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Well, no surprise there, but the USA could have at least put on a show like they wanted to win, and deserved to be in the competition. But, it is fun to see players who are really into the game even if the competition is, well, weak.
:woot: Whoa – is that cool! Both of the links. As a closet science teacher with Cub Scouts to impress . . . this gives me many ideas 😀
An easy, old fashioned, and not so spectacular thing we have done is to make rockets from film canisters. For those who don’t remember pre-digital pictures, film canisters are those plastic containers that photography media comes in. You can get them for free from any photo developing place, even WalMart or other superstore. Simply add pieces of Alka Seltzer into about 1/3 canister of water, cap the canister, set it on the ground, cap side down and wait for lift off. The canisters that work best are the clear ones with caps that snap inside. This is fun for the kiddies and will eat up a few hours of time several times over the course of the summer break.
Glad ya’ll liked it – sorry it’s tainted some of your view, however. It is weird to see that particular real person sound like the squat little dark-haired character we all love. Your comments are similar to the ones on the blog; although some of them were really affected :eek:. I think the color issue is just the combination of screen and camera making him look radish-ish; and several others commented on his resemblance to Robin Williams, too.
All in all, he looks like he’s enjoying his job, and who could ask for more 🙂
Very cool! Could be an updated version of one of my favorite children’s books about Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson. About a small boy and his crayon. He draws lines here and there, and next thing you know he’s in a story and having all sorts of adventures as he continues to draw things to help himself in the story.
Now that was interesting. I got 9 out of 11, missing England and Poland. As I tried to think of an etiquette question about the USA (which was missing from the countries listed), I couldn’t come up with a standard. Some folks feel it’s okay to eat with say, elbows on the table, mouths open, in front of the tv, while talking, with no utensils, etc. And some don’t. I guess we just pile it in however we can . . . as is evidenced by our girth.
Perfect timing! A co-worker was just asking me for such information. She is at wits end regarding her 13-year-old’s use of the computer, chat and IMing, and threatened to ban him from it for the summer. Is this the best place to direct her for questions she may have on this topic?
This reminds me of when I taught medical transcription (now an almost unneeded skill due to voice recognition/transcription programs) and some of the mistakes there were, umm, funny in the academic arena, but could have been a problem in real life. Here are some from the internet, since I promptly shredded the offending student work:
“below-knee amputation” as a “baloney amputation.”
A man’s vein inflammation, or phlebitis, became “a flea bite in his left leg,”
“a cute angina” instead of acute angina.
Viagra called “Niagra.”
The patient’s past medical history was well documented on her chest.” (should have been chart)
“Hearing was intact to lightening rod.” (should have been light finger rub)
“The patient should avoid his heart throb.” (should have been hot tub)
“The patient twisted his right ankle on returning from Iran.” (should have been a run)
One patient’s name was Overmeyer and they referred to the patient throughout the report as Ms. Overachiever
This shows that medical transcription proofreading should be continued (or begun).
MercyMe is one of a number of excellent Christian bands. I like the Newsboys, Jeremy Camp, Third Day, Casting Crowns, Tree 63 – there are alot of them.
A good on-line and syndicated station is Air1 http://www.air1.com/. They also have links to the various bands if you’d like and “top songs” to take a listen.
Enjoy! And be inspired! :woot:
Because I teach kids, I’ve been known to come out with all manner of “expletives.” My favorite one, which I love to hear repeated is, “Heavens to Betsy!”
As to the question of (Know) God or No God; it is great to find a group of people that have studied, thought, pondered, prayed, and come to an understanding; as well as are willing to discuss this without prejudice. We each have to make our own journey – and it never ends! Keep studying, growing deeper in your faith, and closer to God.
I liked the landing pad analogy, but that is just the beginning! There is that personal, deep relationship that grows and pervades your whole existence – driving you to be who you are and guiding you as life throws it’s various curves your way.
Religion is not, as Karl Marx’s frequently taken out of context quote says, “The opium of the masses,” but rather, again that personal relationship one continues to develop over their lifetime with that omniscient, loving, being that is God.
What about the afterlife? Well, this vignette shows how I choose to view it:
A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, “Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side.”
Very quietly, the doctor said, “I don’t know.”
“You don’t know? You, a Christian man, do not know what is on the other side?”
The doctor was holding the handle of the door; on the other side came a sound of scratching and whining, and as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.
Turning to the patient, the doctor said, “Did you notice my dog? He’s never been in this room before. He didn’t know what was inside. He knew nothing except that his master was here, and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear. I know little of what is on the other side of death, but I do know one thing… I know my Master is there and that is enough.”Hi Deborah and welcome to the forum. I don’t know the answer to your specific question, but there is a group that should be able to help you here at https://bigblueball.com/forums/yahoo-messenger-support/
Hope that helps a bit.
Okay – so I haven’t seen it, nor do I plan to, but I did see a rebuttal in the form of a parody from folks who are trying to get the message out about albinism http://www.albinocode.com/movie.htm Very funny. If you’ve seen the movie what do you think of this parody?
More info on albinism http://www.albinism.org/publications/what_is_albinism.html
Thanks for the quick response, guys. And on the “to do list” already – great! If only my family were so responsive;)
I didn’t know if it was just me . . . again, I am new to this board . . . or a glitch in the system.
Have a wonderful day, all.
Sheesh – the one IM thingy I’m familiar with. I was hoping over the summer to get active again using IM. Too bad the folks at Google don’t realize it’s worth. As a complete newbie to this type of messaging, Trillian must be easy – if I was able to figure it out.
Cool post! I like to post various tidbits for my students to read each day and here are quite a few good ones. I did know some of them, and
gossipingrae wrote:25. The phrase “rule of thumb” comes from an old English law which stated that you could not beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.came in handy in one of the *ahem* recent polls.
