I saw this poseted on FB (from another community, and from another before that, likely).  Co-housing/commulnal living SOUNDS good, but there are certain to be some drawbacks as well.  I'm interested in feedback as to YOUR thoughts as to what those might be and how they might be handled.  For instance, one of the big deals is "Oh, more hands to ( Read more... )

Or Imay have been "reading: it wrong, but it seems to me that the cultures where men are "allowed" to be more physically affectionate in public are the same ones where homosexuality is (publicly) viewed most severely.  Please help me understand why this is so, or point out where I am wrong ( Read more... )

So Emie was teling me that some scientists and other thinkers are putting out that the universe is possibly sort-of "s"-shaped....and that where the universe isn't, there is possibly "nothing" -- and I found out that "nothing" is not something I understand.  My mind keeps trying to fill in the "nothing" with ANYthing ( Read more... )

When someone says they know xx,xxx words...does/should this include only "everyday" words? Does it include specialized phrases (Venturi Principle, medulla)? Do the several meanings for one word count separately (radius, can, sign)? What about dialect and "foreign" words used correctly?

Some of the places I vend are craft fairs -- you made it yourself (or know the person who did) if it's on your table ( Read more... )

OK, so y'all know I'm into making stuff.  lots of types of different stuff.  I've also been reading about resource-based economy
and how it differs from the current economy.  (Batches of explanatory links here.)

According to The Venus Project and The Zeitgeist Movement, a resource-based economy would be a lot like the later versions of Star Trek ( Read more... )

Those of you who have put imp/decant lots up on eay -- does that go well for you?  I have about a half-pound of imps/decants I'll never use and they're not that "in demand" as some -- I'm thinking about doing either several two-ounce by weight packs of totally random-except-no-doubles or weigh the plastic bag and slap a price on it.  If I do that, ( Read more... )

I've had a "skin condition" for years that seems to be a mild, atypical case of psoriasis.  (Atypical in that it is concentrated on my scalp and face.)  No treatment, whether prescribed, OTC, or alt has provided relief for more than a few hours.  Sunday I went swimming in the chlorinated pool at the hotel.  I just realized that the itchy, scaly, ( Read more... )

And I'm not referring to myself this time except perhaps tangentially.

Anyone else who makes and sells things, here's a question for you: Did you ever have something that turned out just not quite the way you wanted it to and you were going to melt it down or disassemble and remake it when someone else convinced you to slap a price tag on it and ( Read more... )

When you pass the hat / check your tips, do you get more of a kick out of dollar coins (whether Gov't-issued or OKRF coinage) or folding money of the same denomination?  (Does it matter at all, as long as it's there ( Read more... )