Completely Random Thoughts

[The Lurker]

I've seen that happen before with authors on Amazon.

[The Lurker]

[Thrifty Version II]

Now someone make a coat out of Martin's chair from Frasier.

[LucasM]

If I hadn't been a Psychologist, I think I would have most liked to have been a 'lava chaser' photographer.  Always been fascinated by the stuff and just saw two episodes of the series Lava Chaser in 3D where the flowing, glowing rock really came alive.  Just beautiful.

Nothing funny here.  Just a comment.

[Thrifty Version II]

I've been eating slightly spoiled food because I'm too averse to throwing food away.

[RVR II]

I've been eating slightly spoiled food because I'm too averse to throwing food away.

[RVR II]

Feeling a bit of success (not so much in a WWOOO kind of way) as my brother in law's new American style sports bar and grill restaurant (Which we are also partnered with) is on it's way to becoming a quick success in Iguala, Mexico and finally I'm having success with Toyota getting them to honor their warranty for repairs to our 07 Sienna

[The Lurker]

[LucasM]

I've been eating slightly spoiled food because I'm too averse to throwing food away.

Please know that there are a number of microorganisms that live in 'past-its-prime' food that secrete poisons that are very dangerous to ingest.  For instance, many (most? all?) molds have microscopic 'tendrils' that they sink deep into whatever they are growing on, with those tendrils secreting poisonous substances into the food, and so simply scraping the visible mold off the surface of something does not make it safe to eat.

If the concern is for cost, consider the costs involved in going to an ER, being in intensive care, (or not surviving).  If the concern originates with the horrendous (but common) fear-mongering of parents who said things like, "there are starving children in [Africa/India/elsewhere], you'll eat what we have here", then ask yourself: if you were inviting one of those starving people to your house, would you feed them what you've already called "slightly spoiled" food?  Or would you feed them healthy food?  Don't you deserve the same consideration as you would give them?  [Rhetorical.]

[Mrs. Dick Courier]

True that.

When I was a teen my 12 year old cousin almost died from food poisoning.  Of course his mom couldn't be sure what did it but she did cook him expired eggs.  Not just a day or two expired either.  I think it was over a week.  I remember my mom being so angry at her for not getting Jay to the doctor sooner.

Jay survived, but he's been sickly ever since.  It was pretty bad.  He currently has kidney disease and is on a transplant list.  It could have nothing to do with it but I can't help but wonder.

[Thrifty Version II]

If the concern is for cost, consider the costs involved in going to an ER, being in intensive care, (or not surviving).

What is the cost of not surviving an illness or poisoning incident?

At any rate, I finished the last of it yesterday and I've felt fine.

[Thrifty Version II]

Some doofus in my PHP programming class said "I understand programming, I just can't do it."   I think he was trying to say that he understands concepts in theory but can't apply them in practice.  Total bullshit.  You don't understand programming if you can't write a program.  You don't understand any skill if you can't apply it.  It's like, I understand academically how a car starts, but I wouldn't know how to fix a car that doesn't start.

[eegah]

It took me about 13 years of professional programming experience before I realized that I hated it.

[Thrifty Version II]

By the halfway point of my final semester as a programming major, I realized that I understood programming, and completely hated it.

I still love it, but who knows?   That might change in the future.  It can be really frustrating at times, but overall I enjoy the process of building something and problem solving.

[MartyS (Gromit)]

Are clams really all that happy?