Thanks for all the ~mas.

They're reasonably yummy but not quite as moist as I'd like. I'm thinking I should up the fat content a tad the next time.

You know what to do, now. All that's left is to get rid of the less-than-perfect-muffins and start working on a new bench of super-perfect-muffins. Also, that's entirely up to you, but I wouldn't mind getting these less-than-perfect-muffins. Just, you know. Toss them away over here.

It's a burden, but somebody's gotta have those reasonably yummy but not very moist orange-cranberry-pecan muffins.

Health ~ma for them that needs it.

I saw the Northern Lights a few times as a kid. I need to experience it as an adult.

Shir, do you have to use Durkheim (I don't know enough about the others to comment on their contribution to social theory)? He's fascinating, but I can't stand functionalism - it can indeed lead to conclusions that are akin to fascism, and is generally Of The Devil in my extremely humble opinion. I don't know how much I can suggest, because social cohesion isn't my area of research - but depending on the subject, I think the symbolic interactionists have more to say about a relativist society. (As you know, I'm a rabid Marxist, but that's a British thing.)

Shir, do you have to use Durkheim

Yes. It's either him, Freud or Bentham. So I'm taking few things out of Bentham and blending it with him, because, yes, functionalism is a yick factor (and oh, honey, please tell me that you've studied Durkheim directly and not via what Parsons made out of him.

I'm a rabid Marxist, but that's a British thing.

Heh. I thought it was a more European thing, not strictly British.

functionalism is a yick factor (and oh, honey, please tell me that you've studied Durkheim directly and not via what Parsons made out of him.

Of course. (I don't read Parsons. He makes me violently ill.) Durkheim rocks - he's far better than all the rest of the functionalism/social positivism stuff. His work on religion is fascinating. Although the suicide study less so.

Edited to say more about Durkheim.

Of course. I don't read Parsons. He makes me violently ill.

Not only you, mein kind. Not only you.

I would like to download the contents of Shir's brain into mine. Because I want to know lots of stuff, but I'm too lazy to study.

Toss them away over here.

I'm trying to upload them, but it's going awfully slowly. I think I need to upgrade my wireless router. Sorry.

I need to get my butt out the door and go buy Superbowl provisions. And finish cleaning my house.

I don't know how many people we will have so I need to be flexible with the provisioning. I'm also trying to decide what to do about Bobby. We do more doctoring on Monday (MRI), but one of the possible diagnoses we are considering is mono. If we have a bunch of teens here I don't want them all to get sick. I'll have to talk to him again about double dipping and drinking from shared containers and stuff. Also might text his doctor for his opinion.

Best of luck with Bobby's health. Much ~ma for you and him.

Also, some patience~ma for Shir while her parents are sick.