From way back:
In sum: I suspect that romantic love may be a subset of sex with a lot of higher cortical function dancing around madly trying to distract us from this unflattering truth.
I don't think it's as clearcut as that. I suppose definitions vary on something so ephemeral, but I do think there's an emotion that's different from lust plus the affection one also has for close friends and family. I consider the first time I was in love to have been at the age of 16, with a girl in the class ahead of mine. At the very least it was limerance, with the characteristic basing too much of one's self-worth on the other person's opinion, thinking about them all the time, and—for me—featuring the person in my art. And as I've never had a moment's confusion about my orientation, I can assure you that there was exactly zero sexual attraction mixed in.
I think romantic love is a separate thing that very frequently overlaps with sexual attraction, but not always.
Has anyone had trouble buying cold medicine with pseudoephedrine lately? While at my sister's in Indiana this week, Owen got a cold. So I sent my sister to Wal-mart to get the children's cold medicine my ped recommended. I asked her to get two bottles--one night time, one daytime formula and she was DENIED her purchase. They said she could only buy one bottle at a time due to the fact that they both contained pseudoephedrine.
The last time I was at Costco, there was a sign up by their generic version of Claratin-D (but not the claratin-d itself) saying that under federal law you were only allowed to buy one at a time. I wonder if that was why.
I've been trying to look up to see if this is an Indiana law or just a Wal-mart rule.
It's a new Indiana law. The legislature got embarrassed when some magazine labeled the state "Meth-Lab Central."
FWIW, I've been able to buy two packages at a time here in MA, though I was asking for a 64-count, and they gave me two 32-count ones instead.
It's a new Indiana law. The legislature got embarrassed when some magazine labeled the state "Meth-Lab Central."
I thought Iowa had the highest number of meth labs (according to a recent Newsweek article).
I thought Iowa had the highest number of meth labs (according to a recent Newsweek article).
Could be. Legislators tend to focus on appearance more than truth. Really, you'd think that they would be happy to finally be the center of something.
Meanwhile, there's some thought that the meth "craze" is way way overstated.
Earlier this week, Jessica "Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before." Aug 8, 2005 11:35:15 am PDT, Jessica posted this shark vs. octopus link
[link] and I just remembered to watch it.
Too fricking cool.
Meanwhile, there's some thought that the meth "craze" is way way overstated.
I think it's typical that when a drug leaves the confines of urban areas and makes its way into the suburbs and rural areas, that's it's defined as an epidemic.
You mean when it's not just a poor or black or Hispanic thing anymore? Yeah.
