"WASHINGTON—Flushed with anticipation and ready to emerge from another long, cold winter, millions of Americans participated this week in the annual tradition of trimming their pubic regions in time for Valentine's Day. A ritual as old as time itself, this year's pubis-shearing is expected to be among the largest in decades, with more than 20,000 tons of curly clippings predicted to fall by Feb. 14. "My boyfriend and I are going to see As You Like It and then enjoy a nice candlelit three-course dinner," said Brooklyn resident Lydia Simonson, who along with many other hopeful lovers will soon excuse herself from her daily duties, retreat to a nearby bathroom, and carefully tend to the area around her genitalia. "It's going to be so romantic!""
- AJ Batac :)
from Bookmarklet
"If I trim the shrubs, the tree looks bigger," said Jeremy Wertz of Boise, ID, standing in front of his hall mirror with a pair of scissors taken from his employer's supply closet.
- Brian Johns
If you're into extreme violence it has a lot of that to offer, easily the most violent show i've seen on current non cable tv. I like the girl, would like to see her in better show
- SteVe C
I saw the high rating on IMDB and tried it too. But didn't like the pilot. Maybe the next episodes are good?
- AJ Batac :)
I think they're going for an Alias-style big mystery. Just not sure what it is yet.
- The original Kevin
It's getting better. Slowly. I think they'd do better to capitalize on the weird aspect of the disappearances/reappearances and tone down the violence part. I'm convinced that we'll get to the end of the show (in 2-3 years) and find out it was a dream that the blond cop was having.
- Jyl BlueBott
I hope the dog from LOST comes and joins Hurley, cause Hurley is definitely still Hurley.
- SteVe C
Dude! It's got long legs and before I knew it I was well deep into those thighs. It's got puzzles and why done its (my favs) and a few who done its (not so much my favs). I'm hoping it goes all Lost-like.
- Lnorigb
from FFHound!
I think Hurley is the reason I'm sticking with it. He's great!
- Jyl BlueBott
Agreed on the mystery part. The thought of watching programmed killers coming back to kill and kill and kill is not that appealing.
- Todd Hoff
i've watched 4 episodes, really wanting to like it...... and so far, it's MEH
- Jeff (Team マクダジ )
Google Docs tells me that I'll soon lose the ability to edit files if I don't "upgrade to a modern browser." I'm using Firefox 11. How much more modern do they want?
I love the Juke. It won't win any beauty contests but is more interesting to me than the bland Camry, Jetta, Fusion cough drops with four wheels.
- Derrick
"The Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5 L II Tilt-Shift Lens is, optically and physically, the highest quality 24mm Canon-mount lens I've reviewed to date."
- AJ Batac :)
from Bookmarklet
No fever this morning, yay. The pain is pretty intense tho, boo. I can't do much besides lie awkwardly on one side. I HAVE TOO MUCH TO DO TO BE LAID LOW BY THIS SHIT
- Starmama
from FFHound(roid)!
Back up to 99.3, which is a full degree higher than my normal of 98.3 :(
- Starmama
from FFHound(roid)!
99.9...sigh...I'm pretty sure this is a cyst, I get em all the time but it's hurting way more than normal. I will often have a fever concurrently, my body trying to get rid of the infection. I think the severity is related to the location, which I can't even see with mirrors. I'm like a prisoner of my body, which keeps coming up with new ways to inflict torture :(
- Starmama
from FFHound(roid)!
It's our primary heat source. Since Tanya is a stay at home mom and we're missing her income it is best to use wood instead of propane. The last bill was $78 instead of $600 for mid winter. (Mind you, it has been mild so far.)
- Stephan Planken
from iPhone
The friends we thought did it said they didn't. I'm pleasantly confused.
- Stephan Planken
from iPhone
Generally, people are so nice here in the area. It amazes me every time. Whoever did it it must have taken a fair amount of time to cut it, split it, load it, and unload it. It took me over an hour to load it up to drive it to the woodshack.
- Stephan Planken
from iPhone
Yeah, I hear you. Still no clue who it is. :)
- Stephan Planken
Mystery solved: friends from a town 20mi east of us drove 20mi to our west to get it. Must have cost them most of their afternoon as it is about 2 hrs of driving. They are such friendly people.
- Stephan Planken
from iPhone
Good morning, Stephen & Adam! I hope the day finds you both well! :) Stephen, that reference is lost on me. Clearly, I have some catching up to do here on FF! ;)
- Kelli H.
She's focusing on what's most important to her at this moment...the coffee! And good morning, lovely lass!
- caj needs a haircut
"The global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880.The finding sustains a trend that has seen the 21st century experience nine of the 10 warmest years in the modern meteorological record. NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York released an analysis of how temperatures around the globe in 2011 compared to the average global temperature from the mid-20th century. The comparison shows how Earth continues to experience higher temperatures than several decades ago. The average temperature around the globe in 2011 was 0.92 degrees F (0.51 C) higher than the mid-20th century baseline."
- Todd Hoff
from Bookmarklet
Great idea. We'll come up with a survey that gauges how satisfied people are with global warming. [ ] Satisfied - we are weather lottery winners, love it [ ] Unsatisfied - this sucks
- Todd Hoff
Can my answer change from season to season? Right now, I'd like to vote "satisfied," but that is guaranteed to change in the summer. ;)
- Kelli H.
It can't decide if it wants to rain or not. The yellow orb is definitely not in the plans, but I wish it would make up its mind on the rest...
- Todd Hoff
Gray & overcast at a quarter to 8. Everything's wet outside but it's not raining now. Watching the news to see if it'll be raining again.
- Starmama
from FFHound(roid)!
-30c windchill. But the rest of next week is looking good!
- AJ Batac :)
from FreshFeed
Congrats! How has the increase in physical fitness felt? Are you stronger and more energetic?
- Spidra Webster
Having better fitness is great. Used to get winded climbing stairs, not anymore! Unfortunately, my weight loss hasn't helped my bad back issues - been fighting back pain for 5 months. Hard to exercise when you're in pain!
- Ken Gidley
That's too bad. I'm pretty sure losing weight off my gut would help my back issues. Do you do hamstring stretches? My chiro told me (and my experience bears out) that tight hamstrings can pull on things in a way that causes low back pain. Of course, if your back pain is due to disc issues, that's another kettle of fish.
- Spidra Webster
Has this all been due to bike riding or have you had a program involving diet regimen and other exercises? I'm curious because I have chronic pain from disability. As you say, it's hard to exercise when you're in pain. I'm trying to change my eating regimen again as well as exercise even more. I'm curious what worked for you.
- Spidra Webster
I don't stretch enough, but I do have disc issues. Had surgery 15 years back, looking like I may need another go of it. :(
- Ken Gidley
Spidra - the biggest thing for me was changing my diet. I've used LoseIt.com and the companion iPhone app to help me set a daily calorie budget (based on my current weight and the rate I wanted to lose weight - 1.5 lbs / per week), and track all my calorie intake. I log every bite I eat, every day now. I can eat anything I want, so long as I have the room in my calorie budget for the...
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- Ken Gidley
"calorie budget" - what an awesome concept :)
- Brent
from iPhone
The biking has helped with the fitness aspect, plus I found I really enjoy it, so it gives me something to do besides sit on the couch and eat.
- Ken Gidley
Wow! Also, I love the crazy lighting on your cheeks in the third picture, due to your glasses. Either that or it was face-painting day at work again. :-)
- Brian Johns
Brent, it's a simple idea too, and very powerful. It has taken a year to get where I am, but I really haven't felt at all deprived during that time. I still eat the foods I love, just less off them. I had a Philly Cheesesteak and fries at lunch today - well, half a sandwich, and half the fries! Had the other half of the sandwich for dinner.
- Ken Gidley
Brian - I didn't want to wait until the afternoon to replicate the lighting conditions of the middle picture - my photographer (wife) had other things to do... :)
- Ken Gidley