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Has anyone seen "Gamers: Dorkness Rising?"

I learned about it from the D&D podcast.
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/pod/20070223e8

The "Uber Goober, the documentary on role-playing gamers"  sounds amusing as well.

Most of us are also in school, trying very hard to better our lives for our children and ourselves.

If I understand the article correctly then you're quest for education puts you in the upper end.  You are in the lower income bracket right now but that's just because you're still in school.   It's in the "uneducated and staying that way" segment where marriage is least popular.

'"We seem to be reverting to a much older pattern, when elites marry and a great many others live together and have kids," said Peter Francese, demographic trends analyst.'

I don't know if the article is 100% accurate but it seems believable.  Is pop culture driving this?

Happy Birthday Chimera!

I think it would be fun to use an anagram of my real name   http://wordsmith.org/anagram/
I know it's silly but I had fun.

Here are a few of mine:

Aen Elderberry
Red Ranbeer
Rare Bender
Bard Rene Leery
Rye'en Reel Drab
Render E. Bleary
Bean Reeldryer
By  Leer A. Render
Rye, a Rebel Nerd

This thread is only for proofing articles on TWG and not anyone's site nor the forum.

Sorry!   My mistake.

What?   They don't really work?

Oh, darn!  I wonder if it's too late to cancel my order.  I had big plans.   

God can only answer in one way because that is the "perfect" way.  The only way in which God knew he was going to answer from the beginning of time, the only possible way.

I don't know if this changes your second scenario but have you considered that there may not be one "perfect way?"

I think God's goals are not along the lines of "this is how I want the world to be" or even "this is exactly what I want you to do" but more along the lines of "this is what I want my children to learn" and "I want you to help that person feel loved, I don't care if it's by baking them cookies or by smiling at them or listening to them but just do something." 

It may be that I need, for God's plan for me, to go to school to meet a particular person or be prepared for some future situation but perhaps it doesn't matter.   Perhaps his immediate goal for me is for me to learn patience, kindness, and compassion and I'll learn that whether I go to school or not.  Perhaps I'd learn those things quicker in at school.  But he can still find ways to teach me even if I don't listen to the answer to the prayer.  If I later regret not listening and express in prayer my regret he'll find another way to teach me.

In other words in my mind following the answer to a prayer can be important because of the outcome but most important is being willing to submit my will to his.  It's not to help God create the perfect version of the world.  In fact it's Satan's plan, not God's plan, to force everyone to create the Perfect World.

(Did that rambling make any sense at all?  It sounds like I'm claiming that Satan is Lawful Evil and God is Chaotic Good.    )