[ZION] Weather report for Alberta

2002-11-17 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Off-topic for the list as a whole, but I'm not sure how John will be accessing his email while on the road. Here's the latest 4-day weather report for Alberta. It's unseasonably warm, with daytime highs several degrees above freezing and overnight lows ranging from -3oC in the south to -13oC in

[ZION] Moma, Dont' let your clumsy kids grow up to be research chemists (was: R

2002-11-17 Thread Marc A. Schindler
So why do we live in a right-handed universe (iirc -- the only organic chemistry I had was in 2nd year high school chemistry...oh, and I almost forgot, a semester of bonehead chem in university)? Are there left-handed versions of even simple organics like, say, dextrose? I do remember impressing

Re: [ZION] Caffeine chemistry

2002-11-17 Thread Marc A. Schindler
¡muchos tacos! for the excellent primer -- this brings back memories of how orderly the nomenclature of organic chemistry is. It has always appealed to the obsessive-compulsive nature in me ;-) (but I'm serious about my thanks) Stephen Beecroft wrote: Quick recap and primer for all interested

Re: [ZION] Social Mormons (was: Liberal dems unveil...)

2002-11-17 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Oh, don't tell that to Quebeckers. It's their boisson national. Ronn Blankenship wrote: At 12:12 AM 11/17/02, Rick Mathis wrote: At 07:56 PM 11/16/2002 -0800, Stacy wrote: It shocked me to realize that coffee has theophylline in it. That's considered a medicine by doctors. I think it

Re: [ZION] Coffee, Tea or Eternity

2002-11-17 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Jon Spencer wrote: Not correct (so much nicer than saying Wrong! :-). There was a letter sent out some time ago clarifying that caffeine is not prohibited by the WoW. And I believe that the point of President Hinckley not contradicting Wallace on the caffeine question was to not get

Re: [ZION] Coffee, Tea or Eternity

2002-11-17 Thread Paul Osborne
There are lots of silly apostateisms that creep into our religion. One is you can't drink any caffeinated beverages. Another is that you have to pass the Sacrament tray with your right hand. Some claim that you can't do anything that might be considered physical exercise on Sunday (like taking

Re: [ZION] Happy Sabbath

2002-11-17 Thread Paul Osborne
Show your Savior how much you love Him! I was thinking today of how awful it must have been for Jesus to have sweat blood from his brows. His face sweat as it were great drops of blood falling to the ground and his anxiety levels were off the scale. The burden was so heavy upon him that he

Re: [ZION] Coffee, Tea or Eternity

2002-11-17 Thread Paul Osborne
President Hinckley, twice, say on national television that we do not drink soda with caffeine, I heard it too, but he is not speaking for me or my house. I have no problem with cokes. Everyone must make their own choice and go with it. Paul O [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [ZION] Something Else To Ponder

2002-11-17 Thread Jim Cobabe
Stacy Smith wrote: --- I've long suspected that psychoactive drugs, while helping someone to feel better, also lessens perception of personal revelation. Am I right? --- We can experience genuine spiritual manifestations that are a result of the power and direct influence of God. Many make

[ZION] Social Mormons

2002-11-17 Thread Gary Smith
I had no idea that amino acids were left-handed. Then again, I had no idea they even had hands! Then again, how do we really know they are left-handed? Perhaps they have their backs to us, and thus making them right-handed after all? You know, it's kind of like building a house. When you are

[ZION] Hogwarts and all

2002-11-17 Thread Gary Smith
Richard Harris is a wonderful actor. I remember him in A Man Called Horse, written by an acquaintance of mine who lived in Missoula MT, and lectured to my high school literature class on her books. He was a great Dumbledore, but I think he would be easier to replace than the guy who plays Hagrid.

[ZION] Does America need to be destroyed in its current form?

2002-11-17 Thread Gary Smith
I believe the US government will fall eventually from bloat and corruption. It may be that an outside attack will help it fall, but only if the inside is rotten. I don't have a problem with a state having an active government. Those who don't like it can always move. But a federal government

[ZION] Does America Need To Be Destroyed As It Is In Its Current Form?

2002-11-17 Thread Gary Smith
Well, I'm guessing that Canada will eventually evolve into one. ;-) Europe and Asia seem to be going into a globalization realm, so I think their nation states will eventually just be states/provinces in a giant world-nation. This I fear, though. It is too easy for a Hitler to step into