We don’t have any joint stuff yet. On the other hand, He Who Must Be Obeyed doesn’t actually live with me yet.

Shoes/Clothing aren’t in the joint account are they? Are you going to be wearing the same pair of shoes? Or the same clothes? That stuff should come out of your personal accounts. Unless you all will be wearing one shoe each!

At least, that’s how we’ve done it. That way Brooks can by his fancy bike gear and I can buy my kitchen gadgets and he doesn’t end up paying for my underwear or me for his socks.

We do, however, pay for all the cats out of the joint. Vet, food, etc. Doing it by cat was too my trouble.

As much as I hate it, I also feel very strongly about stories like this. Too many people expect the government and/or God to provide for them without trying to provide for themselves. This isn’t about short-term assistance, which is critical, this is about those that do nothing and expect that doing nothing will get them through.

The government has a role in protecting the least of us, but that does not commit the government to a lifetime of support. Katrina was a terrible tragedy, and I can’t imagine losing my home, my neighborhood, and my city. However, when did Americans like this gentleman lose their survival instinct?

I live in Oklahoma, an area that was devastated by the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. My great-grandparents survived and flourished, but not because they did nothing. They made hard choices, they found a place to live and work, and they raised their children. They knew they had to do it own their own or they would never make it. Somewhere along the way this lesson has been lost on some people.

I am as liberal as they come, but I find myself frustrated and angry when I hear about people like this. People need to remember that they are responsible for themselves and that no one is going to carry them through life, not God, and not the Government.

Justin

b/ Joe Kennedy was a real sympathizer with the nazis - you know, father of your hero JFK (who, horror show, lowered taxes and “exported” democracy.

http://clusty.com/search?input-form=clusty-simple&v%3Asources=webplus&query=joseph+kennedy+nazis

Stick to pictures of hunky boys and confusing tapas with topless - its more of your level.

This morning I clicked several times on the voice button to use snooze and it worked fine. I let one alarm last too long, though, and about half an hour later, when I clicked on the menu button, it just powered off (it even displays the shut off splash screen). The battery is fully charged. I can receive calls just fine and the phone will stay on, looking and acting completely normal, but if I click on ANY button for any reason, it simply shuts off, and I have to remove the battery and reinsert it in order to turn it on again using the power button, or leave it plugged in to the computer via USB cable for a couple of minutes (after which it’ll strangely turn itself on again). I did not mod it or flash it or drop it or get it wet or anything, all I did was use Mobile Phone Tools to grab a couple of videos and add a few wallpapers and ringtones.

Update: I used MPT to delete calendar/phonebook info and something changed: Now the keypad sort of works for a few seconds, all glitchy, before shutting off. This makes me think I inadvertedly did something to it while using MPT last night, and that a master clear could possibly fix it, but so far I’ve found no way to do a master clear from the computer. I tried updating the software, but Motorola says there are no new updates for my phone. Please, please help. I beg you. I’ve been without a phone for over 3 months and a couple of days ago I thought my problems were finally over… until this happened.

It was about that point my cynical lobe spat out “pet” followed rapidly by “object” and “toy”

This is a *person*