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Topic: ~Stupid Cupid~ Random Thursday Questions
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| caitlinkelly | Posted – 2/15/2008 9:12:28 AM | show profile astera, I think the impossible part is pursuing your passions in a way that allows you to not do **any** other sort of income-producing work....? If you insist on turning your passions into your only paycheck, it doesn't always work out; you may not have the talent or drive or connections. Or it might not be as amazingly great to do that thing all the time every day for a living as you think it will. I'm not advocating abandoning these passions (which are for?) but some skills, in this culture, will never ever remunerate you sufficiently. Maybe if you found another position that you enjoyed more...? wow, Montreal and Quebec City are totally worth a visit, summer or winter: great food and shopping, lovely neighborhoods to walk, charming hotels, nice small museums, etc. I lived twice in Montreal and it has a lot of appeal for tourists. |
| keltoi2 | Posted – 2/15/2008 10:57:04 AM | show profile You're welcome, publicity chick. And astera, I recall donkeys being used by tourists who couldn't handle the steps up the cliffs from the dock, but I recall that being in Fira. |
| foto | Posted – 2/15/2008 11:22:44 PM | show profile Mad Fingers: I know that owls puke up pellets because they swallow their food (usually mice and voles) whole. In fact, the local nature museum near me has quite a collection of owl pellets in which you can clearly see small mammal bones imbedded in the pellet. However...I'm sure they must have assholes. I believe the alimentary canals of all fece producing species are one way streets, go in one end, come out the other. If anyone knows any ornithological proctologists who could confirm this, let us know. I don't know any. Janet: I installed the prototype of my experimental lounge today, and according the printout I received after I tried it out, it was 5/8 lbs. Your trivia was right. |
| Donna Chang | Posted – 2/16/2008 11:11:45 PM | show profile 1. Do you have any usual bits of trivia you care to share? No... 2. What answers are you perpetually seeking? Comfy high heels 3. What did you receive and/or give for Valentine's Day? Nothing...don't celebrate. 4. Do you know anyone running from the law? Yes. 5. What was the worst hotel/motel you have stayed in? Day's Inn San Carlos, CA...blood on the walls, floors sinking in...moldt carpet...and $110 a night... 6. What was the most wonderful hotel/motel you have stayed in? Neat place in Santa Fe...forgot the name. Was very, very old. 7. What items have you stolen from your workplace? Post-Its 8. Have you ever started a rumor about someone? No. 9. Are there any superstitions you act on? Yes...don't open umbrella indoors, don't walk under a ladder, don't use a broom in the house. 10. How do you typically handle telemarketers? I don't have a home phone... ~Bonus Question~ Time for a random confession. What would you like to admit/fess us/declare/get off your chest? Not at this time. |
| Donna Chang | Posted – 2/16/2008 11:12:32 PM | show profile 1. Do you have any usual bits of trivia you care to share? No... 2. What answers are you perpetually seeking? Comfy high heels 3. What did you receive and/or give for Valentine's Day? Nothing...don't celebrate. 4. Do you know anyone running from the law? Yes. 5. What was the worst hotel/motel you have stayed in? Day's Inn San Carlos, CA...blood on the walls, floors sinking in...moldt carpet...and $110 a night... 6. What was the most wonderful hotel/motel you have stayed in? Neat place in Santa Fe...forgot the name. Was very, very old. 7. What items have you stolen from your workplace? Post-Its 8. Have you ever started a rumor about someone? No. 9. Are there any superstitions you act on? Yes...don't open umbrella indoors, don't walk under a ladder, don't use a broom in the house. 10. How do you typically handle telemarketers? I don't have a home phone... ~Bonus Question~ Time for a random confession. What would you like to admit/fess us/declare/get off your chest? Not at this time. |
| Donna Chang | Posted – 2/16/2008 11:13:07 PM | show profile 1. Do you have any usual bits of trivia you care to share? No... 2. What answers are you perpetually seeking? Comfy high heels 3. What did you receive and/or give for Valentine's Day? Nothing...don't celebrate. 4. Do you know anyone running from the law? Yes. 5. What was the worst hotel/motel you have stayed in? Day's Inn San Carlos, CA...blood on the walls, floors sinking in...moldt carpet...and $110 a night... 6. What was the most wonderful hotel/motel you have stayed in? Neat place in Santa Fe...forgot the name. Was very, very old. 7. What items have you stolen from your workplace? Post-Its 8. Have you ever started a rumor about someone? No. 9. Are there any superstitions you act on? Yes...don't open umbrella indoors, don't walk under a ladder, don't use a broom in the house. 10. How do you typically handle telemarketers? I don't have a home phone... ~Bonus Question~ Time for a random confession. What would you like to admit/fess us/declare/get off your chest? Not at this time. |
| Donna Chang | Posted – 2/17/2008 12:40:42 AM | show profile 2.) (ahhh answers...i read that wrong...) I actually don't have any questions I want answered. If I don't get answers to a question in about 20 mins, I lose interest and forget about the initial question. |
| writesonwater | Posted – 2/17/2008 12:44:43 AM | show profile Ha! Donna Chang -- love it: Don't use a broom in the house ;) |
| mad fingers | Posted – 2/17/2008 1:30:58 PM | show profile I stand corrected... sort of. Owls don't "assholes" in the classic sense, nor do they have bladders. They have a "vent." For anyone who cares (LOL), what they can't digest, comes out as a pellet, as for the rest (from a site on owl physiology...) "The soluble, or soft parts of the food are ground by muscular contractions, and allowed to pass through to the rest of the digestive system, which includes the small and large intestine. The liver and pancreas secrete digestive enzymes into the small intestine where the food is absorbed into body. At the end of the digestive tract (after the large intestine) is the cloaca, a holding area for wastes and products from the digestive and urinary systems. The cloaca opens to the outside by means of the vent. It is interesting to note that birds (apart from the Ostrich) do not have a bladder. The excretion from the vent is largely made up of an acid which is the white part of a healthy dropping." |
| PublicityChick | Posted – 2/17/2008 7:38:17 PM | show profile donna chang i think the hotel you're referring to in santa fe is the LaFonda hotel. it's very very old and near the town square. it's a beautiful old hotel. |
| Janetblueyes | Posted – 2/17/2008 11:04:55 PM | show profile Foto, 5/8 is a good start but I know you can do better! |
| foto | Posted – 2/18/2008 12:38:26 AM | show profile Ahhh.....cloacas! Yes, Mad Fingers, that makes sense, owls don't have assholes, they have cloacas! Just like all birds and reptiles. But hey, whats a cloaca, really, but an avian asshole. In fact, I believe the word cloaca is latin for sewer. Speaking of cloacas, Janet, I will definately break the 3/4 lb mark soon. Whats for dinner? |
| Donna Chang | Posted – 2/18/2008 12:47:22 AM | show profile Yes! LaFonda! Thanks, Publicity! Loved that place. Had a gorgeous vintage room (a la Darjeeling Limited) with a wood-burning fireplace and claw-foot tub. Can't wait to go back. |
