Hello!

[Pax Hayden]

How is everyone?

[knowbody0]

1. i don't know

how are you?

[Pax Hayden]

4. I am fine, thanks.

I've heard a lot of good things about y'all. I've been lurking.

[Beer Snob-50]

2. welcome to du

and everything is fine (jsut had a latte) and you?

[Pax Hayden]

5. Hmmm.... I could use a latte right about now.

I'm fine.

Every Sunday I treat myself to a Cappuccino and bagel at this little coffee shop in town.

[Beer Snob-50]

21. a bagel would be good right about now.

shoot, oh well, maybe i'll just eat the fruit i didn't have with my lunch.

[Droopy]

3. I'm doing fine, Pax

Despite the fact that I've still got to go to work today, yet.

And how are you?

[Pax Hayden]

6. It's 3:00 EST, what time do you need to go to work?

What time do you get home?

I'm a quasi-employed writer, so technically I'm always working.

[RagingInMiami]

7. I'm a writer too

What do you write?

[Pax Hayden]

8. Political topics.

News. Editorials.

[warrens]

9. Whatever you do, stay out of General Discussion

There are people in there who could turn you into a Republican.

[sadinred]

11. do you mean GD Politics or just GD ? I am fairly new too and

have read in the Lounge a few times to avoid GD. Is it both GDs?

[warrens]

24. Yup

Unless you like being called a neocon fascist commie because you eat hamburgers, or whatever. There are people there who haven't learned the concept of informed debate.

[Pax Hayden]

34. How do you become a fascist commie?

Isn't that like an atheistic Christian or a blind seeing-eye dog?

I can't wait to read that thread!

[Pax Hayden]

12. To late!

I found it and I love it. Just what I needed to get my creative juices flowing.

:)

Just sign me up for the "I love Rove" fan-club.

[cabbage08]

10. Welcome to DU

[Pax Hayden]

13. Thanks for the welcome.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

14. Hi yourself!

No use complaining, so I won't. :)
Welcome to DU!

[Pax Hayden]

16. Why would you need to complain?

You are the Goddess of Guinness! You have access to unlimited access to the finest beer on earth.

:toast:

In fact, you have just inspired me to pop open a beer. Hmmmmmm .... beer.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

18. That's actually a great idea

but I think I'll wait until after my kid's in bed tonight. :toast:

[ohiosmith]

15. Hi Pax! I'm excellent except for this corn on my left foot. I'll give

you a quarter if you'll rub it.

[Pax Hayden]

17. You've got a deal!

Damn Bush economy! when Clinton was President I didn't have to do this kinda work for a quarter. I used to charge a whole dollar!

[Cuban_Liberal]

19. Tired, but otherwise well.

Thanks for asking!

:hi:

[Pax Hayden]

20. Ash "Pirate looks at 50" (Post #2) to share his latte.

That might help.

ON EDIT: Changed "ash" to "ask" in the Subjet line.

[JimmyJazz]

22. People need to check profiles! I wish you an early happy one

YEAR anniversary. :hi:

Oh and welcome??? :shrug:

And, fine thank you.

[Pax Hayden]

23. After I "discovered" DU, I promised myself

that I would lurk for about a year, get the hang of things and only start posting when I had something to say.

I now have a lot to say.

[JimmyJazz]

25. I'm sorry but if you've lurked for a year, you are not a newbie!

Unless you want to be, in which case welcome to DU :toast:

It's nice that you've finally joined in the fray. You haven't been spying on me have you? :7

[Pax Hayden]

28. I wasn't spying,

but I couldn't help noticing your red bra, you might want to throw on a shirt before you post.

[JimmyJazz]

29. OMG - How did you do that?

are you psychic or do you have magical DU spying powers? That was absolutely uncanny!!!!! :7

[CornField]

26. Hi - welcome to DU

:hi:

Because I wasn't here when you joined last December. :)

[Pax Hayden]

33. Hello back at you!

Because I don't remember greeting you when you did.

:hi:

[huskerlaw]

27. Hello Pax,

The sun is shining, the temp is warmish, and I'm stuck in a cubicle. Otherwise, I can't complain. How are you?

[Pax Hayden]

31. Doing well, thanks for asking.

I just ate a small bag of potato chips. My greasy fingertips are leaving marks on the keyboard.

Are you talking about the weather in the cubicle or outside?

[huskerlaw]

47. Outside...

unfortunately.

[Dzimbowicz]

30. Doing quite well, thank you

I'm a high school teacher and I only have four more days until final exams, and six before I start my two week holiday break.

I wish you all the best! And, welcome to DU.

:toast:

[Pax Hayden]

32. What subject?

[Dzimbowicz]

35. German, levels 1 through 4 and World History

[Pax Hayden]

39. I'm sure you know what Mark Twain said about learning German

so I won't repeat it here.

I tried learning German in college: It sent me screaming to the Spanish department after half a semester! German seems to have, like, fifty million different conjugations of a single verb. Gah!

It nearly made me want to go out and start a war.

I love history 'tho. What is your favorite time period? Mine: Ancient Rome. I'm a big fan of Plutarch. (Okay, he was Greek... but he was writing for the Romans.)

ON EDIT: Edited the 3rd paragraph.

[Dzimbowicz]

49. I am actually a historian with a Ph.D.

who teaches high school German to pay the bills.

My favorite time period is the modern era of Europe, from the French Revolution to the present. I am especially interested in underground resistance movements. I wrote my dissertation on the resistance movement in Nazi-occupied Poland: "The Power of the Idea versus the Force of Arms."

[Pax Hayden]

56. Quick question for you:

Why did Napoleon invade Russia?

What resource was he after? And don't give the pat: "He was pissed that the Czar was disobeying the Continental System."

Why would Napoleon would want to pick a fight after he got his butt handed to him by the Spanish.

The year before he crossed into Russia the two nations were supposed to be allies! Besides, Napoleon soundly crushed the Russian armies a few years earlier... so he had to have known that the Czar was not an offensive threat.



I've Goggled this question but I've never gotten a satisfactory answer.

[Dzimbowicz]

58. A quick response...

In my opinion Napoleon's invasion of Russia came about not because he was after a resource per say, but rather out of egotism, and megalomania. Yes, the Russians were in violation of the Continental System, but Napoleon did have a severe case of megalomania; namely, he did not want an equal, or rival, to his absolute (as he perceived it) rule of the continent. The sheer size of the Russian population caused fear among a number of European leaders over the course of time; and I believe that Napoleon was of the opinion that the Russians (i.e. the Tsar) would become a threat if not soundly defeated, and on Russian territory (i.e. the most substantive victory over the Russians came at Austerlitz, which was located within the boundaries of the Habsburg Empire), because of the size of the army they would eventually be able to put into the field.

When the invasion was launched there were approximately 425,000 soldiers in the French Army. However, about half of these were not French, thus adding to Napoleon's belief that the Europeans were in support of his rule. This, however, was one of the reasons for the less than stellar performance of the Grand Armee in Russia. Yes, I know the French were credited with the victory at Borodino, but (in my opinion) the Russians were out to buy time in this battle. They were trading territory for time to allow the Russian winter to inflict causalities.

As far as having his butt handed to him in Spain...
The situation in Spain was similar to that of Iraq today. The Spanish Army was defeated by the French in the standard battles, but the guerrilla resistance became the major problem for the French. Napoleon even had one of his brother Josef installed as the king of Spain. The French controlled the cities and had a puppet government (note: Goya's painting: The Shootings of May Third 1808), but did not control the countryside. The Spanish actions against the French in the countryside is where the modern English word 'guerrilla' originates (it is the diminutive form of 'guerra' the Spanish for war). In this aspect, the French were having their butts handed to them.

I hope this 'quick' answer was satisfactory.

[bigwillq]

36. I'm cool!

Working, it's very busy!

How are u?


BTW, Welcome to DU!

[Pax Hayden]

41. If you're so busy

why are you goofing of on DU? Get back to work!

I'm still fine. I'm listening to Randi Rhodes go ape on a Republican.

Good times. Good times.

[bigwillq]

44. I find little breaks in between working hard

to post. it keeps me sane.

BTW, don't yell at me! I work hard and deserve the right to post on DU at work!:hi:

[Pax Hayden]

48. He works hard for the money!

He works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
He works hard for the money
So you better treat him right

She works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right

[bigwillq]

52. Damn right!

BTW, Flashdance was a really good movie, in a cheesy way!

[YDogg]

37. I'm ah-ight ...

... my cat is curled up on my lap, and I'm not even mildly concerned about my scrotal temperature.

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/98/104676.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_nb_01

[Pax Hayden]

43. Remember this post

if your kids prefer to lick themselves clean instead of showering.

[GreenPartyVoter]

38. Hangin' in there.... but a bit stressed and overeating. *blah* You?

------------------------------------
Would Jesus love a liberal? You bet!
http://timeforachange.bluelemur.com/

[Pax Hayden]

45. Why are you stressed?

By the way, thank your Green Party friends in Ohio for forcing the recount. The Democratic leadership really dropped the ball.

If it wasn't for the Greens and the Libertarians, Democracy would be in even bigger trouble than it is now.

:hug:

[GreenPartyVoter]

46. Thanks for the thanks. Am stressed for no good reason.. you'd think

being an at-home mom would be stress-free. But I am queen of time mismanagement, so I hang out here, do some freelance writing and editing, play with my kids, much on a bunch of food, and next thing I know my house is still a mess and I have sucked down two days' worth of calories.

This is an old pattern for me. Ya'd think I'd want to try something new by now, but nooooo. *lol*

[Pax Hayden]

50. Let me get this straight:

You spent the day writing & editing random thoughts, played with your kids and ate food all day. This is a bad thing?

Are you scared you are an underachiever? Are you expecting to write some glorious novel and then go on Oprah just so everyone can tell you what a wonderful person you are?

Your kids already know that. Who are you trying to impress?

Achieving things is over-rated. Look at Hitler! He achieved a whole lot... but he would have been a lot more useful to the world if he had stayed home and smoked a bong.*

As for the calories, well, the people I love are the most beautiful people I know at any weight. I'm sure your family feels the same way.



*That line is paraphrased from the movie "The Tao of Steve."
http://www.sonyclassics.com/taoofsteve/above4.html

[GreenPartyVoter]

54. Heheh. Not so random thoughts. I really am working on

stories, but I harbor no illusions about getting on Oprah. *lol* Don't need to go there, just want to get my stories done, sold, and the money put towards a house a little larger than this trailer.

And the mess is an actual issue. I mean, we have completely lost the kitchen sink and counter. Again

And yeah, my boys love me no matter what size I am. They think I am "cozy".

[fluffernutter]

40. welcome :)

[donheld]

42. welcome to DU

:hi:

[TexasLady]

51. HOwdy Pax

Me? Im having a beer, and NOT thinkin about politics for a lil bit. \


ahhh.........:D

[Pax Hayden]

53. How can you be from Texas, be drinking a beer

not be thinking about politics?

It's a proven fact of science: T+B=P

Texan + Beer = Long talk about politics.

[TexasLady]

55. Im stuck doin that sober..alllllll day long

reading mostly, Im a deranged Texan with her priorities messed up allll to hell!

[UrbScotty]

57. Great! We brought our dog home today.

We adopted her from the Humane Society on Sunday, but they had to do a feww things with her.

Now she's home. I took her for a walk this evening.