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By popular request, a thread for discussing the enduring influence of ancient Rome

This thread is a place for careful, clear, respectful discussions of difficult topics. It is not a place for having two-fisted no-holds-barred discussions.

MBers should be able to express their opinions without attacking others personally, and be able to listen to people who disagree with them without feeling personally attacked.

Easier said than done, of course. But MuseBlog is a good place to practice trying.

Continued from version 2009.4.

Known Muser birthdays this month*:

12-01 I-Man’s birthday (1995)
12-09 TNÖ is 6,000 days old
12-17 Юпитера’s (Karin Tay’s) birthday (1992 – color?)
12-24 IBCF turns 6,000 days old
12-26 SudoRandom’s birthday (1996)
12-28 nolagirl7’s birthday (year? – light blue and lime green)
12-30 Purplefinch’s birthday (purple?)

You turn 5,000 days old this month if you were born between March 25 and April 24, 1996.
You turn 6,000 days old this month if you were born between June 29 and July 9, 1993.
You turn 7,000 days old this month if you were born between October 3 and November 2, 1990.

*Note: Listed MBers who have been inactive for several months won’t appear on next year’s birthday calendar unless they show up again.

Has it really been a whole year since the last time we said that? It seems impossible, but logic tells us it must be so. Have a wonderful holiday, everybody*!
 
 
 

*Those living in countries that don’t celebrate American-style Thanksgiving should give it a try; it’s very nice. And Canadians have our permission (and wholehearted encouragement) to celebrate it again. It’s party time!

An ever-popular and flourishing thread:

Chokoholics, video-game addicts, manga fiends — tell us how you know when you’ve crossed the line.

Continued from version 2009.1.

This thread is a place for careful, clear, respectful discussions of difficult topics. It is not a place for having two-fisted no-holds-barred discussions.

MBers should be able to express their opinions without attacking others personally, and be able to listen to people who disagree with them without feeling personally attacked.

Easier said than done, of course. But MuseBlog is a good place to practice trying.

Continued from version 2009.3.

The famous astronomer and most Muserly explainer of science would have turned 75 on Monday, November 9. Happy birthday, Carl! Sixty-two revolutions on your home planet weren’t nearly enough. Our corner of the cosmos salutes you.

Known Muser birthdays this month*:

11-14 Mango’s birthday (1998 – green and blue and goldish-yellow)
11-16 Kiwimuncher’s birthday (1992 – green)
11-18 Cello-Playing Mathematician’s birthday (1993 – violet)
11-18 Enceladus’s birthday (1996 – purple, blue, and black)
11-24 peary moppins’s birthday (1997 – blue)
11-26 soccer starr’s birthday (1996 – purple, pink, and silver)
11-27 Purple Panda’s birthday (1991 – purple)
11-27 Birthday of Vixen in the Eyes of the Moon (1992 – ruby red)
11-27 Dodecahedron’s birthday (1993 – green)
11-27 Cinnamoon’s birthday (1994 – yellow)

You turn 5,000 days old this month if you were born between February 24 and March 24, 1996.
You turn 6,000 days old this month if you were born between May 30 and June 28, 1993.
You turn 7,000 days old this month if you were born between September 3 and October 2, 1990.

*Note: Listed MBers who have been inactive for several months won’t appear on next year’s birthday calendar unless they show up again.

How are you celebrating?

Continued from Quotations, 2009.3.

In which MuseBloggers gather data about that ever-popular topic, one another.

Continued from v. 2009.1.

= NaNo BrainStorming = generating ideas for NaNoWriMo = National Novel-Writing Month, which takes place in November. Someone will explain….

Known Muser birthdays this month*:

10-01 Kiki the Great’s birthday (1995 – black and red)
10-09 Gimanator’s birthday (1993 – purple)
10-12 Ebeth’s birthday (1991 – blue or octarine)
10-13 Paul Baker’s birthday
10-16 crazyquotescollector’s birthday (1993 – jewel tones)
10-16 Kagcomix’s birthday (1993 – green)
10-17 BushBug’s birthday (1997 – black, blue, silver)
10-19 LittleBasementKitten’s birthday (1997)
10-20 Goldendoodle’s birthrday (1994 – evergreen and gold)
10-23 kokopelli #13’s birthday (1992 – camouflage)
10-24 cromwell’s 5K Day
10-25 Red-tailed HAWK’s birthday (1994 – blue)
10-25 Randomosity 101’s birthday (1995 – blue, green, orange, and black)

You turn 5,000 days old this month if you were born between and January 24, 1995, and February 23, 1996
You turn 6,000 days old this month if you were born between April 29 and May 29, 1993.
You turn 7,000 days old this month if you were born between August 3 and September 2, 1990.

You will have been on MuseBlog for six months if you started posting in April.

*Note: Listed MBers who have been inactive for several months won’t appear on next year’s birthday calendar unless they show up again.

A place where you can discuss any aspect of life in terms of its ethical, epistemological, ontological, psycho-sociological, or other intellectual implications.

Something different, by popular request.

KaiYves asked:

“Does anyone think it would be a good idea to award some kind of annual “Muser Unaware” awards to people or organizations outside of the blog who have promoted Musery in their own, unintentional way?”

We agree with Errata: why stop there? Use this thread to recognize inadvertent agents of Muserliness.

It all started with Tesseract’s civics class and a pair of Alaskan fish socks…and continued well past the limit of nested replies, so here’s a thread where you can talk about your state (or province or country): a chance to play mythbuster or mythmaker or just be silly about the state (or province or country) you call home.

A pack of MBers and their parents rallied on Saturday (September 5) in Amherst, Massachusetts. This is their story.

Known Muser birthdays this month*:

09-01 Ambystoma Maculatum (1996 – purple and green)
09-02 Der Wachtelschlag’s/Queen Julietaini’s birthday (1993 – orange)
09-02 Loupgarou’s birthday (1991 – blue, purple, or green)
09-04 Kokopelli52 (1997 – clear turquoise)
09-06 the_californian_chick (year? – rainbow)
09-09 jammin j’s birthday (1993 – green)
09-15 The Man For Aeiou’s birthday (1995 – Muse Shirts)
09-17 rachael’s birthday (1993 – yellow)
09-17 Iamisthebest (1996 – blue and black)
09-17 eragon’s birthday (1997 – blue/rainbow)
09-18 Sweet Melpomene’s birthday (1990 – black-and-white)
09-19 The Bookworm’s birthday (1995 – green, purple, blue, silver)
09-19 marfwarrior’s birthday (1995 – green with multicolored flecks)
09-24 Zinc the Sorceress’s birthday (1997 – black and “highliter”)
09-25 Lioness’s birthday (1995)
09-28 Dracasting’s birthday (1993 – green or purple)

You turn 5,000 days old this month if you were born between and December 24, 1995, and January 23, 1996
You turn 6,000 days old this month if you were born between March 30 and April 28, 1993.
You turn 7,000 days old this month if you were born between July 4 and August 2, 1990.

You will have been on MuseBlog for six months if you started posting in March.

*Note: Listed MBers who have been inactive for several months won’t appear on next year’s birthday calendar unless they show up again.

They’re things we all have in common, yet we haven’t had a new thread about them since last year. So what are we waiting for? Let’s eat talk about eating!

The last thread devoted to this topic started in 2007. It’s high time for another one.

(including tall ships and very large lakes).

At least one MBer has recently run away to sea and returned; others have dabbled in matters maritime and notions nautical; still others just like reading about them. Here’s a place to talk about the whole watery Weltanschauung.

It waits there like a big toad. Sooner or later it’s going to leap. Is that how you see the start of the school year? Here’s a place to talk about the dread, indifference or, yes, excitement that comes with returning to school. Some toads are very cool.

Continued from version 2009.1.

Reminder: This is a place for careful, clear, respectful discussions. We expect MBers to be able to express their opinions without attacking others personally AND to be able to listen to people who disagree with them without feeling personally attacked.

Known Muser birthdays this month*:

1 August – MuseBlog (2005), Armada’s birthday (1996),
3 August – AJAR (1992)
4 August – Brendan (1995), Random Kokopelli (1997)
7 August – Koppar
8 August – QueenOfAces (1997), small but fierce
9 August – RAWR
21 August – Adeia (1996), Alice (1993)
27 August – Nthanda the Laugher (1991), Kiga (1997), Rainbow (1997), Errata
28 August – Sunrunner Bramblewood (1993)
29 August – Turquoise (1995), gnash (1996)
30 August – AvalonGirl (1998)
31 August – Quintessentia (1992), shriya siolashrwa jeffica (1992)

You turn 5,000 days old this month if you were born between November 24 and December 24, 1995
You turn 6,000 days old this month if you were born between February 27 and March 29, 1993.
You turn 7,000 days old this month if you were born between June 4 and July 3, 1990.

You will have been on MuseBlog for six months if you started posting in February.

*Note: Listed MBers who have been inactive for several months won’t appear on next year’s birthday calendar unless they show up again.