So when Tom Hanks was on that island for five years, did he ever get a cold?

And there couldn't have been any flies or mosquitoes since, prior to his arrival, they wouldn't have had a food source to be able to survive.

But how is it that the waves came in from all sides all the time? There must have been something geologically unique about that island that we don't know about.

RE: The Hamsters - are they saved? Did you baptize them?

BigK,

Apparently you can't read. The hamsters cannot be baptized because they can't be saved afterward.

what happens when you baptize a hamster

I can see that there is no point in arguing with you. It is all too obvious that you have not reached my plane of understanding and enlightenment so I shall not waste my time on you. I hope you get perpetual hang nails and live in a velcro world. I hope that your skin develops boils (none of which will make you rich because it vaguely resembles "Elvis") of an obscure and undiagnosable nature with possible subcutaneous lesions that prove, after countless painful examinations, to be inoperable. I loathe you and pray you amble about aimlessly in Purgatory for 1000 years uttering nothing but the name “Sheila” for no apparent reason before spending eternity to rot in He!!. Unless of course that you aren't Catholic in which case you can go straight to He!!.

In Christlike love at all times.

Hi Pio, and thanks for asking about my work. As it happens I'm in maintain mode with pottery. I have no time for creating new work so I just keep making the same old same old. I'm fortunate I don't have to abandon it all together and that I'm able to keep a hand in.

If you are in contact with Todd, please say hello from me.

Sorry to hear you're not in a better place with your marriage.

Thanks nams. I wish we were in a better place too. Unfortunately we are still in Saudi.

Hello Pio, Big K, Nams

How are you guys?
It's been a while since I last connected to this website, and now, surprise to see Pio back!
I thought I wouldn't come back anymore because of the collateral effects that I still have. The collateral effects also appears when I talk to someone and say everything is much better now.
Anyway, I will take the risk. Everything is much better now. I have occasional anger moods, but most of the time I am able to identify the source and if I deem reasonable I just let the anger go out.
If not, I try to cope with it, with different results. Recently, we are able to talk about most everything and it is a relief.
The DS are doing great and XWS has been dedicating himself much more to them and to the family. When we are all together having a good time, I know this is it.
But we still have some things to worry about. I am working at J&J but H is searching for a job. He gave up moving to Israel but now is considering moving to Moscow.
What a girl to do!!

Can you pass the bar in Russian? Do they even have a bar?

Actually I have always wanted to move to Moscow. But now that I am so used to the hot weather, I'm not sure I could survive it any more.

I know what you mean about having the family together doing fun things. We have so many activities at the moment that we don't do that enough. It does make a difference.

Do you still keep those things around he bought on his trips? We don't have too many visual cues of the A lying around any more. Even so, I don't seem to have many triggers these days. OTOH, I had a bad afternoon yesterday for no explainable reason. I just wanted to hide under a rock. But I didn't get the chance.

Pio, how do you know it was off-color?

Are you denying that it was?

Well I am kind of unhappy. WW is playing more and more golf. Yesterday afternoon she got a tee time for us after work. So I met her at the course and we played. She called DD1 from the course to see how her homework was going. For whatever reason, DD1 was crying when WW hung up. Now please don't misunderstand. DD1 is a manipulator to an extent. This is not unusual behavior for her and I didn't hear all of the conversation. Regardless, I played badly and had a worse time.

This morning, WW is playing as usual but now is playing 18 holes instead of 9 which means lunch as a family is now off the table (no pun intended).

I was working out early this AM and WW came down (up earlier than normal) and said we should go running. I didn't really want to but did. I should not have.

I feel giver and taker in a tug-of-war right now. I don't really want to talk to WW at the moment because I'm pretty pissed and we would just fight. I see no need.

Basically I have decided that I have become a golf widower. Maybe she'll lose a ball in the bushes and go look for it. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

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Are you denying the joke was off-color? You seem to be evading the issue.

I see on BBC where scientists now believe Viagra can cure jet lag. They performed their experiments on hamsters. I wonder who had that bright idea? Giving my hamsters Viagra is the very LAST thing that would occur to me. I think th study is wrong. Sure they sleep after the time lag. They are too exhausted to do anything else.

I'm going to try this at home. I'll start recording my findings.

I also see there that scientists have discovered that sharks can reproduce without SF. At least that explains why they are so mean. Maybe they should try Viagra on sharks.

I can see there is no point arguing with you. You are clearly a moron to not be able to understand even the simplest of concepts about salvation.

In Christlike love at all times

I would be more than happy to have a "discussion" with you but these rants of yours are clearly beneath me. I forgive you for your stupidity. I pray that some day your soul will reach my level of enlightenment. I also forgive whatever ridiculous retort you come back with. I look forward to the day you finally understand that I am the only one who is right and all the rest of you are clearly wrong. I [excuse me while I open the door to make more room for my head] ...

Just an update. The first two hamsters are dead. It seems the experimental hamster and the control hamster both got the pills stuck in their throats as they were too big for them to swallow. Okay the control hamster got a blue jelly bean but it still wouldn't go down. I need to review the experimental method.

Pio - You are nothing but an ignorant fool. Way beneath my dignity to even engage with you. It is futile reasoning with such as you. However if you summarise your most recent posts that I have missed perhaps I can be condescending enough to respond to any you think I have missed because it would be FAR too much work for me to look for those posts even though you have given me the exact thread where you posted. But nevertheless I have to show a veneer of giving a sh*t about whatever you were blathering on about.

Hi Nams, Cinders, Estrele.

Now if only Luna and 2Much and Stef came back....

BigK,

As I said, I already forgave you for that. It is only futile reasoning with me because you simply cannot accept that fact that you are totally wrong. I have forgone SF, except for one time, for the past seven years to dedicate myself to learning. You, on the other hand, have wasted your time on frivilous adventures of the flesh. [BTW I learned this SF once every seven years from watching the original Star Trek series - the "Amok Time" episode - The Vulcans did that and they were really smart]

So, yet again, I forgive you and I will add an additional three forgivenesses right now in case I can't post this weekend. So, if you do intend to disparage me, please try to limit the disparagements to 3 until I can get back and post some more forgivenesses. So after the weekend, let's settle up the account balance.

You want the STEF??? YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE STEF!!!