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Re: Yes on 8 Bus Tour: Impressions at an Exhibition

BR — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:54:21 -0000

You are a braver soul than I. Beautiful and eloquent post.

Assuming noyb is who he claims he only reinforces your perception of the event by resorting to attacking things he doesn't understand, or purposefully limits his knowledge of. I live near San Diego and am disgusted by the ignorance of some of our own family members regarding 8.

Having an 18 year old nephew who recently came out, most of his immediate family are still clinging to their "Hate the sin, love the sinner" backhanded Christian claim. Even one cousin who is engaged to be married is under the delusion that "they" can have all the same rights as a hetero couple without being legally married.

The only thing qualified to define marriage is the love of those involved.

Keep up the great blog!

No on 8
Don't discriminate.

8 teaches HATE
NO ON 8!

Re: Finally, a Bailout for Homeowners?

BR — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:03:37 -0000

"Christopher Whalen, an investment banker and research analyst ...it’s time to get the foreclosure over with and get that property back on the market, as a first step toward stemming falling home values."

How, exactly, is this the best course of action? The house will then be on the market appraised for the same reduced value as could have been offered to the homeowner if a modification had been pursued.

I.e. say my circumstances are such that I can't afford a loan for $300K but the current appraised value is $200K which I can afford. If the Mr. Potter's of the world skip to the chase and foreclose, the lender would then be trying to sell the house in an already flooded market for the same $200K.

There are a whole lot more stories in the housing debachle other than the subprimes. Between health issues and a new baby my wife hasn't worked in 3 years. We tried to sell just before this whole thing started and we watched our asking price follow the market down...trailing just behind. We went from hoping to come away with a modest down on something much smaller, to hoping we could break even, to being deeply indebted to family for the past year which will shortly run out.

I have similar urges like 'mad and angry' below but intentionally defaulting is a bad decision...like the ones that led people into the subprime web in the first place. I have to believe the system will open to those like me who have tried desperatly to be responsible. I just hope it happens in time.

Re: Black Hole Created By Swiss-France Particle Accelerator Will Eat the Earth? | ixibo

BR — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:06:50 -0000

Columbus was supposed to sail off the edge of the flat earth too.

Please...most estimates are that if such "micro" black holes do manifest that they will not even have sufficient energy to power a light bulb and will disapate in miliseconds.