7020 - I have two powerful turbine engines.

[scottobear]

It can take just one good thing to cancel out a dozen bad things. In my little universe, anyhow.

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Random Scotto factoid: I actually like Puddle of Mudd. So sue me.

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The flux of fortune seems to be going more my way with the full beard. I'm getting better luck, people all around me are having worse fortune.

A superstitious person might see some sort of correlation.

I am a man of science.

But I'm keeping the beard.

For Now.

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Seventeen people have been arrested as agents dismantled two well-known Central Florida heroin trafficking organizations. The arrests were part of Operation Moto Soto, a joint investigative effort with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Heroin Task Force.

The organizations had been operating in Central Florida for a number of years and had a combined control of an estimated 25 percent of the street level heroin distribution in the east Orange County area. The rings distributed more than two kilos of heroin per month, enough for approximately 20,000 doses of the drug.

More than 40 agents representing numerous local, state, and federal agencies apprehended 18 defendants, including all of the top figures in the organizations. Additionally, more than $100,000 in assets was seized during the operation and is pending forfeiture.

Operation Moto Soto included the cooperation of agents with the DEA, Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, and FDLE.

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Oh, I made a mistake! It's Melissa, not Alyssa! No wonder she was confused. D'oh.

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Only about a third of Americans believe that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is a scientific theory that has been well supported by the evidence, while just as many say that it is just one of many theories and has not been supported by the evidence. The rest say they don't know enough to say. Forty-five percent of Americans also believe that God created human beings pretty much in their present form about 10,000 years ago. A third of Americans are biblical literalists who believe that the Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.

I tell you, dear journal, that the more I think things are, the less so they become. I thought that there was a firm majority in one of those camps.

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I'm a googlewhack - In my Email this Morning:

Subject: Indoctrimat: Googlewhack

Scotto,

Just thought you'd like to know, you're officially a googlewhack. Trying anything to avoid work, I typed "Scotsmen Bosons" into the world's favourite search engine and hoopla - you are the one and only.

I'd make you a badge or a plaque to commemorate, but let's face it, everyone will be jumping on the bandwagon now.

Love the Bill Hicks quote on your bio.

Have fun,

Brian...

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1 year ago Whatever comes to mind, kid memory, cent sign, elephants

2 years ago - Mayah's Birthday with pics, mage knight, cosplayers, Newtpics, ACCExpo, Lemmiwinks song

3 years ago - Superpowers, assoil, holiday icon musing

4 years ago - Golden Rice, survey, myths over Miami

Comments

[i.livejournal.com]

it was 12,000 years ago and it wasn't god, it was horny alien spacemen and willing ape girls!

[rejectomorph]

It looks as though I'm getting close to being a googlewhack. I am first of thirteen results for pendulous woodwinds.

Of course, in a few days, this comment will show up there, and there will be fourteen results. Damn! I've foiled myself!

But then, I might be even closer with some other word combinations I've not tested. Some of my entries have some rarely-used words in them. How likely is it that someone will combine those words in a search, though? Not very, I suspect.

[juliabee.livejournal.com]

Re the beginning:

Until someone out there has the ability show me 150% undeniable proof, then, I can't say where we came from.
Though..science seems much more plausible to me than anything else, I have to chuckle when I see people debating in anger over it.

If I had to answer because my fingernails were about to be tortured with bamboo shoots, I would have guessed the evolution theory as the majority belief. What do you think?

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

heh.. I'm with you, sister. I want someone to show me, with reproducable results.

I'd have thought that the majority was at "they don't know enough to say" slavish devotion to a theory, be it theological or secular in origin is sort of weird.... I'm a "do the research, and see what sticks".

[juliabee.livejournal.com]

"they don't know enough to say"

I should be embarrased your guess didn't come to mind -- even though that's very much the way I personally think.

During the elction craziness, I wondered how so many people were SURE of the outcome, and then scratching their heads on 11/3. I don't buy the hey-day that the media is having by stating it was about moral values and religion. People seem to be falling for it though. So many people don't believe anything else the media states..but they believe the moral value thing from the media.

Holy cow..it just started hailing outside in a massive way...so excited...going to check it out!! :))

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

You and your pierced earlobes, for hanging clarinets!

eep! I unwhacked myself with my journal entry! egads!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

yum! Mars needs women!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

It surprises me a lot how many people "know" things... I'm guilty of it, too.

I was shocked at who won the election too... the way the majority of the media and people I talked to saw it, Kerry was going to take it. Of course, I was shocked that so few young'n's voted, too... that'll teach me to think that MTV advertising actually might work.

I have my doubts about it being all about gay marriage, too... I mean, both candidates made a point of saying that it was a no go, pretty much.

Most mass-media, to my mind is mostly about entertainment, not news. Pro wrestling.

Woo! Hail! Take Pictures!

[watermelonpunch.livejournal.com]

I voted based on my moral values and spiritual/religious beliefs.

[watermelonpunch.livejournal.com]

Genetics. They've already produced reproducable results with genetic research. Just google up some genetic studies on fruit flies.
Research has already been done.
In science "theory" often refers to evidential "facts", they are not, as most people seem to think, contradictory terms.

[watermelonpunch.livejournal.com]

But don't you know, dinosaur bones were placed in the ground, by god, specifically in order to see who gets tricked - ferret out those non-believers! ;)

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

That dang Debbil!! I mean God!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

The nice thing about theories is that they can be updated as more information appears.

I certainly agree that mutation and genetics has been nicely proofed... but therories of micro and macro evolution vary, and have different amounts of good reproducable results to back it up.

[watermelonpunch.livejournal.com]

Very good "ordinary person" explanation of scientific terms...

http://wilstar.com/theories.htm

A theory is like the automobile. Components of it can be changed or improved upon, without changing the overall truth of the theory as a whole.

So that "nice thing" you're asserting means little in a scientific argument, I'm afraid.

Of course I think it's fine for anybody to believe whatever they want. But you can't dress beliefs up as science.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I believe that I hear what you're saying, but you may be misunderstanding my assertion about theory.

I was trying to make a point that I like the scientific method better than most others, because it allows for acceptance of new information.

[juliabee.livejournal.com]

That's both good and fine. That's not what I'm saying. There are a LARGE group of us who voted based on national security. They're forgetting us, and placing it all on moral values.

[watermelonpunch.livejournal.com]

You have no moral values regarding national security?

I find that rather hard to believe, considering you consider it a major issue to vote upon, it must mean a lot in your values system.
Unless of course you voted regardless of, or even in spite of, your own moral values, and put other motivations above morality in your priority list?

But believe me, I understand your position. I'm trying to make a point.
They seem to be asserting that people like me, who voted for who I voted for, did not vote based on moral values. And I did! I voted based upon my most fervent of moral values and spiritual beliefs. And I didn't vote for the candidate the media claims won "morality votes"... I voted based on nothing else BUT spiritual and moral beliefs!

It is, indeed, frustrating to be forgotten.

But they're forgetting a heck of a lot of people.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to put words in anybody else's mouth, but then I think what was meant by JB referring to moral values was rules controlling how an individual act, rather than the country or its armies act.

[juliabee.livejournal.com]

You entered a conversation between Scott & I, to tell me what you based your vote on.   Maybe, out of the blue, you simply wanted to let me know how you voted as a conversation starter.   Maybe you assumed I didn't know there are people who voted in the same fashion you did.   Could be a myriad of reasons.   Doesn't matter.   Had you, a stranger, entered the same conversation in person, with your same comment, it mostly likely would have elicited an "Um, okay...great!" response.   Your comment did not fit into the context of the conversation.


{"You have no moral values regarding national security? I find that rather hard to believe, considering you consider it a major issue to vote upon, it must mean a lot in your values system. Unless of course you voted regardless of, or even in spite of, your own moral values, and put other motivations above morality in your priority list?"}


C'mon.   Getting silly with that question and your following statements.   You should find it hard to believe, because you have let your mind make assumptions based on a lack of information.


{"I'm trying to make a point."}

Why try to make a point based on a lack of information?   You're not getting what I was talking about with Scott who knows where I'm coming from in regards to a great many things, including politics.   Scott knows me in a way that you, a stranger, does not.   Because you are a stranger, you will have questions, and from what we've seen here - assumptions - based on a lack of background knowledge.


{"It is, indeed, frustrating to be forgotten."}

In other circumstances it can be.   However, frustration has nothing to do with me in regards to the media and their election aftermath reports.    I am very much amused by the spin the media is putting on the situation, and those who fully believe it.&sbsp;  I've already mentioned this in my original conversation.

...You need to understand that what you're trying to discuss with me, doesn't have anything to do with where I was going with Scott.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Kudos to you on your reply there... I'm trying to give them the benefit of the doubt, too.

I think that melon vibrates on a fairly different communications frequency that you and I do, and there's seems to be a lot of signal loss happening.

[juliabee.livejournal.com]

Morning! :0)

I see the assumption thread weaving through many people & events in life. I could talk your ear off about it. ;)

Does your mom have anything planned for T-giving, or are you going to just hang out with the Newt?

[juliabee.livejournal.com]

Hey..your icon just reminded me there's a Charlie Brown T-giving special that was to be on this week. Maybe tonight..I'll have to check!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Just me and Mr. Newt this morning, though I might go out and about with a new friend I met last Saturday after she's done with her family stuff, if there's still time to do anything.

How about you? what's on your dinner plate today?

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

check out -

http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0845/

how Matt recreated the Charlie Brown feast!

[juliabee.livejournal.com]

Ha! Menu looked go to me, sans the Wonder Bread. I've bookmarked his blog..haven't seen it before!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

oh, his stuff is awesome... a must read. He's got the nostalgia angle down pat.

Pretzel sticks and ice cream sundaes!!

you may have all the jellybeans, and I will eat the toast.

[juliabee.livejournal.com]

Mass shutdown holidays are always good for going out to do things, I think. The city is so quiet that it makes for a neat perspective when you're out and about. I hope you do meet up! Do something special even if you don't!

Let's see Macy's Day Parade right now. In a few minutes I'll try to finish up a necklace for for someone I'll see later today. Later, lots of turkey, sweet potatoes and a large group of people. With luck, stuffing myself with T-giving food will help keep me sane due to the latter.

Looks like I can bug out of staying at the shin-dig too long, because I have to get home to see the Charlie Brown Special and the Seinfeld Reunion. ;) http://www.tvguide.com/tv/hotlist/