From the blurb at the top, it sounds as though the researchers could have misinterpreted their results. I can't imagine an old fuck (love ya Georgie) like me getting an ego boost from seeing young folk fail, except for the mentally challenged or those in the beginning stages of dementia. I don't have much time left and it does my heart good to see younger men and women succeeding in every human endeavor around the world which, of course, includes my children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

How do they measure that? As an amateur astronomer, I understand relative magnitude but...wow. I'm guessing they use some other method? Also, would this star be considered a super-massive blue giant or...?

"I'm an educated black man..."

You're neither. You're an errand boy, sent by grocery clerks, to collect a bill.

"How far can a 80 mph car go?"

About 580,000 rods per hogshead, depending.

A writer in prison? I think it's more likely he'll be a 'wide receiver'.

Oh god! Is that you, Dr Lippmann? I haven't heard those two words in 45 years. I think it was integrated algebra and trig class.

On the laptop I use most often, which belonged to my late wife, half the disk is Vista with all her files which I haven't the heart to remove. She allowed me to install the open source software we all know and love and after she passed away I kept the OS updated, installed MSE and backed up all her files. But I think the most important thing I did to protect this little piece of her life was to install Ubuntu on the other half of the disk where full access to the Vista side is just a click away without having to boot it.

I went round and round with Kaiser Permanente for years with all visits ending with something like, "Oh, look at the kitty. Have a nice day." When I retired and moved out of state, my insurance was changed to Blue Cross with about the same hearing aid coverage; mostly little to none. With Blue Cross' annual deductible, various co-payments, etc. going up every year, I made the decision to make the VA my primary care provider. I did have to pay the VA but it was a lot less than I was giving Blue Cross. To the point, I received my hearing aids in less than a month. If you are a vet and can't hear, go to the VA.

I can't say it any better than this:

From Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem In Memoriam:27, 1850: I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

You must not let fear of the unknown keep you from living your life. Pursue this woman you fancy; see if you fit.

If you can really type 90-110 wpm using improper technique, you are already typing faster than 99.99% of professional typists. I'd call out just about anyone who claims they can type more than 65 wpm or so.

Oh, and there are plenty of places on the web where you can learn proper technique. After that, it's just practice.

Damn, it took me five minutes to type this and I don't care.

I like the idea of space herring for a couple of reasons. It would lend credence to the poem 'Wynken, Blynken and Nod' which mom read to me as a child and it would give the Discovery Channel something to look forward to other than another case of crabs.

I know my situation is different than most because I'm retired but I did go back to work for a while because I enjoy working and the comradery of the workplace. I found there was little benefit as it slipped me into the next highest tax bracket and the loss wasn't worth the gain. I also wasn't especially surprised at what huge pricks employers have become because they know their employees really need to keep their jobs. I have decided to remain retired for now.

What happens when there is a surfactant in the water?

Also, not so sure that most spiders can stay completely dry like a polar bear can.

Oh, by the way, don't bother trying to trademark the name 'Polar Hair'. It's already taken.

I believe you hit on the most important point; Quality of Life. In my wife's fight with cancer, this is what was most important to her. She battled courageously to the point she felt she had done all she could, then made the conscious decision to let fate take its course. She didn't just 'give up', purse, she just realized the cancer was very aggressive, nothing was working and she had had enough. From that point on, she serenely and calmly ordered her remaining life the way she wanted it to proceed.

I am glad that she was able to make this decision for herself. If she had been incapacitated in any way and unable to do this, the burden of the last decision would have fallen on me and that would have been an extremely difficult situation to be in. At the first sign of a life threatening illness, a 'Living Will' is probably the most important document you can execute.

     

Tell 'em, "Under me buccan hat, arrrr."