Jon in Pasadena

They don't have brass ones either...

Aw I was just hackin' on ya...

And how long have you been a Bills Fan ?

No sweat. I even gave you the factor of 2 in the K.E. term. I, unfortunately, had to sleep through many years of Physics courses before deciding not to do it for a living.

"Know any good pick-up lines?" "I'm no good at dancing 'cause I have two left feet."

Uh, no. Unless you are perversely co-opting "F" to mean Kinetic Energy. "F" generally stands for Force which = m(dv/dt) for a moving object.

I'm pretty sure that "Blue" the blue's clues dog is supposed to be a female. Not that there's anything wrong with that...

Hmm, do you also have an affinity for snails and white flags? If so you might be French...

And I'm positive you're speaking from (multiple) experience(s)! Dammit, I need a new avatar. This thing's just too....cheesy......

You guys are making me lose my Apatite.

Well I am NOT a doctor (nor do I play one on TV or film, although I sometimes mess with digital images of people who do) but I would definitely recommend getting tested if they haven't already included those in the barrage of tests you've already undergone. And try not to freak out. That turns out (anecdotally) to not be all that helpful in fighting off infections. You want to go more for that strong, deep inner strength thing. Or something like that.

First: stay calm. It could be just some dumb random bug that will go away on its own. But W.N. has made it all the way out here to the Left Coast, so I'd definitely get the Docs to rule it out. And even if you do have it, it's generally quite treatable unless you're elderly and/or immune-compromised.

Have you by chance been bitten by any mosquitoes lately? Chills & sweating are classic symptoms of malaria which would be really uncommon here in the US -- but not unheard of for those of us who travel to dubious places on occasion. Also - West Nile Virus is another mosquito-borne possibility. It can cause painfully swollen lymph glands in the throat (can't swallow) as well as disorientation, tremors, fever and assorted other symptoms. I'd ask about these if I were you. Good luck.

Sorry if it's already been discussed but I found this article rather interesting, considering recent events. Check the date.

While I agree with your main premise that EFX movies usually suck, I must point out that you are blaming entirely the wrong people here. As someone who frequently works with the aforementioned geeks, I can assure you that blaming them for the plot (or lack thereof) of the feature is like blaming the Buffalo Bills' waterboy for the team passing 40+ times in a row on 3rd and short. The geeks just create the EFX that their producers request from them. The people you want to be blaming are the studios for refusing to greenlight anything but EFX-heavy formulaic crap, and most of all the sheepish hordes of filmgoers who keep on buying tickets to go see EFX-heavy formulaic crap. Directors who attempt to distract us from their lack of skill by letting their visual EFX supervisors run hog-wild don't help the matter much either.

They let Newfies make doctors? That is sick! Seriously, that was one sad fugged up story.

Simon, Have I ever told you how much I think you fuggin rock ? 'Cuz I do. Really. I mean, I love ya' man. Uh, in a totally macho and definitely really really straight way, that is.

Not where I work they ain't...

Well these guys seem legit, although their selection is both limited and IMHO highly questionable: tra-la-la Old McDonald?

Takamine Classical. About 25 years old now and sounds very nice. Not bad for a guitar I got for free. Random Jap Strat sunburst knockoff. Not too bad actually, but I busted it and haven't fixed it yet... Gibson Sonex. Worst.Guitar.Ever. I can get better sounds out of folding a piece of tracing paper over a comb and making my mouth go "brrrrrrrzzzzz". Thanks for reminding me I need to get rid of this POS. No amp at present. Love the old marshall plexi superleads. Maybe I'll get one when I get a bigger house...

Better be young and in shape for this one...

OMG! Soooooo many possibilities for this one....what to play first: Led Zep - "Whole Lotta Love" VH - "OU812" Blondie - "Eat to the Beat" Tubes - "Don't Touch me There" The mind boggles......

While there is some truth to these remarks, I would contend that they are not completely fair or accurate. Certainly racism has been from ancient times deeply ingrained in the Japanese people (who considered themselves to be members of a single huge tribe, which is basically accurate). Obviously this has had some tragic consequences, historically, both for themselves and many of their Asian neighbors, not to mention a whole lot of U.S. servicemen. As you say, there are still some "Japanese only" establishments. However-- these days they are becoming BY FAR much less common. Sentiment IS changing. Change is not instantaneous, especially in a society far more conservative and homogeneous than our own. Things take time. (In my lifetime there were "white-only" establishments right here in the wonderful U.S.A. There's still places where you can get killed for being the wrong color, etc. ) It is certainly untrue to say that 100% of Japanese care nothing for anyone but themselves. I have seen plenty of evidence of good things that they have accomplished elsewhere in the world. In (north) Vietnam, over by the Laos border, there's a little farming community that I stopped in. To my surprise, they had a top-notch bridge over the river. When I inspected the base of the bridge, I found a small plaque indicating that it was a Japanese foreign assistance project. In Uzbekistan, there are Japanese agricultural experts helping the local farmers to learn modern farming techniques to increase the productivity of their land. In the Rif mountains of Morocco, there is a hospital founded and staffed entirely by Japanese. The local Berbers and Arabs love them and raved to me about how compassionate and caring they were. These are just a few examples; it's easy to find many more. The younger generation of Japanese is much more interested in the outside world than were their parents or grandparents. I know many, many Japanese who have ventured out into the outside world to engage it constructively. The number of international marriages in Japan is increasing quite a bit. There's actually a bit of a craze right now for other cultures, especially for (formerly despised) Korea. Now if only the government would swallow its pride and finally deal with the WWII reparations issue once and for all. That's still a big thorn in their side.

D, The People's Republic of Berzerkly hasn't been part of California for a loooonnnggg time now.....

Corruption in the Big Easy? Say it ain't so...