My mother is one of the most brilliant women I know, and not bad at the mothering thing. She might have been fine homeschooling me, if she'd cared to spend that much time with me. Wouldn't have worked with my sister -- their brains don't make even vaguely similar leaps and twists. And that's about the same reason my father's never taught me anything other than athletic stuff.
You know me! I'm like, "Go school! It's your birthday!" Or something to that effect.
Willow ,'Empty Places'
Natter 33 1/3
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Mar 14, 2005 8:04:45 am PST #7006 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Steph L. - Mar 14, 2005 8:05:00 am PST #7007 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I was talking to Bob about this post of his.
bon, tell Bob the word he's looking for is "philtrum," not "frenulum."
DavidS - Mar 14, 2005 8:13:00 am PST #7008 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm actively against home schooling. I think it's Bad For America. But we're pretty much founded on a bunch of insano religious cults in the first place, so what's more American than that? Still, I'm very invested in public education as the prime acculturating force in the country.
From the Spongebob link upthread:
Christopher Cerf, the author and children's TV producer who's another of the video's creators, said he was "amazed" by the criticism.
He's on page 212 of my book.
Welcoming, Almare! Nice delurk. You exhibited excellent research skills and a strong grasp of the core fundamentals.
Trudy Booth - Mar 14, 2005 8:13:17 am PST #7009 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
WHAT A CROCK!
I got IDT phone service, paid for unlimited, blah de blah.
This month, I get socked with a fifty dollar "High Data Usage" charge. Apparently, if I use more than a 10,000 "data usage units" per month on my computer I get this charge.
But get this... they won't TELL ME how many minutes that is. They tell me there is no way for me to determine it. They have oh so sweetly offered to waive it for the month.
t fuming
Vortex - Mar 14, 2005 8:15:07 am PST #7010 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
as I said in another thread -- Trudy, cancel their asses. with prejudice.
bon bon - Mar 14, 2005 8:15:44 am PST #7011 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
bon, tell Bob the word he's looking for is "philtrum," not "frenulum."
Yeah, we figured that out a little bit later.
Jessica - Mar 14, 2005 8:16:01 am PST #7012 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Uh-oh, Trudy's getting her phone service from Hostrocket...
Megan E. - Mar 14, 2005 8:17:02 am PST #7013 of 10002
That's craxy, Trudy!
shrift - Mar 14, 2005 8:17:54 am PST #7014 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
bon, tell Bob the word he's looking for is "philtrum," not "frenulum."
Bwah! I'm so glad he clarified, because nobody deserves a blood-spewing frenulum, even if one later can tell stories that begin with, "There was this one time when I was gored by a Shogun Warrior..."
Allyson - Mar 14, 2005 8:19:00 am PST #7015 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
My horoscope says I'll learn a wonderful secret, and that the person I'm romantically persuing is a worthy goal.
I'm hoping the secret I learn is who it is I'm romantically persuing.
Does anyone here know? If so, could you whisper it in my ear?