Recent content by arbygil

I've only skimmed this topic, but I do want to read it more thoroughly. I've been stubbing my metaphorical INFJ-T toe while marching to my Jubilee year (50 next week) and I'm very interested in this thread. I feel like I'm on the surface of learning something new about myself; I'm in the dark...

Argh - I couldn't let it stand. I'm coming out of warp just for this and and yes I know I necro'd an old thread and yes I know what I'm about to write has nothing to do with Groot. BUT Bruce Banner is NOT an ISTP. He isn't even an ISTP in the comics, unless he's written incorrectly, Hulk, maybe...

Ooh, that sounds awesome, @Sriracha - I was tooling around on FamilyTreeDNA and saw that they had a matching campaign with 23andme. I loaded my results on there - supposedly if they find anything new, those results will be accessible to me as well. I'm looking forward to that possibility. If I...

Sometimes it depends on what you're willing to do - but I don't mean that as a slight; I've seen people make money doing very uncomfortable things fully clothed. Some of them even hid their faces. But like I said...it might not be something you're interested in doing. Outside of less than...

At this point, I sort of expect the man to throw a hissy fit and tell the Republican party to find another presidential candidate, because people are criticizing him. He does sorta remind me of a child who gets mad and storms off.

I found it fascinating that I'm nearly 30% European (Mostly British/Irish). I love telling that to people.

Well, I used factcheck.org, but if that's not a reliable non-partisan website, then sure, go ahead and post another reliable, non-partisan website. I'm fine with that.

I seem to recall that Clinton (not HRC) balanced the US budget, and GW Bush destroyed it after his first term in office. If so, then I'd say that some Democrats have made contributions to the economy, and some Republicans have destroyed it. It may also depend on where the money goes...

Ok, so...I'm kinda stepping in again - I really don't want this to become a "that party vs X party" discussion, so I'm trying not to see it derailed. Again. Can we have a discussion on the Conservative Agenda without going into "this is why the other side is wrong" rhetoric? Is it possible? If...

Probably, @Stu - but who hasn't? From what I've read, the US has only balanced the budget five times in fifty years - and honestly, I think most of the times that money went into someone's pocket rath er than to taxpayers. I don't really believe any politician can save us, but I'll vote my...

I think you may have hit the crux of the NF/NT argument too, @Eventhorizon. I think NF-types will always have an idealistic streak, and are willing to work to the grave to achieve even a sliver of hope, to bring folks together. It may be a fantasy for the majority, but if one group - just one -...

I think this is an important point, @brightmoon, along with your other points. I think fear has been an overwhelming factor, for both sides, and fear has watered down - or outright obliterated - the truth. Note: I'm not being purposely dense, but I am trying to find a center. I honestly feel...

To be fair, I think both sides lie and the truth is somewhere in the middle. No one side has all the answers, and the US will never have a president - or Congress, for that matter - that will be "all things to all people." Personally, I don't think the current Republican Party is conservative...

Hmm...I'd hoped this would be a more of a discourse on the conservatism agenda, but I think it's devolving. I'm not on one camp or the other - I actually was a conservative for a while (I'm not now) - but I think there's a middle ground here, that we're all missing. Somewhere, there's some kind...

To compare, I did two separate DNA tests - one from ancestry.com and one from 23andme.com. Both were equally valid, and I wanted to see if they found the same information. They did, with only slight variations between the two. So I highly recommend doing a DNA test, if you're ever curious. I...