i'd be smug too if i was an astronaut. he wins with me.

i'd be smug too if i was an astronaut. he wins.

but how do you mow it?

what a sad looking cat. 'i can has freedom?'

the link doesn't want to open for me. i really do hope it's real, how neat!

i used to have a boss who, when something went awry, would say it had 'screwed the pooch.' i thought that vile.

"think outside the box." what fricken box?! what's in it to start with?!

ruby, there is a big difference between the shock therapy you describe and the surface shocks these students are being given. i'm not saying that either is effective, necessary, or humane, i just felt the need to clarify.

i guess there are pros and cons to the use of electric shock, but under what circumstances would you use them and put someone into 4 point restraints in an unsolicited phone call?! and did they shock while the guy was in 4 points? that's beyond cruelty

how about solving the hunger and poverty problem first?

how have we become so self-obsessed? sheesh

I live at Higgins Beach in Maine, and there are actually more surfers in the winter than in the summer. Winter storms cause bigger waves (which are still pretty puny by Pacific standards) and it's easier to access the beach after all the summer people have left.

what makes this a robot? it's neat, and doubtlessly will benefit the kids who use it, but just seems like a ride on toy . . .

I haven't a sister, and don't yet have any daughters, but when I do I promise they will be daring! I don't know when the decision was made that all girl things must be pink and involve sparkly accessories; I completely reject the current state of girlhood. My favorite games were always outside, bushwhacking trails through the woods and building forts out of anything we could find. I was a girl scout far longer than was socially acceptable, and some of my very favorite memories include winning a bowsawing contest and sneaking out of the tent at night to catch frogs. I've grown up to be a daring woman, and when I have kids of my own I hope to teach them that fun doesn't have to cost money.

It's amazing that, in this day and age, we are still finding new creatures. Why does the gov't spend so much money on NASA, which isn't finding a whole hell of a lot, and not on deep sea exploration? There are critters down there that create energy from sulfur and god knows what, which could be the answer to the looming energy crisis. If I had seen these images (and The Blue Planet) when I was younger, I think I'd have become a deep sea explorer.