Grace had surgery today. How many years have we been doing this now?
She can skip next surgery if we get a sleep study in time, which means wrangling insurance. I'm so tired just thinking about this.
Book: I am a Shepherd. Folks like a man of God. Mal: No, they don't. Men of God make everyone feel guilty and judged.
'Safe'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
Kat - Jan 07, 2014 5:18:06 pm PST #16640 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
brenda m - Jan 07, 2014 5:31:06 pm PST #16641 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Connie Neil - Jan 07, 2014 5:41:43 pm PST #16642 of 30000
brillig
I went over to Yorkie cam just in time for one of the puppies to galumph over to the camera and jump up on whatever is housing the camera, so we go a full shot of puppy underpinnings. I think it was a girl puppy, but that could have a boy puppy with still-tiny boy bits.
Connie Neil - Jan 07, 2014 5:43:36 pm PST #16643 of 30000
brillig
Snoring grunting bull pups!
Aims - Jan 07, 2014 5:50:50 pm PST #16644 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Puppies are hilarious.
msbelle - Jan 07, 2014 6:10:25 pm PST #16645 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Ginger - talk to me [link]
aurelia - Jan 07, 2014 6:26:57 pm PST #16646 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Ginger - Jan 07, 2014 6:52:06 pm PST #16647 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
1. You will notice they don't reference any actual studies.
2. The reactor is shut down and is being defueled. Since there is no nuclear reaction going on, there are no new nuclear isotopes being made. Therefore the mention of radioactive strontium and iodine at the beginning is ludicrous, because those are all short-lived isotopes that decayed within months of the earthquake.
3. A good way to spot silly science is phrases like "science has not determined" or "the FDA has refused to test for radiation." What that means is that scientists don't like to waste their time. The important thing to remember about radiation is that you can't hide it. Geiger counters and other radiation detectors are easily available. No one has to wait for the "FDA," which wouldn't be doing anything about sea lions anyway, unless they've suddenly become a menu item.
4. It is possible that there will be an increase in thyroid problems in children who lived near Fukushima, although precautions were taken. Iodine-131 has an 8-day half-life, so even if a dangerous amount got into the ocean, there would be very little left by the time it got to the U.S.
5. Helen Caldicott has said in print that it's okay for scientists to lie for the "greater good."
6. Snopes [link]
Aims - Jan 07, 2014 7:35:01 pm PST #16648 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
How many people love Ginger? I do. I love Ginger. Ginger = love.
JenP - Jan 07, 2014 7:47:12 pm PST #16649 of 30000
Indeed.