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posted September 09, 2004 03:22 PM
 
I'm glad I have you guys to work stuff out with. 
And now - let's take some time out for uselss information - *trombone section starts up*
From the "Dictionary of the Future" ::: "Elderotica - erotica for senior citizens. [ I thought erotica was 'ageless' ]
Abzyme - enzymes that have certain properties of antibodies.
Genetocracy - the new genetic aristocracy; see also genetrification.
Free-Range Children - 21st century kids who are raised in the spirit of an earlier era. [ I have no idea what in the hell she means but it's making me hungry  ]
Fight Chat - family counselors will soon discover the internet as marriage therapy for feuding couples and have them fight via IM or IRC. [ Yeah, if you can't communicate in person the internet via IRC will make it MUCH better! The first rule of about Fight Chat is that we don't talk about Fight Chat! ]
National Parent Permits - A movement will emerge to assure [sic] that parents are prepared, educated and capable of bringing up healthy and productive children. Major manufacturers and service providers will give discounts and special benefits to those with permits. [ Not a bad idea but I suspect she's never been in a room full of parents and mentioned this idea...she's still alive. ]
Telesprawl - Urban sprawl created by telecommuting workers.
Permalance - the merger of permanent and freelance in the new economy.
CoHo - short for corporate home office.
Groligarchy - describes the concentration of agriculture and food-production power in the hands of a few agribusiness giants; see also foodopoly.
Karaoke Managers - a style of lip-synch management where you mouth the buzzwords and platitudes of your superiors.
Bachelor Herds - in societies where wealthy older men are allowed to acquire young new wives, the result is herds of angry young single men.
Authethnic - Cultural expressions of all kinds that are unadulterated and unmodified by the American homogenization process.
BABOONS - baby boomer. no savings. [ brilliant word ]
Wired to Failure - the unintended result of Internet access in the majority of American Classroom; see also Empty Luggage Syndrome.
IMB - A coming acronym for "I mean business". When consumers choose the most industrial-strength option when a far more modest solution will do.
Orthorexia - an unhealthy obsession with eating healthy and avoiding even the slightest bit of fat, preservatives or salt.
Camoflanguage - language that seeks to hide rather than illuminate.
Sarchasm - the gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the recipient who doesn't get it.
Unobtanium - a combination of 'unobtainable' and 'titanium'. [ cute ]
Burn - your available cash.
Stegotext - ordinary looking text carrying encoded information.
Netlag - dissociation that comes from spending so much time on-line that we expect the rest of life to keep pace.
Wristicuffs - fighting via email.
BuySexuals - describes those who cross-shop at status stores and Wal-Mart.
Infophobia - a psychological problem marked by the fear of being uninformed.
Carcoon - cars are becoming cocoons of their own.
SHUV - an accident caused by a SUV.
10 Dec 2001 at 18:12, Helsinki." IP: Logged |
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posted September 09, 2004 03:53 PM
I think the Mercurial Planets are the most "Infophobic" - Like Aquarius, Gemini & Virgo. I say Aquarius even though it's not ruled by Mercury because they are so electrical.IP: Logged |
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posted September 09, 2004 04:08 PM
I'm going to go vomit. They just said a recognizance plane just measured winds in Hurricane Ivan just 60 feet above sea level is "... in excess of 200 mph ..."If I were anymore south than Orlando, I'd high-tail it outta there. I'd high-tail it now because it's supposed to be here in Orlando Monday night/Tuesday morning, probably in the dark. IP: Logged |
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posted September 09, 2004 04:18 PM
I am nervous, but I am confident that my roof will hold up. No one around here is taking down their boarding or shutters. Me too. Why?Some of the newer structures & homes around me had "some" roof damage, some more than others. NO ONE in my "structure age group" in this division had any roof damage whatsoever. This is key. If you see roof damage, check for indoor leaking. If there is no #4, then maybe I'll get a chance to just have the roof looked at and checked for attachment loosening's, etc. I've still got my wood fence reinforced with rope, and I must say, I looked at it today and was proud. Capt'n Spunky continues to improve each day, which is the best news, not one step back yet, so he's a little happier about himself. We don't call him Spunky for nothing. And I don't know... it's good to have you all around. This is a scary scenario for anyone, whether you are viewing from afar, or from right here. This is a Category 5 right now. So in a way, this is the most dangerous of the three. I say in a way because I already said if I lived south of Orlando - I'd high-tail it right now. As in right this second. More specifically because evacuations have already begun. IP: Logged |
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posted September 09, 2004 04:49 PM
aj - Geez, I know. I saw that they're already calling for evacs from FLA.
That's nuts.
This hurricane is nuts - supposed to go up the West Coast and hit the Gulf States, right?Now I guess I have something to worry about.
We were clipped by the Western side of Frances and just got a wind-driven heavy mist for two days. IP: Logged |
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posted September 09, 2004 07:19 PM
Dear Mssr West Coast of Africa,This is RIDICULOUS! ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! What in the world has Florida done that's so awful that we're getting a triple whammy? We haven't really gotten a major storm here since Andrew, and this year we're getting THREE from you? I am NOT amused, Mssr West Coast of Africa, I am NOT amused. Sincerely, Everlong I don't wanna go back to my great aunt's house =(. I will die of boredom. That is, if I don't get killed, because holy potatoes. 200 MPH? And I live in Fort Lauderdale? You can't shutter up big fourth story windows, especially so when you just live with your grandma? Will have to go back to great aunt's house and my mind will implode? My Gemini Asc can't handle all of this cabin fever, ARRR! Oh my God. I haven't seen the news at all. I assumed that the hurricane wasn't going to hit us at all since it was way down by Venezuela on Tuesday. And today everyone at school is talking about it, and they tell me there's an evacuation for the Keys? ------------------
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posted September 09, 2004 10:01 PM
The way I'm handling this one is to just not watch the news. When it's Saturday night or so, I'll see what's happening, but remember what happened with hurricane #1. The most dangerous thing about a hurricane is its unpredictability.This could go anywhere right now. So... But what to learn from the last two? Prepare as soon as possible, then stay off the roads. IP: Logged |
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posted September 10, 2004 11:14 PM
Everlong -If you want to track your way up here to my place, let me know. I have a big sofa bed in the living room. How old are you? Just want to make sure. I'm always having trouble remembering everyone's info. But I'm in between Orlando & Sandford if you look at a map. You would take either Turnpike, I-95 or I-4. And when you go past Disney, you'd have a few more options the rest of the way, but it's way north of Kissimmee which is very important. Just plan it out with minimum complications, and I'm fine with it. I have to stay home to look after Capt'n Spunky, so, it will be a peaceful (as possible) vibe in here. But let me know as soon as you can. I'd leave now if I were you. Think of your plans after the storm passes here too, you may have trouble getting out for 24 hours if there is a curfew. I mean, if you can outrun the police. IP: Logged |
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posted September 11, 2004 12:15 AM
It's really interesting, I had to go to the store one last time, a small local store, and everyone's sense of humor was at an all time high. I loved it. Hey, look at me. I'm the star of the store today. Everyone's laughing at all my jokes. I love hurricanes.hee hee No, it's just after a while you just throw everything up in the air and go - whatever - because it seems, YOU are not in control here. Does anyone remember the movie (I meant to ask earlier) "What's Up Doc?" made in 1971...
It's one of the few video's (yeah, I'm not up to speed with DVD's yet), that I own. That movie just cracks me up. Someone young watching it, and they don't get the humor. It's sobering. Anyways... ... that scene where the VW Bug is getting chased by two cars (like old Impala's or something), and runs over the fresh cement work this guy did by hand with one of those flat things? And then he'd start all over again, making this driveway he's sculpting as smooth as possible. And then the car chase has gone around in a circle yet one more time, and again, all three cars ruin this craftsman's work. He looses it, and starts jumping up and down on his fresh cement. That would sum up what people are feeling in the best way. If you see that scene. Well, I can't think of the movie in general without cracking up. With a young CUTIE Ryan O'Neil playing a nerd you wanna just -  IP: Logged |
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posted September 13, 2004 12:42 AM
Didn't I say it? - Prepare and then don't watch TV......Only thing is, it's heading towards Prox & Family. It could still slam into Florida, it's too early. Just have to be prepared. With so much humidity and mosquitos right now, no one has bothered to take down their boarding or shutters. Hee hee... I'll watch the news every two days, just to see the satellite photos, make my own prediction, and then turn the TV off... Basically ... We were expecting it here Saturday, and now they are saying Tuesday. Schools around here closed down on Friday. We thought it would be gone by now. Oh, and with all the Virgo transits happening to everyone right now.... you can only imagine... IP: Logged |
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posted September 13, 2004 11:13 PM
Yeah, Jase's on TDY up in Huntsville until Wednesday or Thursday for a sleep study payed for by Uncle Sam, so by the time he can drive back it may be too late to do so safely. He'll either hunker down there upstate or brave the approaching wind and rain to get back here. If it looks as if the drive will be rough, I'd rather he do the former - he drives a '64 Comet...not exactly the safest thing during a storm like this, excepting the fact that it's heavy as heck.As for Meg and me, we'll see how the path goes. If it looks like it'll have a good deal of land to pass or like it'll graze us, we're here. If Ivan decides to plow through the Pandhandle and into UCLA (the Upper Corner of Lower Alabama), we've some family friends a day's drive in South Carolina who've offered us shelter for the duration. We'll just see how he blows... 
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posted September 13, 2004 11:28 PM
Heck, looking at that, it seems like we may be getting some of his clouds starting tomorrow.IP: Logged |
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posted September 14, 2004 12:04 AM
Well, that's the thing. No matter where it goes, someone is going to be affected. Now remember, this is probably going to be a stronger storm, with hurricane winds extending out perhaps 100 miles. Don't get on the street in the storm. Please. All it takes is for one stop sign to get blown down, or one traffic signal out ... we had so many accidents out here, and trees falling across roads and crushing cars.This is a Category 5, 160 mph. No matter what they are saying, it could STILL slam into Orlando. Category 5 is "catastrophic damage" (I'm sure you know) - so - if I were you, and I'm not, but if I was, I would be preparing no later than right now. Please be careful. IP: Logged |
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posted September 14, 2004 12:11 AM
BTW - just reminding that even if the weather report says "Sustain Hurricane Winds of 160 mph" - the wind GUSTS will be as high as 200 mph. It only takes one.IP: Logged |
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posted September 14, 2004 09:17 AM
It's weakened a bit down to a 4 (for now) because of strong Westerly winds and dry high-altitude air, but looks like it's going to hit to the West of us...
if that's the case, the eye'll have more land to traverse before it gets to us, but we'll also get the brunt of the stronger north-easterly side. Hurricane-force winds extend 100 miles out on all sides from the eyewall.
My mother-in-law just called to remind me to fill up my gas tank and withdraw a couple hundred dollars from the bank earlier rather than later today and she expressed her concern over the possibility of tornados spawning.We'll see what happens... IP: Logged |
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posted September 14, 2004 10:45 AM
Looks like we'll be driving up to Huntsville, too.
We'll either get a hotel room, stay w/ Jase's friend up there, or see if we can get a room in guest quarters at Redstone.IP: Logged |
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posted September 14, 2004 01:03 PM
OK - I'm glad you're headed towards safer lands.IP: Logged |
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posted September 14, 2004 04:24 PM
OK - we still expect rain and wind here in Central Florida, and it's like we are holding our breath over here so maybe the hurricane won't notice us. But reality is, it can change it's mind (which is why they started naming hurricanes after women only - it's our perogative - but was no longer politically correct - so we have unisexual hurricanes - I wonder if we go back to naming them only after women, if the hurricanes will stop being mad at us and go away).Prayers to everyone, and for everyone's safety.  Hurricane Ivan Sept 14.04 IP: Logged |
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posted September 14, 2004 09:40 PM
I'm home free! Or atleast, you know, I feel that way since I haven't watched the news at all in a week. Very liberating.Thanks for the offer astro, that's very kind of you, but it goes along with hurricane tradition that my whole family panics and you know, panicness makes people come together? I don't know, I always end up staying with my great aunt or second cousin =). Does anyone here read the Miami Herald? Dave Barry's column today was v. funny. ------------------
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posted September 14, 2004 11:07 PM
Have you read any of his fiction?Oh... You have one of THOSE families... hee hee - well ok - if it's tradition ... IP: Logged |
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posted September 14, 2004 11:39 PM
Nope, I just actually heard of him when we started getting the Herald a short while ago. I love his column though, great stuff! What books has he written? You know, am still going to go to amazon.com after I type this to find out for myself- but yeah, are they good ?------------------
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posted September 15, 2004 12:00 AM
I skipped through one of them and it caught my eye. I write fiction, so I very very rarely read fiction for anything other than breaking it apart and studying it!IP: Logged |
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posted September 15, 2004 01:31 AM
Well, I just read one of his articles about "... germs disguised as producers of "reality" television. ..."
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posted September 15, 2004 08:19 AM
Prox -Are you able to post to us? Can you believe there's another hurricane after this one? Hurricane Jeanne. Hope everything is OK. .gloria ------------------
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posted September 15, 2004 01:12 PM
Heya  I'm up at Redstone Arsenal now writing to you from the library - it's actually stunningly pretty, for a military post, with lots of grand old trees. Huntsville isn't bad shakes, either. The weather's beautiful up here (in the 70s and sunny), though they're expecting tropical storm force winds to start up tonight and run through Thursday and maybe Friday...better than Cat 3 or 4 winds, anyway.
The power's apparently already out back at Ft Rucker. I unplugged everything but the fridge and one telephone/answering machine before I left, but when my Grandmother called to try to get ahold of me, she got no answer. As we left, my neighbor's said that they were going, too; and as I drove up I-65 every third car or so was from Florida. I've no doubt that the panhandle and southern Alabama/Miss are in for a rough ride. Well, I better get off - Meg's in a Baby Bjorn and is starting to get restless (attracting the attention of others trying to use the library in peace). Be safe, everyone. IP: Logged | |
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