On the positive side, my property will be waterfront in about 10-20 years ....and what does Oceans care, he has that sailing boat of his!
Seriously - it is not a laughing matter, and we should all be concerned and take responsibility for contributing to emmissions that are destroying the atmosphere.
I saw the movie, and I have no good reason NOT to believe the data that was presented, nor how it was interpreted.
OMG - I looked in Wikapedia, and this is what I found, the "Bridget Jones" one being why I chose it.....
Generally, a singleton is something which exists alone in some way. The word is used in several different areas:
In mathematics, a singleton is a set with exactly one element. See singleton (mathematics).
In computer programming, a singleton is a common design pattern. It refers to a class which is not meant to be freely instantiated, but have only one instance. See Singleton pattern. A singleton is also a variable that is only used once in a program, usually indicating a programming mistake. See singleton variable.
In variable-width encoding schemes for computer character sets, a singleton is a character encoded with one unit, as opposed to characters encoded with multiple-unit sequences.
In Unicode, a singleton is a character the decomposition of which consists of a single character (e.g. the "ohm sign" (O) is decomposed as the "Greek capital letter omega" (O)).
A singleton is a baby that is not a twin or other multiple birth.
In the wake of the popularity of the novel and movie Bridget Jones's Diary, the word has also become popular as a (self-)description of individuals without romantic partners, particularly applied to women in their thirties. There is an undertone to this use of ignoring societal pressures towards marriage and motherhood.
In trick-taking games where suit is important, such as contract bridge and Hearts, if a hand contains only one card of a particular suit, that card is called a singleton. Certain bidding systems (notably Acol) add notional value to the hand for a short suit of this type since it exposes the possibility of trumping. Similarly, holding a "singleton Queen" (of Spades) in Hearts is a very disadvantageous position.
In Whisky singleton describes the last cask or charge of a Whisky.
In espionage, a singleton is an intelligence officer who works alone, in that he has no supporting network.
In science fiction stories involving multiple parallel realities, a singleton is a person, place, or thing that exists in only one reality, regardless of how alike said realities might be otherwise. This is often used as a rationale for travel between those worlds.
Singleton is the title of a short story by Greg Egan.
In conformal field theory, see singleton field.
In air combat manoeuvering, a singleton is a radar or visual contact confirmed to be a single aircraft.
God is love. God is everything we as humans want to know about our own existence. God is all knowing. The reason why humans created the concept of God, and gods, is a reflection of our nature to want to know and understand everything.
I am proud of my parents heritage and use italian/french/irish at time to describe my 'mixed' family backgrounds - in a way it is also being proud as an American, one of the country where all these heritages met and built a country together.
It is not actually important to me so much as another way to describe a bit about me.
Thanks for this thread Jess - it is a great contemplative subject, one that I must admit I reflect on every now and then.
In brief - There are the successes that I feel at a personal level, and successes one may experience when recognized (appreciated) by others.
I suppose I've learned for myself that success is in the eye of the beholder - there are relatively small successes I've fealt on a regular basis (eg. successful preparation of a new recipe, making it through another kick-boxing class without keeling over, etc.). There are life stage successes, such as setting a goal to earn a degree and meeting that goal, or attaining a specific job you have work hard to qualify for. Then there are relatively big successes that may only happen once or twice in a lifetime (eg. the culmination of years of work in shifting the direction of a specific area of medical research, or the standing ovation of a ballroom full of people in appreciation for your work, or any such event that recognizes your 'achievments').
I agree with what others have said, and that it has a lot to do with life being a journey in which one experiences a series of successes (and failures) along the way...and just being on the journey is a success in itself!
My health, home, friends, my parents are still healthy and enjoying life (makes me happy too), my critters, job and career satisfaction, my UU community, I have all that I need and much more!
Do you feel that it is about our safety that violent criminals are executed?
When Sadam was executed, it did not make anyone safer, and apparently it had the opposite effect by making him a martar in the eyes of emboldened insurgents.
I do not feel any safer when people who have committed violent crimes are executed. I would feel a lot safer if the same resources were put into programs to reduce the number of violent criminals in the first place. I understand it is a very complex sociological cycle.
gung hay fat choy! ("Wishing you prosperity!” in Cantonese) gong xi fa cai! ("Wishing you prosperity!” in Mandarin) xin nein kuai le! (“Happy New Year!” in Mandarin) sun nin fy lok! (“Happy New Year!” in Cantonese)
When systems of law do choose to execute, what price do we pay? This is a disturbing question with disturbing answers, and it is about the aftermath more so that the decision to kill in the first place.
The fact that Sadam was made into a martar is insane, and I just wonder if that particular execution was actually meant to fuel the fire so to speak.
Is vengence just a system of propagating more violence?
I heard a really compelling sermon today on "the price of vengence", refering to the age old story of Kane and Abel, the more recent execution of Sadam, and the use of capital punishment by some countries while banned by others around the world. Needless to say, it was deep and thought provoking.
So, what do you see as the "price of vengence"? What price do we (as humans, a society, a country, mankind and womenkind) pay to take out vengence on people who have committed horrible crimes against humanity?
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....and what does Oceans care, he has that sailing boat of his! 
OUCH!!!
RE: how long have you been single?
I forgot, I think it's since 1997 (?) Been having so much fun with my life, I haven't really been keeping track