In response to Daniel Tammet
by grimmace35:

Most of you have probably seen this by now, but if you haven't, take a few moments to watch the videos. It really makes you wonder what the brain is capable of.

"Daniel claims that since the age of four, he has been able to do huge mathematical calculations in his head. So the makers of this documentary put him to the test, asking him to calculate 37 raised to the power of 4. He completed this in less than a minute, giving the correct answer of 1,874,161.
While considering the question, it was observed that, he appeared to be drawing shapes on the table with his finger. When asked about this, he explained that he could see the numbers as shapes and colours in his mind. This breakdown or confusion of the senses is known as synethsesia.

Next he was asked to divide 13 by 97. This time the researchers had the answer to 32 decimal places, Daniel gave the answer and continued beyond 32. He claims he can do the calculations to 100 decimal places.

He appears to be doing the mathematical calculations without actually thinking about it, which seems preposterous, but if true, blows away scientific theory.
Daniel's talents do not stop at numbers. He is very gifted with words and speaks nine languages and claims to be able to learn a new one in just seven days."

http://60minutes.yahoo.com/segment/44/brain_man

http://www.mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk/misc/danieltammet.html

I saw this and found it to be very interesting. Daniel is a savant without the other mental and emotional indications of other savants. He is a true genius with math and languages. I think that there is much to learn from people like him. The brain is so complex.

In response to Different Types of Orgasms...
by Sayama:

In response to Different Types of Orgasms...
by Lonewulf447:

In response to Different Types of Orgasms... :

Found this floating around Myspace, and I just had to repost it. Heh heh...
Sex in a boat = Oargasms
Sex with a nerd = Dorkgasms
Sex at the entrance to your house = Doorgasms
Sex on the carpet or linoleum = Floorgasms
Sex at the supermarket = Storegasms
Sex with wild pigs = Boargasms
Sex at a Stephen King movie = Horrorgasms
Sex with a prostitue = Whoregasms
Sex with a storyteller = Loregasms
Sex with an accountant = Boregasms
Sex while sleeping = Snoregasms
Sex with Arthur = Dudley Mooregasms
Sex with cartoon donkeys = Eeyoregasms
Sex while broke = Poorgasms
Sex with a lion = Roargasms
Sex for hours and hours on end = Soregasms
Sex on a golf course = Foregasms
Sex with a nymphomaniac = Ready for Moregasms
Sex in a gold mine = Oregasms
Sex with a dermatologist = Poregasms
Sex with the vice president = Al Goregasms
Sex with chocolate marshmallows = S'moregasms
Sex with a bullfighter = Toreadorgasms
Sex with a masked man carrying a sword = Zorogasms
Sex on the beach = Shoregasms
Sex when you get an award = Honorgasms
Sex at an all you can eat buffet = Smorgasbordgasms
Sex on a cruise ship deck = Shuffleboardgasms
Sex in Asia = Singaporegasms
Sex among the wonders of the world = Outdoorgasms

I was just looking thru peoples journals and found this.
a good little joke (little? okay more like a list)

definitely a smile raiser :)

These are definitely funny and quite clever

In response to Reflecting on what a beautiful mystery life is
by lapasajerak:

These are separate quotes that resonate with me because they speak to having faith despite the pain we find in life.

They�re not necessarily tied together this time by any coherent thought process of mine. I just like them and wanted to share.

And if someone out there sees them and is given a feeling of hope�well then, all the better for it.

�The deeper that sorrow carves into your being the more joy you can contain.�

�Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.�

�Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.�

�joy and sorrow are inseparable� together they come and when one sits alone with you �remember that the other is asleep upon your bed�

�Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.�

They are all quotes by Kahlil Gibran



I really like your possitive attitude. The quotes are wonderful. Kahlil Gibran was a wonderful thinker and the world would be a better place if more people read him and took action on some of his teachings

In response to State of the Union: Part 1
by DeaditeAmI:

There will be two parts to this rant. Part 1 will focus on "quality." Part 2 will focus on content, or lack of.

"And tonight, I have a high privilege and distinct honor of my own�as the first President to begin the State of the Union message with these words: Madam Speaker." Do I need to point out the obvious? The "obvious" being that President Bush did not "start" the state of the Union with "Madam Speaker". The title was preceded by about 30 other words. And, in my opinion, if the new speaker had a penis instead of breasts President Bush would not have given a second thought to how a deceased relative, congressman or not, might have felt. Aesthetically speaking, she's an important step up from Lewinsky. So, if that is what Bush was fishing for�


"Yet we're all held to the same standards, and called to serve the same good purposes: To extend this nation's prosperity; to spend the people's money wisely; to solve problems�" "to spend the people's money wisely"... yeah, about that =/


Our citizens don't much care which side of the aisle we sit on -- as long as we're willing to cross that aisle when there is work to be done. I think more than just a handful of Americans would disagree... ends justifying the means and all.


�� we must balance the federal budget.� Duh?


��we can do so without raising taxes. (Applause.) What we need to do is impose spending discipline in Washington, D.C. =/ Duh again?


�We set a goal of cutting the deficit in half by 2009, and met that goal three years ahead of schedule.� Someone said to me that when Bush took office, the national deficit was at $0. If that is true� someone should fire Bush�s new speech writer and kick Bush in the head.

There is more to come, trust me... This might actually end up being a 4 Part post due to time restraints (working)

Nothing new was said. The main emphasis was on the war as usual. His health-care proposal means taking money from other medical programs and cutting benefits. He looked a little frightened.