tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post114501621782350048..comments2023-10-31T11:37:50.028-04:00Comments on on life & other inconveniences: No, this is not a post about religion!Sandra Ruttanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145618871230276972006-04-21T07:27:00.000-04:002006-04-21T07:27:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145084774766219352006-04-15T03:06:00.000-04:002006-04-15T03:06:00.000-04:00I agree 100%...eh, I'd have had to change a little...I agree 100%...eh, I'd have had to change a little of the language though...LOL...But I can get away with it by saying, "Yeah! What Sandra said!" LOLBonnie S. Calhounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769607640246518804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145068414548086802006-04-14T22:33:00.000-04:002006-04-14T22:33:00.000-04:00100% agree! Great post, Sandra :)100% agree! Great post, Sandra :)Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106410070220667314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145063949707256962006-04-14T21:19:00.000-04:002006-04-14T21:19:00.000-04:00Boy Kim, I thank them. You're a gem.Great quote F...Boy Kim, I thank them. You're a gem.<BR/><BR/>Great quote Forrest.<BR/><BR/>I can't comment on the fall of the American Empire, since one (or both? didn't look) of those stories I cited happened in Canada.<BR/><BR/>But western civilization as a whole is in trouble, methinks...Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145063747099156272006-04-14T21:15:00.000-04:002006-04-14T21:15:00.000-04:00And then this comes flopping over the transom into...And then this comes flopping over the transom into my email box:<BR/><BR/>"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.<BR/><BR/>You can steer yourself any direction you choose.<BR/><BR/>You're on your own. And you know what you know.<BR/><BR/>And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...<BR/><BR/>Dr. Seuss"<BR/><BR/>I believe we're watching the fall of the American Empire. Just as Rome fell, Athens fell, etc. etc. ad nauseum, I get the feeling it's all sliding downhill. When lawyers manipulate the court for profit or personal gain (like notoriety) then the whole system's gone south. <BR/><BR/>Oh, well, I'm too apathetic to go beat up a lawyer. Or a judge. <BR/><BR/>It's all about money. All of it. The corporations have gotten the entire society under their thumbs. Ursh.For The Treeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843514742081569820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145049994230585322006-04-14T17:26:00.000-04:002006-04-14T17:26:00.000-04:00Wow Kate, that is bizarre! I can't believe she go...Wow Kate, that is bizarre! I can't believe she got off so lightly.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145049789760916062006-04-14T17:23:00.000-04:002006-04-14T17:23:00.000-04:00I agree, Sandra. There are women who are totally u...I agree, Sandra. There are women who are totally unhinged by childbirth, but most women who kill their babies know exactly what they're doing.<BR/><BR/>The most bizarre case of so-called infanticide here was a woman who abducted and stabbed to death the 15-month-old toddler she'd given up for adoption a year earlier. She wasn't sent to jail - she just got a suspended sentence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145046683438074712006-04-14T16:31:00.000-04:002006-04-14T16:31:00.000-04:00Oh, I can't wait to read it!Damn the curse of the ...Oh, I can't wait to read it!<BR/><BR/>Damn the curse of the frickin' editing phase - I get so little reading done!<BR/><BR/>But I am really looking forward to working on my stash of great books that I've got to look forward to.<BR/><BR/>Although I have to say the comment JA Konrath left near the end of the thread on Eisler's blog about 'mistakes don't matter' is perhaps the funniest, sickest thing I've read in a long time.<BR/><BR/>Sure to be rectified next week when Rickards gets back from holidays, though!Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145046363535019912006-04-14T16:26:00.000-04:002006-04-14T16:26:00.000-04:00Konrath as a mentor?Sandra, Joe can only imagine m...Konrath as a mentor?<BR/><BR/>Sandra, Joe can only imagine my depravity.<BR/><BR/>My book, except for the time frame and a few details involving monkeys, is a memoir.David Terrenoirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482864941636273068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145045969159828052006-04-14T16:19:00.000-04:002006-04-14T16:19:00.000-04:00James, NEVER feel the need to curtain your opinion...James, NEVER feel the need to curtain your opinion here. You want to rant, you have at 'er.<BR/><BR/>I've never had trouble here, so I've never had to say that the only stuff I don't tolerate is advertisers and people who blatantly attack other commenters. <BR/><BR/>And as one of my favourite fellow bloggers, I love seeing your comments.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145043915485915322006-04-14T15:45:00.000-04:002006-04-14T15:45:00.000-04:00Another one of my rants nipped in the bud. Damn! B...Another one of my rants nipped in the bud. Damn! But you're spot on Sandra. Like all good ideas, I think it started in the States - this idea that someone, somewhere is always to blame for whatever misfortune befalls you. And, of course, it's never you. <BR/><BR/>Now I know not all lawyers are thieving shysters - some of them are genuine good guys trying their hardest to see justice served - but there's a sizeable majority of the legal profession who seem only interested in chasing the money. They feed into this idea that you can get compensation for almost anything that happens to you, and the insurance companies rarely put up a fight, choosing instead just to spread the cost over our raised premiums. Employee liability insurance has got so expensive in the UK in recent years that many small companies have been forced out of business - I know that for my brother's small Environmental Consultancy firm it is his single largest expense.<BR/><BR/>I see the creeping influence of government in it (especially over here.) So much of our lives are either provided centrally (health, education etc) or controlled by ever-tightening regulations, that we have forgotten how to look after ourselves.<BR/><BR/>And I must stop now, since this is your blog;}#JamesOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332376784689207703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145042641780743362006-04-14T15:24:00.000-04:002006-04-14T15:24:00.000-04:00Dana, come on over for dinner any time. Buy a one...Dana, come on over for dinner any time. Buy a one-way ticket.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145042068796173222006-04-14T15:14:00.000-04:002006-04-14T15:14:00.000-04:00"Why, yes, Canada does have crime. Even shocking c..."Why, yes, Canada does have crime. Even shocking crime."<BR/><BR/>Well, there goes my impression of Canadians being the most gentle, neighborly, friendly folks around.WannabeMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938094279274975960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145038713850619242006-04-14T14:18:00.000-04:002006-04-14T14:18:00.000-04:00a.l. welcome - drop by any time!Trace, thanks. An...a.l. welcome - drop by any time!<BR/><BR/>Trace, thanks. And from reading your work, I know you believe in justice, but also rehabilitation. It would be nice if our society still believed there was a point to that as well.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145037355514320962006-04-14T13:55:00.000-04:002006-04-14T13:55:00.000-04:00Another excellent post, Sandra. I agree with you c...Another excellent post, Sandra. I agree with you completely. Enough assigning blame. Take responsiblity for your own actions.Tracy Sharp - Author of the Leah Ryan Serieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239533451929739327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145034930794664312006-04-14T13:15:00.000-04:002006-04-14T13:15:00.000-04:00Just poking around for other writerly like sites.Just poking around for other writerly like sites.THE PROFESSORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06859184508323374288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145028385215474082006-04-14T11:26:00.000-04:002006-04-14T11:26:00.000-04:00Well, I'm glad people agree. Erik, LOL! Bernita,...Well, I'm glad people agree. Erik, LOL! Bernita, hope you're having a nice long weekend.<BR/><BR/>James, maybe people don't want civility anymore. I don't know what other kind of message that judge is sending. Crazy.<BR/><BR/>"As you know, I'm a Godless heathen with no moral compass, destined to careen from one immoral crime to the next, without remorse."<BR/>Lose Konrath as the mentor, David. And I've heard you can get a moral compass at WalMart for $2.99.<BR/><BR/>Anne, thanks! Nice to have you drop by.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145027337687142312006-04-14T11:08:00.000-04:002006-04-14T11:08:00.000-04:00great post, sandra.great post, sandra.anne frasierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044828332429421657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145020883363224362006-04-14T09:21:00.000-04:002006-04-14T09:21:00.000-04:00As you know, I'm a Godless heathen with no moral c...As you know, I'm a Godless heathen with no moral compass, destined to careen from one immoral crime to the next, without remorse.<BR/><BR/>And I'm with you 100%.<BR/><BR/>Surprising, I know.David Terrenoirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482864941636273068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145020686196771772006-04-14T09:18:00.000-04:002006-04-14T09:18:00.000-04:00I give a thired on the absolute agreement. Crimi...I give a thired on the absolute agreement. Criminals should be punished. There should be no other way if we expect to maintain civility.James Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807865320537867045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145018953623571612006-04-14T08:49:00.000-04:002006-04-14T08:49:00.000-04:00Absolute agreement.And, I do believe in predestina...Absolute agreement.<BR/><BR/>And, I do believe in predestination. All I've gotta do now is find mine.Erik Ivan Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564245949077955844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-1145016753596570942006-04-14T08:12:00.000-04:002006-04-14T08:12:00.000-04:00Absolute agreement.Absolute agreement.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.com