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My Patron Saint
Feb. 1st, 2003 10:25 amSt. Columbanus. Declared (recently) by the Vatican to be the patron saint of motorcyclists :).
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04137a.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04137a.htm
Feb. 1st, 2003
Y'Know, I'm reminded of last July
Feb. 1st, 2003 10:42 amStopping at the nurses station of Stevens Hospital to confirm I had the room number for Lawst correct (and to give them a good look at me, look, I'm here on legit business. It's a Maternity department, they get really shirty about unknowns wandering about).
The Head Nurse looked at me and said "Oh, yeah, you're her sister, right?" Um, only by temperament. We're not *actually* related.
I do wonder about this test. The others I can see. But I've yet to see a result for this one that I even vaguely agree with (no offense, I just don't believe humans are capeable of achieving perfection).
-Bad- You're the exact opposite of what any guy
wants or needs, unless he happens to need a
quick lay. You're cruel. You toy with people.
You're probably a bitch, and i don't think i'd
like you if i met you. Oh go screw a random
male already.
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The Head Nurse looked at me and said "Oh, yeah, you're her sister, right?" Um, only by temperament. We're not *actually* related.
I do wonder about this test. The others I can see. But I've yet to see a result for this one that I even vaguely agree with (no offense
-Bad- You're the exact opposite of what any guy
wants or needs, unless he happens to need a
quick lay. You're cruel. You toy with people.
You're probably a bitch, and i don't think i'd
like you if i met you. Oh go screw a random
male already.
What Kind of Girlfriend Are You?
brought to you by Quizilla
Woke up this morning, staggered to teh coffee pot, then to the computer. Got it launched, dialed-up, watched my homepage load. Seattle Times website. FUCK, we lost another one?
My first thought was "Well, so much for any development in the next five years. Just like Challenger, this'll scuttle the space program for years."
And I'm angry, because I know politicians will decide that we have to be able to to this exploration 'safely', with no cost in human life. I bet if they were to look at Mr. Charles Yeager and tell him that "A single human life is too high a price to pay." He'd spit on them. Well, actually, by all accounts he's a very polite man, so he'd probably refrain from *actually* spitting on them. But you get my point.
But no. Somehow, spin doctors will make it so the average Joe on the street ACTUALLY BELIEVES that not one of those seven men and women believed that taking this flight could end in their deaths. That somehow they made it through all the safety training without ever hearing the "but accidents can happen, you can't completely prepare for them, that's why they're called accidents".
And that's insulting to the astronauts who took this risk, knowing what it could cost, but willing to take the risk anyway.
My first thought was "Well, so much for any development in the next five years. Just like Challenger, this'll scuttle the space program for years."
And I'm angry, because I know politicians will decide that we have to be able to to this exploration 'safely', with no cost in human life. I bet if they were to look at Mr. Charles Yeager and tell him that "A single human life is too high a price to pay." He'd spit on them. Well, actually, by all accounts he's a very polite man, so he'd probably refrain from *actually* spitting on them. But you get my point.
But no. Somehow, spin doctors will make it so the average Joe on the street ACTUALLY BELIEVES that not one of those seven men and women believed that taking this flight could end in their deaths. That somehow they made it through all the safety training without ever hearing the "but accidents can happen, you can't completely prepare for them, that's why they're called accidents".
And that's insulting to the astronauts who took this risk, knowing what it could cost, but willing to take the risk anyway.