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I think the thread has gone off topic
I looked at my weekly message from Linked In about conversations in my group, and saw this:
Is there any radical fuel that has the potential to replace fossil fuels?
Started by Nicolas Meilhan
Emily, excellent. How were the pastries?While some people might consider pastries fuel (and putting them in your gas tank is certainly radical), I doubt ( Read more... ) -
Amusing combination
I'm listening to Pandora, and the current song is a children's song by ( Read more... ) -
Thoughts on age and political leanings
It is commonly stated that older people are (in general) more conservative than younger people. Consequently, one option for advancing is to wait a few years, after which some older opponents will have died and been replaced by younger votes who will support the cause. However, I think that there is also a tendency for a person to become more ( Read more... ) -
Baking tip
After adding the peppermint extract, do not lick the measuring spoon clean.
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Protecting men as well as women
There are several bills being considered by various states to restrict or make access to abortion more difficult. In many of them, there are also amendments being proposed to also restrict men's access, often to Viagra. politicalMore of why I like my church
(Actually from a few months ago, but it seemed to get stuck as a draft ( Read more... )Burnt bread
Our oven is currently refusing to light and produce heat, so Jen experimented with baking bread in the toaster oven. Sadly, most of the bread came out burnt. In one case, that was literally true. When she took the bread out of the oven, there were flames on top of it!
A while later, we had a nice show as flash fires leaped across the top of theCookies!
About an hour ago, J was looking through one of her cookbooks and found a recipe for maple pumpkin cookies. I said, "That sounds delicious, can I have one?" Her response: "Yes". We now have cookies. They are as delicious as they sounded. I love her.Math as an Aphrodisiac
http://blog.tanyakhovanova.com/?p=345
Much of this makes sense to me, and I'm not even a professional mathematician. I'd disagree about the comments on math being better than sex, but it can be close.
