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At first it sounded like a movie theme from the '70s. Then it developed a certain hypnotic quality that fits, I guess, its New Age intentions. Once you had established the pattern, then came the welcome tempo change, complemented by the nicely done rit. at the end. I don't really know anything about New Age aesthetics, but the piece was very nice. It was coherent, and it went somewhere. About time that the repetition was going on a bit long for this non-New-Age listener, you sped up. As for how icicles can dance, I think one way is through transmitting, refracting, and reflecting ever-changing light.
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I'll be visiting an old friend I haven't seen for about 8 years. The last time I visited, we went to a party at a bridge club and saw the new year in playing duplicate. We may do that again this time, though I haven't played much in the intervening years and he's now a Life Master. Over the years I seen the new year in while visiting friends in NY, CA, FL, and MS. When I'm not traveling, I have a personal tradition of watching Marx Bros. movies, usually after a party or something at church. But the last couple of years I've not found stations with Marx Bros. marathons, so it's a ghost of new years past now.
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Maybe they know something you don't. The concept of a "real man" can easily summon up stereotypes, and especially "straight" stereotypes. Even NASCAR stereotypes are way overblown. The biggest NASCAR fan I know is a black woman who has a master's degree. I've attended chamber music concert series that were made possible in part by substantial gifts from the manager of one of the main NASCAR tracks. Etc. But I do agree with those above who place integrity and strength of character at the top of the list of what makes a "real man."
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I just figured it was Yiddish, or at least Yinglish.
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Spanglish was a good movie, and Fifty First Dates was sweet and had it moments. Neither was gay-themed, however.
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I watched it recently. It was pretty bad. Adam Sandler has been in a couple of good films. This wasn't one of them.
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It's from the 13th chapter of I Corinthians. The whole chapter is about love, and it's often used at weddings. It's about the self-giving nature of love, and is appropriate to the love of marriage partners, but certainly not primarily about marriage as such or limited to that relationship. The Corinthians were divisively arguing over the values of different talents and gifts. St. Paul (the author of the letter) tells them that in the process they are missing out on the really big gifts: faith, hope, and love. All the others will pass away, Paul says at the end of chapter 13, but these three will abide, and the greatest of these is love.
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People have seen pro-Prop 8 ads come up on Apple-related pages, too. Apple gave a sizable contribution to the anti forces.
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For discussion and answers, head to the political forums.
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Wow!
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Caesar told his story in three words: Veni, vidi, vici. Of course Latin is much more succinct than English. Which reminds me of one of the most famous bad puns of all time. When the British general commanding forces in India had conquered Sindh, he sent the one-word message "Peccavi," which is Latin for "I have sinned."
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"Yes!" I can see where that could be erotic in a broader sense, but I specifically have in mind Molly Bloom's soliloquy in Ulysses.
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And friendly.
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You mean he's not?
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I thought "I Will Survive" had been declared the gay anthem in perpetuity.
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Also there is some natural immunity in some people of northern European ancestry. People descended from folks who survived the Black Plague seems to have some genetic advantage in this regard. I sounds like natural selection at work, sort of like when you use anti-bacterial soap too much you select for resistant bacteria, or similarly over-use of antibiotics.
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Many scientists suggest that with "Global Warming" will come changes in ocean currents so that the net effect would be for Britain to be colder as the planet as a whole warms up.
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I never really figured out anything I wanted to do when I grew up. Maybe that's why I never really grew up, other than physically. I do have an ambition now: to be retired. I doubt I'll grow up much at that stage, either.
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Speech therapists also deal with swallowing issues in the elderly. I didn't know that until I found out that a speech therapist was working with my father, and he talked just fine. It would be less confusing if they called them something more general that related to all the things they do. Or maybe not. It would probably be something more unhelpful like pharnolaryngisupercalifragelisticexpialidosist or something.
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It's cyclical, and there are geographical and ethnic trends. I recall reading that Peter and Alice were trendy names for kids in the '50s in the US. It was a time when people wanted to be safe, mainstream, and WASPish in their names.
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"In vino veritas." Not just an old saying, but a principle in Roman law.
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I rarely stutter any more, and when I do, it's in conversation with a friend or something like that, never when speaking in front of large crowds.
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Hazel?
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Reminds me of my cousins from Georgia who moved to Joisey. Strangest sounding humans I've heard. They've been back in the South for over 20 years now, so they're back to sounding like normal people again.
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At least somebody corrected the spelling of the thread title. Even without seed somehow being sewn, there's still the question of how a sown seed makes a splash.