Comments for Mike's Blog http://blog.mikelavoie.com Observations, Investigations, Revelations, Fabrications Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:57:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Keith and the Kiwi by clint http://blog.mikelavoie.com/2010/03/keith-and-the-kiwi/comment-page-1/#comment-241 clint Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:57:23 +0000 http://blog.mikelavoie.com/?p=244#comment-241 Very enjoyable blog entry. It leaves me with many questions. Very enjoyable blog entry. It leaves me with many questions.

]]> Comment on New Year by Banjo http://blog.mikelavoie.com/2010/01/new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Banjo Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:35:09 +0000 http://blog.mikelavoie.com/?p=208#comment-235 Word. :\ Word. :\

]]> Comment on The Handicapped Native American Adoptee at Yellowstone National Park by armando http://blog.mikelavoie.com/2008/10/the-handicapped-native-american-adoptee-at-yellowstone-national-park/comment-page-1/#comment-224 armando Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:30:20 +0000 http://blog.mikelavoie.com/?p=40#comment-224 An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field. An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.

]]> Comment on Remembering Reni 1 by Back to Basics « Mike’s Blog http://blog.mikelavoie.com/2009/01/remembering-reni-1/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Back to Basics « Mike’s Blog Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:05:53 +0000 http://blog.mikelavoie.com/?p=98#comment-208 [...] easy (and fun) to be frank about ex-girlfriends, bosses I’ve had and hated, the calculus teacher who tried to destroy me – but [...] [...] easy (and fun) to be frank about ex-girlfriends, bosses I’ve had and hated, the calculus teacher who tried to destroy me – but [...]

]]> Comment on The Handicapped Native American Adoptee at Yellowstone National Park by Kayla http://blog.mikelavoie.com/2008/10/the-handicapped-native-american-adoptee-at-yellowstone-national-park/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Kayla Sat, 09 May 2009 17:07:09 +0000 http://blog.mikelavoie.com/?p=40#comment-199 Hm, interesting... the adopted native american child as the sole reason for white father anger... or some sort of failed victory on a cultural landscape invested with guilt, possible shame... rich stuff. Hm, interesting… the adopted native american child as the sole reason for white father anger… or some sort of failed victory on a cultural landscape invested with guilt, possible shame… rich stuff.

]]> Comment on This Chinese Guy Has My Hat by Ryan http://blog.mikelavoie.com/2009/04/this-chinese-guy-has-my-hat/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Ryan Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:10:36 +0000 http://blog.mikelavoie.com/?p=170#comment-198 If you see him again, you HAVE to say something. Not just for you, but for the world. Tell him to keep it if you like, but you need to have confirmation, and so do we. Then you must take a picture of the two of you, strangers brought together by a common headpiece, and then he must tell you a secret. This is NOT a joke! If you see him again, you HAVE to say something. Not just for you, but for the world. Tell him to keep it if you like, but you need to have confirmation, and so do we. Then you must take a picture of the two of you, strangers brought together by a common headpiece, and then he must tell you a secret. This is NOT a joke!

]]> Comment on Sisterly Advice by Doina http://blog.mikelavoie.com/2009/04/sisterly-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Doina Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:38:59 +0000 http://blog.mikelavoie.com/?p=158#comment-197 now, if you really are paying attention and writing everything down - isn't that supposed to be 'Nana' ....maybe then it would all simply 'roll out' now, if you really are paying attention and writing everything down – isn’t that supposed to be ‘Nana’ ….maybe then it would all simply ‘roll out’

]]> Comment on Poke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em by Ted Burrett http://blog.mikelavoie.com/2008/06/poke-em-if-you-got-em/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Ted Burrett Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:06:06 +0000 http://blog.mikelavoie.com/?p=6#comment-196 Not that I'm totally impressed, but this is a lot more than I expected for when I found a link on Delicious telling that the info is awesome. Thanks. Not that I’m totally impressed, but this is a lot more than I expected for when I found a link on Delicious telling that the info is awesome. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Words & Pictures 1 by Triste http://blog.mikelavoie.com/2008/06/words-pictures-1/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Triste Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:57:44 +0000 http://blog.mikelavoie.com/?p=4#comment-195 Hellos, randomly came upon ur blog.. getting a kick out of ur writing. Loved this last picture here... classic! anywhos- wanted to say hi. Hellos, randomly came upon ur blog.. getting a kick out of ur writing. Loved this last picture here… classic! anywhos- wanted to say hi.

]]> Comment on Grand Jury Duty, Week One by Helen http://blog.mikelavoie.com/2009/02/grand-jury-duty-week-one/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Helen Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:34:26 +0000 http://blog.mikelavoie.com/?p=122#comment-189 This is FANTASTIC. I am learning the history of the jury system in school right now. It derives from the English Middle Ages when a jury from The Hundred (or town) gathered in a group of 12 to swear whether anyone in the Hundred was suspected of any crime. You would burn in hell if you suspected someone and didn't fess up. This is the origin of the Grand Jury and we still ave that crazy medieval vestige today! If the person was suspect - then he would have to submit to an Ordeal. An ordeal is when a cleric (priest) administers a test and then God tells him whether the person is is guilty of innocent, depending on the outcome. Ordeal of Water involves being tied up in a special way and thrown into a body of water. If you float, it means that the pure water rejects you, which means God is saying that you are guilty, which means you die. If you sink - you are innocent (hopefully someone fishes you out of the water i time to tell you the good news). The other ordeal is the Ordeal of the Hot Iron Rod. The suspected person grasps the hot iron which burns the sh*t out of his hand. The priest wraps it up and after three days, examines the hand. If you are guilty, your hand will be all pussy and nasty. If you are innocent, it will be starting to heal. Fantastic system, right! In 1219 the Church banned all the ordeals --- so the jury took over in England --- as the body to hear evidence. People in Europe had a different response to the band of the ordeals. Instead of juries, they used professional judges (and torture) to hear evidence and determine guilt/innocence. So --- today we still have juries and the Europeans do not. ;-) Helen the Nerd. This is FANTASTIC. I am learning the history of the jury system in school right now. It derives from the English Middle Ages when a jury from The Hundred (or town) gathered in a group of 12 to swear whether anyone in the Hundred was suspected of any crime. You would burn in hell if you suspected someone and didn’t fess up. This is the origin of the Grand Jury and we still ave that crazy medieval vestige today! If the person was suspect – then he would have to submit to an Ordeal. An ordeal is when a cleric (priest) administers a test and then God tells him whether the person is is guilty of innocent, depending on the outcome. Ordeal of Water involves being tied up in a special way and thrown into a body of water. If you float, it means that the pure water rejects you, which means God is saying that you are guilty, which means you die. If you sink – you are innocent (hopefully someone fishes you out of the water i time to tell you the good news). The other ordeal is the Ordeal of the Hot Iron Rod. The suspected person grasps the hot iron which burns the sh*t out of his hand. The priest wraps it up and after three days, examines the hand. If you are guilty, your hand will be all pussy and nasty. If you are innocent, it will be starting to heal. Fantastic system, right! In 1219 the Church banned all the ordeals — so the jury took over in England — as the body to hear evidence. People in Europe had a different response to the band of the ordeals. Instead of juries, they used professional judges (and torture) to hear evidence and determine guilt/innocence. So — today we still have juries and the Europeans do not.

;-) Helen the Nerd.

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