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Skriven 2009-09-23 10:18:10 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: RE: sillinesses 196
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Guten Tag Michael!


->  -> Couldn't you say that the reason you don't suffer from them is that you
->  -> DO drink beer...???  (Grin)
->  HN> I don't drink enough beer to make that claim (grin)
->  HN> I've had two beers since Michael left in August.
->  HN> I'm having a scotch tonight...but not a single malt.
-> 
-> There are those sad days when one must economize!
-> 
I actually quite like Ballentines scotch.
a nice blend that seems to fit the flavor 
profile that I like in single malts.
And at $15 for a half gallon (on sale in 
Sebastapol) it's a bargain! The last half
gallon lasted two years...this one may not
last as long (grin). I like to have the single
malts when I can sit back and enjoy them 
and spend some time savoring them..the 
ballantines I can pour over a couple of
ice cubes and enjoy.

->  -=> Hap Newsom said to Ruth Haffly <=-
->  -> Tomato juice has some acid in it so it
->  -> might help as well.  I've no idea
->  -> what's in Bloody Mary seasonings.  They might
->  -> or might not help it taste
->  -> better.
->  HN> While vinegar is acid I don't know
->  HN> if that's the "operative" aspect. Other
->  HN> acids don't seem to have the same
->  HN> effect like orange juice or grapefruit
->  HN> juice or even Sody Pop.
-> 
-> That's right - if Joan were here she might be able
-> to weigh in, but as far as I recall there are other
-> factors than simple acidity - the reactiveness of
-> the ions in the acid in question with calcium or
-> whatever the stones are made of and the solubility
-> of the products of the reaction. 
->
Where is that girl anyway??
 
->  -=> Hap Newsom said to Dave Sacerdote <=-
->  HN> I originally signed up to keep in contact with some
->  HN> old navy buddies and some old photo buddies...but it
->  HN> seems like most of the folks I have "friended" have gotten
->  HN> addicted to the games like mafia wars...so when I check 
->  HN> facebook I see 200 "Bobo zilla robbed three banks in 
->  HN> Mafia wars" I go there about once a week now...if that!
-> 
-> If you mouse over to the right of these notifications, you
-> will see a hidden button called "hide," and when you click
-> on it, you have the option of 1. Hide Mafia Wars or 2. Hide
-> all posts by Bobo zilla. Thenceforth you will find another
-> button in the bottom of your page that says something like
-> "11183 hidden posts. Click to show hidden posts." Just
-> refrain from clicking there.
->
I'm gonna do just that today!!
-> 
->  "Social networking sites (such as Facebook), cell-phone
->  text-messaging (: lol), and Internet connections at the
->  local coffee shop, have made it easier for people to
->  stay in touch with distant friends. Social psychologists
->  originally expected to find that these technological
->  innovations would yield the usual benefits found with
->  face-to-face contacts, but results have been mixed. One
->  study suggested that increased use of the Internet comes
->  at a cost to relationships with family and friends and
->  results in increases in depression and loneliness.
->  Melanie Green and her colleagues note that people are
->  drawn to Internet communication because it is easy, less
->  risky than talking to real strangers, and immediately
->  gratifying. Over the long haul, however, these researchers
->  found that an increasing ratio of such 'ersatz social
->  engagements' to real conversations tended to decrease
->  general life satisfaction. However, a study of the online
->  network Facebook indicated that people who used this
->  service did reap benefits of enhanced social capital, and
->  this was particularly true of those with low self-esteem
->  - who might be less likely to initiate face-to-face
->  encounters. Nevertheless, virtual connections with friends
->  do not substitute for actually being in the same room
->  talking to your friends face-to-face. And it's really
->  hard to share wild pig over the Internet."
-> 
->  - Kenrick et al: Social Psychology, Goals in Interaction
->    5/e, p.244 (in press)
-> 
I enjoy both...and since sitting face to face
with folks 2-4000 miles away is expensive and
time consuming...the internet will do nicely as 
a substitute!
chat with you soon!
hap 
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