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Larry was in that Converse commercial. . . now it's coming back to me.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 10:42 AM) How about former Hornets power forward Larry Johnson? Johnson makes cookies??

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 10:36 AM) Fig newtons are my snack of choice. Hardly ever meet a fellow fig newton fan.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 10:24 AM) I think that could be the real outstanding theological question, although frankly not one that will matter to most. I think, on a practical level, the average Catholic doesn't give much thought to the concept of transubstiation. Frankly, the more I think about this particular move, the more nakedly political it seems on the Catholic Church to peel away the more conservative ends of the Anglican communion which is finding itself more and more isolated from a church that is willing to make accomodations to provide a safe place to worship and fully engage with a spiritual community to communities which frequently find themselves excluded from it. There are 77 million members of the Anglican communion - many of them in Africa and Asia - both areas where the Catholic church could still grow. By offering a chance to bring these Anglicans in, it makes the merger of some of these churches much more feasible in the near future. That pretty much sums up what I think if the announcement as well. And I can't say I feel much warmth toward an algamated church body that is united first and foremost by intolerance, exclusion, and ignorance.

Elfin Magic makes the cookie!

C is for Cookie — That's good enough for me.

Alphabet liberties, we are taking them yes we are.

QUOTE (G&T @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 10:07 AM) It's a fine time to be hitting up the weizenbocks. The beers that made me love beer. Do you have a favorite? For Bavarian, I'm a traditionalist partial to Aventinius, but Hopf or Weihenstephaner do the trick as well. For American interpretations, I think Great Lakes is the best of the couple I've tried.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 08:57 AM) It also means they have no heirs and its more likely that their property and wealth gets left to the church. Vows of poverty pretty much already ensure there is not a lot of personal wealth (at least first-generation) among parish priests.

QUOTE (AssHatSoxFan @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 09:16 AM) I'm not a big pumpkin beer fan, I really enjoy the winter beers that will be coming out soon. I enjoy the pumpkin ales when they show up, and they are ephemeral enough that you don't overdose on them before they're gone for another year. If I had to choose between them and Bavarian marzens and festbiers, the festbiers would win it in a walk.

Finally had the Dogfish Head Punkin Ale yesterday. Decent and enjoyable, with more depth and even a little hop character compared to the Post Road version I tried the week before. Basically, it does what I think a fall seasonal brew is supposed to do — move more into the malty, spicy, fuller-bodied, and marginally higher strength area to be enjoyed for a brief time before the winter beers start rolling out.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 01:00 AM) Anyone use Adobe InDesign, or have used it? Easy to pick up? I've used it mostly when I've inherited projects begun by others. I really dislike it for the most part but I muddle through for the little bit (change an image slice here and there pretty much) I need it for. It does integrate well with Photoshop so at least that pert of it isn't too bad.

Turning this discussion more toward the subject of religious rites, aside from the selectivity of allowing full communion with married male Anglican priests but not married female Anglican priest, etc., what about the conflicted Anglican views on transubstantiation of the eucharist? Anglicans are all over the map as to whether consecration results in transubstiation, "pneumatic presence" (consubstantiation), or whether it is merely a symbolic act. For faithful Roman Catholics, on the other hand, the occurrence of the miracle is beyond question. How will "full communion" (whatever that means) be attained with breakaway Anglicans if fundamental faith differences like that exist?

Y ask Y?

We Florida transplants are enjoying the 7-0 preseason Magic start.

I had exactly the same impression when I tried the Sam Adams Imperial Pilsner last year. Nice aroma and a brilliant appearance, but WAAAAY too much alcohol and it ruined an otherwise very interesting beer. Some styles are not meant to be so high alpha, and some of these made-up frankenstyles take things to extremes and it just doesn't come together in the end.

I flipped a coin on whether to go with Levinson or Waters, and barry won out. "not a smart girl", that Carol Heathrow.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 05:04 PM) ^^That's where I live I'm kind of meh about Baltimore. It's kind of like any other American city, there's stuff to do, there's bad areas to avoid, there's stuff that's unique to here. I hear if you take Carol Heathrow to see a Sandra Dee film at the Strand she'll go for your pecker.

Hate the haters.

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QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 10:53 AM) Essentially, this is like saying people of Indian descent cannot be Christians. And that's wrong?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 09:21 AM) Zeal for Song of the South was mostly a sarcastic swing at the dirty past productions of Walt Disney, and how it would never see the light of day again because of changes in life views during subsequent generations. As I suspected. I understand the sensitivity of Disney to the complexities of the social legacy of this film, and would have been bowled over if they actually gave the greenlight to a domestic reissue.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 10:06 AM) The problem is too many Christian denominations are not sticking true to the word of God. They are bending to popular culture. Not all Christian denominations are biblical literalists, as you well know. If you are willing to accept that a 7-day creation and a boat filled with two of every animal on earth are not literal fact, you should be able to respect the opinions of modern Christians who think the Old Testament authors were wrong about their God's views on homosexuality as well.

QUOTE (Soxy @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 09:49 AM) I joined the Anglican church several years ago--and to be honest the tide is really in the opposite directions. Tons of Catholics come over to the Anglican fold (even our priests--former Roman priests that left to get married). I don't think that this will be a mass exodus for Anglicans. Agreed, the RC church is going to continue to lose more members to the more liberal Episcopal lines than it will gain from having conservative hardliners join the fold.

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