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Great list. Thanks.

Good God Yes. Like you I have a lot of drive time and frankly I tire of the same three songs and the same two opinions on the radio. If it were not for audio book I would go mad (I know, go?). I have a partial list of audio books I have read at Goodreads. There are only 13 books listed there because I just started tracking my reading through Goodreads and I am unsure of which older books I read and which I listened too. The links to my page are: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2532066 (main page) http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/2532066?shelf=audio (audio books) As for websites, I can try and summon up some if you are interested (I don’t have all my research materials with me at this time, but I can get them); the afore mentioned LibriVox is good. I would also recommend Project Gutenberg’s audio selection: http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:The_Audio_Books_Project As for specific books, I am partial to listening to history, biography, and scholarly/educational works. Things I don’t have the time to read usually – keeps the horizons broadened. And on that note, anyone else have a Goodreads account? I would love to see what the other DGN members are reading. Might give me some ideas Well, I must be off. TTFN.

Cool. Cash is one of the only country musicians I have always liked. The man was an icon. Be Well.

SWEET! I wish the image was a little clearer, but its pretty cool as is! Be well.

If the vacation was approved I do not see how they could fire her. I take Halloween off every year, never had a problem. We will see what comes of this – I suspect her former employer will have a different reason they will give for terminating her; but they will have to substantiate their claim. You cannot just say someone was tardy or rude – they will need to have documentation to prove there was a problem and they tried to address it. Too bad she didn’t have a pocket recorder so she could capture the ‘devil worshipper’ crap for posterity. That would be sweet AND it would probably get her a nice settlement. Be Well.

My #1 is: Teleportation My #2 is: Flight/Flotation My #3 is: Earth My #4 is: Wind My #5 is: Ice My #6 is: Telepathy My #7 is: Telekenesis My #8 is: Invisibility My #9 is: Spiritual/Astral Projection My #10 is: Weather My #11 is: Water My #12 is: Fire My #13 is: Time Stopping My #14 is: Explosions

Damn!

Absinthe I baught a small bottle of Absinthe some time back – haven’t had the opportunity to try it yet though. Its been sitting in my fridge for 5 months. Oh well, I will get around to it eventually.

Damn, you are right! So Beaker was actually a ghoul! Of course! It all makes perfect sense now! That poor principal, thinking banning their call would save him from becoming just another bit of meat on the student's cafeteria table! Mwahahaha (chough)!

You Are a Memorable Wedding You Are a Memorable Wedding For you, love is whimsical and delightful. You believe love should be celebrated often, and in the most indulgent manner possible. To be unloved would make you feel uninspired and depressed. Love is what ultimately motivates and excites you. Romantic love makes you feel lighthearted and full of joy. Even if you've been in love with someone for a while, you still feel like you did when you first fell in love. Your soulmate makes you happier than any person you know. You're likely to fall the person who makes you smile, laugh, and feel young again.

1. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of telephone, worked with deaf. Beliefs: Unitarian/Universalist (100%) 2. Archimedes, father of experimental science. Beliefs: Greek philosophy. During the Siege of Syracuse he was killed by a Roman soldier despite orders that he should not be harmed. (100%) 3. Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist. Created first vaccine for rabies. Best known for inventing pasteurization. Advocated that doctors sanitize their hands and equipment before surgery. Before that, few doctors bothered to scrub up. Beliefs: Catholic (100%) 4. Albert Einstein, physicist; originated the theory of relativity, won Noble prize. Beliefs: Jewish . On the Veg-World.com list of famous vegetarians (90%) 5. Benjamin Franklin, American politician, inventor, publisher and originator of aphorisms. Ardent competitive swimmer who developed swim fins. Beliefs: Presbyterian; Deist . On the Veg-World.com list of famous vegetarians (90%) 6. Charles Darwin, biologist; described evolution. Beliefs: Anglican (nominal); Unitarian (90%) 7. Galileo Galilei, astronomer; accurately described heliocentric solar system. Beliefs: Catholic (90%) 8. Jeremy Bentham, English jurist, philosopher, and legal and social reformer. As requested in his will, his body was preserved and displayed in a wooden cabinet, (90%) 9. Pythagoras, mathematician, mystic and scientist . On the Veg-World.com list of famous vegetarians (90%) 10. Thomas Edison, inventor of light bulb, phonograph, etc. Beliefs: Congregationalist; agnostic (90%) 11. Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of United States. Beliefs: Episcopalian; Deist (90%) 12. Confucius, founder of Confucianism. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. Five centuries before Christ he wrote ''never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.'' (81%) 13. Euclid, mathematician; Euclidian geometry. Beliefs: Platonism / Greek philosophy (81%) 14. Galen, innovative Greek physician; surgeon to the gladiators, gained then-new anatomical knowledge; the profit motive, said Galen, incompatible with a devotion to the art of healing (81%) 15. Isaac Newton, physicist; theory of universal gravitation; laws of motion. Beliefs: believed in the Arianism of the Primitive Church . On the Veg-World.com list of famous vegetarians (81%) 16. Johann Gutenberg, developed movable type; printed Bibles. Beliefs: Catholic (81%) 17. Martin Luther, founder of Protestantism and Lutheranism. Beliefs: Catholic; Lutheran . On the Veg-World.com list of famous vegetarians (81%) 18. Sigmund Freud, founded Freudian school of psychology/psychoanalysis (i.e., the ''religion of Freudianism''). Beliefs: Jewish; atheist. Died of a posssibly unintentional morphine overdose (81%) 19. Tsai Lun, inventor of paper. Beliefs: Chinese traditional religion (81%) 20. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer. Credited with more than 600 compositions. When he was five years old, he could both read and write music and had precocious skills as a keyboard and violin player. (81%) 21. Buddha. Gautama Buddha was a spiritual teacher from Ancient India and the founder of Buddhism.[1] He is generally recognized by Buddhists as the Supreme Buddha (Sammâsambuddha) of our age. The time of his birth and death are uncertain: Best estimates are 400 or 500 years before Christ. Beliefs: Hinduism; Buddhism (72%) 22. Dante Alighieri, poet. Exiled from his native Florence, He died never returning home (72%) 23. Hippocrates, Greek physician, known as the "father of medicine". He is credited with being the first physician to reject superstitious beliefs that blamed supernatural or divine forces with causing illness. (72%) 24. Jesus Christ, founder/namesake of Christianity. Beliefs: Judaism; Christianity. Crucified (72%) 25. Johann Sebastian Bach, a composer whose works were practically forgotten for nearly a century, until Felix Mendelssohn called Bach a genius. Beliefs: Lutheran; Catholic (72%) 26. Karl Marx, founder of Marxism, Marxist Communism. Beliefs: Jewish; Lutheran; Atheist; Marxism/Communism (72%) 27. Ludwig van Beethoven, composer. Beliefs: Catholic (72%) 28. Mohandas Gandhi, Indian leader and Hindu religious reformer. Beliefs: Hinduism; influenced by Jainism (mother was a Jain) . On the Veg-World.com list of famous vegetarians (72%) 29. Muhammad, Prophet of Islam; conqueror of Arabia. Beliefs: Islam (72%) 30. Nicolaus Copernicus, astronomer; taught heliocentricity. Beliefs: Catholic (priest) (72%) 31. Plato, founder of Platonism. Beliefs: Platonism / Greek philosophy . On the Veg-World.com list of famous vegetarians (72%) 32. Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus), astronomer, mathematician and geographer (72%) 33. William Shakespeare, English playwright. Beliefs: Catholic; Anglican. Coiner of many common terms and phrases. (72%) 34. Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of U.S.; led during Civil War. Beliefs: Deist, general theist, once said, 'When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That is my religion'. Assassinated. (63%) 35. Aristotle, influential Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.. Beliefs: Platonism / Greek philosophy A homosexual according to lambda.org (63%) 36. Charlemagne, Holy Roman Empire created with his baptism in 800 AD. Beliefs: Catholic (63%) 37. Francis Bacon, English statesman, essayist, and philosopher, delineated inductive scientific method. Beliefs: Anglican A homosexual according to lambda.org (63%) 38. Henry VIII. English King known for his political struggles with Rome which led to the formation of the Anglican church. Henry wanted a male heir, to avoid rival claims to the crown. He married sex women. Two marriages were annulled; two wives were beheaded, one died, one survived. Late in life, Henry became grossly overweight, covered with boils and had to be moved about with the help of mechanical inventions. (63%) 39. Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism, mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois. Killed by an angry mob. (63%) 40. King David, biblical King of Israel, warrior, writer of psalms, slayer of giant Goliath. (63%) 41. Nicoli Machiavelli, wrote The Prince an influential political treatise. Beliefs: Catholic (63%) 42. St. Paul, proselytizer of Christianity. Beliefs: Judaism; Christianity. Was beheaded in Nreo-ruled Rome (63%) 43. Winston Churchill, British wartime prime minister. (63%) 44. Adolf Hitler, conqueror; dictator. Unsuccessful street artists To many evil incarnate. Beliefs: born/raised in, but rejected Catholicism . On the Veg-World.com list of famous vegetarians. Committed suicide via gunshot/overdose of cyanide (54%) 45. Attila the Hun, leader of the Hunnic Empire and warrior who reigned over an empire that stretched from central Asia into Germany, In Europe, he is remembered as the epitome of cruelty and rapacity. In other histories he lionized as a great and noble king (54%) 46. Constantine the Great, Roman emperor, made a saint for completely legalized Christianity, also a murderous tyrant who killed his own wife and a son. Beliefs: Roman state paganism; Christianity (54%) 47. George Washington, first president of United States, military leader. Beliefs: Episcopalian (54%) 48. Lenin, Russian revolutionary, political leader. Beliefs: Russian Orthodox; Atheist; Marxism/Communism (54%) 49. Leonardo da Vinci, artist; inventor. Beliefs: Catholic A homosexual according to lambda.org . On the Veg-World.com list of famous vegetarians (54%) 50. Aesop, fable composer, compiler and teller. Aesop met with a violent death at the hands of the inhabitants of Delphi, possibly because of his sarcasm and insults. (45%) 51. Benedict Arnold, now the synonym for ''traitor'', he was considered by many to be the best general in the Continental Army, but he switched sides to the British. Arnold was embittered and resentful toward Congress for passing him over for promotion and not approving or refunding his wartime expenses; Arnold himself had paid nearly all of the expenses of his force's campaigns in Canada. (45%) 52. Christopher Columbus, explorer; led Europe to Americas. Beliefs: Catholic (45%) 53. Ferdinand Magellan, navigator; named Pacific Ocean; first circumnavigation of globe. Beliefs: Catholic (45%) 54. Genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror. Founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous empire in history. Beliefs: Mongolian shamanism (45%) 55. Ivan The Terrible. Impulsive, intelligent with a fierce temper. In a rage killed his own son whom he had groomed to ascend to the throne. The surviving son, the mentally retarded Fyodor became tsar. (45%) 56. Joseph Stalin, revolutionary and ruler of USSR, mass murderer. Beliefs: Russian Orthodox; Atheist; Marxism. (45%) 57. Marco Polo, explorer, was one of the first Westerners to travel the Silk Road to China. Kublai Khan took a liking to Marco, who was an engaging storyteller. Marco was sent on many diplomatic missions throughout Khan's empire. The Khan appreciated Marco so much that he would not all him to return home to Venice until 17 years had passed (45%) 58. Marcus Junius Brutus Not the first traitor in history, but the first to become famous. After fighting for the Roman Empire, commanded by his adoptive father, Julius Caesar, he joined another traitor, Cassius to take power. Not satisfied with the treason, he conspired to assassinate his father. The dying Caesar uttered the immortal 'et tu Brute? ' After the betrayal, Brutus led an army to dominate the Roman Empire, but was defeated by Marc Anthony. Defeated and perhaps feeling guilty, he committed suicide. (45%) 59. Maximilien Robespierre, de facto dictator. During the French Revolution/Reign of Terror he sent 1285 victims to the guillotine. Eventually, citizens turned on him and he was beheaded. (45%) 60. Moses, major prophet of Judaism. Beliefs: Judaism (45%) 61. Nero, Roman emperor. Famous for cruelty, matricide and fiddling while Rome burned. Beliefs: Roman Paganism (45%) 62. Oliver Cromwell, British political and military leader. Beliefs: Puritan (Protestant) (45%) 63. Simon Bolivar, National hero of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Beliefs: Catholic (nominal); atheist (45%) 64. Tomas de Torquemada first Inquisitor General of Spain known for his zealous campaign against Jews, Muslims and other non-Christians. He used use of torture, anonymous denunciation to achieve convictions. (45%) 65. Vlad the Impaler did not just impale his enemies, he also burned to death all the vagrants, disabled and mentally-ill people he could find. (45%) 66. William the Conqueror, laid foundation of modern England. Beliefs: Catholic (45%) 67. Augustus Caesar, the grand-nephew and primary heir of Julius Caesar; first Roman emperor. Beliefs: Roman state paganism A homosexual according to lambda.org (36%) 68. Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror in South America; defeated Incas. Beliefs: Catholic (36%) 69. Mary Wollstonecraft, Anglo-Irish feminist, intellectual and writer (36%) 70. Michelangelo, painter; sculptor; architect. Beliefs: Catholic A homosexual according to lambda.org (36%) 71. Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor, general. Beliefs: Catholic (nominal). Died in exile. (36%) 72. Socrates, philosopher A homosexual according to lambda.org. Forced to commit suicide by drinking hemlock juice. (36%) 73. Susan B. Anthony, pioneer of women's rights . On the Veg-World.com list of famous vegetarians. (36%) 74. Cleopatra, Egyptian ruler. Committed suicide by forcing an asp against her breast.. (27%) 75. Peter the Great, forged Russia into a great European nation. Beliefs: Russian Orthodox A homosexual according to lambda.org (27%) 76. Queen Elizabeth I, British monarch; restored Church of England to power after Queen Mary. Beliefs: Anglican (27%) 77. Theodora, Byzantine empress originally famous for her comedy/strip tease/sex act until she married the Emperor Justinian the Great. She and her husband outlawed rape of lower class women. accelerated Catholic-Monophysite schism. Beliefs: Catholic (27%) 78. Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia; one of the greatest military minds in history; conquered much of what was then the civilized world. Beliefs: Greek state paganism A homosexual according to lambda.org (18%) 79. Joan of Arc, "the Maid of Orleans" was a 15th century Catholic Saint and national heroine of France. Burned at the steak for heresy. (18%) 80. Julius Caesar, Roman general, dictator. Beliefs: Roman state paganism A homosexual according to lambda.org. Assassinated in Roman Senate (18%) 81. Caligula, Roman Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus commonly known by his nickname Caligula. A noble and moderate ruler during the first two years of his rule, but soon changed to a cruel, extravagant, sexual perverse and insane tyrant.. He had people killed for his amusement. He referred to himself as a god, even dressing as gods Hercules, Mercury, Venus and Apollo. Assassinated by members of his own bodyguard and the Roman Senate. (9%) 82. Catherine de Medici, Queen of France whose hatred of Protestants knew no bounds, and who ordered the Massacre of St Bartholomew in which thousands of Huguenots were killed. (9%) 83. Elagabalus, transsexual Roman emperor. He married and divorced five women, but his most stable relationship seems to have been with his chariot driver, whom he referred to as his husband. He also married a man named Zoticus, an athlete, in a public ceremony at Rome. Allegedly Elagabalus would paint his eyes, and wear wigs before prostituting himself in taverns and brothels. (9%) 84. Irene, empress of Byzantium, overthrew her son, she had him blinded in the room where she had given birth to him. (9%) 85. Lucrezia Borgia, Italian femme fatale, daughter of a pope. Her family was synonymous with political and sexual corruption. (9%)

Neo-Platonism – Sweet! And Fantasy Art, oh boy you and I need to talk about that Be Well.

Subtle Butt http://www.garmentguard.com/ http://www.youtube.c...player_embedded Be Well.

Not really as uncommon as one would think: The first recorded case was made by John Archer, an American physician in 1810 and is discussed in Williams Obstetrics (1980). According to Archer, a white woman who had sex with a black man and a white man within a short time subsequently gave birth to twins:one white, one mulatto. http://tinyurl.com/yhl3d7q The Wikipedia article also points out this is a not-uncommon motif in mythology. Another related link: http://tinyurl.com/yl2v2wv Be Well.

Motorized La-Z-Boy Man, I love people. This is just classic! I wonder what kind of insurance you need to carry on a street-legal La-Z-Boy? Collision, liability, and upholstery? And on that, just what would you have to do to make one street legal? And the emissions, how many MPG would a fleet be required to have? God, please stop me.

Damn - I loved that man.