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5 expenses to ditch after 30
Still using a high-interest credit card or paying for a cool ringtone? Act your age.
This post comes from Chris Birk at partner blog Wise Bread.
Climb out from beneath the covers and face the harsh light of day: You're 30.
Surprisingly, it isn't the end of the world. In fact, consider it an opportunity to shed some of the bad habits and poor financial decisions of the past. That's not to say you should run from the previous decade of your life.
Embrace the all-nighters, corporate climbing, and occasional beer-fueled mayhem that led you to this point. But recognize that while age is just a number, the Big 3-0 can signal a turning point regarding some of the fiscal baggage that may be weighing you down. If you spent the last decade averse to living by a budget, perhaps it's time to take a crack at, you know, actually tracking your income and debts.
The reality is, there's often a host of new expenses that either emerge or are already in full swing by age 30, from mortgages and wedding rings to child care and retirement planning. Consider it the consumption-based circle of life.
That means some expenses should be headed toward extinction as our 20s hit the rear view. Here's a look at five types of expenses to ditch after age 30:
High-interest credit cards. If you're still holding on to the first card you ever received, you're probably paying way too much in interest charges. Now that you've had a chance to develop a credit history -- and if you've been responsible about your payments and charges -- you'll likely qualify for a lower rate. Making purchases on a card with a 29% APR is not a path to financial independence. It's a recipe for disaster.
Late fees. We've all paid them. The first of the month comes around … and then it's gone. But with Internet banking and online payment systems, there are no excuses anymore. Make this the decade of paying your bills on time, every time. This is especially true with credit cards. Depending on your FICO score, a 30-day late payment can cut your score by as many as 110 points.
Partying. As you get older, your wallet isn't the only thing paying for that great night the following morning. Going out with friends is great every once in a while, but if you cut out the weekly (or twice weekly -- you know who you are) partying, you could save a considerable sum of money over the course of the year. Especially because you're probably splurging for something a bit pricier than Stag these days. You could even use a portion of your savings to take one larger vacation (sobriety optional).
Rent. It's an increasingly controversial topic given the economic upheaval of recent years. Homeownership probably shouldn't be viewed as a no-brainer path to wealth creation -- just ask the millions of Americans now underwater in their homes. At the same time, purchasing that dream home can pay off in the long run, especially if you're planning to stay in the property for the long haul. Given current home values and record-low interest rates, now is certainly a great time to buy a home.
Cell phone ringtone and wallpaper downloads. Yes, they're fun. We understand. And everybody around you really enjoys your Eminem ringtone. But all those little charges add up -- and, really, your phone will still function perfectly without that Beyonce wallpaper. Trust us. Besides, c'mon, you're 30 years old. Act your age.
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I like a book that tells a story while teaching me a little something along the way; I like when the writer's personality is revealed in their prose; and I like when a book makes me feel like I am not the only one that marvels at what nature and people can do. Here are my 2010 picks for just this sort of thing.
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4-star Art Deco hotel in Jena with a restaurant
Situated on a river, this hotel is in the same area as Zeiss Planetarium. Regional attractions also include Dornburger Castle and Belvedere Castle.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Steigenberger Maxx Hotel features a fitness center. Other amenities include a bar/lounge and a rooftop terrace.
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Televisions come with cable channels. Guestrooms also feature washers/dryers, wireless Internet access (surcharge), and climate control.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with high-speed wireless Internet access (surcharge). Event facilities measuring 2582 square feet (240 square meters) include conference space and meeting rooms. This Art Deco hotel also offers a fitness center, a rooftop terrace, and spa services. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
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- Total number of rooms - 220
- Number of floors - 6
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
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- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Wireless Internet access - surcharge
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- Rooftop terrace
- Bar/lounge
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- Meeting rooms
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Year Built 1993
- Conference space size (feet) - 2582
- Conference space size (meters) - 240
- Number of meeting rooms - 4
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Garden
- Spa services on site
- Television in lobby
Stay connected
Available in all rooms: Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Wireless Internet access - surcharge
Park your car
Self parking (surcharge)
In your room
- Pay movies
- Soundproofed rooms
- Ceiling fan
- Climate control
- Phone
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Desk
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cable TV service
- Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
- Washer/dryer
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Restaurant Casablanca - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Steam room in spa
- Sauna in spa
- Massages
- Body treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible parking
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When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
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A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. The tax ranges from EUR 1 to EUR 2 per person, per night. The amount has been determined by the local administration and depends on the room price. Please note that exemptions may apply. For further details, please contact the property using the information contained in the confirmation received after booking.
When you leave
Check-out time is noon
How you can pay
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
Your pets
Pets allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 1
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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V.20 No.51 | 12/22/2011
NAACP Sues the City
A local chapter of the NAACP is suing the City of Albuquerque, charging that it treats African-American employees poorly. And Jewel Hall says the city is not backing the 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Multicultural Celebration next month.
V.20 No.47 | 11/24/2011
Eric Williams ericwphoto.com
The Frontier at 40
Sweet rolls, good memories
In four decades, no one has died at 2400 Central SE. This according to majordoughmo Larry Rainosek, who has greeted gut-growling crowds there since Day 1 back in 1971.
I Like to Watch (Instantly): Circus of Horrors
Halloween Countdown Edition
Circus of Horrors (1960)
Directed by Sidney Hayers
Cast: Anton Diffring, Erika Remberg, Yvonne Monlaur, Donald Pleasence, Jane Hylton, Kenneth Griffith, Conrad Phillips, Jack Gwillim, Vanda Hudson, Colette Wilde, William Mervyn
I Like to Watch (Instantly): The Legend of Hell House
Halloween Countdown Edition
The Legend of Hell House (1973)
Directed by John Hough
Cast: Clive Revill, Gayle Hunnicutt, Peter Bowles, Roddy McDowall, Roland Culver, Pamela Franklin
Richard Matheson adapted his own down-and-dirty novel for the screen, somehow managing to create a reasonable PG version from the NC-17 source material. The scenario is very deliberately a sexed-up '70s remix of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House (not Hell House, got it?), itself filmed quite effectively in 1961 as The Haunting.
I Like to Watch (Instantly): Deathdream, a.k.a. Dead of Night
Halloween Countdown Edition
Deathdream (1974)
Directed by Bob Clark
Cast: John Marley, Lynn Carlin, Richard Backus, Henderson Forsythe
I Like to Watch (Instantly): Daughters of Darkness
Halloween Countdown Edition
Daughters of Darkness (1971)
Directed by Harry Kümel
Cast: Delphine Seyrig, Andrea Rau, Danielle Ouimet, John Karlen, Fons Rademakers
truly strange Belgian vampire film (original title Les Lèvres Rouges or The Red Lips) oozes style, dread and languid sensuality, not to mention an unhinged sense of humor. The dreamlike scenario: Newlywed innocents—or maybe not-so-innocents—Stefan (John Karlen, from TV's then-smash-hit "Dark Shadows") and Valerie (Danielle Ouimet) decide to linger in an opulent beachside hotel when their train is delayed. Too bad it's the middle of winter and the only other guests are the glamorous Countess Bathory (Delphine Seyrig, The Day of the Jackal, Last Year at Marienbad) and her sultry personal assistant Ilona. Before you can say "Carmilla" the oh-so-charming Countess infiltrates herself into the lovers' troubled honeymoon and encourages the emergence of Stefan's barely-suppressed dark side. (Just what is he hiding about his mother, anyhow?) You know what happens next.
African-Americans in New Mexico
This week, columnist Gene Grant called for African-Americans to speak up against injustices in New Mexico. In particular, he looked at the case of 16-year Journal photographer Adolphe Pierre-Louis, who spent 30 minutes cuffed on the side of I-40, though he committed no crime. Grant also pointed to the case of state trooper Dexter Brock, who was cuffed to a telephone pole by coworkers in 2000. Grant writes:
What happened to these two New Mexico brothers would not stand in many other states, and it should not stand here. It's time to put disapproval from African-Americans on the record for all to witness.
The piece reminded me of a brilliant essay we ran in 2007 called "Can I Touch Your Hair?" by Virginia Lovliere Hampton. It's really one of the better discussions of race in our state that's been published, and it's one of my favorite articles that's run in the paper. She writes about the positive aspects of living in New Mexico, as well as the downside of being in a region where African-Americans are a small percentage of the population.
One of those common experiences is having our hair "touched" if we have or wear our hair "nappy." In Albuquerque—and, I hear, in Santa Fe, too—"nappy-headed" people of African descent are confronted regularly with having perfect strangers reach toward us to touch our hair or, worse, that of our young children—often without asking—like we're dolls or other merchandise to be handled. It's unsettling, objectifying and rude, especially for those of us who, like me, are from the South, where, apparently, white folks are raised a little better.
I hear all the time that racism isn't so prevalent in New Mexico—particularly against African-Americans. But it's worth considering the insidious problems ignoring these issues can create.
V.20 No.38 | 9/22/2011
Gallery Review
Quest for the Sublime
Forty years of Bruce Lowney
A four-decade retrospective on display at Exhibit/208 shows Bruce Lowney's range as a master of the tri-tone lithograph. Collected Works charts his evolution as a printer and visual poet, while making space for his equally impressive large-scale oil works.
Concerned Dads and Robot Jams
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Happy Tuesday Report Station fans. These are more tracks that came off the phone's voicemail, not the Alibi's. Again, this means these people were called from the phone booth and are calling the number back.
(Don't know what this is about? Click here.)
Hello, Hello? Hello!? Alternative Lifestyles and "Woooooo!"
Four little gems from our favorite social experiment. The angle with these recordings is that they were left on the phone's own voicemail. This is a number that someone would have only after having been called from the phone. Check out the surreal storytelling in the last track. These guys are in deep.
What's going on? Find out.
Blue Moon Serenade, The Way to the Future and Touching Yourself
Three micro-performances from our beloved art box phone:
Report Station recordings: happy birthdays, Alibi love and touching yourself
Here are three new ones from the Report Station's early days:
Bullies Bash the Telephone Art Box
Quit it you hooligans!
When the idea of asking artists to create new distribution boxes for the Alibi first started getting kicked around the office, a lot of people had the opinion that the boxes would be immediately vandalized. As finished boxes started coming in, and many were more intricate and beautiful than we could have imagined, talk around the water cooler was that they were just begging to be destroyed.
I wanted to have faith in humanity. Several of us on the opposing team defended the faceless masses of Albuquerque, saying surely someone wouldn't break or batter a piece of art. The imaginary perp would see how much care and effort went into it and have respect! Deep inside though, we knew it wasn't whether, but when.
All of the creators knew their work would be outside and vulnerable to attack, and gamely strove to make public art to better our city anyway.
That doesn't make it any more acceptable for some total idiot to smash it. Well Albuquerque, you managed to make it about three weeks. Good for you. In the past few days, the Report Station, which has been causing a lot of communication, and spreading a lot of joy and weirdness, was all smashed up. It's looked worse each day too, as if one person, seeing that it was vandalized, had to follow suit, lemming-like.
The only way to combat this destruction, that we can see, is through creation. That's why we will post new recordings from the Report Station every day for the next five days. Keep calling in, friends. Tell the Report Station your secrets, hopes and dreams. We need ammo against the enemies of beauty and decency.
The Report Station
Now through when the vandals finally break it down and carry it away
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The Daily Word in look-a-likes, female PMs and
Plus, a planet with two suns!
Denmark just elected its first female prime minister.
Stud Finder, by xkcd.
DNA test being done to see if Santa Fe mom's son is really a missing boy from 2000.
Florida cable guy exposes himself and masturbates in client's living room, police say.
Meet some Stanford genius hackers and code writers.
China's buying up gold, perhaps to weaken the U.S. dollar.
Can this tiny college in the Catskills annihilate the economy?
Texas inmate receives stay of execution from the Supreme Court because testimony at his trial may have been racist.
Scientists discover the first planet that is definitely orbiting two stars.
The changing face of atheism.
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Screen Talk at Jean Cocteau Cinema
An evening of behind-the-scenes screenwriting stories, straight-talk advice and good humor with screenwriter and Santa Fe resident Kirk Ellis.
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Monday, December 30, 2013
U.S./China relationship: A mix of cooperation/confrontation or an inevitable slide to confrontation later in the decade?
First of all, hoping your holiday season has been warm and meaningful. Of course, New Year's is still ahead.
Sometimes, I fear, as we assess news stories and global trends, we miss the big picture.
With disproportionate emphasis on such stories as the rollout of President Obama's health-care overhaul; the health of the nation's economy; and yes, the Middle-East, we miss the big stories: Increasing confrontation in East Asia (China vs. its neighbors, particularly Japan, and the sometimes edgy U.S./Chinese relationship which could become more confrontational later in the decade), not to mention global competition for finite resources, and climate change.
Peter Lee at The ASIA TIMES reviews some of the scenarios for East Asia, including how an increasingly nationalistic Japan and a possible Republic of China/Taiwan renunciation of the "One China" doctine could unleash unpredictable shock waves. (Despite President Obama's intensification of the U.S. drone campaign, and U.S. surveillance, Lee fears Mr. Obama's successor might have little compunction over a heightened confrontation with China. Indeed, I could imagine a "hawkish" Hillary Clinton, or ANY of the likely Republican Presidential nominees - with the notable exception of Rand Paul - in that position.)
Posted at 8:19am on December 30, 2013 by Allan Loudell
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Mon, Dec 30, 2013 9:15am
Apparently, Loudell has health coverage or doesn't expect to need it before age 65 or he wouldn't so blithely dismiss health-care reform and its problems. Instead, he'd rather focus on the other side of the world and big material off of obscure websites nobody else pays attention to. His apparent purpose is to show how smart he is and to make everyone else wrong who does not share his interest in China, butterflies and stamps.
Note: The Asia Times is the product of a right-wing media mogul in Thailand - sort of the Siamese Rupert Murdoch.
Allan Loudell
Mon, Dec 30, 2013 9:20am
Bill. Happy Holidays. And I do care about health-care reform. Remember: My output is not just this blog. I do many stories and interviews about the President's health-care overhaul every week.
And whatever the ownership of The ASIA TIMES, a good deal of its output is left-wing, progressive... certainly condemnatory of U.S. foreign policy.
And my "interests" are all over the map, literally and figuratively.
Mon, Dec 30, 2013 10:09am
Allan Loudell: You said: "With disproportionate emphasis on such stories as the rollout of President Obama's health-care overhaul; the health of the nation's economy; and yes, the Middle-East, we miss the big stories..."
Your words, not mine.
People who can't get or afford health insurance in the private market up to now may not consider this coverage "disproportionate." And people who have lost their jobs or their homes (or are worried about losing homes or jobs) might not consider coverage of the economy "disproportionate." And coverage of a region that has drawn U.S. forces into harm's way repeatedly in the last quarter-century - and may do so again - may not be "disproportionate."
Mike from Delaware
Mon, Dec 30, 2013 10:19am
Allan: Welcome back. Hope your Christmas holiday was good too.
China and that entire Asian thing could very well become a problem that the U.S. into which the U.S. would feel it would have to stick its nose. China has landed a probe on the Moon [wonder if it'll also put a Chinese flag in the soil there] and is expanding its space program. Russia also announced during the past week, I believe, that Putin wants to expand Russia's space program too.
My guess is, it won't be too far down the trail that the U.S. will have to announce we're expanding our space program. The idea of the Ruskies, but especially the Chi-Coms, having bases on the Moon or "peaceful satellites" hovering over the U.S. is very unsettling.
So all that will contribute towards the U.S. getting involved in the power-grab by China against its neighbors.
I agree Hillary or most Republican Presidents would want to take action, thus getting us into another confrontational situation which would drain more money out of our treasury.
At least with Hillary and a DEM-controlled Congress, they'd at least raise taxes [probably on everyone including the wealthy 2%] to pay for such a confrontation; unlike the TEA/G.O.P. folks who would want to do as Bush Jr. did, for Iraq/Afghanistan, and that was lower taxes especially, on the upper 2%, thus causing most of the debt problems we have now.
Allan Loudell
Mon, Dec 30, 2013 10:20am
Bill. I see your points.
But you might agree with me that were it not for Israel and U.S. oil interests, the United States' pre-occupation in the world might not be so Middle-East--centric.
To Bill and Mike: While the Middle-East is inherently dangerous, I fear a conflict in East Asia - were it to occur - could escalate into a regional war, or worse, much more quickly.
Allan Loudell
Mon, Dec 30, 2013 10:48am
"Mr. Obama's successor might have little compunction over a heightened confrontation with China. Indeed, I could imagine a "hawkish" Hillary Clinton, or ANY of the likely Republican Presidential nominees - with the notable exception of Rand Paul - in that position.)"
Yet another reason to vote for a Tea Partier like Rand Paul ;)
Mon, Dec 30, 2013 11:50am
If it is any consolation, 100 years ago, no one paid very much attention to Serbia and Bosnia either....
China will no doubt soon attempt to take over a contested piece of worthless rock under the erroneous notion the U.S. will not risk a war. In which case the U.S. then has two options: Defend our existing treaties with either Japan, Taiwan, or Philippines and start WWIII, or... undergo negotiations and allow the possessions to shift hands peacefully (as was was done at Munich), and later start WWIII.
BillS is wrong that the Obamacare dominance of American news is important. The current situation has already pushed that story off the front pages... Obamacare has dropped into the "nothing-new-to-see-here" category. Keep in mind that only 13 out of 1000 people were affected negatively by Obamacare, and it was a non-event, or positive experience, for the other 987 ...
China is the news, for if that explodes, we are indeed in a pickle.
The best option, in my opinion, is to follow neither the scenarios that led us down those two paths last century.
I'd propose an economic war, and wars through proxies, as we pursued against Soviet Russia, as our most effective strategy.
Our strongest weapon is the internal unrest within China itself... As soon as we can make the Chinese people understand that their government is all that is standing in the way of their achieving their own version of an American quality of life, we open a new front for the Chinese government right in their own backyard.
Mon, Dec 30, 2013 12:18pm
"To Bill and Mike: While the Middle-East is inherently dangerous, I fear a conflict in East Asia - were it to occur - could escalate into a regional war, or worse, much more quickly."
We've already had three major wars in/with the Far East in the lifetimes of people now living. And today's equivalent of the old China Lobby might get us into another one. What is this Peter Lee's background and agenda?
U.S. business interests have coveted China as a market for their manufactured goods and as a source of raw materials for almost 200 years. U.S. religious interests have coveted China as a source of converts. Both have led to U.S. imperialism in the area. What ax is this Lee person grinding?
Mon, Dec 30, 2013 12:31pm
"Our strongest weapon is the internal unrest within China itself...
As soon as we can make the Chinese people understand that their government is all that is standing in the way
of their achieving their own version of an American quality of life, we open a new front for the Chinese government right in their own backyard."
So, the Chinese need their own TEA Party? LOL!
Mon, Dec 30, 2013 12:37pm
btw kavips, I actually agree with your assessment on China...thought your diary on DailyKos did a good job describing how to go about putting that China plan into action. Problem is, as Mr. Loudell said, 0bama/Hillary/or a neo-Con Republican would not pursue that plan...but someone like Rand might.
Mon, Dec 30, 2013 4:20pm
The Chinese drink oolong, not Earl Grey.
Mon, Dec 30, 2013 6:07pm
Chinese tea can be classified into five distinctive categories: white, green, oolong, black and post-fermented...but they can still join the Tea Party...
The Green Tea Party? Sounds like a job for the CIA.
Mon, Dec 30, 2013 6:48pm
U.S. tea baggers are probably post-fermented... and white, of course.
Mon, Dec 30, 2013 8:31pm
Hey Bill: In 2014, the TEA party is going to do this to you:
Tue, Dec 31, 2013 5:24am
Pizza: Why don't you move down to the bayous and join the duck dummies; your kind of people. I notice the Republican establishment is already moving to purge the party of tea nuts.
MikeFromDelaware: If you considered Pizza your "brother," you are as bad as he. Christianity is divided between nasty, oppresive bigots, and spineless cowards who tolerate them (and allow them to operate).
Tue, Dec 31, 2013 6:45am
Bigoted TEA nut and proud of it!
Tue, Dec 31, 2013 8:21am
Obviously, and a credit to Christianity.
Are you also looking for marry underage girls, like your duck brother in Christ?
Tue, Dec 31, 2013 9:00am
bill: What the "duck" are you talking about?...underage?
Tue, Dec 31, 2013 9:21am
Nevermind bill...just saw your post/link on another thread.
All Phil said was that if you are old enough to have sex then you better get married first...sounds like sound biblical doctrine and nothing to do with child-brides (unless there is also a "child-groom"). The Bible is clear on this topic of sex/marriage.
Some L.D.S. and some in Islam do want actual child-brides (as young as 11) marrying old men but Phil/Christianity do not agree with that "policy".
Sounds like a "witch-hunt" has been declared on Phil and Christianity.
-A Day is on January 21st to support Phil and Christianity.
Tue, Dec 31, 2013 9:29am
Congratulations, Earl: You're helping Pizza discredit Christianity. Maybe you'd be happier in Sussex where 17 is an old maid and they marry their cousins. And every Sunday morning you go to St. Jerry Lee Lewis Church with the other rednecks.
Tue, Dec 31, 2013 9:50am
bill: Pretty sure I'm not discrediting Christianity by saying one should be married before engaging in sex and the responsibility that comes with pleasure...maybe if more people thought this way less abortions would be performed and more fathers would be involved with the family.
It would be better IMHO if the marriage takes place after 18-20 but if the "kids" are Christians and hold to the teachings of Christ then they should either wait to have sex or get married.
Tue, Dec 31, 2013 11:10am
Earl: This more recent post makes more sense than your earlier one. If you read or watched the redneck's comments, he is calling for barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen as soon as a girl reaches puberty.
And, by the way, Jesus never said anything about pre-marital sex, just as he never said anything about gay marriage and abortion.
Only patrilinial cultures get hung up about girls being virgins when they marry; not matrilinial cultures. It's all about inheritance, and knowing for sure who the daddy is.
Adding to the hypocrisy, hillbillies and rednecks don't seem to have a problem with junior sewing wild oats; just the girl junior marries. I notice Mr. Duck only mentioned girls in his tirade; not boys.
Tue, Dec 31, 2013 1:22pm
bill: I'm pretty sure Phil was joking about those statements...you know something called humor...he was making fun of Hillbillies in front of Hillbillies. If you ever watched the show you would know that Phil warns his grandchildren (boys and girls) about sex, marriage and God.
And yes, Jesus does speak about all the topics above...He followed/obeyed/believed the
Tue, Dec 31, 2013 2:16pm
Earl: Actually, Jesus said he followed all 613 commandments.
And I'm not sure he was joking. But make excuses for him if it makes you feel better. Maybe Phil's still will blow up and there will be nothing left of him - god willing. Something to look forward to in the new year.
Mike from Delaware
Tue, Dec 31, 2013 2:44pm
Billsmith said, "And, by the way, Jesus never said anything about pre-marital sex, just as he never said anything about gay marriage and abortion."
As I've explained before, Jesus tended to preach on subjects where he either expanded the law to a higher level or was against how the Jewish leaders were enforcing the laws. So yes Jesus didn't preach about homosexuality, per-marital sex, bestiality, etc, specifically, because Jesus agreed with those laws.
This Phil Robertson fella is definitely, in my book, a Redneck, Hillbilly. I don't believe he'd argue with that statement, but would be rather proud of that. Don't look to me to defend the stuff he says. I've never watched the show, have no interest in him or his show. Do not believe the Constitution guarantees him the protection from his employer the right to say anything in public, that protection is only from the government other than threatening to do something to over throw the government.
Of course this is America and the wealthy famous folks among us here have a different set of rules for them. So he gets a break that the rest of us wouldn't get, just as the Hollywood crowd, sports figures, politicians, and the wealthiest 2% get. There's one unwritten law for them and the law book that gets thrown at the rest of us.
Subject change.
So tonight is what used to the one night of they year we'd hear Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians playing Auld Lang Syne. Hard to believe that's been quite a few years ago.
Hope all of you will be safe. I had a band many years ago and have played many New Years Eve's. We always saw accidents on the side of the road on our way home after the gig.
I remember an Alcoholic I once knew. I remember once kidding him saying, well Joe, tonight is your big night eh? He admitted he was an alcoholic, he just didn't want to do anything about it so no AA for him. Anyhow, his answer was interesting. He said, heck no I don't go out on New Years Eve, that's Amateur night. People one night a year decide to go out and drink like I do all year long and then kill themselves and others on the highways, no thank you. I'll stay home and celebrate.
So be safe if you do go out. I'm going to a New Years Eve church service in the early evening and then home.
Hopefully some sanity will happen in the world in 2014. OK we all know that's not going to happen, but we can always hope. Happy New Year all.
Tue, Dec 31, 2013 2:47pm
Happy New Year to you Mike...and all others here.
Mike from Delaware
Tue, Dec 31, 2013 3:08pm
Interesting Biblical find in Israel.
Tue, Dec 31, 2013 3:38pm
First of all, it's not a Bible they found. It's a piece of cloth.
Second of all, it does not look anything like blue. If the Bible calls that blue (and they are just guessing on that) then the Bible is color blind.
Tue, Dec 31, 2013 7:33pm
"Chick-Phil-A Day is on January 21st to support Phil and Christianity."
Just when this fast-food chain was starting to put a public relations disaster behind, the Duck Lovers drag it back down again. Now, people with a conscience will remember to drive on to the next fast-food place down the road. I'm sure the Colonel, Kenny, and Popeye are pleased.
Tue, Dec 31, 2013 9:45pm
Hey Bill: Earl, MFD, and I don't have to discredit Christianity. It was already discredited in your mind long before you ever joined this blog.
Heaven or hell. The choice is yours.
Wed, Jan 1, 2014 5:36am
Hell. It gets a much better class of people.
"Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company."
- Mark Twain
Wed, Jan 1, 2014 7:02am
Hmmmmmmmmm. I wonder which one HE went to.
Wed, Jan 1, 2014 9:43am
Pizza: You should worry about which one YOU go to since as a hate-filled, nasty bigot, you violate most of Jesus' teachings.
Your heaven is a non-stop church service filled with fundamentalist tea-baggers, so I'll pass on that.
What if the Bible lies and Satan is really the good guy; Yahweh the bad guy? Read Robert Heinlein's "The Book of Job" sometime.
Mike from Delaware
Wed, Jan 1, 2014 9:57am
Mrpizza: Haven't you figured it out yet? Billsmith is not interested, because he doesn't believe heaven and hell exist. He doesn't believe the Bible is God's holy, inspired, and infallible word. He's not been shy in sharing that with all of us.
Your discussion with him reminds me of the TEA/G.O.P. trying to legislate morality issues with folks in society who don't even realize those things are sinful. They don't believe they are doing anything wrong, thus the problem, and without Christ/Holy Spirit in their lives, they'll never get it. So from Bill's point-of-view, we're trying to jam our beliefs and values down his throat, which he resents, just as we resent the "worldly values" being shoved down our throats.
For those who have Christ and are truly following Christ, it doesn't matter whether or not there's a law against say abortion. Those folks won't be living a lifestyle that would put them into a situation where they'd have to consider getting an abortion.
The other folks don't believe their lifestyle is sinful [wrong] so they think you and I are crazy. THAT's why I do not advocate trying to legislate such things in government; it simply puts up a barrier for these folks to come to Christ. Jesus didn't bother either with ancient Rome. He simply went about his Father's business winning one heart/soul at a time. Today's Church needs to go back to doing that and get out of politics. That doesn't mean as individuals we can't be in politics as Americans, but we should not drag God's holy name into it.
So the same applies to Billsmith. He truly isn't interested, so getting into a sparing battle over all this stuff is pointless. Bill doesn't believe any of it; from his perspective, any of us who do are talking nonsense in his opinion.
Bill gave you his perspective above when he said,"Hell. It gets a much better class of people.
"Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company."
- Mark Twain"
I've heard many folks say similar stuff: My friends are all going to be in Hell, so I want to be there too, etc.
You think you're going to argue Billsmith into the Kingdom of God? Nowhere do I see Jesus strong-arming someone into the kingdom. I may not agree with Bill's decision, but I respect Bill's right to be wrong on this issue and make the decision he chooses. He has the same free will to pick up the fork and eat the banquet Jesus has freely given us that you and I have.
Bill has obviously read some of the Bible, if not all of the Bible. He, at some point in his life, chose to walk away from the faith, for whatever reason; that's between Bill and God. Bill doesn't owe any us an explanation. For whatever reason Bill's chosen to say to Jesus, no thank you. I know better. It is what it is. As I said, I may not like his decision, and pray that he changes his mind, but it is his decision and nagging a person usually doesn't get that person to change and see it your way [does your wife's nagging ever get you to see it her way? - heh heh].
To everyone here: Happy New Year - 2014.
Wed, Jan 1, 2014 12:43pm
MikeFromDelaware: You really think Pizza is a reasonable person and open to appeals to logic. Not just Pizza, the cross-burners, the Duck Dynasty, all the wackos.... I hope you don't plan on spending eternity with people like that. Don't take this brother-in-Christ thing too far. The reason for holidays is so you can have the other 360 plus days to avoid relatives.
Wed, Jan 1, 2014 1:04pm
MFD: Thanks for the perspective. I'm not trying to strongarm Bill into the kingdom, but I do try to remind him that he's headed in the wrong direction when there's an opening to do so. Different people need different kinds of witnessing.
I do agree with you about the church that individual Christians should do the political bidding. I don't consider it appropriate for a church administration to publicly endorse a political candidate or party. By the same token, unions also are supposed to be politically neutral, but unfortunately they're clearly left-wing and spend dues money endorsing such candidates regardless of the political preference of the person the money came from.
As you've probably seen over and over again, it's liberal black churches who endorse candidates, and as usual, it's Democrats. They exploit the black church and black pastors the same as the exploit the black poor. Never are these churches targeted for IRS audits, but if a white church just speaks out on an issue or expresses any disagreement with the left, watch out, they'll take away your tax-exempt status.
Have a great and prosperous new year, with all of God's blessings.
Wed, Jan 1, 2014 3:01pm
Pizza: You lie! First off, unions are not obliged to be politically neutral. However, churches are. And it is right-wing, fundamentalist mega-church preachers and televangelists who routinely and consistently endorse Republicans, as well as take positions on issues like gay marriage and reproductive choice.
I wish you would share your uninformed and bigoted opinions in the real world, say a neighborhood bar where somebody can give you the cold cocking you richly deserve.
My idea of hell: Any place that includes you.
MikeFromDelaware: Maybe you could take out a lost-and-found ad for your missing backbone. By the way, women who are not sexually repressed don't need to nag. Women who are regularly gratified sensually are much nicer and they get what they want because it's a pleasure to get them what they want. But Christians wouldn't know about that. I started getting turned off to the church in middle school when I realized that church girls, contrary to the song, do NOT want to have fun (or at least, they won't admit it, and make it too much work to get to home base).
Christians worship pain and suffering.
If Jesus had been hung, they'd have a noose hanging from their rearview mirror.
If Jesus had been stoned, they'd have a rock hanging from their rearview mirror.
If Jesus had gotten the electric chair, they'd have an electric plug hanging from their rearview mirror.
If Jesus had gotten lethal injection, they'd have a hypodermic syringe hanging from their rearview mirror.
If Jesus had been beheaded, they'd have an ax hanging from their rearview mirror.
If Jesus had gotten the firing squad, they'd have a bullet - or maybe an arrow - hanging from their rearview mirror.
No wonder Bible-thumpers love the death penalty so much. No surprise they don't care about innocent people being executed.
Mike from Delaware
Wed, Jan 1, 2014 4:11pm
Billsmith: It's not a matter of having a backbone, but I'm not the judge. I'm a sinner who is seeing a blurred image, just as you and Mrpizza are. That's why I try not to condemn either of you. Sure, there are times I don't agree with Mrpizza [Prosperity Gospel and the Duck Dynasty idolizing thing, for example] or with you on other topics and I'll express where I see it differently from Mrpizza or you. But I'm as fallible as he and you, and I'm sure I've not got the entire view correct as my faith/walk continues to grow [or if you will - evolve] as I learn more both from Science but also from the Bible and History]. So all I can do is offer the understanding I have at a given moment realizing that you, EarlGrey, and Mrpizza are doing the same. There are those rare times when we all agree and the other times where we don't.
I do agree with you that unions don't have an obligation not to be political, but it does seem unreasonable if you're a Republican, and your dues money is going to support views you don't agree with, just as it would upset and not be reasonable for DEMS if their dues money was going to support TEA party candidates, etc.
Yes, the black churches tend to back liberal DEM candidates and legislation while the white Evangelical churches tend to back the conservative G.O.P./TEA candidates and legislation. Both should abstain from backing ANY candidates and political parties and legislation UNLESS it specifically would infringe on the churches' constitutional rights; that's the one time they should speak up, because the non-Christian population sure won't speak up to defend their rights, so then the church needs to do that, but only then.
Mrpizza said: "Different people need different kinds of witnessing."
I totally agree. Our styles of witnesses are different too, but if you are feeling led by the Lord to witness and "argue" with Billsmith, I sure wouldn't want to get in the way. But at some point, it just becomes an argument, and the Bible tells us to avoid foolish controversies and arguments in Titus 3:9 and 2 Timothy 2:14. Granted those scriptures were discussing controversies with believers.
Bill is a fallen-away former believer, by his own words " I started getting turned off to the church in middle school". "What if the Bible lies and Satan is really the good guy; Yahweh the bad guy?"
From what I've read from what Bill has said here for many months, He's not seeking Christ, but simply looking for an argument and a forum to discredit the Church, its people and Christian teaching, where he doesn't agree with it [homosexuality is one example and finding easy girls to lay is another to mention two].
So that's why I mention it to you Mrpizza.
Hope everyone had a good New Years, hopefully 2014 will be a better year for the economy so that all those folks who've lost jobs can go back to work.
Wed, Jan 1, 2014 8:28pm
MikeFromDelaware: Not quite. They used to say the way to do deal with a bully is to fight back. I've had enough of being bullied by church nazis. So, I am fighting back. You people have gotten your way for too long, cowed people into silence for too long, passed laws to force your dogmas on people for too long. As I said earlier, the basis of your church is making yourselves right and others wrong, to justify yourselves and invalidate others, to dominate and avoid domination. Your most recent post is basically "we are right; he's wrong, but be nice anyway."
And as for your sometimes expressed concern that the rest of the country doesn't pay attention to Delaware: Tonight everyone in 49 other states listening to NPR heard....
Wilmington, Del., Struggles With Outsized Murder Rate
The city of Wilmington, Del., is not large, about 71,000 residents. But its escalating gun violence problem compares to that of many larger cities. The effects on the community, in particular its youngest residents, has city officials calling it a pandemic and they are seeking federal help.
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Wed, Jan 1, 2014 9:27pm
Billsmith: it's OK for you to say you're right & we're wrong, but not the other way around... what a hypocrite.! So rather than engage in a pointless arguement I'm done with that topic with you. So go ahead & get the last word on that topic.
Sadly Wilmington is getting a very bad reputation, but of course, the city won't do anything like Giuliani's plan, heck, that might actually work. So they just talk & talk. Blah, blah, blah, blah says the mayor & another senseless killing, then more blah, blah, blah, blah says the mayor & another couple kids get killed & on & on it goes.
Thu, Jan 2, 2014 2:32am
Hey Bill: Just to be clear, I've never watched Duck Dynasty and have never heard the actual audio of anything Phil Robertson has said, so I take a position of neutrality on the issue.
As far as homosexuality is concerned, I've only stated that which agrees with scripture, so you'll have to take that issue up with God.
Thu, Jan 2, 2014 5:05am
MikeFromDelaware: Again, you keep assuming I think like you do. I don't say you're wrong. I don't know. REPEAT: I don't know. I don't believe. I just point out the flaws in your arguments and in your "infallible" scripture, and all the evil that has been done by Christians in the name of religion. You need answers. I live in the question. When I typed that, the image that came to mind was the robot on "Lost In Space" going in circles and waving it's arms saying, "It Does Not Compute!"
Try this on for size: What if there is a Holy Ghost and it speaks to each of us, each of us flawed, fallible human beings. As this blog shows, human beings often garble the messages they receive but few recognize that. A long time ago, the Holy Ghost spoke to some people, as it speaks to everyone, but they wrote down their own perception of what they received. Hundreds of years later, you and others treat that as infallible and you now listen to these old documents instead of listening to the "inner voice" speaking directly to you.
How much of what preachers and priests tell you is for their benefit, not yours - and not for the benefit of any higher power?
To paraphrase Edmund Kean, believing what you're told is easy; thinking for yourself is hard.
Pizza: For being neutral, you sure have a lot of opinions on this duck redneck. What's striking is how alike the two of you sound.
Mike from Delaware
Thu, Jan 2, 2014 10:29am
Billsmith: As I've said many times, that's Faith, believing in something you cannot prove as in a Scientific experiment. You want that and no one can give that to you. If they were able to, then it wouldn't be faith. That wasn't the path God chose to use. I understand the problem, and understand why the highly educated "logically trained minds of today" [since the Enlightenment especially] have a difficult time grasping the Faith thing.
I know what I believe based on the studying I've done. I've expounded it in much detail over the months here. I also realize that my anecdotal stories won't do it for you as those are simply my experiences [and, at that, the experiences and learnings of a man without letters], which is why I don't see the point in further beating this very bloody dead horse.
You have your point-of-view and I have my faith. I totally understand your point, but believe you've allowed your intellect to blind you to something far bigger and better than any of us are capable of comprehending, and IF my understanding IS correct, will mean a bad ending for you in the next life. I've done what my Lord has asked me to do. I've shared my faith to the best of my ability, so I have no guilt in ending this discussion.
You offered your views in exchange. Fair enough. We've had some lively debates on this stuff. We just don't see it the same way. So I respect your right to have your views, even though to me they are wrong; hopefully, you'll give me that same respect back.
Look forward to new non-faith topics to discuss. On these faith topics, I'll leave you in the capable hands of the other brothers and sisters in Christ who post here. Maybe their insights will spark something in you to rekindle that flame of faith. Be at peace.
Thu, Jan 2, 2014 12:02pm
Duck Dynasty update: Phil Robertson now says all Homo sapiens sapiens (not a typo) are sinners in need of Jesus' grace :)
Romans 3:22-24
Thu, Jan 2, 2014 12:10pm
And he is such an authority!
Boy it's bad enough when you people quote fat, pompous televangelists but now ignorant rednecks? And just to save yourself the trouble of reading a book and thinking for yourself?
Thu, Jan 2, 2014 2:56pm
...we are ALL homo sapiens sapiens (modern humans) and all have sinned.
btw, Phil didn't actually say the above quote...but if he had, it would be a true statement (we are all humans) and if he had, he would again be called a "h8er".
Thu, Jan 2, 2014 10:03pm
Isn't Bill just an angry young man?
Fri, Jan 3, 2014 8:40am
Mostly when he reads the idiotic crap you post, Pizza, and realizes that people like you are allowed to vote and sign contracts.
Fri, Jan 3, 2014 10:55am
Thanks Bill!
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Energy supplier Constellation, owned by Chicago-based Exelon, also is keeping its downtown offices open, but "employees have been advised to discuss alternative work arrangements with their supervisors as necessary," spokeswoman Kelly Biemer said in an email.
Verizon's office at 1 E. Pratt St. has been mostly empty since Wednesday, after employees were told they would not be able to get into the parking garage after 7 a.m. that day, said Sandy Arnette, a spokeswoman. The office's workers have settled temporarily at area Verizon offices or worked from home, she said.
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J.P. Grant, the Columbia financier who shouldered the financial burden of running the race, spent part of Thursday walking the streets and talking with potential customers. Grant has said he expects to lose money on the race again this year, but not as much.
The future of the race depends on increased revenue and finding a date to run in the coming years. Events scheduled for M&T Bank Stadium and the Baltimore Convention Center in 2014 and 2015 have pushed the race from Labor Day, and Grant is working to find another weekend that could work.
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"You guys know it. You can't just say there's going to be a race," he said. "There's so much to deal with. But it can be incredibly rewarding."
Baltimore's race has taken a "quantum leap" toward fulfilling the promise that city leaders saw when they approved the race in 2010, Mayer said. A year ago, he spent the Thursday before the race scurrying around the site, checking every facet of the operation. His slower place this year shows the race operation can continue to evolve and become less difficult for the city, he said.
Grant said he'll watch this year's event with clear eyes. For a businessman with no experience in racing — or running a big-time sports event — last year was bewildering. He now feels better able to evaluate whether the Grand Prix is right for the city.
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The night after moving in, the first-years students attended an event called "Discover. Develop. Become: Together at Luther". We all dressed up and were paired with dates. My roommate and I were matched up with the two boys living directly below us. After being introduced, we made our way to the dinner and were greeted by the president of Luther College and his wife. We were then left to mingle with our new classmates and Luther professors, and to enjoy tables of tasty food.
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