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The New Face of our Galaxy

The good people working with the Spitzer space telescope have made a huge discovery. Spitzer sees in a number of bands of the infrared spectra some of which have never been possible to explore before. Our atmosphere absorbs a large chunk of the infrared spectra- specifically microwaves. Spitzers position high above our atmosphere allows it to see and explore things that human eyes simply can not and have only now begun to have the ability to explore. Our understanding of our own home ga

Melancholy ... the broken staff of life

July 12, 2008

Beach, ND

As I've said in previous blogs, there's no beach in Beach, ND. Other than the sky blue water tower, there's no substantial body of water to have a beach. I suspect it was someone named Beach who designated this little bit of America's Siberia to be a beach. It's been reported that some winters in ND are so cold diesel fuel gels and the trains stop running. I believe that because just across the border to the north is Canada and everyone knows how cold Canadians are. You'd be cold too if it never

CarlHoliday

July 11, 2008

The Righteous One's...Thank You Shadow God :)

Steve's reference to Bone Thugs and Harmony made me bust out with some of their stuff...here's one of my favorite songs by BT~n~H http://youtube.com/watch?v=-L5Gkv03HaY Oh yeah, and here's my answers to Kevin's living will question, too. Living Will: I don't see why anyone wouldn't have one. I guess I can't have one yet, but in 6 months, it seems like it only makes sense. Life Support: Not for me, thank you Do not Resuscitate: I can see this if I'm already terminal

July 11, 2008

Strife and Harmony

Questioning Sincerity

I generally tend not to trust people or believe everything they say for quite a while. This is one of my defense mechanisms as I have been burned a lot in the past. Generally speaking, I'm not to the point where I think every word is a lie. However, it does take me a while before I believe all or most of what a person says to me. I make it a habit to look for certain patterns before I make a judgment call. This tends to save me from a lot of undue drama and even pain in some cases. While most pe

Tiger

July 10, 2008

Eric's Blog

When the time comes....

In life, everyone comes to a crossroad and have to make a decision, and right now I have about three major ones. School Everyone says that the best way to get ahead in the world is through school. Well in my case, it's coming to the point of where am I going to go finish my school. The school by my house is offering ASL courses and Criminal Justice courses that transfer to anywhere in NJ, but the thing is, I don't want to spend my life in NJ getting my education, I auctually want to get out

Phantom

July 10, 2008

My Contribution To The Enviroment

Ok, so as most people know, I'm not much of an environmentalist. I believe that global warming is a hoax and that we need to industrialize Africa so that the people of that continent can enjoy the fruits of a thriving economy. I also believe that relaxing environmental standards on industry will benefit the entire world in the long run. But I'm not completely void of environmental stewardship. I stopped eating red meat, pork and chicken almost a month ago and I'm working on my pesky addiction

Melancholy ... the broken staff of life

July 9, 2008

Blah

Okay, so I didn't get home before the Fourth. I was here on the Fourth, though. But, I didn't get three consecutive days off. I had to deliver my load on Monday and Tuesday. I was ready to go back to work yesterday, giving up a day of time-off just to get back on the road, but there wasn't a load to be had anywhere in all of Washington or northern Oregon. So, tonight at 2300 I pick up a load going to Illinois. It'll mean a lot of night driving through elk and deer country. Just w

CarlHoliday

July 9, 2008

Led Zeppelin- part 1

Led Zeppelin Widely regarded as the first heavy-metal band, Led Zeppelin was called the heaviest band of all times and the biggest band of the 70s by Rolling Stone Magazine. Led Zeppelin has had over 300 million records sales worldwide and all of their albums have made it to Billboard magazine's Top Ten. They are ranked number one on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. Led Zeppelin formed out of the dissolution of the old super-group the Yardbirds. Jimmy Page had been playing bass f

July 9, 2008

Eric's Blog

I'm the new Live Chat moderator

Hey guys, I figured I would make a blog about something really great that happened to me, becoming the new (and I believe first) live chat moderator. All this means for everyone is that i'm there to make sure things don't get out of hand. While I know that there isn't any specific rules for live chat (i could be mistaken but I didn't find anything on GA) I'm going to follow the rules of the site and apply them to Live Chat as best I can. Like any moderator, if you have any problems/concerns

Phantom

July 8, 2008

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Bitter and short tempered...

Apparently I am a bitter, short tempered, person. Personally i find it remarkable that someone who usually doesn't say much of anything at all could be bitter and short tempered. I'll admit it freely I have some odd quirks. I don't do repetition all too well, thus I find KC and the Sunshine band highly offensive, but also Bone, Thugs, and Harmony as well. I know there is a great divide between those two. One is 70's disco the other 90's rap or hip hop, or whatever that genre calls itself th

shadowgod

July 8, 2008

Modern Classics- the Beatles 66-70

In August 1966 Revolver which debuted at #1 and stayed there for 7 weeks. Eleanor Rigby Good Day Sunshine In June 1966 the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band which debuted at #1 for 27 weeks. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With A Little Help From My Friends When I'm 64 The White Album was released in Nov. 1968 and marked the start of the Beatles psychedelic phase with tracks like Helter-Skelter and Revolution #9 a

July 8, 2008

Modern Classics- The Beatles 1962-65

The Beatles The Beatles first formed in Liverpool, England ~1957 by a quartet of school chums. At first they were the Quarrymen, then the Johnny and the Moondogs" and finally the Beatles in honor of Buddy Holley and the Crickets. Primarily consisting of John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals) throughout their career, The Beatles are recognized for leading the mid-1960s musical "British I

July 8, 2008

Viv's Blog

sorry i've been absent...

but I was spending the week with an angel... Monday: I ran around like crazy, grocery shopping and recycling, doing more laundry than any one person should ever have to do, and then I showered and went to work where I was thankful I had something to occupy my time because I knew Jeff was on a plane flying west and I'd be hugging him in just a few hours. I had to work until 11 that night so the plan was that he would come from the airport to my store and then follow me home. Needless to say,

viv

July 7, 2008

Eric's Blog

Communication Breakdown and Computer Central

It's been an intresting few days lately, one in which I spent a lot of time working with not one, but two computers, and little to no time writing and reading. I think it's a good thing because it gave me some time to exercise the brain (and to play with electrical things hehehe). I have my laptop which I'm going to mainly use to write and use when i'm away from home, and I have my desktop/server which syncs with the laptop so I can work at home and be able to work abroad . On top of that, I als

Phantom

July 7, 2008

Strife and Harmony

Okay, I went along with it this time

Gabe just posted a similar blog, so I thought I'd do the same. I thought others might want to know a little more about me. 1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Yes I was. I was named after two uncles. Both of them died young. 2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? I

Tiger

July 7, 2008

Skywriting

Not even pretending this is important

The best thing about this blog is that I can post random crap like this and not care that it is a waste of time, space, and energy. Ah well. I'm told my generation is going to hell, since we're so utterly self-absorbed and the only thing we collectively care about is hooking up and chatting. I could respond to that, disagreeing a bit, but mostly pointing out that the system that has educated my generation has emphasized individual self-esteem and validation over actually information, so perhaps

B1ue

July 7, 2008

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Shopping List

So there is a post in the forums asking for people to describe the perfect guy. Thats a bit of a stumbling point. What is a perfect guy? Does one even exist? If he does, and we met would I just get so fed up with his perfection that he would seem, to me, no longer perfect? The stigmata of perfection aside, what am I looking for in my ideal guy? Good looks are a plus, the specifics? well I'm not that picky, even if I have a slight preference for darker hair, also he shouldn't overly hairy

shadowgod

July 7, 2008

Wisconsin Gay Couples Could Face Jail For Marrying In California

Wisconsin Gay Couples Could Face Jail For Marrying In California by 365Gay.com News Center Staff LINK (Madison, Wisconsin) Same-sex couples from Wisconsin who go to California to marry could find themselves facing criminal charges when they return home. A little known Wisconsin law makes it a criminal offense to enter into a marriage outside the state if that marriage were illegal in Wisconsin. While the law was passed decades ago to prevent underage couples from crossing state

July 7, 2008

Chronicles of My Life

Information about BMAD and other stories

Hi everyone, I was going to respond to Steph's comment in the last blog, but I was planning to post a quick blog about BMAD anyway, so I decided to just do it in this entry: LOL, thanks, Steph BMAD definitely has some aspects that are taken from my real life. For example it takes place in Houston and with the exception of Bender's and Frank's all the other clubs, restaurants, parks, etc. that I mention are actual places in Houston that my friends and I periodically frequent. (It

AFriendlyFace

July 7, 2008

McDonald's: I'm REALLY Lovin' It

American Family Association calls for boycott of McDonald's by Roger Sinasohn Jul 6th 2008 9:01AM I've heard of a lot of reasons why people avoid "Old McDonald's", as the famous fast food chain is known around our house -- the general unhealthiness of the food, the destruction of the rainforests, their marketing through school notices, and so on -- but the American Family Association has come up with a new one. The AFA is calling for a boycott of the golden arches because the comp

July 7, 2008

Modern Classics- the Doors

A long time ago on a beach far away, Jim Morrison and Ray Mansarek met. What followed was one of those spontaneous reactions that is only possible when the chemistry and times are right. The Doors are Jim Morrison(singer), Ray Mansarek(keyboards), Robbie Kreiger(guitar) and John Densmore(drums). The Doors emerged from the LA club scene with their breakout album the Doors in 1967. Their debut album had two number ones, was the #2 album of the year and is listed on everyones list of Class