Breakfast - June 21st
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Thanks Kim! Our anniversary is June 21, the longest day of the year.
Congrats to you & Jason.
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...you'ins make me laugh....
I have somehow been snuckered into doing a neighborhood fathers day camp out with the kids in the park in front of our house ...and doing a outdoor projector setup (and yes there will be a subwoofer and surround sound for this event AND a 10' screen...) for a movie and campfire WHILE the wives of the neighborhood go out to dinner! Now that is fathers day. Those females sure are smart....
I have somehow been snuckered into doing a neighborhood fathers day camp out with the kids in the park in front of our house ...and doing a outdoor projector setup (and yes there will be a subwoofer and surround sound for this event AND a 10' screen...) for a movie and campfire WHILE the wives of the neighborhood go out to dinner! Now that is fathers day. Those females sure are smart....
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Hi Allen, Have you and Jill looked into one of these yet? https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=138229
Maybe they will have a PW one!
Maybe they will have a PW one!
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...you'ins make me laugh....
I have somehow been snuckered into doing a neighborhood fathers day camp out with the kids in the park in front of our house ...and doing a outdoor projector setup (and yes there will be a subwoofer and surround sound for this event AND a 10' screen...) for a movie and campfire WHILE the wives of the neighborhood go out to dinner! Now that is fathers day. Those females sure are smart....
I have somehow been snuckered into doing a neighborhood fathers day camp out with the kids in the park in front of our house ...and doing a outdoor projector setup (and yes there will be a subwoofer and surround sound for this event AND a 10' screen...) for a movie and campfire WHILE the wives of the neighborhood go out to dinner! Now that is fathers day. Those females sure are smart....
I think Cooper wants to come over and assist you.
...you'ins make me laugh....
I have somehow been snuckered into doing a neighborhood fathers day camp out with the kids in the park in front of our house ...and doing a outdoor projector setup (and yes there will be a subwoofer and surround sound for this event AND a 10' screen...) for a movie and campfire WHILE the wives of the neighborhood go out to dinner! Now that is fathers day. Those females sure are smart....
I have somehow been snuckered into doing a neighborhood fathers day camp out with the kids in the park in front of our house ...and doing a outdoor projector setup (and yes there will be a subwoofer and surround sound for this event AND a 10' screen...) for a movie and campfire WHILE the wives of the neighborhood go out to dinner! Now that is fathers day. Those females sure are smart....
I'm lucky I snagged my girl.
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So this morning I told Mrs. B.A.D. about my plans for Father's Day....keep in mind she got back in from a 4 day training trip last night at 11:45 PM, found out that her luggage didn't make her connecting flight out of Charlotte (which had her car keys and medicine in it), and hasn't really had a good night sleep in the past 4 days...sooooooooo I can't really post her comments
Hi Allen, Have you and Jill looked into one of these yet? https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=138229
Maybe they will have a PW one!
Maybe they will have a PW one!
I hope they have good cupholders. 
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Congrats on the anniversary Chuck and Barbara! Our 11 year anniversary is on the 13th.
So this morning I told Mrs. B.A.D. about my plans for Father's Day....keep in mind she got back in from a 4 day training trip last night at 11:45 PM, found out that her luggage didn't make her connecting flight out of Charlotte (which had her car keys and medicine in it), and hasn't really had a good night sleep in the past 4 days...sooooooooo I can't really post her comments
Man that was a BAD thing to do. Do you have a comfy sofa at home?
Congrats to you guys too. The traditional gift for the 13th year of wedded bliss is new wheels & tires, for your MINI.
EDIT*** Sorry I mixed up got. The 11th year tradtional gift is an underdrive pulley for your supercharger. Man is that going to make Mrs BAD happy.
The traditional gift for the 13th year of wedded bliss is new wheels & tires, for your MINI.EDIT*** Sorry I mixed up got. The 11th year tradtional gift is an underdrive pulley for your supercharger. Man is that going to make Mrs BAD happy.
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A B.A.D. boy toy explanation.....
Public release date: 10-Dec-2002
Contact: Ryan A. Garcia
Texas A&M University
Toy choice among boys, girls a matter of monkey business
COLLEGE STATION, December 10, 2002 – Sure Santa Claus asks boys and girls what toys they want, but, why they want them is a better question. The answer may have to do with a biological pre-wiring that influences boys' and girls' preferences based on the early roles of males and females, says a Texas A&M University psychologist.
It's commonly believed that boys and girls learn what types of toys they should like based solely on society's expectations, but psychologist Gerianne Alexander's work with vervet monkeys is challenging that notion.
Alexander, whose research focuses on sex differences in behavior and the biological factors that influence them, examined the monkeys as they interacted with toys. She and her collaborator, Melissa Hines of the University of London, found that the monkeys' toy preferences were consistent along gender lines with those of human children. The study was published earlier this year in "Evolution and Human Behavior."
Though the monkeys had no concept of a "boy" toy and a "girl" toy, they still showed the same gender preferences in playing with the toys, Alexander says. That is, compared to female monkeys, male monkeys spent more time with "boy" toys, and the female monkeys, compared to their male counterparts, spent more time with "girl" toys, she notes.
"Masculine toys and feminine toys," Alexander says, "are clearly categories constructed by people. However, our finding that male and female vervet monkeys show similar preferences for these toys as boys and girls do, suggests that what makes a 'boy toy' and a 'girl toy' is more than just what society dictates – it suggests that there may be perceptual cues that attract males or females to particular objects such as toys."
In the experiment, Alexander says, male monkeys spent more time playing with traditional male toys such as a car and a ball than did female monkeys. The female monkeys, however, spent more time playing with a doll and pot than did the males. What's more, both male and female monkeys spent about the same amount of time with "gender neutral" toys such as a picture book and a stuffed dog.
The implication is that what makes a "girl toy" and what makes a "boy toy" isn't just human society or stereotypes but rather something innate that draws boys and girls to different types of toys, she explains.
Alexander believes her findings suggests that there are certain aspects of objects that appeal to the specific sexes and that these aspects may relate to traditional male and female functions dating back to the dawn of the species.
She says the toys preferred by boys – the ball and the car – are described as objects with the ability to be used actively and be propelled through space. Though the specific reasons behind the monkeys' preferences have yet to be determined, she says, the preferences for these objects might exist because they afford greater opportunities for rough and active play – something characteristic of male play. Also, the motion capabilities of the object could be related to the navigating abilities that are useful for hunting, locating food or finding a mate.
Males, she says, may therefore have evolved preferences for objects that invite movement.
On the other hand, females may have evolved preferences for object color, relating to their roles as nurturers, Alexander notes. A preference for red or pink – the color of the doll and pot – has been proposed to elicit female behaviors toward infants that enhance infant survival, such as contact. Alexander says that the stereotyping of toys in society probably unknowingly builds on these types of innate preferences.
Contact: Ryan A. Garcia
Texas A&M University
Toy choice among boys, girls a matter of monkey business
COLLEGE STATION, December 10, 2002 – Sure Santa Claus asks boys and girls what toys they want, but, why they want them is a better question. The answer may have to do with a biological pre-wiring that influences boys' and girls' preferences based on the early roles of males and females, says a Texas A&M University psychologist.
It's commonly believed that boys and girls learn what types of toys they should like based solely on society's expectations, but psychologist Gerianne Alexander's work with vervet monkeys is challenging that notion.
Alexander, whose research focuses on sex differences in behavior and the biological factors that influence them, examined the monkeys as they interacted with toys. She and her collaborator, Melissa Hines of the University of London, found that the monkeys' toy preferences were consistent along gender lines with those of human children. The study was published earlier this year in "Evolution and Human Behavior."
Though the monkeys had no concept of a "boy" toy and a "girl" toy, they still showed the same gender preferences in playing with the toys, Alexander says. That is, compared to female monkeys, male monkeys spent more time with "boy" toys, and the female monkeys, compared to their male counterparts, spent more time with "girl" toys, she notes.
"Masculine toys and feminine toys," Alexander says, "are clearly categories constructed by people. However, our finding that male and female vervet monkeys show similar preferences for these toys as boys and girls do, suggests that what makes a 'boy toy' and a 'girl toy' is more than just what society dictates – it suggests that there may be perceptual cues that attract males or females to particular objects such as toys."
In the experiment, Alexander says, male monkeys spent more time playing with traditional male toys such as a car and a ball than did female monkeys. The female monkeys, however, spent more time playing with a doll and pot than did the males. What's more, both male and female monkeys spent about the same amount of time with "gender neutral" toys such as a picture book and a stuffed dog.
The implication is that what makes a "girl toy" and what makes a "boy toy" isn't just human society or stereotypes but rather something innate that draws boys and girls to different types of toys, she explains.
Alexander believes her findings suggests that there are certain aspects of objects that appeal to the specific sexes and that these aspects may relate to traditional male and female functions dating back to the dawn of the species.
She says the toys preferred by boys – the ball and the car – are described as objects with the ability to be used actively and be propelled through space. Though the specific reasons behind the monkeys' preferences have yet to be determined, she says, the preferences for these objects might exist because they afford greater opportunities for rough and active play – something characteristic of male play. Also, the motion capabilities of the object could be related to the navigating abilities that are useful for hunting, locating food or finding a mate.
Males, she says, may therefore have evolved preferences for objects that invite movement.
On the other hand, females may have evolved preferences for object color, relating to their roles as nurturers, Alexander notes. A preference for red or pink – the color of the doll and pot – has been proposed to elicit female behaviors toward infants that enhance infant survival, such as contact. Alexander says that the stereotyping of toys in society probably unknowingly builds on these types of innate preferences.
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Public release date: 10-Dec-2002
Contact: Ryan A. Garcia
Texas A&M University
Toy choice among boys, girls a matter of monkey business
COLLEGE STATION, December 10, 2002 – Sure Santa Claus asks boys and girls what toys they want, but, why they want them is a better question. The answer may have to do with a biological pre-wiring that influences boys' and girls' preferences based on the early roles of males and females, says a Texas A&M University psychologist.
It's commonly believed that boys and girls learn what types of toys they should like based solely on society's expectations, but psychologist Gerianne Alexander's work with vervet monkeys is challenging that notion.
Alexander, whose research focuses on sex differences in behavior and the biological factors that influence them, examined the monkeys as they interacted with toys. She and her collaborator, Melissa Hines of the University of London, found that the monkeys' toy preferences were consistent along gender lines with those of human children. The study was published earlier this year in "Evolution and Human Behavior."
Though the monkeys had no concept of a "boy" toy and a "girl" toy, they still showed the same gender preferences in playing with the toys, Alexander says. That is, compared to female monkeys, male monkeys spent more time with "boy" toys, and the female monkeys, compared to their male counterparts, spent more time with "girl" toys, she notes.
"Masculine toys and feminine toys," Alexander says, "are clearly categories constructed by people. However, our finding that male and female vervet monkeys show similar preferences for these toys as boys and girls do, suggests that what makes a 'boy toy' and a 'girl toy' is more than just what society dictates – it suggests that there may be perceptual cues that attract males or females to particular objects such as toys."
In the experiment, Alexander says, male monkeys spent more time playing with traditional male toys such as a car and a ball than did female monkeys. The female monkeys, however, spent more time playing with a doll and pot than did the males. What's more, both male and female monkeys spent about the same amount of time with "gender neutral" toys such as a picture book and a stuffed dog.
The implication is that what makes a "girl toy" and what makes a "boy toy" isn't just human society or stereotypes but rather something innate that draws boys and girls to different types of toys, she explains.
Alexander believes her findings suggests that there are certain aspects of objects that appeal to the specific sexes and that these aspects may relate to traditional male and female functions dating back to the dawn of the species.
She says the toys preferred by boys – the ball and the car – are described as objects with the ability to be used actively and be propelled through space. Though the specific reasons behind the monkeys' preferences have yet to be determined, she says, the preferences for these objects might exist because they afford greater opportunities for rough and active play – something characteristic of male play. Also, the motion capabilities of the object could be related to the navigating abilities that are useful for hunting, locating food or finding a mate.
Males, she says, may therefore have evolved preferences for objects that invite movement.
On the other hand, females may have evolved preferences for object color, relating to their roles as nurturers, Alexander notes. A preference for red or pink – the color of the doll and pot – has been proposed to elicit female behaviors toward infants that enhance infant survival, such as contact. Alexander says that the stereotyping of toys in society probably unknowingly builds on these types of innate preferences.
Contact: Ryan A. Garcia
Texas A&M University
Toy choice among boys, girls a matter of monkey business
COLLEGE STATION, December 10, 2002 – Sure Santa Claus asks boys and girls what toys they want, but, why they want them is a better question. The answer may have to do with a biological pre-wiring that influences boys' and girls' preferences based on the early roles of males and females, says a Texas A&M University psychologist.
It's commonly believed that boys and girls learn what types of toys they should like based solely on society's expectations, but psychologist Gerianne Alexander's work with vervet monkeys is challenging that notion.
Alexander, whose research focuses on sex differences in behavior and the biological factors that influence them, examined the monkeys as they interacted with toys. She and her collaborator, Melissa Hines of the University of London, found that the monkeys' toy preferences were consistent along gender lines with those of human children. The study was published earlier this year in "Evolution and Human Behavior."
Though the monkeys had no concept of a "boy" toy and a "girl" toy, they still showed the same gender preferences in playing with the toys, Alexander says. That is, compared to female monkeys, male monkeys spent more time with "boy" toys, and the female monkeys, compared to their male counterparts, spent more time with "girl" toys, she notes.
"Masculine toys and feminine toys," Alexander says, "are clearly categories constructed by people. However, our finding that male and female vervet monkeys show similar preferences for these toys as boys and girls do, suggests that what makes a 'boy toy' and a 'girl toy' is more than just what society dictates – it suggests that there may be perceptual cues that attract males or females to particular objects such as toys."
In the experiment, Alexander says, male monkeys spent more time playing with traditional male toys such as a car and a ball than did female monkeys. The female monkeys, however, spent more time playing with a doll and pot than did the males. What's more, both male and female monkeys spent about the same amount of time with "gender neutral" toys such as a picture book and a stuffed dog.
The implication is that what makes a "girl toy" and what makes a "boy toy" isn't just human society or stereotypes but rather something innate that draws boys and girls to different types of toys, she explains.
Alexander believes her findings suggests that there are certain aspects of objects that appeal to the specific sexes and that these aspects may relate to traditional male and female functions dating back to the dawn of the species.
She says the toys preferred by boys – the ball and the car – are described as objects with the ability to be used actively and be propelled through space. Though the specific reasons behind the monkeys' preferences have yet to be determined, she says, the preferences for these objects might exist because they afford greater opportunities for rough and active play – something characteristic of male play. Also, the motion capabilities of the object could be related to the navigating abilities that are useful for hunting, locating food or finding a mate.
Males, she says, may therefore have evolved preferences for objects that invite movement.
On the other hand, females may have evolved preferences for object color, relating to their roles as nurturers, Alexander notes. A preference for red or pink – the color of the doll and pot – has been proposed to elicit female behaviors toward infants that enhance infant survival, such as contact. Alexander says that the stereotyping of toys in society probably unknowingly builds on these types of innate preferences.
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She says the toys preferred by boys – the ball and the car – are described as objects with the ability to be used actively and be propelled through space. Though the specific reasons behind the monkeys' preferences have yet to be determined, she says, the preferences for these objects might exist because they afford greater opportunities for rough and active play – something characteristic of male play. Also, the motion capabilities of the object could be related to the navigating abilities that are useful for hunting, locating food or finding a mate.
Males, she says, may therefore have evolved preferences for objects that invite movement.
Males, she says, may therefore have evolved preferences for objects that invite movement.
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I don't know... a lot of us female types feel the need to propel objects toward males --Anyhoo -
Not to be too organized... this is the lamest of the lame...
Sonic Polaris/Gemini --Saturday 8pm -
Me - Carol
Allen/Jill + 1 in the oven
Crashton/Babs the anniversary couple
B.A.D. family throwing things at one another
Coshocton Coopers
Rich, Gina and the big car
Lorkin -- eenie miney MINI
Allen/Jill + 1 in the oven
Crashton/Babs the anniversary couple
B.A.D. family throwing things at one another
Coshocton Coopers
Rich, Gina and the big car
Lorkin -- eenie miney MINI
How's that? Anyone else? Doesn't matter.. just come if you want to.
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