I agree with Muddle. Thanks David's Mom. I would enjoy thumbing through that book myself.

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Hey, man. How are you? Been out of town?

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Yes I have. Great family & get away time. How was the special Christmas with your now healthier bride?

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Do me a favor and post that veterans video from the other site on here, and maybe tell muddle about the site. By the way, the eagles gotta flock sometimes or there wouldn't be any eaglelets.

I yam what I yam....Popeye

Kevin "Hack" King

That video has come to my mind several times today. I'll do it in the morning.

BTW... I don't think it's flocking that they do to each other to produce little eaglets. It's another term, if my memory serves me correctly.

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You are consistently reasonable and balanced in your views on race. I appreciate your contributions very much.

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The Who's Who book targets anyone they think will buy their over priced book. They ask for pictures, but I don't remember them asking for race. It really is just a scam they make money by selling the people they "feature" in it, the book. They target low income rural markets, because many of the people there are trying to be "somebody".

No one needs Whos Who it is a big sales scam.

Sounds like somebody got left out of who's who....If they targeted low income rural markets like you say, you might have got in..Maybe being low income or rural isn't enough..hmmmm

Nice! Skyspy, you gotta admit that this level of wit is rare round here. Oh, and by the way, I was dumb enough to buy in once... once!

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Actually I almost was scammed by them. They send you an "application" or "invitation" (what a joke) form, and they want you to fill it out and send it back with a check.

I don't know how they get people's names and addresses.

Ummm to answer your other question the computer cop for the sheriff's dept is a friend of a friend, so I guess I'm biased. They have solved many cases that would have not been solved without the new technology.
Your eyes are as individual as your finger prints, no matter what color they are.

No one is killing you. You are killing you with your beautiful personality. Go outside and enjoy this day. It is 72 out. Sunshine does wonders for angry depressed bitter people.

You guys gotta make the next java run that we throw together. You both brought an audible giggle out of me!

Kevin "Hack" King

Glad we could brighten your day. I would love to go to coffee if work permits.

Thanks for the civil reply...just tryin' to inject some humor. This board is so serious, which is good, but we ain't eggzakly gonna solve the world's problems here. Everybody is makin' some great , relevant points, but we mustn't take ourselves or our points of view too seriously or we run the risk of being like those we gripe about here! Anyway, you seem like a good sport and like most everybody here are probably very nice once one gets to know you. Hope all enjoyed this gorgeous day ! Peace!

You are right sometimes we are too serious on here. We all care about the community we live in and we want to keep it nice. We have a diverse group here. We have a couple of research engines, muddle, bad_ptc, and Denise. They have great book suggestions also. They challenge me to think and analyse different points of view. Love that.

I hope you enjoyed the day. It was perfect convertible weather, hopefully tomorrow will be the same.

Have you heard anything about kbets situation?

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No I have not. I hope recovery is going well. Maybe he will update us soon.

It is beautiful outside. I was running around in my convertible earlier, no one beeped so I missed you today. It said 72 @ 11am. I hope you can get outside.

I was working, I did not leave until 1. I had to go get regeisterd to vote since we no longer live in the same district, I saw a red converible- I almost beeped but then I saw it was a lady- so and she was driving slow so I knew it wasn't you, I had to pass her. I will keep looking while driving- I am always in PTC.

I do hope kbets the situation is okay, it's been on my mind lately.
I hope they let us know. It's a long time if he's still in a coma, maybe they will see this and let us know.

It is beautiful- my relatives still live in N.C. and my Dad said it snowed a couple of inches there a couple of days ago, but he says now it's like spring. Sometimes I miss a little snow.

My son has been to N.C. and even got to go sleding with his cousin when he was younger- when he was 2 it snowed at Christmas when we went, I tried to get him to walk in it, it was about 2ft. deep scared him to death. We don't ski, I am too cold natured for that.

I have to pick up my son from school, I'll be looking- you know one day I have to see you.

One day I did see a car back in the summer and it was a converitable but this guy had a little boy in it. Was that you????

Have a great day- if you hear about kbets let me know. Thanks

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Hey, hey, hey most of the time I do drive slow or no more than 10 over the speed limit. It could have been me, but no one passed me today. I'm glad you registered to vote it is so important for all of us to take advantage of this privilege that we take for granted.

If I hear anything about kbets, I will let you know. Until we know I think he needs all of our thoughts and prayers. You strike me as the kind of person that is part of prayer circles that some churches have. I knew you would take this story seriously, and pray for him, thats why I told you about the post. Thanks for taking it seriously.

Have a good day.

Even before my mom and sister passed about 2 and half years ago, I am sensitive to people that hurt. Even though my mom and sister have passed as hard as it is daily and I mean daily- it hurts deeply- so I feel even more so for people- even if I haven't gone though the same thing- the pain of loosing them would have been unbearable if I didn't believe in God.

I still hurt over them, I don't think you ever get over it, I think Muddle described it as C.S.Lewis says it like a amputee and I agree for me it's like a stab or two pieces of my heart that can't be replaced. It's hard- Are you parents still living? I have to say loosing them is the hardest most difficult thing to go through- but I do trust God, He's still Good- has blest me loads- my husband, child, friends and your friendship even though I can't see you - just see this cool avatar. BTW mine is the best than yours. Ha.

I have to get my son or I will get a ticket. Later - Go drive in the great weather. Feel sorry for me I just have a sunroof. Ha.

This so so funny to me, I have had two parents say to me my child was listening to music or music was on and they started dancing and I said how did you learn to dance that way and they said Mrs. bpr. My husband is much better than me. Michael is like a slinky snake, I want to dance like that. Well one thing they will remember I taught them to dance. Ha.

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My parents are still living, I'm lucky. Everyday I have with my dad is a gift.

I heard a saying that my lifelong best friend passed to me when her father died. It was very hard for her family, but they have strong faith...she passed on this saying " The God of the mountains is still the God in the valleys" he is always with you. Sort of like the footprints saying.

Have a safe drive home.

Even before my mom and sister passed about 2 and half years ago, I am sensitive to people that hurt. Even though my mom and sister have passed as hard as it is daily and I mean daily- it hurts deeply- so I feel even more so for people- even if I haven't gone though the same thing- the pain of loosing them would have been unbearable if I didn't believe in God.

I still hurt over them, I don't think you ever get over it, I think Muddle described it as C.S.Lewis says it like a amputee and I agree for me it's like a stab or two pieces of my heart that can't be replaced. It's hard- Are you parents still living? I have to say loosing them is the hardest most difficult thing to go through- but I do trust God, He's still Good- has blest me loads- my husband, child, friends and your friendship even though I can't see you - just see this cool avatar. BTW mine is the best than yours. Ha.

I have to get my son or I will get a ticket. Later - Go drive in the great weather. Feel sorry for me I just have a sunroof. Ha.

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Even before my mom and sister passed about 2 and half years ago, I am sensitive to people that hurt. Even though my mom and sister have passed as hard as it is daily and I mean daily- it hurts deeply- so I feel even more so for people- even if I haven't gone though the same thing- the pain of loosing them would have been unbearable if I didn't believe in God.

I still hurt over them, I don't think you ever get over it, I think Muddle described it as C.S.Lewis says it like a amputee and I agree for me it's like a stab or two pieces of my heart that can't be replaced. It's hard- Are you parents still living? I have to say loosing them is the hardest most difficult thing to go through- but I do trust God, He's still Good- has blest me loads- my husband, child, friends and your friendship even though I just see this cool avatar. BTW mine is the best than yours.

I have to get my son or I will get a ticket. Later - Go drive in the great weather. Feel sorry for me I just have a sunroof. Ha.

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I will probably be playing my Michael Jackson music or Jackson Five, sorry I love these guys, I grew up with it, Michael is weird but I honestly have to say that Michael and the Jacksons put on the best concert I have ever been to and with my husband I have been to a million.

I can see my replys now.

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Michael has had many great hits. I wish he could have handled his personal stress better.

Now that's where I just absolutely have to draw the line.

Here's one of the grotesque skeletons in my closet: In the early 80s, when my wife and I were in our early 20s, we owned and listened to popular albums by Michael Jackson (Thriller) and Lionel Richie (Dancin' on the Ceiling). We even had some Kenny Rogers (You gotta know when to hold 'em) and Alabama (Take me down where I wanna be).

I say to my own shame that I was utterly unaware of the new and remarkable talent that was Stevie Ray Vaughan.

The 80s were a sheer travesty when it came to music. The Allmans spent that decade divided between doing nothing and producing crap with a distinctly 80s sound. This was the decade of glam rock with all of the noodling lead solos. One big exception: U2's Joshua Tree album. Otherwise, SRV was one of the few carrying the torch of real music that focused on musicianship rather than showmanship, glitz and pyrotechnics. (I'm trying to imagine Neil Young or Jerry Garcia moonwalking across the stage.)

Anyway, I had not always been that way. I had been an Allman Brothers/Dead/CSN&Y/Zeppelin/etc. head but suffered from a musical brain fart in my early married life once we started having kids. Call it my "conservative turn."

I have since repented of my lapse into pop and soft rock, and now proclaim the gospel of blues and jam bands from the mountain tops.

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I hope you can get outside and enjoy the weather. Now that we have you back Jane1 seems to be missing.....I hope she is on a great vacation. Have a good day you, and Jane are the sunshine on this blog, we need you.

You're okay yourself! Read my post to Cy. I hope Miss Jane is out and about enjoying herself.

I hope you are right! Like I said you both cheer all of us up, and we really miss you when you are gone. I was worried about you over the holidays. I know you have family here, but sometimes it is hard anyway.... I have to get some sun. Have a great day.

The original 'Social Register' was created back in the 1880's (a listing of old money aristocrats) and one must be nominated and voted on, in order to be included in the book. You can't purchase a spot for yourself, in this particular register. This is the Social Register I was referring to in my original posts, not the other Registers or Who's Who books that focus on a particular industry or profession, where you can purchase a spot for yourself.

Yeah, "scam" is exactly the right word.

There are academic versions of these. Every other year I get a letter: "You have been nominated for Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities!" All I have to do is submit my information, and, perhaps, agree to buy a copy.

It's pure crap.

I've received those letters in years when I've done absolutely nothing that should single me out from the thousands of other university professors in the country who have contributed much more than I have.

There's a similar thing--an invitation to take part in the "Oxford Roundtable." Each year, these invitations are sent out. To take part, you have to pay a substantial amount. I have to suppose that the thing actually takes place. But this is just another "vanity" affair. A colleague received one of these a couple of years ago. His initial reaction was to be flattered. Then I showed him my letter....

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As long as there are people who like professional rasslin, Judge Judy, Oprah Winfrey, and stock car racin, these Whos who people will sell books!
Just to point to a bound book with their name in it is magnificent.
A club once put me in one! Just for leading a club.

I'm sure that there's a place in that book for those who post irrelevant blogs.
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Thank you for saying what I was thinking..lol

As long as there are people who like professional rasslin, Judge Judy, Oprah Winfrey, and stock car racin, these Whos who people will sell books!
Just to point to a bound book with their name in it is magnificent.
A club once put me in one! Just for leading a club.

And I'm really a nobody? Yikes!

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You are our sweet little "nobody".

I'm curious, what's the name of this "whitey-white Who's Who in America society book"? I'm curious if it excludes blacks.
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Why should I care about anyone's accumulation of material wealth? The register seems to me to perpetuate yet another stereotype: that of the liberated black whose view of human flourishing essentially involves material possessions. (I'm reading Brokaw's new book, Boom!. One comment from one of the black leaders in the Atlanta area is that Martin would have been surprised to see how large some of the homes of blacks are. Somehow, I'm not sure that such things were at the core of the Dream.)

Here's an idea: A register of America's most virtuous people. The only catch, though, is that, since humility is a virtue, anyone who agrees to be listed is automatically disqualified.

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Now you are making sense.
We have no more virtuous people in today's world, that I am aware of, since Mother Teresa confessed.

Black crime (smash and grab at gun store), gang activity (Fayette High), and welfare moms (Leticia), have been the main topics on this blog for several days. With that in mind, it is great to see a positive story about black society, even if it does involve a snooty social register - I still believe it is great for their culture and maybe something they can aspire to, instead of the alternative.

Granted, most of us don't care about a Social Register, for whites or blacks and most of those who read this 'book' are those that are actually in the thing. To each his/her own.

With Joel Osteen and Creflo Dollar, preaching 'Prosperity Gospel', maybe this is the new 'flock' that is being created - one of wealth and stature. And maybe that is a good thing. It sure beats trailer trash and welfare moms.

How did you know that the "smash and grab" at the gun store was committed by blacks?

As for the acknowledgement of the culture, isn't that the purpose of February's observance?

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The Sheriff's Depts. report said they were black males. The officer in charge of looking at and enhancing the images from security cameras is very good. If they used a digital color camera he can get it down to the color of their eyes in 5 mins. or less. The eyes of each individual is as different as each persons fingerprints, and if you have these cameras, it is just as easy to track. If this officer said they are black they probably are.

Are u on about? How do u know the officer looking at tape is "very good"? Fayette sheriffs dept. got one of the allstars away from C.S.I. ?
Eye color? So if they are black males with blue eyes we might be able to track them down.... You kill me!

All allowed as evidence in court, I suppose?
You say if they had these cameras? Did they?
Yeah, if an officer said they were, they were!
What difference does it make in catching them. what color they were?
We have got to stop assuming so much and quit gassing and needling people when DNA evidence is available. Juries believe liars and wrong people!

Was that report published?
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No, the complete report would not appear in the paper, if thats what you mean (just like our work). The original report in this paper 12-5-07 said the Sheriff's Dept was looking for 6 black males. Now the story is they arrested 14 people, but no description of the people.

If they had the digital color cameras, the info from the security cameras was probably very helpful. Inspite of the great lengths those criminals went to so as not to be caught, it would have been very easy to enhance the images. They think they pulled a fast one with the smoke, but my point was technology is way ahead of them. Easy to identify criminals and it does hold up in court.

Was it Groucho who said I wouldn't want to be a member of any club that would have me for a member?

I yam what I yam....Popeye

here's a link to their website. I would imagine that it is comprised of mostly white, elite families and that it wouldn't exclude other races, but you never know.

An old acquaintance of mine was registered in the book (her family) and she loved to display the register on her coffee table, for all to see. Elitism, at its worst.

SOCIAL REGISTER

you will never know unless you subscribe to their book. It's simply a for profit venture. But I strongly suspect that the black "who's who" will only accept those that are black. The title says it all.

I prefer Forbes as it measures success based on actual accomplishments regardless of race.

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