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Sat 07/23/11 11:27 PM

To live long enough to see my 9 yo autistic daughter grown to adulthood and able to be independent and self-sufficient.

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Sat 07/23/11 11:15 PM
Edited by Alterette on Sat 07/23/11 11:19 PM
Most of Scandinavia has a zero tolerance policy towards regular citizens carrying guns and rifles.

Average number of deaths by firearms per year in Norway: 219 (44 per 1 million)

Average number of deaths by firearms per year in Sweden: 189 (23 per 1 million)

Average number of deaths by firearms per year in Denmark: 143 (26 per 1 million)

I lived in Sweden for a decade and only saw ONE instance where the police needed to be armed in apprehending a criminal. I lived in the second largest city in the country and there was so little crime, the police officers were not armed.

In the USA, regular citizens, if licensed, are allowed to carry guns and rifles.

Average number of deaths by firearms per year in the USA: 46,664 (152 per one million)

I am not against carrying firearms; as a matter of fact, I used to be a card carrying member of the NRA. But Americans have a more violent mindset than Scandinavians. This was ONE psychotic, lone gunman in Norway. A very rare occurrence.

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Sat 07/23/11 10:29 PM

Don't think so. bigsmile

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Sat 07/23/11 05:59 AM

Good morning fellow Minglers.

Today is my sabbath day, so I won't be on until after sundown. Just wanted to wish you all a great day! flowerforyou flowerforyou flowerforyou flowerforyou flowerforyou flowerforyou


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Fri 07/22/11 09:14 PM

Thinks little people live in his camera

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Fri 07/22/11 09:05 PM

We starve-look
At one another
Short of breath
Walking proudly in our winter coats
Wearing smells from laboratories
Facing a dying nation
Of moving paper fantasy
Listening for the new told lies
With supreme visions of lonely tunes

Somewhere
Inside something there is a rush of
Greatness
Who knows what stands in front of
Our lives
I fashion my future on films in space
Silence
Tells me secretly
Everything
Everything

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Fri 07/22/11 08:47 PM

For having beutiful hairshappy


Awww ... thank you, Prash.

For thinking that Texas is a country by itself.

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Fri 07/22/11 08:47 PM

Version 3.0 brings some noteworthy improvements for Btrfs, the next-generation Linux filesystem. It has gained basic support for scrubbing and an automatic defragmentation mechanism that can operate while the filesystem is in use. Another interesting change is the introduction of a just-in-time compiler that has been developed for the Berkeley Packet Filter system. In addition to these enhancements, there are a number of minor improvements throughout the kernel. For more details about the release, you can refer to the release report at the Kernel Newbies website.


Love my Linux and I can't wait to try the new stable version. I could really use the auto defrag ... I keep forgetting to do it manually. DUH

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Fri 07/22/11 08:36 PM


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Fri 07/22/11 08:30 PM
Edited by Alterette on Fri 07/22/11 08:32 PM

KY


You have Kentucky in your bathroom? :laughing:

Love's Baby Soft Cologne

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Fri 07/22/11 08:29 PM

Hi Gang

Just got back in town. Hope everyone is doing great!

I personally love having faith. I try to have faith in all things positive.


Hiya Bro. Great to see you back. I like the way you think. :smile:

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Fri 07/22/11 08:26 PM

Now how can it be that a love
carved out of caring,
fashioned by fate
could suffer so hard
From the games played once too often?

But making mistakes
is a part of lifes imperfection
Born of the years.
Is it so wrong
to be human after all?

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Fri 07/22/11 08:12 PM

I love the simplicity of this. It says so much. flowerforyou flowerforyou flowerforyou

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Fri 07/22/11 07:44 PM

Excellent. Very expressive and heart-tugging.

I would love to hear this put to music.

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Fri 07/22/11 07:42 PM


As only Krupa could express. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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Fri 07/22/11 07:41 PM

So sweet. flowerforyou flowerforyou

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Fri 07/22/11 07:37 PM

Sweet dreams.
Satin strands of reddish gold
Against her milky white skin,
As she lays silently next to me
Her breath, slow and steady.

She murmurs
And smiles contentedly
As I hang the curls gently
Around her ears.
I whisper, "I love you."
"'uv you" she echos, still smiling.

And for just that one heartbeat
She knows who I am.
And I know
She really does love me.
The delicate lids flutter,
Then close.
All is well.


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Fri 07/22/11 07:28 PM
Reading Revelation six
the horsemen of apocalypse
the time of sorrows
for those who remain.
A stirring comes from deep inside
the tears spill from my weary eyes;
so little time
we're left here to explain.

Walking all around I see
the tallest of majestic trees,
which speak of permanence,
long life and peace.
But soon will they be standing, charred
gutted by man's nuclear war
and I cry
for there will be no hiding place.

I hold my children closer now,
at the same time knowing how
Rachel will cry out
for her own soon.
Who will warn them what's in store,
all that they will answer for?
I see the fields;
but what can one soul do?

I feel the Spirit stir in me
I hear, "I will enable thee,
look before you,
only see G-d's son."
Focusing upon the Lord
I inhale deep, pick up my sword
step out in faith,
Messiah's will be done.

Although my heart is heavy still
Elohim promises He will
Rebuild for us
a brighter, better place
So I continue to the goal,
with those He chose to send to me
until the time
when I can see His face.

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Fri 07/22/11 07:16 PM

... I believe we are a sum total of our experiences and what our mind and body and spirit endure and retain and learn along the way,,,,so that even when there is no physical or tangible 'proof' of something , there is a collection of data and experience we each have which make us have strong convictions about how 'likely' something is

... This explains the kind of 'faith' I have in the bible and in God and the lessons laid before me by both. I cant prove it , but it doesnt mean it cant or wont ever be proven. IF I am delusional for believing this book without being able to 'prove' it, I must likewise be delusional for believing my dad is my dad without having had 'proof'.


What things do you have 'faith' in? Not because you are too delusional to require 'proof' but because your personal experiences and 'conviviction' have proven them to you?


I have this kind of faith in the Bible, in G-d and Yeshua. I have faith in myself because I have faced many hard times and I can honestly say I did what I could with what I had. I am convicted that there is someone out there for me, I just haven't found him. I have faith that no matter how bad things may look at any given time, it will work out for the best.

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Fri 07/22/11 07:11 PM

Will this heat wave EVER end? Will my ankle ever heal? Will I ever find a steady job? Someone to love me? A good school for my little girl? (A lot on my mind these days.)

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