What's on your mind today?

[Buddy]

There is something about bowling that causes my family to make ball jokes.

[The Magic Pudding]

There is something about bowling that causes my family to make ball jokes.

I don't understand why this would be so, your guys don't even do this kind of thing as far as I know.

[DeterminedJuliet]

There is something about bowling that causes my family to make ball jokes.

Balls, pins, gutters, racks... The game is just asking for dirty jokes.

[cncracer]

I like a place just to vent. Good idea. Today my vent would be related to another Forum. Seems the CD forum picks Christians be the Mods on the Atheist forum and they edit the hell out of the threads using the don't question the authority of the Mods as their defense. I like to call them on it, but that will get the thread blocked in most cases.
I see these forums as helping the Atheist culture come out into the light of day. Five years ago I would have never mentioned my religious views; today I am open with my views if asked. It is a positive action to let people recognize the atheist they fear has been with them for decades, and as of yet has not eaten their children, or brought fire and brimstone down on the neighborhood. I do find as I become open about my views I become less tolerant of discrimination. Same is true of the Jewish culture I was raised in which accepted me as an Atheist without any hard feeling, but the Christian culture is another story. 

[Ali]

There is something about bowling that causes my family to make ball jokes.

I don't understand why this would be so, your guys don't even do this kind of thing as far as I know.

You Australians and your genital tricks.

(Wasn't there some Australian troupe that was touring the world making weird shapes out of their genitals, or did I dream that up?)

[Ali]

PS - Cncracer - Hi, welcome, glad you are becoming more comfortable in your atheist skin.  What is this CD forum that you speak of?

[DeterminedJuliet]

I won! I won! I won! 
http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=10186.0;topicseen

[Ali]

Woohoo DJ!  *shakes pompoms*

[Guardian85]

I didn't even know there was a game on... 

[Firebird]

Congrats DJ!

[Velma]

Mad at my insurance company - the one that covers my medications.  It doesn't want to pay for the Celebrex (anti-inflammatory drug used to treat arthritis) my doctor has prescribed until we try something else first.  What right do a bunch of paper pushers have to override the decision of my doctor as to what drug therapy is right for me?!  (Yes, I know it comes down to money.  I just wanted to rant.  I think I feel better now.)

[Amicale]

Sorry about the clueless nitwits at the insurance company, Velma. They make me mad too, when they randomly refuse to cover certain drugs over other ones, mostly in the name of $$$. My mom's dealt with crap like this for years with her arthritis.

OMMT (on my mind today, let's start a new acronym trend, ha): we're sick here. It's a weird cold-flu thing leaning more towards the flu. Nobody's sleeping much, what with the coughing, the chills, the aches, and the runny noses. My plan for us is lots of water, green tea, soup for dinner and naps all around. And yes OldGit, I may very well mix some alcohol into something somewhere. 

[Ali]

OH Velma, I am right there with you!  For profit insurance companies are almost enough to make me believe in the presence of a supernatural evil in the world.  They're just awful.   

(((Amicale))) I hope you all feel better soon.  It's so hard when you are sick at the same time as your child because then you have to dote on them while feeling just rotten yourself.  Your plan sounds like a good one though.  You should try to get some zinc and VitC too if you can swing it.  Actually, come to think of it, chicken soup is a good source of zinc, so there you go.   

[Asmodean]

For profit insurance companies are almost enough to make me believe in the presence of a supernatural evil in the world.  They're just awful.   

What? The presense of a verifiable and testable Asmo fails to do that? 

[Ali]

The Asmo is a sweet widdle ball of wove...yes he is! Yes he is! *rubs Asmo's little round grey tummy*