it was the same as a guy: protein shakes and lifting

A favourite quote from one of my least favourite people, but he does have a point:

As a hunger artist, aka professional dieter? And I always thought she was an actress.

You might be interested in a book called The Name Game, by Christopher P. Andersen (somewhat dated but I think still valid). It discusses various theories about how people choose names, and what their psychological ramifications might be. And according to some experts, you are right. One of the reasons is a halo…

Of course, there’s always people like Bette Midler (whose mother named her after guess whom?) But you have to have a strong personality to overcome names like that and make them your own.

I would have guessed “Chris”, a very hockey name.

They may have a good reason to. On that note, I wonder if the U.S. is experiencing a bump in Donalds, Dons, and The Donalds?

I sometimes think that people who get a thrill from having or giving “interesting” names must have sad lives. Wouldn’t being an interesting person be a better option?

Out of all those names, the one that bothers me the most is Krz. A hockey player named Krz. God dammit.

The problem with Prometheus was its hokey, Chariots of the Gods premise. It could have been saved by focusing on David and his relationship with his human creators. But the other the problem is that the writing was so poor, that relationship was conveyed by all the humans acting like idiots. And the third the problem…

If only I could. I’m in an urban area, where not only burning and probably Roundup is forbidden, but it would also burn down my old house and the house next door. Where they grow another kind of weed, interestingly.

Even when I was a child, I remember pundits and the trendier parents saying the important thing is that children are free and creative, and if a child didn’t learn manners and self-discipline at home, it didn’t matter, since contact with the outside world would teach the rules to the child “naturally”.

Exactly.

Well, of course not. All you have to do is pray to be healed. That’s why religious people don’t use doctors, and are never a burden on society.

Like George Clooney (whose birthday it happens to be today). I’ll never forget listening to long-time National Enquirer employees, reminiscing about how George inundated them with stories about himself, his motorcycle, his pig, etc., etc. Yet once he had reached a certain level of fame, he lead a campaign against…

Sounds appropriate for Kim and Kanye Kreations, then.

So this is where the money from the jewel robbery insurance is going — or will go. Does anyone know if they have paid out yet?

[Assuming these people aren’t actors — a big “if” on TLC...]

You’re right. And Suicide Squad, etc., etc. The story of a ragtag group of misfits who must come together to stop a guy from doing a thing is way older than Seven Samurai. The reviews of GotG lead me to expect something really different. After the first half hour, I thought “oh crap, this again?” Not that James Gunn…

You have a point, but morning glory eats zucchini — being practically the only living thing that does.