I have spent much of the last four days testing my bad oyster ejection system, which, as far as I can tell, is working splendidly. Nary a bit of bad oyster, nor other matter which has come anywhere near bad oyster, or even been in a room where the term bad oyster was used, has managed to gain a foothold within my biological systems. I could go into more detail, but thankfully, I won't. I'll suffice to say that I'm thankful for my ears as they are the sole means of pressure adjustment by which I did not implode.
Being as that this testing took up all of my time, and much of my energy, and most of my desire to sit atop a camel (not to mention the camel's desire to have me sit atop it) instead of continuing our caravan today, I've decided to offer another bit of video. Hopefully, by tomorrow, or perhaps the following day, I will be back in the saddle and ready to continue on the caravan. Until then please take a moment to watch this brief video of Ann Druyan (a woman I would do just for the stimulating 'after doing' conversation) as she discusses the methodologies of science as compared to religion during a discussion period at Beyond Belief 2006.
Eeeeeeewwwwww, sorry to hear about the projectile bad oyster elimination proceedings at Casa de Vessel - - combine that with the mucous stalactites, and you're just looking more and more attractive every moment!
About your gal Ann's commentary:
1) Just thought you might want to know that it's possible to have that kind of intellectual conversation with Ann, or any other chick, WITHOUT having to "do her" first. There's this new-fangled process called "going out for coffee" in which two people (sometimes even more!) go to an establishment that serves....wait for it......COFFEE and there engage in conversation both mundane and sublime (your choice, along with 2%, fat-free, and whole). Do NOT attempt this with strippers, though - - if Ann is a stripper/scientist, then possibly you were right in the first place.
B) The things she said that I really liked: "...error-correcting mechanism..." of science; "...infantile need for centrality..." propagated by religion; "...the planet was fine without us for 4.5 million years...". What a great extemporaneous public speaker!
Kitty) Why was Cheech moderating the discussion?
We are an odd, odd species..............................
3.) That was actually V.S. Ramachandranana.. nana .... shanana.. doo wop diddy doo., or something like that. He's a neuroscience dude who I will be posting video of at another time.
by The Vessel (PM , CC ) on Saturday April 14, 2007 @ 11:56 AM
Sherry:
Thanks I do feel better, though I am saddened by the fact that the mere sight of what was one of my favorite foods now causes me to cry and curl into the fetal position. It makes for awkward trips to the grocery store.
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About your gal Ann's commentary:
1) Just thought you might want to know that it's possible to have that kind of intellectual conversation with Ann, or any other chick, WITHOUT having to "do her" first. There's this new-fangled process called "going out for coffee" in which two people (sometimes even more!) go to an establishment that serves....wait for it......COFFEE and there engage in conversation both mundane and sublime (your choice, along with 2%, fat-free, and whole). Do NOT attempt this with strippers, though - - if Ann is a stripper/scientist, then possibly you were right in the first place.
B) The things she said that I really liked: "...error-correcting mechanism..." of science; "...infantile need for centrality..." propagated by religion; "...the planet was fine without us for 4.5 million years...". What a great extemporaneous public speaker!
Kitty) Why was Cheech moderating the discussion?
We are an odd, odd species..............................
You know what my feelings on the subject are, so I'm confining my comment to your Oyster Difficulty. I do hope you are feeling better.
Sherry
1) I'm not following you.
2.) Yes.
3.) That was actually V.S. Ramachandranana.. nana .... shanana.. doo wop diddy doo., or something like that. He's a neuroscience dude who I will be posting video of at another time.
Thanks I do feel better, though I am saddened by the fact that the mere sight of what was one of my favorite foods now causes me to cry and curl into the fetal position. It makes for awkward trips to the grocery store.