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Nice work, Freddy, that's huge! The idea that you are at least partially prompted to do this for your kid is awesome. I think shedding fears so that you can be more available to the people you love is excellent. I have been a bit lazy with that. I…
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Oh, and @kdawg, I was not planning on watching the Interview. Let's just say a MENTOR (as in older friend in town who's name starts with a B) told us it was funny and that was all I needed to be convinced to watch it. I'd say the first ten minutes…
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I just watched an interview (in French) with Cabu (one of the cartoonists killed today, the one I like) from 2007 and listening to him explain his need to hit that nerve has convinced me that they were honestly trying to get things moving in a posit…
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I like that Will Self quote, it summarizes well the way I felt about the prophet cartoons, until today. Today my feelings have changed, slightly. I was just thinking of the movie "The Interview". When I first heard about that movie coming out I w…
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I think both the lunatic and the fundamentalists are scary when they are lethal. But ideally, our society should be able to support the lunatic, should be able to prevent a mentally ill person from killing people out of alienation, and also be able…
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@FaceTweetPlus What you say is true. I am scared of the way cops treat African-Americans in this country, scared of school shootings, or any shootings, really... But I really meant to start a thread about "fundamentalism" rather than "fear" becau…
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I was joey, then waldo, now joey again.
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I don't know what would specifically make it "grody" but I am bummed out by the concept of automatic machines taking away people's jobs. I am just that extreme of a guy.
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Eek. I would also nominate this detached retina scenario. Anything happening into an eyeball sounds awful to me, too. Probably to most other people. I forgot about one major debilitating thing I have: FEAR OF BLOOD. I don't know how I could possi…
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This sounds absolutely fascinating to me and I would love to read more about it! I have a young friend who is also terrified of needles, to the point that she will pass out at the hospital if they try to pull one out for any type of medical procedu…
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Also, the idea that we should just not be scared and wrap our minds around new technological upgrades is ridiculous to me. It should be the other way around, technology should be there to simplify our lives and serve us.
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Mike, you talk about "fear" a lot. I sort of see it a different way. Sure, I can be "afraid" of technology sometimes, but mostly that "fear" is based on noticing social patterns and "fearing" what freedom I am going to be expected to give up next. …
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Yes, what is wrong with me? I look at a screen so much of the day these days, it is embarrassing. But only when I am home. When I am out of the house I have no screen to look at... I have to read a MAGAZINE or a BOOK or something. Or look out t…
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Great examples of dumb technology: Those stupid sinks at the airport (and now in many other public spaces) where you have to wave your hand to make the water come out (try brushing your teeth in one of those, it's pretty annoying). And then wave y…
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@Bob Good on you! I wrote similar messages when I stopped drawing for Vice magazine (when I was very very young) and when I cancelled my Audible membership (because they are an Amazon company). Do you feel a bit scared that your words will inspire…
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@UncleBoatShoes2011 I am pretty out of it these days and I kept reading "Praying for UFO".
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@kdawg: exactly. I think of the socially/environmentally conscious trends which have happened in my lifetime. They do not make me hopeful in the sense that stuff often moves SOOO SLOOOWLY in the "right" direction and SO FAST in the shitty directio…
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I pretty much hate Paul. I watched the George Harrison documentary recently and it made me realize that I might hate all of the Beatles except for Ringo, it seems like with Ringo what you see is what you get (a fun guy who smokes and wears many ring…
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@Dale: I don't know... I think it's true that it's important to remember that everything is interwoven, but at a certain point you need to start fixing SOME THINGS. It's too easy to walk by what you know is wrong and think "Well, I'm not fixing t…
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This is a cool conversation! The way I see it: You can change little things. You can pay attention to the things you hate and try to phase them out of your life as much as you can. For some people that means not eating meat, for others not having…
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And @the_owls YES, CIDER! (Really, I drink like one small glass of nog, but I can do gallons of cider. I hope somebody around here has a cider press soon.)
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@Major_Briggs: I think most places wait until it is officially November before ordering in fake nog. I always see the real stuff out there way ahead of Thanksgiving, and I make jokes, but in our case we are so close to the border that I think our s…
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CANADA PROBABLY HAS NOG FOR YOU. AS A CANADIAN I HAVE ALREADY HAD ALL OF THANKSGIVING. YOU NEED A COLD PLACE TO JUSTIFY NOG. CANADA IS PRETTY COLD.
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I HAD IT! I HAD NOG! IT'S IN MY FRIDGE NOW! (don't know how to post pictures) DARN! (and it is good nog, not shitty nog)
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Anacortes nog forecast (from Twin Brook Creamery): "We will have eggnog going in to stores as early as Tuesday, October 7. Each store will decide when they want to start handling it, we just inform them when they can start receiving it. Hopefully o…
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I PUT CINNAMON IN EVERYTHING! (not really, just my morning oatmeal) THE OTHER DAY I WAS LOOKING FOR NOG AT THE STORE TO PUT IN MY FRIENDS'S FRIDGE WHILE THEY WERE AWAY, BUT NO NOG. I WANTED TO WELCOME THEM WITH FALL! CANADIAN THANKSGIVING IS SO SO…
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Oh oh oh and Something else that I can say without launching into a long rant about social media is that they seem to really deteriorate reading and listening comprehension for many peeps. Our overwhelming means of communication makes us worse com…
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@Zuck - I am usually one known for focusing on the negative aspects of living I don't like. It is very difficult for me to see/feel a thing which outrages me and let go of that feeling. That said, I think I can take a deep breath and say with a cl…
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oh no What I have done? I will probably get hate mail for convincing YoursTruly to limit her online presence. She is clearly one of the best of the internet and I have made her even less available... I will stay offline the rest of today and not…
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Hi! I sort of went off-line for a while earlier this year. It felt amazing and surprisingly easy, I didn't have FOMO because I had no idea what was going on and I was only devoting like one hour a week to answering important emails and posting stam…