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Poor dog. Good luck! And congratulations for the newest addition to your family.

Interesting demographic. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Are you still waiting for that receipt? If she claimed it to be "her" donation to the Girl Scouts, she may have kept it. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Passing the wings is awesome! Congratulations to both of you.

I like hearing all their experts' opinions. According to how the program was put together, we're all disturbed for participating in an extreme sport! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Well, that's one way to resolve the situation! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

In high school, I was the math/science person, and my best friend was the musician. I was quite pleased when her math teacher actually got her to show how music is all about math (he claimed it wasn't, she just HAD to write a paper to prove him wrong ). Thanks for sharing, Steve!

wait, a minute! my team took 5th last year and all I got was a "hey, you got 5th!" (of course, that in itself was VERY cool & totally worth it!) for any rookies not sure about your skills (speaking from experience), this is such an excellent way to get some great coaching & good experience, in a low-stress environment. Oren & Laura always put on an excellent event! Can't wait! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

No, 50% chance you're below the median! Also incorrect - this would only be true if there were 0 people AT the median, which obviously is nonsense, since the median is the most frequently occuring number. You're thinking "mode." Median is the number that falls directly in the middle, with the same number of values above and below. Mode is the one that occurs most often. Sorry, just had to get the last word on that one! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

In most cases, you must choose 2 of these 3. WTF?? Really?? Love and respect you shouldn't have to do without... Intelligence is relative, so if you're "dumb" all you need to do to fulfil this third criteria is find someone who matches your (low) level! (I mean "you" in the generic sense, of course ) Remember: there's a 50% chance that you're below average in intelligence... No, 50% chance you're below the median! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

I see both your points, but the problem is each person's definition of "modesty." Except for the exposed belly reference, the letter writer does not say what he considers modest vs trashy dress. Most women will hear that as "he wants me to cover my face!", while most guys will hear it as, "finally, someone telling them to keep their tits in their shirts!" It's that ambiguity that gets societies into trouble. A pencil skirt that falls to mid-knee is appropriate office attire in some societies, but just screams "sexuality" in others. While I do agree that many young girls today emulate what they see on TV to the point of extreme trashiness, I would say that many of them don't realize they're trashy, not trendy. Even in the post-university world, unfortunately, a lot of people out there really have no idea how they look to others (not just from a sexuality standpoint -- professionally, socially, etc). As for the video/letter writer -- just take his comments as what YOU define as genuinely trashy attire for the situation. The guy still needs help in seeing past that. However, is there an accompanying video of how college women think about how guys dress? [I had a bunch of comments after that, but want to see how that question is answered by the masses first] and.... go. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

I've never used an iPhone so I don't know this, but is this due to the device or the people using the device? What I mean is does the device somehow mysteriously auto correct the text written in a way that the user cannot affect the outcome? Or are the people using the device so ADHD that they've never heard of the concept of proof reading what you've written? I don't have an iPhone either, and not sure about how it would choose some of those alternate words (many of them are pretty obscure). However, even if it is just a bunch of made-up "mistake" texts, they're still hilarious! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

http://damnyouautocorrect.com/ Need the "laughing until crying" icon! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

So, getting back to the OP...... Yes, that did bug me, especially in HS. I was taking all the math & science classes (not required by the last 2 years), plus my required humanities, so my day was full. By best friend was only on half days our senior year because she had fulfilled all the other actual requirements. In college, everyone had to take at least one class in 8 required subjects (all at the 100-level, although there was a list of the bare minimum classes). Essentially, everyone had to get out of their own department the same as everyone else. It was probably easier for me to read Shakespeare than for the literature majors having to take Biology for the first time since their early years of HS. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

while pulling targets on the rifle range, we could hear the rounds hitting the paper above our heads (about 8'), but never heard the rounds flying by. Consider at least a few dozen rifles are being fired at this point (slow fire portions). In comparison, during a live-fire exercise, the guy directly to my left fired from behind me (yeah, the instructors went nuts). I actually heard that round pass by me about 5 feet away. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Be careful -- I've also seen people (men and women alike) who use the "no one likes me/treats me well" to get attention, either subconsciously or deliberately. From my very limited available information, this may be just one of those cases. My opinion is that it is the other person in your story who needs the therapy. I'm going to agree with Chiquita, but have another perspective/option. The answer to the other person's "no one is nice to me" problem is NOT to start doing what you think are nice things. It is to figure out what that person considers "nice." Then, point out times when someone WAS nice, but (she?) didn't see it that way. If you don't have a history with this person, you won't be able to pull things from your own memory, so it may involve a lot of long conversations (which is also what a good friend does -- note the tie-in to your intended "we're just friends" vibe). See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Woo Hoo! Good for you. At first I thought I was reading that the relationship was done, not the "long distance" part! Congratulations on both good pieces of news.

I actually saw a guy out at a public event holding a big sign. Across the top of the sign was the whole "Almighty God will judge the earth on May 21, 2011" (or however they phrase it). Under that was the passage you reference, about how no one can know the day or time. I was driving by, but was tempted to stop, go back and ask the guy whether he understood the irony of his own sign. A house near my place has a mini-van and a car painted with that whole May 21 motif. I almost wish I was going to be in town that weekend so I could take a photo with a newspaper on May 22 in front of their cars. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Perhaps the mother was unaware of the extent of their intended harvesting, specifically as it would affect an open casket? Or the team gets hit with that question/concern often (such as with skin and eyes), so they address it proactively. Just a couple possibilities. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

It's no big deal if that lane comes from an on-ramp, but when the people already on the road cut over to the on-ramp as if it's a new lane, then expect to merge back in 10 cars ahead, that pisses me off! Those are the ones I deny re-entry! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

04:20 "hey! are you awake? oh, you're awake. good. time to feed the kitty!" Note: alarm doesn't go off until 0445. And usually he still has food in his bowl! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Jordan is one of my favorite places in the world to visit! I remember my first time there. I had a day off from the embassy, so I got another Marine and we headed down to Petra. It was kind of odd to just be driving down the highway (across the desert). Had such a great time I convinced my friends to take a 4-day SCUBA/sightseeing trip a few months later. Glad you had a good time!

It would depend on how long you knew this woman, and how long you'd attempted to have this relationship. IMO, communication is SO important -- however you need to get that conversation rolling is up to you! However, if you pulled a "Shah" and brought this list out the day after you met her... (sorry, Shah -- couldn't resist!) Seriously, just based on the limited info provided, I don't see anything wrong with what you did. My rules: 1 -- if I don't know what someone's thinking/feeling, I ask. 2 -- if I want someone to know something, but aren't sure he/she knows, I say something. (if I don't, I can't get mad if they didn't know) 3 -- if I said it, hold me to it. If I get mad that you do the opposite, that's my problem. 4 -- all of these are applicable to both parties equally! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

They have shown footage of the place that was raided on Al Jazeera (after the fact). Didn't look AT ALL luxurious to me - far from it. The video has been aired a number of times now - I'm sure if you watch it for a few minutes you will see what I mean - here is the link: Al Jazeera Live (English) And using the woman as a human shield?? Could be true, but sounds an awful lot like propaganda. The same kind of BS we accuse them of spreading about the "infidels." But it *could* be true... okay, luxurious compared to a cave, especially during those north Pakistan winters. Walls, heat, beds, carpets -- and a compound with its own fresh produce!

Good luck to her! My sister (the non-athlete of the family) did her first 1/2 marathon by participating in Team in Training. She has since done 7 more, two of which were also done to benefit this charity. The training program will definitely help her prepare for the event, and the friendships she makes in the process will last a long time! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!