| Monday, December 7th, 2009 |
ljtwincities
[ tria1013 ]
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9:22a |
Aged Cheddar
My grandparents have asked me to pick up some aged cheddar and mail it to them in California. When I lived in Madison, I knew exactly where to do this. And I know that Surdyk's has aged cheddar, but it's fresh sliced stuff, and I'm looking for something packaged in plastic for shipping ease. Extra bonus points if the shop can mail it for me too. I live in NE mpls, but will travel (every year I pick up a bunch of cheddar for my family for Christmas, usually some brun uusto too). Anybody know of a place in the TC? I want at least 7 year, preferably 10. Will drive to Hudson if necessary. |
_scientists_
[ zeleny_slon ]
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5:02p |
Guys! Please help me with this article. igor dot zlot at gmail Thanks in Advance!!! |
| Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 |
mock_the_stupid
[ aguaencendida ]
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12:38a |
She transferred here from a time before the invention of staplers.
An employee at my office approached me with two broken staplers today. I put them on my desk to fix later and directed her to the box of orphaned staplers that have accumulated over the years. She went back to her office, and returned a few minutes later, saying the third stapler was broken too. I wasn't surprised; they're all old. She said the fourth one worked. Near the end of the day, I decided to check the staplers for jams, opened each up, and stared unbelievingly. They ran out of staples. I refilled them, thinking it couldn't be that easy. It was. I told the employee, "They work now," and put them all back, having decided against teaching the employee about refilling a stapler. Honestly, I'm hoping to see if she ever figures it out, or if there will be another stapler to "fix" soon. This is just too amusing; I must watch it run its course. Train wrecks like this can be fascinating. |
| Monday, December 7th, 2009 |
antitheism
[ rakehell ]
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2:38a |
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| Sunday, December 6th, 2009 |
unico_love
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9:31p |
5 Gratitudes
1. Getting new library books 2. Reading Tehanu by Ursula Le Guin 3. Fixing up another painting 4. Doing my minimum writing 5. My medication helping me Current Mood:  coldCurrent Music: Glee - Smile |
antitheism
[ rakehell ]
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6:51p |
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_scientists_
[ spread_truth ]
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7:40p |
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| Monday, December 7th, 2009 |
antitheism
[ jedi_kate ]
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12:04p |
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| Sunday, December 6th, 2009 |
twin_cities
[ thekerosenekid ]
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3:27p |
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ljtwincities
[ agusovsky ]
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1:51p |
Show Next Sunday, Dec 13th in Mpls JCC
Just wanted to share with everyone that there will be a show Next Sunday, Dec 13th at 4pm. THE ROAD OF LIFE A Leningrad Story * Set in the beautiful and historic city built by Tsar Peter: Leningrad (St. Petersburg) * "The Road of Life" connects generations and cultures in this telling of the people of Leningrad's' epic struggle of survival The Leningrad Siege (1941-1944) - the city is completely surrounded by the Nazis… A compassionate and heroic story on how kindness, cooperation, and courage help children and adults survive and win one of the longest and cruelest sieges in the world’s history Sunday, December 13, 2009, 4:00 p.m. Sabes JCC Theatre 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road Minneapolis, MN 55416 Tickets $7.00, $5.00 seniors/children Information/Tickets: 763-442-1628 or www.centerharmony.org |
convert_me
[ anosognosia ]
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9:46a |
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_scientists_
[ ignis ]
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9:47a |
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atheism
[ madfilkentist ]
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6:17a |
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| Saturday, December 5th, 2009 |
ruderod
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11:36p |
Portfolio 21 is pretty awesome. . . "There is no Federal Reserve or lender of last resort for natural resources or ecosystem services." http://www.portfolio21.com/ |
ruderod
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11:27p |
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. – Philippians 4:6 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. – Galatians 6:9 |
| Sunday, December 6th, 2009 |
peak_oil
[ growlgasm ]
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1:05a |
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| Saturday, December 5th, 2009 |
antitheism
[ rakehell ]
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8:50p |
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unico_love
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9:54p |
5 Gratitudes
1. Reading Prince of Stories: The Many Worlds of Neil Gaiman2. My mother picking up my Buspar prescription in-time 3. Getting my Christmas cartoons dvd's in the mail 4. Having a good phone conversation with Michael 5. Having a good email conversation with April Current Mood:  sleepy |
philosophy
[ caricaneba15 ]
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6:53p |
philosophy degree
I've posted this on philo_major, but it couldn't hurt to get other opinions! Currently, I am in the health administration industry and I make large amounts of money. I'm a year away from getting my health administration degree, which I would make even more money with. Eventually, my goal is to get a ph.d in philosophy..but for now... I do extensive reading outside of class, and I've taken quite a few philosophy courses. While I don't take formal education in philosophy too seriously, I'd still enjoy the classes. I'm not too keen on getting my philosophy bachelors from this school though, but I could get my minor. The money for me was never an issue, but I honestly support my whole family, including the extended family that have it pretty bad. I would start on my goal right away, but I would first like to make some money. This is my plan- and you guys are welcome to destroy it to pieces! I will finish my health administration degree with a minor in philosophy. I would then prepare for a masters program, while working..I'm sure that at that point I would be able to support myself without working too much. I'm sure this sounds like a good idea in my head- but what do you guys think? |
convert_me
[ pastorlenny ]
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4:21p |
Dressers of the world, unite!
When I got up this morning, I put on pants. I did this because I have been indoctrinated to put on pants every day – by my family, by the state-run education system, by the media, and by society as a whole. By conforming to these imposed norms, I have demonstrated once again my inability to think for myself – and my weak-willed submission to an oppressive culture. So, tomorrow, I have resolved not to wear pants. Why should I internalize body-shame and the pathological fear of exposed genitalia that is merely the residue of some early and now-obsolete evolutionary imperative? A free individual in a free society should be free to dress – or not to dress – as he or she chooses. If people don’t want to see what I elect not to cover, they can avert their eyes. No one is making them look. And if they’re too immature to handle the sight of some perfectly natural (and, as I have been told on more than one occasion, unusually attractive) portions of human anatomy, how is that my responsibility? I am under no obligation to obey the dictates of stupid, prudish, and weak-willed people. In fact, by not wearing pants, I believe I will help to pioneer a transformation of society that frees us all once and for all from the oppression of pants. Convert me. |
antitheism
[ rpeate ]
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9:43a |
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atheist
[ siderea ]
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12:03p |
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convert_me
[ mintogrubb ]
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10:50a |
The Kind Current.
In the book " Luck, Chance and Destiny", Peter Dickenson describes an experiment that he says was conducted somewhere pre- 1975. According to dickenson , an incubator was set up and the heating element in it was set to turn on and off by a "random generator" - in other words, there was no set pattern , the machine went on and off automatically, as if someone were flipping a coin and saying " Heads, we switch on , tails we switch it off". Now, when a stone egg was placed in the incubator, the randomness generator just flipped over at random - half the time it was off, and this was expected. however, he insists that when a live , fetilised egg was placed in the incubator, a strange thing happened. The heater stayed on longer than usuallly expected. not long enough to save the egg, perhaps, but it appeared as if it were trying to stay on to give the egg every possible chance to survive. Dickenson calls this phenomenon " the Kind Current". Now, I don't still have a copy of this book. Can anyone comment on this experiment? Were it's findings independantly tested with repeatable results? Iif it turns out to be true, does it offer the possibility that there is ' something out there' that is looking out for Life' - trying to keep Life going and miight therefore support the idea of Theistic Evolution? Any info on this gratefully received. For the purposes of this community, I would like to say that I believe, not just in Theistic Evolution as applying as a biological principle, but that there is also something at work guiding the destiny of nations and indeed the whole Human race. Ok, the Roman Empire fell, as did the British, and now it seems that America may become toppled in the role of world leader in the 21st Century - but it would appear to be that Life goes on, that something called Progress wants to happen, and instutions like Church and State had better stay out of it's way or else. But, as an experiment, did 'the Kind Current' experiment really happen as stated? Were it's findings repeated and verified by independent observers? For the purpose of this community, I will say I believe that they were, and that I believe that Peter Dickenson was correct. Convert me. |
| Friday, December 4th, 2009 |
antitheism
[ toll_booth ]
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9:28p |
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unico_love
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8:12p |
5 Gratitudes
1. Finished rereading The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander 2. Watching the Japanese horror film Retribution (though I'm still confused by it) 3. Fixing another painting 4. Getting a reassuring email 5. Being in a pretty good mood all day (and stable) Current Mood:  calmCurrent Music: Glee - Take a Bow |
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