At 09:53 PM 1/26/2003 -0600, you wrote:
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Let us all drop on bended knee and bow our heads in the direction of Tampa
Bay.
The Bucs rule.
Now, Tampa Bay is east of here, right? Do I have to get it within 2 compass
degrees, or is just making sure my body is parallel to
Bob Zimm [you never sign your messages. I never
know how to address you] wrote:
I could not enjoy the story because the science was
so flawed. Darwin is turning over in his grave the
way his theory was abused.
:-)))
So I guess you hated the Uplift books because the
science is
I spent the weekend dealing with the aftereffects of this, since it
appears the IT team at my employer did NOT bother to download the free
security patch for their SQL systems, including the database the has
all of the maps used in my department to determine how close
excavation activity is to our
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20030123_1515.html
Bush Plan: HUD Funds for Faith Groups
Bush Administration Plan Would Allow Religious Groups Access to Federal
Housing Money
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON Jan. 23
The Bush administration wants to give religious organizations access to
More forced religious indoctrination:
http://www.bouldernews.com/bdc/news_columnists/article/0,1713,BDC_2421_169
3149,00.html
The bill's stated purpose is to foster patriotism, inculcate hope,
express confidence in the future and acknowledge the historical role of
faith in our society.
http://argument.independent.co.uk/regular_columnists/joan_smith/story.jsp?
story=371878
The EU is utterly godless. Let's keep it that way
Its secular values are inclusive, focusing on those ideals the majority
agree on, not what divides us Joan Smith
23 January 2003
Should God have an
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For while there are many values on which believers and non-believers can
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The Bush administration wants to give religious organizations access to
federal housing money that could be used to erect or refurbish buildings
where religious activities are held, so
I've never sold anything, but I've found many books that I wanted, and now
have, in my collection at abebooks.com. Great service.
George A
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: First real post - Hugo Noms
Bradford DeLong wrote:
But when the Knights Templar were suppressed by Philip the Fair of
France and Pope Clement V in 1307, one of the charges was that the
Templars confessed only to each other and not to other priests--so
that nobody outside the order knew what horrible and foul things
were
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Subject: An Ebay question (was Re: First real post - Hugo Noms)
Andrew Crystall wrote:
How many of you, as a matter of interest, buy books on Ebay?
From The New York Times.
BOSTON Jaron Friedman, a senior at Boston University, has done his time
in the traditional dormitory double: a 180-square-foot box with a stranger
in the next bed his video-game-addicted sophomore roommate was probably
one of the worst roommates anyone on this campus
http://212.100.234.54/content/28/29034.html
I AM GEORGE WALKER BUSH, SON OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH, AND CURRENTLY SERVING AS PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THIS LETTER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE
NOT MET NEITHER IN PERSON
--- Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Deborah Harrell wrote:
Some of today's posts in this thread are not in
the spirit of IAAMOAC, re: personal attacks. :(
Some posts in this thread by people with initials
such as D.H. are
not in the spirit of clear thinking but instead make
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Protein 'makes cancer cells self-destruct'
A protein has been discovered which causes cancer
cells to self-destruct.
US researchers have discovered it destroys up to 70%
of cancer cells.
It regulates the production of a key enzyme involved
in the
Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
At 06:04 AM 1/27/03 -0500, Kevin Tarr wrote:
The after game interviews, [
] was cringe worthy.
One word for ABC:
Heidi.
Not Even The First View Of Jennifer Garner Was Worth The Waste Of Time Maru
Guess I'm glad we started getting Sammy ready for bed just a
--- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Julia Thompson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
p.s. anyone, recommend one of her books to me if
you'd like, OK?
The Witch World series is her best known work (Witch
World, Web of the Witch
World, Year of the Unicorn, ... and a dozen or so
I just got glasses with a new prescription. To be exact, a new prescription
for just one eye, the other is the same as it was before.
If I look with just one eye or the other, everything seems reasonable.
If I look with both eyes, the floor, the bottom of the monitor screen, the
diningroom
http://www.msnbc.com/news/864430.asp
An excellent article. Zakaria needs no introduction,
but I'll give a short one anyways. He's currently the
editor of Newsweek International and formerly the
editor of Foreign Affairs. He got his PhD at Harvard
studying under Stanley Hoffmann and Sam
William T Goodall wrote:
When I went to Aberdeen University in the 1970's every freshman got a
private study-bedroom in a hall of residence. This was before the personal
computer, but students had their own hifis and tvs. The university had
started building these halls in the mid 60's. The idea
On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 01:00:30PM -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote:
I Was Not Alone In That Observation Maru
Neither are lemmings...
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On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 04:27:45PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
I just got glasses with a new prescription. To be exact, a new prescription
for just one eye, the other is the same as it was before.
If I look with just one eye or the other, everything seems reasonable.
If I look with both
--- J. van Baardwijk wrote:
Debbi Harrell wrote:
The Old Ones Made Me Do It Maru
Ah yes, the classic blame it on your parents
approach... GRIN
And now you know why I call myself an Evil
Overlady: daddy is a squidhead!
From one Evil Overperson to another:
Join me, oh Evil
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Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 4:55 PM
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On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 01:00:30PM -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote:
I Was Not Alone In That Observation Maru
Neither are lemmings...
On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 05:43:05PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote:
An argument based on a faked scene from a Disney movie is rarely
convincing.
Quite a leap you made there, anyone with you?
--
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On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 05:43:05PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote:
An argument based on a faked scene from a Disney movie is rarely
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From: Bradford DeLong [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: Catholics Could Lose Seal of Confession
Bradford DeLong wrote:
But when the Knights Templar were suppressed by Philip the Fair of
France and Pope
Quoting Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
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...
The Bush administration wants to give religious organizations access to
federal housing money that could be used to erect or refurbish
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Subject: Re: Church and state (was RE: bush throwing away more tax dollars)
Quoting Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 27 Jan 2003 at 19:00, Dan Minette wrote:
Bishops do have human faults. But, becoming a priest in order to
live a lavish life style is fairly foolish. A priest makes about
15k/year, for goodness sakes.
On the level of the diocese, as well as on the parish level, the
salary of the priests
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Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: Welcome, Jose
Quoting Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Every once in a while, someone I knew long ago finds me on the Internet.
Our newest subscriber to Brin-L is
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: Church and state (was RE: bush throwing away more tax dollars)
On 27 Jan 2003 at 19:00, Dan Minette wrote:
Bishops do have human faults. But,
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There are even books
by Frank Bawm at times.
Didn't he write the Wizard of Awz? ;-)
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From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL
Dean wrote:
The only Banks I have read is Feersum Endjinn.
While quite difficult reading, I did enjoy it.
!!!
OH!!! *That* Banks!
I read Feersum Endjinn when it first came out, and liked it also. When I
started reading about The Culture onlist within the past year and a half, I
never made
--- Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030203-411370,00.html
Because of past scandals, the agency had largely
dropped its paramilitary
operations. But the war on terrorism has brought it
back into the business...
snip
If a
At 08:49 AM 1/28/2003 +1000, you wrote:
William T Goodall wrote:
When I went to Aberdeen University in the 1970's every freshman got a
private study-bedroom in a hall of residence. This was before the personal
computer, but students had their own hifis and tvs. The university had
started
At 03:51 PM 1/27/2003 -0600, you wrote:
Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
At 06:04 AM 1/27/03 -0500, Kevin Tarr wrote:
The after game interviews, [
] was cringe worthy.
One word for ABC:
Heidi.
Not Even The First View Of Jennifer Garner Was Worth The Waste Of Time Maru
Guess I'm glad we started
--- Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Kevin Street [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
32° Fahrenheit (0 ° C) American water freezes.
Canadian water gets thicker.
But what's IN that water? Some things are better
left secret...
So *that's* what's going on with that lake up in
On 27 Jan 2003 at 19:19, Robert Seeberger wrote:
On 27 Jan 2003 at 19:00, Dan Minette wrote:
Bishops do have human faults. But, becoming a priest in order to
live a lavish life style is fairly foolish. A priest makes about
15k/year, for goodness sakes.
On the level of the
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A Friday discussion of paper towel dispensers by TCU
faculty members. If
you're a little bored and looking for something
amusing, this might fit the bill:
http://libnt2.lib.tcu.edu/staff/bouchard/papertowels.htm
From Adam Eve to the difference
Bob Zimm [you never sign your messages. I never
know how to address you] wrote:
I will sign from now on; Bob is what most people call me.
.
:-)))
So I guess you hated the Uplift books because the
science is also flawed, with the 17 or so ways of
cheating Einstein?
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just got glasses with a new prescription. To be
exact, a new prescription
for just one eye, the other is the same as it was
before.
If I look with just one eye or the other, everything
seems reasonable.
If I look with both eyes, the floor,
--- Russell Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
The idea of a room-mate as per American TV/movies
always seemed so awful
I didn't really think it was real.
One of the joys of campus life...one roomie had a
full-length poster of Burt Reynolds in his
birthday-suit - not a cheery sight to
Deborah Harrell wrote:
Russell Chapman wrote:
The idea of a room-mate as per American TV/movies always seemed so
awful I didn't really think it was real.
One of the joys of campus life...one roomie had a full-length
poster of Burt Reynolds in his birthday-suit - not a cheery sight
to wake up
Kevin Tarr wrote:
At 03:51 PM 1/27/2003 -0600, you wrote:
Brad Johnson has a cute kid, though. Anyone else remark on that during the
milling about before the award presentation?
Julia
Sure my brother, a friend, and I all talked about how cute his kid was
after the game.
In a message dated 1/27/2003 6:48:39 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
But isn't speciation itself a jump? You can't change
from a being with, say, 44 chromosomes per cell to a
being with 46 without a jump.
A few more thoughts. The notion of an evolutionary jump is
Deborah Harrell wrote:
One of the joys of campus life...one roomie had a
full-length poster of Burt Reynolds in his
birthday-suit - not a cheery sight to wake up with; I
walked in on another (and her boyfriend) who'd
forgotten to let me know the *do*not*disturb* signal.
Then There Was The Time
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From: Russell Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: Colleges Offer Students Privacy
When I was at uni, also in the 70's, we had the exact arrangement
discussed in the article - little towers like
Kevin Tarr wrote:
At 08:49 AM 1/28/2003 +1000, you wrote:
When I was at uni, also in the 70's, we had the exact arrangement
discussed in the article - little towers like mini-apartment blocks,
with 4 rooms per floor and a common bathroom shared between the 4
residents of that floor. The
Robert Seeberger wrote:
How Harry Potterish!
G
Ha! Never thought of it like that - the potions we were brewing were a
little more specific in their purpose, even the herbology experiments
had the same goal as the potions experiments...
Actually, the boarding house here at work is a lot more
After our move in July, everything I was reading in the way of fiction was
by a Texas author, up until sometime in September, when I noticed the trend
and decided to see how long I could keep it up. As I have a policy of not
reading more than 1 book by a given author per month, and I've exhausted
Deborah Harrell wrote:
--- Russell Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
The idea of a room-mate as per American TV/movies
always seemed so awful
I didn't really think it was real.
One of the joys of campus life...one roomie had a
full-length poster of Burt Reynolds in his
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 1/27/2003 6:48:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
But isn't speciation itself a jump? You can't change
from a being with, say, 44 chromosomes per cell to a
being with 46 without a jump.
A few more thoughts. The notion
- Original Message -
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: Darwin Radio [was: First real post - Hugo Noms]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 1/27/2003 6:48:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL
You forgot the most important one!!!
William Browning Spencer
xponent
Zod Wallop Maru
rob
You are a fluke of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
And whether you can hear it or not,
the universe is laughing behind your back.
Robert Seeberger wrote:
You forgot the most important one!!!
William Browning Spencer
xponent
Zod Wallop Maru
I don't *have* any Spencer to have been reading.
Should I start with _Zod Wallop_? Or would you recommend something else?
(I also didn't list Bill Crider among the
At 10:21 PM 1/27/2003 -0600, you wrote:
Deborah Harrell wrote:
--- Russell Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
The idea of a room-mate as per American TV/movies
always seemed so awful
I didn't really think it was real.
One of the joys of campus life...one roomie had a
full-length
Were you looking for more authors? (okay I see you weren't) How about:
http://mostlyfiction.com/west/mcmurtry.htm#bio
Larry McMurtry was born in Wichita Falls,Texas in 1936. His father and
eight uncles were all ranchers. He graduated with honors from Archer City
High School, received his B.A.
--- Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/864430.asp
An excellent article.
snip
It presents the potentially good outcomes of a
(more-or-less unilateral?) American invasion of Iraq
very well; Saddam's downfall is without question
desirable. The same Newsweek issue
Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
At 06:04 AM 1/27/03 -0500, Kevin Tarr wrote:
The after game interviews, [...] was cringe worthy.
One word for ABC:
Heidi.
Not Even The First View Of Jennifer Garner Was Worth The Waste Of Time
Maru
John Madden is still head and shoulders above anyone else
- Original Message -
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 10:53 PM
Subject: Re: Texas fiction (L3!)
Robert Seeberger wrote:
You forgot the most important one!!!
William Browning Spencer
xponent
Zod Wallop Maru
I
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/864430.asp
An excellent article. Zakaria needs no introduction,
but I'll give a short one anyways. He's currently the
editor of Newsweek International and formerly the
editor of Foreign Affairs. He got his PhD at Harvard
studying under Stanley
Doug Pensinger wrote:
Who could disagree with most of what he is saying? But why not keep
working with our allies and the U.N. and keep the pressure on Hussain
while continuing to support internal dissent. Actively seeking a
peaceful solution has the potential of reaping all or most of
Original press release at the Field Museum of Chicago can be found at:
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/museum_info/press/press_insect.htm
Jon
Stuck on top of tower. Great view, but constant pelting sleet not good
for pointy hat. Am amusing self by spitting gum down on the Orcs.
From: The Very Secret
Couple of sources: (Oh, and Dr. Zim, your spelling of Richard
Goldschmidt was inventive. :))
Jon
Stuck on top of tower. Great view, but constant pelting sleet not good
for pointy hat. Am amusing self by spitting gum down on the Orcs.
From: The Very Secret Diary of Gandalf the Grey
Posted on the Culture list, no attribution:
When you're happy and you know it bomb Iraq
If you cannot find Osama, bomb Iraq.
If the markets are a drama, bomb Iraq.
If the terrorists are frisky,
Pakistan is looking shifty,
North Korea is too risky,
Bomb Iraq.
If we have no allies with us, bomb
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