Persistence is part of attitude.
- Alex Scoble
from IM
Those who have an attitude of failure are doomed to fail...Those who have an attitude that the world is unfair are doomed to be unfairly treated. Those who think they can, do. Those who think they can change the world, do.
- Alex Scoble
from IM
You get attitude from the Sound of Music? -- I get maudlin, saccharine self indulgent pap -- each to his own taste I guess.
- Brian Sullivan
If you get all of that and not the good stuff from Sound of Music, Brian, you are indeed falling in to the kind of trap that I'm talking about.
- Alex Scoble
I mean, here's a guy who's looking at the prospect of getting shipped off to Germany to join the German Navy and he sings Edelweiss...EDELWEISS! Which of course is a subtle way of poking the Germans in the eye. Even in that situation Georg has a positive attitude!
- Alex Scoble
In other words, the whole movie is about keeping a positive attitude no matter what life throws at you.
- Alex Scoble
It's not attitude...it's their perception of time. Cats and dogs do very little to no planning for the future and they don't dwell in the past. They live mostly in the here and now. If it happened more than 10 minutes ago, it no longer matters and no longer is relevant to their lives. The past can't hold them back, and fear of the future doesn't exist.
- April Russo (app103)
Tune in tomorrow, when I try and look even more horrific.
- Steven Perez
i should take a camera phone shot of myself just after i take off my CPAP mask in the morning. i look like a fscking corpse, and not a fresh one.
- Joe Silence
I think I just won the Embarrassing Photo Meme. Forever. :D
- Steven Perez
Everyone has been affected except Camilla and myself (well, I've been quite run down with a cold and general stomach upset, but I'm not particularly pukey, in general). I'm praying like hell that Camilla doesn't come down with it tomorrow when we have to get on an airplane. :(
- April Buchheit
Michael, We're here. How can we help right now? I'm sorry I'm not there. Do you have someone near? Of course, I am praying for you as soon as I saw. But if you need someone to talk with we're here. DM me if you want. I am OC, too.
- Melanie Reed
We're all sending you positive healing vibes, Michael.
- cecily
Let us know when you can dear brother if you have someone with you for support, medical or otherwise. In the meanwhile, I will stay up with you through the night in prayer. Please let us know how you are when you can and see this.
- Melanie Reed
Michael, still here and checking back. Am praying the psalms for you. You are not alone. He is with us no matter what we go through. Do not fear. Take courage. Right alongside you.
- Melanie Reed
Michael, the fact that you are experiencing this pain demonstrates that not only are you able to cope with it but that you could endure more. Whenever you survive the experience of any pain, you have already beaten that pain. You've already beaten it.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Still with you, Michael. Rest. You have many praying on your behalf and you have the victory now. God bless you.
- Melanie Reed
Michael, still here. I'll be here most of day working online.
- Melanie Reed
A crises of faith may produce a lifetime of clarity. Here's hoping for a positive outcome.
- Jack (a.k.a. Jeber)
Thinking of you, Michael. We hold you in our hearts.
- Ayşe E.
Just saw your feed and praying for your healing. God bless you.
- Maryam
Talk to us, Michael. When you get a chance. God bless you for sharing your experiences. Let us take some of the weight off your shoulders.
- Josh Haley
Michael, how are you today? Still praying for you. @EasternOrthodox I will bless the Lord at all times, His praise shall ever be on my lips. In the Lord my soul will be praised; let the meek hear and be glad. We have the victory because He conquered the world for us. hang on to that. God bless you.
- Melanie Reed
Thanks, everyone! The difficult part is keeping mentally stable during a bout of pain. I'm not handling it as well as I'd like, but I'm working on it. My oncologist put me on morphine (insurance won't pay for oxycontin until I try morphine first), so it should be under control now.
- Michael McKean
Glad to hear you are feeling better. Hang in there :)
- Eric Logan
I am glad it is more under control now, Michael. It isn't an easy burden you carry
- RAPatton
Good Lord, I missed this earlier, but I've been praying for you daily since your first post about your illness popped up in my feed. I will focus those prayers a bit more now.
- Jim Addz No Value
"This video performance is dedicated to the pioneers, Leon Theremin and Bob Moog, who devoted their lives to music in the electronic medium. Without them the music world would not be what it is today."
- Joe Silence
So I went and spot-tested several soap scum removal methods in my tub: scrubby sponge with water only, scrubby sponge with body wash, Scrubbing Bubbles spray only, Scrubbing Bubbles spray followed by scrubby sponge, and moistened used dryer sheet. What do you think was best? (Results after lunch.)
Remind me not to let y'all come over and clean!
- LAMB
The easiest and most effective cleaner thus far: moistened used dryer sheet! Go figure! It did as well as the Scrubbing Bubbles spray followed by the scrubby sponge, and I didn't have to wait. Sweet!
- LAMB
A few hours with a used dryer sheet in a caked-on pan makes it easier to clean, too.
- DGentry
Cool! What inspired you to try the dryer sheet?
- Nikki D.
We've been using baking soda combined with liquid soap to clean bathtub. add enough liquid soap (or pinesol or whatever) to get it foamy. It's a more natural soft scrub. Of course, it would be easier if we wiped down the tub every day, but who really does that?!
- Jill Hurst-Wahl
Well, there's always someone. We don't wipe down the tub ('cause we almost never use it)--but we sure do wipe down the sunken "Roman" shower, after paying to have the granite sealed...with the understanding that, if water sits, you get to reseal it year after year after...
- Walt Crawford
Wow! Excellent tips!! Question - do you have to use a lot of muscle power for the dryer sheet technique to work??
- Jannifer @wordsforliving
Not really, Jannifer. About as much as I used with the scrubby sponge.
- LAMB
A good illustration of the powerful chemicals in most dryer sheets -- stuff like formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, both recognized carcinogens. We then bake this crap into our clothes, so we can wear it close to our skin. ;-)
- Chris Baskind
I think I have a generic magic eraser somewhere. I'll have to try it on the scum. Works well on the kitchen floor.
- LAMB
I had one lying around and I just tested it on bathtub ring. It works really well. It creates lots of crumbly mess, but it gets it off. This is a godsend for me because my disability makes housework very painful and sometimes impossible for me yet I cannot afford to hire someone to do it.
- Spidra Webster
Christmas Tree on comment thread! Lets make the largest christmas tree using * , just keep adding one more * on each comment and lets see how big it can get!
Again? Not my toast. For whatever reason, whoever the ding dong was who screwed up managed to have the smoke get into the central system. Now even our condo smells slightly smoky and sweet. Time to ship out of here and get our own house. Too bad SV costs so much. Josh? Have a few spare bedrooms in your place?
- Louis Gray
I hate when fire alarms are set of for trivial reasons, we had one go off the other week at work because someone wasn't paying attention and pushed their trolley into the 'Break Glass In Case of Emergency' button. Had to evacuate the whole store and wait for the FD to turn it off. I hope the 3rd floor people have to cover the costs of the FD.
- Bryce Roney
On the flip side, Bryce, I hate it even worse when fire alarms are set off for exactly the purpose they were intended.
- Louis Gray
Why do you hate it when they go off when there's actually a fire?
- Bryce Roney
Fremont and Pleasanton are somewhat more affordable than Sunnyvale. You'd like it.
- DGentry
Sadly, no... she's saying that she wants to shed her teeny-bopper image and focus on harder rock. Kinda like the transition from Li'l Bow Wow to Bow Wow, I guess...
- Kamilah Gill
@Anthony, she "did" everyone... er... thing else.
- Jason Huebel
Actually, it'll be nice if she never comes back. She's a poor role model for kids, IMO.
- Jason Huebel
She actually has a decent voice for Country music. IF she took a year or two off, and came back to country with a good song writer she could have a decent career...That is of course assuming people can shed their bias against her. Which is a tall order.
- Joe Pierce
She can be the next Kelly Clarkson. No wait, she would be Kelly Clarkson's next meal.
- Josh Haley
Seems like she's pretty much a mass-produced "idol" like in the Japanese sense of one. All marketing. She should go have a life and some normal experiences for a few years. Maybe if she does have any talent it will grow into something real.
- Rick Cogley
Kylie Minogue went from pop princess (remember her re-make of "The Locomotion"?), to legit pop diva after a career make-over... it's conceivable.
- T. Brent, technopeasant
An aside: Kylie Minogue's remake of The Locomotion was remade again by another J-pop idol. Double ugh.
- Rick Cogley
Another aside: BTW, Kylie Minogue is awesome. (Though how do I say her last name? I still haven't really figured that out.) I can't really see another Minogue in Cyrus, but I guess you never know.
- Kamilah Gill
A good idea. When I take it back out (I'm a dork and put it back in the box, wrapping and all) I'll have to update my stick-figure picture :o)
- Nurse Katie
from fftogo
I am. Its been a while since the bionic GI tract has had something that hot & spicy. (yeah,I prolly just set a bunch of y'all up there - go for it)
- Mary Carmen
Geez. Nobody's ever said that to me. I guess I already am smiling? Maybe you guys shoul-- never mind.
- Brad Greer
@sarahlane he could instead offer something more useful, like chocolate!
- Courtney Engle
What about "hey baby girl", I hear they like that one.
- Jesse Hattabaugh
There's nothing more demeaning to females than being called "baby mama." I hate it when things like that get accepted into the vernacular as being either funny, or cool. Hell, it's even considered 'respectful' by some. But what's the truth here? Bottom line is, a guy is basically saying to a girl that he looks at her as someone he wishes to impregnate. Yeah, that's real classy.
- Fleagle
I thought "baby mama" was for a woman you had *already* impregnated but to whom you were not married. I've never heard it used in the way you describe. See also: "baby daddy"
- Brad Greer
No. Not at all. I've heard guys say that to girls they're hitting on. As if that's going to do the trick.
- Fleagle
I challenge anyone to find a more compact way then "baby momma" to describe someone you've impregnated, but are otherwise not involved with. LOL.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Attention women. Men really hate it when you call them Champ. :-)
- Eric Booth
ok, duly noted. is it cool if we smile and say 'hello' or 'hi' as we pass by?
- Morgan Haley
@Rahsheen, I don't suppose you read my response?
- Fleagle
i do this too, except its in a salon and cost $70
- sean percival
I do this for myself, once a month, in front of the mirror. it comes out so great that people often ask me "where do you go to take an haircut?". I usually say: "I am the only customer of my barber ;-)"
- Tzury Bar Yochay
Tzury, how do you know they aren't asking to avoid going there? ;)
- Cristo
Interesting. You look 20 years younger here than your Friendfeed avatar.. :)
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
@christo LOL. handsome people are self aware!
- Tzury Bar Yochay
I took the picture Clare :). See-ming, how old do I look in my FriendFeed avatar?
- Paul Buchheit
I cut my own too, not that you could tell.
- JSLeFanu
I just noticed that my 8-month-old has the same haircut!
- Gabe
Sometimes I cut Ken's hair, fun times indeed. He has to do everything I tell him or else! haha!
- Susan Beebe
I think I have those same clippers. Using them with no guard buys quite a bit of time.
- metalerik
You are a smart fellow Paul, that's probably why you are a millionaire. I am not sure why anyone goes to the barber any more. $ 50.00 and a couple of hours is not worth the trouble. One trip to the barber costs as much as a new Shaver or Hair Trimmer. I have been cutting my own hair for over a decade, though recently my sweetheart has been cutting it and she does an amazing job in about half an hour.
- Iggy Mwangi
Have no idea why haircut is so damn expensive in the US, it is so cheap in China.
- Steve Chou
Ha! $16 at chinese barber in Arlington, VA ;)
- vovasty
A huge thank you and Merry Christmas to Gunny, who started what I hope is a new Christmas tradition and organized the whole FF Secret Santa event. This was so fun!
Next year I'll start the buzz about it right after Thanksgiving. This was very last minute and that kept it small. (of course if I had 10K subscribers it would have been more biggerer. :) Thanks to all who participated. I LOVE this place.
- Gunny doesn't side-hug™
Jeremy, perhaps there's a misunderstanding. As a rule, FriendFeeders celebrate Festivus - maybe someone mistook this thread for the Airing of the Grievences ceremony. In any event, I got a lot of problems with you people! And now you're gonna hear about it!
- John Craft