Recent content by eightbore

You want real fun? Try doing this silently while standing in a closet. :D :D :D

:offtopic: I actually saw Dr. West speak not long ago. His lecturing style has been described as "machine gun" in nature. MAN, NO DOUBT! If he wasn't rapidly referencing Heideggar, he was busting out Sartre, if it wasn't Sartre it was John Coltrane, if not Coltrane he was referencing...

A prof of mine used to say that an undergrad degree generally proves to employers that you are "capable of sitting in one place for a really long time" so there is an element of determination involved there. For the vast majority of students I think he was right. For some however, the BA/BS...

Do the other editors/staff-writers have degrees? What percentage? Can your children look forward to being denied higher ed in the hope that they become WSJ opinion page editors? :D :D :D

Seems the "don't ask...don't tell" policy was applied in the Air Cav even then. :) I'm reluctant to comment on Freddy's potential uses for the spurs. :D :D

OK.... Given the below, what was the original shape of the campaign hat??? http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9804E5D91239E733A25757C2A9679C946197D6CF&oref=slogin [huh] [huh] [huh]

edited: Nevermind....I don't want to get the bartender's underwear in a wad over this.

Take the straw! Harrison Ford was right. As someone who has spent more than a bit of time in the region I can say that (as a westerner) I would NEVER wear a felt hat anywhere near Luxor or Aswan in any month before November or after February. This may sound odd but Hawass perceives heat...

Given that you use the present tense above, might I ask where you find this? Rare commodity these days. PM me if you wish to keep your source relatively secret. Thanks, eightbore

Consider the source. To justify the cost of higher ed, the WSJ would just as soon have everyone major in Accounting because Plato, Wittgenstein, and Sartre just arent "profitable". As a true test of the WSJ perspective, I'd love to know how they screen new hires or what the educational levels...

Russell will custom measure you, of course, and they aren't too far from you in the grand scheme of things. Given that this is a permanent issue and they keep your data on file for something like a decade, it might be worth a cheap flight. The flight plus three pairs of custom shoes will be...

Two problems with these...1) they have the silly locking system 2) they have a transfer bar "safety" system rather than the firing pin on the hammer. I'd much rather pay half the price for an original without these much despised improvements. JMHO eightbore

I liked the movie quite a lot but could have done without the "Ken Burns" style narration. :(

"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer....Pilgrim" :D :D :D

Graduate programs put love to the test (particularly the first year of study)...but if you talk to people who had their relationship survive doctoral work, they will tell you it was the absolute best time for them. Academic hardship can bring you together if you are prepared to see just how...