Jon, I haven't had the chance to extend my condolences on your loss.
quester, my sympathies to you and your family as well.
ita, many congratulations to you--and may your healing process speed up!
Anne, felicitations on the anniversary of your natal day! Many happy returns!
Has anyone seen the Brokeback spoof with pretty dead-on location and Jack and Ennis lookalikes?
"You're going back to your wife?"
"Well, she's got satellite."
"What if I rig us up some cable?"
"It's nobody's business but ours."
Night. White tent glows from within. Interior, two cowboys watching tv in bed. VO babble and fade to black.
Beverly!
[Edit: a perfect post #: 6=3*2*1=3+2+1.
Which is a sign I have to run to a lecture. Sigh. I *miss* you guys!]
Nillly! Nice to see you, just before I run away to bed. How are you?
Beverly - running away from the computer to a lecture. In which I will - wait for it, hold your breath in anticipation, you can't expect it coming - be grading papers, as well, if I can hide them enough to not appear rude.
Night!
Wow, it has been forever since I posted with you, hasn't it? The universe ended, entropy reversed its course, and now we're on a whole new universe, trying to figure out the rules or playing them, or something.
I think it's actually been 1.1 forevers (metric). I hope this new universe allows you more time to spend with the invisible internet people.
I'm going to have to say goodnight for now. I have to put my throbbing head to bed in hopes that I can be productive tomorrow.
Not too gronky this morning -- I went to bed around 10, I wonder if that makes a difference?
My sincere condolences, quester -- I remember my grandfather going that way, about four months after my grandmother died. They'd been married more than 60 years....
Happy Birthday, Anne!
My condolences, Jon.
Much peace to you and your family, Quester.
Congratulations, ita!
Man, you stay off the board for one weekend . . .
I have a request for the all-knowing hivemind. I think my parents are being taken in by a scam. There's a site called glycoscience.org: [link] Basically, the site says there are 8 forms of sugar that the body needs, but it doesn't get six of them from day to day eating. This site is paired with mannatech.com, [link] They'll gladly sell you supplements to make up for this "lack".
The problems the site claims their product might help with include cancer, microbial infections, diabetes, lung infections, ulcers, calcium deficiency, GI problems, Alzheimers, nerve function disorders, chronic fatigue, fibromyalagia, ADHA, dyslexia, and Tay-Sachs.
Yeah, that sounds plausable. However, my parents heard about this from my cousin who is a doctor. (I'm currently wondering just how good a doctor he is, given that he's suggesting my diabetic mother take sugar pills.) Me saying, "Folks, it's got 'scam' written on it in letters of flame" fails to trump the almighty MD. They're planning on both taking a product that could well be harmful to Mom, and they're planning on shelling out $500 a month for the priviledge. Snopes has nothing. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to look for debunking info?
