neato, I love etymology. I had read this book about South Africa (The Power of One) where all the indigenous people addressed the occupiers with "baas." I had no idea it meant master.
These lists are usually pretty terrible but this one is decent. I guess number one should be "not needing someone to tell you you're a man."
Here's the Heinlein quote mentioned above. I like it very much
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
I feel dirty for admitting this but she looked hotter as a cartoon. Still cool though. Kind of like an over the hill Angelina Jolie with some botched plastic surgery
Reminds me of that autistic lady that was featured here a little while ago. The one who describes how she interacts with her environment and how the environment responds in a way that's meaningful to her. Just a different mindset that I couldn't even begin to understand but that makes more sense to me than this. Strange and fascinating.
Here's the Heinlein quote mentioned above. I like it very much
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
and for someone who likes them so much he sure can't spell calories.