Hmph! I'm MUCH uglier. *brushes off shoulders*

(John 1:17) For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

(John 5:46) For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

(John 7:19) Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law?

(John 7:22) Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.

(John 8:5) Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

(and so on)

Jesus followed the law of Moses, and didn't argue against it at all.

(Mark 1:44) And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

(Mark 7:10) For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death...

Jesus had a problem with hypocrites, and those who hid their weakness and dishonesty with the law, and used the law to commit misdeeds. Jesus seemed an enthusiastic proponent and advocate of Mosaic law--in its spirit, not to the letter--and not a rebel against it.

Of course, I may not be entirely understanding this argument, since it started somewhere else. xoxo

Why... it looks like you already did! And thanks for that; though I'm used to bein quoted, I'm still flattered whenever someone gives me credit. XD

That's awesome! (and also quite funny) xoxo

I've been told since childhood that my bluntness is quite unattractive. I used to care, but I don't anymore. Now it's just another weapon in my arsenal, right?

My observation has been that people are most likely to claim that they are being "completely honest" when they are lying or covering something up. For example, a coworker will snicker at me as I walk by--in his view, he's being "honest" by pretending that there's something funny about my appearance. (This is an example from the past; I work at home now and have done so for quite a long time.) But in fact he's being manipulative and prevaricating; it's a device to get my attention and make me feel insecure and ill at ease around him, so that he can feel as though he has the upper hand.

If a supervisor takes him to task for his behavior, he will claim in a blustering tone that he's "just being honest" because supposedly he really does think there's something funny about the way I look, and he deserves the opportunity to air his opinion, since it is after all an "honest" one. (Meanwhile he doesn't look twice at the morbidly obese lady who has a bizarre hairstyle, smacks her lips loudly when she eats, and wears ultra-tight clothing in garish colors.)

People will often hide behind this pose of "honesty" when in fact they are reacting to their own securities--which they are extremely reluctant even to admit to, much less deal with. Anything that excites those insecurities will ultimately provoke an attack; again, under the guise of bluntness.

On the site "book of matches", from which I was recently banned, there was a little movement in the part of various individuals that went on for quite some time and took many different forms to deliver the message to me that I am ugly, stupid, and that no one likes me. "I'm just being honest," is of course the motto of any such campaign. Who can argue with honesty, right?

Meanwhile, it was my candor and bluntness that earned me the designation of being irretrievably unattractive, dumb, and unloveable.

To make a big deal about honesty is in my opinion to make oneself seem dishonest to any intelligent person within hearing. (Especially on the internet.)

Well, it's like: YOU DO THIS NOW!!

There's nothing really to discuss in it; I read it twice and didn't see a question to answer or topic to discuss. So I just said "ok". I sort of wondered if it was directed toward a particular person, but since I am new here, I would have no way of knowing. It's always interesting to sniff around discussion forums and try to figure out who's messing with whom. If someone says in an irritated way: "You say you're honest but you're not!" then it's sometimes amusing to try to guess who it's directed toward.

I neither agree nor disagree with your statements, though they seem logically sound enough and are well presented.

You misspelled "definitely", but not a big deal. xoxoxo

Does... what work?

Any road: Welcome! :D

Nice to meet you. :)

Ok...?

Um... are you really 5'1" tall? (That's what it says in your profile.)

Anyway: That's a great photo of the cat, but there are no images of you. Your profile info is in all caps, which is very annoying.

You talk about what you want, but you don't talk about what you have to offer, or what you like to do. Saying "I'm honest, caring" (etc) is something everyone does (except me, I'm a hate-filled, angry liar). It gets to be boring after awhile. A person can't really know if you are honest or not unless he/she gets to know you personally.

If you work a lot, put something about that in there; if you like your job, say what it is you like about it. If you have goals, mention them. If you have favorite hobbies, put something about that in there. Favorite musik--favorite sports team--favorite movies--favorite TV shows--anything that will make you seem like a real person is going to help.

If you are really 5'1" tall then you're going to want to say something about that. That is unusually short. You don't want for it to be a surprise for someone, right? I'm not trying to be mean, but I read that and I was like--"Wha...?" Being short is not a deal breaker, necessarily, but it can't be something you wait to mention.

Anyway, those are some thoughts I have about your profile. It could use some work. I hope this is useful to you in some way. Good luck! yours in Chaos, Scarlett

If you have the installation disc that came with your camera, then use that. Run the installation again.

If not: You need to know the exact name of the driver that you need first. When you get the error message that tells you you need a driver, it will PROBABLY give you the name of the driver you need ("file (name of driver) not found"). You may have to run your hardware installation wizard to find the name of the driver, though.

Then do a search for that driver, like on Google or something. There will be sites where you can download a driver for your hardware.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you do not have good antispyware/antivirus on your computer, or if your antivirus is outdated, best not to go downloading anything.

But if your antivirus is up to date and functioning well, then let the good times roll. yours in Chaos,Scarlett

If the law came by Jesus, then why aren't you quoting him? These are things that St. Paul said, and HE'S not quoting Jesus, either. yours in Chaos, Scarlett

Nice to meet you, and: I hope so, but I don't know for sure. :D

Then eventually she will accept that you are for real, lol. ;)

There's no way to "show" anything about how real you are; you have to BE real. It always takes time.

If you try to convince someone of something about your character, it always seems false. If you keep pushing, you'll fail.

I suggest that you back off and instead of telling her that you are for real, SHOW her that you are for real by being consistent over a period of time.

There's no quick fix for a problem like yours.

I hope this was helpful. Good luck! yours in Chaos, Scarlett

Heroin and other morphine derivatives...?

Actually that's a lie; the last time I did heroin was months and months ago, almost a year. So I think I'm pretty safe in saying I'm no longer "addicted". Otherwise, nothing that I can think of. yours in Chaos, Scarlett

As though there's anyone left in the world who thinks that subprime mortgages are a great idea. :\

I don't think they are that naive. It was deliberate.

I still feel sorry for all the hard-working people (myself included) who have lost everything in this absolutely fu@ked up mess. yours in Chaos, Scarlett

People who make a huge point out of "trust", "getting to know someone first", "friendship", etc., on the internet are usually (not always, but USUALLY) trying to scam.

The internet is not a great place to build trust. It IS great place to make friends and socialize.

You should never consider someone a true friend, or trust that person, until you have met him or her face to face.

I have internet friends I've known for years; I get along great with them and have talked on the phone with them, etc. However, I don't trust them 100%; that would I feel be stupid.

You can have a lot of affection for another person, but trust does not necessarily have to go along with that.

Every time a person I've met on the internet asks me for trust, or seems to expect it, even if I've talked with him/her on the phone numerous times, I will start to suspect that something's up.

Just my opinion(s), of course! yours in Chaos, Scarlett

My name isn't "justaguy". I think you got me mixed up with somebody else.

I neither love you nor hate you. (I think you are probably a troll, but that's neither here nor there.) yours in Chaos, Scarlett