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"Welcome to Paris, baby." - David Jun 8, 19:25
Hey nubby - eag Jun 8, 19:14 2
- Nope. Are there reports of people getting in? - nubby Jun 8, 19:17 1
  - They are letting people in a bit at a time - eag Jun 8, 19:19
I did my civic duty -- nm - amoxy Jun 8, 19:10 17
- did you say civic doody? :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 19:16 1
  - Or civic bootay:) -- nm - eag Jun 8, 19:20
- turning in Lindsay Lohan? -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:14
- Hey buddy - eag Jun 8, 19:12 11
  - Been better...Trying some new medication - amoxy Jun 8, 19:15 10
    - Yes we do - eag Jun 8, 19:20 2
      - Yeah, I need a job to make it back -- nm - amoxy Jun 8, 19:22 1
        
        didn't realize you were out of a job. when did that happen?' -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:24
    - can I ask which one? and what you used before? -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:16 6
      - Cymbalta - Left me flat, wellbrutin - nothing. Remeron - didn't feel right and I gained 25 pounds - amoxy Jun 8, 19:22 5
        
        that's my poison. it's good shit. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:23 4
        
        and worked within 2 days for me, fwiw. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:25 3
        
        How does it effect your sleep - amoxy Jun 8, 19:26 2
        
        been taking it five years, hard to say. I don't think it had much effect. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:29 1
        
        note: It's a good antianxiety agent, so that helped me fall asleep. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:29
- citizen's arrest? -- nm - Roger More Jun 8, 19:11 1
  - Citizen's Array-ust! Citizen's Array-ust! -- nm - Gomer Pyle Jun 8, 19:13
Looking at climatic averages for Juneau and Sitka - what are my chances that the weather will be 'average' the second week in September? - MojaveMeg Jun 8, 19:06 3
- I was in Anchorage around that time of year, and it sounds accurate. Bring sweaters. also, I'm jealous. :) -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:07 2
  - I can't wait. Sometimes it seems I have more fun planning a trip than on the actual trip itself. - MojaveMeg Jun 8, 19:09 1
    - re: your IM. I would call it sympathy, maybe pity. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:15
I'm seriously considering moving. -- nm - nubby Jun 8, 19:05 8
- If the new place isn't by a beach, don't do it. -- nm - David Jun 8, 19:16 7
  - I'd like to live somewhere that doesn't have its head up its ass politically. -- nm - nubby Jun 8, 19:18 6
    - That rules out the entire south. -- nm - David Jun 8, 19:19 3
      - and DC. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:22
      - Durham was actually nice. - nubby Jun 8, 19:20 1
        
        elmo's! -- nm - dogbert Jun 8, 19:33
    - And at least a AAA team. -- nm - nubby Jun 8, 19:19
    - So Sweden? -- nm - Qale Jun 8, 19:18
I know you don't like to eat children, but it's that kind of talk, plus your cottage in the woods made of candy, that keeps those rumors alive.... -- nm - prayformojo Jun 8, 18:57 1
- "Or an autographed picture of Zac Efron!" -- nm - David Jun 8, 19:00
So ... I had a pretty painful day at work, and I got to come home to the fire suppression system getting hit by a forklift *again*. And I had an - Beryllium Jun 8, 18:52 1
- (I got off the bus and could hear the alarm across the street). Ah well. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jun 8, 19:00
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loosilu or nubby or others who did research: Interpret this - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 8, 18:49 12
- my wife (who worked in clinical research as a QA) says quality assurance -- nm - Roger More Jun 8, 19:05 4
  - huh. I don't doubt Coolio for sure. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:07 1
    - Yeah, she comes through with the goods occasionally -- nm - Roger More Jun 8, 19:10
  - It's basically checking the paperwork and the data to make sure the study has been conducted correctly -- nm - Roger More Jun 8, 19:07 1
    - Ok, cool! thanks. :) -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 8, 19:07
- I would interpret that as Quantitative Analysis. (but it could be Qualitative, which is the opposite). - loosilu Jun 8, 18:59
- Qualitative/Quantitative Assessment? -- nm - zork Jun 8, 18:51 5
  - Hmm.. you might be right. We do need to recruit more patients for the study. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 8, 18:53 4
    - do you know what kind of data is being collected? -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:00 3
      - We are seeing if MRI can be used to evaluate potential appendicitis in peds if ultrasound results are inconclusive. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 8, 19:07 2
        
        ok, but you didn't actually answer the quesiton. :) is the data quantitative or qualitative? -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:08 1
        
        I will assume qualitative. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 8, 19:14
Amazing art -- portraits of musicians created with the ribbon inside cassette tapes. -- (link) - mara Jun 8, 18:33 1
- that's awesome. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 18:35
Hopefully Kerry Wood's first month is all the resemblance Stasburg ever has to Kerrry Wood. -- nm - the liioulu with rain all day Jun 8, 18:17 4
- I've seen innumerable no-hitters and a few perfect games, but Kerry Wood had the most dominant start I've ever seen. - David Jun 8, 18:18 3
  - not since the days of Ebbie Calvin LaLoosh! -- nm - wheezy Jun 8, 18:42
  - Sadly, if didn't last long. -- nm - the liioulu with rain all day Jun 8, 18:20
  - Riggleman wasn't without blame either - Will Hunting Jun 8, 18:19
Okay, tonight the auto-tune is bugging me. (nm) - nubby Jun 8, 18:14
After one start, Strasburg already holds the record for most strikeouts in a game by a Washington National. - David Jun 8, 18:08 20
- What about Expos? -- nm - H-Mogul Jun 8, 19:11
- I'm so thrilled that the Nats are getting positive attention. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 18:36
- Let's not get too carried away with this game - Brian Jun 8, 18:33 10
  - I think everyone gets that it's the Pirates but two of the strikeouts had him at 101 on the gun. -- nm - David Jun 8, 18:39 9
    - so what? -- nm - Daniel Bard Jun 8, 18:42 8
      - Do it in your 7th inning of work and we'll talk. -- nm - David Jun 8, 18:44 7
        
        I'm not too impressed with speed numbers anyhow. Good hitters adjust -- nm - CQ Jun 8, 18:47 4
        
        As John Smoltz always says, if you can throw 97 and locate, 7 hitters out of every lineup are automatic outs. -- nm - David Jun 8, 18:48 3
        
        "and locate" -- nm - CQ Jun 8, 18:50 2
        
        14 Ks, 0 walks isn't locating? What type of cyborg pitcher do you need to be impressed? -- nm - David Jun 8, 18:52 1
        
        relax Francis. I didn't say he didn't locate tonight. I said I was impressed. I just think it's way too effin early to anoint him as the new Big Train -- nm - CQ Jun 8, 18:54
        
        Do it in August and we'll talk. - Mel Profit Jun 8, 18:45 1
        
        He struck out 14 and didn't walk anybody. I don't care who does that or when they do it; I'm impressed. - David Jun 8, 18:48
- major league hitters and teams know how to adjust. It's impressive, but it's one start (against the Pirate) - CQ Jun 8, 18:13 1
  - Yes. -- nm - nubby Jun 8, 18:15
- Livan just needs Eric Gregg behind the plate and he'll take that back. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 18:11 2
  - *crazy eyes* -- nm - David Jun 8, 18:12 1
    - It can't be a ball if the guy on-deck could reach it. - Will Hunting Jun 8, 18:13
- And they seem to have decent relief. - the liioulu with rain all day Jun 8, 18:10
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All of a sudden, the pressure/spotlight on Jason Heyward has dropped 2 levels -- nm - Strongbad Jun 8, 18:04
BOO! -- nm - David Jun 8, 18:02 4
- There's a Pittsburgh Pirates' shaped hole in the wall. -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 18:04 3
  - That's the most savage beating since Apollo Creed had an exhibition fight against Ivan Drago. -- nm - David Jun 8, 18:05 2
    - "Fustigation aside, Moe...." -- nm - prayformojo Jun 8, 18:08 1
      - LaRoche should have had them play "Why Can't We Be Friends" when it was his turn to bat. -- nm - David Jun 8, 18:09
hey Will, check your gmail (please). - kelly Jun 8, 18:01 15
- Looks good to me. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 18:05
- I wanna see! -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 18:02 13
  - Okay! - kelly Jun 8, 18:05 12
    - oh, I like that a lot. warm purply gray. are you doing the ceilling in white or a color? -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 18:16 11
      - Oh, I am keeping everything else the way it is - white. - kelly Jun 8, 18:17 10
        
        oh jeez. yeah, I hear you. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 18:18 9
        
        ps. I'm in the middle of doing a mural now. it's a huge amount of work. We did a deep blue circle on the ceiling. - loosilu Jun 8, 18:28 8
        
        I am bummed too, because it looks like I am going to have to do a 2nd coat tomorrow. I can't seem to get some spots covered, no matter how many times - kelly Jun 8, 18:39 3
        
        I always use Behr. great stuff. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 18:43
        
        Both got top marks for coverage from Consumer Reports. -- nm - the liioulu with rain all day Jun 8, 18:40 1
        
        we're using Behr for our mural. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 18:44
        
        one day that room will be worth millions because you painted it. -- nm - peglegpete Jun 8, 18:31 3
        
        how awesome would that be? THere is a garden in DC (in Georgetown) where Chagall did a mural. - loosilu Jun 8, 18:37 2
        
        I saw Whistler's Peacock room when I was in DC for my nephews wedding -- nm - peglegpete Jun 8, 18:45 1
        
        I really really hate the Peacock room. - loosilu Jun 8, 18:57
My mom was the one who forwarded that status. - nubby Jun 8, 18:00 27
- The Presbyterian thing is wishful thinking that perhaps they are serving drinks afterward. -- nm - Qale Jun 8, 18:08 17
  - see, I dunno anything about Presbyterians, but if you want to drink, hang out with Catholics. we are lushes. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 18:17
  - There's a lot of groups you don't hear about who help out. - the liioulu with rain all day Jun 8, 18:09 15
    - It was a joke. It's always the joke seperating Presbyterians and Baptists. -- nm - Qale Jun 8, 18:11 14
      - Ahh, sorry I grew Unitarian and Congregational in a Jewish neighborhood, in a very Catholic city. - the liioulu with rain all day Jun 8, 18:14 13
        
        A couple of friends of mine are Unitarian and Buddhist. Quite fascinating. -- nm - Qale Jun 8, 18:32 5
        
        I have quite a lot of Unitarian friends. Intellectually, I agree with them on many things. emotionally, I don't think I could leave Catholicism. - loosilu Jun 8, 18:39 3
        
        It's pretty easy to be intellectually agreeant with people who are so intellectually agreeable. -- nm - Qale Jun 8, 18:50
        
        Ah, yes, Stockholm Syndrome. Powerful thing. -- nm - mara Jun 8, 18:40 1
        
        maybe so. :) I would call it being raised in the culture. it's a very rich tradition. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:01
        
        I seem to be an accidental semi-Buddhist. -- nm - the liioulu with rain all day Jun 8, 18:34
        
        I think I need a chart. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 18:19 6
        
        The important part is no Presbyterians or Baptists. - the liioulu with rain all day Jun 8, 18:22 5
        
        hee! since I live in Virgina, I have some exposure to Baptists, but Presbyterians and Methodists are a mystery to me. - loosilu Jun 8, 18:24 4
        
        My second church (Congregational) took in Methodists when their church burnt down. - the liioulu with rain all day Jun 8, 18:29 3
        
        I went to a Congregational service once. In my Catholic eyes, it seemed very liberal. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 18:38 2
        
        It is. It's an old line church but one of the more liberal. - the liioulu with rain all day Jun 8, 18:43 1
        
        that was my interpretation. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:08
- I'm confused at the "no fault of their own doing" part. Also, I'm pretty sure the Americans in this case still have homes, water, food, and medicine. - loosilu Jun 8, 18:04 2
  - Anti-anti-American. -- nm - nubby Jun 8, 18:06 1
    - so how do they explain away Katrina? or 9/11? Lots and lots of aid to the people affected by those. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 18:20
- A way to help those affected by the spill -- (link) - mara Jun 8, 18:04 2
  - Or help the gulf itself. -- (link) - mara Jun 8, 18:26 1
    - maybe I should ditch the apartment, put everything in storage and go clean birds. what the hell. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 18:27
- Dear nubby's mom: "irregardless" ain't a word. -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 18:03 2
  - I alrways mentally read "irregardless" with a Masshole accent. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 8, 18:13 1
    - ha!!! great, now I'm going to read everything that way this evening. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 18:29
I wonder if there's a prop bet on No-Hitter over/unders for his career. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 18:00
ML made me think of this. one of my uncles is on the board for a nature conservancy near calgary. the chair had to tell him people might not take him - mafic Jun 8, 17:57 4
- never pull up in a hummer. Bite marks and all -- nm - CQ Jun 8, 18:01
- What? That's a compact car here. -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 18:00 2
  - so, Alberta is like Texas but with snow? -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 18:17 1
    - We have better beef then Texas. -- nm - H-Mogul Jun 8, 18:29
LYC: I'm not a terrible daughter and sister any more! - loosilu Jun 8, 17:57 10
- you had a sex change? :) -- nm - peglegpete Jun 8, 18:01 5
  - heh. No, my older brother already fills the role of terrible brother. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 18:01 4
    - Did he take over the sister role too for now? ;) -- nm - the liioulu with rain all day Jun 8, 18:04 3
      - Oh no. Here's how it works. My younger brother and sister can do no wrong, and always need help. My older brother and I are selfish jerks. - loosilu Jun 8, 18:05 2
        
        I was tryong to figure out how you got out of the bad sister role for now. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with rain all day Jun 8, 18:08 1
        
        oh! Here's the trick. I express terrible regret and longing that I can't be there to see the babies. - loosilu Jun 8, 18:21
- ah well, you can't have it all, I suppose. -- nm - mafic Jun 8, 17:58 3
  - we practice conservation of failure in my family. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 17:59 2
    - so failure can change form but cannot be created or destroyed? -- nm - zork Jun 8, 18:53 1
      - exactly! -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:09
"Strasburg Chop!" -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 8, 17:55

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