The Unofficial Badmovies.org Random Thought Thread!

[ER]

In twelfth grade I asked the learned Jesuit who taught our philosophy class if it was true that Mother Theresa had the luxury suite at the hotel in which she was staying in New York cleared of its furnishings so that she could dwell in an environment of poverty, and that the process of clearing the room ended up costing thousands of dollars. I expected he'd deny it but instead he said, "I've heard that too." Somehow that made me respect him. We ended up spending much of the class talking about how a desire to demonstrate humility can also be a catalyst for indulging one's pride.

[cqmorrell]

I'm thinking of buying a metal Mechagodzilla 1975 soul of chogokin for my Godzilla collection...

This figure is glorious. <3

[VenomX73]

Yup...

Imo I think it's the best MG next to the 'super R/C' version which is $10,000.00 - that's insane.

R/C Mechagodzilla Robot from Bandai Japan

[Bushma]

Yesterday I forced the children to leave their electronics at home and we went hiking.  The good news is that they had a lot of fun; the bad news is that means I'm going to have to do more of it... is that bad news?

[Trevor]

Yesterday I forced the children to leave their electronics at home and we went hiking.  The good news is that they had a lot of fun; the bad news is that means I'm going to have to do more of it... is that bad news?

Nope. 

[Trevor]

I have the theme tune from Shangani Patrol banging around in my head: 

[ER]

Last night about 11:00 PM I went for a walk in the woods and kept hearing something behind me. This kept up for several minutes, a stealthy sound of something being back there. I figured it was a deer, because there are scores of them around, so at one point where the trail behind me is straight for about a hundred and fifty feet I whirled around and turned on the 1,000,000 candle power torch I was carrying, and instead of a deer, it was two adult coyotes, maybe seventy-five feet back. That did kind of give me a jolt, I admit. The coyotes froze in the light for a maybe 2-3 seconds and then ran sideways into the woods.

When I got back I did some research and found out that coyotes trail a perceived threat at a distance, just like they did me, and only do that when they stake out a territory for breeding purposes, thinking the territory is their own. They rarely attack but they are patrolling. Until about ten years ago it was almost unknown to encounter a coyote here but now they're not uncommon.

I wrote my college roommate's brother who worked at Yellowstone and other parks for a while and he said, "You got a problem if coyotes' presence in your woods is that advanced. Take them out now while you still can."

Great. I don't want to kill them but I also have been reading up on what comes next when you share space with a breeding population of coyotes. They can make raccoons look like angels.

[Josso]

Wow, that is crazy, makes me glad to live in the UK

[Jack]

Yeah we never had coyotes here in Southern Minnesota when I was growing up, but I saw a couple of them on a farm the other day.  They ate all the farmers cats!  If I was the farmer there wouldn't be any coyotes around any more, that's all I can say.

[Newt]

Yesterday I forced the children to leave their electronics at home and we went hiking.  The good news is that they had a lot of fun; the bad news is that means I'm going to have to do more of it... is that bad news?

I'm a Scout leader.  So I may or may not be the best person to ask/answer.   

[indianasmith]

A couple of Great Pyrenees dogs will make all your coyote troubles go away.

[ER]

A couple of Great Pyrenees dogs will make all your coyote troubles go away.

Really? Hmm, maybe but isn't that breed the size of greater Andorra? Where that could lead reminds me of a book I used to like when I was little. A lady had mice in her house so she got a cat to get rid of the mice The cat got to be a problem so she got a dog to chase away the cat. When the dog got into her cabinets and trash and such she got...it led up through several exchanges to her getting an elephant, and in the end what were elephants afraid of...? Mice!

LOL Maybe I should get an anaconda. That might do it. I think I'll look into going the reptile route.

[claws]

Why did I feel guilty for taking a lazy two hour nap on a cold and rainy afternoon on my day off?

[indianasmith]

Great Pyrenees are big, but not enormous.  My big male, Hercules, weighs in at 90 pounds (he is half Pyrenees and half Anatolian shepherd, actually).
They're a lovable breed, and very tough on predators.  Any animal that gets in the fence with our goats either gets killed or learns to get back across the fence VERY quickly!!

[cqmorrell]

Why did I feel guilty for taking a lazy two hour nap on a cold and rainy afternoon on my day off?

Are you kidding? That sounds like perfect napping weather to me.