tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540658255223609762.post1646002098226775301..comments2023-04-28T10:59:54.402-04:00Comments on The Illusion of Productivity: Help Your Self to an OpinionMercedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948056619376854624noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540658255223609762.post-10510046895208342552009-06-17T10:59:29.460-04:002009-06-17T10:59:29.460-04:00Sometimes I'm not even sure what I SHOULD have...Sometimes I'm not even sure what I SHOULD have an opinion about!! Intelligence squared is a good place for me to start.<br /><br />Also - are you going to share your cookie recipe?<br /><br />And I completely understand the Dem/Rep confusion - I have a hard time with how partisan the US has become. If you like something a republican says, then you MUST be a republican. I find that, in the US especially, it's frowned upon to not agree with ALL of your party's policies, or (gasp!) even to agree with some of the other party's ideas. <br /><br />I have never found a political party anywhere that I have agreed with 100% - and I doubt I ever will.Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09870622261814297641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540658255223609762.post-12663982185905955022009-06-15T23:56:37.725-04:002009-06-15T23:56:37.725-04:00you saved her stem cells?!? COOOL!!! actually it ...you saved her stem cells?!? COOOL!!! actually it is funny that you mention this topic because michael and i have been talking about this a lot. i am for it. i'd even be ok with them making people that didn't have brains to do research on. i am ok with it because in my mind a person without a brain isn't a person. what makes us human isn't a pulse or blood flowing through our viens--it is the ability to experience and to think and communicate. without a brain those things aren't going to happen ergo you aren't a human. <br /><br />i bet iq2 has a discussion about it. oh man how is this for a dorky idea: we both listen to a debate and then talk about it. ok my geeky little mind is going out of control here!<br /><br />it was so much fun talking to you. i can't believe we talked for 2 hours...and believe me i could have gone on longer! i can't wait until the next time we talk...geez i didn't even tell you the exciting stuff i am trying to work on right now. we'll get to it eventually.Mercedeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948056619376854624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540658255223609762.post-85030663131477168342009-06-15T22:27:34.800-04:002009-06-15T22:27:34.800-04:00I'm actually really interested in learning mor...I'm actually really interested in learning more about stem cell research. What exactly gets people so angry about it, and figure out if I think the pros outweigh the cons. <br />We saved Esther's cord blood (since it is supposedly a great source for stem cells?) hoping that we'll never need to use it someday; but i'd be interested to see what exactly it could be used for with research.<br /><br />I had soooo much fun talking to you last night- When I hung up the phone and saw we talked for 1hour43minutes, I was in awe. It didn't feel that long to me. We'll need to do it more often. And I have so many more questions for you about your summer- <br />We'll talk SOON!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08343603087744275885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540658255223609762.post-11569157804249496172009-06-15T10:56:13.981-04:002009-06-15T10:56:13.981-04:00That's really cool. I'll have to listen in...That's really cool. I'll have to listen in sometime. Hmm... I think my problem is that I have an opinion about many things but perhaps not enough evidence to back up my claims other than a few articles I have read and my own thoughts.Abbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709207120243840223noreply@blogger.com