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Ashiwi

i·dol·a·try (ī-dŏl'ə-trē)
n. pl. i·dol·a·tries

Worship of idols.
Blind or excessive devotion to something.

[Middle English idolatrie, from Old French, from Latin īdōlolatrīa, from Greek eidōlolatreiā : eidōlon, idol; see idol + latreiā, service.]

Ashiwi

So are any of you going to explain why it's right to do that one test, but not the hundreds of others that detect rare or uncommon diseases and conditions? There are certain tests that are done, but many, many, many others that are left undone. "You'd rather just let all of them die. So sorry i...

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Massive eyeroll here. Idolatry is when the worship of something other than God takes precedence over God. It all falls back to the whole "Thou shalt have no other gods before me" thing. When the pursuit of medical care supercedes one's faith in God, it can be considered idolatry. The pursu...

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Kiryan, yes, you're right. When I was using pre-existing, I was using it pretty generally, and I apologize for the confusion (I was also at work at the time, and have to be as brief as possible on insurance matters when I post from there). I tried to clarify in my last post, but maybe I didn't make ...

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Oh, Kiryan, have you looked into whether or not your employer offers some kind of HCA/HSA high deductible policy?

Considering your feelings on financial waste, I don't think I'd suggest an FSA.

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I was wondering why it seemed like such a big deal. The type of policy Kiryan is referring to, unless I'm wrong, is just a high deductible policy. You can buy policies like this with a $5000.00 or $10000.00 deductible, so in the case of something catastrophic, you'd be out of pocket for less than th...

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Pregnancy's not a pre-existing condition on employer funded group plans. If you have to take out an individual policy, or end up in an ASO type of policy, things are very different. ASOs don't even have to follow state mandates.

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Just remember, I know you want more children, and depending on the type of policy you have to take out if Laurel gets pregnant again, the pregnancy could be considered pre-existing. Depends on if it's group or individual coverage, and what the state mandates are. And yes, Sarvis, I would say that Ki...

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In some ways I agree with Kirayn. Kiryan and his family are young, which typically equates to reduced risk. I'm rather surprised his premiums are as high as that considering their ages. Many people can do what he's doing and get away with it. My suggestion would be to really go through your high ded...

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If the situation was reported truthfully, then I'm pretty sad by the entire situation. Racism is an issue in this country, and nowadays it doesn't matter what color you are, we can all be impacted negatively by it. The officers were in the wrong for how they handled the situation. They shouldn't arr...

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This is the post that I haven't wanted to make. Due to a health-related issue, I recently had to take almost three weeks off work to recover. Because of that, my PTO bank is exhausted, and I'm not going to have time available in September. I'm going to have to cancel my plans to go to Oregon. You ca...

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My daughter has finally decided to go back to school (thank you God for minor miracles!). She's expressed an interest in the technology field, but isn't sure what route to take. You guys have any advice on what areas within IT still have the greatest potential, or if there are specific certification...

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The one that always tripped me up involved peoples such as tribes in South America that had no contact with the concept of Christianity until some time in the last hundred years. Billions of people who existed on this planet and never heard of God or Jesus over the last 2,000 years condemned to ever...

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So for those supporting the idea of free will ... Is that in acceptance of, or in denial of, orginal sin? And how do you support your belief or denial of original sin based on how it is scripturally dictated?

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Kiryan, that whole "eye of the needle" concept doesn't take into account the rather large number of Christian theologies today that preach riches on earth are a gift from God. You'll find this concept in well over half the large ministries nowadays. I'd prefer to see a breakdown of charita...

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Hey, I'd love to go out with you, but that night I have to meet a bunch of other chicks for potential hook-ups... Yes, maybe the point of your group thing is to meet other people, but it's also a great opportunity to show somebody you're interested in that you can be sociable, fun, and still prefer ...

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Leah, it's going to be 09/20/2009 through 09/25/2009 in Beverly Beach, which is just a little outside of Newport, Oregon. Bring a tent, share a communal yurt, or get a room in Newport and we'll all meet in the mornings.

Ashiwi

Laurel, we'll make tons of plans to do all sorts of wild stuff, but when it gets right down to the wire it's all going to be about "Okay, where are we going with the baby today?" Or "what are we doing today and when is it my turn to hold the baby?"

Ashiwi

I'm in agreement with Kiryan on this one. I understand the legal implications, but I have to seriously question the ethical and logistical foundation of the decision. I had similar-but-not-similar issues when we went through the Murrah Building bombing in Oklahoma City. I worked with the Salvation A...

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If you say Luke wrote the book of Luke, I don't think that's so much saying "This dude, Luke, kept a radical diary, and here it is," as it is saying "The name "Luke" is the emobodiment of the personality behind the writing of this testament. When my daughter got to an age wh...

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Any chance we could get an idea of anybody who potentially wants to show up in Oregon? I have the two yurts rented, already, but I'm taking one, Rachael's not going to want to share with all you rude dudes, and I'd like to help make sure people have places to sleep. At this time there's plenty of te...

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Yeah, okay, Amena's got that one, although they usually won't go so far as to go out of their way to touch you. Unless they see you as a potential alley client, that is.

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If a woman goes out of her way to make physical contact with you either she's interested or she thinks you're a total pathetic loser and she's trying to keep you from hanging yourself in the closet before the night's over. Was your conversation about something funny and witty? Then she could be inte...

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Dalar wrote:Do me next honey

Am I wrong, or is this the perfect place for a Pinhead quote?

Pinhead wrote:
"Oh I'll enjoy making you bleed. And I'll enjoy making you enjoy it."

Ashiwi

I've started sleeping with my front door open, and I keep an electrical cord next to my bed.

Oh my, whatever will a helpless woman do in times like these? ::strikes a melodramatically delicate pose and flutters her eyelashes in alarm::

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Sarvis, my posts are confrontational because I'm a confrontational person. I call it like I see it. Sorry, it's one of my biggest downfalls. I honestly don't mean to hurt your feelings, but you're one of the most thick-headed, stubborn, intentionally blind guys I think I've ever met in my entire lif...

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Good social skills are being able to focus on your target, give them your attention, gather information specific to them, respond accordingly, and show appropriate empathy as the situation dictates. In other words, being able to relate to the person you're talking to. Some people may use those skill...

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Dude... Rags... The most tremendous high five to you! The sound I just made of my desk was probably reminiscent of the sound you would hear if a third grader snorted milk up through his nose at lunch while laughing. I'm at work, so prairie-dogging spiked tremendously. I didn't even bother trying to ...

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"The Burning Bed" was a true story.

Now that I know that all men abuse women so badly that women have to douse the drunk bastards in gasoline in their sleep and burn their houses down, I'm so tickled I've spent my last few years not dating.

I'd lose more good furniture that way.

Ashiwi

So now that we know yet another reason why Pril's genes should be culled from the pool...

I need to throw in my towel. After all I've done and tried, Dartan just gave far better advice than I ever could.

Ashiwi

As the only chick stupid and dense enough to keep weighing in and trying to help you, I've got bruises on bruises on my forehead, here. I went out with a guy once who got to the restaurant before I did, didn't bother standing when I got to the table, told me a story over dinner about how guys give m...

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Sarvis, forget all that other stuff. What Dartan wanted you to pay attention to is how men talk to women in order to make a favorable, positive impression on them.

Seriously... it's all about how you present yourself. Confidence and good conversation will get you a long way.

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Incidentally, just tossing this in ... cigarettes can be considered a "gateway drug." So can alcohol. Caffeine is an addictive substance with documented damaging effects. Isn't the moral ground a bit ambiguous when legislation concerning addictive substances can be picked and chosen with w...

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Matt, you have a hundred "Fix this" threads in other parts of the BBS, please allow this to remain in the domain of roleplay and RPQ. You're perfectly capable of starting another thread on your wishes somewhere else and gracefully allowing this thread to remain at least partially on topic....

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I guess what she meant to ask was when you say that everything will continue as normal does that mean that someone else will host the RP events now? No, that's not what I meant. What I meant was pretty much what I said. Tick by tick since the split the roleplay atmosphere in Toril has been systemat...

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&+A fuzzy brown and purple squirrel lays the smack down on your foes! Kossuth responds to your petition with 'sigh, ansi > me :P' Kossuth responds to your petition with 'except for the &+ at the beginning, it had potential :P' Kossuth responds to your petition with 'Marthammor : (51) [ she's...

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So when you say "the mud will carry on as always" do you mean "the mud will carry on as it was always intended to after the split, now that we've totally phased roleplay out and gamers who prefer a roleplaying atmosphere have absolutely no reason to play here"?

Ashiwi

Dude...

You're one of the most amazing assets the game ever had, hands down, as both a player and as a staff member. For years you've made the game so much more enjoyable than it ever would have been without you.

Kind of like the icing on a cake of MUD.

Ashiwi

Sarvis... First, let me say that I really don't dislike you, but some day you're going to realize that nobody could ever treat you worse than you treat yourself. You provoke 99.9% of all the bad words said about you, then cry about it. Every post has to become all about you. Every thread is a Sarvis...

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Wow. I used to tell that joke to my customers when I worked the graveyard shift waiting tables back in... ummm.... 1989 (was 23 at the time). It's almost as old as I am, and that's pretty old.

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OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG, soooooo CUUUUUUUTE!!!!!!!!!

What a totally adorable smile! Happy babies tend to make women revert to babbling sillyheads. He's CUUUUUUTE!!!!!

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... redheads are hot ... Ragorn said it, so it MUST be true! On another note, I'll just go ahead and apologize to Daggaz. I in no way intended to belittle your thread, so I should have abstained. All things in this life and universe are possible, even though most are highly improbable. I'm not an e...

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There are several forms of housing for veal. Many producers are moving toward a group housing situation, but the most controversial form of pen is constructed like the human stocks of old. I don't think many producers still utilize this form of production, so until there is a fairly reliable informa...

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The alien death squid has been featured in both Watchmen AND Hellboy, so there must be some truth in it.

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I wouldn't support a targeted tax like that, because it opens the door for far too many abuses of power, and it irks me that the American public just jumps on the bandwagon like that. People are wanting to take their frustrations out on the people who said "Let them eat cake," and AIG was ...

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I can't agree that supporting any kind of animal testing involving what constitutes torture would be considered "treating God's gifts with care and kindness." "Wicked men are cruel to theirs" ... Does that include intentionally overdosing them, burning their eyes out with chemica...

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"A good man takes care of his animals, but wicked men are cruel to theirs." Proverbs 12:10 "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. Protect the rights of all who are helpless." Proverbs 31:8 Equal, no. Last I remember the Bible taught that animals were created, then m...

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"How much more then, should I have pity on Nineveh, that great city. After all, it has more than 120000 innocent children in it, as well as many animals." Jonah 4:11 "All the animals in the forest are Mine and the cattle on thousands of hills. All the wild birds are Mine and all livin...

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In the short term it would hurt more if we allowed failure. In the long term, it would reaffirm the free market principles that allowed the US to be prosperous in the first place. It would create a better standard of living in the long term. 100% absolutely agree. Short term bandages are only going...

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Which part of the healthcare industry are you referring to as a government entity? I do admit there are tons of regulations that drive prices up, but if you could see what I look at on a daily basis, you'd probably carry your own share of disgust over private sector healthcare providers. Know the go...

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