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elcid89


born: 1938

gender: male

golo member since: September 6, 2007

about elcid89

With all of the complaining that goes on here (some of you honestly seem incapable of doing anything else BUT complaining ...), GoLo has become depressing.

With the general trend towards the banal and inane, GoLo has become a waste of my time. 

What is it about this place, which has so much promise of bringing people together to discuss ideas and learn from one another, that it brings out the worst in people instead?

You'll forgive me if I take my leave of it.





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Hope you have a wondrous Father's Day!

I applaud you for being the smartest person on Golo.

Take care!

"You threw NC Cultural Resources out there as an example of wasteful spending, for example.

I'm to believe that you support closing The NC Office of Archives & History, including state history museums and all 27 state historical sites, as well as the NC Museum of Art, The NC Arts Council, The NC Symphony, The State Library, etc?" - elcid

Pearls before swine...for some.

ROFL - I think that's the first time I have heard anybody refer to "schtupping" since I left NY! I head about a Jewish mother who gave her college bound daughter a night shirt with the logo, "No Chuppah - no schtuppe." I may not agree necessarily with the sentiments, but I love the wording!

"common rail"...likely attributed to a common fuel rail in which each individual cylinder receives it's fuel injection from....

Thanks for the comments on my blog. The parallels to Napoleon have always intrigued me. In the Russian made version of "War and Peace" there is a powerful scene where Napoleon is strolling through a palace in Moscow having reached the pinnacle of his power. Within weeks he was slinking away leaving most of his men the freeze and starve to death.

For what it is worth, the "queen" was commenting about you on a profile that I was reading. In her typical style, rather than address someone head on, she runs to other folk's profile to make her comments. I am not sure why she is allowed to live under her own set of rules, but it appears she can do just that. Just thought you would want to know that the coward is up to her usual stuff.

No problem. I have noticed that is her style....running around to folks profiles and make her little smart comments. Or make them in her blogs where she has blocked people. Said it before, will say it again, she alone is responsible for many of the problems on GOLO. And she is too stupid to see that.

I know what OR blogged, but I didn’t care enough to get pass the first couple of sentences. However, I read yours from start to finish. All I’d like to say is when much has been given, than much is expected.

Horrific acts of violence have been demonstrated throughout the passage of time. (NO big surprise!) I am most concerned with this time in history, 2009! I abhor violence of any kind whether it is against animal, children, spouse or stranger! Your blog with explicit details of graphic violence did disturb me. I realize you may have been trying to make a point, but I didn’t see it. Unless, it is to say, that you are truly godless and don’t give a carp about others.

Elcid, are you willing to examine your own.

I'm quite sure even you with your so called intellect has short comings! Stop cutting everyone down to size and setting yourself up as a superior being. I'm quite sure you are NOT!

I am not well educated, but I do not apologize for my sensitivity and respect for others.

It sounds like you have no heart, no faith, therefore, no substance. It's just a matter of facts for you. How sad it must be to never see the light in a person's eye, their soul.

You have no soul, Elcid.

Touched on a nerve...fair enough. The end.

Forgive me, for that was not my intent. I truly called it for how I saw it.

Best of luck to you as well. TB

"On technical points, she outranks him, and the form of address she prefers is for her to dictate to him. She did nothing wrong. Granted, it was petty, but is this sort of banal nonsense really the best we can do?"

She also disrespected him, and showed her ignorance that he was indeed addressing her as he was supposed to address her. If she wants to be called senator, that's fine. But it was downright insulting the way she said that to him. She talked down to him like a three year old that had done something wrong. And there's nothing wrong with reporting on that, either. It showed the type of person she is.

But I don't expect you to be objective about it since she's a democrat.

Thank you for the advice. I think that would be the best path to take.

Hiring a divorce attorney to handle my divorce is a very important decision for me. I'm very overwhelmed!

You are now so funny and not so witty. What happened?

Is that your house??

You can't hide money!! :)

Your gonna love this one, elcid. Court ruling says it's okay for Fox News to misinform (read that: LIE) to their viewers.

Link with the ruling: http://tinyurl.com/o8sg8s

Of course, to post this would get "You think they are the only ones that lie?" rants.

"Always Fair and Balanced Reporting" always struck me as not being far removed from "And the little old lady that owned it only drove it two miles to church and back on Sundays". ;-)

elcid you are so true

sheesh, I guess I take everyone at face value, that's a new one around here and I had no reason to question his recollection of the movie :( I learn, slowly, but I do learn, thanks for the heads up!!

Hey, Elcid. I just wanted to say that I saw your blog from the other night with your picture. YOU were a VERY handsome man. :)

"And yet it drew you like moths to a flame (no pun intended, of course)"

You're bad. Real bad. ;^)

Elcid, you would be very surprised at the long list of people that I socialize with on a daily basis. People from all walks of life. Do I scrutinize them...NO. Do I judge them...NO. Do I act intolerant to their believes...No.

Golo is an outlet for me to take a stand I my believes. Some people need to know they are not alone...Golo is only a small part of who I am, not the big picture. Rest assured that I will never burn people at the stake.

"Was that before or after you called Smorg an idiot for voicing her opinion?"

Umm..

Smorg is married to the GOLOer known as "Sheba"

Smorg ain't been Bobbitized.

Well, not yet anyway.

;-)

u all dat and a bag o' chips!!

http://www.wral.com/golo/blogpost/5492082/?golo_action=cbp

"... the Towering Inferno of politics"

I just love how you phrase things. *grin*

lmbo,,71, really? Here's to miracles. Thanks for playing along. I enjoyed the blog. I don't let comments like the one left for me on my profile get to me. Depending on my mood (and as female, I have many different moods) I find those people funny, entertaining, or pitiful.

"I'm not sure what annoys me more..."

I probably should have just skipped that blog, but I felt the need to add in where more info could be found. :-)

Some of those historians are the same ones who contribute to our textbooks and keep the misperceptions going. I often spot inaccuracies or biases in our series. Keeps me from getting lazy, though! :-)

Thanks so much for your comments on my Declaration of Independence blog. I rec'd it in an email, and didn't fact check it, although I found it very interesting. I'm glad you and Hawk_fan had a great conversation because of it! I always enjoy reading your posts, and look forward to more. Have a great day!

Happy Humperz Day Elcid! Hope it has been a good week for you thus far.

One for the files...

"The odd lies of Sarah Palin"

http://tinyurl.com/ngoc6g

Guess that proves she really is a politician. ;-)

TGIF! Hope you have a great weekend! :)

Is that your castle??

Thanks elcid, your example was concise, and cleared the picture for me. I am not the moron that haggis so affectionately has bracketed me in...I simply am intimidated by taxes...and I adore my accountant. Had to pay over 8K this year though...which made me cry! cheers!

Don't know what happened to the blog we were on, but I thought we were on a really good roll.

I have friends in Charleston and attend many parties. I got the jest 'bout Texas. However, I do not agree. I happen to people there of influence.

Elcid, it is sad that you would have such disdain for a state such as Texas. When my father was dying in the Herman Hospital, I saw more ethincic diversity in that hospital than in the whole state of NC.

I encourage you to enlightenment me. Go ahead educate me if you can, however, there is something to learn from me too.

Elcid, it is called passion! Have you not ever passionatly?

Hot dogs hardly explains Texas. Sorry you don't get it. Maybe another time. TB Always remember I love you.

Remember the Alamo is the same kind of passion that will win the next war.

You are amusing : )

I have seen some comments on here that lead me to believe you are an attorney. Do you know anything about disability or is there someone you can recommend re disability? I have an issue with mine and am not sure what to do. If you want more info, here is a link to a blog I wrote about it. That might help in determining who I should talk to. Thank you.

http://www.wral.com/golo/blog/5028275/

Please do not think I am asking for free legal advice, just a direction or a name of whom I could contact to help with this. Thank you again for any info you could provide.

Thank you for the info. I appreciate your help.

I'm not sure I know who to send her to. It occurs to me that if it was an employee funded plan, she should definately continue to get benefits. If it is employer funded, or split, I suppose the answer might be different.

If I were her, I think I would wait for some official word. An email from the boss might be scary, but he probably doesn't know doodly squat. (Neither would the benefits person at Prudential, for that matter.) Until they say they are cutting her of, she doesn't really have a cause of action - if there IS a cause of action.

"UC Berkeley, Harvard and LSE"

Neat. WSU (Detroit), WSU (Detroit). LOL.

Thanks. The wife got her Ph.D. in Psychology there also. The school has a bimodal curve when it comes to student performance, due to the automatic admission for "graduates" from the local Community College. But it does have a large number of students with academic scholarships. Downside is it's in Detroit! ;^)

You are very refreshing. Have a wonderful night. :-)

Hey there, I was just reading the comments you made regarding your wife in the Bun Blog (that sounds so weird LOL) and wanted to tell you that your wife is a lucky woman to have a man who feels that way about her after so many years together (since you were 5). My husband says those kinds of things to me and we have only been together a little less than 5 years and I sure hope he still feels the same in later years. You two sound like a wonderful couple. May you have another 50 years together.

"College transcripts are not public records. All he has to do to keep them off limits is refuse to grant access to them. You seem to think you have a right to view them. How would you feel about him demanding to see yours (assuming you graduated)."

Ah, but I'm not the one seated in the Oval Office as we speak, whose citizenship is being called into question.

If it was this simple, Obama could EASILY alleviate the questions about his citizenship. You excuse that by saying it would give merit to the people questioning this. But it also adds fuel to the fire when such a simple move could remove any question about his citizenship.

This is why there is such a firestorm over this. It would be so easy to put an end to it. Personally, I think he likes any distractions from his real agenda, like this healthcare junk.

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