenever I leave my apartment to go to my car, I usually just head straight for the car, jump in, start it and go. But over the last couple of days I've been captivated to the point of standing still as I emerged from the building. Stepping outside into the fresh, undisturbed snow...I n

I'm handing out INSIGHTFULS like CANDY! in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

You know what I was just thinking? I'm baring my soul here, and my whole life story is gradually unfolding as I write these articles, BITTERSWEET as it is. Thank you all for leaving comments, and giving me invaluable insights. Now I want to ask, Now that all of these strangers have peered into my soul, Where is my family??? I've seen a couple of my

Reply to A Strong Case AGAINST Divorce in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

You know what I was just thinking? I'm baring my soul here, and my whole life story is gradually unfolding as I write these articles, BITTERSWEET as it is. Thank you all for leaving comments, and giving me invaluable insights. Now I want to ask, Now that all of these strangers have peered into my soul, Where is my family??? I've seen a couple of my in-laws here once or twice, and I thank my in-laws wholeheartedly for wanting to get to know the lass who married their darling John. As fo

Reply to The palace was much better when we didn’t have to share it in Misc JoeUser Forums

"All the marble friezes and bas-reliefs on the walls have been covered with plywood. The mosaic ceilings are largely invisible because of the ceilings of the compartmentalized rooms. The intricate marble inlay floors have been sectioned off with wall frames, robbing them of their full artistic impact. Wide, sweeping balconies and picture windows have their beauty stolen by being boarded up. Air conditioning units and wooden walkways jut at rough ang

Reply to A Strong Case AGAINST Divorce in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

You are very wise already. Unlike most people, you have taken something that was not good and have already turned it into a lesson for you life. We usually are a lot older before we realize that aspect of life. Heh, my mom used to always say that I was wise beyond my years. I don't know where she came u

Reply to I'm a twentysomething dirtbag, baby... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Wow, this sounds like a derivative of an article I just wrote yesterday. Feel free to read it. Link Now in your case, I wouldn't be happy being married to that guy either. He's cold & indifferent to you, he's cheated on you... Of course you're happy that you met the new guy! In my opinion (please don't take this is as professional advice...take it for what it's worth:) The best thing would be to divorce your husband

So I'm the Pot Calling the Kettle Black in Misc JoeUser Forums

So in an earlier article I bashed people who are materialistic, and spend money outside of their means. Well, I guess I do it too...That's why I hate when other people do it, because it's a quality I hate about myself. Interesting how that works, eh? As a rule I still try to be very careful about buying unnecessary luxuries. It's so tempting, and there are so

Reply to I'm not quite this bad.... in Humor JoeUser Forums

That's hilarious. I remember reading one of your previous articles about losing things, trying to get ready to leave the house and returning several times to get something you forgot, before your hubby got you into a routine of running yourself through a checklist before getting in the car. And the one about forgetting why you'd gotten into the car, "Where was I going?" or something like that. My favorite one was after you'd run some errands, you momen

Reply to A Strong Case AGAINST Divorce in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Good point, joeKnowledge. I gave you an "Insightful" for that one. It's an eye-opener to hear objective analyses about this. For me, sometimes it's hard to see the forest for the trees. JoeUser is a great tool to invite others to look into our lives and show us new ways to look at things. Thank you!