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I've seen both. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

This is more of an up-nort dictionary. We intellectual elites in Madison NEVER talk like that, believe you me! I can't believe no one else knows about #9, "Budge". I learned that in elementary school, I just assumed it was a real word used everywhere. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Sometimes I feel like I do everything alone. Ultimately, everything you do is for yourself and becomes a part of you, whether others are around when you do it or not. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Something just occured to me. Maybe that chick was one of the French Knights. "I fart in your general direction!" Did she mention anything about hamsters or elderberries? Did she pelt you with livestock? OK, sorry, I'm a Python dork. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Fixed it for ya. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

I got an adjustment from my chiropracter after this and it really helped. The day he did it my back hurt like hell, but over the next few days it got better and better. Barely any pain now. Sorry you're hurting. Take some pain killers and go back to bed. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Another T-shirt. Has a sorta double meaning for skydivers who are dorks. http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/science/65a4/ Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

The only issue that I can think of is bacterial growth in the cooked food if it's been left out after cooking. But even so, freezing then thorough reheating should take care of any nasty bugs. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Too funny. Someone spent a lot of time getting those just right. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Yeah, one got pulled over in 2002 for drinking and buggy-ing. I guess there was a court battle about whether or not a horse-drawn buggy counts under the motor vehicle laws. http://www.canoe.ca/CNEWSWeirdNews0201/04_amish-ap.html Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

This is the most important thing, IMHO. There is an enormous amount of learning that you simply cannot do by copying notes out of a textbook and memorizing equations. He is going to go into college with real, applicable skills, which will put him light years ahead of his classmates. High school for most people is a very passive experience -- go to class, do your homework, take the test, get the grade. But if you're put in a situation where you're constantly FORCED to learn by having to produce something, all that work doesn't seem tedious. If you can't do your project because you don't know AutoCAD, well, you go teach yourself autocad. This is the type of learning, the self-teaching, that I didn't get until grad school, and it was a tough transition for me. Send him to the magnet school. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

The real problem here is that there are so many different kinds of bacteria, and each one has it's own ideal growth conditions. But they can still grow even if the conditions are not perfect. That's why food can still rot in your refrigerator -- the processes are still occuring, just more slowly. It really depends on the conditions and what type of food it is. It's entirely possible that the Soy sauce gets refrigerated just as a redundancy -- it's already really salty so not many kinds of bacteria can grow in it, but if you put it at a cold temperature you're pushing the odds of preventing growth in your favor. But if you subject a different food to the same conditions, you might get bacterial growth. There are bacteria that live on thermal vents at the bottom of the ocean (really hot and high pressure) and there are bacteria that live in the Antarctic ice. If you give bacteria half a chance, they'll grow. And they reproduce so fast that any environmental stresses are quickly adapted to. That's why it's very important to wash your hands often. Bacteria are everywhere, and get spread easily. So if you handle your food, then go touch a doorknob, you've not only introduced bacteria from your hands into your food but also moved any bacteria from the food to the doorknob. Think about the kinds of bacteria you're spreading by not washing your hands after going to the bathroom. Really nasty ones like E. coli O157:H7, which can kill you, are found in fecal matter. If you then touch the bathroom doorknob, you're subjecting everyone who comes after you and touches that doorknob to whatever you deposited there. Simple soap kills the vast majority of bacteria by lysing the cell wall. So wash your hands! It does double duty of protecting you from other people's nastiness and protects those around you from yours. Lecture over. I guess my Biochemistry degree didn't go entirely to waste. If you have questions, you can PM Professor Doug. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

I'm not suggesting that we sit on our asses. There are other ways of putting pressure on a country than saying, "Cut it out or we fuck you up". Bush and Co. doesn't seem to want to use them though. Whatever happened to inspections? Whatever happened to quietly cutting off their economic base by making deals with their trade partners? Whatever happened to, god forbid, diplomacy? The Iranians aren't the easiest to talk to, granted, but I haven't seen any proof we've tried. Our military has enough to do without taking on Iran. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Great, George. Now that you've pissed off the rest of our allies, why don't you kick the lap dog? What a jackass. He and the rest of the warmongers need to go. What we need now is not another engagment in a Mideast Muslim country. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

So you were "noticing" her for five minutes, but not checking her out? Yeah dude, she told you! In no uncertain terms, I might add. Thanks for the laugh. Ya might want to work on being a little smoother about "noticing" chicks. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Holy crap, you guys were hard core! ...now I wanna try... Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Sure, just give me the process flow. And a cleanroom to do it in. And the time to do it. And $50/hr. So basically no. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

I tried the pet health insurance, and found it was a ripoff. My dog ate something and had a blocked intestine and needed surgery. Two nights in the pet emergency clinic, surgery, medication, the whole shebang. $3500 worth. When I submitted all the paperwork for insurance, they fought me tooth and nail for every penny. During her care, there were some things that were done more than once, and the insurance was trying to reimburse me for only the first one. Plus there were things that were included on their list of covered care, and they wouldn't accept that what my dog needed and what were on the list were the same thing, even if they were called the same thing and were used to treat the same problem. Basically pet insurance is good if all you ever get is routine care. It sucks if you ever really need it. Keep in mind that they're an INSURANCE company, and that makes them rat bastards who will try to fuck you over. [/rant] Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

PM sent. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

I'd say there's not much to mourn. He lived a rich, full life, and brought laughter to millions of people for 30 years. It's sad that he's gone, but I think he did damn good with the time he had. Blues, JC. You will be missed. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

That's like using a shotgun to kill a canary. Excessive, and you probably won't get the result you want. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

A heeler sounds like what you're looking for in terms of size. Be careful what it's mixed with though. I grew up with a blue heeler/beagle mix, and she is ugly and has the worst bark, loud and yappy. She's the sweetest dog ever though. Make sure whatever you get matches your energy level. If you're a couch potato, don't get a lab -- you'll both go crazy. One word of warning -- make sure you can actually afford a dog. With vet bills (yes, dogs can and do get hurt), medicine, and food, it adds up fast. Best investment you'll ever make though.

I shock her with my brazen masculinity. I convinced her I'm this shy little wussy boy, but I'm really a big studmuffin. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Let the empty time raise questions. It won't be an issue until the interview stage, and at that point you can and should be honest. At the very least it will send the interview in a direction that will allow the interviewers to find out more about you, which is exactly what you want. Recovery from a brain injury requires no small amount of courage and work. The discussion will allow you to show the interviewers your true character and strength, which can only help your chances. Good luck.

Don't you know that heroin is really bad for you? Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams