Chisleu

I click on your name, I see 100-some and a big green box. I click on my name and I see -1 and a red box. I do own my posts. They are my thoughts put into action by my fingers. It turns me off, but not nearly as much as the thread I started being deleted without someone even trying to contact me. Kinda dumb. Guess I'll find somewhere else to be.

Right or wrong, I don't like participating with a site that gives me a negative rating. I have done nothing to deserve being hated on.

I agree. I've tried to explain this to her. However her mother raised her with all these crazy "old wives' tales" like being cold or wet causes colds. She is a religious statist, so I hold little hope of getting through. The kid is bright. I think if she just left him the towel, he would dry off. If he didn't, he would be cold and figure out that being cold sucks, so not drying off is probably not a great idea. I'm looking for methods of bargaining. I'm already trying to explain things to him. I'm not sure what to bargain. I've been using threats like taking away toys or TV time as punishment for very bad things (like yelling at his mother... I wonder where he gets it from??) I know this isn't the right way to go about things and I want to stop, but I need certain behaviors to stop. He got into trouble at preschool and neither of us want him to get kicked out. I've explained and it hasn't reoccurred, but should he decide he likes doing "x" more than not getting kicked out of preschool, or doing "y" more than "z", I can already see I need peaceful tactics or there is going to be a lot of taking shit away. The preschool uses stamps. They get stamps on days they are good and when they get 10 stamps, they get to pick from a "treasure chest" of penny items. I'm not into buying obedience, but considered using their's. Perhaps reenforcing the stamps / penny items with special privileges like being able to watch TV on my big television, or being able to play with my legos (I have a huge collection from my childhood that I plan to give to him when he is old enough to enjoy them properly.) I want to teach him to respect people and their property and I don't feel I'm doing that by taking his toys away without his consent. The same for teaching him liberty and putting him in time out. Thanks!

My child is 4 years old. He is wonderful almost all of the time. I've never hit him, although I know my wife has lost her temper a few times and has hit him on the butt. I'm sure his grandmother has as well. Its rather disgusting to me. He is in preschool now, so the time he spends with his grandmother is now limited. Thus, he is generally a pretty great kid. He does things I ask (gimme some sugar!!!) and the like. Recently he has been yelling back when his mom asks him for something. For instance tonight she asked him repeatedly to stop playing with the glass on the shower so she could dry him off after a shower, my boy started yelling in increasing volume. Clearly we aren't perfect parents. I've found myself resorting to time-outs (inflicting boredom on his budding brain.) I'm currently listening to the Negotiation: Part 1 video and I'll finish Part 2. I believe I've listened to these before. I know Stefan is currently working on a parenting book that I plan to buy a hard copy of. Has he put together any pod casts on the topic of negotiation with children? I'm very interested in moving us to be much closer to "peaceful" on the parenting scale. Any videos or podcast on links on peaceful parenting will be appreciated!

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/08/22/medical-marijuana-applications-due-mass/iwiOSf0E80spk6yXtMXk6M/story.html The government set an artificially low limit of 35, non-profit-only, MMJ dispensaries. My favorite quote: ‘‘We are glad that it was a highly competitive process and it will ensure patients’ access to the medical use of marijuana in the Commonwealth’’ -- Commissioner Cheryl Bartlett. Its nothing close to competitive. The ones with the best political connections will make it and the rest will be hosed. They will have little need to compete as there will be 1 dispensary per 300 square miles and it will likely be terribly hard to replace a poorly functioning, undesirable dispensary. IMO, Drugs are bad, but government is worse.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/12/sinkhole-disney-florida-video/2644427/ I actually heard a reporter use the term "natural phenomenon" once. Sure it is, but to me this is the shiniest star in the constellation "Government screw ups". Please let me know if I have missed some steps: *) Government artificially deflates the price of water so People/companies use more of it *) Sinkholes start happening as the water tables are drained so government makes it impossible to sue the companies that are causing the sink holes *) Government has to save the day by legislating artificially low "sinkhole insurance" http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/sinkhole-law-fixed-little-officials-and-homeowners-agree/1209162 It seems like this is one of the better examples of a government wanna-be perpetual-make-work scheme. Does anyone have any good links for me?

Waking life was unwatchable for me sober. I can only imagine it would be captivating on substances. Slacker looks to be the same, but interesting. I'll check it out.

http://www.policemisconduct.net/the-waco-incident-20-years-later/ Great cato article and paper on Waco. I had seen 1-2 documentaries before and was surprised how much I didn't know about Waco!! Here is a great documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebolPiRyhTo Definately worth the time to watch the 2 hour video.

http://www.policemisconduct.net/ Apparently they didn't renew the domain or something. I'm not sure why, but it's now online at the above link!

Well we know they spy on us because we are members of an anti-government online community! And we are godless to boot!

I was on my motorcycle and on my way from school to stop by my work. When I go by, I usually drive through the parking lot and around all the buildings to be sure no mischief is afoot. Unknown to me a cop pulled into the parking lot behind me and had his blue lights on. I would later find out that he didn't like the way I was changing lanes. He, a freaking moron, had no idea I was riding a very short wheel base supermoto with a characteristicly high seat. It makes it seem more dramatic from the front/back when you turn or take a lane. Your body moves more even though you aren't changing lanes any faster than you would be on any other motorcycle. Rather than getting my attention by turning on the siren, he chases me all around the parking lot, going up and down all the rows of buildings behind me. I can't see him because he is way back behind me and supermotos have useless mirrors. They can't really be positioned in a usable way without becoming a danger themself... When he finally turns on his sirin after leaving black marks all over the parking lot from sliding around chasing me (while I'm driving very casually), I immediately look back and stop, turning around to face them as they drive up to me. I turn the engine off and flip up my motorcycle helmet. I assumed they were trying to get my attention, knowing this was my business, because cops are all the time asking us for free car washes. We used to have machines setup to allow the cops to wash for free. The passanger cop jumps out of the cruiser, pulls his gun, and starts screaming for me to turn off the bike (which is already off.) Watching this cop insanely overreact ruined my opinion of police officers. I've had my run-ins with them before and been threatened and had cops harass me over a prank I hadn't been a part of. However getting a gun pulled on me for no damned reason takes the cake.

It was taken over by Cato so it wouldn't disapear but I found it inaccessable for days at a time, and now it seems to have been offline for weeks?! I can't find any pages or news reports talking about it shuting down. What is going on?

If you just look at those 1582 subjects, you don't get 50% effective, you get absolutely no proof of effectiveness whatsoever. He goes on to point out: So we're getting closer to the truth. But still: If the vaccine was, at best, 17% effective in this biased group, some fancy maths would be required to determine the likely effectiveness rate amongst the general population allowing for the fact that the flu vaccines are completely useless for the elderly as proven by the CDC themselves. Flu vaccines failed to provide protection this year, particularly among elderly But don't worry about these facts - just get your damn shots! I'm going to be as nice as possible. This will be my last response. Your bullcrap is appauling. In the study you quote: Those who did not get the shot were 200% more likely to get the flu. Those who DID NOT get the shot were 200% MORE LIKELY to get the flu. The flu can and does kill people every year. 105 children this season alone. The flu CAN AND DOES KILL PEOPLE every year. 105 CHILDREN this season alone. The flu vaccine does not kill people. The flu vaccine DOES NOT KILL PEOPLE. It may cause minor reactions, but I'm betting a little red welp would have been acceptable to the parents of those 105 children. The flu vaccine is not perfect. Doctors make their best guess as to which of the many influenzas are going to come from the pig farms in China (and Mexico) and they start creating vaccines for those before those viruses ever spread. "The flu" is a class of illness, not a certain disease. I would expect the vaccine is in the 99%+ efficacy rate for the specific viruses it was designed to protect against, however they can't predict which viruses will spread. IN FACT, the fact that so many people (over 100 million Americans every year) are vaccinated for the ones the virologists think most serious and spreadable certainly prevents many other non vaccinated people from contracting the disease.... Talk about a free rider problem.... Get your head out of your butt. Stop seeing conspiracy everywhere because when you really do stumble upon something worth looking at, people are going to ignore you because of your constant nonsense. Your noise is tantamount to yelling fire in a theater.

Actually it isn't enough. Thanks for pointing that out. It's only enough for the average american who understands that 50%+ of american children are vaccinated against the flu now, and it's rising in spite of the bullshit. For the statistic to be neutral, 90% of children would have to be unvaccinated. http://healthyamericans.org/report/102/ I hate circumcision as well. You don't have to agree with everything an organization says to agree with one point. That goes for Hitler too.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/cdc-105-us-children-died-flu-season-18790325#.UUzFcxzvvF8 90% were not vaccinated. Only 1 child died shortly after receiving the vaccine so far this season, however it is impossible to determine if it was a reaction to the vaccine, or she simply got a different flu virus at the same time. Yes, there were many with adverse reactions, the overwealming majority of which are local site reactions (redness and swelling.) None rising anywhere close to the DEAD these 105 experienced from the flu itself. The flu is more dangerous than the vaccine. The flu is more dangerous than the vaccine. Not vaccinating your children is a potential death sentance. Vaccines are not perfect. 10% of children who died from flu had been previously vaccinated because vaccines do not protect against all possible strains of flu, just the ones likely to spread. 90% of children who died from the flu were not vaccinated. 90% of children who died from the flu were not vaccinated. The rate of Guillain-Barré syndrome does not change if you are vaccinated. Stop listening to lies and bullshit 99% spread by individuals with no medical training, who think someone is going to kill you with the shot on purpose. Realize that the powers that be can kill as many of us as they want, in very short order, and complex conspiracies are rediculously unnecessary. Don't let crack pots kill your kids.