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What’s the oldest permanent city in the USA?

December 13th, 2006 at 11:32 am » Comments (2)

Jamestown St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest permanent city in the United States; the Spanish established the first European settlement there in 1565. St. Augustine was founded 42 years before Jamestown, Virginia, and 55 years before the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts. (ref. Reference.com) Was your history class as Anglo-centric as mine? I’ve [...]



Tuesday’s Quiz

December 12th, 2006 at 2:36 pm » Comments (0)

You paid attention during 86% of high school!   85-100% You must be an autodidact, because American high schools don’t get scores that high! Good show, old chap! Do you deserve your high school diploma?Create a Quiz You scored a 90%   Good job. You proved to yourself why you’re an American Citizen. Now go [...]



Monday’s Test

December 11th, 2006 at 5:11 pm » Comments (0)

Pure Nerd69 % Nerd, 47% Geek, 39% Dork For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions. You scored better than [...]



Lost

December 8th, 2006 at 4:23 pm » Comments (0)

Join me, at Lost



Friday’s Quizes

December 8th, 2006 at 4:20 pm » Comments (0)

You Are 93% Ready for Marriage This doesn’t mean you should rush out and get married… But if you did tie the knot, it would probably work out great! Are You Ready for Marriage? You Are Very Mature Even though you may not always feel like it, you’re a full fledged adult. And while everyone [...]



Daycare Costs

December 7th, 2006 at 5:08 pm » Comments (0)

2 kids, full time, PreSchool 2 (ie 3 year olds) and Schoolage costs us $18,681.00 a year. It makes me wonder how working class families or single parent families can afford daycare to go to work. and They’re worth it.



Nervous Consumption

December 7th, 2006 at 10:11 am » Comments (0)

Dr Richard Morton first described anorexia nervosa in 1689, calling it a condition of “Nervous Consumption” caused by “sadness, and anxious cares”. (ref. article)



Stress

December 6th, 2006 at 3:47 pm » Comments (0)

Hunger is stress, just like pain. If you are cold, you put on a jacket. If you are hungry, what do you do? If you have an eating disorder, you may not realize you are hungry or you may revel in your hunger. I have both issues.



December Word Bingo

December 6th, 2006 at 11:51 am » Comments (0)

Backgammon Battleship Buckaroo Candyland Chinese Checkers Chutes-n-ladders Clue Cootie Dominos Dungeons & Dragons Go Fish Hearts Mah Jong Mancala Mille Bornes Mouse Trap Operation Othello Risk Solitaire Sorry Stratego The Game of Life Trivial Pursuit Trouble Word Bingo



Priorities

December 5th, 2006 at 4:49 pm » Comments (0)

Priorities are not “shoulds”. They are things that I want to do and/or need to do. Priorities are not things that others want. Demands are “what others want”. In general, people with eating disorders pick partners who believe that their (i.e. the partner’s) demands should be THE priorities in the relationship. This can be problematic [...]



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