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Writer's Block: Resolved

  • Jan. 1st, 2009 at 9:43 AM
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A lot of resolutions, from the mundane to the truly ambitious, are being made today. What are your New Year's resolutions? Do you think you're likely to stick to them past the month of January?


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  • Get back on the Wii Fit
  • Study/memorize scripture
  • Paint miniatures regularly

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    Writer's Block: Auld Lang Syne

    • Dec. 31st, 2008 at 1:36 PM
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    For those who are into such things, this might be the biggest party night of the year. Other people like to keep it a little more low key. How do you plan to ring in the New Year?


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    My propensity for "partying" or even leaving my home on New Year's Eve is negligible. Auld Lang Syne? More like OLD Lang Syne! We're having a few people over to watch some movies, have a few drinks, and hang out. Maybe we'll be in bed by 11!

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    Writer's Block: Prophecy or Fallacy?

    • Dec. 14th, 2008 at 11:12 PM
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    Happy birthday, Nostradamus. Many people consider the prophecies of Nostradamus to be uncannily accurate, while others remain skeptical. Do you think it's possible to predict the future?


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    This is a really poorly phrased question. Of course it's frickin' possible to predict the future. Saying, "I think it will rain jelly beans tomorrow" is predicting the future. It's not predicting anything particularly likely but it's a prediction, nonetheless. OK, so I'll stop nit-picking. I assume what LJ meant to ask is along the lines of, "Are there people with legitimately prophetic abilities."

    I'm compelled to answer yes. I hold a Christian world-view and, given that I believe in an omnipotent God, my world-view compels me to believe that a person could be divinely endowed with the ability to accurately predict (or "prophesy" if you prefer) future events. I personally don't know any and don't know of any that I would deem credible but I believe in the possibility of such an individual existing. Unfortunately, even if I did meet someone that was gifted in this way I probably wouldn't believe them even if they were the real deal.

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    Writer's Block: Eat, Drink, Be Merry

    • Nov. 26th, 2008 at 12:41 AM
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    Thanksgiving is almost here in the U.S., heralding the start of the holiday season and the first of many meals where you might be confronted with a traditional dish that you happen to find disgusting. What holiday food do you hate to see on the table?


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    Red cabbage. Even though my heritage is German through and through (both of my parents were born in Der Vaterland) I have a strong aversion to cabbage and all of its forms. My mom usually makes red cabbage (or "Rotkohl" as the Krauts call it) and I think it's full on gross. Thankfully, I've never once in my life been made to eat it but I really don't like the way it tastes or smells.

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    Writer's Block: Goal!

    • Nov. 19th, 2008 at 1:31 PM
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    Goooooooooaaaaaaaaalllllll! Today marks the anniversary of football (soccer) star Pele's 1000th goal. Why has professional footie never caught on in the United States?


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    Americans like their sports to be high-scoring and full of spectacle and razzle-dazzle. Soccer/football typically has little of any of these.
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    • Mood: content
    • Music:Conference call. ZZZzzz...

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    Writer's Block: Ten for the Tenth

    • Nov. 10th, 2008 at 1:56 PM
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    Some people spend their whole lives preparing the answer to this question: What albums are on your personal all-time Top 10 list?


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    Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique
    De La Soul: Buhloone Mind State
    Fun Lovin' Criminals: Welcome To Poppy's
    Fishbone: The Reality Of My Surroundings
    Funkadelic: America Eats Its Young
    Parliament: Mothership Connection
    The Amps: [Self-Titled]
    Dread Zeppelin: Haunted Houses 'O The Holy
    Cub: Betti-Cola
    James Brown: Hell

    ...in no particular order.
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    • Mood: lethargic

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    Writer's Block: Idiomatic Confusion

    • Nov. 10th, 2008 at 12:09 AM
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    Whether it's a canary in the coal mine or a waitress in the weeds, idiomatic expressions can sometimes stump us even in our own language. What common expression puzzles you the most?


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    "Coming down the pike" has never made sense to me when "coming down the pipe" is so much clearer and is used in the same context. A quick Google search reveals that "pike" is an archaic noun for "road" but I still like "pipe" better.
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    • Mood: sleepy
    • Music:The furnace in the basement

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    I am cheddar

    • Nov. 7th, 2008 at 4:28 PM
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    I am cheddar cheese!

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    Writer's Block: If at first you don't succeed...

    • Mar. 22nd, 2008 at 5:30 PM
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    What have you tried in life that you just weren't very good at?


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    Growing facial hair. I tried growing a goatee once and it was so itchy I got up in the middle of the night and shaved it off. It's for the best, anyway. Blonde facial hair looks terrible.

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    Writer's Block: Me Behind The Wheel

    • Jan. 19th, 2008 at 11:01 PM
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    What do you do when you're in the car alone?


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    Usually I either listen to my iPod or talk to myself.

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