Piracy funds terrorism. No, really—Microsoft and the MPAA say so, so it MUST be true! I expect arrests of all us nasty P2P network users any moment now. Oh—Spartacus Educational looks like an interesting history resource. I’m posting the link…
Suicide
I started to write this as a comment after someone repeated something I’ve heard many times about suicide being selfish. Then I decided that it was really inconsiderate in regards to the situation about which she was writing. Suicide has…
Miscellany
Random linkage: You Know Bush is in Trouble When Even Poppy Says Go Slow US Department of Education Announces New American-English Standards Okay, maybe a real post later. Maybe. sambear is sick. shadowkatt is sick. I don’t feel good, but…
Color Blindness Test
I’m curious, sambear—how do you do on these?
Ernst Bloch QOTD
aladriana, I thought of you when I read this: As the sick man does not skip and leap around, his wishes do so all the more. Bloch, Ernst (1995), The principle of hope. Cambridge, Mass. (MIT Press), 455
Food/Diet Talk
Unless we practice loving feelings toward everyone we meet, day in, day out, we’re missing out on the most joyous part of life. If we can actually open our hearts, there’s no difficulty in being happy. -Ayya Khema, “Be an…
Pain
ImmuneSupport.com Tip of the Day for February 14, 2003 Anxiety and fear are strongly associated with pain, particularly as pain increases in severity. Pain increases anxiety because the person worries that the pain will never end. A sense of control…
Ephedra
Anybody out there who is even considering taking Metabolife, or anything else containing ephedra, please read this:
Eating Stuff
I’m eating much more than before. I’m having to push myself to get enough points each day! Because the WW stuff says over and over again that if you don’t eat enough, your body will go into starvation mode. I…
Updatey Stuff
Well, we were going to a filk tonight but chose not to because I couldn’t handle the amount of ‘ose I expected after the shuttle disaster. I don’t have a problem with people recognizing the event, I just couldn’t handle…