Julie Q

"People are only influenced in the direction in which they want to go, and influence consists largely in making them conscious of their wishes to proceed in that direction."

Does anyone recall a longer Disney cartoon about a house that is new and lived in by a young couple but then it falls into disrepair and is boarded up. Later on it is refurbished back to it's original condition. The house is the main "character." There was a similar cartoon done with the same plot only with a car as the character.

Could it be that God was testing them by placing a Maria in their path? Why can't they overcome temptation? I know we only hear about the ones who fail but there seem to be so many lately. If Christians can't uphold their marriage vows, than who can?

Sen. John Ensign was a member of Promise Keepers. I have seen an ad that Gov. Mark Sanford made about his Christian values. Seems the higher morality they claim the further they fall.

He is repaying the $8,000 his flight to Argentina cost the citizens of South Carolina. He didn't want to take Federal stimulus money but stealing the public's money is okay? Would he have repaid the money if he hadn't gotten caught?

I'll start...I cringe every time I hear the "$5 Foot Long" commercial from Subway! Why would anyone want to hear a whole bunch of people singing off key? What were they thinking?

I also find the Jimmy John's speed talk radio ad extremely annoying.

Arrgggh!

Now that his girlfriend is pregnant and he is still officially married, how do Christians, Roman Catholics in particular, feel about Mel Gibson? Does he wear his religion on his sleeve? Sort of do as I say not as I do kind of guy?

Would you consider boycotting his films due to his unchristian lifestyle? He has broken the Seventh Commandment by committing adultery.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090522/ap_on_re_us/us...

A Wisconsin mother was recently convicted of second degree reckless homicide in the death of her 11-year old daughter. The child died from untreated diabetes because her mother and father prayed over her instead of getting her medical care. The father will stand trial on the same charges in July. They can get up to 25 years in prison.

The convicted woman's stepfather said his stepdaughter did nothing wrong in trusting God to heal her daughter. "We should have that right in this country."

Should we? An 11-year old girl would be alive if she had been given fluids and insulin.

Sen. Reid's latest comments about moving Guantanamo prisoners to prisons in the US made no sense. He's 69 and losing it. He has always been a wuss. We need leadership and Reid isn't it.

Gloria Alred is suing Nadia Suleman for exploiting her octuplets with a possible reality show. Alred wants money put into trusts for the octuplet "actors." Has this been an issue with the Gosselin multiples? Are there trust funds set up for the Gosselin kids or are Jon and Kate living off them?

Do you think the latest Jon Gosselin Out-on-the Town-Without-his-Wedding-Ring scandal is just a publicity stunt? These folks are such media hogs. I'm not buying the Tori/Candy Spelling "feud" either. Are we just being duped?

I realize that cargo ships aren't allowed to have weapons but what about electric "fences" or mace sprays? Seems there should be something that the ships can do to defend themselves against someone coming on board. How about if the military flies over and sprays them with "sleeping gas?" It's amazing that in the 21st Century, we are still dealing with piracy.

This was an old film when I watched it as a kid in the 1960's. You would have to be old to remember it. I tried to find it on IMDb but no luck.

She is in her mid 80's, is totally blind in her left eye and has macular degeneration in her right eye which takes away her center vision. She has already had two accidents in the past couple years. Who can we contact in California to get her off the road before she kills someone?

Years ago, I used to have a neighbor who made a concentrate from coffee which she kept in the refrigerator. To make a cup, you added a teaspoon of the coffee concentrate to a cup of hot water and it tasted like fresh brewed. Does anyone have a recipe for making the concentrate? I'm thinking you brew some extra strong coffee but would like to have measurements if anyone has them.

I can't find the manufacturer on it anywhere. Any ideas on where I can get basic instructions on how to assemble a drafting table? It's a complicated assembly because of the adjusting/tilting mechanisms. Lots of little parts!