On Wed, 10 Oct 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> At 08:07 AM Wednesday 10/10/2007, Ray Ludenia wrote:
>
>> On 10/10/2007, at 9:46 PM, Julia Thompson wrote:
>>
>>> (My biggest complaint about my fish allergy is not being able to eat
>>> lox.)
>>
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007, Dave Land wrote:
> On Oct 10, 2007, at 8:18 AM, Ray Ludenia wrote:
>
>> On 11/10/2007, at 12:05 AM, Julia Thompson wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 10 Oct 2007, Ray Ludenia wrote:
>>
>>>> On 10/10/2007, at 9:46 PM, Julia Thompson wrote:
&
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007, Ray Ludenia wrote:
>
> On 11/10/2007, at 12:05 AM, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 10 Oct 2007, Ray Ludenia wrote:
>
>>> On 10/10/2007, at 9:46 PM, Julia Thompson wrote:
>>>
>>>> (My biggest complaint about my fish aller
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007, Ray Ludenia wrote:
>
> On 10/10/2007, at 9:46 PM, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
>> (My biggest complaint about my fish allergy is not being able to eat
>> lox.)
>
> I can't even drink it!
> Liquid oxyge
On Tue, 9 Oct 2007, jon louis mann wrote:
What does type B mean in terms of the woo?
(And I'm a Libra, as are 2 of my children. On Chinese
astrology,though, the Sheep outnumber the rest of us 3 to 2. And the
only reason I knew that was I ate at a Chinese restaurant last night
that had Chine
On Tue, 9 Oct 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote:
> - Original Message -
> From: "Horn, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Killer Bs Discussion"
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 9:08 AM
> Subject: RE: Oops...
>
>
>>> Robert Seeberger wrote
Type O was the original paleolithic blood ty
On Tue, 9 Oct 2007, jon louis mann wrote:
> i suspected as much since i crave meat and hate vegetables. i used to
> see a homeopathic m.d who wrote a diet and health book based on blood
> types.
> i expect that any correlation between blood types and internet posters,
> is even more unlikely.
On Mon, 8 Oct 2007, Dan Minettte wrote:
>
>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>> Behalf Of Julia Thompson
>> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 1:08 PM
>> To: Killer Bs Discussion
>> Subject: RE: bikes v
On Mon, 8 Oct 2007, Dan Minettte wrote:
> However, if they road in the main lane, they would not have coexisted well.
> Instead, there would be very long lines forming behind themat least
> scores of cars long, if not hundreds. On the road I was thinking of (FM
> 1488 from I 45 to US 290 fo
On Sat, 6 Oct 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> At 11:28 PM Friday 10/5/2007, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
>
>> OK, so that was Venus I saw this morning. Wasn't sure. Now I am. :)
>
>
>
> If it's in that direction and at that time of day
> and it's brig
On Fri, 5 Oct 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
From Astronomy magazine's on-line newsletter (I couldn't find a link to it):
Early morning display
[Image]
[]
Plan to awaken early October 7 - a spectacular
view awaits you in the eastern sky. Shortly after
4:30 A.M., Venus, Saturn, the Moon and
On Wed, 3 Oct 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> At 09:04 AM Wednesday 10/3/2007, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
>
>> On Wed, 3 Oct 2007, Charlie Bell wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 03/10/2007, at 10:23 PM, Jim Sharkey wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>
On Wed, 3 Oct 2007, Horn, John wrote:
>> Julia Thompson wrote
>
>> (Most cyclists tend to be
>> significantly more safety-conscious than many drivers, I've noticed.)
>
> Would that be the ones who ride straight through red lights and stop
> signs without stopp
On Wed, 3 Oct 2007, Charlie Bell wrote:
>
> On 03/10/2007, at 10:23 PM, Jim Sharkey wrote:
>
>>
>> Apparently, they're too quiet:
>> http://money.excite.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt_top.jsp?news_id=ap-d8s1n79o0&;
>>
>> The National Federation for the Blind is complaining that when the
>> cars are running
On Tue, 2 Oct 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> Yes, hypothetically you could take along a bicycle but at least here
> according to the policies sometimes printed on bus schedules and posted
> at the terminal and inside buses bicycles must be loaded on to a rack on
> the outside of the bus and
On Tue, 2 Oct 2007, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
> Julia Thompson wrote:
>>
>> But what about the Cat Who Went To Heaven?
>>
> Is this another version of the joke about "The Lawyer Who Went To Heaven"
> or "The Engineer Who Went To Hell"?
No
On Tue, 2 Oct 2007, Mauro Diotallevi wrote:
> On 10/2/07, Nick Arnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Every time I see this subject, I think "What about dogs?"
>
> All dogs go to heaven. Haven't you seen the movie? (By the way, my
> fingers kept trying to type , "All gods" instead of "All dogs."
On Sun, 30 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> At 08:49 PM Sunday 9/30/2007, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
>
>> On Sun, 30 Sep 2007, jon louis mann wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.europastation.com/gary/pictures/
>>> No one wants an unattended child anywhere nea
On Sun, 30 Sep 2007, jon louis mann wrote:
> http://www.europastation.com/gary/pictures/
> No one wants an unattended child anywhere near espresso, and this
> seems to be an effective way to prevent that.
> Julia
>
> wouldn't caffeine have the opposite effect on a child?
> jon
You don't know un
On Sun, 30 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
At 11:16 AM Sunday 9/30/2007, Julia Thompson wrote:
On Sun, 30 Sep 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote:
--===0020866293==
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=googlegangers
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21050562/site/newsweek/
On Sun, 30 Sep 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote:
--===0020866293==
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=googlegangers
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21050562/site/newsweek/
Eve Fairbanks knew something was up four years ago when her mother
drove six hours-from her home in northern Vir
On Sun, 30 Sep 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote:
>
> On 9/30/2007 5:52:52 AM, Gary Nunn ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>> I took the kids to the Ohio Renaissance Festival yesterday, and ran
>> across
>> this sign.
>>
>> It's beautiful.
>>
>>
>> http://www.europastation.com/gary/pictures/
>>
>
> Those pe
On Sun, 30 Sep 2007, Gary Nunn wrote:
>
>
> I took the kids to the Ohio Renaissance Festival yesterday, and ran across
> this sign.
>
> It's beautiful.
>
>
> http://www.europastation.com/gary/pictures/
I've heard of signs that say "a cookie" instead of "a bell". Loading them
up with sugar alo
On Tue, 25 Sep 2007, Mauro Diotallevi wrote:
> http://www.boingboing.net/2007/09/25/furries-vs-klingons.html
>
> "It's like Quadrophenia with furrs and trekkers instead of mods and rockers."
I think I could bowl better done up as a Klingon than done up as a Furry.
I'd bowl better in either cas
On Tue, 25 Sep 2007, Mauro Diotallevi wrote:
> On 9/25/07, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007, Mauro Diotallevi wrote:
>>
>>> Al Gore and the Internet.
>>>
>>> My apologies that this is a bit out
On Tue, 25 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> I stopped by the local K-Mart this morning to pick up a few things
> for which they are the closest and cheapest source, and while I was
> looking something kept nagging me about the music I was hearing and I
> finally realized (after hoping I was
On Tue, 25 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> At 09:09 AM Tuesday 9/25/2007, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
>
>> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007, Mauro Diotallevi wrote:
>>
>>> Al Gore and the Internet.
>>>
>>> My apologies that this is a bit out of date...
On Tue, 25 Sep 2007, Mauro Diotallevi wrote:
> Al Gore and the Internet.
>
> My apologies that this is a bit out of date...
>
> http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20070627
How could you apologize for that and not for the pun contained in the
cartoon?
Julia
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On Mon, 24 Sep 2007, Nick Arnett wrote:
> On 9/24/07, Ronn! Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> At 06:27 AM Monday 9/24/2007, William T Goodall wrote:
>>
>>> A few students in the Osceola
>>> classroom, he said, thought the lesson was "denigrating their religion."
>>
>>
>> Surprising th
On Mon, 24 Sep 2007, jon louis mann wrote:
>> i'd like to see people give up their water guzzling lawns.
>> no lawn jon
>
> Why?
> Are you someplace like Vegas that has water problems?
> We have plenty of water here. In fact it rained 43 inches in a 24 hour
> period at a rain gage in my area onc
On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Dave Land wrote:
>
> On Sep 20, 2007, at 2:54 PM, Richard Baker wrote:
>
>> Nick said:
>>
>>> And, ipso facto, the sina qua non for this group.
>>>
>>> Semper fidelus,
>>
>> As we're all being so exact, that should be "sine" and "fidelis".
>
> Actually, how do we Nick was no
On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Horn, John wrote:
>> Martin Lewis wrote
>>
>> I was using it in reference to this line:
>>
>> "Oh, for Krum's sake, Martin. Take a pill."
>>
>> I don't get the exact meaning but presumed you were
>> suggesting something about my mental state.
>
> I read that as "take a chill
On Thu, 20 Sep 2007, Nick Arnett wrote:
> On 9/20/07, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> 3 bags, the outer 2 very carefully checked zipper-seal plastic bags.
>> Ziploc and Glad both make some very good products along those lines.
&g
On Thu, 20 Sep 2007, Nick Arnett wrote:
> Here something I learned today.
>
> If you find a dead, rotting, stinky opossom behind your garage, then shovel
> it into a plastic bag and seal the bag tightly, then put it in the garbage
> can... DON'T put the garbage can just outside the window to you
On Wed, 19 Sep 2007, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
>
> Dave Land wrote:
>>
>> Oh, for Krum's sake, Martin. Take a pill.
>>
> Crom!!!
>
> Is today "heresy day"?
It's Talk Like a Pirate Day.
Which, if you believe Pastafarianism is a heresy, might be considered
heretical.
So, Maybe.
Julia
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On Sun, 16 Sep 2007, Dave Land wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I apologize that I wound up the twit.
>
> Dave
Was that really necessary?
Sheesh.
Julia
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On Wed, 19 Sep 2007, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
>
> Dan Minettte blasphemed:
>>
>> There are times, as with Brin's argument that GWB follows orders
>> from Saudi Arabia, that I believe that reasonable people should not
>> accept such an argument.
>>
> !!!
>
> Die, herectic scum!!!
Oh, goody! Holy
On Tue, 18 Sep 2007, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
> Mauro Diotallevi wrote:
>>
>>> (NB: a term that is highly derogatory here...)
>>
>> "Passing areas" or "suburbans?"
>>
> Suburbans.
>
> Alberto Monteiro
I drive one.
Then again, I'm highly amused by the minivan (painted to make its sides
look lik
On Tue, 18 Sep 2007, Horn, John wrote:
>> On Behalf Of Julia Thompson
>>
>> If I told you where I got my underwear, would that help?
>>
>> Julia
>>
>> http://www.victoriassecret.com/
>
> Is that a work-safe link?
>
> Somehow I doubt
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> At 03:23 PM Monday 9/17/2007, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
>
>> On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
>>
>>> And while London and some other cities like New York City do have public
>>> transportation sy
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> And while London and some other cities like New York City do have public
> transportation systems which allow many people to get by quite well
> without owning and driving a car (although when it comes to subways or
> elevated trains many people
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote:
>
> On 9/17/2007 9:36:08 AM, Julia Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> wrote:
>> On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Nick Arnett wrote:
>>
>>> My commute varies tremendously. Sometimes I stop in the bathroom
>>> on the
>>
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote:
>
> On 9/17/2007 4:51:13 PM, Julia Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> wrote:
>> On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 9/17/2007 9:36:08 AM, Julia Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>>> wr
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
> Charlie Bell wrote:
>>
Question: How much does a good bike (good for riding around London)
cost?
(Wondering how good a selling point this is; if it pays for itself
in 2 years, that's a good deal, IMO.)
>>> I don't think thi
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
> Martin Lewis wrote:
>>
>>> does a human being consume, when we compare to a car? It certainly
>>> makes no sense to use a car to go to work and back, and then
>>> spend a couple of hours in the gym, but most people already do
>>> enough physical exe
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Nick Arnett wrote:
> My commute varies tremendously. Sometimes I stop in the bathroom on the
> way from our bedroom to the ofice. That probably triples my time.
Telecommuting is good. :) You may not even need to stop to get dressed!
(Although it's recommended you be p
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Martin Lewis wrote:
On 9/14/07, Gary Nunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
London's Emissions Targets For 2030 Will Only Be Reached By Banning Cars
Related in two ways to that link, I read this in the paper today:
"Cycling England says a 20% increase in bicycle journeys wou
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> At 12:03 AM Monday 9/17/2007, Dave Land wrote:
>> On Sep 16, 2007, at 9:44 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
>>
>>> 'Cuz new ones are just too darned expensive!
>>
>> You know, I'm drinking a pretty fine port here, and a spit-take on my
>> MacBook Pro w
On Sun, 16 Sep 2007, Dave Land wrote:
> On Sep 16, 2007, at 9:44 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
>
>> 'Cuz new ones are just too darned expensive!
>
> You know, I'm drinking a pretty fine port here, and a spit-take on my
> MacBook Pro was definitely not what I needed...
I have absolutely no sympat
On Sun, 16 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> 'Cuz new ones are just too darned expensive!
>
>
>
>
> -- Ronn! :P
>
> Professional Smart-Aleck. Do Not Attempt.
Oh, if you go shopping in late May/early June when the dealers are trying
to clear out the current-model vehicles to make room for
On Sun, 16 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> At 10:06 PM Sunday 9/16/2007, Dan Minettte wrote:
>
>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>>> Behalf Of Martin Lewis
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 4:36 AM
>>> To: Killer Bs Discussion
>>>
On Sun, 16 Sep 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote:
>
> On 9/16/2007 12:48:51 PM, Robert Seeberger ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> wrote:
>
> Ha!
> What a hoot!
> http://baker.house.gov/html/content.cfm?id=350
>
>
> xponent
> Participants Maru
> rob
I love the bit at the end:
EINSTEIN WAS RIGHT: ANYTHI
On Sun, 16 Sep 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote:
> Oh, I definately read the entire Wiki-article, but as such things go,
> I was curious to see more.
> I realize that I most likely appear to be an ignorant hick to some
> here, and it is true that I am ignorant, frequently ignorant. But I do
> not be
On Sat, 15 Sep 2007, Charlie Bell wrote:
>
> On 15/09/2007, at 6:01 AM, Andrew Crystall wrote:
>
>
>>
>> What's mysterious about it? People take extra time to get into work,
>> this costs.
>
> Time to work for me:
>
> Car: 40 mins
> Train: 40 mins
> Tram: 45 mins
> Bicycle: 25 mins.
>
> Charlie
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
At 04:53 PM Friday 9/14/2007, Julia Thompson wrote:
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
At 02:00 PM Friday 9/14/2007, jon louis mann wrote:
They don't conviently forget it. You are the only person who has
mentioned forcing p
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
At 02:00 PM Friday 9/14/2007, jon louis mann wrote:
They don't conviently forget it. You are the only person who has
mentioned forcing people to walk.
Martin
what about electric cars exemptions for those
who can prove they can't ambulate; i s
On Sat, 8 Sep 2007, jon louis mann wrote:
> "White chocolate", indeed.
> Infidel! Unclean!
> Dave
>
> That's about how I feel.
> If it's not dark chocolate, I'm not interested. Unless it's a tube of
> mini M&Ms.
>Julia
>
> i don't drink zinfandel, or eat white chocolate, but those who d
On Sat, 8 Sep 2007, jon louis mann wrote:
> What do you mean by mixed bourbon cocktails? Like mint julep?
>
> Need to get me some, so I don't have to depend on seeing C. to bum some
> off her
>Julia
>
> mint julips are too sweet. i usually mix my wild turkey with diet
> sevenup; fi
On Sat, 8 Sep 2007, Dave Land wrote:
> On Sep 7, 2007, at 9:32 PM, jon louis mann wrote:
>
>> i have never tried chocolate scotch, or bourbon, but i think i would
>> like it wth guiness. wine should be at least as sweet as the
>> chocolate
>> you are savoring. the stronger the chocolate, the m
http://www.monkeybrainbooks.com/sale.html
They have some Moorcock and Rucker, among others. And if you order one of
the books relating to Robert E. Howard's writings, you're supporting
people I personally know and care about. :)
Julia
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On Fri, 7 Sep 2007, jon louis mann wrote:
> Julia Thompson wrote:
> 4) I like Bulleit bourbon. :)
> 5) And chocolate cake. But not both at once. (Not that I've had the
> opportunity to try both at once) I've never tried it with bourbon
> before, but scotch and
I vote "chupacabra", then again, I'm biased.
Julia
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On Fri, 7 Sep 2007, Mauro Diotallevi wrote:
> On 9/6/07, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> 4) I like Bulleit bourbon. :)
>>
>> 5) And chocolate cake. But not both at once. (Not that I've had the
>> opportunity to try both at once.
On Mon, 3 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> It was embarrassing enough that Mark Stahnke woke up in a neighbor's
> yard without his pants. Then he remembered they contained a cashier's
> check for $41,093, meant for his son, and several hundred dollars in cash.
>
> [...]
>
> Stahnke said he do
Yeah. I was well aware of that. And innocence? Please.
:)
(We're so hardcore Central Texas, Dan decided he didn't want to miss the
"orphan burn" here just to go to Burning Man this year)
Oh, and we did it right -- M. threw fire onto our effigy the night before
the scheduled burn, and th
OK, just to give you an idea as to where my head is:
1) My hard drive died a week ago. This was the first unread Brin-L mail
waiting for me when I was finally able to access this account today.
2) I was looking at the subject line thinking, "Larry Craig? Who's he?
The only Larry I can
On Tue, 28 Aug 2007, Charlie Bell wrote:
>
> On 28/08/2007, at 10:49 PM, Jim Sharkey wrote:
>
>>
>> Charlie Bell wrote:
>>> You're losing content somewhere in these posts.
>>
>> Silly rabbit. Content-free posts are what we're best at around here.
>
> Sorry, I should have been more precise. Text
On Tue, 28 Aug 2007, William T Goodall wrote:
>
> On 5 Nov 2006, at 20:40, William T Goodall wrote:
>
>> So what is it with all these right-wing evangelical anti-gay-
>> marriage nutcases being in the closet? I see Ted 'New Life Church'
>> Haggard has been outed for his sordid drug and rent-boy
On Mon, 27 Aug 2007, Dave Land wrote:
> On Aug 27, 2007, at 6:49 AM, Martin Lewis wrote:
>
>>> I think also this could impinge upon 5th amendment debates.
>>
>> Which one is that?
>
> It must suck not to have the Internet :-).
>
> As for the 5th amendment, it has to do with due process of law.
On Sun, 26 Aug 2007, Nick Arnett wrote:
> Oh... it's a "Young adult novel." I'm adult and read novels... but
> having passed the half-century mark a bit over a year ago, I'm not sure
> this is for me.
A well-written young adult novel is still good, just takes less time to
read, is all. :)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130144061675
Taking kids to the grocery store can be challenging.
Julia
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Whoa. Kewl.
(And, should I be alarmed that my youngest ate all his broccoli, raw with
ranch dressing for dipping, and barely touched his spaghetti?)
Julia
On Sat, 18 Aug 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote:
> http://www.framebox.de/creations/3d/salad/
>
> Unbelievably delicious!
>
>
>
> xpo
On Sat, 18 Aug 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> At 08:46 PM Saturday 8/18/2007, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
>
>> On Sat, 18 Aug 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
>>
>>> At 07:29 PM Saturday 8/18/2007, Julia Thompson wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 18 Aug 20
On Sat, 18 Aug 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> At 07:29 PM Saturday 8/18/2007, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 18 Aug 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
>>
>>> At 06:25 PM Saturday 8/18/2007, Julia Thompson wrote:
>>>> http://www.appropedia.org/Hexa
On Sat, 18 Aug 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> At 06:25 PM Saturday 8/18/2007, Julia Thompson wrote:
>> http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_Playa
>>
>> Potential military applications
>> http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_Military
>>
>>
http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_Playa
Potential military applications
http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_Military
Amazing what amateurs can come up with. :)
Julia
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On Mon, 13 Aug 2007, Jim Sharkey wrote:
>
> Doug wrote:
>> Robert wrote:
>>> Yesterday I was moving, packing boxes into a Uhaul, lifting
>>> furniture and all that for over 10 hours.
>> I'll bet. I was humping sod all morning Saturday, and digging in
>> the mud in the afternoon.
>
> Boy, those
On Sun, 12 Aug 2007, Doug wrote:
> Robert wrote:
>
>> *
>> You Yankees just don't get it!
>> I'm know that you are aware that the Civil War was a particularly
>> bloody conflict and many young lives were lost on both sides. Do you
>> think that eve
On Sun, 12 Aug 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote:
> You wonder why Texans think of themselves as tough? Yesterday I was
> moving, packing boxes into a Uhaul, lifting furniture and all that for
> over 10 hours. Houston is much more humid than Austin and the temp where
> I live was 104F.
> About 2 h
On Sun, 12 Aug 2007, Doug wrote:
It was eleven when I got back and I was soaked in sweat after walking up
the hill in 85° heat (and humidity that was probably still over 90%)
You really prefer this over N.H. Julia? 8^)
Yes. I prefer not to have to dig cars out of snow on a regular basis, a
BTW, I'm about to go out for the evening myself, albeit a ways north of
you. :) The Chronicle website is a good resource if you're looking for
the answers to any other entertainment questions.
Julia
On Wed, 8 Aug 2007, pencimen wrote:
> Julia wrote:
>
>> Not sure. If you can extrac
On Wed, 8 Aug 2007, pencimen wrote:
> Julia wrote:
>
>> Not sure. If you can extract the info you need from
>> http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Calendar/MusicListings that's
> a
>> good resource. I'll poke a bit and see what I can extract from there
> that
>> would be useful.
>>
>> (I do
On Wed, 8 Aug 2007, pencimen wrote:
> Thanks for all the tips Julia. If I don't get conned into going to a
> giant NI party at the Oasis on Lake Travis. I'm going to check out
> the bookstore and record store, and maybe catch the bats on the walk
> back (looks like its about 19 blocks to 6th a
On Thu, 2 Aug 2007, jon louis mann wrote:
> I still believe that it is a huge step forward, despite the negative
> stuff.
> I still stand by what I wrote in 1994 -- the essay that led to my
> friendship
> with David Brin:
>
> do you have a link to that essay, nick?
It was in the OP just after t
On Thu, 2 Aug 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> That era started about 11:15 last night. I came
> in to eat some soup for lunch, then I have to
> return to trying to dig a hole in the
> drought-hardened soil in the back yard, which I
> started doing as soon as it became light enough to work this
On Wed, 1 Aug 2007, PAT MATHEWS wrote:
> She has a hedge fund job? Better get her resumes out - they are crashing like
> cheap pinatas at a birthday party.
You have a way with words.
Julia
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On Wed, 1 Aug 2007, pencimen wrote:
> Julia wrote:
>
>> What days will you be in Austin?
>
> I'm arriving Monday evening and leaving Thursday evening.
>
> Where's that bookstore you mentioned earlier?
6th & Lamar, basically. It's a bit of a hike, but if you do it when it's
not too hot, it can
http://batcon.org/home/index.asp?idPage=122&idSubPage=67
Just in case anyone wanted to read about bat viewing. :)
Julia
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On Tue, 31 Jul 2007, Doug wrote:
> Say Julia (and other knowledgable Texans), I'm in Austin for a
> conference next week. I probably won't have much time during the day,
> what's to see/do after 5 or so? Good places to eat?
Let's see, you're coming in during prime bat-viewing season; call
http://wilkinsonquints.blogspot.com/2007/07/5-healthy-babies-are-here.html
The Wilkinson quintuplets were born in Arizona this morning. Birth
weights are on the blog entry; the smallest baby was 3 lbs. 6 oz. and one
of the babies isn't even in the NICU!
Rachelle Wilkinson carried quintuplets t
On Wed, 1 Aug 2007, Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote:
> Warren Ockrassa wrote:
>>
>> Science is not open to referendum. What that means, of course, is that
>> the technological success of the US is doomed.
>>
> I doubt that. If the USA survived not using the Metric System for more
> than 1
On Mon, 30 Jul 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote:
> We have a cluster of deaths going on it seems.
> Yesterday Marvin Zindler, the famed reporter who got the Chicken Ranch
> shut down died of pancreatic cancer.
> Today Bill Walsh, former coach of the 49ers died from leukemia and Tom
> Snyder, longtim
On Mon, 30 Jul 2007, jon louis mann wrote:
> Considering that I started drinking it at halftime and it was well into
> the 4th quarter when I actually dropped the glass, I'm not sure how
> much difference buffering with cold would have made.
> (Chug? I don't chug. The only thing I ever "chug"
On Mon, 30 Jul 2007, William T Goodall wrote:
>
> On 30 Jul 2007, at 02:41, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
>> At 01:02 PM Wednesday 7/18/2007, Dan Minette wrote:
>>> Subject: Re: U.S. health care
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> [...] Let me give you an example from one of the clearest numbers for
>>> which the US per
On Sun, 29 Jul 2007, jon louis mann wrote:
> > Must have been a large glass. Blended, or on the rocks, with salt?
>> Most any decent brand of Tequila Blanca will do, and Grand Marnier...
>> Ay Caramba!
>
> Rocks. Salt. I usually prefer Grand Marnier to orange liqueur, but I use
> different rati
On Sun, 29 Jul 2007, William T Goodall wrote:
>
> On 28 Jul 2007, at 21:26, jon louis mann wrote:
>
>>
>> speaking as an atheist, it behooves me to engage in dialog about
>> religion so i can learn more of what i do not know...
>> jonsan
>
> There's nothing to learn.
If you're trying to persuad
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007, jon louis mann wrote:
> You haven't seen me having consumed one of my friend Tanya's
> margaritas.
>
> Then again, no one has -- I was so drunk before I even got to the end
> of it, I dropped the glass.
>
> (Recipe is 1 part freshly-squeezed lime juice, 1 part tequila (I pre
On Fri, 27 Jul 2007, Dave Land wrote:
> On Jul 27, 2007, at 8:37 PM, Nick Arnett wrote:
>
>> On 7/27/07, Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Anyway, I call myself a Christian because I haven't invested the time
>>> to come up with a better label, but as Christianity walks one way and
>>
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007, William T Goodall wrote:
> Then what's the point of religion? Let's follow Wittgenstein and be
> silent on the stuff we can't speak about.
And let's NOT follow Wittgenstein's example of picking up pokers during
discussions where the action might be misinterpreted.
( http
On Fri, 27 Jul 2007, jon louis mann wrote:
> If it wasn't a pilot, how much of a problem is it? If it's someone not
> expected to actually operate the thing, how much of a problem is it?
> I'd rather have a margarita if I'm going to be shot up into space,
> myself.
>Julia
>
>> Perhaps
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