h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

[Ag]

Hi GDZ, congrats on your battle with ciggies.

Have to relate a story, on how hard quitting can be...

My husband had a severe stroke, damaging 2/3 of the left side of his brain. He was a smoker, and while not the main cause of his stoke, it contributed, IMHO. To make a long story short(er), it took him 3 days to be able to nod his head, "yes". One of the first things he wanted was a cigarette, when asked...

Later on, he did go back to smoking.



And Mr. B, I have to ask, what in the world is in a veggie haggis?

SC

Roots and leaves, I bet. Carrot leaves, maize tassels, potato eyes, soybean roots with those nice nutritious nodes. And okra fuzz.

Dang! People have to *rent* shopping carts!? They're already getting your money for the groceries and sundries...I know people are loonies when it comes to parking them properly, but that's...well...that would be like...well....

::runs out of steam::

I don't know, but I'll find an example sooner or later.

<> Phil!

Today's breakfast was thick-cut oatmeal with blueberries, half-and-half and Splenda. Lunch will be take-out, but I haven't decided where to go yet. Definitely NOT McDonalds.

Technically, it is not renting. It's more like a refundable security deposit.

It's also a clever way to keep the carts properly docked when not in use so that they don't starting rolling into other people's cars.

[GDZ]

I think that's the right spelling

I'm going to a friend's engagement dinner tonight, then the BF has a house party tomorrow night.

I forgot to say congrats to Mr. T...so, congrats!

Ben, sorry for opening that can of worms. I'm glad you've rejoined us.

I thought SuperSize Me was basically like a Michael Moore film. In your face enough so that it makes you think, but in some ways, absurdly over the top.

Renting a cart. That'd be great down here, but then again, the cops are so adamant about leaving your kid in the car for even a second...that'd be a really tough sell.

Okay, so I'm a cheapskate. I hate forking over extra money for anything.

MR, you didn't open up a can of worms. You simply introduced a topic.

[MTG frazzled. Very frazzled.]

Running this computer lab is rather boring. I have had no one here at all today.

I know a bit horrible to go from Cadbury to dead bodies...

I'm up again!!! Today I'm going to go to Target and buy DVDs in a flurry before I have to go home next week. Too much nervous energy!!

Oh and Peer Review is always being cleared out David B, you just don't usually get to hear about it. The scouts send lists to the italics of old entries that need moving to the Flea Market or back to their entry.

Rosemary most people find that in psych they know at least one person with all the symptoms and exibit at least two or three themselves. This is why so many people don't take psych, they don't like being told all about their personality disorders and depression. So yeah...an AWFUL lot of people can case-study themselves

I'll put one of those haggises...haggi??? in the freezer for now please so I can have it when I get home. Do they freeze okay?

Kat

*reaches the end of the backlog unexpectedly and falls on her face* find her tartan antenna covers and puts them on*

Congrats to Mr T .

Today I ate a chicken and ham roll for breakfast on the train to work having suffered a cockup on the catering front back at home. There were free flapjacks in the staffroom, so I had one of those but obviously the calories won't count because it was free. Lunch was a hoisin duck wrap. I had a diet coke on the train on the way home and then supper was a double helping of cheesy nachos and fresh raspberries . Oh, and a whole bottle of wine but it's been a hard week.

It was better than yesterday, when I survied on peanut M&Ms and licorice allsorts.

It was a good day at work today. Some learning was achieved. I taught English, physics and chemistry. One lad was expelled as a result of my lesson but it wasn't my fault. Like many schools, the holy school is very protective of me for some reason so they try to intercept trouble before it reaches me. The intercepted lad was disgusted at this and pushed past the deputy head to join my class, slamming the door in the deputy head's face. This wasn't a good move. The DH went ballistic - unfortunately he had a cup of hot coffee in his hand at the time but that only added to the drama. The lads were, shall we say, very subdued after that .

After the physics lesson some lads piled into the lab saying that they had been told to come in and do some coursework (deadline = yesterday if possible). I could have gone home but one lad obviously needed help so I stuck around and did what I could. He was so relieved and grateful, he was nearly in tears despite being a big tough sixteen year-old. Aww .

Physics will do that to a person

[GDZ]

Certainly much was learned bout the physics of hot fluids in a moving frame of reference.

Incidentally, my policies on the word game have been 1) I try not to start the word with the three letters I've chosen because that's too easy and 2) I like to get the letters ANT in somewhere.

Nice to see you, Amy, and good that you've had a constructive work week. Physics always reduced me to tears, too. Does everybody in the universe have to do that experiment where you roll nickels down a plane and measure the deflection caused by some part of the experiment I can't even remember anymore (because nature is kind that way)?

from gallantry

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