Things I have learned today: some very good tips on dog training that I'm thinking of printing and slipping under my neighbor-with-the-four-barky-dogs' door:
It's for Chow Chows in particular, but any dog would benefit from the common-sense advice.
But she was naked! And all... articulate!
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 36: But We Digress...
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.
Theodosia - Jun 15, 2005 9:07:02 am PDT #2135 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
DavidS - Jun 15, 2005 9:07:13 am PDT #2136 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Why am I not surprised by David's endorsement of Jessica's strategy?
I'm predictable dependable. In other exciting news, (which I assure you is entirely unrelated) Jessica has a digital camera.
tommyrot - Jun 15, 2005 9:09:13 am PDT #2137 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I appreciate the arguments that robotic exploration of space is far cheaper, however I think that the exploration of Mars is going to be so complex that human presence will be required. A moon base is arguably a good step on the way to sending people to Mars.
I think finding life on another planet will be one of the most amazing scientific accomplishments ever (even if it's just microbial life on Mars) so I hope I get to see it.
Dana - Jun 15, 2005 9:09:42 am PDT #2138 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Lilty, I'm yousending it to your profile addy. Look for it in a couple of minutes.
Lilty Cash - Jun 15, 2005 9:11:27 am PDT #2139 of 10001
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
Squee!!!
Tacklehugs Dana.
Jessica - Jun 15, 2005 9:12:37 am PDT #2140 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Another discovery -- while my computer speakers made it up to the 29th floor, their power supply did not. Boo.
amych - Jun 15, 2005 9:12:55 am PDT #2141 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
What did other people learn or discover?
As long as all the meetings of all the committees and groups and teams exist to recommend things rather than actually making them happen, we never have to do any work. On the down side, it means the meetings go on forever.
Nutty - Jun 15, 2005 9:14:30 am PDT #2142 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I did not know that Dean Stockwell was in Blue Velvet. I mean, it's been probably 10 years since I saw it, but I don't remember him in it at all.
I got a bit soured on the idea of space exploration and bases on the moon when I hit college and remembered where the word "colonize" usually ends us up. Not that there are people on the moon, but the lurky ugliness of the concept remains.
Gudanov - Jun 15, 2005 9:17:06 am PDT #2143 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
I'm skeptical about a moon base being useful in getting to Mars. I think money would be better spent developing technology to get robotic probes to Mars and other locations faster than we currently do, and getting samples back. Seems like we'd want to be able to do that before sending people anyway. A moon base would be a smaller gravity well, but I suspect that the benefit of building things there would be offset by the difficulties of building things there.
DavidS - Jun 15, 2005 9:17:29 am PDT #2144 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I did not know that Dean Stockwell was in Blue Velvet. I mean, it's been probably 10 years since I saw it, but I don't remember him in it at all.
He lipsyncs Roy Orbison while singing into a lightbulb while being thoroughly decadent, drugged up and fey.