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What a Lousy Disorder by Eri June 14, 2011 5:49 am
  • When I was in elementary school, I was terrible with math. Easily my poorest subject. Having an interest in science, ... by mcfly 2011-06-14 11:13:25
    • I wanted to be an astronomer, and I knew that required lots of math. So I took all the math ... by ER 2011-06-14 19:41:23
      • I did okay in algebra and aced trig and geometry in high school. My downfall in college was calculus. ... by TB 2011-06-14 19:53:01
        • I remember a sentence in the intro to Dr Goodman's calc text, it went something like this..."Developing a taste for ... by ER 2011-06-14 20:35:42
    • Now wait just a darn minute. Count backwards from 100 by 7s as a test? I'd have to do each ... by TB 2011-06-14 08:31:28
      • Counting backwards by 7's is easy. I did it pretty fast. It's all in numerical relationships. I'm ... by Eri 2011-06-14 22:49:40
      • I don't know if this is a disorder or not....but I actually have a hard time telling my left from ... by Jody 2011-06-14 08:21:25
        • My wife can't tell her left from her right either, but she has an uncanny sense of direction, she always ... by ER 2011-06-14 19:43:14
          • Oprah can't tell your left from your right? :-) by mcfly 2011-06-14 10:36:43
            • RIGHT!!!!! :) by Jody 2011-06-14 10:50:58
              • Easy. The left is your other right. by Eri 2011-06-14 22:48:13
          How government jumps the shark by TB June 13, 2011 8:33 pm
          • A perceptive and well-written essay, I find little to disagree with in it. But it still manages to overlook ... by ER 2011-06-14 06:28:58
            • "Victorian capitalism" - which drastically raised living standards for Western societies - was a long time ago. I think the point ... by TB 2011-06-14 09:01:34
              • "Democrats, liberals, and the Left refuse to step back one bloody inch toward the middle..." So when myself and other "non-Righties" ... by mcfly 2011-06-14 17:49:52
                • That's what I figured you'd say. by ER 2011-06-14 09:47:06
                  • What were you expecting? Seriously. Do you have any comment on what I said? l mean an ... by TB 2011-06-14 10:06:46
                    • I don't have a response to that. I just wanted to make sure you knew I didn't miss the ... by ER 2011-06-14 11:40:26
                  • There is a middle ground TB...but some *lean* to the left...or *lean* to the right, when the rubber meets the ... by Jody 2011-06-14 09:13:18
                This just in... by TB June 13, 2011 8:12 pm
                • uhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh by Jody 2011-06-14 08:21:58
                  • That's a great news byte to start off the day with. Beavis, RIP. Please. by Eri 2011-06-14 05:47:48
                    Weiner bytes by Eri June 13, 2011 6:35 pm
                    • Great performance, great material. This is really no big deal. At least as far as I'm concerned, although if I was ... by ER 2011-06-14 04:26:29
                      • Is there a link? by ER 2011-06-13 19:43:55
                        • I found it. I'm surprised it's up so soon. Maybe I'm overreacting but I was offended that he would ... by Eri 2011-06-13 21:11:23
                          • Awww Eri....you are so cute. This is tame! by Jody 2011-06-13 21:36:53
                            • Sigh. I'm not a prude. Anyone who knows me well knows I'm not. But there are some ... by Eri 2011-06-14 05:53:36
                              • Beats going Laurena Bobbit on him, I guess. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-14 14:41:21
                                • How WELL I know. I am collateral damage. I have grown immune to this behavior because my walls have become ... by Jody 2011-06-14 08:18:56
                          Living with a silent heart by Eri June 13, 2011 1:50 pm
                          • I dunno, not having a heart never seemed to bother Dick Cheney. by ER 2011-06-13 16:03:09
                            • Zing! Oh wait, you're serious. Let me laugh harder. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-13 16:07:10
                            • I saw the movie "Threshold" years ago, about the controversial first transplant of an artificial heart into a young girl. ... by TB 2011-06-13 15:52:27
                              • Per the research, evidently it does (work exactly right). The only reason a pulse is needed is because the ... by Eri 2011-06-13 18:29:31
                              • I can imagine the look on his doctor's face at his next physical: "No heartbeat, How are you even alive? ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-13 13:54:14
                                Why aren't we preparing for space storms? by TB June 13, 2011 11:42 am
                                • As someone with an interest in astronomy who has long been aware of this problem, I've often asked myself the ... by ER 2011-06-13 12:17:07
                                  • Yeah, but this is looking less "low risk" all the time. Certainly there's more chance of a severe solar ... by TB 2011-06-13 12:21:06
                                    • A rapidly varying electric field cutting across a conductor (like Hi-tension power lines) will generate currents that could fry control ... by ER 2011-06-13 15:26:16
                                      • If anyone still has a car with spark plugs and a distributor, and no little electronic black boxes under the ... by TB 2011-06-13 15:54:00
                                        • So I SHOULD buy that Galaxie..... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-14 00:08:58
                                          • How ironic! by mcfly 2011-06-14 11:17:03
                                            • Lol, very. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-14 14:47:01
                                          • Just think, Cuba will become the world's leading automobile exporter. Only theirs will still be running. by ER 2011-06-13 20:06:12
                                            • I guess they'll get the last laugh. by Eri 2011-06-14 21:28:19
                                        • Speaking as someone who lives eternally in fear of the next Carrington Super Flare, I see your point. Unfortunately, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-13 14:00:39
                                          • I wouldn't worry about losing our atmosphere, in the last 3 billion years it hasn't happened yet, so I doubt ... by ER 2011-06-13 15:31:10
                                      Palin's "letter from God" by TB June 13, 2011 10:26 am
                                      • That's very sweet. by mcfly 2011-06-13 11:33:19
                                        • So sweet it's sickening, you mean. Not trying to start a flame war, but in my opinion, it's just pathetic. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-13 16:11:36
                                          • No, I'll admit it: I thought this might be the end of Palin's political career. Instead, it may be a ... by mcfly 2011-06-14 10:47:39
                                            • It is a little over the top. I do admire that she thinks her child is precious and a ... by Eri 2011-06-13 18:37:34
                                              • Keep in mind the letter was intended for her loved ones, not public consumption. by TB 2011-06-13 20:01:07
                                                • From my point of reference, she is trying to understand what is about to transpire in her life. She is ... by Jody 2011-06-14 17:50:03
                                                  • I guess I think about these thinks in a more left-brained kind of way. If I had a kid ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-15 18:34:10
                                          Medicare SAVES money by BuckGalaxy June 13, 2011 9:10 am
                                          • Foreign countries have good medical care for everyone at a lower cost per patient (and with better overall results)than the ... by ER 2011-06-13 10:27:59
                                            • You wouldn't like what would come out the other end if medical care became a state-controlled monopoly. But by all means, ... by TB 2011-06-13 09:35:15
                                              • Ah, TB. The ever-present Boogeyman/Eldritch Sea Monster of Current Events and Flame. Would it be so WRONG for people to ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-13 13:44:02
                                                • There's no such thing as "paying for each other's stuff." There are the people who are made to pay for other ... by TB 2011-06-13 16:15:39
                                                  • We're not giving people discounts, we're RAISING TAXES. And we probably wouldn't have to do that if A) everyone ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-14 00:05:58
                                                    • The top ten percent of income earners already pay 55 percent of all Federal taxes, including payroll. If you ... by TB 2011-06-14 09:19:32
                                                • Medicare for all would be what is called a monopsony, or single buyer. Like a monopoly, it can apply ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-13 09:59:34
                                                  • Are you people ever going to realize that "the producer as the enemy" is not conducive to a prosperous and ... by TB 2011-06-13 10:09:04
                                                    • No one is advocating turning the entire economy into a state run system. No one is saying producers are ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-13 10:26:08
                                                      • The apologists for laissez faire economics WANT you to believe there is no alternative to their system of private monopoly ... by ER 2011-06-13 11:42:08
                                                        • See? Your first sentence blows up right off the bat. There is no "private health monopoly." There ... by TB 2011-06-13 12:04:46
                                                          • My wife and I are both in our sixties, with pre-existing medical conditions. Even though we are fairly well-off ... by ER 2011-06-13 13:13:51
                                                            • How did you buy life insurance? Did you start shopping at 60? Why or why not? by TB 2011-06-13 16:25:29
                                                              • Life insurance was provided at work for a substantial discount, now that I'm not working, I pay full price, and ... by ER 2011-06-13 16:59:01
                                                        • Of course it should be for profit. Where do you think all of those new medicines and gadget's come ... by Lee 2011-06-13 11:09:51
                                                          • There's more to it than mere profit. Better minds than ours have given this a lot of thought. Most middle class ... by ER 2011-06-13 10:55:56
                                                            • Holy crap. You know what? Skip it. The excavation alone at this point is just too damn ... by TB 2011-06-13 11:02:24
                                                            • There are nations where nobody is allowed to do things "for profit." How does that work out? Every ... by TB 2011-06-13 10:54:48
                                                        • Some numbers found here. I haven't looked through them yet myself, but I put it here so everyone else ... by TB 2011-06-13 09:54:51
                                                        3 Myths about Social Security by Eri June 13, 2011 6:41 am
                                                        • That reminds me... the Boomsday movie adaption is coming out this September. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-13 13:48:06
                                                          • One of the biggest myths about SS arises from the statement "SS was never meant to replace a personal retirement ... by ER 2011-06-13 11:19:45
                                                            • That's what I need... An "old man" with a very large life insurance policy made out to me as ... by Eri 2011-06-13 13:55:00
                                                              • Oh, do you mean a "trophy husband"? by ER 2011-06-13 19:49:36
                                                            • Okay, but you got to admit those aren't very good refutations. by TB 2011-06-13 07:45:47
                                                              Tony Awards by Eri June 13, 2011 12:39 am
                                                                Neil deGrasse Tyson: are we alone in the universe? by mcfly June 12, 2011 9:14 pm
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