Blogcritics Comments on Afraid Of Living

Comment by Clavos on Afraid Of Living

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 23:29:32 EDT

Yes, it is, Stan. Actually, it's an American company, S.C. Johnson, in Wisconsin.

Comment by STM on Afraid Of Living

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 10:04:43 EDT

Zedd wrote: "can't recite the pledge properly". Pledge is a brand of furniture polish in Australia. Same in the US?

Comment by STM on Afraid Of Living

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:11:50 EDT

Moonraven wrote: "Goering ... And Germany was absolute proof of his being right in what he said." The Brits have a beer called Spitfire Ale (the bottle of Britain). One of their ads is: "Downed all over Kent, just like the Luftwaffe". That's about the time Goering discovered his absolute proof ... absolute proof that he was going to cop it fair up the clacker.

Comment by STM on Afraid Of Living

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 08:59:31 EDT

Dave wrote: "Stan, I've written at length about the cougar problem we have here, and one of the main reasons I keep my 30-06 handy is because of them." Dave, I'm with you when it comes to scary, feral animals. We have our fair share of very dangerous creatures here, as I'm sure you're aware. Out in the bush was the only time I've had to use a rifle outside a firing range, and I don't regret it. If a dirty great fu.cken cougar was heading my way, I'd like a gun. That's the only time, mind!

Comment by moonraven on Afraid Of Living

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:23:33 EDT

I am not fat, Nalle. Just lean and mean--like you wish you were, flabface. Goering was not MY role model--but he sure has a big fan in Karl Rove.

Comment by Dave Nalle on Afraid Of Living

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:29:44 EDT

Why am I not surprised that MR takes Fat Herman as a role model? Dave

Comment by Arch Conservative on Afraid Of Living

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:50:05 EDT

"MCH, consider that George W. Bush & Tom DeLay stem from Texas & that will answer your question about Texans understanding truth vs. lies," What about Arkansans understanding of truth v. lies. After all Bill and Hillary are from there.

Comment by moonraven on Afraid Of Living

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:28:57 EDT

Hmmm. Now we have clavos talking about ART. I go to the beach and things fall apart here.... Something is very wrong with this picture. Orwell was not exactly my idea of an artistic writer--but he was at least prophetic. Goering has more credibility right from the get go because he had POWER. And Germany was absolute proof of his being right in what he said.

Comment by Nancy on Afraid Of Living

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:41:28 EDT

MCH, consider that George W. Bush & Tom DeLay stem from Texas & that will answer your question about Texans understanding truth vs. lies, etc.

Comment by Dave Nalle on Afraid Of Living

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:14:49 EDT

There is no 'issue' except for why you have the time when you are supposedly employed as a lightweight journalist to stalk people pointlessly on the internet. Were there no high-school basketball games this week? But fear not. Next time I see a feral dog I'll make sure to catch it and have it shipped to you since you seem to think they're cuddly and cute. And BTW, the earlier commenter was not the real MCH, but merely Bliffle/Methuseleh trying to be humorous. Dave

Comment by MCH on Afraid Of Living

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:09:23 EDT

Populi/Nalle; The issue is not the need for guns for dangerous animals. The issue is your credibility, since you denied killing the dogs, after stating in an earlier post that you did. Are you the only person in Texas who doesn't know the difference between the truth and a lie?

Comment by Clavos on Afraid Of Living

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:03:36 EDT

So, emmy: a new handle? Your comments still smell.

Comment by ScooterMcNalle on Afraid Of Living

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:55:48 EDT

"The politically right-leaning guys in pickups don't exhibit that same kind of fear." There's still time to sign up for our Glorious Iraq Freedom War. I expect they're driving their pickups down to the enlistment office right now.

Comment by Zedd on Afraid Of Living

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:54:02 EDT

#21 FUNNY!!!!

Comment by Dave Nalle on Afraid Of Living

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:51:57 EDT

Stan, I've written at length about the cougar problem we have here, and one of the main reasons I keep my 30-06 handy is because of them. MCH doesn't seem to grasp certain basic realities of life in the country - surprising since he's living in Montana. He may be the only person in his state who doesn't understand the need to keep a gun handy when there's dangerous wildlife around. On our land I regularly see coyotes, feral dogs, poisonous snakes and foxes, and since I raise chickens they're a serious concern. The cougar problem was serious last year but it's abated since a number were killed by cars and the state game rangers got the rest. Dave

Comment by Zedd on Afraid Of Living

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:49:34 EDT

This is one of my biggest pet peeves. I no longer watch local news programs because of the scare of the day reports. I think most of the fear mongering is geerd at soccer moms (help us all). You know the hand sanitizer queens, salmonella, and flesh eating virus obsessed moms. The same ones who allow their three year olds to get manicures and pedicures and treat their 10yr old's boyfriend like a son in law. The same women who push Paris Hilton as a model for their very middle class girls who "live for shopping" yet cant recite the pledge accurately. Every week there is a salmonella report. The lead before the news is always "Something dangerous that is lurking in your home that you may not be aware of". Now as horrible as salmonella is, typically one gets to go to the restroom several times a day for 2-3 days. The worst effects are joint aches for 7 days. Just drives me nuts. The use of sanitizer can actually weaken the immune system because your immune defense system needs to get a work out in order to get strong. Paris Hilton is far more dangerous for young middle class girls than germs.

Comment by Clavos on Afraid Of Living

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:33:00 EDT

STM Sez: It's the bloody cougars Emmy. Big-toothed buggers with sharp claws. A bit like the tax department. That's the real reason why Dave lives in a compound and keeps firearms. So, which is it? The cougars or the IRS, Dave? My money's with the tax boys (literally!!).

Comment by ScooterMcCarthy on Afraid Of Living

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:27:00 EDT

"Sounds like we're peas in a pod, Marlowe" Danger! Danger! Pod people! Danger!

Comment by STM on Afraid Of Living

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:03:53 EDT

Cougars mate, cougars ... that's what Dave should be fearful of. Stray dogs aren't a problem. You can pacify them by throwing them a bone and offering them a drink of water and a pat. Crikey. It's the bloody cougars Emmy. Big-toothed buggers with sharp claws. A bit like the tax department. That's the real reason why Dave lives in a compound and keeps firearms.

Comment by MCH on Afraid Of Living

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 22:33:03 EDT

Or how about those righties who are so "fearful of everything," they live in fortified compounds and kill stray dogs who happen to wander too close to their property?

Comment by MCH on Afraid Of Living

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 22:30:45 EDT

"Marlowe's description in comment #1 sure sounds a lot like the local crowd of high-earning lefties who fear everything and understand almost nothing. The politically right-leaning guys in pickups don't exhibit that same kind of fear." - Dave (Vox Populi) Nalle Except of course for the righties who espouse the invasion of another country, as long as SOMEONE ELSE does the fighting, "fearing" for their own safety.

Comment by STM on Afraid Of Living

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 22:07:50 EDT

Yeah, mate, try surfing at a spooky reef break or a pointbreak or a lonely beachbreak in the country somewhere early in the morning or late in the evening when no bastard's around and dark shadows pass underneath you and then tell me how you feel about the risk of shark attack. I have been in the water when a shark surfaced nearby (I got out pretty quick). I only go surfing now if there's at least one other person in the water (unless it's ABSOLUTELY PERFECT surf) because that way, you immediately cut your risk of shark attack by 50 per cent. But it's the ones you don't see that are a problem. That summer of the shark in the US, BTW, that you were talking about, was real. The buggers were everywhere, particularly in Florida (on vacation?). Now they seem to have migrated Down Under, where attacks are on the increase and big sharks are being spotted around the underwater netting off city beaches. None of this going to stop me going in the water, however. I'm at more risk of crashing my car. Still, I don't fancy the idea of being lunch for a prehistoric fish with razor-sharp teeth.

Comment by Dave Nalle on Afraid Of Living

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:58:13 EDT

Sounds like we're peas in a pod, Marlowe, at least up to a point. I'm certainly with you on being equally irritated by the religiously fanatical and the socialistically fanatical. Maybe where we differ is on whether everything is societal or individual. While many people are sheep who snuggle into the niche prepared for them by society, I think there are still lot of people who break free to live as autonomous individuals on their own terms. Dave

Comment by P. Marlowe on Afraid Of Living

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:37:55 EDT

Dave I think you might actually be getting me! Almost... I have friends who drive Volvos. I have friends who drive Dodge Rams. It isn't the individual. It is societal. The philosophies-of-the-moment, prejudices, fads, trends, attitudes, etc, etc. THESE are the issue... I am just as revolted by the holier-than-thou attitude of the Left's Political Correctness as I am by the Bible thumpers. Both groups are mired in the very HUMAN flaw of fanaticism. No matter its "source material" the end result is ugliness and too often human suffering. Humans have a difficult time disassociating the (very often) mish-mash of good and BAD ideas they've picked up over the years. It clings to them like some sticky intellectual detritus and they come to ASSOCIATE it WITH their actual SELF. They become terribly defensive with anyone points out that SOME of this detritus isn't so good... It takes time a patience to examine these things... It's a tough job... Sad really... That's why having a sharp wit and cutting satire is so DAMN FUN! P. Marlowe

Comment by Dave Nalle on Afraid Of Living

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:05:12 EDT

Marlowe's description in comment #1 sure sounds a lot like the local crowd of high-earning lefties who fear everything and understand almost nothing. The politically right-leaning guys in pickups don't exhibit that same kind of fear. I think that accepting responsibility for your actions and not being dependant on government or an institution like a university for your living breeds a certain level of self-reliance and makes you take the fearmongers less seriously. Dave