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My ex-gf was a size 12, and I thought she was awesome. Most of her mass was in her ass, so her hips were thick and she had plenty of cushion to grab onto. She was not a tiny girl (I should know, since I did lift her and scrape paint off the walls during some wild sex sessions), but she had a great body. I'm sure most people wouldn't consider that size appropriate, sexy, or whatever, but what they don't like is irrelevant. Do what you want, with whom you want, when and where you want. Well, just make sure they're legal.
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at November 29, 2006 10:40 PM (Y1qMM)
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Babe, it's you. I think you looked great. But we see all of our own flaws. We know what to look for, after all.
The thing is, in the world of fashion, plus-size is size 8. EIGHT!!!!!
One of the skinny flat chested models on Project Runway this year was considered a "large, difficult" model because she was a size 6!!
The average American "fit" woman is a size 10. So I guess by that definition, plus-sized is normal.
Posted by: caltechgirl at November 29, 2006 11:10 PM (Gk+J0)
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Oh man, you spewed my words here. I hate that I'm "Plus Size" please . . . I'm a big girl, no hiding that, but I agree, size 12, not plus size!
Posted by: oddybobo at November 30, 2006 05:57 AM (mZfwW)
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Now you know why I refuse to watch that garbage. And it is garbage... I've been a size 12 for years. There is even a magazine called More for plus sized women - those over size 10. Screw 'em.
You do what you have to do to keep yourself feeling good. All the rest is Hollywood BS. They're so twisted, they could hide behind spiral staircases without a problem.
Posted by: Teresa at November 30, 2006 05:59 AM (5UR9t)
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When I was nineteen, some guy I'd just met told me I was fat (I'm 5'5" tall, and weighed 125 lbs.). I started dieting, eating 300 calories, or less, a day. I exercised two to four hours daily. After three months I got down to 110 lbs. My brother told me that I had no more ass, and I was so happy.
I wonder what would have happened to me if appendicitis hadn't interrupted my "diet."
Who defines "beauty," and why do we all follow along like brainless idiots? Wish I had some answers.
Posted by: Carol at November 30, 2006 07:03 AM (dkSde)
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Marilyn Monroe was a 14, if I remember correctly.
And yeah, Hollywood sucks!
Posted by: Lisa at November 30, 2006 07:27 AM (S64wG)
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Cindy Crawford, at her height in popularity, was a size 8. I always considered her, in my adolescent mind, to be perfect. "Plus Size" (like many things in life) is a matter of perspective. If you're 100kg and 1.5 meters tall, that's overweight; if you're 50kg at the same height, you're considered adequate. Still, most people ignore height and focus entirely on mass, regardless of the fact that it is irrelevant without a frame of reference. 50kg may be "ideal" in the minds of some, but if the person in question is 2 meters tall, they would be little more than a skeleton.
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at December 01, 2006 08:40 PM (DrJ3w)
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you'll just have to explain to the powers that be that you have a reading audience that demands you have time to blog. Sheesh. Who the heck to your boss type people think they are?
Posted by: wRitErsbLock at November 29, 2006 05:43 AM (MwQOF)
They say the way to a man's heart is through is his stomach...
I don't know about his heart, but certain other organs sure seem to respond to food:
Thirty-one men, aged 18 to 64 years... underwent olfactory testing with the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT), a 40-item, forced choice, scratch and sniff odor detection and identification test... The effects of 30 odors on penile blood flow were assessed by comparing a subject's brachial penile index while wearing an odorized mask to his average index while wearing an unodorized mask. This was done for each subject for each odor.
Here are the 10 odors that elicited the largest responses:
1. Lavender and pumpkin pie 2. Doughnut and black licorice 3. Pumpkin pie and doughnut 4. Orange 5. Lavender and doughnut 6. Black licorice and cola 7. Black licorice 8. Doughnut and cola 9. Lily of the valley 10. Buttered popcorn
Well, I know doughnuts, black licorice, cola, and pie are some of MY husband's favorite foods, but I had no idea they could have such an effect on him.
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I rarely get much of a reaction from food, and certainly arousal. I won't go into what does get a response, but food has never been remotely sexual to me; it's for the kitchen, not the bedroom.
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at November 25, 2006 11:03 PM (t9t0R)
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Interesting...maybe we should point this study team to the Penis Name Generator too!
http://www.blogthings.com/penisnamegenerator/
Posted by: ktreva at November 28, 2006 07:22 PM (MsT2U)
It isn't Friday, but I feel a meme coming on...
Lifted from Karen:
1.How old were you when you learned to read and who taught you? I was about 2 and a half when I started reading. I have no memory of NOT knowing how to read. My mom says that Sesame Street and the Electric Company taught me to read, and I believe her.
2. Did you own any books as a child? If so, whatÂ’s the first one that you remember owning? If not, do you recall any of the first titles that you borrowed from the library? Did I own any books, are you kidding? I had dozens. Among the earliest were: Go Dog Go, Hop on Pop, Wacky Wednesday, Put Me in The Zoo, Big Dog, Little Dog; and and all the Little Golden Books. Later I had the Little House, the Anne of Green Gables books, The Narnia series, Encyclopedia Brown, the Ramonas, the Fudge books, and dozens more. My favorite library books were the Obadiah books, by Brinton Turkle
Did I mention my mother is a children's librarian?
3. WhatÂ’s the first book that you bought with your own money? Oh Boy. No idea. I think it was a full (8 volume) box set of Anne of Green Gables.
4. Were you a re-reader as a child? If so, which book did you re-read most often? I still AM a re-reader. The Little House Books and the Anne Books were definitely read to bits and replaced. And Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
5. WhatÂ’s the first adult book that captured your interest and how old were you when you read it? I always loved the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, and I startes reading them before I was in second grade. I also read a lot of my mother's crime novels, Elliot Roosevelt, Margaret Truman, and Tony Hillerman were some of her favorites, and I read them when she was done.
6. Are there childrenÂ’s books that you passed by as a child that you have learned to love as an adult? Which ones? I didn't read a lot of Dr. Seuss as a kid. Mom wasn't a fan, so I didn't get them. But Green Eggs and Ham is seriously one of my favorite books of all time.
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Thank goodness I didn't get this one. I have no idea at what age I started reading. I do know that I had read Gone with the Wind and The Tontine by the time I was 8 years old. The children's books I remember most fondly were the Bobbsey Twins and Nancy Drew.
Posted by: Tink at November 21, 2006 07:56 PM (11q5z)
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I hated reading when I was a kid. I recall threatening to blow up the school if they made me do it, but I eventually got to the point where I enjoyed doing it. I am rarely anywhere without something to read, even if I'm the one who wrote it; usually notes for my weblog. I did have a favorite book when I was a child, although I never read (my mother read to me): Where the Wild Things Are
Hmmmmm... The first book I bought was, if I'm not mistaken, 'Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three' by Stephen King. Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger was given to me by my mother's boyfriend, a man who loved to read as much as my mother did. I'm not sure why I resisted reading so much, considering how many people around me loved it.
I've only re-read one book in my life, and that was 'The Swords Trilogy' by Michael Moorcock. It was later re-released as 'Corum, the Coming of Chaos' and I bought a copy.
'Green Eggs and Ham' rocked! I wasn't keen on childrens' books when I was a kid, nor was I a fan of 'kid stuff' cartoons and such. Whenever Bugs Bunny would be pushed off a cliff and hover there, oblivious to the effects of gravity, it sent me into a rant and rave session. I never liked Bugs; he's probably the reason I don't like rabbits now.
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at November 22, 2006 08:16 PM (zIsZS)
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Right now the book I hate but love is "Fox in Socks". Try reading that one out loud to a 4 year old. Ugh.
Posted by: vw bug at November 25, 2006 05:07 PM (tdgOk)
Or maybe not.....
About the Hobbit? MGM is PISSED:
In the most recent flurry of events, Peter Jackson and producing
partner Fran Walsh posted a letter Sunday night on the "LOTR" fan site
Theonering.net saying that New Line told them last week that it was
going to make "The Hobbit" without their services.
The letter
also reiterated in detail Jackson's stance on "The Hobbit" -- that he
is not willing to have a serious conversation about directing the film
until his ongoing lawsuit with New Line over what he considers improper
accounting practices over "LOTR" profits is settled.
New Line's
given reason for proceeding sans Jackson is that the studio's rights to
the pic are about to expire, and seeing as the lawsuit with Jackson
isn't moving ahead, well, the message was that New Line is.
All
of this has riled MGM, which in recent weeks has been openly touting
the fact that the newly revamped studio is serious about making "The
Hobbit" -- with Jackson.
An MGM spokesman said that "the matter of Peter Jackson directing 'The Hobbit' films is far from closed."
Though
New Line no-commented inquiries about Jackson's statement, the
mini-major's move is a loud statement to both MGM and Jackson that the
studio is in the driver's seat when it comes to "The Hobbit."
Big studio $$ vs little studio $$. Gee, I think the winner will be all of us.
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I think we've ALL seen bad movies made from the Tolkien corpus. And I mean BAAAAAAD movies. If I never hear Glen Yarborough trilling that stupid song, I'll be forever grateful.
No Jackson? The Hobbit won't be the same.
Call me deeply skeptical.
Posted by: Ms. Cornelius at November 23, 2006 05:55 AM (bR/gB)
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Without PJ, it shouldn't be done. Period. New Line thinks they can milk a "franchise" out of this without him, and they're dead wrong.
Posted by: Dave J at November 25, 2006 12:10 PM (PEbS4)
I am thankful for...
1. Best Buy. They put the laptop I wanted on sale enough that A. I could afford it now and B. the sale also paid for the "Oh Shit" warranty. You know, the one that includes dog teeth and sand.
2. The dudes at Mozilla. I have over 200 blogs in Sage and dozens of buttons and book marks, not to mention about a dozen extensions and not a few passwords (like for the blog and some news sites, not the bank or anything). Literally one click and a few keystrokes and VOILA! I was able to get everything going on the new laptop! SWEET! The last time I tried to do that (with my work computer) it took me HOURS. Even with a cheat sheet.... I shoulda known there was a shortcut. Just go to firefox help and search for profile. Then click on the bit about restoring or moving your profile.
I've been wanting a new laptop for a while, as my trusty old Fujitsu gave up the ghost about 3 months ago (after SIX years!!!), and DH and I have been sharing his laptop ever since. Well, he got grumpy with me eating his laptop time and I wasn't a fan of how much space his games took up, so we decided a compromise was in order. I would get a new laptop for me since the last new one was his.
Also, the Dell Inspiron we have weighs 9 lbs and about 11 if you include the power cord, so it's not much of a traveler. And my RA makes it hard for me to carry it around, so I went for a small, light laptop. More pricey, I know, but it's a MUST for me.
Aside from cleaning the house for Thursday, I've spent the majority of tonight getting this baby street legal: transferring files, downloading programs, and installing them.
Not to mention re-learning a smaller keyboard.....
Posted by: wRitErsbLock at November 21, 2006 05:36 AM (MwQOF)
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Ah, the joys of a new laptop! Looks like you got a very nice one there.
At present mine is an old IBM ThinkPad T20, which I bought used three years ago. With the purchase of a new battery, etc., it has continued to hum along serviceably. Running under Linux. 700 MHz, 384 megs of RAM, 11 gig hard drive...
In short, a bit of a dinosaur compared to yours. :-)
Posted by: Paul Burgess at November 21, 2006 06:16 AM (7EVyU)
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Best Buy and I have not been on good terms for years. It's one of the few stores I refuse to visit. Instead, when I need something computer-related I go to CompUSA. I could spend hours there, drooling over their inventory. I am such a geek.
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at November 21, 2006 08:03 AM (JO4nR)
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Yay - new toys! I LOVE new toys especially when they are shiny new computer toys. *grin*
I have a Vaio laptop I use when traveling it's about 1.5 years old - I don't use it much any other time because I love my big screen... and the I hate squinting at my laptop screen. *grin* But yes, it's much lighter for travel.
I've had some issues with the wifi connect at various places (never at home!) So, be aware, you may run into problems in airports or hotels. Or maybe I just have a sucky antenna on mine.
What I plan on doing is using my treo as a modem to get my internet connections on the road. I have to set that up this weekend because I will be traveling to Chicago soon for work and I want it working before I go.
Anyhow, have fun with your new computer... woohoo!
Posted by: Teresa at November 21, 2006 08:14 AM (5UR9t)
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I'm not a huge fan of BB either, but you can't beat their PSP's (the service plans) I have used them for my digital camera and my cell phones and I've never once had them balk at doing service or outright replacing the item in question.
Since I know that this laptop is going to get a lot of travel, it's best to get it covered now. Especially as we paid more for the Dell's recent motherboard meltdown than we did for 3 years of complete coverage for the new laptop.
Posted by: caltechgirl at November 21, 2006 09:04 AM (/vgMZ)
Cuba as a solution to LA's healthcare woes?
The two things I hate most are ignorance and hypocrisy. This event promises to deliver both. IN SPADES.
Since when is a health system that is so short on drugs that patients must get drunk rather than have an anesthetic held up as a model of what to do in this country?
I realize that the residents of South Los Angeles are USED to substandard health care (witness emergency room closings and the state of the former King-Drew hospital), but to actively seek to model a health system that looks good on paper, but in reality provides no relief to the suffering is inexcusable.
This is a real Cuban hospital. Do we really want to look to this for answers to our healthcare problems?
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But... but... but... at least everyone gets the same quality of health care! Except the exalted leaders, of course, who get better health care but that's okay because they take care of the little people.
"Better that everybody get crappy health care, than some get only less-crappy while others get better."
Or something like that.
Ah the Hypocrisy
It's a subject we haven't visited on this blog since The Breck Girl™ and Ketchup Boy lost the election, but the hypocrisy of John Edwards is back in the news again.
Of course he says it's all just a mistake made by an underling.
Wal-Mart had noted in a news release Thursday that on the same day Edwards was criticizing the company in a conference call with union-backed activists, the volunteer staff member had asked a Raleigh, N.C., electronics department manager to obtain a PS3 for the ex-senator's family.
Earlier Thursday, Edwards had said in a statement e-mailed by spokeswoman Kim Rubey: "We instructed no one to contact Wal-Mart on our behalf."
From Wal-Mart headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., company spokesman David Tovar said the Edwards staff member left a voicemail at the Raleigh store and identified himself as an Edwards staff member.
When the manager returned the call, the staff member again identified himself as working for Edwards, and Wal-Mart said it confirmed it with Edwards' office. The retailer issued a written statement Thursday accusing Edwards of not wanting to wait his turn.
"While the rest of America's working families are waiting patiently in line, Sen. Edwards wants to cut to the front," the Wal-Mart statement said.
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Poor misunderstood John. His wife just happened to "mention" it in front of staffers... How could they have done such a thing!
Isn't it amazing how there's always someone else to blame.
Posted by: Teresa at November 17, 2006 06:45 PM (gsbs5)
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America first, unless your kids really want a PS3!!
Posted by: Cop The Truth at November 17, 2006 09:56 PM (0Co69)
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Heh. Can I just say again how happy I am he wasn't making that call from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave??
Posted by: Richmond at November 19, 2006 03:10 PM (e8QFP)
Good Night, Uncle Miltie
Milton Friedman, economist, Nobel Laureate, and Patriot is dead at age 94.
Friedman offered blunt advice on subjects as personal as laws against prostitution (he saw them as incursions into individual choice) and as sweeping as the international system of relatively fixed exchange rates, which he sought to overturn and which did collapse in the early 1970s.
He became the human face of the influential "Chicago school" of economics, emphasizing the role of monetary policy, which affects interest rates, and the benefits of laissez-faire or free-market approaches to the economy.
Political leaders listened, granting almost unparalleled influence to a capitalist icon whose free-market emphasis had once seemed out of step with his times. The rise of Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher brought Friedman fans to seats of national power.
Later, some would see the inspiration of Friedman behind moves of former Soviet governments, the People's Republic of China and other nations to stake more of their future on a private sector.
Although he his best known for his theory of Monetarism, MIlton Friedman was a true Libertarian who believed in personal choice as a social and economic force. He was a fierce advocate of legalizing drugs and prostitution as a deterrent to crime and a staunch advocate of school choice for elementary and high school students. His adherence to personal choice more than once put him on the wrong side of the fence with his closest political allies, including President Ronald Reagan.
And, like he needs MORE linkage, but Insty has a nice round up with links to some writings and several interviews with Dr. Friedman. Also, Steven Leavitt (yes, that one) has some thoughts up at the Freakonomics blog.
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at November 16, 2006 06:41 PM (2FIgv)
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A brilliant man, he'll be greatly missed. I don't remember if I've read any of his books - it's possible I did years ago. I've heard him interviewed on the radio and on television. I've seen articles written by him. I think I really should get at least one of his books.
Rest in Peace Milton.
Posted by: Teresa at November 16, 2006 09:12 PM (o4pJS)
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Prostitution is another professional service and should be legalized. If it was legalized there would not be this sex crimes and freak behavior.
I simoply the basic hypocrisy of the society that does not want to admit the truth.
Posted by: panda at November 17, 2006 06:22 AM (Eodj2)
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There are people somewhere in the world dying of thirst and needing some candy I'm sure! Shame on you. Heh. ;-) Kidding.
WOW. Elaborate to say the least. LOL
Posted by: c.a. Marks at November 16, 2006 12:22 PM (kNk3m)
Posted by: Lori at November 15, 2006 11:16 AM (enTux)
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100% here too. There was one question I was uncertain about but I got it. It was a religion question so I wouldn't have felt too bad about missing it.
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Guess I paid attention during school - mostly. Even though it was years ago. I missed a couple... at least the answer thing said I did. Since it doesn't show the results how do I know they're right? Hehehehehe.
In anycase, I've always been very bad at English so I'm sure one of the questions I missed was about the dangly thing. *grin*
Posted by: Teresa at November 16, 2006 07:50 AM (5UR9t)
Prayers and thoughts needed
If you have a moment, please take some time to ask the deity of your choice to intervene and send peace and healing to RP's family, as his mother undergoes surgery today to remove what was originally thought to be a pre-cancerous lump in her breast, but which turned out to be stage 2 breast cancer.
When cool things happen to awesome people
My friend Val Prieto just got some serious validation that what he is doing at Babalu is getting the message of Cuba out there!
A Great idea for Christmas
As some of you who have participated in the Soldier's Angels online auctions know well, Holly Aho is a fabulous artist. Well, Holly has just opened an online store featuring her art, including her paintings and handcrafted jewelery.
There are lots of beautiful things on display, and some great ideas for holiday gifts.
She's also having a referral contest to win gift certificates for the store:
Here's how it works. Use your blog (or website) to refer visitors to the SAHA Store, and win a $5 gift certificate per 250 visitors you refered.
Sound good? It gets better. Each time a visitor you refered to the store makes a purchase you get an additional $5 gift certificate.
Lastly....After 2 weeks the blog/website with the most referals will win a $50 gift certificate to the store!
I don't usually do blog ads, as you know, but I love Holly's work and she's been a tireless supporter of our troops and their families. So a button linking to the store is up on the left sidebar. If you'd like to link Holly's store and maybe win some gift certificates of your own, the instructions for getting the button are here.
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Well, it's not a sure thing SC would of won in that case. Texas was still close to the end zone, with a play or two to go.
But at least it's a nice moral victory for SC fans....
Posted by: Bill at November 12, 2006 01:49 PM (VFRA6)
