My dog seems to think I'm nuts. Sometimes he'll try to distract and calm me, sometimes he'll hide under the sofa till it's over, and sometimes he'll tell me to STFU and calm my ass down.
"Enlightened self-interest" strikes again.
Obviously the daughter should have asked "Mom, was this CONSENSUAL?" If the answer was no, then beating the living shit out of him would have been the right thing to do.
To quote the article:
"They found that, paradoxically, those with low self-esteem were in a better mood when they were allowed to have negative thoughts than when they were asked to focus exclusively on affirmative thoughts."
Seriously, what might we make of THAT? Could it have something to do with "depressive realism"?
I see no reason to believe in any supernatural entity (God, ghosts, feng shui, etc.) and I am against every religion I've ever heard of (Methodism, Vodoun, Scientology, etc.), but I'm willing to entertain the idea of a neurological basis for acupuncture (now I'm wondering if my "plan" covers it). And I think Hawkins is speaking to high school kids since grownups don't need to be taught how to think about what they don't believe.
Frank Ifield - "Wayward Wind":
The wayward wind is a restless wind
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And he was born the next of kin
The next of kin to the wayward wind
It figures. Naturally I've been struggling with agoraphobia most of my life.
Wayward nothing, more like broken.
From the article linked to here:
"Officials said that it is not illegal to keep body parts as long as it is for religious purposes."
What's the connection? Is it like a saintly relic or something?
What's all this about "obscene" names? How come nobody's tried to name a horse Hitler? The chances of that offending people are far greater, especially if she wins.
There's no such thing as excess poop, merely poop whose energy potential has not been properly utilized. When it's processed and/or dried it burns rather well, for one thing.
My dog seems to think I'm nuts. Sometimes he'll try to distract and calm me, sometimes he'll hide under the sofa till it's over, and sometimes he'll tell me to STFU and calm my ass down. "Enlightened self-interest" strikes again.
posted by BigDavey 14 years ago
In "and in other news on not thinking things through..."
Obviously the daughter should have asked "Mom, was this CONSENSUAL?" If the answer was no, then beating the living shit out of him would have been the right thing to do.
posted by BigDavey 14 years ago
In "Self-Help Hurts"
To quote the article: "They found that, paradoxically, those with low self-esteem were in a better mood when they were allowed to have negative thoughts than when they were asked to focus exclusively on affirmative thoughts." Seriously, what might we make of THAT? Could it have something to do with "depressive realism"?
posted by BigDavey 14 years ago
But I really AM a loveable asshole!
posted by BigDavey 14 years ago
In "Animals Preserved in Formaldehyde"
Does Jesus know about all those aborted fetuses?
posted by BigDavey 16 years ago
In "A weblog about sexy witches."
By the way, does "nudity" count when it shows no nipples?
posted by BigDavey 16 years ago
That looks very much like my "S.O." Which of course proves the WWW is a CIA plot against me.
posted by BigDavey 16 years ago
In "Sam Harris Said WHAT?"
I see no reason to believe in any supernatural entity (God, ghosts, feng shui, etc.) and I am against every religion I've ever heard of (Methodism, Vodoun, Scientology, etc.), but I'm willing to entertain the idea of a neurological basis for acupuncture (now I'm wondering if my "plan" covers it). And I think Hawkins is speaking to high school kids since grownups don't need to be taught how to think about what they don't believe.
posted by BigDavey 16 years ago
In "Madman Bush 'Has Accepted Ethnic Cleansing'"
(P.S. I keep reading that headline as "Madame Bush") Please, let's not insult brothel-keepers.
posted by BigDavey 16 years ago
In "Six die from brain-eating amoeba in lakes"
"So let me get this straight, 6 Americans had their brains eaten by amoebas. How could they tell?" Hitler said so.
posted by BigDavey 16 years ago
In "Bulletproof Halo Suit"
But wait, will this protect me against brain-eating amoebae?
posted by BigDavey 16 years ago
I want one. My buttcheeks need more armor.
posted by BigDavey 16 years ago
In "Chart toppers for your birth date. "
Frank Ifield - "Wayward Wind": The wayward wind is a restless wind A restless wind that yearns to wander And he was born the next of kin The next of kin to the wayward wind It figures. Naturally I've been struggling with agoraphobia most of my life. Wayward nothing, more like broken.
posted by BigDavey 16 years ago
In "Bin Laden 'surrounded'"
Hey Ralph, can she cook? I might eventually get tired of ramen.
posted by BigDavey 16 years ago
In "Just say no....to Canadian drugs."
Oh THAT rising loonie. It's not about a relative after all.
posted by BigDavey 16 years ago
In "The last Jew in Afghanistan."
Named after this guy? Is he at all peaked? (I couldn't resist.)
posted by BigDavey 16 years ago
In "Man Finds Human Leg In Smoker"
From the article linked to here: "Officials said that it is not illegal to keep body parts as long as it is for religious purposes." What's the connection? Is it like a saintly relic or something?
posted by BigDavey 16 years ago
In "Why you can't call your horse Nutzapper."
What's all this about "obscene" names? How come nobody's tried to name a horse Hitler? The chances of that offending people are far greater, especially if she wins.
posted by BigDavey 16 years ago
In "The last Jew in Afghanistan."
What I want to know is, with his Muslim neighbors, does he speak Pashto or Dari?
posted by BigDavey 16 years ago
In "The Joy of Pigs."
There's no such thing as excess poop, merely poop whose energy potential has not been properly utilized. When it's processed and/or dried it burns rather well, for one thing.
posted by BigDavey 16 years ago
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