Hi, I call myself Ignatz after Dan Herriman's character in the old "Krazy Kat" comic strip. I'm 40 father of 3, husband to one, crazy about music and books and food and movies and history and martial arts. I've had some wild and crazy times in my life, and I figure I might as well put in some of my perspective.
I promise not to talk down to anyone or make fun,and I promise not to BS anyone. If you're old enough to ask a frank question, you're old enough to get a frank answer. Oh, and if you ask me a question directly, please be patient. I'll get back to you as soon as I can. My life's a bit hectic. :-)
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Location: St. Louis, MO
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Age: 40
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okay, so i'm sure this sounds stupid, but i was wondering what other things i could call my boyfriend besides "baby" and "babe" and he doesn't like being called handsome
weird question, yes. but yea lol
thank you :] (link)
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Call him George. As in "I will call him George, and I will love him, and cuddle him, and squeeze him..." If he's really cool, he'll get the Bugs Bunny reference. If not, refer him to a cartoon called "Abominable Snow Bunny".
If you want to embarrass him in front of his friends, call him Pookie. Or Twiddles, or yummycakes, or (my favorite) The Wombat of Luuuuuv.
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hay.. i am doing a performance with a copulpe of people its a circus act. you know hula hooping, tumbling and adagio (human pyramind and balancing on each other) and maybe unicycling.
the point is that we need music to perform to. something that has a good beat and good music but doesnt have any words... does anyone know a good track we can use thats interesting and cool?
need help! thanks in advance xxx (link)
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Check out any of the various Cirque du Soleil soundtracks, or Blue Man Group's "The Complex". The first track on "The Complex" should suit you quite nicely.
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i need some help....anyone know of a protection spell against curses? (link)
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If you're a Christian, try a prayer called "Patrick's Breastplate" or "The Deer's Cry". It's long, but it covers everything. Google the name, and you'll find it. According to the story, St. Patrick led a group of monks past an ambush that had been set for him. The monks recited the prayer in unison, and the men in ambush saw only a pack of deer. If you're not Christian, then check with your own religion for appropriate countermeasures. (eg Muslim, use the Hand of Fatima)
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As far as the topic of breast feeding goes, is it really better to do that instead of feeing your baby formula? Does breast milk have any advantages besides beind cost free?
Is it true that breast feeding helps a mother lose pregnancy weight? Is it also true that breast feeding makes your breasts sag? (link)
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Okay, here's two cents from the father of two breastfed kids.
Breast milk is best, according to the medical authorities. It has a better nutritional profile, it changes according to your baby's needs, and it contains antibodies from whatever bugs you pick up. You get a cold, but your baby doesn't because the immunity has been passed along. It's also darn cheap. Baby formula is static; it doesn't change, and there is always the possiblity of tainting (Nestle got into trouble in the '70s for dumping tainted formula on Third World markets).
Proper support is essential. La Leche League is an invaluable support system for new mothers, as is a lactation consultant at a hospital or children's store. My wife had a difficult time nursing my daughter initially, and we were about ready to switch to formula, but it all worked out in the end.
Not everyone can nurse. It can be painful if done incorrectly, and the mother may have physical problems. An option aside from formula is to get a breast pump: breast milk can be frozen for up to six months, and it may be more convenient to pump and store the milk. It all depends on your circumstances. Used pumps can be bought through children's resale stores or on eBay.
Breastfeeding can help get rid of pregnancy weight, but it's not surefire. It also acts as a natural contraceptive, but again it's not surefire. Your breasts will sag, as they will grow and reduce according to the demand. (My wife went up two cup sizes). Nursing bras will provide support, but some changes will be inevitable.
Ultimately, do what works best for you. There's no shame in using formula if you have problems nursing. But check out La Leche League in your area, and ask at local resale shops about lactation consultants.
Hope this helps,
Ignatz
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I am very religious. I do not belong to an organized religion and do not practice any thing that is clearly stated and known. Instead, I choose different beliefs from various religions into a mish-mash of different ideas. For example, I believe that God created the Earth, but I do not believe in the Original Sin (Adam and Eve), from Christian religion. I am asking, since I do not have a name for the mix of my beliefs, what, should I reply when I am asked what religion I practice. I do not want to say an atheist, because that is not what I am. (link)
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You could mess with people and call yourself a Pastafarian (worshipper of the Flying Spaghetti Monster), or simply a Deist, or a Unitarian. You can google the terms and find out more.
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15/f.
My friend and I are watching Moulin Rouge and he said he was thinking of Satine and he was like "I wonder if she's thinking of me too," do guys actually think that?
i'd prefer answers from guys guys but I'll appreciate any answer:]
thanks in advance (link)
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Yes, We do. We'll never admit it, but we do. If someone catches our attention, we'll moon over her and obsess over her, do stupid things to get her attention, and we will be completely intimidated by the idea of being rejected. Don't sell the boys short. It'll take some time for them to grow up and get comfortable with the idea of romance, but they'll get there.
Real life isn't like the movies; nobody will be perfect, so just enjoy the ones that come along.
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Can anyone help me with a list of alcohols?
Like
-Scotch
-Vodka
-Tequila
You know, all that? What are the differences between those...and are there any other types?
(NOT THAT I'm GOING TO DRINK ANY!! I just don't understandd) (link)
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(puts on Alton Brown hat)
Scotch is a variety of whiskey. Whiskey is made usually from fermented corn or wheat, distilled and then aged in oak. There are many varieties of Scotch: single malts like Glenfiddich, blends like Johnnie Walker, bourbons (American whiskey) such as Jack Daniels, etc. Making Scotch is a real art, and good Scotch is wonderful stuff. Bad Scotch will give you headaches.
Vodka is normally made from rye or potatoes, and is usually clear. It has no taste, but can be flavored with hot peppers, fruit, or herbs. It often forms the base for liqueurs like limoncello.
Tequila is made from the agave plant, which is related to the lily. There are several grades: cristal, reposado, añejo, and reserva. The darker it is, the longer it's been aged. Good tequila can be as aromatic and flavorful as cognac.
There's more: rum, brandy, slivovitz, akvavit, you name it. Check Wikipedia for more info.
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i'm not sure if any other cities [or towns, as the one i'm in] do this, but every friday night at midnight at a local cinema, a theater company puts on the rocky horror picture show. one of my best friends goes almost every week, and this friday we're going. it's always themed, and everyone always dressed really provocativel/slutty. but other than that, i don't really know what it is. is it an actual show, like a play production, or is it a movie [although i know its based on the movies], or what. if anyone has any idea, that would be helpful (: (link)
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Well, it's a movie. A really bad movie, as movies go. It was so bad that, when it was released in the early '70s, people started yelling things at the screen and duplicating the action in front of the audience. Pretty soon it was a cult phenomenon.
If you go for your first time, you'll be treated as a "virgin", lots of crude jokes will be made, but you won't be too badly humiliated. (I got handcuffed to a pretty girl. No problems there.) Go, enjoy yourself, have fun.
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For forensics (It is not a team where you dissect bodies.) I'm planning to do a duo interp piece with Jamie, a guy. But we're not sure what to do. We've asked the sponsor to help us find a piece. But does anyone know where I can find a short skit or play skit for two? I prefer dramatic and psychological ones but any would be fine =)
15/f
Thanks! (link)
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Check out a play called "The Changeling" by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley. It's on-line here: http://www.tech.org/~cleary/change.html
Specifically, do Act III, scene iv. Very psychological. Basically, de Flores is manipulating Betrice into doing anything he wants, or else he will ruin her. Great jacobean theater, and unusual enough that you'll get attention.
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My 16th birthday is in 2 & half weeks. I really need some help on what to do. I know that some of you are probably tired of answering these types of questions, but I'd appreciate it. I live in St.Louis, if that matters.
I wouldn't want anything at my house, except for my friends to stay the night so anything fun. If you guys could tell me what your 16'th birthday was like, it would be greatly appropriated. Or even the parties that you've been to.
Thank you so much. (link)
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Aha, a local!
Now, it's been mumblety-mumble years since I was 16, and the local scene has changed a lot. I just hung out at home with my friends and watched movies for my 16th birthday. We didn't have places like the Lemp Arts Center for all-ages punk shows (a great idea, if you don't mind getting your ears melted),or all the funky shopping in the Loop or South Grand.
Or there's the dinner theater at the Bissell Mansion, if your folks will spring for you and a couple of friends. Nothing like a little interactive murder mystery.
Sorry I can't give you more details without knowing what part of town you live in or what your interests are. Hope this gives you a place to start, though.
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i have windows vista (and it sucks) and i'm trying to download fonts from dafont and i use winzip so after i unzip the font i drag the icon to the Fonts folder and then something pops up saying a bunch of chinese symbols then "this is not a valid font file and cannot be installed" whats wrong? (link)
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You're right: Windows Vista sucks. You may want to consider using Ubuntu Linux; it's a much smaller OS, there are fewer compatibility problems, and most file formats are supported. Best of all, you don't have to pay for an expensive license that allows Microsoft to occasionally look through your computer for software it doesn't like.
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i just finished reading frankenstein, and i was just skimming through it, and noticed a line that i never understood. on page 56:
"..became such a thing that dante could not have conceived"
who's dante? is he an artist or something? (link)
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Dante Alighieri. Look him up in Wikipedia for all the details. He's most famous for the "Divine Comedy", three epic poems that take him from Hell, through Purgatory, and into Paradise. His vision of Hell, in "The Inferno", is pretty gruesome stuff.
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name me some sad songs =] (link)
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Sad songs?
Pretty much anything by Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, or the Dresden Dolls. Portishead is good too.
But the saddest song of all, the most darkly depressing ditty of all time... "Gloomy Sunday". It's something of a jazz standard, Billie Holliday's version is arguably the best, but there are several out there. It supposedly casued a rash of suicides when it was first eleased in the 1920s, so much so that it was banned in some places. Have fun.
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Is limewire illegal if you download stuff and then put it on your ipod? Because my mom said its illegal and if she catches me using it again shes going to change the password on my computer and lock it. So is it illegal? (link)
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You can be sued for illegally copying and sharing computer files. You may not do prison time, but you'll have a nice court fight on your hands and plenty of legal bills. Some artists are releasing music under a "Creative Commons" license which allows for legal downloading; other artists decide not to prosecute fans. Check out the Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff.org) for more information about Creative Commons licensing. Also, you can Google "legal torrents" and find stuff you can download without fear of the RIAA sending you a nastygram. Or you can just copy CDs from the library.
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I am getting bored of my songs on my ipod. Can you all please give me a list of songs to get. I'm interested in mostly hip-hop/rap (some that i already have- 2 step : unk, The way I are: timbaland, sexyback: justin timberlake etc. etc. etc.) Other than that genre, I like dance/techno (cascada, basshunter) pop (christina aguilera, rihanna) and like slow dance songs (stickwitu : pussycatdolls, so sick: neyo, apologize : timbaland)
so if you know any good songs that fall into those categories... please type them in here! THANKS (link)
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Check out a mashup album called "Glassbreaks" by DJBC. It's readily available on P2P networks. Lots of old-school hip-hop against Phillip Glass's minimalist music. Heavy stuff. He's also done two Beatles/Beastie Boys mashup albums: "The Beastles" and "Meet the Beastles".
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is ti bad to microwave food? i dont know why i hear its bad... changes chem composition of food or w/ee?? (link)
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The short answer is no, it's not bad for you per se. It's best for reheating or defrosting things though; food doesn't brown in the microwave (unless it burns), and the browning is what gives food its flavor. Nothing wrong with it though; I've been eating microwave foods all my life and have had no problems whatsoever (unless you count that sixth toe on my left foot).
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DearAdvicenters,
Christmas means a lot to me and I have always tried to make it a happy day for my family. I decorate the house, put up a tree, my husband cooks for a big family get-together, and of course the exchanging of presents. This tradition has become problematic.
There is definitely a sense of entitlement on the part of the boys. (One is 16 and the other 20). They are “entitled” to a big and expensive Christmas. They want to know how much things cost; they complain that they didn’t get as much as the year before; they complain one got more than the other or the presents they did get don’t really qualify to be “special” Christmas gifts. They complain that my husband and I spend more on each other than on them. And to top it off, although I say it doesn’t have to be expensive and can even be handmade, they don’t always even contribute gifts to each other or to my husband and I themselves.
It is extremely difficult however to “tone down” Christmas. When December approaches, I get sentimental and I strive to have that Norman Rockwell Christmas where every face around the tree is happy and glowing. I can’t stand the feeling of guilt that I will have if I haven’t at least tried to give them a wonderful Christmas. Perhaps this stems from the fact that my mother was depressed when I was growing up, but she always seemed to rally around the holidays and, as a result, I got the attention that I sometimes lacked during the year.
II would be really sad to give up the family gift-opening on Christmas morning. The older son has received the benefit of these plentiful Christmases until he is 21 so I feel that the younger one deserves the same until he is 21. At the same time, I know in my heart that this just isn’t working and has to be changed. Please help! I've got a Christmas Conundrum.
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What YSGirl said. Make a donation to a charity in their names. Bring football gear so you can survive their ensuing temper tantrums. :-)
Then, after they've finished, drag them down to a local soup kitchen and sign them up as volunteers. Do it a couple of days AFTER Christmas: these places have lots of help around holidays and struggle the rest of the time. Believe me, nothing teaches gratitude like seeing a starving person eat.
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Ok, according to my midwife, I am in labor. But my cervix wont open, and my water wont break. I am in so much pain that I have been in tears for 4 days. I want to find a way to self induce. Some people have said have sex, but since she has dropped I am scared that will hurt her. Someone else said castor oil but I dont know where to get that....has anyone got any ideas on how to make her break my water? And please dont say "She will come when she is ready" (link)
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Okay, if you're using a midwife you're probably shooting for a natural birth, am I right?
My wife had a similar problem giving birth to our daughter. Her water wouldn't break, and the labor was unproductive (wouldn't dilate). We'd hoped for a natural birth using the Bradley method, but after 48 hours of labor, we gave in and started with Pitocin and an epidural. It turned out my wife's pelvic opening was too small to allow a baby's head through, and we had to do a Caesarean.
It's okay to change your plans. Your baby will not be any less beautiful if you use drugs to make things easier. Extended labor can put stress on the baby and cause complications later on in the birth. Ultimately, it's your body, you're the one giving birth, and your midwife has to do what's best for you. Part of what's best for you is making sure you're not in unnecessary pain.
As a direct answer to your question, orgasms will help induce labor, as will nipple stimulation. Use a breast pump to simulate a baby nursing, or just use your hands (or someone else's). :-)
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Hello my name is Rebecca Anne. I have a 7 month old daughter named Rylee. I'm 18 years old. So for the past few nights Rylee hasnt been sleeping well. Its like when I put her down she screams and if I pick her up she stops. But I cant hold her forever because adventually my arms get tired. Can someone give me some advice on what to do please? I'm desprate lol. (link)
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Okay, here's a slightly different perspective.
It may take quite a while for Rylee to sleep through the night, especially if she's feeling clingy. My wife and I used a philosophy called "attachment parenting" with our kids: we carried them a lot, slept with them in our bed, my wife breast-fed them both; basically we made them feel as safe as possible. My daughter is 5 and my son is 2, and they're both very courageous and independent now. They still like a cuddle now and then, and they get it.
You might want to look into baby slings or soft carriers that will allow you to carry Rylee close to you and still leave your arms free. We used something called a slingaroo: I could go all over the house, do whatever I needed to do, and my daughter would be asleep right up against me in the sling. I don't personally advocate letting them "cry it out" until they're much older, but that's just me. Your mileage may vary, all offers void where prohibited. :-)
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I've just broke up with my boyfriend and it's official it's over. I don't want him to get with another girl but obviously it's inevitable he will. I just can't stop thinking about his hands over a girl and him "doing things". I know I'm torturing myself and I feel so sick about it. I've tried keeping busy and even when I'm at work I imagine it. All I wanted was for him to care and love me and he went for no reason. I know he isn't worth it but that doesn't make love go. I know time will only do that but how do I control the girl thing? n e suggestions? (link)
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Think about it this way: if he left you for no reason, he's going to leave the next girl for no reason. Remember there's nothing wrong with you per se: he just decided to walk, in which case he doesn't deserve your loyalty and affections. It happens.
And hey, rocking the tragic thing can be fun! Listen to lots of good music, according to your tastes (Rasputina, Leonard Cohen, Billie Holliday, Macy Gray for starters), read poetry, write nasty letters to him, work on it and with it until it's out of your system. Express it, otherwise it'll sit inside you and rot. Feel what you feel, and use it.
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