http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6221&msg_id=6225 Obligatory white boys singing about Africa. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Machiavellian Cocktail Fri, 28 Mar 2014 22:37:19 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6221&msg_id=6225 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6221&msg_id=6224 When in doubt blame... Africa? kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Machiavellian Cocktail Fri, 28 Mar 2014 21:16:08 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6221&msg_id=6224 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6221&msg_id=6221 Oh my - if all you've done is read news stories about Don Smith's "Running" interview, you really need to watch the actual exchange. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ecwOOsuL3M Skip to 9:00 on the timer. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Machiavellian Cocktail Fri, 28 Mar 2014 16:48:47 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6221&msg_id=6221 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5502&msg_id=5515 Please reopen the government. Please raise the debt ceiling. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Machiavellian Cocktail Tue, 15 Oct 2013 19:49:09 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5502&msg_id=5515 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5502&msg_id=5503 In a somewhat related vein, a bunch of people here at work are pretty anxious/pissed about the shutdown now. Since we have a ton of collaborations with the NIH labs and CDC labs, both of which are closed, a lot of experiments are on the brink of being ruined. Since collecting samples and vaccinations and all kinds of things typically have to be done at very specific times over the course of month/year long experiments, missing those timepoints can be catastrophic. So right now we're supposed to be getting samples from a study being done at the NIH, their timepoint is Friday. Now its reasonable to do the timpoint on Monday, Tuesday is a stretch, and every day after that makes the data less usable and relevant. This one study was started back in March has so far cost about $150,000, which is not a ton of money in the world of research science. But we're just one collaborator of the NIH and CDC, multiply that across many hundreds, maybe thousands of projects that could be impacted by screwing up timepoints these past two weeks and that's a lot of money and a lot of private and non-profit institutions out there getting a bit of the shaft. Not that the type of congressmen who are involved in the whole affair would likely give two hoots about all of the research they're negatively impacting since we are probably viewed as some kind of unnecessary waste of money and immoral to boot. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 09 Oct 2013 20:02:01 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5502&msg_id=5503 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5502&msg_id=5502 Fidelity Investments sells off short-term US debt: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101075950 Bill Gross of PIMCO doubles down: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101100268 I bet Vegas is running some crazy bets on whether or not we default. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 09 Oct 2013 17:19:19 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5502&msg_id=5502 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4727&msg_id=4728 Did anyone listen to last week's This American Life? I need to know who I have to no longer associate with due to political affiliation and voting record. I need to have some kind of enemy to argue with for the next 4 years. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:43:58 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4727&msg_id=4728 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4727&msg_id=4727 Alright now we're done with all that, on to Hillary 2016!! kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:27:35 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4727&msg_id=4727 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4007&msg_id=4007 Congress: "We love to give blowies scratch the back of those who pay us! Stop Online Piracy! Protect IP! The Internet: Congress: "Um. Nevermind. We'll give them blowies scratch their back later." kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Machiavellian Cocktail Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:55:43 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4007&msg_id=4007 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3898&msg_id=3903 I never have been much good at the whole vagina thing. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Machiavellian Cocktail Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:29:54 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3898&msg_id=3903 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3898&msg_id=3902 Still wrong in the literal sense. Douche's are for Vagina's silly, this is more the byproduct of not getting an enema. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) Machiavellian Cocktail Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:03:49 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3898&msg_id=3902 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3898&msg_id=3901 Well played, sir. Well played. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Machiavellian Cocktail Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:56:24 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3898&msg_id=3901 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3898&msg_id=3900 More like the by-product of not douching enough. Heyo! conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Machiavellian Cocktail Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:16:06 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3898&msg_id=3900 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3898&msg_id=3899 Santorum is such a douche. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Machiavellian Cocktail Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:56:49 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3898&msg_id=3899 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3898&msg_id=3898 Googling Santorum first timers: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattcherette/25-people-who-just-googled-santorum-for-the-firs ellis@idkfa.com (ellis) Machiavellian Cocktail Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:15:54 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3898&msg_id=3898 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3763&msg_id=3771 They recently passed a measure decreasing the required area needed to keep chickens, and also increased the number of allowed chickens as well. So urban agriculture has been on the agenda within the past year. I think contacting some city council members might be the way to go, probably even start with the ones, if they are still on the council, who supported the changes in the rules regarding chickens and rabbits. Thanks for the info MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:38:07 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3763&msg_id=3771 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3763&msg_id=3768 +1 for insightful comment. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:29:18 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3763&msg_id=3768 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3763&msg_id=3767 I'd do some research before trying to put together a petition or a measure. Your city code (laws) should be publicly available; if you don't find it online you'll definitely find it at the city's public library. If you don't have a public library, the city hall should have it somewhere. i'd look at the last several City Council agendas to see if there are any projects they're working through. Just to get a feel for recent talking points. Also, figure out who your councilmember(s) is(are) and if they have any staff. Shoot them an email with what you're thinking, follow up the next day with their listed phone number and schedule a face-to-face, and then after the meeting follow up with a call at least once a week to reinforce the issue. If you want to petition, that's much harder since you have to make sure you're hitting voter signatures from the constituency areas of your city council. Are there any good areas where you can expect to get that many signatures? your city code will outline how citizen measures can be petitioned and passed, but it'd be easiest to ask an employee at city hall for some guidelines. The easiest way to create the necessary legal language is to borrow from the areas that already allow farm animals, which you mention are Seattle and Tacoma. It's likely that the code chapter and paragraph numbers will be similar between Seattle, Tacoma, and the area you guys live in. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Machiavellian Cocktail Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:13:01 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3763&msg_id=3767 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3763&msg_id=3766 I propose to the city council that a resolution be written demanding one Katy Laurance to allow her husband John Laurance to purchase and keep two goats of the dwarf or pygmy domesticate variety. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) Machiavellian Cocktail Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:01:11 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3763&msg_id=3766 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3763&msg_id=3765 Sounds like you need two petitions, not just one. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Machiavellian Cocktail Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:01:25 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3763&msg_id=3765 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3763&msg_id=3763 I'm guessing that Dave probably knows more about the process than anyone else here. I want to petition the city council to allow small domesticated goats on lots smaller than 3.5 acres. This would bring the urban agriculture laws more in line with Seattle and Tacoma. This might all be futile because Katy says she doesn't want farm animals, but my contention is I'd rather have a pair of goats (Mr and Mrs. Bleats) than a dog. And small goats are probably less annoying and less destructive than the two pure bred german shepherds we moved next door to. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) Machiavellian Cocktail Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:27:57 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3763&msg_id=3763 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2979&msg_id=2980 That is super unfortunate, particularly since the folks sounded like they'd gotten through the financial/credit/background check stage, and were in need of a place to live. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:26:35 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2979&msg_id=2980 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2979&msg_id=2979 Anchorage landlord discriminates against Alaska Natives: http://goo.gl/Tn5IT kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:03:29 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2979&msg_id=2979 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2764&msg_id=2767 I thought this was a really well done article too: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/complications-after-a-night-of-jubilation/2011/05/02/AFue42XF_story.html?wpisrc=emailtoafriend It definitely makes you think about how different things our in our little American world today as opposed to a decade ago, and all that we have given up for the "cause." I have a lot of mixed feelings too. But whether or not we celebrate it, his death is not an indication of the end of this whole "war against terrorism" thing. His thoughts spread far and wide in the years it took us to find him. The damage is already done. There are numerous groups around the world working to continue carrying out his "mission" whether or not he's still around. I guess at one point in history we aimed our hate at the Russians; now it's the Arabs; I'm curious to see what happens in the future to cause us to go in a different direction again. CapitolZebra@idkfa.com (CapitolZebra) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 04 May 2011 05:33:58 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2764&msg_id=2767 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2764&msg_id=2766 Honestly, I'm glad the man is dead. He was an asshole, a murderer, and committed crimes against humanity in the name of fantasy and jealousy. I'd say the same of GW, though. Religious extremism is a dangerous, dangerous thing, especially when it leads to religious crusades. What's sad is that he has mostly succeeded with his agenda. It's going to take a lot of change and sacrifice for the US to remain a powerful nation, which I seriously doubt the American people are willing to do. The coming decades will be interesting. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Machiavellian Cocktail Tue, 03 May 2011 21:01:37 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2764&msg_id=2766 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2764&msg_id=2765 Eh. His death may be important symbolically. I'm not convinced it has given us any tactical advantage worthy of celebrating. And according to this guy, Bin Laden more or less already accomplished what he set out to do. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Machiavellian Cocktail Tue, 03 May 2011 19:06:51 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2764&msg_id=2765 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2764&msg_id=2764 I think this article is well written and identifies several things I've been thinking about over the last two days: http://www.npr.org/2011/05/03/135927693/is-it-wrong-to-celebrate-bin-ladens-death Johnny@idkfa.com (Johnny) Machiavellian Cocktail Tue, 03 May 2011 16:05:42 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2764&msg_id=2764 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2746&msg_id=2746 On twitter, @reallyvirtual liveblogged the OBL raid in Pakistan. Surreal. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Machiavellian Cocktail Mon, 02 May 2011 02:53:38 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2746&msg_id=2746 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2594&msg_id=2626 2/3rds not working, children, or elderly pulling their income from tax safe or already taxed savings? People below poverty line that have no tax burden? Still only a bit over a third of the individuals pay taxes seems rather low. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:42:52 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2594&msg_id=2626 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2594&msg_id=2610 Yep. And it doesn't stop. It'd be one thing if those were static, or slowly incrementing, but they seem to be going so fast. Also is interesting is that it says there's 311 Million Americans but only 111 Million pay taxes. How the hell is the other 2/3rds not taxpayers?!? Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:57:50 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2594&msg_id=2610 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2594&msg_id=2605 Fucking fuck. Those numbers are absolutely terrifying. Most horrifying: debt per family from US total debt: $675,670 vs average savings per family: $6,833 debt per taxpayer: $128,668 Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:48:10 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2594&msg_id=2605 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2594&msg_id=2598 I like this one too: http://www.usdebtclock.org/ Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:21:34 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2594&msg_id=2598 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2594&msg_id=2596 We only have 8.5x more debt than the next most debt-ridden country. This is what you get for complaceny and entitlement. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:18:13 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2594&msg_id=2596 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2594&msg_id=2595 Yep... ...Yep katidid@idkfa.com (katidid) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:49:36 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2594&msg_id=2595 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2594&msg_id=2594 Ohshitohshitohshitohshit: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2187rank.html?countryName=United%20States&countryCode=us&regionCode=cas&rank=191#us kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:25:18 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2594&msg_id=2594 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2444&msg_id=2446 Me too. To be so far from your loved one is heartbreaking. J_Maru@idkfa.com (J_Maru) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:12:51 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2444&msg_id=2446 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2444&msg_id=2445 I suppose it is. I feel sorry for his girlfriend and his family. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:24:50 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2444&msg_id=2445 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2444&msg_id=2444 Monty Dickson's body has been recovered in Japan according to the Anchorage Daily News. It's better to know for sure, right? http://www.adn.com/2011/04/05/1794259/body-of-alaska-teacher-found-in.html J_Maru@idkfa.com (J_Maru) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:42:34 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2444&msg_id=2444 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2320&msg_id=2324 He is with Heinrich now, in a better place! CatLady@idkfa.com (CatLady) Machiavellian Cocktail Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:40:24 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2320&msg_id=2324 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2320&msg_id=2320 Oh no! Knut! Poor guy was only four years old. sexretary@idkfa.com (sexretary) Machiavellian Cocktail Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:04:50 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2320&msg_id=2320 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2024&msg_id=2029 Sorry kids but mom is a terrorist and is NEVER coming home. And I'd like you to meet Debby, your new mommy. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) Machiavellian Cocktail Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:51:12 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2024&msg_id=2029 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2024&msg_id=2028 Best breakup story ever... Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Machiavellian Cocktail Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:47:32 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2024&msg_id=2028 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2024&msg_id=2027 lol, that's hilarious, but probably not to her.. Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) Machiavellian Cocktail Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:32:39 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2024&msg_id=2027 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2024&msg_id=2024 Man to his wife: "OOOOOOHH YOU GOT PUNK'D!!!!!" http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/02/uk-border-fired/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+wired/index+(Wired:+Index+3+(Top+Stories+2))&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Machiavellian Cocktail Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:14:46 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2024&msg_id=2024 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1967&msg_id=1968 The Muslim world is waking up! Youth rise! Freedom and stuff! Someday they'll be asfat and lazy as us Americans... Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Machiavellian Cocktail Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:13:29 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1967&msg_id=1968 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1967&msg_id=1967 Egypt seems on track to topple its government. Anyone catch the youtube of their own Tiananmen Square incident? This, on the tails of Tunisia and Yemen? Crazy! kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Machiavellian Cocktail Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:34:52 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1967&msg_id=1967 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1639&msg_id=1644 Bizarre, and disturbing. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Machiavellian Cocktail Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:46:20 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1639&msg_id=1644 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1639&msg_id=1642 The male sex drive is not something to underestimate. I personally wouldn't sacrifice a lot for illegal sex, but I've known people that I bet would. In this case, though, it's pretty hard to believe.... but sometimes people get mindfucked by their position in life. I read about this earlier today, and I found it pretty hard to believe as well. Then again, my younger sister is currently dating a guy twice her age, which I find fucking bizarre. Weird shit happens all the time. I'm just glad he got caught. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Machiavellian Cocktail Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:37:14 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1639&msg_id=1642 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1639&msg_id=1639 This is so creepy... WAHS Choir Teacher accused of sexually abusing three students I went to elementary school with this guys wife and was good friends with her back then. Granted I haven't talked to her in many years other than occasional quick comments/notes on facebook, but still... How does this sort of thing happen? His wife seemed (to an outsider) so happy and in love with him. He did really sweet things for her all the time. They had their first baby just before Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, he's fooling around with high schoolers! While they were married, before she was pregnant, and while she was pregnant. It makes no sense to me at all a) why someone would cheat on a spouse, especially so early on in a marriage and while moving the relationship forward (buying a house, having a baby). I know people cheat all the time, but it is still hard for me to comprehend. b) why someone would have a sexual relationship with a minor knowing full well that it could lead to serious jail time and will have huge repercussions on all aspects of life. I don't understand how a 15 year old or 17 year old could be attractive to a 29 year old. yuck. c) why a teacher would have a sexual relationship with his student. It will only ruin his career fore the rest of his life... This whole situation has me really disturbed, especially since I know his poor wife. norwaygirl@idkfa.com (norwaygirl) Machiavellian Cocktail Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:32:58 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1639&msg_id=1639 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1424&msg_id=1580 i would say that it is a privilege, rather than a right, just like all of the freedoms we are entitled to through the U.S. constitution. Admittedly, our courts and government have defined and enforced many freedoms we have as "rights," but to take the argument reductio ad absurdium, what's to stop the rest of the world's armies from toppling our government and instituting totalitarian rule? That being said, I think being a responsible, intellectual, educated adult calls for limiting yourself. that doesn't mean i know the right answer for how many kids you should have, but rather, how many kids do you think is responsible. personally, in my culture, families are traced through the fathers. as such, i am the last nicolai. yes, I have sisters, and cousins, but my dad was the only one of his brothers who had male children surviving beyond childhood. i feel a responsibility to my ancestors and to my culture to make sure my family continues. but before i do any of that, first i gotta find a girl. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Machiavellian Cocktail Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:41:56 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1424&msg_id=1580