torn asunder

a bit off-topic, but not - i read an article the other day that said someone was looking at creating artificial "trees" that would absorb carbon dioxide (which is said to be the largest greehouse gas contributor) from the air. wtf!? plant some goddamned trees, you idiots! trees (and other vegetation) are basically earth's "air scrubbers", and here we are cutting them down in droves, but talking about *manufacturing* artificial trees? someone's off their fucking rocker...

honestly, i don't know - i'll look into it & try to reinstate it, if i find it/if it's still around. (depending, of course, on the reason for it being removed...) edit to add: question has been posed in staff chat - waiting on a reply...)

i disagree - i've lost myself several times, once or twice, intentionally...

tired - i lay in bed last night, tossing and turning, until 4am, at which poiint i got up & took half a sleeping pill. now, i'm drinking coffee.

all i really have to say about global warming is this... there is no possible way that you can predict, with any certainty, a trend for cycles that span thousands of years, with only a couple hundred years' worth of data at most. in no way do we have enough info to predict a damn thing. i could pick a data set from the stock market during a time when everything was climbing, and predict that in 20 years, the dow would close at 215,235, but it would be stupid to do so, based on such a small data set. that being said, i still think it's a worthy thing to address.

i did - i'm a slacker... soon...

you're in starvation mode, likely, and believe it or not, also likely need to eat more, to lose weight. search thru some of the posts in the health forum, we discuss a lot of that stuff there!

going to grab some food, & then fix my g'ma's internet...

just let it go, man...

.hungry - need breakfast!!

oh, believe me, it entirely matters! of course, it just means you need to be creative! ;-)

wow, that's a hell of a lot of work - sounds like just dues, and as you said, about time! congrats!

you know, this whole "martyr" bit is getting tired, gaf. you do so love it, though, don't you!? i've decided... sad.

i'm feeling anxious to go out tonight. i'm feeling intense, as i'm getting ready to lift!! i'm feeling guilty, because i totally pigged out on cookies & cake/ice cream at work today. i'm feeling excited, cuz i got my cycle back and the brakes finally work correctly! YaY for stopping!!

in every single arena in which he's involved? (honest question, as i don't have a lot of time to keep tabs on all of obama's policy-making and executive actions) i will say this, i think stepping on the gas to rush financial infrastructure support was a good move - the lack of control/requirements/accountability really sucked, but i do admire his relatively decisive action, vs. bush's apparent administration of inaction. of course, i will also admit to being misinformed, if i don't fully understand everything.

i'm well aware of that, which is why i have an abundance of tinfoil in my house!! i fully support your right to question, or even disagree with things of this nature, but holy crap - it's been 4 months! give the man some time! i mean, if you're going 120mph down the highway, and decide that you need to be going the opposite direction, do you just suddenly crank the steering wheel all the way? no, you slow down first, in order for you to be able to safely change direction. i know it's a poor example, but i think it makes the point. as for the "extremist" report, i've read a few articles, and i see that many are taking exception to it, including many state reps, and are asking for investigations into it. it was a poorly worded, poorly thought-out report, albeit one with good intentions. it needs to be revised, and i believe that issue is being addressed through proper political channels. i may be wrong, however.

for people who don't know you too well, what's your involvement with this? is it the editor/letterer bit in your tag line? can you point out some of your stuff? anyhow, i'm glad to see that you're talent is getting recognized! WTG!

he didn't say it was ok - he was asking why everyone was acting as if it were... and i have a single question for gaf, and thought this thread might as well be the place i ask it - i've been reading all of your recent posts about things like "the great uniter fails again", and all of these negative threads about obama, and i have to ask this, in semi-seriousness... are you on drugs? i mean, seriously - the man has been officially in office just over 4 months. do you honestly believe he can reverse the shit from the last two terms that quickly? are you that zealous about your disdain/hatred for the man (not the person, but the "office"), that because he can't perform miracles, you're going to do your best to railroad him without giving him a chance? you're either on drugs, brainwashed, or the sun has baked the common sense right out of you. i think you're officially become a caricature at this point - if i see a post from you in this forum, i already know it'll be bashing the president and his cabinet in the worst possible way you can. it's been 4 freakin' months, dude, lighten up already! i haven't decided yet if i think it's funny, or sad.

*bang* motion passes!

not likely, since i changed my mind and decided to stay in...

what do you suppose are the odds of me not being single by the time i get home tonight? (and no, i don't have a date...)

pick up my motorcycle!!

"When something goes wrong Im the first to admit it Im the first to admit it And the last one to know When something goes right Well its likely to lose me, mm Its apt to confuse me Its such an unusual sight..." - something so right, paul simon...

the problem isn't people eating too much food, it's that they're not active enough. i lift weights 3-4x/wk, and run 2 miles twice a week. i need to eat a *minimum* of 3000 calories in order to be able to do all that. the guidelines say i should only be eating 2000 for my weight, yet my basal metabolic requirements, (that's just to lie in bed and exist) calculate out to 2200. guidelines are just that, and they vary greatly depending on the person. on topic, if you're so big that i have to lean all the way onto the window and constantly tuck my arms in front of me for the entire trip so i'm not touching you, (fuel usage arguments aside) you should have to pay for another seat. i'm sorry, i don't care if you *do* have a glandular problem, if you're so large you don't fit a seat, and encroach into my personal space, you're violating my "rights". and what right do you have to say that i should just shut up and suffer? i paid my money for a full seat, not half of one! you don't have the right to force your body fat onto me, literally and/or figuratively speaking! same with kids - unless that kid is going to sit on your lap for the entire flight, you need to pay for another seat.

" A sunny day is no match for a cloudy disposition." - TA