The person below me

[knowmad]

not nearly as much as I want to make potential fire hazards.

TPBM has some good news!

[knowmad]

T.O.P. Second time in 24hrs! whooohooo!

[theCryptofishist]

T.O.P. Second time in 24hrs! whooohooo!

Where's the question?

[clocksnmirrors]

TPBM has some good news!

yes! i just saw an incredibly hot photo of reese witherspoon. i mean seriously! she looks amazing in this shot!t


tpbm has a great recipe for pickled sausage

[knowmad]

uh, no, that's just wrong. In fact that sounds disgusto. sry.
person or fish below me, umm, what do I have in my pocket?

[Elorrum]

a ring! precious!
tpbm would like to enjoy a nice dinner and a shower, and get to bed early tonight.

[Sic Pup]

Well I showered before a pretty sparse dinner and it's unlikely I'll get more than 3 hours in tonight but I'd still like to enjoy your iteration.

I read a quote from the Dalai Lama that stated, in essence, sometimes not getting what you want is the best thing (paraphrasing) about the same time I experienced a very big disappointment. I'm a week away from it and although a very humbling experience (which is good in and of itself) it turns out I may be on the cusp of a much better opportunity.

TPBM recently experienced a silver lining, of sorts, themselves.

[C187]

I saw a sliver of Silver Linings Playbook, and I'm alive for the moment.

TPB is learning the local mail carriers name this week.

[Eric]

I'm lucky if I see the carrier, let alone know his name. Further joys of big city life...


tpbm had a favorite childhood food recently

[BeeWeeDee]

You Betcha! A tumbler full of Scotch whiskey and a good cigar

TPBM had a much more normal childhood than I

[TomServo]

Yeah, I just drank Olde English.

TPBM feels like burning something on the beach.

[theCryptofishist]

I am not beach mobile.
The person below me prefers .5 to 1/2.

[Savannah]

No, I love how fractions look; I think they're elegant. However, for the sake of legibility, I will often use decimals just because I don't want to be irritating.

The person below me thinks I'm fighting a losing battle.

[ygmir]

nope, fight the good fight, Savannah!!!! I like the simplicity of fractions, and ultimate accuracy.

TPBM got a nice degree from a university, and their job has nothing to do with it.

[theCryptofishist]

Drop-out wiht the job to prove it.
tpbm thinks that many dog breeders are criminal in their indifference to the possible problems cause by bad matings.

[Eric]

Bad matings? The "design" of the breeds should be criminal - so many have major health issues due to the genetic factors they're bred to have - flat snouts on pugs & bulldogs cause breathing problems, wrinkled skin on shar-peis can cause skin problems, toy breeds are more likely to have heart problems... Happens to all animals we domesticate to some degree, dogs are just manipulated excessively.


tpbm thinks I need to step away from reading books on evolution for pleasure

[knowmad]

As a Biology major I say; never!
I would however point out that Part of our Evolution includes the manipulation of evolution. The story of domestication is the story of Humanity. We create these altered Biospheres and artificial environments for better and for worse. while it is understandable to be alarmed at our impact on our planet, it is human Ego that allows us to think we are saints or devils. the problems we create are also opportunities to devise solutions that give us skills to attempt further. i'm often dismayed at the negative view we have of ourselves as the Destroyer of our Planet, The universe has seeded this planet with life and at least 3 times has nearly destroyed it; Life however is tenacious.
Humans are not the end of evolution but just the beginning of a better, conscious and technological evolution. The human body is a good beginning, but we can certainly improve it, upgrade it, and transcend it. Biological evolution through natural selection might be ending, but technological evolution is only accelerating now. Technology, which started to show dominance over biological processes some years ago, is finally overtaking biology as the science of life.
*steps away from the lectern*

PBM Describe the year 2053.

[Box Burner]

Probably a wasteland. We will be blasted bach to the stone age and the survivors will be starting over again. Hope they get it right this time. We won't get many more chances.

TPBM thinks that view is a crock of shit.

[BeeWeeDee]

Yeppers - Utopia all the way baby.

TPBM can not be irrational without using a decimal.

[Eric]

I prefer to use vodka, since I'm not a big math-head.


tpbm enjoys Shakespeare in the original language, not "modernized".

[gaminwench]

True, I have the First Folio and some of the Quartos (both bad and good)...

TPBM doesn't care for Shakespeare, in any form.

[Savannah]

Nope, I'm quite fond. Mr. White showed his 7th grade class Zefferelli's Romeo & Juliet when I was a kid, and Leonard Whiting as Romeo was a gorgeous Gateway Drug into the world of Shakespeare. Much Ado About Nothing remains my favorite Shakespearean play, though. I prefer comedies.

The person below me prefers Greek dramas.

[ygmir]

not so sure about Greek dramas......it's so hard to separate the men from the boys.

TPBM reads to escape everyday life.

[msj2u]

True, I read 6 books a week


tpbm goes to the movies once a month

[theCryptofishist]

Once a year, if that.
TPBM likes to ask buskers and bar bands to play the Lichtensteiner Polka (mein Schatz).

[MikeGyver]

No, im usually the asshole yelling Freebird, even though I don't really even like the song.

TPBM wants to be Yggy's new neighbor

[Eric]

Love Yggy, but I couldn't live outside of a big city (and then probably only SF, Seattle or NYC). Love visiting The Nature, don't want to live in it.


tpbm can't stand city life

[ygmir]

[media]

TPBM loves old tv.

[theCryptofishist]

I don't love tv, old or new or gnu...
TPBM has refreshed their email multiple times waiting for that shipping notification.

[msj2u]

Sighhhs it's true!!!!


tpbm watches cooking shows