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ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 32 (view)

Dating A Single Child Posted: 11/16/2009 8:35:00 AM
Well, I often wished I was an only child, but that was because of the brother I had. For some people, the very idea of mate selection IS family planning,and I can certainly see somone philosophizing about the future and thinking it might be nice to have lots of aunt and uncles. (Particularly since so many young parents need lots of babysitting and then break up, making it even worse.) But the idea of refusing anyone just because of a lack of siblings - too weird. I'm not planning to spawn, so for me siblings are just more family. My primary concern these days is finding friendship and love, not family. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 19 (view)

Just asking if there is some sort of holiday phenomenon that you get more email around this time? Posted: 11/16/2009 8:21:26 AM
Dunno - let me have a look - Nope, no mail. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 40 (view)

Using a self-serve checkout at a supermarket. Posted: 11/16/2009 8:05:18 AM
It's odd... I mean, I LIKE pumping my own gas and I'd NEVER let a pump jockey look under my hood - but I won't Pay at the Pump because I want a signed receipt, and I won't use self-checkout because it transfers responsibility and work to me. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 27 (view)

honest answer... Posted: 11/16/2009 7:40:25 AM
What exactly is the "more" you seek? Children? Financial Support? Public pronouncements? Sounds like a functioning relationship to me... save that you are here looking around, of course. There is such a thing as going out with someone - girlfriend/boyfriend without wanting to be a Married Couple/Family. Nothing wrong in that if it's what you want. (Why isn't it in PoF's list of choices? Or even "Going Steady?") Not everyone wants to end up in church, the 'burbs and debt. Is he looking around for "more?" ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 51 (view)

funny answering machine messages you have used Posted: 11/14/2009 7:01:22 AM
My most popular messages: "Thank you for calling Strategic Command. Your co-ordinates have been recorded and the air strike launched. Should it become necessary to abort the attack, please leave a message. Quickly." "Thanks you for calling Bear Archives. Please hold the phone to your right eye for retinal scan. Now the left eye. Sorry, your retinal patterns are not in our authorization database. You'll have to leave a message." [Through the window, I watched my optometrist get that one on the phone... loved the take she gave the receiver!] And my well-loved old reliable: "At Bear Archives, we care about the Big Questions. Ask yourself: "Who am I? Why am I calling? Should someone call me back, and when and where? Share your epiphanies with us!" ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 72 (view)

government healthcare Posted: 11/14/2009 6:47:59 AM
There's only one reason there's ANY debate on this issue in the U.S.A. Polling consistently, overwhelmingly shows ALL Americans heavily in favour of government health care. In fact, most want a single-payer, universal system. But health insurers and drug companies (who now own all but one HMo and non-religious hospital chain the country) have been flocking to their representative and senate offices pledging to pour their unlimited bank accounts (which come out of Americans' pockets every bit as much as tax dollars do) to defeat them with smear ads in their next election. Americans need to tell their legislators that they will remember AND SUPPORT those who support health care, and VOTE OUT those who chicken out. I live in a country with government, single-payer, universal health care. It isn't perfect - mostly because of the constant campaigns by US drug companies against it - but the reality is that the only Canucks mad about health care are the richest and nastiest, who lie up awake at night worrying that one single dollar of theirs might go to helping anyone EXCEPT protecting them from poor people. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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Searches should only return people you can contact Posted: 11/14/2009 6:33:18 AM
But, TTR - aren't people who have only messaged Other Relationship-seekers are still permanently barred from sending first messages to those who specify nobody who's made first-contact with (several) IE/OR seekers, right? That's the "tarred-for-life" I'm talking about. The mail filter clearly says, "Have messaged others for sex or intimate encounters." ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 127 (view)

Best tv show...ever Posted: 11/14/2009 6:16:11 AM
I've loved EVERWOOD and HEROES has got me now... but THE SIMPSONS RULES! ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 67 (view)

H1N1 vaccine. Are you getting a shot? Posted: 11/14/2009 6:13:26 AM
Western Wild Rose: Tamiflu is NOT a flu vaccine. It is an antiviral drug which can increase resistance to infection AND shorten and lessen symptoms once infected. It is used preventively ONLY for viruses for which no vaccine is available. Unlike a vaccine, antivirals are NOT specific to certain strains, though they work better on some than others. Unlike a vaccine, overusing antivirals causes viruses to evolve resistance, which is why doctors DISCOURAGE their use while ENCOURAGING the use of vaccine, which both increases individual resistance and what has been called "herd immunity" above in this thread. Most doctors today are prescribing Tamiflu for all but the mildest cases they're seeing because of unusually high death rates in healthy people. Flying-High: The fear of one flu vaccine making patients more susceptible to the other flu was only noted in one preliminary study two months ago. It has not been confirmed and is now generally discounted. Current recommended practice is to administer both vaccines, even if that is done at the same time. THE PREVIOUS ALERT HAS BEEN RESCINDED. This is new science and "the best we know" changes from day to day, as with the switch to single shots for most kids. But just because it's imperfect does NOT mean it's wise to ignore science and try whatever the quacks market, from holy water to onions. Anything other than "the best we know" is probably (in the strict mathematical sense of "probable") WORSE than the best. EVERYONE: doctors have largely suspended testing from people who do not have severe symptoms because, they tell me, pretty much 100% of samples tested show H1N1-2008. Anyone with unusual symptoms, very poor health or who dies will still probably be tested. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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all season vs all weather tires - who knew there was a difference? Posted: 11/14/2009 5:52:49 AM
Living in Montreal for 36 years, I learned that: 1. Snow tires are not optional in snow. 2. Rear-wheel drive beats FWD any day and twice on Sundays. 3. Automatics need to go to neutral to come to a stop, particularly on hard-pack and downhills. Living in Vancouver for another 19 years, I can add: 4. Westerners seem to think thin, soft slush over blacktop is "black ice." What the rest of Canada means when they say "black ice" is a transparent, thick, hard, smooth mirror layer over blacktop. Total rude awakening. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 81 (view)

Why Do Guys Quit Dancing after 40? Posted: 11/14/2009 5:40:41 AM
Since the sixties (at least), when Adrienne Clarkson hosted a teen dance show on TV, everything from school dances to nightclubs were overrun with women dancing with each other. It wasn't because they were gay (Hmm... how many gay women are into dancing compared to straights?) but because men wouldn't dance or ask them to. The whole conga/line dance thing was promoted to keep people drinking without having to dance with partners of any particular gender. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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5 to 1 ratio of women to men in Vancouver Posted: 11/8/2009 3:18:29 AM
Dance meets draw more women than men because men just don't seem to want to dance after high school. The breakfast meet I attended had 2 women present and over 20 men; the ride meet had one woman and six men; only four men actually went on the ride. Most large cities have very even gender balance - even 3 or 4 percent has significant social effects. Many suspect that Vancouver has a slight male excess because it's a favoured lifestyle location for gay men. On PoF, we hear lots of allegations of female numbers but women get many, many more contacts and responses than men. If one looks through photos in the ratings section, one gets fifty to sixty men for each woman... are men that much more prone to posting lots of photos? Are women refusing to be rated? In the Approvals Ratings, which are not self-selected, I see as many as 100 men to one woman - but all the gross nudes and pubes they try to post probably mean they have to repost very often. :) Ed Bear

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 31 (view)

H1N1 vaccine. Are you getting a shot? Posted: 11/8/2009 2:57:57 AM
I got the shot, at my doctor's office. If the flu isn't at the height of its outbreak yet - why would you want to wait for it to get worse before getting immunized? This Bear's had lots of flus. They are VERY different from the worst colds, and living alone can mean you wake up one day and find you can't even make it to the can to puke or get our arm to pick up a phone to call for help. It's SCARY. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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all season vs all weather tires - who knew there was a difference? Posted: 11/8/2009 2:41:05 AM
It's really hard to get true snow tires for street motorcycles, and a lot more work to swap them - often $50 labour for a tire change. ED BEAR I just get the best rain/cold weather rubber I can and don't go up roads marked "chains or winter tires only."

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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Using a self-serve checkout at a supermarket. Posted: 11/8/2009 2:35:07 AM
This Bear won't use self-checkout. I'm sick of businesses trying to download their costs on me. Noon-line ordering or billing, either. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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Why Do Guys Quit Dancing after 40? Posted: 11/8/2009 2:21:33 AM
I know more over-40s who dance than under-40s. Dancing is really anxiety-provoking for many of us, particularly after high-school dance experiences... a lot like being picked last for sports but there's NO picking at all. Precious little dancing, either - just one room full of tacky decorations, stags and wallflowers, and dark areas nearby crammed with frantic gropers and humpers. And never the twain shall meet... Ed Bear

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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Headshots - Recognition & Reporting Posted: 11/8/2009 2:04:05 AM
That makes sense - though allowing a new vote to replace an existing one within 1 minute would seem better. But I'm not running this place. Ed Bear

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 117 (view)

Flu shots... Posted: 11/8/2009 1:59:46 AM
There's a lot of freaking out, but for the most part most people wanting the H1N1 Flu (not flue - that's a heating duct!) are getting it. There shouldn't be too much finger-pointing about who got it first because only a few large public clinics are running out. It's mostly a distribution and scheduling problem. Everyone I know who asked their doctor got told when to show up and got their jab. Drop-in clinics have the hardest time planning. If you have a family doctor, they can almost certainly get you a dose. I don't think there's any need to give priority to VIPs, or athletes, or politicians - but I don't think it's any big crime for them to get their shots. If you ask and your doc's supply and priorities agree, you can get your shot in clear conscience. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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Drawing as a picture Posted: 11/3/2009 12:11:25 AM
I thought it was good to prompt that confirmation because the Ratings Screen only mentiones faces in main profile images. Thanks. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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Flu shots... Posted: 11/3/2009 12:01:07 AM
I got several copies of the Dr. Russell Blaylock pieces, and looked him up. He's done no vaccine work at all, and is mostly a lobbyist and promoter of "alternative health," which he helps vend. He talks up the immune-boosting power of vitamins but doesn't mention that such effects are at best marginal, where very significant infection blokin can be had from vaccines. His circulating death tolls are from early summer, when there had been very little spread in the northern hemisphere of H1N1. The adjuvant studies are of the sort of large-dose ones used to detect risks of health effects in long-term use, but adjuvant vaccination is so far a one-time thing. Certainly we should be thinking carefully about making adjuvant use widespread for all vaccines (such as experimental targeted cancer vaccines), but the single-exposure levels don't cause panic from high-exposure studies. The effectiveness of the vaccine is coming out very good in ongoing monitoring - 90% protection after two weeks. The November issue of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN has a news piece (written about 2 months ago) has a flu news roundup on page 19 of its news scan department. Among other news we've been hearing is the thesis that both previous disease and previous vaccination exposure contribute to life long immunity. Keep reading science news - the work on this infection and its effects is still being done now. I got the seasonal vaccine two and a half weeks ago, and the HN1 Swine injection today. No effects yet, not even redness or soreness. My doctor told me, when I had the first shot, that he classed my priority as fit for the third week of vaccination, and he stuck to that and delivered as promised. There was no charge for either shot. ED BEAR "You didn't catch it from me!"

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 161 (view)

headshots reporting Posted: 10/31/2009 2:30:38 AM
I saw a mention of allowing animals or the like as 3rd or 4th photo - I hope that means as one of 4 or 5, because we don't control what order our photos appear in save for the main one. And they seem to shuffle randomly when one is added or deleted. IMPORTANT QUESTION: When I rated only women's photos, I harldy ever ran into problems. Then, as away of comparing the male/female ratio, I tried rating both (getting about 60 male photos to each female) and was astonished by the quantity of gross crotch shots and torso flashes. So I try to do the good thing and make PoF better, while striving to not be too picky because of precisely the sort of tales of woe we see here - and having one of my own images inexplicably removed after serving for years. (Full face, both eyes, clearly the same person as my 6 others but with dark contact lenses.) SO - sometimes I hit the wrong button, or the screen image moves because it wasn't fully loaded, or I see too late that what I thought was a nice photo has a Naughty Bit in it, or no shirt despite being only a bit of shoulder visible.. CAN WE CORRECT OUR VOTE? The browser "back" button DOES take me back and let me vote again, but I don't know how the site treats this. Does it count both votes? Does it reject the second one as a dupe? Or does it do what I think the best thing, which is to allow the sober second thought (a Canadian tradition) to replace the first vote? I do want to help filter out the phalluses, dog genitals, album covers and solarized mysteries, but I feel terrible thinking I could be causing nastygrams and suspensions for innocent viewers, particularly newbies. I know it's tempting to have one photo showing oneself doing something one loves, even if one's face is hard to see, in a row of six to eight shots. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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Drawing as a picture Posted: 10/31/2009 1:48:51 AM
Main profile image only, or all imges? ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 110 (view)

E-mailing of passwords Posted: 10/31/2009 1:40:24 AM
This gross violation of basic security irks me, but I'm reluctant to give up getting notified when I'm messaged or selected as a favourite. This week, a user crowed to me that she'd gotten someone's PoF password and gotten him in trouble by looking at his e-mail account on a computer he' given her. His error, I know, but it would have stopped at one account were it not for those e-mails. Markus has said over and over he won't stop the passwords - but is there perhaps hop for separate options to email match updates and mail/fav updates? Is that a reasonable compromise? ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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New Users Posted: 10/31/2009 1:21:05 AM
Strawberi44: I believe most Canadians are too cheap AND too smart to use pay dating sites! ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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quick reply feature? Posted: 10/31/2009 1:16:44 AM
While anyone can use cut-and-paste to send a caned reply from a list in a text-editor window, or kept in their clipboard buffer, IF PoF implemented a canned-reply feature I'd hope it didn't include any snide, superior or insulting ones. Sending messages for months without getting any responses is soul-destroying enough for most among us... at least, the straight males. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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Searches should only return people you can contact Posted: 10/31/2009 1:12:34 AM
If a search shows you someone you are blocked from sending to, you may be reasonably able to change you profile to match. For example, "Talk/E-Mail" and "Friends" aren't all that different for most users - though one can include the hope of offline friendship, too - and I often see people seeking one but barring the other. Changing one's staus to make a contact would at least let one find out how fine the distinctions are. I once mailed an "Activity Partner" profile and got told my looks weren't what they wanted (long hair), which one might have thought lessimportant to an AP. The first time I received a message from a woman specifying "Other Relationship," I replied, asking what it meant. Never heard back from her. Since then, all the contacts I've received from "Other Relationship" seekers were from people wanting to sell me new-agey "healing," "reading" or other mysterious powers. Were it not for the forums, I'd have never guessed - in the two and a half years I've been here - that OR acted like IE ("Intimate Encounter") in tarring one for life. Lucky I never tried to make first contact with any of these folks. I think that IE is pretty clear, given the context of dating sites. OR seems a good candidate for clarification. The target I always wish I could specify is "Girlfriend!" ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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Retrieving old messages? Posted: 10/31/2009 12:51:41 AM
I found 30 days too short... 20 was annoying... 14 is really difficult. I am copying my messages, incoming and outgoing, to a text file but if a hidden user I'm trading notes with is away for two weeks, will I be unable to send to them? ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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Send Quick Message Posted: 10/31/2009 12:48:04 AM
I'd like to be able to disable it, too. The regular reply button shown the profile or mesage you are replying to already. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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POF needs to get rid of these half-naked profile pics!!! Posted: 10/31/2009 12:38:47 AM
You can help do your part by going to the RATING page and selecting RATE ANY/NEW IMAGES, and marking nude or shirtless shots for deletion. Mind you,I always feel ambivalent when marking a shot that's shirtless but doesn't seem gratuitous or offensive - modest beach or water-sports shots, shots that are evidently shirtless but don't show the chest as far down as the nipples, or that sweet shot of a guy hugging someone at the beach that only shows his head and arms behind the woman - but is still definitely shirtless. Any room for tolerance? ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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Is CPP Childrens benifits considered child support? Posted: 10/23/2009 8:45:56 AM
First - you are not going to come up before a judge who does not already know all the details about what forms of income and support are taxable, not taxable, creditable to which partner, and the rest. Second - if you don't know enough to know if you can support kids, YOU CAN'T. Third - while I think the reference above to $90K was referring to a couple AND kid, not just one parent and kid, it's still wayyy too high. You really have to be an idiot to not be able to run a decent family on that kind of cash. Think about how many people have to make do with welfare alone to feed them and their kid(s). Fourth - a house and two cars isn't excessive materialism, but it is a darn better life than most Canadians will see for most of their days. ED BEAR 1-bedroom apartment, one motorcycle, no cable, no pets, no debts. No smoking, very little drinking. Careful management of bills, savings and fees.

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 31 (view)

hygiene? Posted: 10/23/2009 8:30:36 AM
This Bear observes public bathroom hygiene, and as I observe discarded paper towels in wastebaskets near the doors, or in some cases on the floor beside the door, I think many others do, too. Those damn blower-only bathrooms cause a dreadful mess of shredded bumwad. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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Flu shots... Posted: 10/16/2009 2:32:24 AM
Doubt is being cast on the link between H1N1 vaccine and seasonal flu vaccine; other jurisdictions havenot replicated the finding, and 1 European study found seasonal vaccination REDUCED chances of H1N1 infection. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 13 (view)

Thinking of moving to Vancouver...what should I know to prepare myself?? Posted: 10/15/2009 4:06:39 AM
Seriously, it's probably hard to move here before the olympics. The job and housing markets are a mess. Rental agencies are pretty much always a scam. Landlords won't pay a commission to get tenants in a hot housing market unless they are moving through large numbers of sleazebags in gross pits. DO check community centres, social services housing sites, university and college housing listings, and Craigslist. All the nice things about Vancouver stop near the city. Don't be afraid of the east side but do fear the East Hastings area. Beware former grow-op sites or anywhere that show signs of mold; it's very toxic and impossible to eliminate without demolition. Being near the beaches is nice but very costly. Burnaby's a step down, Richmond's not bad but it's below sea level and will drown in the next big quake. Surrey, Langley and Delta are serious Reform country and commuter hell, unlivable without wheels even if you just want to buy milk. You can't afford the north shore, and there are bears and cougars. I am not making this up. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 79 (view)

Flu shots... Posted: 10/15/2009 3:50:30 AM
SPAM!!! SPAM!!!!! SPAM!!!!!!! Ed Bear

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 33 (view)

my picture was deleted Posted: 10/15/2009 3:47:15 AM
No, Humormonger, My photo'd been on the site for several years as visible - even my rating photo - and then was around for about a week after hiding. Unsure as to why. Ed Bear

ed bear

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my picture was deleted Posted: 10/10/2009 9:22:17 PM
I just had the oddest experience... a photo I'd had on my profile for literally years vanished after I switched it to not show on my page. I know I didn't delete it, because I had sent it as a private photo twice since then. Did changing the status get it re-reviewed? It was not my prime photo. It was a close-up head shot,showing my full face, and clearly labeled as being a still from a movie role. I was completely visible as the same as my other photos except for trick contact lenses. Any opinions or insight, folks? Moderators? Markus? The shot was a real conversation starter! I miss it! ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

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The Yellow Pages Must Be Stopped! Posted: 10/10/2009 9:12:04 PM
That's not what I said, Ally Oop. When you LOOK UP something online, it can be recorded. When you LOOK UP something in a directory, nobody knows. ED BEAR

ed bear

Joined: 5/19/2007

Msg: 75 (view)

Flu shots... Posted: 10/10/2009 9:04:30 PM
Not much to disagree with there...but I reiterate, immunity is NOT antibiotic action. Antigens provoke STRONGER response with more exposure, whereas organisms develop RESISTANCE to antibiotics (and antivirals, we presume, though there's as yet limited research on this). BTW, while COLD-FX is just about the only patent remedy to ever present a study passing the standard statistical tests, it has only ever been subject to that single study; they never did any others, nor has any other been published as of my last note. Its contents are, of course, largely secret; most of the names used for ingredients are their own names that others can't replicate. Remember that, at the 95% level, one such study in 20 will yield a false positive. It's still possible that COLD-FX just got lucky and, like Oat Bran, is cashing in until more results are in. It's also possible that the stuff works, of course. ED BEAR

ed bear

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Msg: 35 (view)

prefer boxers, briefs or nothing? Posted: 9/29/2009 7:11:32 AM
Classic Jockeys. Cool, fresh and comfortable. ED BEAR

ed bear

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Msg: 43 (view)

The Yellow Pages Must Be Stopped! Posted: 9/29/2009 7:08:37 AM
I stick with the directories. For one thing, you can find things quickly and easily, know where they are and often what they do and their hours. Searching online is sloooowww and requires manually searching and loading every page. You can stick post-its and high-lights in a phone directory. Online directories are usually 6-18 months behind published ones. If we give up our printed directories, they will start charging for the online ones. Remember when you could get postal codes by phone for free? Worst of all - when you look things up on-line, information is gathered on you and kept forever. To replace the directories, I'd want something like what the French had in the early days of Minitel: a free, independent and anonymous lookup system that nobody else could peek on or gather info on. ED BEAR

ed bear

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Msg: 112 (view)

Morning SEX yes? no? Posted: 9/29/2009 6:52:30 AM
Is this a trick question? It seems so... obvious? ED BEAR

ed bear

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Msg: 37 (view)

classy women in clubs have they gone the way of disco? Posted: 9/29/2009 6:43:12 AM
"Class" is so vague I can't even begin to define it. But perhaps my definition of "slut" is more informative: A slut is someone who has as much sex as you would like to. ED BEAR

ed bear

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How has on line dating changed the way we look for love? Posted: 9/29/2009 6:36:47 AM
Balled Eagle: I suspect it's a reference to the characterization, "hung like a hamster," and refers to persons of low organ magnitude. ED BEAR

ed bear

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how do u avoid mrs. wrongs and find mrs right Posted: 9/29/2009 6:34:48 AM
This is an online dating site. If you are a man seeking female company, your choice is simply Miss Anyone. You won't likely be overwhelmed with choices. ED BEAR

ed bear

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Missed opportunity Posted: 9/29/2009 6:32:08 AM
Personally, I usually just chicken out. But there are some things: - promise to pass along some info or object you have discussed. ("I've got that song/article/an old microwave I don't need." - just act happy to have met someone. ("Hey, let's stay in touch!") - E-mail's a lot easier to get than a phone number, being easier to change or block. - hand out a very nice-looking, memorable and distinctive card. - lend or borrow something. ("Take my umbrella. My coat's fine and your hair's to nice to ruin.") - plan to do something together. ("I'm a whiz at bleeding brakes!") ED BEAR

ed bear

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Do Governments Collect And Keep Too Much Private Information? Posted: 9/29/2009 6:24:17 AM
I don't want my answer on this one to go into the records. ED BEAR

ed bear

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Msg: 35 (view)

Comparing organic food vs. conventional food Posted: 9/29/2009 6:13:27 AM
Overall, most reports seem to indicate that "organic-grown" food is NOT superior in nutrient content to other foods. There are exceptions: tomatoes genetically modified to last longer and ripen more easily sacrifice taste and nutrition. Some producers favor themselves over their customers. Roundup-Ready plant stains exist to serve the makers of Roundup, Monsanto. (One of the most abusive bullies in the chemical biz, IMHO.) Many of the differences are related to plant strains rather than growing methods; fruits such as apples, berries and the like come in some varieties which ripen quickly or out of season, but don't taste as well. The first strawberries of the season are a type that always disappoints; the second batch are lovely. Farmed salmon in BC are Atlantic salmon, a different fish from Pacific ones. Their life cycle, habitat and diet are completely different. Most high-priced organic producers invest in the best varieties for their very elite market. On the other hand, many organic SELLERS will keep food past its prime when it should be discarded, having generally shorter shelf life. The pesticide residue issue is different for each food, and each region. In some cases, for each producer. Not to mention your own washing and peeling habits. ED BEAR

ed bear

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Msg: 91 (view)

Swine Flu Outbreak Posted: 9/29/2009 5:59:34 AM
The human immune system reacts by several methods to fight infections; some, such as fever or release of agents like cytokines which puncture cell membranes, can damage healthy cells if excessive. ED BEAR

ed bear

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Msg: 88 (view)

Is it true that ALL Scorpios are totally concerned with SEX?? Posted: 9/29/2009 5:53:27 AM
Don't ask me - I'm a leo. Leos never believe in astrology. ED BEAR

ed bear

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Who, What, Where are your sources??? :)) Posted: 9/28/2009 9:13:40 PM
yabbdabbadoo: peer-reviewed stuff has been tried by other people with similar results, and the methodology was checked for possible sources of error or bias by people who understood the matters in question. NOT "people like me" - people who have evaluated these things before, and been evaluated by others. The "peers" in "Peer Review" are persons of similar levels of knowledge and ability in the field in question. Trust and knowledge from way back lack the confidence of testing by the best current methods. Often, science and arts and ethics and the like have advanced from what we learned years go. Blogs and advocate-funded presentations need to be challenged by others to at least highlight and consider counte-arguments. Footnotes are good for relationships, too: they trap liars. ED BEAR

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