Posts by RubyTuesday

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Has anything bad ever happened to you on Friday the 13th?

by dustyb in

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i've actually been hit by a car on friday the 13th (i believe).

of course i really didn't know what day it was cuz i was knocked da feck out, but hey.... also today i thought my tickets were sold out, but ticketmaster was just doing an update to its site, yay!

uhm, about the only other thing that has happened to me was, um, i don't remember really...

RubyTuesday

Not to me...but last Friday the 13th I saw a car hit a parked car (knocked it up on the sidewalk,barely missed some people walking) Here is an interesting little tid bit.

Why Friday the 13th Is Unlucky

Paraskevidekatriaphobia: Fear of Friday the 13th

I have before me the abstract of a study published in the British Medical Journal in 1993, entitled "Is Friday the 13th Bad for Your Health?" With the aim of mapping "the relation between health, behaviour, and superstition surrounding Friday 13th in the United Kingdom," its authors compared the ratio of traffic volume to vehicular accidents on two different days, Friday the 6th and Friday the 13th, over a period of years.

Surprisingly, they found that in the region sampled, while consistently fewer people chose to drive on Friday the 13th, the number of hospital admissions due to accidents was significantly higher than on "normal" Fridays. Their conclusion:

"Friday 13th is unlucky for some. The risk of hospital admission as a result of a transport accident may be increased by as much as 52 percent. Staying at home is recommended."

Paraskevidekatriaphobics ? people afflicted with a morbid, irrational fear of Friday the 13th ? are no doubt pricking up their ears just now, buoyed by evidence that their fears may not be so irrational after all. But it's unwise to take solace in a single scientific study (the only one of its kind, so far as I know), especially one so peculiar. I suspect it has more to teach us about human psychology than it does about any particular date on the calendar.

The Most Widespread Superstition

The sixth day of the week and the number 13 both have foreboding reputations said to date from ancient times; their inevitable conjunction from one to three times a year portends more misfortune than some credulous minds can bear. Folklorists say it's probably the most widespread superstition in America (and no doubt in other parts of the world, as well) ? some people won't go to work on Friday the 13th; some won't eat in restaurants; many wouldn't think of setting a wedding on the date.

How many people at the turn of the millennium still suffer from this condition? According to Dr. Donald Dossey, a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of phobias and credited with coining the term "paraskevidekatriaphobia," as many as 21 million do in the United States alone. If that figure is correct, something like eight percent of Americans are still in the grips of an old superstition.

Exactly how old is difficult to say, because tracing the origins of superstitions is an imprecise science, at best. In fact, it's mostly guesswork.

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Pedophile In Our Apartment Building!!!

by Utopian_Raindrops in

there is a pedophile in our apartment building!!

i am really distressed that in his case the judge did not rule he could not live in the same building as children!

i called the police once i found out about him and they said he was a compliant offender.

RubyTuesday

Its bs that you have to alter your lives because of this sicko!! Frost your windows, pass out fliers, not to mention the psycological damage its having on you and your family...especially your daughter!! I would turn the tables on him and anytime I saw him I would stand there and stare right back at him ...maybe your neighbors will ban together with you and make him as uncomfortable as possible without breaking the law.

Wonder how this wonderful judge would feel if he lived near his kids or grandkids?

The more I think about it the more enraged I get!!

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Pedophile In Our Apartment Building!!!

by Utopian_Raindrops in

there is a pedophile in our apartment building!!

i am really distressed that in his case the judge did not rule he could not live in the same building as children!

i called the police once i found out about him and they said he was a compliant offender.

RubyTuesday

Yikes!! I feel for you...good thing he doesn't live near me.I would make his life a living hell.... I know people in low places.

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If your thinking about buying a Dell computer....

by RubyTuesday in

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my company recently(less than a year ago) replaced all our computers with dell and it has been nothing but a nightmare!.

within 3 months 2 of them had to have their motherboards replaced.thats just the tip of the iceberg.i can't even begin to tell you the numerous "little" problems we have had.you will spend hours on the phone with snotty sarcastic tech support agents ...if you can first figure out how to get to them.. check out this link if you don't believe me.. http://www.smorgasbord.net/blog/archive/000002.shtml.

rumor has it that they are going bankrupt..

RubyTuesday

....Don't!!

My company recently(less than a year ago) replaced all our computers with Dell and it has been nothing but a nightmare!

Within 3 months 2 of them had to have their motherboards replaced.Thats just the tip of the iceberg.I can't even begin to tell you the numerous "little" problems we have had.You will spend hours on the phone with snotty sarcastic tech support agents ...if you can first figure out how to get to them.

Check out this link if you don't believe me.

http://www.smorgasbord.net/blog/archive/000002.shtml

Rumor has it that they are going bankrupt.

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Adkins Diet Survey

by RubyTuesday in

are any of you on it?

is it working for you?

feel free to pm me.

RubyTuesday

February 12, 2004

Why Atkins Works > Debunking the Myths

Fact vs. Fallacy, Part 1 So that you don't have any lingering questions or doubts about the safety of doing Atkins, we dispel one of the most common misconceptions: that ketosis is dangerous.

Fact vs. Fallacy, Part 2 Three of the most common misconceptions are that Atkins works only because it is a low-calorie regimen, that pounds lost are merely water and that you will gain any lost weight back.

Fact vs. Fallacy, Part 3 Although its critics like to say that the Atkins Nutritional Approach TM is unbalanced, if followed properly, it actually provides more vitamins and minerals than the typical American diet.

Fact vs. Fallacy, Part 4 Charges that doing Atkins results in a lack of energy, an excess of protein, a dearth of fiber, calcium depletion and even sugar cravings are five myths about the Atkins Nutritional Approach TM that simply don't stand up to scrutiny.

Fact vs. Fallacy, Part 5 Of the many misconceptions that surround the Atkins Nutritional Approach TM , perhaps the most widespread is the assumption that eating foods high in fat is a health risk. Not so?in the absence of refined carbohydrates.

For more information, e-mail us or call 1-800-2-ATKINS

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Adkins Diet Survey

by RubyTuesday in

are any of you on it?

is it working for you?

feel free to pm me.

RubyTuesday

Thanks for all the responses. The Truth About Dr. Atkins? Weight By Stuart Trager, M.D.

At the time of his injury at the age of 72, after years of following the Atkins Nutritional Approach TM , Dr. Atkins? recorded height was 6 feet and his recorded weight was 195 pounds.

In today's Wall Street Journal a grossly distorted story on the health of Dr. Robert C. Atkins reported that he weighed 258 pounds at the time of his death, making him obese. In fact, the day after his fall, Dr. Atkins' weight was recorded as195 pounds, 63 pounds less than reported at his death! Based on the body mass index (BMI), a desirable range for people over the age of 65, is 24 to 29. At a height of 6 feet, Dr. Atkins? BMI was 26.4, putting him squarely in the normal range for his age.

The Journal article was based on incomplete and inaccurate personal medical information that was released in violation of federal law. Furthermore, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), which, despite its name is a group of animal rights activists, illegally delivered these documents to the newspaper.

Dr. Atkins' weight was consistently and frequently documented in the years and months prior to his fall; as he was suffering from cardiomyopathy, his health was monitored closely. Despite this, he regularly played tennis, his favorite sport. His weight at his death was a result of water retention. During his coma, as he deteriorated and his major organs failed, fluid retention and bloating dramatically distorted his body.

Any implication that Dr. Atkins was obese prior to his accident shows a blatant disregard, or even worse, a twisting of medical facts surrounding this case to suit an agenda. One would also expect knowledgeable physicians to have a better understanding of the physiology of severe heart failure and the degree of fluid retention that occurred during this hospitalization for severe brain trauma. None of us would expect the physicians at PCRM to reveal any of this in light of their past and current motivation?but surely as medical professionals they understood that this weight gain was not due to obesity.

Stuart Lawrence Trager, M.D. is chairperson of the Atkins Physicians Council, a practicing physician and a triathlete.

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Apparently Janet J is starting a new trend....

by Xena in

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who next you ask???

is there no shame???

RubyTuesday

That picture can't be for real. Miss Piggy has too much class to do something like that and she is smart enough to know it would ruin her career and reputation. Whats this world coming to when animals are more intelligent than so called humans

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Another survey from Lee

by Lady Lee in

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reading simon's post about how things used to be i started thinking about how the internet has changed things.

many believe the internet and the freedom of information it contains will be the undoing of the wts.. when i was a jw, there were a few dfings but maybe one a year or even less.

people drifted away but we really didn't pay a lot of attention unless it was a close friend.. in here we see new people coming in all the time.

RubyTuesday

Mid 80's.

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Never heard of the internet then.

Made my decision to leave when an elder started a sick rumor about me.

At that point, I was'nt sure it was the "truth" anymore.

I thought what Purplev thought

I would rather be dead than live forever on earth with nothing but JWs around me, and I despised meetings and FS more than anything else in the whole world. So I thought I'd go "worldly" and enjoy whatever few years I had remaining having fun.

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Adkins Diet Survey

by RubyTuesday in

are any of you on it?

is it working for you?

feel free to pm me.

RubyTuesday

Are any of you on it? Is it working for you? Feel free to PM me.

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Okay... How many of you ski or snowboard?

by shamus in

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friends

i grew up on alpine ski's, took up snowboarding for a while, until it got incredibly boring, and now i've been into tele-skiing for about five years now.

i just love it!

before my accident, i could jump-telemark nearly any slope.

RubyTuesday

Great pic...sally. Tahoe is our next trip. Gorgeous place.

I won't post any of my ski pics....most of them I'm on my butt with a pissed off look on my face.