On the other hand, I'm warmed by the fact that if I ever start a school, I can boot out any non-atheist/agnostics.
Posted by pavel_lishin on September 3 at 9:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)
And yeah, private schools should be able to turn away gay students. Just like WalMart should be able to hire and fire based on someone's sexual orientation. They're a private company, right?
Posted by pavel_lishin on September 3 at 9:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)
<i>They also said they wanted Olivia to learn the basic tenets of Christianity, such as the Golden Rule and the Ten Commandments.</i>
Yeah, I want my kid to learn how to become a culinary genius, specializing in pork.
So I'm gonna send him to a Muslim private school. Or maybe just enroll 'em in a nice local synagogue.
Posted by pavel_lishin on September 3 at 9:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)
At least you recognize that I am due respect.
See that, Miko? **Respect!**
Posted by scott_doyle on September 3 at 9:24 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Awesome food and service
Posted by drmarett on September 3 at 8:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Very interesting video,....I look forward to riding! It is just like the whole Green Line appeared overnight, don't recall see'ing any contruction for this line during the past year or so. Just magical how DART builds it all.
Posted by RussJFK on September 3 at 6:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Scott, with all due respect, I don't think you can afford me. ;)
Posted by burlyqueen on September 3 at 5:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)
*Two councilmembers estimate that charging $25 per garage sale would bring in $500,000 in the next year.*
Pls make checks payable to "Two Councilmembers LLC". Strong feeling we would never see this money even if it were legit.
*Best way to stop the mini flea markets would be to call and complain during the sale, which is what would have to happen anyway.*
Yup.
Posted by scott_doyle on September 3 at 12:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Clearly the only remedy is a private 'show'.
BQ, have your people schedule with my people.
Posted by scott_doyle on September 3 at 12:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The purpose of a private school is to give parents an opportunity to send their children to a school that will teach the same values that they espouse. Obviously, there was a huge conflict here with the values and beliefs of the mothers and those of the school and, quite likely, other parents in the school. The school should have been clearer about their issues of faith and expectations of parents and students up front.
But to accuse the school of unfair discrimination is to speak against First Amendment rights of those who run the school and attend or send their children there. If this was a public school, funded by the state, it would be different and unacceptable. The minute we start legislating against freedom of religion in private schools is the minute we take away parents' rights to educate their children in an environment that encourages their values and adheres to them. Similarly, the two mothers of this child also have the right to place her in a school where their values are upheld.
And no, one cannot compare an issue about differences in belief about morality, with differences in race, physical appearance, etc. and the ramifications those have. They are simply not the same.
Posted by ipaintbrush on September 3 at 12:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The mothers wanted the kid to learn about Christianity? I'd say she learned a real important lesson about it.
Posted by chriss on September 2 at 11:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Tiffany, in her exit interview, sweet to the very end:
http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/seaso...
Posted by tgubbins on September 2 at 9:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Its latin name is too messy.
Posted by jasonrice on September 2 at 9:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
If you want to call it that....
Posted by burlyqueen on September 2 at 5:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"She’s like the love child of Norah Jones and Jason Mraz." I think that line from Khoury really describes Elbert's sound. I'll definitely check this album out.
Posted by kchrisg88 on September 2 at 4:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Seems there would be a cost incurred to enforce this, and it wouldn't be much of a deterrent for people who don't follow the rules anyway. Best way to stop the mini flea markets would be to call and complain during the sale, which is what would have to happen anyway. Please don't force more fees upon those who do right, like the fee I have to pay to own my dogs in the city of Dallas. Enforce what's on the books now before adding more unchecked regulations!
Posted by rdarley on September 2 at 4:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Math mixes with politicians about as well as logic.
Posted by OEsophagus on September 2 at 4:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Last weekend, we counted 59 garages sales in or near our part of town and within 8 blocks of our house in all four directions. Some sales ran for one day, some for two, and some for three days. I think that 384 sales a weekend is a conservative estimate.
Posted by Granny on September 2 at 4:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Wow, there are 384 garage sales per weekend in Dallas? I really had no idea.
Posted by pavel_lishin on September 2 at 3:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Two councilmembers estimate that charging $25 per garage sale would bring in $500,000 in the next year. I'm not sure if that will happen -- or what their intent is -- but that might help answer <em>part</em> of your question, Pavel.
Posted by sarahblaskovich on September 2 at 3:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Wonder if the creator of this documentary is an <em>American Beauty</em> fan.
Posted by sarahblaskovich on September 2 at 3:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)
$25 per garage sale isn't much money. I'd guess that the point is to be seen doing something, *anything* to address an issue.
Every stupid problem has a stupid solution.
Posted by pavel_lishin on September 2 at 3:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
That video is awesome.
Posted by OEsophagus on September 2 at 2:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Point: Politicians want to raise money without raising taxes.
Posted by OEsophagus on September 2 at 2:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)
real good video on "The Majestic Plastic Bag" making its way to the ocean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLgh9h...
Posted by tgubbins on September 2 at 2:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Thanks for the wonderful review. It was a Special Night! Thanks to Delisco for inviting us to liberate ourselves from the confines of our seats- how does one sit still when Jackson music is playing? Thanks to DSO for being patient with the break in protocol. They were awesome! Hope they enjoyed it too. The diversity of the musicians and crowd was refreshing. I think Jackson would've been very pleased as he was a big fan of Classical music.
Posted by SeptSpirit on September 2 at 1:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Will there be co-sleeping?
Posted by TravisRex on September 2 at 1:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This was a terrific concert. I asked Delisco if he would be returning to Dallas one day while he signed autographs. His response was that he hoped to do a repeat performance next year with the symphony and has indicated his willingness to do so to them. It was not only fun music performed by talented enterianiers, but ones who were so enjoying themselves. The atmosphere was contagious. Way to go DSO, Delisco, Barton and all! Thank you for a memorable evening.
Posted by bankstondecos on September 2 at 1:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
ScoDo has a gift, has he not?
Posted by jasonrice on September 2 at 1:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Fabulous!! I hope our (San Diego) Symphony would do the same so I can experience some of Michael Jacksons wonderful music in this way. I will keep hoping.
Posted by rmills on September 2 at 1:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Regardless, what exactly is the point of the $25 fee? Will it deter people who dump a mini-Walmart on someone's lawn? Or will it just be a pain in my ass when I need to unload all the garbage I've bought over the years?
Posted by pavel_lishin on September 2 at 12:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Gilligan and crew FINALLY made it off the island four years after the series ended, but then the silly geese somehow managed to get shipwrecked again right on the VERY SAME ISLAND not 30 MINUTES LATER. Ginger now had the uncanny ability to change not only her personality but into entirely different people. This may or may not have thwarted the Howells as they tried to change the island into a theme park. Later, the HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS, huge stars that they are, arrived to save the crew, including yet another Ginger and the Howell's newly born 27-year-old son, from Martin Landau. After the forehead slapping antics of the Trotters and presumably with the help from a vial of Supremium that Bob Denver had not yet snorted, the castaways found themselves briefly in outer space before returning home to where they all belonged on Broadway, of course.
Posted by OEsophagus on September 2 at 11:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Here's a good post about the realities of cooking and eating on the International Space Station, microgravity and all. Each new member brings food to share with the others that represents their native country and culture.
http://gigabiting.com/?p=1863/
Posted by janice3648 on September 2 at 10:55 a.m. (Suggest removal)
who do you like to win?
Posted by tgubbins on September 2 at 10:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Ha! Ha! You're right. I am a dedicated reality-show viewer so I was catching up with Big Brother, Real Housewives of NJ and Flipping Out. Thursday is Top Chef watching day.
And being as it is Thursday, I just watched it. Sad. Tiffany won so many times that I find it unbelievable that the judges didn't want to see what she could do in the finals. Kelly is the weakest and has been for a long time. This show never ceases to infuriate me.
Posted by TLS on September 2 at 10:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)
In this must-read <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/090310ebjinterview.b3cbe63e.html">DMN story</a>, Johnson says she "never heard the rules" for doling out scholarships. More gems included.
Posted by sarahblaskovich on September 2 at 9:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)
ack, TLS, sorry sorry sorry. for dallas it is such big news that it seemed wrong to downplay it by burying it in the middle of the story. but surely you can see this one time that Pegasus must sacrifice your happiness for the greater good. you are usually so on top of things, the last thing that seemed possible was that it would be a spoiler for you, the dedicated reality-show viewer. a thousand apologies!
Posted by tgubbins on September 2 at 9:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Scott, sorry if my explanations weren't clear. Let me try again.
The city currently does not require a permit to have a Garage Sale. Residents are on their honor to abide by certain rules, which are meant to prevent neighborhoods from turning into flea markets every weekend.
Current city code states that each residence may have two Garage Sales a year (whether they're called Garage Sales, Yard Sales, or anything else).
The ordinance also states that the owner of the property or the lessee must be the legal owner of the items that are being sold. In addition, the ordinance states that a person cannot sell merchandise that has been bought to resell in a garage sale.
Some sellers in my neighborhood have unloaded their trucks and set up their wares on front lawns: 100 bottles of shampoo, 50 bundles of (new) socks, a dozen packages of 8-packs of toilet paper, 60 pairs of (new) sneakers, 4 huge (new) tires and three (new) toilets. These merchants are NOT residents: they are vendors who have set up a business. They operate without having to collect or pay sales tax.THESE sales are illegal.
Hope that my explanation has been helpful. At my age, I take ANY comment about approaching Alzheimer's very seriously! When YOU get old, you'll understand. And you will.
You have a good day.
Posted by Granny on September 2 at 9:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)
So not cool putting the fact that she is out in the headline, which appears on the home page! My eyes! My eyes!
Posted by TLS on September 2 at 8:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I will be there to have the seafood soup "caldo".
Posted by RussJFK on September 2 at 5:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)