Texsox

Doctor "would you like to hear the heartbeat?" Mom & Dad "of course" Doctor "sometimes it's a little faint, let me move the stethoscope slightly so you can hear. M & D "it sounds a little strange" Doc "Let me listen, hmmmmm, that is strange, I can hear two sounds" M & D "Could it be two babies?" Doc "It could be but, it really sounds like he's typing . . ."

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Mar 26, 2005 -> 05:15 PM) photoshop question: I want to take a simple rectangular picture and turn it into a hexagon. Can you tell me how to do that? Making a sig with a closer?

QUOTE(YASNY @ Mar 25, 2005 -> 12:48 PM) If Terri was a dog, they'd give her an injection. If you starved a dog to death, you'd be arrected and prosecuted for cruelty to animals. They shoot horses, don't they? Humane. What the hell is humane? What is our criteria for being humane? Is Dr. Korvokian a criminal or an angel of mercy? I don't pretend to know the answers as to what is right and what is wrong in a situation like this. This is the definition of a "grey area". There is no pretense of black and white in this case. I also don't know what else to say. I have prayed, that if it's God's will, that she has a full recovery so that she can speak for herself. So that Terri can tell us what it was like to lay there and know, if she knew, that her life was the focus of the nation. So she could tell if Michael had her best interests at heart, or his own. I don't know and I cannot understand anyone who proclaims to know. YASNY, if Terri had murdered 26 people, they would have given her an injection. This is the worse of all possible outcomes, no matter what you think should be her fate.

A personal hero of mine was Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. Much was written how he faced his impending death Some consider pulling the feeding tube as assisted suicide. Others will not. To each their faith. Peace

I think anyone reading the thread knew exactly what Jugernaut meant and it was an obvious typographical error. Of course he wouldn't support bulimia. What's that phrase about a goose and a gander . . .?

PA, I was wondering when you would weigh in. Good to hear from you. Peace. I know we had a challenge, but personally, I am finding no humor here today.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Mar 24, 2005 -> 10:09 AM) I hope that means something other than you are LYAO at her dying QUOTE(Steff @ Mar 24, 2005 -> 10:11 AM) No Tex.... it means exactly that. :headshake Here is my comment and her response. Notice no green. She repeated basically the same comment in a PM. Black and white in easy to understand words. "It means exactly that."

QUOTE(Steff @ Mar 24, 2005 -> 10:43 AM) You think that was bad.. you should see the PM I got... In response to the PM I got from her stating her comments were exactly as I was taking them. My first PM stated she should look at the last post because I didn't think it looked like what she meant. I was thinking I was missing something. I was shocked when she responded that her response was it was exactly what she meant. I have read some very disturbing things here, but this takes the cake. :headshake I am just sick.

QUOTE(Steff @ Mar 24, 2005 -> 10:11 AM) No Tex.... it means exactly that. :headshake I just lost a lot of respect for you Steff. I am sorry you are finding laughter in someone dying. That is pretty damn sick.

QUOTE(Steff @ Mar 24, 2005 -> 10:08 AM) LMAO.. I hope that means something other than you are LYAO at her dying

I've been reflecting on Steff's excellent comments about other problems we have. We all know this ends with her death, sooner or later. The lasting legacy is the attention this has shown on living wills and the benefits of a good lawyer. Humans have a connection that is unequaled elsewhere in the animal kingdom. A stranger whose passing would not mention a passing word outside of her immediate family has captured out attention for months and years. Everyone with strong emotions on this feels an emotional response. Either let the poor woman die in peace, or let the poor woman eat and drink. Human nature in all of us. It would be wonderful if we could place the same sense of urgency on other matters. I'd like to see more of an urgency to eliminate fossil fuels. I feel good about humans and America during all this. I don't wish to repost from another thead, but imagine how strong we have proven to be when we have not given our elected leaders the ultimate power in this situation. In other countries, the President via royal decree, threats, intimidation, or a wave of his hand could have power over this and save her life. Our constitution places the ultimate power with an ordinary citizen.

QUOTE(TheDybber @ Mar 24, 2005 -> 09:55 AM) Ahhhh... Work: 512 Home: 512 Cell: 512 That means I only have to remember 7-digits and let the other 4-digit part of my brain waste away to sweet liquor. PS. Texsox, is that Charlie Chan and number 1 son? I never understood why they had a white Charlie Chan and an Asian son? Or David Carradine in Kung Fu? Yes it is. I was in a Saturday morning movie kind of mood when I stumbled across it.

QUOTE(Steff @ Mar 24, 2005 -> 09:49 AM) I hope he did. You don't think her opinions would be clouded by the sound of wedding bells? Would you like your ex-husbands new girlfriend helping to decide your fate? Eikes. This is a strictly theoretical question, I have no way of knowing anything about this particular woman and do not wish anyone to believe I am generalizing that all people in this position, or any one specific person, would have their judgement clouded.

For a while I had three different US area codes plus two Mexico numbers.

QUOTE(EvilJester99 @ Mar 24, 2005 -> 07:10 AM) I would have to say I am part of the Flock of Seagulls... Warning Bad 80s Band Reference Ahead . . . Go get the haircut

QUOTE(Steff @ Mar 24, 2005 -> 09:39 AM) I misread your response. I said no such thing. I said they agreed with her husband. Big difference. Yes there is. I must be attributing someone else's response to you. Sorry. Too much info here. Not directed at you Steff, Do you think he laid in bed and discussed if Terri should live or die with his current girlfriend and mother of his children? Creepy thinking that my wife would be sharing an intimate moment with someone else and discussing if I should live or die.

QUOTE(Steff @ Mar 24, 2005 -> 09:28 AM) Tex.. what's wth asking the same question over and over and over again...?? Obviously none of us are able to give you an answer to satisfaction.. A bit of new news.. CNN is reporting that Jeb is "taking" custody of her.. How nice of him to take on this cause... All the while.. Florida's children are disappearing at the hands of sexual predators at an alarming rate.... These children, if it weren't for the sexual predators - not their employers :rolly -, have every expectation to grow up and live long and meaningful lives... Terri, tragically, no longer has that expectation...nor does she want to be kept alive by artifical means... I believe the children do want to live...and artifical means are not needed for them... Why isn't Jeb Bush concentrating on reclaiming control over Florida's parole system, the 25,000 registered sexual offenders and hunting down the 20% (5,000) of them who are not accounted for??? Why isn't he dedicating whatever is needed to strengthen the sentencing laws for sexual offenders? Why isn't he doing everything possible to keep these predators off of our streets and away from our children??? Why does Jeb Bush work a 9 - 5 normal day when the only problems Florida has are missing children, missing parolees, and missing foster kids? Yet, is willing to roll up his sleeves and burn the midnight oil to save the life of a woman whom his judges have decided clearly wants to die?? Jeb Bush - order your legislature back into session and do something to save our children! Let's ask Jessica's father, Mark Lunsford, Sheriff Dawsy, and John Walsh, what they think Jeb Bush should be working on tonight....and tomorrow and the next day... Since this is Jeb's last term...does he want to leave a legacy of interferring with Terri's right to die and trying to save someone who doesn't want to be saved or should he want a legacy of keeping children safe? They have a "right to life," also... Sigh.... Stepping down now. Sorry. Whoa, Southsider just posed the question and I answered. As far as I know that was the first time it was asked. Fortunately in the US we have the resources to work on more than one issue at a time. We are faced with growing poverty, jobs moving offshore, terrorism, actually many more than I can list here. Are you suggesting we should solve these one at a time? Which one should we work on first? I would sugest since as soon as she dies, the issue is over, it should be this one. Would it really make sense to say, just as soon as we cure global poverty, we'll get back to you? And Steff you keep saying that Judges have decided that she wants to die. What the judges have decided is her husband can choose to have her die. There is a big difference.

QUOTE(Steff @ Mar 24, 2005 -> 08:27 AM) I hear ya.. It's all over this thread. JMO that I don't see the point. I believe the point is, if he is going to profit or benefit from her death in some way, he wouldn't be the best person to make that decision. For me it comes to the moral authority he has over her life. He is more powerful than any person on the planet right now. He alone can stop this and have the feeding tube reinstated. He is more powerful than the President, the Pope, and any other human that wants her saved. We question people's motivations all the time in these situations.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 24, 2005 -> 08:26 AM) Many people are exploring the husbands life, and using his actions to justify what should or shouldn't be done to Terri. I wonder why this isn't a two way street? Why aren't the parents actions beign explored, since the husband's seem to be so important? What are their possible negative motives for keeping her alive? That's why I believe they haven't been mentioned. They are praying, begging, that *nothing* be done. The husband wants something done (the feeding tube removed).

Actually, we now have 11 digit phone numbers. (1+ for out of area). Any guesses on how long we will have to add some more numbers? Some ideas on reducing the number of phone numbers. Greater portability. Allow someone to keep their same phone number no matter where they move. Why do we have to change if we move over 2 towns, or even two states? That would free up all the numbers that are out of circulation for months in a "cooling off period"

QUOTE(Jeckle2000 @ Mar 23, 2005 -> 06:22 PM) Tex I disagree with you taking this just as some troopers joke. They aired all three 911 calls on CNN (at least I think it was) and it sure as heck didn't seem like a joke to me. I don't care how stupid the kid on the motorcycle was it's not his job to give social commentary. When I call 911 I sure as hell expect to here someone taking my call seriously. I thought it was a single instance of him saying Too Bad. If there was a second case, then his one chance was up.

QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ Mar 23, 2005 -> 05:43 PM) Not as good as Nerds! Nerds = EEs = QP

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Mar 24, 2005 -> 06:59 AM) Whatever. Steff was clearly referring to her specifically, and her brain: Your direct response to this was: Since Steff was specifically speaking about Schiavo, and you responded to this without any caveat (like, yes you're completely right, but it is an interesting factoid that in totally different cases other parts of the brain take over certain functions), it is at least awfully misleading. I'm hardly jumping on everything. (Look at how many posts you've had in this thread -- I've disagreed with you directly twice iirc.) I dropped out of the whole exchange earlier. But the idea that what remains of her brain can handle somehow the functions that were destroyed is flat wrong -- all I did was point that out in plain language. Sorry if you felt attacked, but I don't honestly see how you get that from my posts. Edit: And, it'll please you to know, I'm out of this thread. I thought it was clear, but I guess what seems obvious to one, isn't to another. Thank you for dropping back into the thread to help me clear that up.