chuck kottke

Yes, miss Virginia, let what work out??:rolleyes:

Bored? How can anyone be bored??:rolleyes::laugh3:

:rolleyes::laugh3: 10:52 in the PM, and I just wrote up a company for being deceptive and rooking us on a piece of gold! (watch out; if you got's a ting' to sell, best to go to a regular jeweler, and shop around!)

Well, I suppose if you were to run a marathon, like immediately afterwards, you'd live it down!:P But yes, this is a deadly thing they're offering. Something like that should be only fed to outgoing Presidents!:laugh3:

I am not!:stunned: It's something you don't know!!:P

The City of Lost Angels.. Oh well - so many famous people there, I suppose it can be a bit confusing!;)

If only people knew what I know; what would they think then?;)

Mass Balance on a planetary scale; the movement of mercury and lead from source to destination, and what that means in terms of risks.

There's got to be a Texas Dozen of Texans on this site!!;):cowboy: Believe me, there here somewhere!! Enjoy the circus, and keep warm down in Texas!!:laugh3:

OOPS!! Sorry Michelle!! I missed the beginning there - going to fast on the scroll function!! So, Michigan then? Hmm.. Well, you bought the rights from those wealthy Bostonian families that used to own it then??

Hmm.. Well Lore, there were good things, and bad things. The bad things were very bad, so the good things seemed a lot better, and it was a time of great unrest in the world. Some extremely gruesome wars, giant fights against the wars, riots every night, cities on fire, lots of gunfire, mass protests, water cannons, mass arrests, big buildings being bombed; it was nuts! Then there was Woodstock, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Dylan, sit-ins, surfing mania, the Summer of Love, all sorts of wild campus goings-on.. Well, it's nuts today too, but a lot less nuts, so I could feel the vibes. Anyone in High School felt like the draft was a death sentence, and the TV news brought that point home, so no sense in worrying about tomorrow! That, and the rights issues, and the environment was horrible in the cities; it was a wild time to be young, and yet because you didn't think you'd live another year, young people partied and protested like mad, and it almost culminated in a revolution here in the US.. France had some complete work stoppages, and the world felt like it was on a teeter-totter of sorts. But we're in similar predicaments today, so history repeats itself! But there was a genuine sense that all the young people were targets of the older people, and all the older people thought the youth were too uppity and disrespectful.. I remember - but the young people were right though - their rights were being denied, the war was wrong, and the world was in desperate need of a youth revolution. It was a clash! "Don't trust anyone over 30" wasn't just a slogan, but a real sentiment! Well, Chile was a world apart, so I'm not sure what was going on down your way, except the sad years of dictatorship happened somewhere in there.. (though I saw how you Chileans got their independence from that dictator Pinochet, and what a great way to do it - with a non-violent revolution!! Anyhow, I'm rambling on, but think of the fun we're having today!! (but yea, in some ways, I wish I had been 18 then too - it must have been just total excitement!)

Yea, it's a rush! Welcome Amber to the most prestigious and star-studded site on the Internet!! (how was that for an invite!):jester:

random nuclear decay Good night Twisted Mind! :) 10:54PM and drinking a Leinenkugel's!!:P:P

Yeah, wasn't that a wild time to be young?? I was too young to know much about it, outside the fact that it was all over the TV and newspapers, and naturally when they played on TV, the concerts we saw were deafening with everyone going wild!! All that took place down in the cities, so we missed the hoopla, but I remember taking the bus to school, and the older kids on the bus were basically hippies.. they wore out the 8-track tapes playing all the Beatles tunes, almost non-stop.:hippy:

Alright! Hey, that is neat Lore!! I like to look at old clippings like that too - it's really a snapshot in time, with all the current events going on then, and the buzz about the concerts, etc. I've got one or two clippings from way way back (early 70's/late 60's) of the Rolling Stones when they played in Chicago.. Funny to see how everyone was dressed, and all the hoopla and stage props. Did their outfits ever look wild, or what?! I'll bet the Beatles wore a variety of costumes as well??

? Newspaper Clippings then? Reprints or old prints?? You mean the UK Daily Mail Y/N/Maybe??:laugh3: You got me all confuzzed now!

Buda or Pest in September?:)

Hey, that's neat a neat gift! A picture album of The Beatles then, or artwork related to them?? Anyhow, I'm happy to hear that you had a great evening!!:sunny:

Does anyone remember Dixie Cup Jokes? I'm thinking of "Dixie Cup" Jokes: (warning: these are very corny!:laugh3:) What did God say to the mathematician? Go forth and multiply! (and so when 6 met 7, they had 42) What did God say to the apple tree? Go forth and bear fruit! What did God say to the Piano? Go forth carefully, & play in the living room! What did God call the first time machine? A clock. What did the Door say to the Piano? I'd like to open up to you, but I need a key first. What did the Piano then say to the Door? I'd like to help, but I'm out of key.:laugh3: And my favorite: When the Beatles were at the base of a mountain in Tibet, and they saw an avalanche coming down, what did they say to their fans? Watch out for the Rolling Stones!:P I know they're terrible, but I couldn't resist the temptation!

David's referring to the either Lead-acid or Nickel Metal Hydride batteries they use. I have to agree, we've got to really ramp up research & especially development of new, clean battery technologies. It's feasible, if our world would just get it together.. Saltwater used for electrolysis: Well, it's an interesting thing to imagine what would happen if that much water were drawn up to be electrolytically converted into H2 and O2; there would be quite a bit of salty brine remaining, and quite a bit of water taken from some location.. The brine could be sent out to the deep ocean, where it would join with the heavy, salty return current from the conveyor belt in the Atlantic. And the withdrawn water could be taken from several places; in essence, it would all return as rain in due time, since burning Hydrogen yields water!:)

8:35 PM CST. And I was outside watering my watermelons!:P

response Hmm.. Well, I really do like Strawberry Swing, and it's funny, but at 24 seconds into it, I could almost swear I hear Chris saying "Hi Chuck".. :laugh3: What's your favorite??:)

You know, that reminds me - I need to go silkscreen some T-shirts with the Make Trade Fair symbol on them!:)

Happy birthday Lore, and keep being:angel: a sweet shortcake!

+++++++++++++++++ Have a most plussed Birthday Hitcher , and remain positive about it all!:)