elbuzzard.com Archives: November 2005
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20 November 2005
Scientists find the cause of fear
Apparently, scientists have found the gene that controls fear, and in mice have managed to reduce innate and learned fear. The story is here. The article tells of how this “could be used to study human phobias and anxiety-related disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder”.
Am I cynical to think that actually, the first use of [...]
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19 November 2005
The perils of procrastination
I have an exam on Tuesday. A Microsoft software architecture exam. I took the previous version of this in 2001, and didn’t have any problems, I have to take the updated one now to maintain a certification.
I booked it about 4 weeks ago, and have been putting off studying since then, thinking I’d do it [...]
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18 November 2005
Learn to Bend a Spoon with Your Mind
The secret to improving focus, reducing stress and bending spoons with your mind is Dahn Yoga, also known as Brain Respiration. After only 2 1/2 classes, I can bend a spoon with my own hands. I also can count to 10 in Korean. Soon, I will be Yogi Bear.
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17 November 2005
Roller Skating
I’m going roller skating tonight for Chelsey’s birthday. Will I fall? Will I get in a fight? What about those tough dudes that hang out at roller rinks? Will they “hassle” me? It’s adult skate, so at least I don’t have to deal with 13 year olds who smoke. [...]
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17 November 2005
Still down on the Colts
Everybody’s all over the Colts this season. In the preseason, I even picked them as the SuperBowl winners (against the Falcons).
But I’m tired of hearing about how great they are. I read today that the teams that they have beaten have a combined winning percentage of .321. Wow. That’s [...]
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16 November 2005
Top 10 Romantic Things
10. Holidays
9. Showering or bathing together
8. The Little Things
7. Grinding at Rock Concerts on New Year’s Eve
6. Effort
5. All Black
4. Cuddling
3. Massages with potential
2. Watching someone dress
1. Missing someone
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16 November 2005
Welcome our new authors
I forgot to pubically announce the addtion of Greg to the list of El Buzzard Enterprises’ authors. Greg brings us that international joie de vivre and je ne sais quoi that…. Wait. He’s English. He brings the bangers and mash.
Brent, aka Mr. Unstoppable, has also just been added as an author [...]
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16 November 2005
Backpack
I discovered a very cool little webtool the other day: Backpack.
It’s a neat little website that lets you organize to-do lists, notes, and reminders online, and then (the really cool part) lets you share them with other people. Leslie and I use it to keep a to-do list of what needs to get done [...]
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14 November 2005
Don’t call me Jack
Jack White or Three Quid?
Throughout his trip through London, [Jack White]’s calling himself Three Quid. It doesn’t carry quite the same resonance as a Sting or The Edge would. He won’t explain the change, only to say that it will be for the tour of the UK.
When Bono changed to MacPhisto, he was adapting a [...]
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13 November 2005
Week 10 Predictions
So far, I am 8-4 for picks.
Chiefs at Bills (-2.5) - Kansas City is over-rated.
Redskins at Bucs (-1) - Tampa Bay is even more over-rated than Kansas City.
Patriots (-3) at Dolphins - The Pats don’t lose two weeks in a row. Especially not to a team that embarrassed them last year.
49ers at Bears (-13) [...]
