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^half that, half laughing.

This brought tears to my eyes. I am sure she was very comforted to have you there with her.

Not exactly talent, but I got dumb tricks covered. I can rotate my tongue 360, make the end do the clover thing, roll it AND use it as a straw. I can do the 'invisible lip string' thing like this: I can belly roll up and down. I can also do the "cross my index and middle finger and ring and pinky finger on one hand without using the other hand to help" thing but I never knew it was anything special! I can imitate the full barnyard of animal sounds. Cow, goat, sheep, chicken, pig, horse, donkey... oh, and a seagull too. I can give the middle toe. ...I spent a lot of time alone as a kid.

I think whatever thought I was gonna post about seems suddenly less important. Hope your mom gets better soon, and stays better, too.

someone's mother? lol, yikes. well, i guess it's all a matter of perspective and, heh, the title of this thread. preferences are fine... it just makes me a little sad sometimes to see how bent out of shape people can get about the height thing. among other things. and anyway, MHO is that pretty girls who are taller are more "striking" (my grandmother would use that word) than if they're shorter. despite thinking that about others, i slouched for years and it only hurt my back and crapped out my mood. not worth it. you're pretty and tall - nothing to hate on there.

No hatin on being tall! Own it! A guy closer to your height just makes a lot of things... easier. I don't argue with physics.

Hmm... I think the cultural mecca that is Battle Creek has people itching to meet fellow-minded folks. Even if that means necroposting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8e6-IeQ0aw

i took two years of latin, three years of french, and three years of german. the german's really the only thing that stuck, and with that, i usually need to "refresh" what i know before i attempt to write or speak it. poorly. i think it's mostly in my brains still, but needs to be shaken loose. the other two languages, well, they're gone. (i won't say "dead" - har.) waking up my german is on my list of things i'd like to do... you know, when i find time. sigh. i'd like to be more fluent in german rather than learning a new language. well, something like swedish would be neat... but only after the german. then maybe russian.

take it from a vegetarian - this would likely be the way to go!!

i think i need to get to work on a time machine.

Ha! Well, best of luck, I think the subject matter & a "why" question lend themselves to that...

Don't they all, though? Do you have a link to anything online relating to said beatings? I haven't been able to get much out of the peeps I know that should know about this - it's just been grumbled "hm, interesting," which isn't very helpful. Go on... why?

Witnessing someone break her leg. Not cool.

Right, cuz I tend to not be thorough. Phone call came in between typing post and posting post.

Look at you, stealing my link-thunder. I'll deal with you later.

I think I read all of these terms and theories with a skeptical eye, given the unknowns - which is part of the fun. At this point, any theory that begins to explain more - particularly in a kind of novel way - intrigues me. Just as an example, I came across this last week: http://www.physorg.com/news199591806.html ...a model which describes a universe with no beginning and no end, and happens to fit the redshift data better than the big bang theory. And look, no need for the dark matter/dark energy explanation... Since humans are so limited, like Troy said, I would guess that a working, genuine "theory of everything" that gets at what is out there would likely seem very strange and non-sensical to our daily experiences. Bring it!

Basquiat. I feel like I had seen the entire movie, but I'm almost certain I never have. Odd.

Flippin' tired, but slightly hesitant to say so, because it was definitely worth it. Otherwise, curious.

"It's not a jacket, it's a duster. It's like a jacket, only it's longer, thicker, and far more badass. I look like Lorenzo Lamas and women find it irresistible." Carry on.

That may be true for you, but there are plenty of people out there who have kids for very selfish reasons, and plenty of people who don't have kids for very unselfish reasons. It just seems to be the tendency at-large to say that people who don't want to have kids are being selfish, or doing so for selfish reasons. Of course, that may be the truth in some cases. No offense is meant to you, Tyger - your son sounds lucky to have such a good mom.

grumpy that i have to sleep... ! grrrr.