Dan_Harris

Lambone, I posted it here since many people use compass and map. Tambien, cuando hablando en espanol, la palabra es por favor. Alpinfox, so that is what the little spinny ring on my compass is for!

Story about Earth's magnetic field What is going to happen to those of us that do not use GPS and rely on the old fasioned method of map and compass? Provided it happens and I'm still around.

As soon as the Governator got into office he manage to get the drivers license for illegal aliens repealed. Now this study says that non-citizens should be allowed to vote. Granted the people suggested are here legally. But, if I go to another country and have legal resident status, could I vote if not a citizen of the country? On a side note to the repeal, hispanics are going to protest the repeal by bycotting all business today. DON'T BUY ANYTHING TODAY!!! Also don't send your hispanic kids to school. My 7th period will be empty if they follow through.

Holy Cow! How'd you get that one by the censors?

When getting vanity plates in CA, one must explain the meaning of the combination of letters and numbers. Ostensibly to keep offensive phrases off cars. Tonight I saw 8BITSME. I wonder what his expalination was? Pretty sure he didn't mean $1. Or is this considered not offensive? Any other good vanity plates seen?

I can't believe no has mentioned the original video game, PONG!!! That one could hypnotize and put you into trance better than any drug. beep - beep - beep - beep . . .

Good for you. School = Work for me and I need a break! Ready for a break and go play in the snow!!!

"America is a place where Jewish merchants sell Zen love beads to agnostics for Christmas." - John Burton Brimer

Cavey, I agree with your interpretation of "Go Greg Go". I do not know Greg or his cameraman, but it still seems rather non-chalant. I know about high pointing, but do these guys not understand avalanches or do they try to set them off on purpose to see if they can out run the avy on their sleds? Just wondering.

"Christmas is weird. Not a unique, avant-garde, nonconformist, eccentric, freethinking, unorthodox, quirky, bohemian, revolutionary, perpetually creative kind of weird, but a sort of freakishly hyper-decorated, dementedly elaborate, emotionally incapacitating, disturbingly over-enthusiastic, ominously bloated, annihilate-the-ecosystem-it’s-great-for-the-economy kind of weird. Have an appropriately weird Christmas!" - Bob Mannseichner

Did anyone else find it interesting that Gregly's videographer buddy doesn't seem to be bothered that his friend is a potential avy burial victim. It seems to me an excited OH SHIT!!! would have been more appropriate than the commentary provided.

Look where this happened! Bakersfield is known as Nashville west. Kern County is redneck capitol of the west.

If she was going to do as you suggest, she should have just let the truck squish it. Then she could have taken it to the "Road Kill Cafe".

"About those carrot sticks. Avoid them. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door where they’re serving rum balls." - Anonymous Holiday Eating Tips

Snaffle Story

I currently teach in a public school and have taught in a private school. Private schools can pick and choose who attends while a public school must accept whoever walks in the door. This alone would skew any comparisons. I know of quite a few very good teachers who left private schools for two reasons. One is to get better pay. There are very good teachers in private schools, but very often they are the second income in a home and not the primary bread winner. The other reason teachers leave private schools is that when there is a dscipline problem, very often money talks and the teacher is left out in the cold. As far as the union goes, our local leadership are generally people who I feel are loud, pushy folks who are not very good teachers. They seem to be more interested in their protectionist / money making policies and not what can we do to improve students learning. The really good teachers are not involved in the union because they are too busy going above and beyond the call of duty to help and work with students.

Beeer, Beeeer, Beeeeer!!!!

Saw this on the news. Some protesters have invited rock bands to come and practice in the woods to scare off the bears and annoy the hunters.

"People can’t concentrate properly on blowing other people to pieces if their minds are poisoned by thoughts suitable to the twenty-fifth of December. " - Ogden Nash

Different things can trigger body changes for things like tolerance to dairy products. My wife suddenly became allergic to wheat gluten. No flour, barley, oats, or anything that may be made with any of that stuff. We have found out there is a lot of stuff that has that stuff in it besides the usual breads, pastas etc. Also no for her. Actually she likes "wine coolers" but turns out they are a malt beverage, a no, no.

"I don’t buy Christmas presents. If they want stock for next Spring’s garage sales let them purchase it themselves. " - Robert Hudnall