<p>Me too! Chocolate is the best. See’s Dark chocolate is so fabulous it can get rid of any PMS</p>
<p>All this chocolate talk made me do it.
Walked right into Godiva and bought dark chocolate truffles @ 1/2 off.
Will give to DH but may nibble over his shoulder.</p>
<p>I’m sorry all you moms, but i guess i’m just not up on the lingo. What does DH and DD mean (my best guess is darling husband and darling daughter, but i’m probably way off base)</p>
<p>Don’t let these moms get the better of you; next thing you know they will start acting like they really know you, really care about whether or not you are appointed, etc., etc., blah, blah, blah . . . on and on and on AND on.</p>
<p>My understanding is [and I hate to use such informalisms] that DD means “Dear Daughter” [DS for “Dear Son”] or something similarly sanguine [confidently optimistic and cheerful].</p>
<p>Did you know that “Sanguine” was supposedly the name of an ELF-transmitter of the US-Navy; used to transmit on the frequency 76Hz signals to submarines.</p>
<p>Ole’</p>
<p>nope, didn’t know that. but, then, there’s an awful lot i don’t know (like the meaning of life, what god looks like, and what part the subconscious plays in our daily life). Thanks for the info, Bill :)</p>
<p>Look no further for the answer to you first question: 42 [or was it 48? I forget.] Others will, if they know, post the significance of the answer.</p>
<p>God looks like you. [Ever notice, for example, that aliens are mostly depicted as bipeds, one that looks forward with binocular vision and whose central processor is situated at the top of their body.]</p>
<p>Your subconsciousness may play a part in your consciousness about daily life, but it plays no part in how your life will play out. Your life, despite what some may espouse, is pre-determined. * [Stick w/ it for a moment.] * If you believe in God, you most likely believe in an omnipotent God. A God that is omnipotent *[having unlimited power or authority] *
knows what the future holds. If God is omnipotent, inclusive of the power to know what the future holds, then your future must already be determined. If you believe that your God does not know your future, then you must acknowledge your God to be less than Omnipotent.</p>
<p>Ergo . . . whether or not you have been accepted to an Academy has already been determined. No need to worry about it!</p>
<p>Just something to get a Monday going.</p>
<p>bill, what the heck are you talking about??? 
What are your mid’s top three major choices?</p>
<p>lizgirl, were you inspired by your governor? I just read that he is a USNA grad. California, on the other hand, has a governor who is a former bodybuilder/film star.</p>
<p>
…hate to break it to you buddy, but today’s Friday!!! TGIF!!! Happy Hour!!! </p>
<p>Bill- wow, pretty deep for a Friday when all I can think about is happy hour and the arrival of our new “baby” tomorrow! ;)</p>
<p>Anyway, will give it a try…God, being omnipotent and all of that, was wise enough to give us free will- now He may know our choices, but heck, we can always change our mind- and even if He has that factored in as well, heck, He made us dumb enough to think we are the masters of our own destiny! </p>
<p>On the otherhand, being all knowing and all powerful and the creator of all things, would He really have spent all that time creating us in the first place to be no more than imperfect beings? And wouldn’t His perfect creation be less so without free will? And what would be the point of giving us that if He didn’t intend for us to use it? And if we have free will, can’t we worry about the choices we make? </p>
<p>and how the heck did we ever get here in the first place? (the topic that is…)</p>
<p>Have to go back to reading all about puppy training now, as our new “baby” (actually, gift for our daughter’s graduation) arrives tomorrow and I have to go and worry now about the temperature on the plane and if she will arrive on time and if I can find my way to Newark airport and how much traffic I will hit and how cold it will actually get tomorrow…predetermined though it may be…hey, she’s coming from your neck of the woods!</p>
<p>worry: as in worn, exhusted, tired and sick of all this da## worring! ;)</p>
<p>You were correct the first time Bill – it’s 42. </p>
<p>For those of you who don’t get the reference: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (written in 1978) had a massive computer calculate the meaning of life and the answer was determned to be: 42.</p>
<p>For those of you who like coincidences, in 1996 the “Hubble Constant” (used in calculations that determine the speed at which galaxies are receding from each other, and thus tells us the age of the universe from the time of the Big Bang) was determined to be … 42.</p>
<p>I totally agree with free will.
Your destiny is what you make of it. God is the overseer…after all, YOU have to EARN heaven.
I do think some are more blessed from the beginning…but for the rest of us the work pays off trifold.</p>
<p>It’s Friday…
Hug your loved ones.
Give others benefit of the doubt.
Put your feet up on the coffee table.
Listen to some Motown.
Cook something easy.
Wear slippers all day.
Until Monday…</p>
<p>navy 2010, what kind of puppy?</p>
<p>WIN84–</p>
<p>Monday is a HOLIDAY!!!</p>
<p>one more day of slippers…</p>
<p>and practice random acts of kindness.</p>
<p>just a note: don’t we all have monday off, too? (Pres. day)</p>
<p>usna09mom: wow! you know more about my state than i do. i guess i need to research some stuff. that’s awesome!!! thanks for the heads up, and i do find that inspiring. </p>
<p>the “Hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy” movie totally sucked, and i am so glad i read the book first. if only we could find the question now…
wasn’t the earth the massive calculator?</p>
<p>USNA09: You made me laugh out loud. Thank you. </p>
<p>Lizgirl: Believe it or not, the movie was about ten times better than the television show. You did know about the television show, didn’t you? Now. . . the radio show, that was something completely different. [Actually, I kind of liked the movie.]</p>
<p>Why, yes, indeed it is Friday. Guess its the early stages of dementia. On the other hand, I work almost everyday and so one day is pretty much the same as the other.</p>
<p>"He made us dumb enough to think we are the masters of our own destiny! "
You may be correct. Perhaps God just gave us the * illusion * of free will so as to give comfort to our puny brains. That is, without any notion of free will, we would then not see any purpose of life. As if we existed in the Infinite Perspective Vortex. </p>
<p>* For those that are not devotees of Douglas Adams, the IPV is [will be] a form of punishment in the future that permits the person placed into it the ability to see the meaning of his/her existence in relation to the entire Universe. Once the person see how completely insignificant his or her existence is . . . that person kills himself. *</p>
<p>I too, in a Jamzmomian sort of way, am curious as to what kind of “baby” you are expecting?</p>
<p>If humans have free will, wherein does it exist? In your heart? In your head? In your little toe? In your “soul?”<br>
Does “free will” control your brain or does your brain control free will? Does “free will” exist independently within your body. For example, certain aspects of the brain control your memory, control your love of another, your ability to be sad or happy, etc. Is “free will,” therefore, a brain function? Can it be lost in a traumatic accident?</p>
<p>As so many people await a decision of significance to the rest of their lives . . .the question inevitably becomes one of whether or not the applicant could have done anything else to improve their chances. Could the applicant, by free will, worked harder, been more succesful, tried harder to be a leader, studied more, etc., etc., etc.; or, was their admission to an academy pre-determined?</p>
<p>Long-time readers know that, inevitably, the swallows will come back asking: What are my chances? Is xxxx a good enough score? Asking that question is akin to saying that you are only willing to do just enough but, at least sometimes, you are willing to not do your best. </p>
<p>If xxxx is your score, isn’t that the best you could do? It doesn’t matter if it is good enough. It is what it is! The inquirer has done the best that he/she can do and that is the end of the story. </p>
<p>“He really have spent all that time creating us in the first place to be no more than imperfect beings?”
Regardless of the time He [She?] spent on creating humans, it seems evident that we are imperfect!</p>
<p>But I digress. It is now late on a FRIDAY and time for a drink! A little cheese, a few crackers, some peanuts.
Life, however one chooses to live it, is mostly good.</p>
<p>My, Bill, clearly you have too much time on your hands! 42 for you! (Which is what I tell people when they ask how old I am…seems plausible, but…)
Lizgirl - my sentiments exactly - you will do well next year!
However, not everyone has President’s Day off. Some of us have to work - so be kind to those who do have to work while you play or wear slippers all day. But I am sitting with my feet up, with nice glass of wine, watching the Olympics and eating meatloaf.</p>
<p>THERE WAS A TELEVISION SHOW??? And it was WORSE than the movie? i think i’ll just stick with the books on just about everything. all they do when they make them into movies is ruin them. there is no way you can pack the information, emotions, and depth of a book that takes you several hours or even days to read into a 2-3 hour movie. The closest they came to getting the movies right was LOTR (Lord of the Rings). and that even approached sensory overload point. </p>
<p>here are my views on free will:
free will is derived from the entirity of your being. if you have been raised to have a certain viewpoint, the level you can stray from that viewpoint, if you truly believe in it, determines some aspects of the extent of your free will. For example, a christian can only stray to a certain extent from the “straight and narrow” while utilizing his free will. his free will is then controlled by his beliefs. By denying his beliefs to obtain unrestrained free will, he would have to throw away something of himself. so to keep all of yourself, you have free will limited by your beliefs, upbringings, and experiences. wow. that made sense in my head, but i’m not so sure about it now that its on paper. </p>
<p>do you ever wonder if god made the world just for his own entertainment and enjoyment?</p>
<p>weski: meatloaf? eeewwwww</p>
<p>You all need to find a philosophy class.</p>
<p>but this is so much cheaper</p>
<p>Jamzmom favorite Billisms: I have a running list of about 80 but these are my favorites:</p>
<h1>1 “My head is splitting”</h1>
<p>Tie with #1 “ENOUGH! Enough blabbering already. My head is about to split!”</p>
<h1>2 “Simma down, simma down. . . before anybody gets too spun up”</h1>
<h1>3 “Everybody’s wonderful! Happy?”</h1>
<h1>4 “Well, I am staying out for right now; but that’s just because I am having another drink”</h1>
<h1>5 “Does African Queen count as a military movie?”</h1>
<h1>6 “But I digress”</h1>
<p>and this new one…“Jamzmomian” I like it! You get even more funny with one or two martinis. I actually used the tie with #1 one today at work & people backed away from my desk. It was amazing. I’m thinking about using #4 next time. Don’t ever ever stop. LOL</p>
<p>BTW Navy2010! Where are you! And the puppy…Might as well get online cause you’re gonna be up all night anyhow with all the crying.</p>
<p>Hi…sorry for being away for so long, but we are just loving our new addition to death!!!</p>
<p>She is a “teacup” maltese (and yes, I know there is no official classification of “teacup” it nevertheless describes her perfectly)…a one-pound ball of white fur that is spunky, and pretty, and loveable and down-right delicious! </p>
<p>She “arrived” from the breeder in Clebourne, Texas, on what had to be the windiest, coldest night of this entire winter- and the plane was delayed for over an hour because of it- but my daugher was over joyed to get this little bundle in her arms and watch her prance around the airport a bit to stretch her little 1-inch long legs before the long ride home- and at last decided on a name (it came down to Lexi, Mika and Annabelle)- but the little darling started jumping immediately as soon as Allie called her by “Annabelle”…so that won out! </p>
<p>So busy with getting a little crib, and carseat, and carrying bag, and harness, and tiny, tiny fleece sweaters- and now packing them both off to the return to school tonight- and her anxiously waiting roomates who can’t wait to see her- I now get to miss BOTH of them! </p>
<p>As for the torpedo, his response is that this does not qualify as a dog… what can I say? He will no doubt love her to death when he sees her and her personality- he is really a mush! </p>
<p>Got to go and change the litter- oh- she even came litter-box trained! Gotta give those Texans credit!</p>