Posted on 09/28/2012 6:49:57 PM PDT by Solomon8522
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Busybusybusybusybusy.
THAT’S how things are, of late.
BUT...
...I’m being PAID a fair bit (praise Jesus) to keep busybusybusybusybusy, so...I will not complain. Especially not in THIS economy.
You?
A smaller skull would accomplish the same goal, and would give us a smaller visual target. We also wouldn't be banging it on things quite so much.
2) The S curve is just a way of bending things so that we can stand upright. By having a forward tilt just above the pelvis, less change in orientation is needed. (These changes take time!) -- Then a gentle recurve brings the spine back over the center of gravity, and wraps it around some of the critical organs. Consider also that a straight masonry wall will develop cracks, but an S curve will adjust to changes.
Most animals have straight spines, and no where near the back problems humans do.
3) The retina design is tougher to rationalize. Why should squids get the more sensitive arrangement? Suffice it to say that once a working prototype was available, the design team moved on to other projects.
In trying to be fast, they ended up with a half-fast design.
4) Sloths have a distinctly green cast, but that is because they have algae growing in their fur. Hair and fur are effective in many applications for heat-retention, protection, and adaptability to background scenes.
The sloth is not green, the algae is green.
Most predators lack fine color discrimination, favoring the simpler rods for fast response and low-light sensitivity, quite important for finding prey. Since the predators don't have color vision, there's no need to develop fur that changes colors.
Most MAMMAL predators lack fine color discrimination. Not birds and reptiles.
By the way, this would appear to offer an avenue for a further achievement unique to humanity, a chameleon-like ability to mimic the background in order to avoid detection. It's something that could be added to human skin, but would only be effective without clothing. That's normally the opposite of how one prepares for battle, but it's an idea I'm working on.
That is normally how one prepares for battle.
Wounds with bits of cloth driven into them rapidly become septic. Much safer to fight berserk.
Body armor, camouflage, and dressy uniforms are a modern aberration.
No, I buy baby food in little plastic containers at the Walmart. We mix up oatmeal flakes with some powdered baby formula (the only time I use formula), and then mix in the fruits or vegetables. Once the baby is a year old, we can just use whole milk.
Most animals aren't upright, and if dragons have backaches, they're not going to tell us about it.
Many large mammal spines seem to be a slight "c-curve," highest in the center, descending toward the head and tail. That's what Ash's backbone looks like.
Thank you for Kitty Esq. Looks like a nasty storm is headed our way. Spent a lot of time working on the rock garden today. Prayers up that you and the UTers remain safe! TTYL
I enjoyed Catherine Zeta-Jones’ performance in “Chicago.”
I actually do have something in mind. That story, like many in my slush pile, is not completed yet.
But the idea is not Berserker rage; it's stealth.
Rather than donning armor, my soldier would strive to not be seen at all. Additionally, he cannot be disarmed, and cannot be kept in captivity.
And yet, he would appear so helpless and innocent. Yet another defensive ploy.
I just may have a tankard of grey earl this weekend. I don’t have decaf earl so I will need lots of free time to position the marbles that will inevitably spill out.
That's a good question - all the chlorophyll divvied out went to the birds in the fauna.
How about a mandrill...you might cross that with a green budgie and get something interesting and chartreuse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv_kOb6JRaY&feature=related
I found this last night while I couldn’t get on the debate thread. I started with the last song I posted and looked at the suggested songs that lead me to Celtic Woman that lead to Celtic Thunder and Paul Byrom is a member of Celtic Thunder.
Thank you! Love both Celtic Woman and Celtic Thunder. Speaking of thunder and lightning, the storm is here. Wish us luck!
A Grand Canyon Suite type storm or something from a Edward
Bulwer-Lytton novel.
It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.
That is hilarious.
Congratulations to you on your ten years of (hopefully) happy FReeping! And thank you so much for making Free Republic a much better place! :-) Best wishes to you and yours :-)
Thanks! It’s been a very informative 10 years.
So did I. I watched the movie after reading a very interesting book about the woman newspaper reporter who wrote the original stage play about the case. The young woman, I forget her name, played by Renee Zellweger (who is not pretty, imo) was a real sociopath.
It turns out Bill had mentioned the headlight issue to DP. It’s a wiring thing, apparently, not the lamp burned out, and it sometimes works, if they jiggle it. So if Bill runs afoul of the aforementioned Deputy Sheriff, I won’t blame Bill. (I also, however, will not let him drive at night. This may create sufficient inconvenience to get action taken on the light ...)
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