en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/567341 Comments by talkinghands http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Ice-coats-area-roads-Sea-Tac-halts-flights-137663193.html?clmob=y#IDComment268886510 Here in South Everett, many of the roads are completely covered in compacted snow and ice. It's been that way for several days now. I drove home around midnight from work and I had to watch out for piled up snow on the roads because I didn't do a good job controlling my SUV. I got home okay but it took concentrated efforts and a lot of stifled nervous laughter to arrive home safely. I couldn't believe the amount of ice literally glued onto the windows of my vehicle while I was scraping it off after work. I haven't seen anything like that in a very long time. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:35:58 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Ice-coats-area-roads-Sea-Tac-halts-flights-137663193.html?clmob=y#IDComment268886510 http://www.komonews.com/living/health/Fitness-Wellness-Trends-to-Watch-For-In-2012-seattle-136328213.html#IDComment251210009 Excellent and sound advice. First time I lost 25 pounds, a few years ago, I used mainly a 'diet-change' only approach. The results did not last. Second time I lost 25 pounds (really, re-lost the original shedded 25 pounds), I incorporated a consistent fitness routine. The results lasted and I'm continuing to shed pounds, slowly but surely. This time, I'm pacing myself. No rushing. I'm in general good health. I can't wear a bathing suit with confidence but nonetheless, I do feel a lot better now compared to months ago. Exercising helps with easing day-to-day stress. I'm currently using one of Jillian Michael's workout DVDs. I can run now. I couldn't before. Diet fads don't work. Choosing healthy foods and exercising do. Course, I have my sweets....every day. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:10:39 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/living/health/Fitness-Wellness-Trends-to-Watch-For-In-2012-seattle-136328213.html#IDComment251210009 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Colton-Harris-Moore--135738728.html?clmob=y#IDComment239414370 Good for him to want to make things right again. That alone puts him zillions levels above his own mother, who doesn't even deserve that title. And what's worse, he still loves his mom. Some of the things she did to him, my mom did to my sister. So I know what I'm talking about here. That's some real trash right there. Why doesn't she pay for what she did? She should follow her son's example. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:01:00 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Colton-Harris-Moore--135738728.html?clmob=y#IDComment239414370 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Tacoma-infant-suffocates-in-parents-bed-135321088.html#IDComment235330284 My heart is aching for this family right now. As a parent of two children, and especially as a deaf parent who co-slept with both kids for several years before they graduated to their own beds, I feel deeply for the parents. In response to some of the posters' concerns about co-sleeping, I have to add that I have a friend who lost her infant to SIDS, in a crib. Cribs don't appeal to me for numerous of reasons, one of which is the CIO method that control-freak parents use. I witnessed that growing up. It was ugly stuff. Produced zero positive results. I also want to add that while I support co-sleeping, there are varying degress of safe co-sleeping situations. Futons and sleeping mats are safer for co-sleeping. I don't like those headboards and side frames. Especially those on waterbeds. They are some of the most dangerous kinds of beds to co-sleep in for small children. Plus, it's smart for parents to not be taking sleep-aid medication or drink alcohol before bedtime. Being able to wake up quickly is a requirement in co-sleeping, period. If a parent has a hard time waking up, then yes I do advise placing the small child in a separate sleeping space. Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:37:52 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Tacoma-infant-suffocates-in-parents-bed-135321088.html#IDComment235330284 http://www.komonews.com/news/problemsolvers/116639403.html#IDComment130110846 This patient was screaming in agony? Reminds me of the many male infants who also scream in agony when undergoing forcible circumcision without their permission. At least this lady was given more anesthetics. Can't believe that this doctor gets disciplined while the doctors performing forcible neonatal circumcisions don't. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:38:27 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/problemsolvers/116639403.html#IDComment130110846 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/116602298.html#IDComment129706882 You are correct, in that this was a preventable tragedy. However, it's pointless at this time to rub it in their faces. They know it now more than ever. So, keep that part to yourself. Almost every parent, especially myself, have made similar judgment errors. I was just lucky that my children survived. Jacob's parents had the right intention, to provide joy to their son. No one's perfect, AgentSTS. Right now, make it a point to open your heart to Jacob's family. They need that, okay? Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:16:24 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/116602298.html#IDComment129706882 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/116602298.html#IDComment129706280 Oh.....my heart breaks for Jacob's family. I am so sorry they are going through this. My prayers go out to them. I do feel, however, that Jacob is okay. I think he's going to make sure his family will get through. It's just a feeling I have. May God watch over all of them during this sad time. Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:12:31 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/116602298.html#IDComment129706280 http://www.komonews.com/news/health/114767929.html#IDComment127759650 And for your information, I support the morning-after-pill. I don't support abstinence-only based education. I support abortion in cases of rape, incest, and when the woman/girl's life is in danger. I once considered myself pro-life, but after having grown up and experienced life as a parent and having seen others go through hard times and learning about the thriving slave trade that is rapidly growing across the world, the term 'pro-life' no longer fits me. I'm perhaps more of a 'pro-fetus' person. I believe fetuses deserve pain-reducing medication for abortions in mid- and late-term abortions. I believe children should have the best beginning in life they can possibly get. This isn't an issue that is as straightforward as 'black and white', to me. There's so many gray shades in there. As I grow older and more experienced, my perspective grows deeper and covers more gray shades than before. Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:14:35 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/health/114767929.html#IDComment127759650 http://www.komonews.com/news/health/114767929.html#IDComment127756333 (cont't from previous post) So as you can see, I ain't talking about some "mild" depression being one of the driving forces behind why new mothers are more likely to seek mental help. Lack of sleep, the sudden drop of pregnancy hormones that occur after a birth, the severe uncertainty of the future, the marital discord that usually materializes after the birth of a child, the lack of sufficient nutrients, and much much more only serves to tear down the protective wall between the woman and the demons of her mind that manifests as mental illnesses. I sensed darkness that was threatening to dominate and even destroy my new life as a mother, right after the birth of my first. I knew I had to do something, and I did. I wasn't gonna take a chance. Because I was pro-active in seeking help, my first and now also my second are healthy kids who know they are loved and live in a drug-free, alcohol-free, and secure home, along with my husband. We're not perfect, I'm definitely not perfect! But I stay on my guard, because of my families' history. Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:48:29 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/health/114767929.html#IDComment127756333 http://www.komonews.com/news/health/114767929.html#IDComment127754670 I think you're interpreting my simplistic approach in error. So I'll employ more sophisticated terms in an attempt to counter your deep thirst to invalidate others. Now, both sides of my biological parents' families have a long history of psychiatric issues, including severe depression, schizophrenia, etc. One family member, that I know of, was involunteerly commited to a psychiatric institution during a time when they commonly inflicted violent eletrical shock treatment-you know, the kind that induced miscarriages on pregnant patients/inmates, and killed children patients. It destroyed that family member's ability to care for themselves up until death. I saw the effects of all these things that had happened before I was born, as it resonated through my mom's behavior and her description of my biological father's behavior and especially his father's violent outbursts that ultimately killed my biological father's three unborn siblings, two of which were twins and near-term. This is my family legacy. This is what I have to show for it. (cont't in next post) Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:40:30 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/health/114767929.html#IDComment127754670 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/115621739.html#IDComment126941480 Just wanted to chime in here for a bit. You say that your neighbor gets a lot of traffic in and out of their place? Having witnessed "a lot of traffic" in and out of my old childhood home (as an adult), this sets off alarms for me. My mom manufactured, distributed, and used meth. She had pimps, prostitutes, drug dealers, weapon dealers, and other shady characters in and out of that house, the very same house I grew up in, for the last 4 years of her life. She acquired a rottie to guard her lab. There was a lot barking (she had two other dogs-dobie and shepie). I hope you've alerted the authorities, cuz it doesn't sound good. Wed, 9 Feb 2011 17:07:42 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/115621739.html#IDComment126941480 http://www.komonews.com/news/health/114767929.html#IDComment126725846 Perhaps so. But one must consider that the powerful maternal instinct that tends to kick in after the birth of a child could play a very likely role in pushing mothers to seek mental help after giving birth. Mothers, in most cases, get a strong sense of protection over their child(ren). So if they feel that there's some unresolved issue lingering in their minds and soul, created long before their child(ren) was born, then they're going to want to get that fixed, in order to protect their babies. I know this is what happened to me. I totally didn't expect this at all, while I was pregnant with my first. BAM! It hit me like a rig truck-the need to protect my child from ANYTHING, including any lingering issues from earlier in my life. Abortion takes away the reason to protect. Just sayin'. Tue, 8 Feb 2011 18:04:18 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/health/114767929.html#IDComment126725846 http://tacoma.komonews.com/content/vandals-target-controversial-east-tacoma-food-bank#IDComment126328273 Probably drug dealers and loser pimps. Good people like Ms. Blue makes the slimey hairs rise on the cowardly backs of those type of scum. As for the one particular local resident who stated, while holding up their nose in the air, that a food bank didn't fit into the community, what a loser. He/she probably doesn't even bother alerting the authorities when drug deals are going down or when children are being sold on the corner. Jeez..... Sun, 6 Feb 2011 17:32:19 +0000 http://tacoma.komonews.com/content/vandals-target-controversial-east-tacoma-food-bank#IDComment126328273 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/115015034.html#IDComment125204573 As a deaf American, I thank God that I live in America and not anywhere else. A deaf friend of mine who used to work for a special eds program had to stand up for one of her students whose mother wanted to discard her deaf daughter back to South America where she would have grown up isolated and treated badly just for being deaf. Thanks to my friend, this student is now at a school for the deaf, where she can socialize and learn alongside her peers. Most hearing people don't understand this at all. From where I'm standing, my life here is good, even despite all the bumps I've gone over growing up. Tue, 1 Feb 2011 17:03:16 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/115015034.html#IDComment125204573 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114186514.html#IDComment122602197 Don't know why you got thumbed down for your comment. I get what you're saying. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:23:46 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114186514.html#IDComment122602197 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114186514.html#IDComment122601955 "I wonder if some of his aggression isn't due in part to his frustration at not being able to express himself for so long." This crossed my mind too, as I read through the article. I have an idea of what it feels like to be frustrated when I can't seem to get out what I'm thinking, at least coherently enough. I think it's wonderful that this young man has finally found a medium through which to communicate. I have a feeling that if this continues, his violent bursts will diminish over time. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:22:17 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114186514.html#IDComment122601955 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/113829834.html#IDComment122147325 I'm not much impessed by these beauty pageants. Boring and dull in substance. Why am I even bothering reading this article? Good question. I can be boring and dull too, in substance. Anyways, what is a 17-year old supposed to look like anyways? When does one look too old? Even if she really does look older than 17, then why would that be a problem? Is the only way for a female to be attractive is if they "look" young? Is youth the only worthwhile judging factor for ladies these days? Looks like I'm not the only boring and dull person around here if that's the case. Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:22:53 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/113829834.html#IDComment122147325 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/113829834.html#IDComment122146837 Seriously? If she's 40, then she looks good for 40. Don't see anything wrong with how she looks, except she could use a little less make-up maybe. She looks good already, don't need to cake it over with paint. Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:18:51 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/113829834.html#IDComment122146837 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/113829834.html#IDComment122145942 I hardly consider 17 being the prime of anyone's life. For this lady, life is barely even starting. Wait until she hits her 30s-life will start to blossom then. Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:12:24 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/113829834.html#IDComment122145942 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/113779199.html#IDComment121564479 Good point. I would think that as a condition for allowing women to fight in the front lines, we'd need to implement some sort of policy, a very unpopular one, where these ladies would be required to be sterilized before serving. Not birth control, but actual sterilization. Can't imagine that idea would be welcomed fondly. Sat, 15 Jan 2011 23:07:18 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/113779199.html#IDComment121564479