Recent Comments

1. 11 minutes ago on B.C.

   Our sense of balance is a pretty amazing thing if you think about it. Just take a G.I. Joe or Barbie, or some other doll or action figure (dolls for boys) and try to make them stand on a level surface.

2. 41 minutes ago on B.C.

   “I can also do embroidery while having a conversation or listening to music.”

   Like I said in my reply to gammaguy, it applies to things you that require conscious thought. Are you really listening to the music – paying attention to the lyrics or listening to the individual instruments – or are you just hearing it? Try identifying each individual instrument, or listen for the tunes sung by each voice in a choir, and see what happens to your conversation.

3. about 1 hour ago on B.C.

   “Not entirely true. I can do things that I’ve learned to do “automatically” — without conscious thought — at the same time as I’m doing something that requires thought. E.g., I can walk alongside of a person with whom I’m having a conversation.

   I should have specified that what I said applies to things that require thought. I assume you can walk without having to concentrate on it.

4. about 4 hours ago on B.C.

   People don’t multitask, they do task-switching.

5. about 4 hours ago on Back to B.C.

   What are socks?

6. about 6 hours ago on One Big Happy

   I thought it was less gross than “I love her, period”.

7. about 18 hours ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   “Nonsense.”

   Wow! It’s hard to argue with such profound logic. Why don’t you tell us your version of the history of Easter. And don’t forget to mention how quartodecimanism fits into it.

8. about 21 hours ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   “Sure [Easter] has pagan roots too, with bunnies and eggs and all that”

   Easter doesn’t have pagan roots. It’s roots are in the biblical Feast of First Fruits. The reason for the pagan customs associated with Easter (bunnies, eggs, the name, etc.) is not that it was a pagan festival that was adopted by the church, as is the case with Christmas, but is rather because of syncretism as a result of its proximity to a pagan fertility celebration.

9. about 21 hours ago on One Big Happy

   Commas can save lives. For example:

   I enjoy eating, my family, and my pets.

   I enjoy eating my family and my pets.

10. about 23 hours ago on Pickles

    I usually come across as Sleepy.