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May 14, 2014

Let's Get to Cooking

Up some links that actually work, OK?

The page should have worked; the post hit my reader while I was going through the other subscriptions.  The webmaster must have decided to take down the recipe.

Too much salt, I reckon.  Next time, thrown a slice or two of potato in it.


May 13, 2014

You Make Loving Fun - Fleetwood Mac

Stevie Nicks was pretty and talented, but Christine McVie was the one who made my heart beat faster.

ad hominem


ad hominem ad ho·mi·nem [ad hom-uh-nuhm -nem, ahd‐] adjective

1. appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason.

2. attacking an opponent's character rather than answering his argument.


Most certainly a word I'd never heard of until I got on the 'net and then I saw it used as a counter-argument/accusal in forums and on message boards.

Personally, I feel if someone's character is less than desirable - evidenced by their comments and behavior in said forums and message boards - then I don't give a lot of credence to their argument.  I often see the term used as a rebuttal to someone ridiculing an argument, but the problem is the original point made appealed "to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason".  It's hypocritical to start out a point with an ad hominem then be offended when one is used in return.

That said, an ad hominem reply is something to be avoided if possible.  On the other hand, sometimes it's very satisfying.

Don't agree with me?  Yo momma.

Sweatin' Like a Pig

So says the old description for someone profusely perspiring, but pigs don't sweat.  Pigs do not possess sweat glands in their skin, which allow for the body to cool down in hot temperatures.  Pigs use mud to wallow in to lower their internal temperature, preventing them from overheating.

May 12, 2014

F-18 Supersonic Flyby

From AIRBOYD, a YouTube channel I just discovered and subscribed to:

May 11, 2014

Titanic: Rose vs Jack

Funny video on the often annoying habit of screenwriters overusing character's names.

Ooops

On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents every day.*


*Note:  That's a world-wide average, not in the U.S.