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This is your brain on finals week .....
It was finals week at LSU and I know it's affecting people in baaad ways (the hungry, sleep-deprived, unwashed masses, that is - lol) but would it lead to a complete meltdown in a normal person or is THIS chick a few fries short of a Happy Meal?
Yes, this actually happened on the LSU campus just days ago. She was even chastised on CNN by Anderson ( Read more... ) -
The Unwashed Masses ...
My oldest daughter has embarked on her college studies. Her dream is to become a Physical Therapist. PT's have to graduate from an accredited university, then attend 2 years of medical school. Merely to get accepted to that medical school they have to have at least a 3.8 GPA, ace the app letter (which should include a long list of accomplishments ( Read more... ) -
Not a floater ....
No, not that kind of floater .... ;-)
I take issue today with swim instructors who insist that the first step in learning to swim is to become proficient in floating on your back. This is quite simply bullshit.
I love to swim and I can perform many different strokes (my favorite is the backstroke - must be my double jointed elbows or something but I ( Read more... ) -
Wassamatta, you deaf?
As someone who is hearing impaired, there is nothing more annoying and downright insulting than a hearing person asking another hearing person, "What's the matter with you, you deaf? I said ...."
Annoying - understandable. Insulting? Here's why: because what they are really saying is, "Are you stupid or something? I said ...."
That's right. It ( Read more... ) -
"Jersey Shore" protests: misguided and downright dangerous
NJ politicians protest "Jersey Shore"
Unbelievable. There are just so many things wrong with this "protest" it's hard to know where to start.
Let's begin with the fact that it is a "reality" show produced by MTV (a network widely known for appealing to intellectuals seeking purely factual information, right? - hahahaha) & how it never claims to be a ( Read more... ) -
Will Androids Replace Relationships?
Why Sex With Robots is Always Wrong: The Impending Demise of the Human Species
This article is pretty 'out there' futuristically (and extremely cynical concerning the morals, core beliefs, and behaviors of men), but actually not too far off in some of its predictions - especially concerning the widespread acceptance of pornography & ( Read more... ) -
How Rude!
The rudest question that I'm on the receiving end of comes from complete strangers on an almost daily basis. They walk up to me, cock their head to the side and say, "So .... what ARE you???" When I ignore them, they then immediately jump into the Ethnicity Guessing Game by throwing out names of countries, continents, islands, anything foreign ( Read more... )
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