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Regarding Michael Oher
They really shouldn't call it "scholarship", but "playership", when the rules get bent to coddle ball players. Shizzy makes an excellent point. If this kid wasn't a football standout, nobody would have given a damn.— January 6, 2010 8:18 p.m.
Almonds
Be VERY careful with raw almonds. Eating too many can literally kill you. Almonds, like apricot and peach pits, contain HCN which converts to cyanide. Eating too many raw almonds, especially the "bitter almonds" can be very dangerous. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12733… Since 2007, raw almonds have been illegal to sell. What are labeled as "raw" have actually been steamed or chemically treated to remove the poisons. But it's still possible to get imported raw almonds, or pick your own, and end up killing yourself inadvertently. Just be CAREFUL! (Full disclosure: I made a tasty batch of almond brownies yesterday.)— January 6, 2010 8:01 p.m.
Are You Ready For Some Football Debates?
Me? Riled up? Just because of economic illiteracy? Nah.... I'm a real man. I think we should eliminate all public services and put all our tax money into professional sports instead. A billion dollars for the new Spanos stadium just isn't enough...why should we stop at two or three stadiums in San Diego...they're such great investments that the more we build the richer we'll be. I want a stadium in every neighborhood! I'm such a strong heterosexual male, that I spend my weekends with my buddies, getting drunk, hugging, chest bumping, and high fiving whenever a great play is made. There is just nothing more manly than panting over a bunch of athletic youngsters prancing around in tight pants, patting each other on the butt...it makes me so excited! Yep. I renounce all my previous comments on the stupidity of professional sports and its devoted followers. I'm going out right now to burn all those useless books I used to read, and devoting the rest of my life to fantasy football and watching the games on television. That's what's important in life...— January 6, 2010 7:46 p.m.
Have you ever smuggled anything?
When I worked in Sweden, I always smuggled smoked reindeer meat home for the holidays. My nephew thought it was the coolest thing in the world to eat smoked Rudolf...— January 6, 2010 7:57 a.m.
Oh, Doctor
Hear, Hear, Shizzy!— January 5, 2010 11 p.m.
Victorious Seals
Thanks "qpodad" and "lajollarec" for your well written, well informed, fact based, and thoughtful analyses. Keep it up!— January 5, 2010 10:55 p.m.
It all started with David Westerfield
Interesting NYT article today: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/health/views/06…— January 5, 2010 9:55 p.m.
It all started with David Westerfield
I'm missing something in this article... The dramatic opening, with the blue knock out pill, isn't mentioned again. This article would be outstanding if the ending closed the beginning, explaining the connection. What does being on prozac have to do with taking one of your grandfather's meds? I can guess, but it would have been a very powerful ending for this otherwise well written story. Another thought that strikes me is that the panic over sex offenders has real negative consequences for the young. It makes them paranoid for no good reason. Even though something like 90% of all molestations are committed by friends and family, Westerfield is an example, the kids are taught to be wary of strangers instead. I was on the team that created California's Megan's Law database for the Cal Department of Justice. I think now that these registries tend to do more harm than good.— January 4, 2010 10:53 a.m.
Plaintiffs lose Mount Soledad landslide case
How much of this verdict has to do with hatred for Aguirre? We all remember that he said on the scene that it was pretty clear the city was negligent. Looks like the judge ignored obvious facts and ruled for the city. Instead of finding justice for the wronged and damaged he's protecting the establishment...just another day in America's Finest City, huh?— January 4, 2010 10:44 a.m.
Victorious Seals
Actually, Carolyn, I did get an A in that course. I took it while on active duty back in '86 and have been a fan of Venn diagrams ever since. For the past two decades I've worked in technology, where the logic is either correct or you're out of a job. Do you have any other comments I can contradict? Best, fred (BTW: I happen to agree with you. Kids can swim at any other beach. I'd rather see the seals. But when you go around calling people nazis simply because they disagree with you, you're always going to lose your arguments...hence, "Godwins Law".)— January 3, 2010 7:21 p.m.