tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.comments2017-11-20T08:36:13.284-05:00Electric WellAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943950354134161564noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-82673226658983338702012-06-20T01:51:35.749-04:002012-06-20T01:51:35.749-04:00I especially always love Republican politicians...I especially always love Republican politicians' faux outrage at trivial matters, in order to distract from the issue itself. <br /><br /><i>Let's keep reminding everyone how appalled we are at the use of the word "vagina," or else we may have to rebut her argument and answer for the terrible legislation we're trying to push.</i>Frank Veritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725132054644006803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-44536606828272487762011-11-04T09:31:59.285-04:002011-11-04T09:31:59.285-04:00Some of us actually pay attention to these review ...Some of us actually pay attention to these review and try the books you recommend. Just thought you'd like to know.Michael W Lucashttp://www.michaelwlucas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-71527207761756275592011-09-15T08:04:19.201-04:002011-09-15T08:04:19.201-04:00Thanks man. I will try. I'm finding my short f...Thanks man. I will try. I'm finding my short formula reviews easier to handle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943950354134161564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-75149072093251762632011-09-13T08:18:00.639-04:002011-09-13T08:18:00.639-04:00Your reviews make me buy books. Do keep doing them...Your reviews make me buy books. Do keep doing them.<br /><br />==mlmwlucashttp://www.michaelwlucas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-79937497150091561262010-11-22T10:10:11.874-05:002010-11-22T10:10:11.874-05:00The aliens will no doubt be back to return the lam...The aliens will no doubt be back to return the lame brains they have stolen.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-84107121422431122832010-06-23T22:40:32.504-04:002010-06-23T22:40:32.504-04:00I'm pretty sure everything I do is being run b...I'm pretty sure everything I do is being run by the parasites in my brain. Also, my parasites think it's cute that you think about this so hard.Mernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-91017396482187146552009-02-26T20:32:00.000-05:002009-02-26T20:32:00.000-05:00Try the Candy Band - punk versions of kids songs b...Try the Candy Band - punk versions of kids songs by a bunch of 80s moms. One of them lives on my street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-22818948214214026422009-02-16T16:13:00.000-05:002009-02-16T16:13:00.000-05:00Oh, I think professional linguists (and psychologi...Oh, I think professional linguists (and psychologists) know why it works. Just the NLPers don't really have a clue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-75555564642589759382009-02-16T12:55:00.000-05:002009-02-16T12:55:00.000-05:00"once you learn the major facets of it, it's prett..."once you learn the major facets of it, it's pretty easy to realize when you're being manipulated."<BR/><BR/>Which makes it a more interesting phenomenon. Why don't we know how it works? Is it a quantum phenomenon related to Heisenbergy's uncertainty thingamajiggy? We're only manipulated until we notice we're being manipulated?<BR/><BR/>Cue eerie music.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943950354134161564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-22834108907689082362009-02-16T10:13:00.000-05:002009-02-16T10:13:00.000-05:00Ah, yes, NLP. My mom got certified during my teen...Ah, yes, NLP. My mom got certified during my teen years, and used me as her study buddy, so I picked up a scary amount of it. When I later took a linguistics class in college, my professor referred to it as "Kentucky Fried Linguistics." The academic feeling seems to be that NLP works, but the reasons why as espoused by the Nelpers aren't very rigorous.<BR/><BR/>Overall, once you learn the major facets of it, it's pretty easy to realize when you're being manipulated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-67021749108104790312009-02-11T14:51:00.000-05:002009-02-11T14:51:00.000-05:00I adore Bif Naked a ridiculous amount. I'm not su...I adore Bif Naked a ridiculous amount. I'm not sure there's anyone who quite fits alongside her in her niche.<BR/><BR/>I like Angry Chicks Singing Alone, as well as Vaguely Annoyed Chicks Singing Alone. Those are my preferred genres, for sure. ;) Have you tried any Bree Sharp? Excluding the novelty "David Duchovny" song which is funny but not exactly an anthem? <BR/><BR/>PS. Your continued absence from Excelsior is totally bumming me out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-64396500107871664832009-01-23T10:26:00.000-05:002009-01-23T10:26:00.000-05:00Hey Ms. Klecha!Nope. You got every right to tell m...Hey Ms. Klecha!<BR/><BR/>Nope. You got every right to tell me when I'm wrong. And I think you're smart, so it's more likely to stick.<BR/><BR/>I mostly backed out of the online culture wars awhile back because a) I'm an asshole, and b) I come across too dry.<BR/><BR/>Here's the thing. I didn't make any blanket statements in my post. Lots of "I" statements and modifiers. If one is not using prayer to the exclusion of medical science, nobody's getting hurt. I wasn't clear. That is my usual mistake.<BR/><BR/>The line you highlighted: If you're thinking prayer never kills anybody, well. We're not reading the same media articles. Or we're not looking at them the same way. But people have refused medical care for their children because they believe the power of God works better.<BR/><BR/>You might say "They're crazy. Doesn't count." You might not. I wouldn't. I take people seriously when they say things like that. People believe lots of things. Some of them are harmful.<BR/><BR/>In fact, I know a lot of my ilk would suggest that all religion is crazy. But if someone's making an if-than statement like that, I pretty much assume they are making as rational a decision as they can. That's a little scary sometimes.<BR/><BR/>The cartoon I was responding to responses of is maybe less mild, but still a pretty mild condemnation of prayer. As I read it. The degree of mildness might be my bias. <BR/><BR/>Many other commentators saw different things in the cartoon. The two commentators I responded to saw a blanket condemnation.<BR/><BR/>I guess I just don't see it as an attack on faith to suggest that maybe prayer isn't as good at fixing some problems as others.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943950354134161564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-2900744174587664902009-01-21T23:10:00.000-05:002009-01-21T23:10:00.000-05:00But in this case, it sometimes kills them or their...<I>But in this case, it sometimes kills them or their children.</I><BR/><BR/>I don't know if I know you well enough to tell you where you're wrong, but I'll offer a couple of observations, Devil's Advocate style: the number of believers, of any sect, who rely solely on prayer to the total exclusion of science in the form of, for instance, modern medicine, is very small--and it's monstrously unfair to judge all who believe in the efficacy of prayer on the basis of those who take it to its most absurd length. <BR/><BR/>My guess is that a - scientifically rigorous, natch - study would show more deaths from medical malpractice, adverse drug reactions, and other sources stemming from (rather than insufficiently alleviated by) modern medical care, than from believers' refusal to seek medical care available to them because they choose to rely solely on prayer.<BR/><BR/>[Medical care which is insufficient or unavailable and drives people to rely on pray<BR/>er as a further or final resort being, for I trust obvious reasons, ruled out of the equation.]<BR/><BR/>For what it might be worth, I have found the world easier to understand and to navigate since I started accepting that just about everybody has a fandom, a [thing they are irrationally enthusiastic about and protective of]. For quite a lot of people in the world, it's religion, and that doesn't make them all crazy or stupid or child abusers or murderers or suicides, any more than listening to heavy metal makes someone a Satanist child molester. I'm sure you didn't intend it, but that's basically the charge you levied with your comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-88847553373654891742008-11-01T19:07:00.000-04:002008-11-01T19:07:00.000-04:00But I probably won't. Too much shit to do.You're a...<I>But I probably won't. Too much shit to do.</I><BR/><BR/>You're a wise man--it can be a huge time sink. (Of which <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2Dbk5wcewU" REL="nofollow">Failed Experiments in Video Editing</A> is my favorite meta-demonstration.)<BR/><BR/>(Consider it revenge for getting "Handlebars" stuck in my head again.)<BR/><BR/>Also, hi!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-56275551460040066912008-10-26T22:05:00.000-04:002008-10-26T22:05:00.000-04:00Good to meet you this weekend.As usual, I feel lik...Good to meet you this weekend.<BR/><BR/>As usual, I feel like I should have got more writing done, but also as usual, I did more than I would have if I'd stayed home, and I returned energized and determined.<BR/><BR/>-ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-39008689418495810352008-10-10T22:37:00.000-04:002008-10-10T22:37:00.000-04:00Uranium comedy makes me think of this: http://www....Uranium comedy makes me think of this: http://www.bandwidththeater.com/kitchenfloor.html<BR/><BR/>"God never burdens us with more depleted uranium than we can carry."<BR/><BR/>May not be safe for work...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-32462049663539606722008-05-14T23:53:00.000-04:002008-05-14T23:53:00.000-04:00Thats Kallaad!!!(long "A" after the long "L", let ...Thats Kallaad!!!(long "A" after the long "L", let it roll off your tongue)<BR/>dam it you fool, get it right!!!<BR/><BR/>Gobliniod has many nuancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-20164335969199002912008-05-03T09:33:00.000-04:002008-05-03T09:33:00.000-04:00White Eye? Venerable Awakened Dire Ape Warlock 3? ...White Eye? Venerable Awakened Dire Ape Warlock 3? Ah, he could have been much more fun.<BR/><BR/>The NPC names in the post are the ones on my log sheets, with which you probably shared XP. White Eye, Tymmyx, Malagrieve, and Miliyestrae weren't on the log sheet. They were NPC allies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943950354134161564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-37034721082556064442008-05-02T21:53:00.000-04:002008-05-02T21:53:00.000-04:00ok I would just like to know where is Grape Ape on...ok I would just like to know where is Grape Ape on that list? He was one of the most memorable npc's. given that his ghost tried to kill us after we got him killed.kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725653042492366633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-66276311787176064732008-05-02T18:54:00.000-04:002008-05-02T18:54:00.000-04:00You have long hair and ambition sig. Oh, and purpl...You have long hair and ambition sig. Oh, and purple Eldritch Flame. What's not to like?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943950354134161564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-47545144391682168742008-05-02T14:23:00.000-04:002008-05-02T14:23:00.000-04:00Ok, I have to ask this: As a character, what did y...Ok, I have to ask this: As a character, what did you like about Sig?<BR/><BR/>C'mon, stroke my ego...Sigdelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347697391859965810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-61873509855377486242008-02-12T12:07:00.000-05:002008-02-12T12:07:00.000-05:00Hi Gail!Actually, I think it sounds kind of whimsi...Hi Gail!<BR/><BR/>Actually, I think it sounds kind of whimsical, on it's own. Sort of like holiday geology: fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-Schist.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943950354134161564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-70645575413794320792008-02-12T09:14:00.000-05:002008-02-12T09:14:00.000-05:00And the word "fascist" is just so gutteral - it so...And the word "fascist" is just so gutteral - it sounds like it has to be something horrible.Gail Powers-Schaubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075483499020606476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-40162291369769358602007-12-05T00:54:00.000-05:002007-12-05T00:54:00.000-05:00I have read the books myself and I was not happy a...I have read the books myself and I was not happy about the anti-religion thing in the book, but overall I thought the book was quite good. And I was extremely happy that they took all of that out in the movies, but the thing is there all these e-mails going out saying, "Don't let your kids see this movie cause then they will want to read the books." It's kind of depressing, you know. I was happy and now my parents won't let me see the movie because of the atheist ideas the book supports. I'm a christian and I know I shouldn't see the movie because then that would be supporting the guy who wrote the books just to go against God, but.... You know. The anti-religion was taken out... Ugh.jUsT aNoTheR GiRLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452895428125259555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752694.post-52522948085172105602007-05-10T07:57:00.000-04:002007-05-10T07:57:00.000-04:00Parents don't list abuse and neglect as a concern,...Parents don't list abuse and neglect as a concern, because they don't see what they do as abusive and neglectful even if it is. <BR/>Also attentive non-abuser wouldn't worry about it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269225304416918923noreply@blogger.com