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I am married to a wonderful woman named Carmella who is the heart beat of my life. I have worked labor jobs all my life, but have always been a thinker. I still remember my high school teacher reprimanding me for telling him that people who suffer from heart

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Computers & Technology > Computer Buying Tips Is it better to buy a store-bought computer or build one yourself?: 2 of 36

If you are going to use your computer for word processing, web surfing, keeping household recipes and address books, go buy a computer off the shelf. Better yet, get a refurbished computer from a reputable dealer and plug it into your old monitor. On the other hand, if you want the technology to perform for you, then you wan...
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Is online video/Internet TV here to stay?: 3 of 51

There is no doubt about it. All we need to do is look at history and see how our fascination and need for communication, has laid the path for technological advances to follow. For example, the discovery of sound waves and the following inventions of the telephone and the phonograph. Being able to communicate with someone 10...
Home & Garden > Buying & Selling Homes Should you buy a property that has mold?: 2 of 9

Absolutely not, you may be buying a lot more than just a home. Molds have been used in experimental labs for the development of Biochemical weapons, mold spores carry biotoxins that can go airborne, some even more so than anthrax. While the medical community, the CDC, and the insurance companies are all playing off mold illn...
Entertainment > Movies (Other) Comparing DVD rental services: 2 of 8

There is a new industry in rental DVD videos, who's time could have been sooner, but it is here now. Currently in many parts of the country is a new thing called Red Box. Red box is a kiosk, (or vending machine if you prefer), which rents movies in much the same was a candy machine lets you pick which candy bar you want. You...
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Can intelligent design be considered a science: 6 of 23

OK, if intelligent design cannot be considered a theory of science, then neither should the theory of evolution. I find it much less difficult to believe that something very intelligent created life with such complex components as to baffle even the greatest evolutionist. An eye incomplete would be a hindrance to the creatur...
Computers & Technology > Hardware (Other) What is the future of mass storage in computers: 2 of 6

While Holographic disks may become a thing of the future, today they are limited in their development as a write once -read many type drives. In otherwords, the need for computers is the ability to overwrite existing data and replace it with updated data. The near future solution to faster drives may well become Solid State ...
Health & Fitness > Autism Are the MMR vaccine links to autism unfounded?: 1 of 3

No, the MMR vaccine links to Autism are not unfounded. Just ask any one of the tens of thousands of people all of whom have children who developed autism immediately following the MMR vaccine, this in itself has to be more than pure coincidence. Children don't just develop normally, then by pure chance decide to become autis...
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) True gardening stories: My most amazing gardening experience: 20 of 44

Growing Gourds is a Personal Experience As a gourd artist, one year I tried growing gourds for myself to get some gourds to do my artwork on. What a surprise that turned out to be, it changed from being a one year thing to an annual desire. The very first year of growing lagenaria gourds we planted a half dozen spots with 3 ...
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Global warming: Is it as bad as it's made out to be?: 37 of 74

Greenhouse Effect, Real or Not Real Are we creating a greenhouse effect with Carbon dioxides and other greenhouse gasses, or is the earth just going through some changes? This is a question for each to ponder, and even the scientists are in disagreement over whether or not we are causing Global Warming. Personally, from seri...
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas Christmas shopping tips: 10 of 17

For spending 16 hours driving around town, fighting mall traffic, as well as the crowds and lines inside the stores, consider all the opportunities there are on the Internet. On the Internet you can bring up 10 different major shopping stores in a matter of two minutes, and then another five to 10 minutes have a wide variety...