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At 11:10am on January 7, 2016, Loren Miller said…: James, obviously, you will never read this, but I want to say thank you for your participation in this space and your contributions to it. You made A|N BETTER, and that is no small thing.

At 7:30am on December 5, 2014, Bertold Brautigan said…: Hey James, top o' the morning to you. Ran across an article on cliches I thought you'd enjoy. Mainly I thought you'd enjoy it because of this entry, remembering what you said earlier:

3. "No problem"

We're all striving to delight customers, right? So when you ask a server for your dressing on the side, does "No problem" make you feel delighted or like you're kind of a pain but the server is gracious enough to overlook it?

Your customers and employees feel the same way when you say "No problem" to their requests.

The entry on "with all due respect" is well worth checking out too.

At 10:48am on June 3, 2013, Wazir Zulfiqar said…: Self-expression is individuality, and our individuality is our self, which ought to be our chief concern.

At 12:04pm on April 21, 2013, Wazir Zulfiqar said…: I appreciate your comment.

Hope you're doing well.

At 9:44pm on March 7, 2013, Deepak Gupta said…: Thanks for the comments James.

Good to know about Osteen, the #1 Fraud in America today. Can we call Chopra #2? Pun intended.

At 12:16pm on October 16, 2012, Joan Denoo said…: I appreciate and value your comments and thoughts. Thank you for friendship.

At 12:24pm on March 22, 2012, Daniel Wachenheim said…: James, in case you are interested in discussions on this topic:

Justice For All

Atheists have our own ideas about what is just and what is unjust. This group will explore the elusive concept of justice. Topics include racial injustice, death penalty, imprisonment, crime, and other aspects of justice in modern society and in history. Without gods, what is the basis for justice? What do humanists and others say about justice? What do you think about current controversies and cases regarding justice or injustice?

At 7:43pm on March 8, 2012, Aria Royce said…: I just posted my question up for duscussion.

http://www.atheistnexus.org/forum/topics/who-do-you-think-jesus-is

I'd be honored if you answered this. Thank you

At 7:41pm on March 8, 2012, Aria Royce said…: Can I ask you a question, privately? I added you as a friend. Please accept so I can message you. I think you are a great mind. I would like to know what you think about a simple question

At 5:35pm on February 10, 2012, Lilium Baden said…: I wanted to thank you. Your blog about the super bowl brought me to this wonderful site. Seriously, you have my gratitude.

At 4:29pm on December 15, 2011, sk8eycat said…: Hi! Thanks for the Friend Invite. I haven't been ignoring you, or anyone else on purpose, I've just been chilling out with my cats and a stack of light fiction for a week or two. I do that sometimes.

;>)

At 8:48pm on August 15, 2011, Steph S. said…: Hello fellow Texan! I agree with your discussion on Gov. Perry -- he is a very dangerous man. I also enjoyed responding to your discussion on the matter.

At 8:47pm on August 3, 2011, bobh said…: do what thou wilt as long as members of the pious bourgeouise are not offended.

At 11:00pm on July 16, 2011, HALEY SAID said…: Best advice in years! Thank you!

At 8:53pm on June 15, 2011, mike h. said…: Aww yes, we were sitting around the other nite thinking of all the bands from back then...forgot about them....remember them well now!

At 5:17pm on February 22, 2011, L. Olcott said…: >"...Does a transurrealist (and by the way, that is a great coined term!) shape shift or sing the hit song, "My heart belongs to Dada" or both? ;-)..."

YES, we do to all of the above! When I came back to my art (and the art and magick community) five years ago..I realized that I was not fitting in (I had to ditch the labels we used in the 70s, 80;s, like: "shamanic trance performance artist", etc. I didn't know how to describe what I do so I came up with trans-surrealism...which basically means that: "I am never coming down (from having been in the fringe culture for decades)...I am now lucid in this state of mind all the time (or clinically insane)...hence Trans-Surrealist! I've Crossed the Abyss!