tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post351266082539416151..comments2024-03-25T17:38:55.490-07:00Comments on Dar Kush: The Billion Dollar ManSteven Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13630529492355131777noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-79875845508678948362011-06-04T09:21:49.050-07:002011-06-04T09:21:49.050-07:00wow! very good blog posting skills. i wish i was y...wow! very good blog posting skills. i wish i was you..<br /><br />i am a freelance writer..<br />see my works here ------> <a href="http://www.emensuits.com/home.php?cat=2" rel="nofollow"><b>Wool Suits</b></a>Scarletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14862852714408386780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-6039667610053276742010-01-07T22:27:23.520-08:002010-01-07T22:27:23.520-08:00I thought at the time that people were way over-im...I thought at the time that people were way over-impressed with <i>Dances with Wolves</i>. It had nothing to say that <i>Little Big Man</i> had not already said, quicker, better and with a queer Indian character included.<br /><br />But, as you say, very old themes.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305933404442191098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-86066826658484879812010-01-06T10:16:30.739-08:002010-01-06T10:16:30.739-08:00http://fascinations.com/unique-toys-gifts/antworks...http://fascinations.com/unique-toys-gifts/antworks.htm<br />##<br />They are so CUTE!!! And damned clever. I just can't stop watching em, and Jason has actually "named" them. What fun.Steven Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630529492355131777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-7738590622747120312010-01-06T09:56:40.935-08:002010-01-06T09:56:40.935-08:00>the ants keep trying to escape! I wonder why t...>the ants keep trying to escape! I wonder why they would want to leave all that free food and drink?<<br /><br />They might not be trying to "escape" so much as trying to "spread the colony." If you left the lid off, some ants would probably stay in the tank, while the rest would go and live all over your house. Any species is going to try and spread over as much area as possible.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15753480478689867572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-76145936688726173002010-01-06T08:38:44.526-08:002010-01-06T08:38:44.526-08:00"Can someone please tell me how to place the ..."Can someone please tell me how to place the little picture with one's comments?"<br /><br />To add a photo to your profile, choose an image from your computer or the web.<br /><br />Sign in to your Blogger Dashboard. <br />Click the Edit Profile link. <br />Click "Browse" and locate the desired image on your computer. <br />If your desired image is located on the web, enter the URL of your image next to From the web. <br />Save your profile.<br />Pic must be 50K or less in size.Shady_Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996625985002373392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-16903016929565857202010-01-05T19:53:14.411-08:002010-01-05T19:53:14.411-08:00Can someone please tell me how to place the little...Can someone please tell me how to place the little picture with one's comments?<br /><br />I enjoyed Infidel's comments about the Ant Farm. Wonderful gift for children, especially bright and curious ones. Jason is a lucky kid!<br /><br />OTOH, I must confess that my enthusiasm for the ant farm is somewhat dampened by the fact that the ants keep trying to escape! I wonder why they would want to leave all that free food and drink?<br /><br />JanUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964199403708700309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-18147748038377321462010-01-05T12:57:16.032-08:002010-01-05T12:57:16.032-08:00"I gave to Jason: a gel ant farm."
This..."I gave to Jason: a gel ant farm."<br /><br />This is a fantastic means of nurturing scientific interests. Perhaps you should follow this up by giving Jason an insect field guide. I enjoyed perusing these between 6-8 years old, looking at and reading about the fantastically bizarre bug-eyed aliens hiding beneath every leaf and pipe. They're also a great stealth means of vastly increasing vocabulary and reasoning ability. Before long, Jason will be speaking of Arthropods and understanding taxonomy. <br /><br />The material in the ant farm could be a form of Aerogel:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerogel<br /><br />"It is strain that is "bad" for you, not stress."<br /><br />To expand upon the analogy from Mechanics and Physiology, strain's not bad per se, just extreme levels that cause excessive contortion of the psyche and emotional or physical failure. Moderate strain that hardens the psyche and increases overall fortitude is in fact necessary for character development. Even stain that causes moderate distress is useful. Bones and muscles are strengthened by exertion that amounts to moderate injury, hence sore muscles post workout. The healing process both repairs the damage, and strengthens the tissue, optimizing it to withstand greater loads. Similarly, emotional distress produces psychological trauma that initiates intensive analysis and reflection, producing compensatory mechanisms that equip us to surmount obstacles. To adopt the lingo of Materials Science, moderate strain hardens us to stress, enabling us to withstand progressively greater loads. Nietzsche understood this well: (within sane limits) “That which does not kill us, makes us strong”.Ethiopian_Infidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03332794812978904247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-55445064471711155482010-01-05T00:35:50.511-08:002010-01-05T00:35:50.511-08:00Congratulations, Marty. :-)Congratulations, Marty. :-)Daniel Keys Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992599044462413412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-10579854229071280882010-01-04T21:49:52.968-08:002010-01-04T21:49:52.968-08:00I agree that stress need not become strain. I wor...I agree that stress need not become strain. I work in an environment that has the potential to be high-stress- a psychiatric emergency room. But when I am exercising regularly, eating right, and meditating, the busiest, most hectic days are the ones I thrive on! I get an energy rush like you wouldn't believe, while multi-tasking like crazy and running around putting out fires (metaphorical and sometimes actual!).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18314675007923607202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-69674646203442555912010-01-04T21:02:02.065-08:002010-01-04T21:02:02.065-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Luchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992289866901355978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-57695045633500281272010-01-04T17:21:08.168-08:002010-01-04T17:21:08.168-08:00Do you have a web link to that ant farm, Steve?
S...Do you have a web link to that ant farm, Steve?<br /><br />Sounds like a cool present.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-1856450521736729062010-01-04T15:45:53.248-08:002010-01-04T15:45:53.248-08:00I was riding in a friend's car the other day, ...I was riding in a friend's car the other day, and he's a big C&W fan. On the radio is one of those New Year "countdowns". I'd never heard it before, but #39 is a song by Brad Paisley entitled _Welcome to the Future_, whose lyrics surprised me, expressing the shift in cultural and racial attitudes that have occurred over the years. I'm old enough to remember (with a distinct sense of embarrassment) the casual use of the "n" word within my working class white-bread family, and I can't imagine this imagery in C&W music 40 years ago.budnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-51161739866003294102010-01-04T15:33:38.278-08:002010-01-04T15:33:38.278-08:00My favorite Christmas present this year was findin...My favorite Christmas present this year was finding out I,m going to be a grandfather again.Marty Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465745755940914756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-87272792278329955672010-01-04T15:33:14.433-08:002010-01-04T15:33:14.433-08:00Actually there are several autonomic processes tha...Actually there are several autonomic processes that you can learn voluntary control of; breathing's the freebie, though, yeah.<br /><br />From sniper tricks like slowing your heartbeat to frat party tricks like sucking water up your ass (a yoga colon-cleansing practice) to... well, tantra, let us say, though, lotta bridges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-49144332742211883222010-01-04T10:27:40.152-08:002010-01-04T10:27:40.152-08:00>making it the 4th highest grossing worldwide f...>making it the 4th highest grossing worldwide film of all time<<br /><br />I beleive that if you adjust for inflation, Stars Wars I: The Phantom Menace is higher, and can we all agree that that was a lousy movie?<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKtZmQgxrI<br /><br />>The point of all art is NOT originality of story. It is also presentation.<<br /><br />Very very true. I hope the cult of originality goes down a peg or two someday. It's too powerful in the art community, IMO. <br /><br />My problem was that I just didn't think that Avatar was a very good presentation, effects aside and effects haven't been enough to carry a movie for me since Jurassic Park when I was 15. <br /><br />For one thing, I just didn't see the Navi as real people the way I did the Aliens in District 9. The Navi were a MESSAGE! MESSAGE FOR YOU SIR! (Hey Cameron, use western union). Hell, Last of the Mohicans, published almost 200 years ago, avoids more Noble Savage cliches and treats its subjects as more real people (they were both both good and bad folk who happened to be on the unlucky end of the history club) better than Cameron did. <br /><br />>it both criticizes Corporations (Left!) and is a typical White Male Can Do Anything (Right!) story<<br /><br />I found both aspects to be rather hackneyed and distracting. Obviously this is a sign that I, alone, am perfect. ;)<br /><br />> jello-like blue substance instead of sand<<br /><br />I've seen one, and they are very cool. <br /><br />>"May two of your six legs swell until they are as fat as twigs!" just doesn't have much zing.<<br /><br />At this point I have to highly recommend Missile Gap by Charles Stross available free (by the author's permission) here;<br /><br />http://subterraneanpress.com/index.php/magazine/spring2007/fiction-missile-gap-by-charles-stross/<br /><br />> Because the breath is the link between the conscious and unconscious mind (the only process which is both voluntary and autonomic)<<br /><br />VERY good point.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15753480478689867572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-38826897115076621712010-01-04T10:10:52.182-08:002010-01-04T10:10:52.182-08:00The ant farm sounds like fun.
But likely the ant ...The ant farm sounds like fun. <br />But likely the ant you dropped back in was a her, not him.. =)Shady_Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996625985002373392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-33264206838190892302010-01-04T10:05:31.996-08:002010-01-04T10:05:31.996-08:00Not to blow my own horn here, but I agree with Bar...Not to blow my own horn here, but I agree with Barnes on the success of Avatar, and for many of the same reasons:<br /><br />http://themanwhonevermissed.blogspot.com/2010/01/for-those-who-like-to-keep-score.htmlSteve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.com