Conditioning

[Bronko]

So true Flaptail. So true. This "conditioning" is more about society and not really party specific. It has spanned a number of administrations and generations. People tend not to think outside the box. We can all see this is happening, yet what do we do? We believe a line of BS that a leader in our respective political parties feed us and we vote for that person. Lets face it, when we vote for a candidate who says, "I'll fix education and lower oil prices"....do we believe that this will actually be accomplished? We would LIKE it to happen, but it never does. Because the members of congress who are unhappy with the candidate selected, do everything they can to kill any bill or any policy with new initiative to spite the other party.

Unfortunately prices of oil and education will continue in the two steps forward one step back mode and we will have to find ways to combat the increases through more work/jobs and personal sacrifice. I look back (12 years) at what my parents paid for college and I am astounded. I thought $30 was astronomical in 1993! You will be paying $44k per year! What the hell will my kids be paying????I try to put this stuff out of mind with a wedding coming up in June, but it seems impossible not to think about it. I guess I'll just have to try and fish away the pain. BTW Flap, Skidmore or BU??

[Raven]

do you think all the shows about aliens (star trek's ect.) are JUST for entertainment purpouses or to prepare us for whats really going on at area 51.
i remember ole mr pearson (80+ years old then) telling me about those two ufo's he and the crew saw racing along... with the 100 foot rooster tails as they practically skimmed the water 75 years ago.... while workin on a fishin boat out of new bedford...and how serious he was and how the hair stood up on the back of my neck listening to his story. he had to tell someone before he passed over. he was telling me the truth. months later he died.