Graeme

G'day, Milamber! Nicholas James is a good way to get addicted Good luck with everything! Graeme

I have -- not really sure what to make of it, though Monday morning -- the first Monday of Daylight Saving. Always a struggle....

I don't disagree.... The article I mentioned: Oral Sex Legalised in Singapore

Yes, we made it! I've heard this before, but I still think it's funny Thanks, Steve!

The water thing is generally believed to due to the Coriolis Effect. However, as that wikipedia article indicates, this is an urban myth.... PS: My wife can see the image rotating in either direction, though she can see CW most of the time.

So do I. I've even won some prizes for my cooking! Okay, I had to lie and cheat to win, but I won! (the section was "scones made by a gentleman" and I lied and said I was a gentleman).

You know, you just might be right. Nice

I have a young son who seems to think that 6am is a reasonable time to get up.... enough said

Alas, the clocks moved forward during the night, so it's too late. Instead, I've been doing something that many people would consider obscene, disgusting behaviour -- manual labour. I've finished chopping up the tree and putting it on the pile, ready for our next bonfire. So I'm now recovering....

Seriously, though, most 'tests' on personality and brain activity evaluate the 'normal' or 'average' behaviour. For example, in a management course I did a long time ago, we were told about one method of assessing personalities that used two axis -- introverted->extroverted and task-oriented->people-oriented. The key thing the instructor told us was to look at your behaviour in a stress environment, not in a relaxed environment. When I'm relaxed, I can be extroverted (like I was at that course), but in a stress environment, I'm very introverted. The other students at that course were very surprised when I insisted I'm introverted.... In this case, that fact that I generally see CW movement means I'm using one part of my brain more than the other. For those who can see both easily probably have a more balanced use of their brain. I can, with a lot of effort, NOW make myself see CCW movement, but it's not something that comes easily for me -- I'm not used to using that part of my brain in this context.

I read this in one of local newspapers. The reasoning in the article I saw was ... interesting. Essentially, the parliament was trying to say that they won't legalise it because that would make it appear like they approved of it, so they'll leave it as illegal. However, they implied that they won't enforce it because they accept that some people are gay. As I said... interesting.

Another day.... though an hour later than normal. Somehow, all the clocks in the house went forward by an hour during the night. There's something strange going on -- could it be an early Halloween, or just the government getting involved in temporal politics? It's very windy here. One of the trees near the house fell over about thirty minutes ago, so I'll be out later today chopping it up so we can move it. It's certainly turning out to be an interesting weekend.

It's still worth celebrating, even if it was close

We're not too far off completing the challenge, either. Less then 20 posts to go before we reach 100 Sorry I haven't posted a lot today. This is for two reasons. The first is that it's Saturday here and I've spent a lot of time on family things, and not being online. The second, more serious, reason is that I received word that an online friend has been admitted to hospital, and it is not certain he'll be leaving alive... Codey, from Codey's World is someone I got to know a couple of years ago. His immediate family was killed in a car accident a number of years ago that left him in a wheelchair and with chronic health problems. I received an email today that he was back in hospital in a critical situation. I'm sorry to bring a serious note to this thread, but Codey is a good friend of mind and this has been bothering me all day. I just feel so helpless here in Australia....

A reasonable approximation of the average adult male. The sizes of the different components are different for teenage males, but I'm leaving it as an exercise for the student to work out which parts are larger....

I'm guessing that means you're bored. 15 minutes watching a simple figure on the computer screen turning? :wacko:

It is impossible to compete with CJ on the number of posts. I conceded that a long time ago. I don't do all the birthdays; just the members that I know or have had some interaction with over the last year or so. I've been doing that for months. Congratulations!

Okay, I had another look this morning and because the computer was slow, I could make myself see her turning CCW. I then showed it to my six year old and he indicated CCW and then said she changed and started going CW. I looked back and could see CW. So, both of us saw CW as the main way she turns.

Right Brain vs Left Brain I think she's turning clockwise -- and I can't for the life of me see how anyone (let alone most people) see her as turning anti-clockwise....

Both of those stories are better than "not too bad" I especially liked the first one -- it shows real imagination! The only problem with the second one was the opening -- it was too reminiscent of "It was a dark and stormy night." Otherwise, great!

Between Steve finding a joke a day, and Bondwriter finding a candle a day, I think we'll keep things busy until CJ can return.

I'll have to pass on giving advice on movies -- I'm not up to date on the latest ones, or even the recent ones. If you are just looking for a group social activity, there's a lot of other options besides movies. Bowling, go-kart racing, a outing to any local theme park, etc., are all good group activities that have wide appeal.

I wonder what he thought was the reason for the massive bushfires in Australia last year. We don't have any similar legislation in place.... There are always people who see the hand of God in any natural disaster and then work out their own reasons for God's actions. Mostly, I ignore them. I have a great deal of trouble in believing that these people have a direct line into knowing God's motives and actions....

I would like to think you're right, but my gut feeling is that you're wrong. For the general population, where a lot of attitude and opinions are based on ignorance, I think you're right. However, I was thinking of the situation where people think that homosexuality is morally wrong (and those that take that belief to extremes). In this case, teaching them that effeminate doesn't necessarily mean homosexual will help keep the straight effeminate guys from mental and emotional abuse -- but it is almost impossible for many of these people to get them to change their attitude to homosexuality. For some, they will change their minds, or at least moderate their attitudes, once they get to know some homosexuals, but it is very, very difficult to get them to shift from the view that homosexuality is morally wrong.

I hope those scales are in pounds and not kilograms... though I think he's in trouble anyway. Okay, my post for the day... always a struggle, since I'm such a shy and unassuming person (sorry -- I couldn't resist). It's Friday morning here in Melbourne. The sky is overcast and dull, but it's not raining. We still need the rain -- we had a good start to Winter, but then the rains stopped. Our water supply is lower than the same time last year, and we had serious water restrictions put in place during our last Summer as a consequence. I can see it being even worse this year, since Summer is just over a month away Oh, and I know he probably won't be reading this thread, but it is Rain's 17th birthday tomorrow. Rain is the editor for my short stories and anthology entries. Like Aaron, who edits my novels, Rain is a member of the Mail Crew. Happy Birthday, Rain!