That is a good point. However, isn't there some evidence that some of the parts of our cells might have started out as viruses or bacteria? For some reason, mitochondria comes to mind. I'm just saying that I think nature plays this game with us already. That said, I am not sure I think WE are quite smart enough to…

Ahhh...my Ameri-centrism strikes again!!!!! My bad!

My own architectural designs wouldn't even come within in a stone's throw of the awesomeness of this one.

That is a great story—way to go on getting out of debt! One thing I would like to clarify is the part about the student loan. I used to work for the Financial Aid office at my college. Almost every student can get some type of student loan (in my 3 years there, I never saw someone who didn't qualify), it is often…

Yeah, I think some of those "best use by" dates on dry goods like mac and cheese are generally there for marketing purposes. I'm sure at some point the macaroni will get stale, but I am not sure it is always at the "best use by" date.

Yeah, satellites were owned by "rich" people when I was a little kid. It is funny how common they are now. There would still be no cable where I grew up if I still lived there.

You know, even some people in America grew up this way recently. I was born in 1973, and I grew up on a farm in central part of the US. I had 4 channels (and 2 more in the dead of winter on calm weather days—that was how I got to watch Thundercats).

I probably would upgrade for a really reasonable price (like the single-student version I ordered from MS last summer). I have considered the 3 version family packs (they are back out now and are pretty reasonable for the price). But yeah, if I am not having problems (which I really am NOT), I am not sure I always…

Oh good grief. I am not a fool for not using Win 7. However, I haven't decided to drop the money on win 7 for both of my laptops, and I am not sure I see the point right now. Perhaps I am not a power user, but my 3 year-old Gateway Tablet with 3 gigs of ram usually has 5-6 apps at a time and my students often make…

Of course it is some dream. When I wake up, you are all going to disappear. Sorry to spoil your existence. (In fact, I am pretty sure you don't even post anything else except the comments I read.)

Oops...double-post. Move along, nothing to read here.

Still love that season 3 ending! You will enjoy it!

So you weren't bothered by the changes between the two hulks? As much as I like to look at Liv Tyler, I preferred Jennifer Connelly.

I thought the same.

Sent the link, and now I see her

I assumed it was because he entered into the house uninvited. It seems that rule still applies, so there must be some consequences for coming in.

It has been a long time since I have consistently read Spiderman comics, but the version that I remember loving was the time he fought Galactus' herald (the fire guy, not SS) and even though he was severely under-powered, he beat him through sheer will-power and utilizing his abilities to his fullest. THIS was the…

I knew my kids' knowledge of SW was quickly going to surpass mine when my (at the time) 6 year old son knew Porkins as the final trivia answer on SW Trivial Pursuit.

No, it really isn't. Don't believe the hype.

I was probably one of the last generations of students to learn to type on a typewriter (I WAS the last generation at my high school). One year when I was a prom sponsor at my school, there was a form that HAD to be typed. I went down to the office and asked the secretaries where there was a typewriter I could use,…