Zoe: My man would never fall for that. Wash: Most of my head wishes I had.

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


Natter 56: ...we need the writers.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Jessica - Jan 18, 2008 6:55:18 am PST #4022 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

The divine doesn't have to be omnipotent and omnipresent, though, does it?

Depends on what you believe, I'd say. I don't think "omnipotent & omnipresent" inherent to the meaning of the word "divine," but they seem to be pretty common attributes.


Sophia Brooks - Jan 18, 2008 6:56:54 am PST #4023 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Are we allowed to confine the divine in any way?

Initially, this made me picture the divine as Angel the vampire in the box in the ocean.


Jesse - Jan 18, 2008 6:59:08 am PST #4024 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Jesse, have you seen these boots on amazon: [link] Since it's Friday Sale at Amazon, they are $30.

Wow. I'll have to check out Amazon! Since it seems I'm going to be screwed over by Aerosoles. I'm not a super fan of the stretchy faux-leather, but I'll see what else they have.


§ ita § - Jan 18, 2008 6:59:50 am PST #4025 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'd say. I don't think "omnipotent & omnipresent" inherent to the meaning of the word "divine," but they seem to be pretty common attributes.

Even in polytheistic religions?


Kat - Jan 18, 2008 7:01:08 am PST #4026 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

?I'm not a super fan of the stretchy faux-leather,

I was wondering if they'd be stretchy enough to fit over my legs. But then I remembered, I'm not really buying new shoes or clothes. So then I stopped looking.


Kathy A - Jan 18, 2008 7:02:08 am PST #4027 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Skipping the divine discussion to address this:

Any creative ideas for finding house cleaning service employee candidates?

Has she tried stopping by a local immigrant organization in her town? I know that here in Chicago, there are Polish/Russian/Hispanic women who don't know English yet who are willing to work for cleaning services until they get acclimated, learn some English, and get a better-paying job.


Cashmere - Jan 18, 2008 7:04:42 am PST #4028 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

Not exactly. I was thinking more in terms of actual worship, rather than everyday life. I'm really only coming at it from a western Christian perspective, where worship takes place in a church, but the God is everywhere. I was wondering if sometimes (say in polytheistic religions) the God(s) are entirely associated with one place, and not thought to be present away from there.

I thought Jars was approaching it from a Western perspective--which is why I was thinking more along the lines of the O&O Judeo-Christian thought, rather than an Eastern or Polytheistic approach. I do understand that there are gods in other cultures which are confined to specific locals but it doesn't seem to be because humans put them there or defined their space.


Dana - Jan 18, 2008 7:10:46 am PST #4029 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I kind of want a burrito, but I don't really want to drive the distance to get it.

If an omnipotent and omniscient deity could give me a burrito, that would be great.


Toddson - Jan 18, 2008 7:12:13 am PST #4030 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

In re limitations on the divine - as far as I know, most of the contemporary major religions - Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism - don't. I know that in antiquity (Roman, Greek, Egyptian) a number of deities were linked to specific functions and places. The Greeks had a lot of site-specific minor deities who were linked to a spring or shrine.


tommyrot - Jan 18, 2008 7:42:49 am PST #4031 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Awesomest paper airplane evah! Origami spaceplane to launch from space station

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have teamed up with members of the Japan Origami Airplane Association to develop a paper aircraft capable of surviving the flight from the International Space Station to the Earth’s surface.

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A large spacecraft such as the Space Shuttle can reach speeds of up to Mach 20 (over 15,200 mph) when it re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere, and friction with the air heats the outer surface to extreme temperatures. The much lighter origami aircraft, which the researchers claim will come down more slowly, is not expected to burn up on re-entry.