Bread != raw, though.

mmmdough

Bread != raw, though.

Oh. Duh.

Do olives count as raw? I mean, they're not cooked, but it's not like you can eat them hot off the tree.

Leviticus 11:20-23 20 "All the winged insects that go upon all fours are an abomination to you. 21Yet among the winged insects that go on all fours you may eat those which have legs above their feet, with which to leap on earth. 22 Of them you may eat: the locust according to its kind, the cricket according to its kind, and the grasshopper according to its kind. 23 But all other winged insects which have four feet are an abomination to you. (RSV)

Ugh, there are no good prices to Vegas for the weekend before July 4th. Will it get better if I wait?

I kind of doubt it, given that'll be a huge weekend. I sometimes use the program Travelaxe to compare various outlets. They're not bad on Vegas.

I'm so bored and it's only noon. I need to put in my timesheets but I don't wanna!

The Native American language was probably Navajo. Cause of the Code Talkers.(And it maybe one of the biggest Native languages anyway.) I heard it on television...it's a powerful thing.

But all other winged insects which have four feet are an abomination to you.

Damnit, there go my lunch plans.

Olives are cured, but not heated, which makes them raw according to most raw food guides I've read. I think. The point is, olives are delicious.

Coffee makes people more receptive to argument, a new study shows:

The Australian researchers say a caffeine hit improves our ability to process information and increases the extent to which we listen to and take on board a persuasive message.

They tested this by quizzing people about their attitudes to voluntary euthanasia and abortion before and after either the equivalent of about two cups of coffee or a placebo.

They were also given a persuasive argument to read after having the caffeine.

The experiments showed that "caffeine increases persuasion through instigating systematic processing of the message".

But caffeine also puts people in a better mood, which makes them more likely to agree with a message, the researchers say.

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The study has implications for advertisers, he says, because it suggests that they should schedule adverts for times when people are likely to be consuming caffeine, such as breakfast time.

Drinking too much coffee, however, means we're more likely to be distracted by peripheral factors, rather than the strength of the argument.

"So if you're looking at an advertisement you may be more distracted by the attractiveness of the person selling it than the actual product," he says.

The point is, olives are delicious.

Also, sometimes necessary for martinis.

I confess that in high school, at Baptist summer camp, I participated in the creation of a rap version of the Lord's Prayer.

points

laughs

It's nice to see Sarameg laughing.

Jesse, you shouldn't go to Vegas that weekend. It will be hot, and crowded. You should wait until later, say September 16th and 17th.