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Reply to Things we are doing in Iraq you don't hear about... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

CrispE, Actually it is, it is in each of our contracts, but it doesn't say Iraqi children, it say's all children. It is not just in Iraq that we act as ambassadors, but all over the entire globe. To include right here in the old USA. Be it "Toys for Tots" or an impromptu trip to an orphanage on the border of Thailand and Laos, or rebuilding a school in Iraq, it is what we do every day. From assistant teacher positions to raking leaves a

Reply to Things we are doing in Iraq you don't hear about... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

CrispE, Those of us in the Military are uniquely suited for providing humanitarian relief, we do it all over the world, on our precious free time. It is not just Iraq, it is every where that we go, with no strings attached. The only thing that is ever wished in return is a smile from those we help. There are very few among us that would rather shoot a bullet instead of kicking a soccer ball. I have not met any "War Mongers" in my 20 ye

Reply to Things we are doing in Iraq you don't hear about... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

There was a cartoon about just this topic a couple of weeks ago in the Marine Corps Times in the "Different Views" section I think, can't find a link to it right now. It had a News Brief in progress and the speaker ran down all of the Good things that were going on, Schools, Jobs, Projects, a huge list and all the reporter from the audience reported was the latest about Abu Ghraib. Anyone who has ever been deployed knows that as soon as you set down yo

Fun Facts in Politics JoeUser Forums

This showed up in my In-Box this morning...... just what I need to brighten my Monday Morning. There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq during the month of January..... In the fair city of Detroit there were 35 murders in the month of January. That's just one American city, about as deadly as the entire war torn country of Iraq. <

Diplomacy thru Stickers and Patches in Politics JoeUser Forums

I don’t post much anymore, but I do read all that I have the time for, and even though we have a few vocal members of the military here at Joe User, I would like to add my voice to the mix a little today. Over the past 20 years I have traveled all over the globe and visited more places than I ever thought I would see in my lifetime. One thing that has been the same an

Reply to Skin Spy in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I'm going to hate my self for this one but..... How about "SkinIdol" , "Where every skin has the chance to be a Star" Groan... On a serious note, I think it is a great idea, I liked the feature when it was in Windowblinds, it was a cool way to find new skins before Wincustomize. I like the idea a lot and I will run it and let it have all the data it wants. I like the featur

Reply to Why No USMC in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Windowblinds https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?searchtext=USMC&sort=updatedate&order=Descending&library=1 Windows Media Player https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?searchtext=Marine&sort=updatedate&order=Descending&library=9 Grog, USMC

Reply to Bryce....... Read Me....... in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

Latin, What should you know, well start by going to every site that I listed above and re-read my post, and what CerebroJD said.

Reply to The DaVinci Code in Books JoeUser Forums

I read it about 6 months ago and gave a copy to my dad for Christmas and we both enjoyed it immensely. Kind of reminded me of Robert Ludlums older books. Definitely worth the read.

Reply to The United States as a bully in World War II JoeUser Forums

Muggaz said: Did you know that any country that stations US troops has to sign a contract saying that an US troops cannot be tried under local laws? That paper is called a SOFA or Status of Forces Agreement, and having lived under one or another for more years than I can count, if a member of the US Military does something stupid they are going to get hammered..... http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/sofa.htm

Reply to March Desktop Screenshots in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Desktop courtesy of Treetog's Thunderstorm and Deaddreamers Brainleakage with some extra goodness from Desktop X.

Reply to Bryce....... Read Me....... in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

Flashmxice, https://www.wincustomize.com/guidelines.asp and this might help https://www.wincustomize.com/msgboard.asp?BID=WC&id=253773

Reply to Is this bad for my computer? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Nope it won't hurt your computer at all, it is the same as having any other 3 programs open at one time. As far as it doing things it doesn't want to do, depends on how new (or how fast) it is. I have a 1ghz PIII as my main machine at home and I run most of the Object Desktop software at the same time, but at a minimum Desktop X and Windowblinds are running at all times, along with all of my other run on start up programs (Zone Alarm Pro, CachemanXP, Avast Antivir, Active Sync). It the end no it

Start of Soccer Season 2004 in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

The start of the spring soccer season is at hand. Time to play soccer dad again, this time with a twist. My son made the challenge team this year, which means as the lucky parental units we get a re-introduction to the nomadic life. It has been about six years since we have had to spend our weekends on the soccer trail. As I sit here watching my youngest practice I look forward to the weekend games, the wins and the inevitable losses. I think that the losses are harder on me and the wife than ou

Reply to Creating a society of dependents in Politics JoeUser Forums

Poet Philosopher wrote: A) I have no need for military service as I am educated That statement I think is one of the saddest things that I have heard in a long long time. If you think that there is no reason to SERVE your country because you are educated

Reply to Creating a society of dependents in Politics JoeUser Forums

PoetPhilosopher wrote: Heck, the military is one big welfare program providing a subsidized education to minorities! I'm going to take a stab in the dark, but you served in the military when? You know how many people serving in the military? You know how many people that have in the past served in the military? Having a high school education is the rule and not the exception to serve in the US military, and most personnel have at least some higher education beyond that. Now yo

Anticipation and Fear of the Real World in Misc JoeUser Forums

In just under six months I’m going to retire for the first time and I’m only going to be 38. For the past twenty years I have served my country as a US Marine, and it has been a great journey from snot nosed kid to wizened old Gunny. But all things must end, and my time is growing near. As I look forward into the next few months I face not only the anticipation of a new life and new challenges, but the fear of the unknown. It has been a long time since I was on the other side of the fence and a

Republican, Democrat, Independent, Other, None of the Above. in Politics JoeUser Forums

I read a large number of the Political Posts here at Joe User and I wonder to my self which side I’m on. I generally do not like Politicians they have always reminded me of some advanced form of parasite that lives off the dreams and aspirations of the common man, woman, and child. I always remember that scene in “The Hunt for Red October” where I think it was the Secretary of Defense is talking to Jack Ryan and say’s “I'm a politician, which means I'm a cheat and a liar. And when I'm not kissi

Reply to The problem with bootskins - here is my oppinion and yes jafo, you will get your dollar ;) in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Generating excellent graphics in 16 colors I think is a lost art form. I was hoping that the current state of "Bootskin" would spark a resurgence in the form. Unfortunately with only a couple of exceptions most of the bootskins lately seem to poor dithers of high resolution images. For those who are taking the time to create the few wonderful Bootskins, please don't stop!

Reply to How Dare They!!!! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

/me wonders what the final subscription drive number was..... including us disobediant re-suscribers?

How Dare They!!!! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Extreme Sarcasm Alert….. Ok, I admit it I’m a Newbie extraordinaire and I know everything there is to know about everything. Now something that I can’t stand is when an upstart little company like Stardock comes along and starts putting out software, acting like they can rewrite how companies do business on the internet. I want them to cease and desist right now!!! I want them to stop making software that is affordable, Quadruple the price and add as many worthless features as possibl

Reply to Northpole Showdown! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Thank you so very much, my son just spent the last hour having a blast with it. To the Artists and Programers that made this little Gem, a very very Merry Christmas to all at Stardock!!!

Reply to Thinking about a PS2, your thoughts? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

We have an X-Box, PS2, N64, and an old Genisis, love them all. I'm currently playing FFX and I think it is one of the if not the greatest RPG ever. I love it, and I'm looking forward to getting FFX2. I will say on the X-Box there are no really good RPG's, but it does have the best FPS ever Halo. Get the machine that has the games that you want to play.

Reply to So Much Christmas, so little time. in OS Customization JoeUser Forums

This suit is looking better and better each day, thank you for all of the hard work. It really is wonderful!!!

Reply to DesktopX Pro released! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

"DesktopX Professional enables the exporting of objects as stand-alone applications" This would let a company create a stand-alone GUI and then distribute it for sale or with a given product as a promotion. Think Nintendo with Pixtudio's skins or Microsoft with the Skins Factory using Windowblinds. So lwswat54, that means that for the price it is a steal.