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... and buying and wearing the flag is mainly just taking the piss and adding to the fun of the celebrations. I always think it's good to only be serious about real things.

Oh, I totally misunderstood your intent! I guess I just think it's dumb when people think it's actually respectful somehow ...

Frank_Sinatra wrote:Nice avatar.
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(re: jeremy's avatar)

Ack. pet peeve of mine. I hate when people are draped in the flag. It's not a cape or towel. Maybe I'm just old-school, but I feel that is an honor that should be reserved for the caskets of servicemen and women.

(rant mode off)

Obama 2008 Yes we can!

this is my first time voting.

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i wish there were more "vote" campaigns than there are "vote for.." campaigns. a lot of people (5 that i know of) arent voting because they are so turned off by radicals of each party.


Congrats on being a voter!

It makes me sad when there is a bad voter ...

Take her shooting (if you can, legally). Be safe and get an instructor if you don't have experience.
I've never had someone say they didn't enjoy shooting after they try it.

Thanks for the feedback! I was just thinking I need to PM the folks who bought these original bags to see how they are holding up over time. I still have all my supplies and have been meaning to stich again, just haven't gotten myself motivated to do it.

I will look at my USL supply to see if I can ...

Isilwar wrote:Looks like the Paris Hilton ad saved him.

Yeah, and who's got the vacuous celebrity ticket now?

http://electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Pres/ ... -2008.html

ick. I don't like the way this is going.

BainbridgeShred wrote:... At this point it might just be voter turnout and who can get it done on November 7th that wins this election...

Or maybe it will be decided by who gets out the vote on Nov 4

I don't think that's true. I think you can bring up children telling them all the different things people believe, without focusing on any particular belief, and without telling them whether these beliefs are true or not.

hypothetical situation:
Jeremy Jr. (age 6) asks, "This religious studies ...

Moxie wrote:I was raised without a religion but was taught strong morals.

Emily, you weren't by any chance raised Unitarian, were you? (my wife was)

I also have to add that I have a lot of sympathy for born-again folks. The way I was taught growing up is that if you hadn't accepted Jesus as your saviour you would go to hell. This creates an enormous burden for the believer- "knowing" that loved ones are doomed unless they get saved. If that is ...

I, for one, while I may be atheist, will not force atheism upon my kids.

But how exactly will you do this? Take them to various churches (that you obviously don't believe in) to let them choose at age 5 or so?

I know where you are coming from- when I decided in college that I didn't want to be ...

You end up teaching your kids what you believe by example, even if you are not consciously doing it. I assume your stepmom is down with JC?

Nice looking bags- I like the innovation of the 20 panels.

EskimoJoe- your bags are so consistent looking, I could swear you're just photoshopping different colors onto the same bag!

Lotus- excellent to see the use of leather! I was just thinking back to when the only exposure to synthetics for ...

What sort of coffee shop do you work for- chain or independent?

Nice job, fun music! It seemed like the the audience was digging your music selection as well.

kidzanshin wrote: how have u found lowering the gather has affected your bags?

The lower-gather bags I have made have a more even look than the higher gather. They seem to be ready to play right away, too. I am still weighing the benefits/looks of different levels of gather.

I like it, i wish i could get my panels to puff, but they are always super flat.

just gather more!!!!!

doesn't work for me. :(

I've been working on using less gather, and I think the panels are flatter than my previous bags.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/2404638399_fd5d0d89c2.jpg ...

Any info on filler, would be appreciated.
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Also, any thougts on teh best type of string, and best needle to use?


All these things are personal preference, so with the caveat that your milage may vary:
I use mostly #7 steel shot (the higher the number the smaller the ball) from ...

Yeah, really nice #10 bag!

All of the bags on this page are really nice looking.