In better Moncton news, there was a vigil tonight to remember the fallen officers, and my twitter timeline is filled with pics of people lined up to hug or shake hands with the Mounties that are at the vigil.
Yeah. He's my hero.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
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.
Sue - Jun 06, 2014 3:42:37 pm PDT #29313 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Theodosia - Jun 06, 2014 4:06:39 pm PDT #29314 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Was just reading about human evolution -- we had ancestors with super-efficient livers that were much better about counteracting poisons and making enzymes. With the start of agriculture and a much more limited (and tasty! and convenient! and civilization-inducing) diet, the genes for that started to fall by the wayside.
The upshot of this evolutionary change is that random liver/metabolic enzymes show up in some people and not in others, which makes certain kinds of drugs a crapshoot. Same dose that does a perfect job on one person could be an overdose for another, or because of a very efficient liver never reaches clinical levels in the blood.
It's surprising more doctors don't drink.
-t - Jun 06, 2014 4:20:12 pm PDT #29315 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That is super interesting, Theo.
Home from Happy Hour. A successful experiment, I think.
Jesse - Jun 06, 2014 4:25:48 pm PDT #29316 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think more doctors do drink! And drugs are totally a crapshoot in many many ways.
Jesse - Jun 06, 2014 4:38:17 pm PDT #29317 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, the good news is, I was able to shove my sofa out of the way of where the new one will go. That is a problem I don't have to worry about tomorrow!
-t - Jun 06, 2014 4:39:41 pm PDT #29318 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yay for problems you can shove out of the way!
Jesse - Jun 06, 2014 4:42:42 pm PDT #29319 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
For real, though.
-t - Jun 06, 2014 5:13:42 pm PDT #29320 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Best kind of problems. Maybe better than no problems. Maybe.
Amy - Jun 06, 2014 5:38:02 pm PDT #29321 of 30000
Because books.
This week was so busy, I wish I had the weekend to spend in a cabin somewhere, with books and ice cream. Something on a lake would be nice.
I might have to add tea, crusty bread, and brie to the list of essentials, though.
Calli - Jun 06, 2014 6:01:17 pm PDT #29322 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I had the neighbors over for "sorry about the layoff" drinks and old school Godzilla movies. It made for a pretty good end to the week.
I suspect my liver is not super efficient. Or maybe rose plus homemade schnapps would challenge our ancestors, too.