This creates a Constitutional crisis. After all, it won't be easy to replace three whole branches of government. But at least their evil plans to force all cable and broadcast networks to air The Banana Channel, all day, every day won't come to fruition.
that I needed to keep the volume down on my headphones and not blast that garbage into my head. I guess one day they'll look around in my skull and find tissue cooked into a rude shape.
Open source textbook resources might be a way around dealing with uber-expensive licensing models. If even a fraction of the vitality seen on some open source projects were to be expended on open source textbooks, teachers would have some great resources at their disposal. The availability of a variety of approaches to explaining some of the basics (like middle school algebra) could make all the difference in the world to a kid who doesn't "get it" from the explanation in a single textbook. And those texts that need to be updated frequently, would be.
Furthermore, local control of the learning materials would be enhanced, as parents, teachers and school districts could decide what material is best-suited to their kids, rather than having some faceless group of ivory-tower bureaucrats in a far-off city deciding that for them.
Here are a few of the resources I found in a quick search -- I'm sure there are other projects out there.
I just lick mine clean.....kinda like the family cat. Sometimes the cat and I take turns licking the mouse, too. Never got sick, though I did get a second taste of some cashew chicken from last month. Mmmmmmm.
But does that simulator include using flowers for driving practice? Oh, I think not.
Besides, most of the folks I know golf because it's a good excuse to swill something from the beverage cart, enjoy being outside instead of in their offices/cubicles, and fire off jokes that would otherwise score them a 30 minute meeting with their manager and an HR rep.
Tell it to Tony Melendez (http://www.tonymelendez.com/). I had the good fortune to play guitar with him for a few years while I was in my teens, and I have yet to jam with another musician who exudes heartfelt expression like he does. He's a inspiration to many, including popes and presidents. I'm not a religious guy, and I think of myself as a pretty fair guitarist, but I stand in awe of him.
But when you drag her back to your cave, be sure to drag her by the hair, not by her feet. If you drag her by her feet, her loincloth will fill up with dirt and rocks and stuff -- very uncomfortable business.
(And yes, I was trying to not be too graphic.)
right itself after it falls off of the couch while licking its own sack? Frankly, as long as it doesn't scratch its ass by dragging it across my living room carpet, it's OK in my book.
I think that public corporal punishment should be added -- a caning in the town square, or leave 'em on public display for a day in a cage at the local shopping mall so that any passerby can say what they will. That might get their attention at the first DUI. And maybe do something like "John TV," but for DUIs.
So, if you stick a panty liner (w/wings of course) to one side of it, will it fly sideways to try to get away from it?
(If you haven't tried it, stick a panty liner to your cat's side. It's even funnier when you stick it to its back or belly. Just be sure that when you peel it off, you go with the grain of the fur, not counter to it!)
The criminal, by definition, has already decided that. By violating the laws of the society in which he lives, the criminal has decided that those laws are of no value. Those laws are what codify the value of life in that society. Those laws could protect him, too, but if he chooses to act outside of those laws, then that protection is forfeited (IMHO). Your statement seems to imply that it's OK for someone to go through life feeling victimized. [Sob..sniffle..sob]
And spare me the granola-crunching b.s. about how *all* life everywhere is valuable -- go tell it to the Chinese, whose troops fired on unarmed kids in Tienamien Square, and whose policy is to off babies as they're being born when their parents exceed some gov't quota.
Remember, this isn't about the 19-year-old who gets caught sipping a beer in a place where the drinking age is 21. We're talking about violent criminals here.
"With a firearm you could both produce it at the ready [enough to abort most assaults] or actually employ it forcefully while still out of his/her ability to physically remove it from your grasp."
Where's that gun right now? Can you legally carry it in your place of employment, your school, or your community? As a Taekwon-Do student (we are many), I know that my weapons are always with me and always at the ready. That confidence factor radiates, and the scared punk who's looking for a victim doesn't see one in me.
Remember, there's no time to tell Mr. Mugger, "Uh...wait a minute...let me get my handgun out, and, uh...m-kay, the safety's off now, so, uh, so you'd better back off, m-kay?" Guns are great for home defense when you're properly alerted by your dog or alarm, but unless you're a quick draw artist and qualified with that weapon, you'll only get yourself in trouble on the street.
"On the other hand, its a lot easier to remember how to pull the trigger than how to do that neat taekwondo move you *thought* you would employ in such an instance, or won't actually work as you though."
The real secret to any martial art lies in how hard you train, because in times of stress, you revert to your training. And you *have* training...your opponent is a nervous punk who doesn't know that, and has no clue as to what kinds of bad things are about to happen to him.
"Another consideration might be that in such a situation you'd actually have to be in physical contact with your assailant to use taekwondo, and if it didn't work . . . uh-oh."
As you point out, range is a consideration. However, we train to deal with that. If you think about it, range is a two-edged sword -- unless this shaky punk is leveling a fully automatic weapon or a shotgun at you, or you're in a situation where you must protect others (such as children), running away and putting as many things between you and him as you possibly can is a viable (and wise) option. If he gets close enough to eliminate that option, then I guess he learns the hard way why Taekwon-Do is used by law enforcement officers and soldiers. Much of the self-defense portion of my own training (it's one of many facets of TKD) has come from military and police instructors who are also TKD instructors.
Get competent instruction and train hard: you'll get good exercise and learn something useful at the same time.
My wife and I just howled with laughter at this one: this Hummer owner is the kind of schmuck who goes home, kicks his dog, then complains the next day that his foot hurts.
Geez, I must be really lucky. I live just down the street from a big AMC Theatre that's in an area specifically planned for recreation: it has an invertebrate zoo, an ice skating rink, a Dave & Buster's, and a pile of decent restaurants, including a Hibachi's (think Benihana's), a Rock Bottom Brewery, a Thai place, a really good pizza place....all kinds of stuff. There used to be a Van's indoor/outdoor skatepark, too, but that closed down.
Anyway, if you happen to bring food from one of the restaurants, there's absolutely no hassle whatsoever. In fact, the staff might even suggest other menu items to try at that restaurant. Nice folks.
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This creates a Constitutional crisis. After all, it won't be easy to replace three whole branches of government. But at least their evil plans to force all cable and broadcast networks to air The Banana Channel, all day, every day won't come to fruition.
SpaceSpam! (See "Pirates in Space" thread, above.)
that I needed to keep the volume down on my headphones and not blast that garbage into my head. I guess one day they'll look around in my skull and find tissue cooked into a rude shape.
Open source textbook resources might be a way around dealing with uber-expensive licensing models. If even a fraction of the vitality seen on some open source projects were to be expended on open source textbooks, teachers would have some great resources at their disposal. The availability of a variety of approaches to explaining some of the basics (like middle school algebra) could make all the difference in the world to a kid who doesn't "get it" from the explanation in a single textbook. And those texts that need to be updated frequently, would be.
Furthermore, local control of the learning materials would be enhanced, as parents, teachers and school districts could decide what material is best-suited to their kids, rather than having some faceless group of ivory-tower bureaucrats in a far-off city deciding that for them.
Here are a few of the resources I found in a quick search -- I'm sure there are other projects out there.
Just nick the Marauder's Map from Filch's office.
...or maybe it's a sign that we have illegal immigration from our northern border? Just don't call 'em "back-baconbacks", eh!
I just lick mine clean.....kinda like the family cat. Sometimes the cat and I take turns licking the mouse, too. Never got sick, though I did get a second taste of some cashew chicken from last month. Mmmmmmm.
But does that simulator include using flowers for driving practice? Oh, I think not.
Besides, most of the folks I know golf because it's a good excuse to swill something from the beverage cart, enjoy being outside instead of in their offices/cubicles, and fire off jokes that would otherwise score them a 30 minute meeting with their manager and an HR rep.
Tell it to Tony Melendez (http://www.tonymelendez.com/). I had the good fortune to play guitar with him for a few years while I was in my teens, and I have yet to jam with another musician who exudes heartfelt expression like he does. He's a inspiration to many, including popes and presidents. I'm not a religious guy, and I think of myself as a pretty fair guitarist, but I stand in awe of him.
Heard of him? I can't watch a Peanuts cartoon the same way anymore. :) Seriously, Mr. Hoey is a very versatile guitarist and a must for any road trip.
grep -i "idiot" electorate > gulag
But when you drag her back to your cave, be sure to drag her by the hair, not by her feet. If you drag her by her feet, her loincloth will fill up with dirt and rocks and stuff -- very uncomfortable business. (And yes, I was trying to not be too graphic.)
right itself after it falls off of the couch while licking its own sack? Frankly, as long as it doesn't scratch its ass by dragging it across my living room carpet, it's OK in my book.
I think that public corporal punishment should be added -- a caning in the town square, or leave 'em on public display for a day in a cage at the local shopping mall so that any passerby can say what they will. That might get their attention at the first DUI. And maybe do something like "John TV," but for DUIs.
Yeah...it's too late to get John Denver to do it.
Upgrade? That sounds more like pretty substantial foreplay.
So, if you stick a panty liner (w/wings of course) to one side of it, will it fly sideways to try to get away from it? (If you haven't tried it, stick a panty liner to your cat's side. It's even funnier when you stick it to its back or belly. Just be sure that when you peel it off, you go with the grain of the fur, not counter to it!)
PFC: Hey Sarge, why does the Lieutenant dance and yell when he pees?
The criminal, by definition, has already decided that. By violating the laws of the society in which he lives, the criminal has decided that those laws are of no value. Those laws are what codify the value of life in that society. Those laws could protect him, too, but if he chooses to act outside of those laws, then that protection is forfeited (IMHO). Your statement seems to imply that it's OK for someone to go through life feeling victimized. [Sob..sniffle..sob]
And spare me the granola-crunching b.s. about how *all* life everywhere is valuable -- go tell it to the Chinese, whose troops fired on unarmed kids in Tienamien Square, and whose policy is to off babies as they're being born when their parents exceed some gov't quota.
Remember, this isn't about the 19-year-old who gets caught sipping a beer in a place where the drinking age is 21. We're talking about violent criminals here.
Where's that gun right now? Can you legally carry it in your place of employment, your school, or your community? As a Taekwon-Do student (we are many), I know that my weapons are always with me and always at the ready. That confidence factor radiates, and the scared punk who's looking for a victim doesn't see one in me.
Remember, there's no time to tell Mr. Mugger, "Uh...wait a minute...let me get my handgun out, and, uh...m-kay, the safety's off now, so, uh, so you'd better back off, m-kay?" Guns are great for home defense when you're properly alerted by your dog or alarm, but unless you're a quick draw artist and qualified with that weapon, you'll only get yourself in trouble on the street.
The real secret to any martial art lies in how hard you train, because in times of stress, you revert to your training. And you *have* training...your opponent is a nervous punk who doesn't know that, and has no clue as to what kinds of bad things are about to happen to him.
As you point out, range is a consideration. However, we train to deal with that. If you think about it, range is a two-edged sword -- unless this shaky punk is leveling a fully automatic weapon or a shotgun at you, or you're in a situation where you must protect others (such as children), running away and putting as many things between you and him as you possibly can is a viable (and wise) option. If he gets close enough to eliminate that option, then I guess he learns the hard way why Taekwon-Do is used by law enforcement officers and soldiers. Much of the self-defense portion of my own training (it's one of many facets of TKD) has come from military and police instructors who are also TKD instructors.
Get competent instruction and train hard: you'll get good exercise and learn something useful at the same time.
My wife and I just howled with laughter at this one: this Hummer owner is the kind of schmuck who goes home, kicks his dog, then complains the next day that his foot hurts.
Send in a bunch of Cajun tourists, and tell 'em:
Geez, I must be really lucky. I live just down the street from a big AMC Theatre that's in an area specifically planned for recreation: it has an invertebrate zoo, an ice skating rink, a Dave & Buster's, and a pile of decent restaurants, including a Hibachi's (think Benihana's), a Rock Bottom Brewery, a Thai place, a really good pizza place....all kinds of stuff. There used to be a Van's indoor/outdoor skatepark, too, but that closed down.
Anyway, if you happen to bring food from one of the restaurants, there's absolutely no hassle whatsoever. In fact, the staff might even suggest other menu items to try at that restaurant. Nice folks.