Let's say an OP creates a thread, perhaps one asking if an infidel partner should be given a second chance. Then, Whoa!!! The OP vanishes! Should we continue responding to that thread? Or would we all be boneheaded brainless idiots to not notice that the OP only wanted confirmation, and fled when he didn't get it?
Darn, that sucks! I was gonna show up on your doorstep with a dozen pink roses and two tickets to Brownhill's album debut party....but you're a Pisces, so we might as well not try. Bummer.
Bob Dylan, 1962: "I heard some footsteps coming up to my front door So I grabbed my shotgun off the floor I ran around the house with a hussle and a hiss Sayin' "Hands up, ya Communist!" It was the mailman. He punched me out."
My favorite veg dish is one I call "Salat-casserole du Respect de Jac." Separately, you stew a blend of green beans, gigantes (if not available, normal lima beans will serve), baby carrots, and capers, with red and sweet vidalia onions. Stew until tender, then let it cool completely. In a large mixing/bowl, lay down a light bed of romaine, arugaa, and little gems lettuce. Strain the stewed veggies over the lettuces, ensuring all the juices permeate. Top this mixture with seasoned croutons and crumbled feta (or, for sans cheese, seasoned tofu crumbles) and bake just until the top is toasted, maybe 15 minutes at 350.
I identify the historic 'Black Death' as primarily the septacaemic strain, because of its extreme mortality and quick onset, as described by multiple chroniclers of the time. However, there seems little question that all three strains were widely circulating simultaneously, thus aggravating the misery.
There's been some debate about whether y. pestis was the culprit, yes. My impression from the literature I've read, though, is case closed, it was y. pestis.
There might be some real good reasons. Like, finding an immunity to AIDS/HIV.
The 'Black Death' (generally thought to be the septicaemic version of the bubonic plague, yersinia pestis) was better documented in England than most anywhere. And it turned out, there were some isolated pockets where mortality was much much lower.* Genetic research in recent years has suggested some unknown natural immunity to the plague, and bizarre as it sounds, some descendants of those apparently immune populations have also been linked to a statisical likelihood to not acquire HIV, despite high-risk behavior.
The link is tenuous. Y. Pestis is a bacillum, and HIV a virus. Yet any apparent link between immune populations is worth looking at.
Thanks Ooby, but no, sometimes I am just being an intolerant jerk. I hate folk who speculate on other folk's business.
The smoke signals, like the conclave itself, are quite ancient, and date back from the time when all Popes, by default, were Italian (and thus, local). The church is not about to abandon such romantic traditions. But right now, this very moment, as I write, there's some cardinals in there with smartphones who can't resist spilling some beans. And there will be some Facebook Friends who hear them.
But offcially, it'll be the white smoke that says who.
Let me apologize, first, if you know me from these Forums primarily as a joker. I am usually. But I can and sometimes do offer sincere and thoughtful advice, as here. So take it if you like.
I don't doubt that after the failure of your former marriage, you blamed your disability, and felt that trying again was a waste of your time, and a nuisance to a prospective partner. Ok, fair enough. Maybe it was true, then.
But it needn't be. Yes, if wheelchair-bound, you face a host of life restrictions. But romance need not be one of them. Nothing's more attractive than a happy, self-confident person. So toss away the bitterness and the self-doubt, and focus on being the best, most happy guy you can. Just do that, and women (or men, if you prefer) will come flocking.
What the hell is a Harlem Shake? Has it got chocolate in it? And what the hell is Gangnam style? Does that mean with nuts on top? What is this about?
OH, I GET IT! You're too lazy to tell us, so we're all supposed to run off and view the Youtube link on our own. Well, guess again. I've better things to do.
Who the hell are YOU to judge, MrRick? You the Holy Spirit incarnate or something? Or just a busybody with a grudge of some sort? My guess is, the latter.
Well said. I think if you go looking for love, what you'll find instead is problems. Whereas if you just go about your happy life and stay open to love, it'll find you.
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Does an anymous OP deserve a second chance with us infidels?
Oh right, what else would we expect from Iceland...excuse me, Finland.