Twice on TV shows recently I've seen a woman stripping to try to seduce a man who didn't want to be seduced. In one case it worked, in one it didn't.
This brings up the question of willpower. This is mostly a question for guys - at what point would your determination not to have sex with an aquintance/friend crack if they were undressing in front of you in an attempt to get you into bed? Or do you have sufficient willpower (or a low enough sex drive) that you could say "no"?
I seem to recall the line "sex may not be the answer, but it raises some pretty good questions." This issue raises many questions that I'm not sure how to ask.
The social trappings of sex make life very complicated, don't they?
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Where are the flying cars?
Right here:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,479167,00.html
This is at least the 3rd flying car design I know of; the earliest one is in the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Another was buzzing around in the '90's; not sure what happened to it.
Even if the vehicle works, I'd expect some major hurdles in getting it licensed for public use.
Still, the dream of avioding rush hour snarls remains alive.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,479167,00.html
This is at least the 3rd flying car design I know of; the earliest one is in the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Another was buzzing around in the '90's; not sure what happened to it.
Even if the vehicle works, I'd expect some major hurdles in getting it licensed for public use.
Still, the dream of avioding rush hour snarls remains alive.
Boeing Layoffs
Boeing has announced that it will be cutting 4,500 jobs this year.
So after outsourcing has caused problems for every program they've used it on, they're reducing their internal workforce.
While they still have years of backlogged orders, they're reducing their workforce.
Am I the only one who this confuses?
Last year it didn't bother me that my retention rating had dipped to R3 (the lowest level) due to my promotion. Now I'm updating my resume. Yes, if Boeing honors its contract with SPEEA than the over 2,000 contractors on strength should go before they cut any union jobs (and good riddance, if that was all they were cutting IMO). But... Boeing wants to get rid of the unions, and it has violated contracts before. So I just don't know.
So after outsourcing has caused problems for every program they've used it on, they're reducing their internal workforce.
While they still have years of backlogged orders, they're reducing their workforce.
Am I the only one who this confuses?
Last year it didn't bother me that my retention rating had dipped to R3 (the lowest level) due to my promotion. Now I'm updating my resume. Yes, if Boeing honors its contract with SPEEA than the over 2,000 contractors on strength should go before they cut any union jobs (and good riddance, if that was all they were cutting IMO). But... Boeing wants to get rid of the unions, and it has violated contracts before. So I just don't know.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Recursive Dreams
Last night I had a dream about telling someone about the dream I had earlier last night.
Do you think I should tell them about it?
Do you think I should tell them about it?
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
I'm sorry, officer, I didn't know I was exceeding the speed limit...
... by 100,000 MPH.
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1870049,00.html?cnn=yes
The Solar System is not only faster than a speeding bullet, it is faster than we thought it was. Part of that is becuase the Milky Way is bigger than we thought it was. Lots bigger.
Well, it has been awhile since I posted last. Much has happened. I've killed myself without dying, been given a rock for Christmas, filed a police report, contemplated buying a motorcycle, hurt my back pushing cars and shoveling snow, recieved a family heirloom, tried going off my sleeping pills, seen Australia, been snowed in, played spin the Dreidel, been slushed in, put snow chains on my shopping list (despite never even considering having them while living in Boston and Pittsburgh), budgeted for the new year, dreamed many strange dreams, and decided that the full scientific name of my cat is Felis Domesticus Marmaladus Longus Roadblockus.
Hopefully I'll get back into the swing of posting. :-)
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1870049,00.html?cnn=yes
The Solar System is not only faster than a speeding bullet, it is faster than we thought it was. Part of that is becuase the Milky Way is bigger than we thought it was. Lots bigger.
Well, it has been awhile since I posted last. Much has happened. I've killed myself without dying, been given a rock for Christmas, filed a police report, contemplated buying a motorcycle, hurt my back pushing cars and shoveling snow, recieved a family heirloom, tried going off my sleeping pills, seen Australia, been snowed in, played spin the Dreidel, been slushed in, put snow chains on my shopping list (despite never even considering having them while living in Boston and Pittsburgh), budgeted for the new year, dreamed many strange dreams, and decided that the full scientific name of my cat is Felis Domesticus Marmaladus Longus Roadblockus.
Hopefully I'll get back into the swing of posting. :-)
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