Simon: Captain... why did you come back for us? Mal: You're on my crew. Simon: Yeah, but you don't even like me. Why'd you come back? Mal: You're on my crew. Why we still talking about this?

'Safe'


Spike's Bitches 33: Weeping, crawling, blaming everybody else  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


sj - Dec 19, 2006 7:54:34 am PST #6389 of 10004
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Yay, vw!


SailAweigh - Dec 19, 2006 7:59:50 am PST #6390 of 10004
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Sail, does that age at which sexual maturation occurs come into play, at all?

I honestly don't remember if that was something we talked about or not. Probably not, or I'd at least remember talking about it. I don't think it has much effect from what I know, though. I mean, a giant sea tortoise doesn't come into sexual maturity until their 50s. They do, however, live well into the 200 year range. IIRC, chimpanzees mature around 10-13 years of age, but they only live to 40-45 tops. Mating strategies of those animals are near polar opposites because of foraging and sperm/egg cost. Humans are very similar, we're just fortunate we have modern medicine to extend our lives. Early homo sapiens very rarely made it past 40.

connie, good-outcome~ma with the SSDI request.


DCJensen - Dec 19, 2006 8:15:08 am PST #6391 of 10004
All is well that ends in pizza.

Archie comics getting a makeover: [link]


DavidS - Dec 19, 2006 8:18:03 am PST #6392 of 10004
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Archie comics getting a makeover:

Ptooey! That ain't right. I expect a New Coke-like backlash.


Scrappy - Dec 19, 2006 8:23:42 am PST #6393 of 10004
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Raq--for folks without a lot of empathic skills, it's sometimes good to work on behavioral cues rather than emotional ones. So he doesn't need to work on being "less judgmental," (which is very difficult to gauge) and instead could work on a specific skill--responding with a positive comment and nothing else whenever anyone makes a suggestion, for example. I had a seminar with managers here and pointed out that it is difficult to make suggestions or share ideas, so EVEN IF YOU ALREADY KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE THAT THE IDEA IS IMPRACTICAL, thank the person and tell them you will look into it. This was a foreign concept to some of them and made them come across as judgmental and inflexible.


Connie Neil - Dec 19, 2006 8:37:35 am PST #6394 of 10004
brillig

Gah.

Obesity Warnings May Appear on Clothes for Overweight People

[link]

It's a badly done story, because it barely talks about the subject of the headline, but it's definitely Gah worthy.


DCJensen - Dec 19, 2006 8:39:34 am PST #6395 of 10004
All is well that ends in pizza.

I should have tested this in tech. never mind.


Sean K - Dec 19, 2006 9:21:17 am PST #6396 of 10004
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Geode big enough for a large animal inside...

Wow. It's for sale here in Los Angeles, pick-up only (too big to ship for any reasonable price).

It's effin' gorgeous, and would look great in the living room. Now, if only I had $7,500 to spare....


beth b - Dec 19, 2006 9:21:20 am PST #6397 of 10004
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

In social situations( which would include the fat caliper stunt) your DH maight try and come up with 5 - 10 reasons why someone would disagress with him - before he tries to change thier mind. In other words, practice empathy and sympathy. Once he comes up with reasons - he can decide if pursueing things will make something better or worse. Which is how his job works.

I think sometimes we forget that the people that deserve our best manners are our friends and family members. I find manners are a great way to convey things like you are driving me up a wall, but don't worry , I know I love you.

best of ma~~~~ Connie


Aims - Dec 19, 2006 9:21:47 am PST #6398 of 10004
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Seany - guess what?