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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.
From tommy's intellectual fights link:
In 1912, just three years before Albert Einstein published his theory of General Relativity [GR], Vesto Slipher measured the Doppler shift of a spiral galaxy and determined that almost all of these celestial ‘nebulae’ were receding from the earth at great speed.
Vesto Slipher? Surely with a name like that he must have been a Bond villain.
Yeah, I've seen a UFO, but my assumption is it was some kind of helicopter with an unfamiliar light pattern. As opposed to Tars Tarkas stopping by for a visit.
Watch out for falling mutilated cows the next time you see one.
Vesto Slipher? Surely with a name like that he must have been a Bond villain.
He could still be. Maybe ol' Vesto is a time traveler, or he never ages - so he could be a Bond villain for a movie set in the present.
Okay. Boredom is setting in.
Anyone have a funny, but cleanish joke? We're currently on a run of cannibal jokes at school (When does the cannibal leave the table? After everyone's eaten.)
He could still be. Maybe ol' Vesto is a time traveler, or he never ages - so he could be a Bond villain for a movie set in the present.
Or possibly the criminal mastermind between Moriarty and Blofeld.
No painkiller magic. Just the same one that's been making me very sick. New anti-nausea meds, but I don't think insurance pays for it. And, yeah, another procedure is being scheduled. I'm more than over this.
An excerpt from Bush's speech in Calgary.
"I'm going to put people in my place, so when the history of this administration is written at least there's an authoritarian voice saying exactly what happened," Bush said.
I don't think that's exactly what he meant to say.
Also,
Bush seemed to enjoy himself even though the event started later than expected because of tight security. "I'll sit here all day," Bush said during a question-and-answer session. "I'm flattered people even want to hear me in the first place."
Frankly, I'm surprised people want to hear him too.
Oh, is Dana around? I finished Murder in Chinatown last night, and just realized the most racist thing (which is spoilery for the ending, in case there is anyone else who cares): The (Lady Bountiful) woman from the mission says she knows a Chinese man didn't kill Angel, because the Chinese are too meek or whatever -- and of course it turns out it wasn't a Chinese man after all. But CHRIST, since when are the Chinese actually less bloodthirsty as a people than anyone else???
I just watched President Obama fill in his Presidential Bracket on ESPN. He said he's going to try to catch as many games as possible between the NATO summit. Airforce One apparently has Direct TV. I loves my president.
I have no good, clean jokes.
DH had a problematic direct report call him this morning to complain about a report being "stolen" off his desk. DH told him to call security. Apparently the report was unflattering to the sales force (which falls under DH's purview). The sales manager later calls DH (his boss) to say that someone sent this report, anonymously to the CEO of the company. Coincidence?
I find the Gaslight mysteries about two steps short of actually being good. They're kind of "look at my infodump! I researched all these things!", while being slightly predictable and simplistic.
But I got suckered in by the damn romance, so I keep getting them from the library.
I just microwaved a bowl of curry, and when I took it out and stirred it, something exploded. Possibly a potato.