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So, called power company to get services shut off after all residents leave. Was told that the earliest that such could happen would be three days after everyone is left - and that someone has to be there in person at whatever point in the day the crew decides they can show up. We are Not Amused. Mostly because if I can’t be there, there may be only one other who can wait in town for the call - of course, if I’m the only one who can be there, then that not only delays me but messes up my timetable horribly. And even then, if I can’t convince them to get everything done at once, then I’d have to wait even longer for the other appointment to happen, which would really delay me and cause great frustration, and set back all of my current plans back by at least a week. I do not understand why they require the presence of a person and why such things are not available on a better timeframe. *sigh* If I have to deal with this, then so be it. I’m not going to be happy about it, though.
Also, I exercised my memory today, while I was out, and did something that very few people probably do. An orientation thing for incoming freshmen to the university is to have them walk barefoot through a certain fountain toward the library as a way of signaling the university that the students were incoming. Conversely, upon graduation, students are supposed to re-cross the fountain in the other direction, toward the graduate school building, as a signal to the university that they are leaving and moving on. So, after six years, I crossed the fountain and signaled my leaving.
In before-the-lead information - hotel toothpaste type Gilchrist and Soames is under recall for having chemicals inside that shouldn’t be there.
Leading tonight is the problem of "objective" reporting, in relation to whether or not lies spoken by famous people should be printed with the same authority as true statements backed by facts. Recall, that as a blogger, I am fundamentally an opinion columnist. I sometimes have facts to deploy to support my opinions, and in other cases, I’m talking out my arse, possibly with common sense as a guide. In today’s media, however, realize that “objectivity” often produces “The earth is flat!” in similar weight with “The earth is round, and has been consistently proven so since Galileo - and we have pictures from space to prove it even more.” So, sometimes reading the opinions nets you more of the truth. A Texas district attorney wants more evidence to prosecute cases, becoming a headache to the police offices around him. So at least some people are more interesting in finding truth and facts. Sometimes, though, it doesn’t seem to do anything, as witnessed by the case of Kenneth Foster, a man whom everyone agrees did not kill a man, yet is facing execution because he drove a car that had someone who did kill another man. He claims that he had no knowledge that the passenger was going to kill anyone, and the killer himself said it wasn’t premeditated, yet Foster faces execution because he was related to the crime.
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greyweirdo says what might be the most truth anyone can hear about Iraq - the aftermath of Iraq was winnable. Might still be, if we had competent leadership. Instead, we’re always being told to wait a few more months to see things improve... for the last four years. So, how many more times will it be “a few more months” before something positive happens? Michael Collins calling for a general strike in the United States on 11 September of this year asking for answers regarding the 11 September attacks and the alleged media cover-up.
Glenn Greenwald, in Salon, remarks that many strains of right-wing media and opinions are fixated on the idea that radical Islam will take over the United States and force everyone to obey it, and that being opposed to this position is not a complete dismissal of radical Islam as a threat. Such right-wing media and opinions really believe that somehow the persons of the country would not resist were such a threat to appear. And in this vein, of course, liberals are appeasers if not abettors, so no help from however many people they think are liberal conspirators. I wonder if some of those who believe this vein might contract "revenge" services to try and ruin their opponents. And perhaps, they wonder if we do the same. Sounds like paranoia, a style writ upon the politics of America for a long time. And the Republican party is playing on people’s fears, sending a donation solicitation to people claiming there's an "irregularity" in their Republican Party status. It looks almost like they’re claiming there’s an irregularity in the person’s voting ability, rather than their party affiliation.
Going much more comically, Jihad: The Musical - cardboard weapons, pink burqas, song-and-dance numbers, and doing what people do best - making fun of other things, especially the ones we’re supposed to fear. If you’re a Potterhead, call it a Ridikulus to the boggart of terrorism.
A perfect fusion of religion and firearms, or something like it - camouflage and waterproof Bibles, for the hunter that wants scripture while firing shells. Praise God and pass the ammunition. I’m sure Al Bedrosian agrees, who believes firmly that freedom of religion strictly means freedom of Christianity, despite there being no language in the founding documents that indicates this. Yet, that idea seems firmly ingrained enough that a teacher claimed he was threatened with suspension after voicing concerns that after school concerts and events put on by Christian groups for students at a public school may be an unwelcome encroachment. Being extracurricular, there’s hopefully no worry of endorsement by the school, but the teacher was suggesting an alternate event that was not religious be scheduled and offered. I like the teacher’s thinking - even though the groups themselves say they’re not talking about religion, that they have strong associations with religion may be enough for some to raise eyebrows. Last from this section, Sara at Orcinus puts further explanation on her earlier post about how religious fundamentalists believe that they are more equal than other people in the country and says they're caught between an angry God who's given stern warnings about their failure to convert America (like 11 September and the 1960s) and a deliberately defiant populace unwilling to accept their message peacefully. Having tried all the peaceful alternatives and options, having tried to take over politically and legislate morality, they are now on what very well could be a “last stand” - trying to convert the military power to become soldiers for their way of thinking and then send them out to convert or subjugate the rest of us by force. Because YHWH has already said that he’s not happy with their progress, and that more disasters will come if they don’t get moving. I repeat something that I’ve found to be a useful thought - who would want to worship such a god? Who would wish this on a people, and proclaim that his will be done?
The following, I would like to believe, violates some international convention of child soldiers. It doesn’t, I’m sure, but the fact that an eleven year-old child star says that she'd be happy to be a "martyr", I’m repulsed that at such a young age, someone is talking about ending their life in such a way. Children should not be used as propaganda machines. It feels wrong to me. I can’t control their opinions, but I can’t condone someone letting this happen.
Regarding stands versus supermarkets, How far does $20 go at the farmer's market? Some people get lots, others not so much. But there’s always a wide selection in people’s lists of what $20 got them at the market. The stock market is in decline, but only because Wal-Mart lowered its profit expectations. Could this be the first signs of a peak? Down in the trenches, though, things are not as lofty.ironychan presents, in verse, her store's policy response to haggling.
A campaign is on to return the drinking age to eighteen in all the states, with the argument that the raised drinking age is ineffective (college, yo), and that those who can smoke, vote, and die in the military should have the right to drink alcohol, and that wisdom, rather than age, is the key component to drinking wisely, so driving things underground and setting a very high age is counterproductive. If they’re worried about high school drinking, perhaps they can limit it so that only those who are graduated/degreed can drink. Would make for an interesting graduation party, that’s for sure. And might be a great way for many to learn about how one is when drunk. You won’t be able to play old games, though - EA's pulling down support for older titles from their servers. And for those who don’t do alcohol - Proctor&Gamble is producing and marketing in supermarket stores Dunkin' Donuts brand coffee. Although coffee could be just as dangerous, as a teen who consumed 14 shots and then had to be given emergency care for a caffeine overdose found out.
Technology produces a nancomposite sheet of paper that functions as a battery - flexible, foldable, and apparently inexpensive. They can also be stacked to increase power output. That might be interesting for your reader or PDA - assuming the sheets are rechargeable or can be fed in easily. Ah, and human matter can power these battery sheets, too. I don’t think they’ll be powerful enough to assist in the powering of the giant garden in Saudi Arabia that leads tourists through the various eras of history, but that project by itself is trying to be low-power as well as impressive, even in the heat of Riyadh. Speaking of heat - squirrels make their tails hotter and wave them about when confronted with snakes that sense the infrared. This makes the squirrel appear bigger to the senses of the snake, and makes them hesitant to attack.
Regarding a question that involves many a boast made in the company of one’s peers - at least one scientist says that the numbers saying men have many more sexual partners on average than women is logically impossible. The numbers should be close to each other, which suggests that someone’s over- or under-reporting their partners (perhaps not to think about the bastards in their lives).
Of course, the universe and everything in it might just be a complex computer simulation. We don’t know, and we may not ever find out. Hopefully, though, if this universe is one in many trial runs to try and fix a problem or determine some sort of evolutionary path, whatever knowledge it is we create or pass on will be useful. Which might be enough for people to have something to live for - to contribute their unique knowledge to the experiment. Me, I’m just a delivery person for other people’s knowledge. And someone who likes silly things like Monkey Suicides (including a death by Dalek - exterminate!). And who should also be going to bed. Yes, I think bed will be a fantastic idea.
Also, I exercised my memory today, while I was out, and did something that very few people probably do. An orientation thing for incoming freshmen to the university is to have them walk barefoot through a certain fountain toward the library as a way of signaling the university that the students were incoming. Conversely, upon graduation, students are supposed to re-cross the fountain in the other direction, toward the graduate school building, as a signal to the university that they are leaving and moving on. So, after six years, I crossed the fountain and signaled my leaving.
In before-the-lead information - hotel toothpaste type Gilchrist and Soames is under recall for having chemicals inside that shouldn’t be there.
Leading tonight is the problem of "objective" reporting, in relation to whether or not lies spoken by famous people should be printed with the same authority as true statements backed by facts. Recall, that as a blogger, I am fundamentally an opinion columnist. I sometimes have facts to deploy to support my opinions, and in other cases, I’m talking out my arse, possibly with common sense as a guide. In today’s media, however, realize that “objectivity” often produces “The earth is flat!” in similar weight with “The earth is round, and has been consistently proven so since Galileo - and we have pictures from space to prove it even more.” So, sometimes reading the opinions nets you more of the truth. A Texas district attorney wants more evidence to prosecute cases, becoming a headache to the police offices around him. So at least some people are more interesting in finding truth and facts. Sometimes, though, it doesn’t seem to do anything, as witnessed by the case of Kenneth Foster, a man whom everyone agrees did not kill a man, yet is facing execution because he drove a car that had someone who did kill another man. He claims that he had no knowledge that the passenger was going to kill anyone, and the killer himself said it wasn’t premeditated, yet Foster faces execution because he was related to the crime.
The ever-wise
greyweirdo says what might be the most truth anyone can hear about Iraq - the aftermath of Iraq was winnable. Might still be, if we had competent leadership. Instead, we’re always being told to wait a few more months to see things improve... for the last four years. So, how many more times will it be “a few more months” before something positive happens? Michael Collins calling for a general strike in the United States on 11 September of this year asking for answers regarding the 11 September attacks and the alleged media cover-up.Glenn Greenwald, in Salon, remarks that many strains of right-wing media and opinions are fixated on the idea that radical Islam will take over the United States and force everyone to obey it, and that being opposed to this position is not a complete dismissal of radical Islam as a threat. Such right-wing media and opinions really believe that somehow the persons of the country would not resist were such a threat to appear. And in this vein, of course, liberals are appeasers if not abettors, so no help from however many people they think are liberal conspirators. I wonder if some of those who believe this vein might contract "revenge" services to try and ruin their opponents. And perhaps, they wonder if we do the same. Sounds like paranoia, a style writ upon the politics of America for a long time. And the Republican party is playing on people’s fears, sending a donation solicitation to people claiming there's an "irregularity" in their Republican Party status. It looks almost like they’re claiming there’s an irregularity in the person’s voting ability, rather than their party affiliation.
Going much more comically, Jihad: The Musical - cardboard weapons, pink burqas, song-and-dance numbers, and doing what people do best - making fun of other things, especially the ones we’re supposed to fear. If you’re a Potterhead, call it a Ridikulus to the boggart of terrorism.
A perfect fusion of religion and firearms, or something like it - camouflage and waterproof Bibles, for the hunter that wants scripture while firing shells. Praise God and pass the ammunition. I’m sure Al Bedrosian agrees, who believes firmly that freedom of religion strictly means freedom of Christianity, despite there being no language in the founding documents that indicates this. Yet, that idea seems firmly ingrained enough that a teacher claimed he was threatened with suspension after voicing concerns that after school concerts and events put on by Christian groups for students at a public school may be an unwelcome encroachment. Being extracurricular, there’s hopefully no worry of endorsement by the school, but the teacher was suggesting an alternate event that was not religious be scheduled and offered. I like the teacher’s thinking - even though the groups themselves say they’re not talking about religion, that they have strong associations with religion may be enough for some to raise eyebrows. Last from this section, Sara at Orcinus puts further explanation on her earlier post about how religious fundamentalists believe that they are more equal than other people in the country and says they're caught between an angry God who's given stern warnings about their failure to convert America (like 11 September and the 1960s) and a deliberately defiant populace unwilling to accept their message peacefully. Having tried all the peaceful alternatives and options, having tried to take over politically and legislate morality, they are now on what very well could be a “last stand” - trying to convert the military power to become soldiers for their way of thinking and then send them out to convert or subjugate the rest of us by force. Because YHWH has already said that he’s not happy with their progress, and that more disasters will come if they don’t get moving. I repeat something that I’ve found to be a useful thought - who would want to worship such a god? Who would wish this on a people, and proclaim that his will be done?
The following, I would like to believe, violates some international convention of child soldiers. It doesn’t, I’m sure, but the fact that an eleven year-old child star says that she'd be happy to be a "martyr", I’m repulsed that at such a young age, someone is talking about ending their life in such a way. Children should not be used as propaganda machines. It feels wrong to me. I can’t control their opinions, but I can’t condone someone letting this happen.
Regarding stands versus supermarkets, How far does $20 go at the farmer's market? Some people get lots, others not so much. But there’s always a wide selection in people’s lists of what $20 got them at the market. The stock market is in decline, but only because Wal-Mart lowered its profit expectations. Could this be the first signs of a peak? Down in the trenches, though, things are not as lofty.
ironychan presents, in verse, her store's policy response to haggling.A campaign is on to return the drinking age to eighteen in all the states, with the argument that the raised drinking age is ineffective (college, yo), and that those who can smoke, vote, and die in the military should have the right to drink alcohol, and that wisdom, rather than age, is the key component to drinking wisely, so driving things underground and setting a very high age is counterproductive. If they’re worried about high school drinking, perhaps they can limit it so that only those who are graduated/degreed can drink. Would make for an interesting graduation party, that’s for sure. And might be a great way for many to learn about how one is when drunk. You won’t be able to play old games, though - EA's pulling down support for older titles from their servers. And for those who don’t do alcohol - Proctor&Gamble is producing and marketing in supermarket stores Dunkin' Donuts brand coffee. Although coffee could be just as dangerous, as a teen who consumed 14 shots and then had to be given emergency care for a caffeine overdose found out.
Technology produces a nancomposite sheet of paper that functions as a battery - flexible, foldable, and apparently inexpensive. They can also be stacked to increase power output. That might be interesting for your reader or PDA - assuming the sheets are rechargeable or can be fed in easily. Ah, and human matter can power these battery sheets, too. I don’t think they’ll be powerful enough to assist in the powering of the giant garden in Saudi Arabia that leads tourists through the various eras of history, but that project by itself is trying to be low-power as well as impressive, even in the heat of Riyadh. Speaking of heat - squirrels make their tails hotter and wave them about when confronted with snakes that sense the infrared. This makes the squirrel appear bigger to the senses of the snake, and makes them hesitant to attack.
Regarding a question that involves many a boast made in the company of one’s peers - at least one scientist says that the numbers saying men have many more sexual partners on average than women is logically impossible. The numbers should be close to each other, which suggests that someone’s over- or under-reporting their partners (perhaps not to think about the bastards in their lives).
Of course, the universe and everything in it might just be a complex computer simulation. We don’t know, and we may not ever find out. Hopefully, though, if this universe is one in many trial runs to try and fix a problem or determine some sort of evolutionary path, whatever knowledge it is we create or pass on will be useful. Which might be enough for people to have something to live for - to contribute their unique knowledge to the experiment. Me, I’m just a delivery person for other people’s knowledge. And someone who likes silly things like Monkey Suicides (including a death by Dalek - exterminate!). And who should also be going to bed. Yes, I think bed will be a fantastic idea.
