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berkeman
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Albuquerque was always a bit of an oddball...
A friend of mine is currently in NM, that's why.berkeman said:Albuquerque was always a bit of an oddball...
Well, it wasn't meant to be funny, but now that I think about it, yes, it remains true if you read it like that. Her opinions are indeed what you would call 'unamerican' although she grew up in NM and is visiting her family.fresh_42 said:A friend of mine is currently in NM, that's why.
North Pole????fresh_42 said:Or do what I did. The clock on my phone reads:
home - 1924
Detroit - 1324
San Francisco - 1024
New York - 1324
Chicago - 1224
Wellington - 0724
Canberra - 0524
Albuquerque - 1125
Honolulu - 0824
Why should I have the time of people swimming in cold water?WWGD said:North Pole????
If I knew she was my cousin we never would have dated
What to do now? Should I go ahead and propose
And get hitched and have kids with 11 toes
And move to Alabama where that kind of thing is tolerated?
Sounds like it.berkeman said:Albuquerque was always a bit of an oddball...
Maybe they got some a discount on the rent of the space as an incentive to set up shop at that Mall?kyphysics said:Dick's House of Sports store seems an awful waste of space. These stores are huge with very high ceilings and lots of wide walking areas. There were something like eight cash registers and only one or two actual cashiers.
Displays and aesthetics for the stores are awesome. It's a truly grand experience. I love walking through their stores. Still, I wonder how they can make money given the costs to maintain that space vs. foot traffic/sales. I went at 6PM Friday and the place was practically empty.
Interesting. Could be.WWGD said:Maybe they got some a discount on the rent of the space as an incentive to set up shop at that Mall?
I endorse that!kyphysics said:Interesting. Could be.
Eye candy!dlgoff said:How about those Kansas City Chiefs? Going to Super Bowl 58.
I do not. Not anymore.Borg said:I'm enjoying the San Fran / Detroit game.
Wasn't there someone trying to prevent the operation of an accelerator on that basis, that it may bring about a black hole?fresh_42 said:You are both wrong. It actually popped out of a blackhole created at CERN.
IIRC then there was an American trying to achieve this by legal means.WWGD said:Wasn't there someone trying to prevent the operation of an accelerator on that basis, that it may bring about a black hole?
Yes, I lost track of it.fresh_42 said:IIRC then there was an American trying to achieve this by legal means.
My take is that just about any job that's done well, with possibly few exceptions, requires a considerable effort.kyphysics said:Many people don't think of it, but nursing is one of the most physically demanding professions. Well, at least, hospital nursing is that way. Primary care isn't at all.
I spoke with some "hardcore" hospital nurses who laughed (literally with a dismissive tone) at PCP nursing. They said they'd never do it, because of the pace and demands. They thought it was too slow and "soft." They actually like the rush of working as a hospital RN. Who knew there exist "medical action junkies"?
The lifting and moving around of immobile patients constantly takes tremendous physical endurance (and strength). Nursing shifts are 12 hours. Hospital RNs work 3 days a week only (that is considered full-time). But, it's grueling. And it's often thankless and dirty. My father's male nurse said he literally cleans/wipes at least one patient's butt per shift practically every day he works. They get 4-6 patients a shift on average (never more than 6 and on a very, very lucky day maybe 2 or 3). Most are immobile/weak and end up pooping or peeing all over the bed at least once during their stay. That works out statistically that every single hospital RN is often wiping someone's butt or urinary area once a shift and having to change their sheets (needing to roll, shift, and lift patients).
Many RNs suffer back injuries and retire from the field and/or come back but have long-term health complications. Many people don't realize this. But, it's very common to suffer a back injury as a hospital nurse.
Yeah. I can sing along (for imprecise values of sing) to music I haven't heard in a decade. But coming back from the shops with what I actually wanted if I forget the shopping list? Crazy talk.WWGD said:I couldn't remember where my wallet was. But in a recent conversation prior to that, I remembered the earth weighed ## 5.977 \times 10^{24} kg ##. Even though I never weighed it myself!
Cadences! The difference is cadences!Ibix said:Yeah. I can sing along (for imprecise values of sing) to music I haven't heard in a decade. But coming back from the shops with what I actually wanted if I forget the shopping list? Crazy talk.
It also took me embarrassingly long to change my accounting for very large numbers. So that ##2\times 5.977 \times 10^{24} \neq 11.954 \times 10^{48} ##Ibix said:Yeah. I can sing along (for imprecise values of sing) to music I haven't heard in a decade. But coming back from the shops with what I actually wanted if I forget the shopping list? Crazy talk.
Unless you're whistling .fresh_42 said:Cadences! The difference is cadences!