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Which man exits the elevator first?

Started this discussion. Last reply by David F. Dec 17, 2012. 28 Replies

I'm just curious: How do men figure out who exits the elevator before the other(s)?It's rare that there are 2 women exiting at the same floor in my building, so I just take the prerogative and go…Continue

An academic look at trolling

Started this discussion. Last reply by StaggerLee Oct 18, 2012. 14 Replies

I think this is useful:…Continue

Mostly just for fun: Compile my wedding reception playlist

Started this discussion. Last reply by Margie Aug 7, 2012. 28 Replies

While my fiance and I in theory want a "traditional" wedding reception with dancing, we kind of have a mental block on what music we should play. We're also not sure we want to hire a DJ when music…Continue

Offended to attend a "fake" wedding?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Liam S. Oct 16, 2012. 90 Replies

Does it, or would it, offend you to be invited/attend a marriage ceremony that was not recognized by the civil government because a civil marriage ceremony had taken place earlier, or was scheduled…Continue

 

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Rebekah replied to Ryan Matthew Southerland's discussion Texas Barber Shops in Jeopardy?
"If you know the difference between "congress" and "legislature," you may also be able to find information about legislation: http://www.texasbarber.com/ Generally, licensing systems protect existing professionals against…"
Thursday
Rebekah replied to Silviu Ilyevich Tulbya's discussion My Twenties
"Most schools have some (relatively) small budget for faculty to host students. In my experience, these budgets are never used up because both sides are shy. At my tiny college, the money went to faculty hosting students in faculty's homes. At…"
Thursday
Rebekah replied to Silviu Ilyevich Tulbya's discussion My Twenties
"I met my husband on the subway. We were both engaging in our favorite hobby - reading classical philosophy. My whole undergraduate program was philosophy, so I can't really say the hobby found me, but I've stuck with it more than my…"
Thursday
Rebekah replied to Silviu Ilyevich Tulbya's discussion My Twenties
"1. I can relate to the feelings you express about being an outsider. I never made friends easily. I don't have the out-going personality favored in the US, especially among young adults. I was often overlooked for parties - not, I don't…"
Thursday
Rebekah replied to James Head's discussion Women, my curse!
"I talked about your situation with my husband. We both agree that if your goal is consistent sex at minimal expenditure, you should get married. We disagreed on what kind of woman, though. I think you should do what my husband did and marry a career…"
Thursday
Rebekah replied to Larry's discussion Do you love your Christian brothers? in the group Christian Men
"The side-track reminds me of something my father, whose name begins with L, once experienced. At our parish, Communion was usually distributed by saying the communicant's name - "Rebekah, receive the Body..." Except Dad was new, so…"
Wednesday
Rebekah replied to James Head's discussion Women, my curse!
"This reminds me of something I was reading in Graeber's "Debt" this morning. In the 19th century, European explorers would provide free medical aid to sick Africans, then the Africans would demand presents. The Europeans would get…"
Wednesday
Rebekah replied to Beowulf87's discussion Not looking for pickup lines, but....
"Going back to Danger's original comment, I'll state generally that sexual incompatibility can come in varying degrees and can have a biological basis. These biological bases may be mechanical or chemical or some combination. They can…"
Wednesday
Rebekah replied to Beowulf87's discussion Not looking for pickup lines, but....
""Either the one is likely repulsed by all sexuality, or the other has a narrow and depraved sexuality." To argue this, I think you have to include premises foreign to Aquinas, such as a Freudian subconscious. Otherwise, how to explain…"
Wednesday
Rebekah replied to Beowulf87's discussion Not looking for pickup lines, but....
"I wonder which of us has more experience on that issue... I know in my experience the work is not always together."
Tuesday
Rebekah replied to Beowulf87's discussion Not looking for pickup lines, but....
"You can't just assume the other spouse knows you want a certain activity more than others [but how do you know what you want if you waited?]; you have to talk about it and work things out. [which can be literally 2 different activities] A…"
Tuesday
Rebekah replied to Vince's discussion I am looking for books on pratical wisdom
"+1"
Tuesday
Rebekah replied to Beowulf87's discussion Not looking for pickup lines, but.... in the group Christian Men
"The early meet-the-parents is one of my chief beefs with Harris' ideas on a practical level. For his plan to work out, it requires the boy and the girl to be familiar with his concepts and like them - and for at least her parents to be, too. I…"
Tuesday
Rebekah replied to Beowulf87's discussion Not looking for pickup lines, but.... in the group Christian Men
"And if damsels really are in distress...? [He doesn't put it that way, but it is a premise of at least the first book. Male headship, etc.]"
Tuesday
Rebekah added a discussion to the group Latin
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Abelard

Anyone studied him? My husband is reading his autobiography in English. A couple scenes turn on puns (of a kind) based on the Quincunque vult:http://www.todayscatholicworld.com/athanasian-creed.htmMy mentor in college studied Abelard. I understand he was kind of the founder of the scholastic method, wrote the Sentences, which became the basic text for scholastic commentary, and maybe the first Summa.See More
Monday
Rebekah replied to Vytautas's discussion Favorite Author in the group Latin
"I've certainly read more Aquinas than any one else (in Latin). My Latin isn't really good enough to go, "Oh, this is beautiful." I do delight in finding constructions in Cicero straight out of Wheelock (with the full realization…"
Monday

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Interests
Anglican liturgics, enforcement of judgments, baking, Latin
Books
Books I'll admit to having read in the last 6 months, or am presently reading: 1928 Book of Common Prayer, 1940 Hymnal, Anglican Missal (People's Edition), De Rerum Natura, The American Way of Eating, Far From the Tree
Movies
It's a Wonderful Life, Casablanca, Master and Commander, Shawshank Redemption, Winnie the Pooh and the Search for Christopher Robin, Amazing Grace, Anatomy of a Murder, Adam's Rib
Music
past favorite composers: Byrd, Tallis, Gibbons, Handel, Haydn, Bach, and Mozart
Also, John Rutter and Vaughn Williams
Quote
Recover all thy sigh-blown age
On double pleasures: leave thy cold dispute
Of what is fit, and not.

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Mental health and guns (Can't get into TGD)

Posted on December 17, 2012 at 2:43pm 0 Comments

I had something long on why mental health screenings for gun purchasers will never work, but I see TGD doesn't understand mental healthcare to begin with.

Though mental illnesses are more treatable than the most feared bodily illnesses, and kill just as many people, and certainly have more sufferers, they are handled differently and less by our "healthcare system."

What really gets my goat are the financial disincentives for seeking treatment. I have heard (pre-Obamacare)…

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This went nowhere.

Posted on July 26, 2012 at 9:28pm 11 Comments

It is true that libraries are a public benefit the government is not obligated to provide, just like fireworks displays and hiking trails. But once the government chooses to provide a public benefit, there are limits on how it can restrict use of that public benefit. 

Speech is not food. We have excellent medical, scientific, and legal definitions of food. The various welfare programs remain fairly hands-off about making sure benefits are only used to buy "good food." They do not, for…

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Engagement Story (someone asked)

Posted on July 20, 2012 at 5:41pm 2 Comments

It was all very quiet and calm. Wednesday is our usual mid-week date night. [Medium] met Rebekah at her place after work Wednesday, July 13, 2010, with yellow Asiatic lilies. Rebekah put them in the sake bottle he got her at a garage sale St. Valentine's Day weekend. Then he said he had another present for her. He pulled out a little red box and said, "I wanted to give you this and ask you to marry me." She said Yes.…

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Medical instruments in vaginas

Posted on June 15, 2012 at 1:34pm 11 Comments

Over in the Great Debate, I see you're talking about whether "vagina" is a proper word for formal discourse, i.e., the Wisconsin legislature. As a medical term, I agree with the consensus there that it is a proper term. It could even be a required term for certain kinds of legislation. Penal codes, for example, often define rape as any penetration of the vagina without consent. This is to change the law from older definitions, when there had to be "forcible" or "violent" penetration, or…

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At 8:59pm on August 5, 2012, Michael D. Denny said…

To be fair, that is pretty impressive for a pump house. 

At 9:01pm on September 16, 2011, Michael D. Denny said…
Not cold enough ere for them yet. Though today we are experiencing a cold snap. High about 70.
At 10:10pm on April 7, 2011, Kevin Collier said…
Possibly put the material in your checked luggage.
At 8:17pm on April 6, 2011, Kevin Collier said…
Hi Rebekah, on the "safety" issue, TSA would be allowed broad discretion in looking for contraband. If traveling with the hypothetical gold chain, I can see them arguing that it is privileged, but still would have to be "documented" for Custom's purposes.
At 3:48pm on March 23, 2011, Jack Neulist said…
Tommy's. It was on Van Allen (I think), across the street (north corner) from the Cathedral Hill Hotel.
At 12:41am on January 21, 2011, Michael D. Denny said…
Thank you Rebekah!
At 4:25pm on November 22, 2010, Michael Davis said…
Hope you don't mind my asking but where did you go to grad school? I'm trying to figure out where to take my lib arts degree next. Also, did you go to TAC?
At 10:18pm on November 19, 2010, Michael D. Denny said…
There. Better?
At 2:41pm on November 17, 2010, John Clanton said…
Thankfully, mom isn't a big flower fan. Also, I'm not a huge rose fan. Hopefully when I get back, the lady (whoever she is) will like something other than roses. My ex loved Gerber daisies.
At 9:44am on November 17, 2010, John Clanton said…
Oh... well then. Good choice.
 
 
 

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