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Out of the Blue
[Jan 09, 2004, 10:19 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

Man has it gotten cold! I was definitely enjoying the unseasonable warmness that marked the end of 2003 around these parts. At approximately 0.0001% body fat, I am just not built for cold snaps. On that topic, Ice Age Ancestry May Keep Body Warmer and Healthier (registration required) is an article sent along today by linkmeister general Mike Martinez with a bit on the science behind keeping warm. This just makes me wonder how my ancestors made it through the ice age, as if they adapted to the cold, it's hard to see what of that they passed along to me. I am pretty good at building campfires (and in more civilized moments, working the thermostat).... maybe that's my genetic gift in this regard.

Stories of the Day:	Bush to Announce New Missions to Moon, Mars. Half of pubs tested fail measures blitz. Thanks Enahs. Texas Man Receives $7 Million Water Bill. Thanks Viperfour.
Science!:	Supernova, sun combo blamed for mass extinction. Farmed Salmon Have More Contaminants Than Wild Ones, Study Finds (registration required). Alzheimer's disease cause identified.
Image of the Day:	Friends foil Olympia man's home. Thanks Enahs.
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	Thanks Mike Martinez.

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Re: Misc
Jan 9, 2004, 12:53

eunichron

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Re: Misc Jan 9, 2004, 12:53

Jan 9, 2004, 12:53

eunichron

for 18 billion per year.

And how are you going to get that 18 billion per year? Let me guess, tax the rich. Guess what, most of the people considered rich by the government aren't the super-stinking-filthy rich types. My father is considered rich by the tax brackets. He still has his budget problems. Are you going to punish him, just because he's successful and made good business decisions, so some low life drug addict in Detroit, who would probably rather not work, can get a job to feed his five illegitimate children? I've seen the poverty in my area, and past areas where I've lived. Most of those people aren't worth helping. A lot of them are drains on society, they bring it down. Giving them more money to spend on their crack houses would just make it worse. It sounds cruel but it's realistic. Not everyone who doesn't have a job, or steady income, wants or deserves one.

I second the mandatory birth control. Licenses for procreation would be a damn good idea too.

And now for something completely different, yay snow! Gonna do some sledding tonight.

[edit] Me fail english? unpossible.

This comment was edited on Jan 9, 13:07.