Kurch for President

[kurchatovium]

That sounds quite interesting. I will have to read that book. 😀 😛

Its called "The Lathe of Heaven"

 

[milagros317]

Its called "The Lathe of Heaven"

Thanks for the title. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

Thanks for the title. 😀 😛

You are most welcome. 😀 😛

 

[milagros317]

I will read it on my Nook. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

I will read it on my Nook. 😀 😛

Cool. I just got a Kindle a few months ago. Ereaders are pretty cool. 🙂

 

[milagros317]

Cool. I just got a Kindle a few months ago. Ereaders are pretty cool. 🙂

For me, it saves a lot of space. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

For me, it saves a lot of space. 😀 😛

Yea space was the problem for me too. Often I need reference stuff and I cant have all these books strewn out all over.

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[milagros317]

Yea space was the problem for me too. Often I need reference stuff and I cant have all these books strewn out all over.

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I live in a studio apartment with bookcases on top of bookcases. 😱

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[kurchatovium]

I live in a studio apartment with bookcases on top of bookcases. 😱

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Yea our house is not very big either. Only 900 sq ft.

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[milagros317]

Yea our house is not very big either. Only 900 sq ft.

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That is small for a house with two people living in it.
Do you have an attic or a basement?

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[kurchatovium]

That is small for a house with two people living in it.
Do you have an attic or a basement?

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We have an attic ... its filled with insulation though. LOL

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[milagros317]

We have an attic ... its filled with insulation though. LOL

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I guess that makes the attic useless. 🙁

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[kurchatovium]

I guess that makes the attic useless. 🙁

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Unless you really like fiberglass. 😛

 

[milagros317]

Unless you really like fiberglass. 😛

Children playing with the fiberglass can grow up to have lung disease. 🙁

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[kurchatovium]

Children playing with the fiberglass can grow up to have lung disease. 🙁

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Was used to be used on Xmas trees and was called Angel's Hair. Tinsel is much safer these days.

 

[milagros317]

Was used to be used on Xmas trees and was called Angel's Hair. Tinsel is much safer these days.

Yes, I'm old enough to remember Angel Hair used to decorate Christmas trees.
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[kurchatovium]

Yes, I'm old enough to remember Angel Hair used to decorate Christmas trees.
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Yea that stuff got all over the place. Bad choice for a decoration. LOL

 

[milagros317]

Yea that stuff got all over the place. Bad choice for a decoration. LOL

Right up there with maze toys for children that had a blob of mercury inside. 😱

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[kurchatovium]

Right up there with maze toys for children that had a blob of mercury inside. 😱

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Yea mercury is really really bad for you.

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[milagros317]

Yea mercury is really really bad for you.

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Very true! Sadly, it is in some fish.

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[kurchatovium]

Very true! Sadly, it is in some fish.

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Yea it can be a problem. As with most toxic heavy metals it tends to accumulate in the liver. 🙁

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[milagros317]

Yea it can be a problem. As with most toxic heavy metals it tends to accumulate in the liver. 🙁

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When I lived in Illinois, we were warned never to eat fish caught in Lake Michigan because of the high levels of mercury in them. 😱
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[kurchatovium]

When I lived in Illinois, we were warned never to eat fish caught in Lake Michigan because of the high levels of mercury in them. 😱
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Very good advice. The mercury would likely keep building up in your body. Not good. 😱

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[milagros317]

Very good advice. The mercury would likely keep building up in your body. Not good. 😱

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I never ate fish from Lake Michigan when I lived there.
Nor did I go sailing on the Lake, despite invitations to do so.
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[kurchatovium]

I never ate fish from Lake Michigan when I lived there.
Nor did I go sailing on the Lake, despite invitations to do so.
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A very wise man.

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