You're just lucky we loan you our old people!Oh yeah?! Well, our population doubles every "winter" because your old people like our weather better, so nyah!
And by "your," I clearly mean residents of Washington, Minnesota, and Canada.
Things that I love
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Member since March 16th, 2004.
And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.
And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.
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The average temperature of the INSIDE of my house (the one I lived in before a college dorm / the last 11 years of my life) between November and mid April is 63-68, dipping down into the 50s at night if we are lazy about the woodstove.Give me about two weeks and I'll likely have pictures of me bundled up while in Chicago. It's supposed to be in the 60s during the day, so I'll be rocking a hoodie, gloves, and my beanie as a bare minimum. Even then, there will probably be much teeth chattering as I am prone to getting cold at work, where we keep it at a lovely 76.
"But the conversation of the mind was truer than any language, and they knew each other better than they ever could have by use of mere sight and touch."
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Getting paid
jigsaw puzzles
Kaoru
Kaoru's tattoos
his glasses
his cool fedoras
fedoras
pocket watches
some video games
dried apricots
plouts
ice cream
ghirradelli cocoa powder
potato chips
not having a stomach ache
my hermit crabs
my friends
music
my downstairs neighbour
money
art supplies
supplies
katydids
swallowtail chrysalises.
jigsaw puzzles
Kaoru
Kaoru's tattoos
his glasses
his cool fedoras
fedoras
pocket watches
some video games
dried apricots
plouts
ice cream
ghirradelli cocoa powder
potato chips
not having a stomach ache
my hermit crabs
my friends
music
my downstairs neighbour
money
art supplies
supplies
katydids
swallowtail chrysalises.
- Jeesh_girl15
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The puppy is home and happy-ish (we have to restrict his movement and interactions a bit, he's not supposed to be near the dog for a week but that was blown after about 30 seconds).
Have I said this before? I think so but it bears repeating: my coworker. She is the most fun person I know here, even if she is a one-time over retiree. I definitely enjoy people my mom's age more than people my age for talking.
Have I said this before? I think so but it bears repeating: my coworker. She is the most fun person I know here, even if she is a one-time over retiree. I definitely enjoy people my mom's age more than people my age for talking.
Se paciente y duro; algún día este dolor te será útil.
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My new dolls and puppets of various ethnicities. And also my table. And also my baskets that I have the puppets and dolls in.
There's another home somewhere,
There's another glimpse of sky...
There's another way to lean
into the wind, unafraid.
There's another life out there...
~~Mary Chapin Carpenter
There's another glimpse of sky...
There's another way to lean
into the wind, unafraid.
There's another life out there...
~~Mary Chapin Carpenter
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Rice mixed with tomato sauce, with Ketchup on top of it all. One of my favorite dishes, that I can make (almost) completely by myself!
Who controls the British crown? Who keeps the metric system down?
We do! We do!
Who leaves Atlantis off the maps? Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who holds back the electric car? Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
We do! We do!
Who robs cavefish of their sight? Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do, we do!
We do! We do!
Who leaves Atlantis off the maps? Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who holds back the electric car? Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
We do! We do!
Who robs cavefish of their sight? Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do, we do!
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MONEY! In the form of a check that I did not know I had coming to me! Apparently I lost a check last January and never cashed it, and so I have been issued a new one! It almost covers the cost of the new brakes!
There's another home somewhere,
There's another glimpse of sky...
There's another way to lean
into the wind, unafraid.
There's another life out there...
~~Mary Chapin Carpenter
There's another glimpse of sky...
There's another way to lean
into the wind, unafraid.
There's another life out there...
~~Mary Chapin Carpenter
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I love Alan Grayson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ery7RZ4t ... r_embedded
(quotes are not exact)
"Democrats have spent the last six months trying to solve one major problem--how to get Olympia Snowe to vote for health care reform. Olympia Snowe was not elected president last November"
"America doesn't care if health care reform passes with fifty votes, fifty one votes, sixty votes or eighty six votes, they just want health care reform."
"I'm not going to apologize [for pointing out that republicans don't care that 44,780 people die every year from a lack of health insurance] because America doesn't care about [Republicans'] hurt feelings"
"If Barack Obama ended world hunger tomorrow, Republicans would blame him for overpopulation."
"If Barack Obama brought about world peace tomorrow, Republicans would attack him for destroying the defense industry."
and my new sig:
"If Barack Obama wanted a BLT for lunch tomorrow, Republicans would try to find a way to ban bacon."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ery7RZ4t ... r_embedded
(quotes are not exact)
"Democrats have spent the last six months trying to solve one major problem--how to get Olympia Snowe to vote for health care reform. Olympia Snowe was not elected president last November"
"America doesn't care if health care reform passes with fifty votes, fifty one votes, sixty votes or eighty six votes, they just want health care reform."
"I'm not going to apologize [for pointing out that republicans don't care that 44,780 people die every year from a lack of health insurance] because America doesn't care about [Republicans'] hurt feelings"
"If Barack Obama ended world hunger tomorrow, Republicans would blame him for overpopulation."
"If Barack Obama brought about world peace tomorrow, Republicans would attack him for destroying the defense industry."
and my new sig:
"If Barack Obama wanted a BLT for lunch tomorrow, Republicans would try to find a way to ban bacon."
So, Lone Star, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb.
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Which explains why less than half of Americans favor the plan put forward (and haven't since June). Yeah, Americans want reform, but they want (on a margin of 2:1) smaller reforms that address specific problems, not a complete overhaul."America doesn't care if health care reform passes with fifty votes, fifty one votes, sixty votes or eighty six votes, they just want health care reform."
It's one thing to ram something through Congress; it's quite another to do so while pretending the people agree with it.
Step softly; a dream lies buried here.
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Nineties music.
The house in which I am cat-sitting.
Chardonnay as a means of loosening my inhibitions about my dissertation.
The house in which I am cat-sitting.
Chardonnay as a means of loosening my inhibitions about my dissertation.
There's another home somewhere,
There's another glimpse of sky...
There's another way to lean
into the wind, unafraid.
There's another life out there...
~~Mary Chapin Carpenter
There's another glimpse of sky...
There's another way to lean
into the wind, unafraid.
There's another life out there...
~~Mary Chapin Carpenter
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I haven't seen any poll results that support the proposition that a majority of Americans support the current health care reform proposals, let alone enough of a majority to use the phrase "Americans want," unless, of course, you preface it with "a minority of."
Pew: "As of right now, do you generally favor or generally oppose the health care proposals being discussed in Congress?"
Generally favor: 34%.
Rassmussen: "Generally speaking, do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and the congressional Democrats?"
Strongly favor and somewhat favor (combined): 46%.
GfK Roper: "In general, do you support, oppose or neither support nor oppose the health care reform plans being discussed in Congress?"
Total Support (combined): 40%.
Quinnipiac University National Poll: "Do you support or oppose President Obama's health care reform plan?"
Support: 40%.
NBC / Wall Street Journal: "From what you have heard about Barack Obama's health care plan, do you think his plan is a good idea or a bad idea?"
Good idea: 39%.
Pew: "As of right now, do you generally favor or generally oppose the health care proposals being discussed in Congress?"
Generally favor: 34%.
Rassmussen: "Generally speaking, do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and the congressional Democrats?"
Strongly favor and somewhat favor (combined): 46%.
GfK Roper: "In general, do you support, oppose or neither support nor oppose the health care reform plans being discussed in Congress?"
Total Support (combined): 40%.
Quinnipiac University National Poll: "Do you support or oppose President Obama's health care reform plan?"
Support: 40%.
NBC / Wall Street Journal: "From what you have heard about Barack Obama's health care plan, do you think his plan is a good idea or a bad idea?"
Good idea: 39%.
Step softly; a dream lies buried here.
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I love dell. My computer stopped working after I shut it down earlier wouldn't turn on. So I called customer service and a few minutes later a part is shipped next day air and a tech will call me to set up an appt to install the new board. Cost? Nada.
Syphon
Generic polls like those are what I was talking about in terms of phrasing being important. When reform polls ask if people want a public option to compete support rises to two thirds. Although the baucus plan got agoodscore from the cbo its obvios why he didn't include a public option--hes received 1.5 mil from the healthcare industry in the last year and the plan he presented is a sop to them giving them forty million new customers while sacrificng little in return (well the preexixting concession is great, but not enough).
I do ike the idea of states being able to opt out of the public option that is currently being floated. I hope that makes it into the final plan via conferencem
Ugh, excuse the typos I'm on my blackberry.
Syphon
Generic polls like those are what I was talking about in terms of phrasing being important. When reform polls ask if people want a public option to compete support rises to two thirds. Although the baucus plan got agoodscore from the cbo its obvios why he didn't include a public option--hes received 1.5 mil from the healthcare industry in the last year and the plan he presented is a sop to them giving them forty million new customers while sacrificng little in return (well the preexixting concession is great, but not enough).
I do ike the idea of states being able to opt out of the public option that is currently being floated. I hope that makes it into the final plan via conferencem
Ugh, excuse the typos I'm on my blackberry.
So, Lone Star, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb.
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I would like it more if there weren't extra garbage in it that will negatively affect my colleagues.
I don't like the clauses about not allowing veterinary practitioners to prescribe antibiotics to food animals because people are worried about the residues creating antibiotic resistant bacteria. Well, human doctors, I put that onus on you for over perscribing antibiotics for viral illnesses and for your poor patient compliance and people not finishing their drugs. (And maybe small animal practitioners for the same compliance issues. If there's anyone that's compliant with antibiotics, it's large animal owners! For the most part, antibiotics are 1-2 injections that are carefully monitored and then a withdrawal time followed to make sure the residue is out of the tissue before it can go to market!)
I don't like the clauses about not allowing veterinary practitioners to prescribe antibiotics to food animals because people are worried about the residues creating antibiotic resistant bacteria. Well, human doctors, I put that onus on you for over perscribing antibiotics for viral illnesses and for your poor patient compliance and people not finishing their drugs. (And maybe small animal practitioners for the same compliance issues. If there's anyone that's compliant with antibiotics, it's large animal owners! For the most part, antibiotics are 1-2 injections that are carefully monitored and then a withdrawal time followed to make sure the residue is out of the tissue before it can go to market!)
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By golly, you're right: phrasing matters.
When the polls ask if people want a public option to compete "like Medicare" does, the support rises. Leave out that simple phrase: it stays the same. This is probably because most people have warm fuzzies about Medicare for any number of reasons.
But when you ask neutrally: "Would you favor or oppose the creation of a government-sponsored non-profit health insurance option that people could choose instead of a private health insurance plan?" Support drops to 46%.
Oh, and when asked about a single-payer system (which both sides see a public option as a trojan horse for, anyway), they overwhelmingly oppose it.
When the polls ask if people want a public option to compete "like Medicare" does, the support rises. Leave out that simple phrase: it stays the same. This is probably because most people have warm fuzzies about Medicare for any number of reasons.
But when you ask neutrally: "Would you favor or oppose the creation of a government-sponsored non-profit health insurance option that people could choose instead of a private health insurance plan?" Support drops to 46%.
Oh, and when asked about a single-payer system (which both sides see a public option as a trojan horse for, anyway), they overwhelmingly oppose it.
Step softly; a dream lies buried here.
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I never understood why people like driving a manual more than driving an automatic. It's so much easier- no need for that annoying clutch... And driving a manual again.
Who controls the British crown? Who keeps the metric system down?
We do! We do!
Who leaves Atlantis off the maps? Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who holds back the electric car? Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
We do! We do!
Who robs cavefish of their sight? Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do, we do!
We do! We do!
Who leaves Atlantis off the maps? Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who holds back the electric car? Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
We do! We do!
Who robs cavefish of their sight? Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do, we do!
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