Willow: You know what they say. The bigger they are... Anya: The faster they stomp you into nothin'.

'The Killer In Me'


Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!  

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.


Jessica - May 09, 2008 7:03:55 am PDT #5920 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

"spare the rod and spoil the child,"

Is that one actually in the Bible? I always thought it was a more recent proverb.


Kat - May 09, 2008 7:06:12 am PDT #5921 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

I kind of hate that woman.

Kat, Tree Pose Noah is adorable!! Speaking of which, do you want a copy of Itsy-Bitsy Yoga that Ethan got free from work? It might be a bit dumbed-down for you, but it's all about doing yoga with a toddler.

YES! I can't wait for Noah to be old enough to go to yoga to do it! There is a toddler class at one of the 4 studios I go to.

K and Noah are at the beach today (after dropping me off at work). Keep in mind it's way overcast and chilly. But she called me to tell me that she saw a guy catch a shark (!!) and try to wrangle him off his fishing line and back into the ocean. Then she called back and said she saw a pod of dolphins.

I'm so jealous of her beach going experience. Stupid work.


Susan W. - May 09, 2008 7:06:36 am PDT #5922 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Hm. I googled. The exact quote is different, but the spirit is the same: "He who spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him correcteth him betimes" (Proverbs 13:24)


Jessica - May 09, 2008 7:07:44 am PDT #5923 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

The exact quote is different, but the spirit is the same: "He who spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him correcteth him betimes" (Proverbs 13:24)

Huh, interesting. (That "correct" is apparently equivalent to "hit with a stick," I mean. Not much middle ground there!)


Scrappy - May 09, 2008 7:08:29 am PDT #5924 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

We had the best, fastest, easiest veg last night. We sauteed diced onion and shredded cabbage (we were too lazy to shred, so we just used coleslaw mix) and added curry powder and a bit of soy sauce. Delicious, and I am not usually a cabbage fan!


tommyrot - May 09, 2008 7:08:35 am PDT #5925 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.

"He who spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him correcteth him betimes"

So it's OK to hit boys, but no mention of girls?

Is this sorta' how all the biblical prohibitions against homosexuality only mention men?


tommyrot - May 09, 2008 7:12:59 am PDT #5926 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.

Duuuuude.....

3 accused of using corpse head to smoke pot

Jones claimed he and his friends used shovels to dig up the body and removed the corpse's head with a garden tool, Adkins said. Jones also revealed he and the other two boys took the severed head to the juvenile's home, where they used the skull as a "bong" to smoke marijuana, the officer said.


Jessica - May 09, 2008 7:14:47 am PDT #5927 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Jones claimed he and his friends used shovels to dig up the body and removed the corpse's head with a garden tool, Adkins said. Jones also revealed he and the other two boys took the severed head to the juvenile's home, where they used the skull as a "bong" to smoke marijuana, the officer said.

Okay, if you're high enough to think this is a good idea? YOU ARE SMOKING TOO MUCH POT.


Hil R. - May 09, 2008 7:15:55 am PDT #5928 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Is this sorta' how all the biblical prohibitions against homosexuality only mention men?

I'm pretty certain that there's only one direct biblical prohibition against homosexuality: You shall not lie with a man the lyings of a woman, it is an abomination. I remember a bunch of discussion of what "the lyings of a woman" actually means. There are a bunch of rabbis who've interpreted that to mean that anything except anal sex is OK.


Kat - May 09, 2008 7:16:24 am PDT #5929 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

So I googled blanket training. The first link is to a mom blog about being a mother of 8. The second link is about a woman who wished she had known this before she had her 7th kid.

Is there a connection between blanket training and breeding a basketball team?