I suspect if everyone had read (and understood) at least one book by Ayn Rand, this discussion wouldn't be necessary.
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I suspect if everyone had read (and understood) at least one book by Ayn Rand, this discussion wouldn't be necessary.
What, me worry?
Neither was I. Health yes, dying no. I got angry when I realized most of the money ciggies cost went toward taxes. So it wasn't about saving money rather it was about wasting money supporting fat lazy bureaucrats
who pretend to control what I can do.
I just remembered the price going higher and higher. That’s what kinda jumped started me into vaping. Don’t get me wrong, I was concerned about my health but not enough to put the pack down.
Well @vapdivrr , I will once again apologize and merely state I was answering questions that you asked. But, I wasn't upset then nor am I now, nor was I offended at you calling my argument childish, etc. I was merely answering the questions that you asked. I don't really feel that I need to do more than what I did above, and am doing now, it's a philosophical statement and there was certainly no offense on my part, and if you are offended, I apologize. I tend to answer questions that are asked of me and more often than not (especially these days) honestly.
But once again, it was not my intent to offend you with my dislike of hypothetical scenarios. I do dislike them, and you asked me why, so I answered. If it's a good thing for you and others, that's perfectly fine with me. Etc
So, I apologize if you felt it was Much Ado Over Nothing.
Anan
But once again, it was not my intent to offend you with my dislike of hypothetical scenarios. I do dislike them, and you asked me why, so I answered. If it's a good thing for you and others, that's perfectly fine with me. Etc
So, I apologize if you felt it was Much Ado Over Nothing.
Anan
At least we had a conversation on the weekend.
(Worried when members dived to 66.)
I tried to digress, I'm Dagny.
Good luck all.
(Worried when members dived to 66.)
I tried to digress, I'm Dagny.
Good luck all.
Both should be mandatory. Unfortunately, Rand never was, and my daughter says Orwell isn't anymore either...
I'd tell the power company: "Listen, you're more than welcome to pull my meter, thereby ensuring that there's no possibility of out-feed from my house, but if you think I'm gonna shut off my generator before you have service restored, well, I have a couple of German friends named Heckler und Koch who might object..."
I tried to digress, I'm Dagny.
You look more like Bruce and I don't recall there being a Bruce. Now I digress
Orwell was better, but taught too early. LOL.
I am afraid I found Ms. Rand to ah, be more of a really terrible romance writer with her undergraduate thesis in bits and pieces kind of thrown in there, and it was a giant yawn fest whether assaulted by train stations, cigarettes with gold dollar bills on them (although I am 100% sure she smoked, given her descriptions of said tobacco, she did that on and on and on for pages it seemed like, LOL) the secret society of capitalists, and I gave her a chance I read several of her works TWICE, and 17 when I started a couple, and again post master's degree.
Now, I am sure I have truly offended someone, and I deeply apologize and there is this lovely 70s or 60s sort of vibe to the idea that philosophical theses and tenants could be expressed in the novel format.
I'm afraid she was required shunning in my philosophy department, like ,if you were a Rand fan, you never mentioned it TWICE, let me put it that way. LOL, although I will admit, like any philosophist of any era, we had our sins. It was not at all uncommon to see two bereted philosophy students trying to argue mirror-therapy and Lacan, and it was IMMEDIATELY self evident that neither knew what he was trying to impart about the facet of human consciousness and whatever it would go.
"No, but Lacan said, I think, that the moment of ego awareness and deep recognition of the self occurs when the child first notes its ability to make the picture change, via ego esprescion of le self."
"Lacan had a kid????????"
So, we certainly had our share of sins, and I was known as the sane and smart philosophy major of my day, and all the teachers would vie to have me in their seminars and I was the department's part time secretary but you know I stuck to the classics. My thesis was on the differences between Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
A lot of philosophy majors are a bit hazy on the fact that Socrates and Plato were two different people.
LOL..
Anna
I am afraid I found Ms. Rand to ah, be more of a really terrible romance writer with her undergraduate thesis in bits and pieces kind of thrown in there, and it was a giant yawn fest whether assaulted by train stations, cigarettes with gold dollar bills on them (although I am 100% sure she smoked, given her descriptions of said tobacco, she did that on and on and on for pages it seemed like, LOL) the secret society of capitalists, and I gave her a chance I read several of her works TWICE, and 17 when I started a couple, and again post master's degree.
Now, I am sure I have truly offended someone, and I deeply apologize and there is this lovely 70s or 60s sort of vibe to the idea that philosophical theses and tenants could be expressed in the novel format.
I'm afraid she was required shunning in my philosophy department, like ,if you were a Rand fan, you never mentioned it TWICE, let me put it that way. LOL, although I will admit, like any philosophist of any era, we had our sins. It was not at all uncommon to see two bereted philosophy students trying to argue mirror-therapy and Lacan, and it was IMMEDIATELY self evident that neither knew what he was trying to impart about the facet of human consciousness and whatever it would go.
"No, but Lacan said, I think, that the moment of ego awareness and deep recognition of the self occurs when the child first notes its ability to make the picture change, via ego esprescion of le self."
"Lacan had a kid????????"
So, we certainly had our share of sins, and I was known as the sane and smart philosophy major of my day, and all the teachers would vie to have me in their seminars and I was the department's part time secretary but you know I stuck to the classics. My thesis was on the differences between Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
A lot of philosophy majors are a bit hazy on the fact that Socrates and Plato were two different people.
LOL..
Anna
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The Sneaky Reasons Behind Some Cigarette Additives
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I have a small 5000 watt gas generator that I use if the power's off for a long time, especially during the Winter. I just flip off the 200 watt main breaker and back feed my dryer plug with a 10-3 cord that I made up for that purpose. It runs lights, a gas stove (with electronic controls), and some small appliances as long as I cut all breakers off except the 2 or 3 that the generator will power at once.
I use it maybe once every year or two when an ice storm takes a tree down into a power line. I learned the hard way that gasoline engines need to be run empty of gas and stored properly to maintain start and run capability when needed! It's no fun pulling a carb off to get the gunk out when it's 28 degrees outside.
The smart way to power a standard gas generator is with a propane tank. There are inexpensive kits available for that purpose. Most any small gas engine is propane compatible.
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Back on topic, if vaping becomes illegal I'm covered as long as nic is available. My unfrozen nic turned a reddish brown color after two years at room temp. I finally walked the bottles around the yard and drizzled it on fire ant hills. Funny, the fire ants didn't come back this Summer! I guess the Queens got nic'ed.
My new one liter bottle has been rebottled in glass, placed inside heavy duty zip locks, and stored in a box in the bottom of my zero degree upright freezer. I need to order another and do the same with it.
My new one liter bottle has been rebottled in glass, placed inside heavy duty zip locks, and stored in a box in the bottom of my zero degree upright freezer. I need to order another and do the same with it.
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