Coffee house chatter

Jun 08, 2006 22:48

I'm at Trabant. Typical scene. Two older men. Turtle necks with tweed jackets. Arguing about religion. What Christ meant when he said "blah, blah, blah". What the problem with society is. Why Bush is like a Crusader. I assume they're professors. Or they're students who never graduated but never left; take your pick. Anyway, they're really ( Read more... )

academia, the rapture, social issues, ideologies

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adrinna June 9 2006, 06:11:57 UTC
hey now... weather is interesting to talk about NOW. not just when you're old. :-P

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tyrven June 9 2006, 07:01:53 UTC
I'm totally with you. I'm one of those people who think that the world would be a better place if people spent more time talking about the weather.

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jawllyholiday June 9 2006, 12:51:04 UTC
I almost got my degree in broadcast meteorology. But when I realized I had to know math and science to do that, and not just look purty, my brain threatened to implode and I bailed. But I have been on a couple of storm chases and have actually been just yards away from a tornado, which is killer cool. Quite an adrenaline rush.

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adrinna June 9 2006, 15:43:35 UTC
I saw the biggest tornado ever observed! Super cool :)

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jawllyholiday June 10 2006, 00:17:21 UTC
Which one was that?

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adrinna June 10 2006, 01:24:02 UTC
May 22, 2004 Hallam, Nebraska! It was 2.5 miles in diameter! :)

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tyrven June 10 2006, 01:52:30 UTC
I didn't even know they made tornados that large!

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tyrven June 9 2006, 20:38:37 UTC
Really? That's hard core!

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