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Half-day today, just because I can! I think this is the first time in the 3 years I've been working here that I've taken time off just to have time off. No travelling, no holiday stress, just a long weekend

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YOU GUYS!!! Curious George is not a monkey. They call him a monkey all the time, but he's an ape. He has no tail and never has. Also his front legs are longer then his back.

THIS IS GOING TO MAKE ME CRAZY FROM NOW ON.

Holy crap, you're right! I'm going to notice that every time now ><

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But mysteries...ugh. Never met a mystery I've actually liked. I'm not a big fan of modern mysteries, but I've found I really enjoy some of the classics like Poirot and other Agatha Christie books. The Name of the Rose was also very good, if somewhat dense. Plus, it's a mystery and a historical fict...

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I haven't. Is there a brand you recommend (and I honestly don't care if it's a brand your company makes money off of if it's comfortable)? I walk anywhere from 28-43 miles a week, so I want to have comfortable, happy feet as often as possible. The only brand I've ever used is SofSole (the company I...

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I love that my family knows I am gift-giving impaired and make me nice, explicit lists from which I can get them things for the holidays. I know some people think that's not as meaningful but meh. I can't shop for anyone without a list without getting anxious to a higher than normal degree, so this...

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Have you tried using insoles? I always thought they were kinda gimmicky until I started working for a company that sells them and got some free samples... now I can't wear a pair of shoes without putting insoles in them. Just a thought

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That really sucks, Teresa. Sending *hugs* and good thoughts your way.

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Mostly agree with Kirsten but even if I didn't, I wouldn't vote 3rd party simply because the people who are going to have been the pushiest, as far as I'm concerned, about voting for their person. I'm sorry you've had that experience. I think that's one of the unfortunate side effects of supporting...

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Hey Bob,

I feel incredibly lucky to be part of a community that can include a thread titled "Politics... Discuss" that doesn't immediately spiral into a flame war. Thank you for restoring some of my faith in humanity.

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Thanks for the link, both of you, that was a very interesting read. I'm not sure I agree with all of it, but she makes some very convincing arguments. It's interesting (and a little sad) that "Voting = good" is one of the those pieces of received wisdom, that you're not really meant to que...

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This is the most apathetic I've been toward the sports world in a long time. I could really careless about the Eagles. I watch them and I'll root for them because they are my team. And you root for the name on the front of the jersey, not the back. But I am just sick of this regime. Andy Reid needs...

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Question (stemming from a discussion with the g/f last night): Should you feel obligated to vote if you disagree with both of major candidates? What if you believe the entire system is broken? Should you feel obligated to vote, period?

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The leaves are turning!

So jealous! I've missed real Falls since moving to NC

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I very much enjoyed the Song of Ice and Fire books (in spite of the scenes that made me want to throw the book across the room and/or punch George R.R. Martin in the face). Any examples from the first two books you'd like to share? :D Haha, I have a very poor memory of what happens in which book. I...

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I very much enjoyed the Song of Ice and Fire books (in spite of the scenes that made me want to throw the book across the room and/or punch George R.R. Martin in the face). I'm currently reading Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi, after finishing the first book in the series, Old Man's Mar. The stories t...

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Green Bay fans: Damn, people. That SUCKS.

It really does. Can we get the real refs back already?

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I'm gearing up for my first 5K in October. http://www.colormerad.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I've been running by myself for a while, but this will be the first time I've done an organized group run. It'll be interesting to see if I can actually run the entire thing...

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This. Every single time.

In fact, Wondermark in general is fantastic, but this one's my all time favorite.

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Holy crap, Ali, that's awesome! I wish I had a dinosaur cake for my birthday.

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Thumbs up: I'm enjoying connecting with old friends and new people!
Thumbs down: Apparently I'm out of practice ><

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*delurks*

It was recently brought to my attention that I've been subconsciously isolating myself more and more for the past few years. I'm trying to reverse this trend, cause I like people. And PWEB is good people.

*resists urge to re-lurk*

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For me, the only non-classical boardgame I've been playing with any regularity is Arkham Horror , the extremely complicated boardgame based on the Lovecraft Cthulhu mythos. All of my friends love it and we have had some truly awesome nights. [delurk] I love Arkham, it's what got me really involved ...

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Congratulations! Also, that picture is way too cute.

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Dear Bob,

3 POSTS IN ONE DAY!

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All I know about netbooks is that we ordered a couple from Dell for our sales team, and they came with Windows 7 Starter. It absolutely sucked. There's almost no functionality or customizability to it, and it was buggy as hell. I would stay as far away from it as possible.

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[delurking to throw in my 2 cents] I agree that this place could use a good makeover, but the content is far more important to me than the look or feel of the place. I would feel like I was losing a part of my life if I lost some of my Bob posts. I don't come here as often as I used to (or as often ...

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I think Janus has put it pretty well. In the current political climate, as soon as you call someone a racist, you're tapping into some deep emotions. People stop being rational, on both sides. The person being called racist becomes defensive, and the side doing the name-calling starts to think of th...

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I'm going to come out of lurking long enough to re-rail this thread with an awkward story that doesn't involve penises (I'm a descriptivist, dammit, and I'll say it however the hell I want :P ). I had been seeing a girl (let's call her Dana) for a couple months, but it wasn't really working out, and...

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Lima beans make me gag. I hate everything about them, the taste, the smell, the look, the texture. They're just disgusting. Asparagus isn't much better. As far as vomiting vs. regurgitating, there's a distinction between technical uses of words and those same words used in common speech. It's perfec...

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I'm still alive, just very busy (8 hours of work followed by 3-4 hours of class = dead Ethan)

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Holy crap! Gratulationes vobis!

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I'm sort of in favour of re-integrating the religion and science forums, myself. I think it would bring renewed interest in the topics to a wider set of people. I definitely agree with this. The conversations that stand out most in my head are the long, drawn-out arguments between Leto II and, well...

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Gah! Limited internet access for just a couple days and I miss stuff!

Congratulations Alea!

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Then there's also this.

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The character, not the pwebber.

I stumbled on this news story, and instantly thought of Olhado, from the Speaker series.

It sounds really cool, although kinda creepy too.

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