I live in a beeping house! My computer, security system, fire detectors, voice mail and microwave all communicate with me by beeps. Just bought a new refrigerator —- yep, it beeps if we leave the door ajar.

This conservative says if you need bedcovers in the summer or don't need four blankets in the winter, you are wasting energy. And where is the outrage about the cool summer temperatures in movies, churches and stores?

I'm in my 50s and bought my first car in the 1970s. Every car I've purchased has been fuel-efficient because I believed it was best for me, my country and the world. And, yes, I'm a Democrat.

Would some Georgia Tech guy or gal figure out how much diesel fuel is wasted by truckers nationwide while leaving their engines running so that they can have some a/c or heat while they sleep?

Why don't we save ourselves lots of time and expense and simply let the three major networks call Obama the victor and proceed with the coronation?

I sure am glad the Bush presidency has a deadline and not a "time horizon."

If you want the least experienced politician possible, Obama is your man. He is even less savvy than Kerry, but he is a lot more interesting to listen to.

I just got a "final notice" letter from the Republican National Committee. I'm not sure if that means they will stop asking for money or that the divorce is final.

The problem with Obama and his 300 foreign policy advisers is that by the time he figures out what to do, the terrorists will be asking for the keys to the White House.

Bush was a mediocre student. McCain graduated near the bottom in his class. Obviously Republicans do not consider intelligence or academic achievement important in a presidential candidate. Democrats do.

Just so you know, when you describe someone else (whose political or religious views don't match yours) as "uneducated," you are only alerting the rest of us to how elitist, yet provincial, you are.

Things are tough —- my Rice Krispies don't snap, crackle and pop; they just whine!

I would hope that in 30, 50 or 100 years, we'd be smart enough to have developed some alternative fuels so we don't have to be concerned about the "drill and pump now" folks. Or else we will have destroyed ourselves by then, and it won't matter anyway.

Sports leagues are not useless. While your kid sat around watching TV, my daughter got exercise, became a team player and got a four-year athletic scholarship to a Division I college.

This John and Jane Doe will continue to traipse our "perfect" children around for sporting events despite the gas prices. Sports build self-esteem and help children learn to work in a group for a common goal.

If the CDC were being run by private enterprises, the backup power failures would have never happened, since business cannot afford that type of problem. It is government at its finest.

Last Sunday, our minister talked about trees, clams, Johnny Cash, anacondas and FedEx, and the scary part is that I "got" every point he tried to make. Way to go, Preacher Jimmy!

Every time I think opportunity is knocking at my door, it's the bill collector.

With the Southern states leading the nation in obesity, we'll soon be referred to as the "deep-fried South."

Hearing aids were something I just could not bear to admit I needed until I found out how nice it is to remove them when I deem it necessary.

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I live in a beeping house! My computer, security system, fire detectors, voice mail and microwave all communicate with me by beeps. Just bought a new refrigerator —- yep, it beeps if we leave the door ajar.