Comments for Pondering Stuff

Comment on Why do rich people collect antiques? by Jefferson Faudan

Jefferson Faudan — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:21:17 +0000

you’ll never appreciate one not unless you’re well versed with history, art etc… aside from the historical story of those items, you just can’t deny its durability… it’s like purchasing the latest rolex or tag heuer for most nouveau riche because it’s trendy but the old money will purchase a witnauer or a hamilton or a vostok or a pierre cardin or yves saint laurent because it’s classic elegance will live on…

Comment on The Hunger Games by Jeyna Grace

Jeyna Grace — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:37:23 +0000

LOL!!! I never thought of that…

Comment on We need to force Coke to patent its drink formula by Marisol

Marisol — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:46:04 +0000

Un meajnse para Leo y para todos los amantes del te helado y otras bebidas: vayan al Jumbo de El Llano o del Florida Center. Encontre hasta Mountain Dew.

Comment on Do vegetarians have better sex? by Hereandthere40

Hereandthere40 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:27:34 +0000

hahah, this is hilarious. What a random subject. It sure got my attention.

Comment on The Miami Heat and the Lord of the Rings by The Kinks

The Kinks — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:42:43 +0000

Ron Paul 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment on Is it dangerous to shop on Black Friday? by old blue

old blue — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:42:28 +0000

so true

Comment on Greek mythology’s bureaucratic structure makes it hard to get divine help. by Jennylee

Jennylee — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:54:15 +0000

An intllegient point of view, well expressed! Thanks!

Comment on Leaving money to your pets by Steve Masterson

Steve Masterson — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:35:42 +0000

Back in the early 1980′s I worked on an Estate where the deceased left $500 per month for the care of her dogs until the last dog died. The youngest dog was only 2 years old and we didn’t want to keep the Estate open for another 12 to 16 years, so we were able to find an insurance company that would write an annuity contract for $500 per month for the joint life expectancies of the 5 dogs. It was nuts.

Comment on Greek mythology’s bureaucratic structure makes it hard to get divine help. by elysiafields

elysiafields — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:34:30 +0000

I like to think of the “run around” amusingly described in your post as a journey. Ultimately the answer reside within one’s self – where God is also said to reside, as that still, small, voice. I think it may have been a terrible mistake to get rid of so many holidays. This world is operating at a frantic, unsustainable pace, and hardly anyone knows who, they are or what they’re really here for, anymore. Christianity doesn’t really solve any problems. It’s a system of faith that is supposed to help us to grapple effectively with problems that arise. For example, say you want revenge on someone. Jesus will tell you to turn the other cheek. Because you love Jesus, that’s exactly what you do. But the anger, and desire for revenge still remain, with most people, anyway. Most people repress these negative emotions and as a result end up doing stupid things out of the blue because the repressed emotion exploded at the wrong time.

Comment on Spelling and texting is tough in Mandarin by brian

brian — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:01:31 +0000

It appears to me that it is disingenuous to compare the number of Mandarin characters to the number of English letters. Even in the examples above, the characters represent words, not letters. I do not know Mandarin, but it seems to me that the closer Mandarin equivalent to English Letters are the dashes, lines, boxes, etc. that make up the Mandarin “characters.” There are a lot more than 10,000 words in the English language.