So now I had to check, and I'm glad to see the Mayo clinic thinks it's OK for me to just cut the mold off of cheese, at least: [link]

Sue, give her my standard response for an old job asking me for anything. For a consulting rate of $100/hr, I would be happy to assist you.

Shrift - I am starting on my "hit by a bus" binder for daily tasks I do and I feel much the same way you do - it will be a tome.

mac would LOVE the CTFL.

Isn't it more reasonable to assume that we're all living 1/10th of a second in the past?

Yeah, that makes sense.

OK, this is weird - it takes about 1/2 second (after the initial stimulus) for us to become conscious of something. But then our brain sorta' "backdates" our impression of when we became conscious of something, creating the illusion that our consciousness occurs in real time....

Jessica, probably not, because otherwise in certain high speed sports, such as baseball and luge, people would get hurt a lot more often. How much visual time do you have to hit fastball? Or to adjust a luge run so you don't go flying? In those scenarios, 1/10 of second counts...

I am starting on my "hit by a bus" binder for daily tasks I do and I feel much the same way you do - it will be a tome.

It's definitely making me feeling vindictive and contrary.

American Airlines will start charging $15 for the first checked bag, cut domestic flights and lay off workers as it grapples with record-high fuel prices. >[link]

They can't possibly think that's a good idea. I mean, dude, that would put me off ever flying American again.

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They can't possibly think that's a good idea. I mean, dude, that would put me off ever flying American again.

I suspect the other carriers will do the same soon enough.

I just hate the thought of all those additional people who will try to avoid checking a bag and have some oversized, overstuffed bag they want to shove into the overhead compartments. (I have issues with this because, as a short person, I've been whacked on the head so many times I can't even count them by people who could not wrangle their own bags.)

It's not good when you describe the efforts your team is putting forth as "not a design plan, this is damage control."

Uhg. I probably should have not said that (attitude!) but it is true. And not our fault.

Hah! Another way to raise the price without raising the price. Fuel surcharges don't show up on the price comparison software until the very end, when they assume you will just suck it up, and now luggage fees that probably don't get assessed until you get to the airport.

They probably are hoping that everyone else decides to do the same thing. After all, virtually all the airlines went with the fuel surcharges rather than including it into the ticket prices...

Jessica, probably not, because otherwise in certain high speed sports, such as baseball and luge, people would get hurt a lot more often. How much visual time do you have to hit fastball? Or to adjust a luge run so you don't go flying? In those scenarios, 1/10 of second counts...

I would guess that your body takes into account the 1/10 of a second lag, and it gets built into the reaction time.

I'm totally down with airlines charging for more than one checked bag, but I'm extremely grumpy at the idea of paying for one suitcase.

And I have often been whacked on the head by baggage, which is why I always go for the window seat.