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slynne
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response 208 of 563:
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Jan 23 19:39 UTC 2006 |
ah... Eliot is indeed a cute little guy.
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twenex
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response 209 of 563:
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Jan 23 20:03 UTC 2006 |
I agree.
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mary
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response 210 of 563:
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Jan 23 21:05 UTC 2006 |
It was on December 1st that we had to put our Sidney down. He
was very sick and had stopped eating. He was also one of the
most affectionate cats I'd ever met. John had chosen him. John
tends to filter for personality. I filter for looks. He picks
cool cats. I pick psycho cats.
So, when it was time to visit the Humane Society, it was agreed John
would make the decision, no matter what little beauty I found
growling in the dark recesses of the cage. And so Eliot was chosen.
It's too bad the photo doesn't come with a sound clip. He has
quite the voice and vocabulary.
Thanks for the nice comments.
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edina
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response 211 of 563:
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Jan 23 21:48 UTC 2006 |
Kittens rule. Sometimes, literally.
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twenex
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response 212 of 563:
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Jan 23 22:12 UTC 2006 |
Sorry about Sidney.
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bru
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response 213 of 563:
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Jan 24 05:38 UTC 2006 |
eliot looks like he is very intelligent, and thus is going to be quite
the trouble maker!
Mittens was having trouble last month, her nerves are shot, and I
wonder if she is really missing me. She was hiding in our bedroom,
losing weight, and not eating. Twila called the vet and he told her to
start trying with another food. We also changed the program where she
could roam the house at night when we locked mughi in his room. Gave
the room to her instead and keep mughi out. She is getting better.
Also, mughi's brother has moved back into the house, and he and mughi
are apparently getting along after a short bout of "hey! this is my
house!"
I guess twila and friends have re-arranged the house in my abscence. I
am happy I should be home on the 4th.
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tod
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response 214 of 563:
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Jan 24 23:54 UTC 2006 |
IHB I feel like today was a very productive day of work for me and now I'm
winding the day down with a nice cup of coffee and a sunny bay outside my
office window.
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keesan
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response 215 of 563:
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Jan 25 02:37 UTC 2006 |
I am happy that the local produce store (at Kerrytown in Ann Arbor) is still
selling oranges (20 cents), avocados (50 cents), pineapples ($3), bananas (40
cents/lb), carrots ($2 for 5 lb) and cabbages (70 cts/lb) at just above cost.
The owner at the cash register said they are starting a fad for avocados in
Ann Arbor. I wonder if they are trying to be sure people living near town
get enough vitamins. Avocados have essential oils, bananas B6, oranges and
pineapples and cabbages C, carrots A. Avocados might also have B6.
I promised the owner to tell all my friends. Half the avocados appear to have
been picked ripe. Kroger has avocados on sale for $1.25 and bananas on sale
for 50 cents/lb.
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bhelliom
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response 216 of 563:
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Jan 26 05:04 UTC 2006 |
Awesome, Sindi. Thanks for the info!
IHB it looks the like th Chinese History class is a go. I spoke with
the chair of the department today, and I'm going to start working on the
preliminary outline, course description, etc., between now and the
second week of February. I have until mid-March to put the course
together to go before the curriculum committee. If it's approved, I
should be teaching this course this coming fall or winter. Apparently
both the chair and the dean are really interested in offering this
course, and if all goes well, will be heavily promoting it among WCC's
students. I was also told to not be surprised if faculty attended the
class. Depending on the number of people choosing the class, they could
offer more than on section. WOOT!
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tod
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response 217 of 563:
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Jan 26 12:54 UTC 2006 |
re #216
Congrats!
Are they going to make you the director of the Chinese History department?
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keesan
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response 218 of 563:
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Jan 26 13:05 UTC 2006 |
If you teach in the winter, Jim could take the class. This year he is taking
geology.
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bhelliom
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response 219 of 563:
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Jan 26 14:56 UTC 2006 |
I'd certainly welcome Jim if he wanted to take the class. How does he
like the geology course?
resp:217 - It would be nice, but I'm only going to be a part-timer. :)
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keesan
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response 220 of 563:
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Jan 26 16:22 UTC 2006 |
They are learning to identify rocks, but it is not clear to him what is the
distinction between a mineral and a rock yet. (re 219).
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rcurl
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response 221 of 563:
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Jan 26 16:34 UTC 2006 |
Rocks are aggregates of different ususally crystalline minerals. Minerals
each have a (nearly) unique chemical composition (and crystal form).
Rocks, being mixtures, do not.
("Rock" is a term also used informally or in some vernacular for largish
lumps of mineral mattter, or for gems, or as a synonym for "stone", or for
some types of music or the response to such music.)
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twenex
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response 222 of 563:
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Jan 26 16:37 UTC 2006 |
I don't know whether the fact that you set down that last bit apparently
WITHOUT irony is hilarious or scary.
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rcurl
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response 223 of 563:
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Jan 26 16:43 UTC 2006 |
Nothing is necessarily "apparent".
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tod
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response 224 of 563:
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Jan 26 17:19 UTC 2006 |
My mom is aparent
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kingjon
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response 225 of 563:
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Jan 26 17:26 UTC 2006 |
I took a geology/astronomy course my last year of high school (I had to take
*some* science course, and I couldn't get into physics because of scheduling
conflicts). It was much too easy (except for the part with the rock and mineral
identification, which I have *no* aptitude for).
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marcvh
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response 226 of 563:
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Jan 26 17:33 UTC 2006 |
There's some basis in truth for the characterization of "rocks for jocks",
alas.
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slynne
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response 227 of 563:
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Jan 26 18:06 UTC 2006 |
I am taking an online geography class. wooo.
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rcurl
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response 228 of 563:
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Jan 26 18:13 UTC 2006 |
U of M dissolved its Geography program many years ago. Many schools have -
despite the importance of geography in land use planning, geodesy, and
many other applications. Where are you taking the geography class?
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slynne
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response 229 of 563:
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Jan 26 18:18 UTC 2006 |
Eastern Michigan has it available as an online course.
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keesan
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response 230 of 563:
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Jan 27 05:10 UTC 2006 |
Is sandstone composed of more than one mineral? He thinks some rocks have
only one mineral in them.
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bru
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response 231 of 563:
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Jan 27 05:40 UTC 2006 |
sandstone is sedimentary rock.
Igneous is formed from lava
metamorphic is transformed by heat and pressure
sedimentary is laid down by deposits.
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jadecat
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response 232 of 563:
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Jan 27 14:02 UTC 2006 |
IHB- it's Friday. :)
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