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We are thinking of buying a vacation home in the Carolina's. Does anyone have any experience with a 2nd home that would be used only a few times a year, ie telephone service, security, maintenance, etc? Thanks! |
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I own a vacation home, which I rent out in season. I would suggest you think twice about buying a house you will rarely use, particularly if it's not within a short drive from your principal residence. First, the capital gains laws are likely to change this year. What this means is that you will no longer be able to exclude $250,000 of any capital gains you might earn on a sale of a second home. If you hope to sell someday, you should take this into consideration. Second, maintaining a second home that is far away can be a real problem. If your vacation house is near the water, or in a mountain area that gets snow and ice, you are likely to face power loss during storms, potential pipe freezes, wind damage, water damage, or snow damage. Snow can build up on a deck and destroy it, for example. If your house were in a hurricane or heavy storm area, you would need to have someone batten down the hatches. Many places in the Carolinas have humid climates, which means keeping the air conditioning on even when no one is home in order to prevent mildew. There can be subtler problems, too. Carpenter ants might burrow in, but if you weren't around to see them, you wouldn't know to spray. Houses left empty in rural areas sometimes attract kids or tramps who break in and set up housekeeping - or just steal whatever is there. Critters like mice, squirrels, raccoons and bats move in as soon as the weather cools. If you are going to do this, you really should look into a caretaker who would drop by periodically and who would be empowered to call plumbers, exterminators, and handymen if something needed to be fixed. I'd suggest putting in a webcam as well for added security. If the house had a chimney, I'd suggest you put a good grate on top to keep birds and bats out. Phones are not all that important if the house has cell phone coverage, otherwise, a stripped down local service package would be a good idea. I hope this helps. |
I agree with kaleberg. We have a vacation/second home that we bought with the intention of retiring there. It is 2 hours away, so easy enough to get to if we need to go check on it. Ours is in a private area that does not allow you to rent. Bad right now, but good when we move there full time! One of the best things we did was hire a lawn service that mows every other week. It's always nice & neat even if we don't go for a month or so. We had a land line installed because cell service is spotty. We went with the basic service - no caller ID, call waiting, etc. I think with taxes, etc it's around $21/month. Your best bet for security is to know your neighbors. We have a door sensored alarm system. We bought a cheap diy system on ebay. Not the best, but it sure makes noise! It is not monitored, but our neighbors & even people across the lake could hear it if it went off. Not sure if it will make a difference. We are LUCKY to have great people next door. They live close & go there weekly. They usually walk around our property to check things & we do the same for them when we get there. How far is the property? |
Do a search on this 'second home' topic. There have been lengthy threads about it. From what you've said, I'd say: You can rent a lot of different vacation homes in locations all over the world for many, many years and spend less than you'll spend on this one place. Those vacation homes will also be somebody else's worries. We own a rental condo on Maui that has been good for us, as a vacation home and as an investment, but that's different from what I gather you propose. |
We have a vacation home in the Carolinas. We have spotty cell service, no land line. It hasn't been a problem - we enjoy not being bothered. We are in a lake community of 50 lots of about 2-10 acres each with a caretaker and security has not been an issue. He also checks the house after storms and lets service people in. We have found service people in the area to be professional and reasonably priced. The house is landscaped so as to be virtually maintenance free (as are the other homes in the area). SO it's really not that much work (keep in mind the house is new, so limited maintenance) and while it's not an insignificant expense we haven't had any surprises. We enjoy it very much but currently have it on the market because it doesn't look like I will be going back to work for the kind of salary I had expected when we started building. I suspect it's a good time to buy as very, very few people have looked at our place. We are OK with that. Fortunately can afford to keep it for five or ten years. I agree that you could vacation all over the place for what it costs to own a weekend home. We also considered Exclusive Resorts and came to the same conclusion - it's always cheaper just to rent rooms at the best hotel/resort in town. The reasons I enjoy owning are: 1. Air travel gets more unpleasant every year. Financially it's clearly better to rent vacation homes than to buy one if you aren't expecting the property to appreciate. But it's *possible* that in the next few years prices will begin to increase again. But I think that it's best to consider a vacation home an expense, not an investment. |
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Love these!! They would go
Love these!! They would go perfect with the murphy beds were getting ready to build. Love Your Stuff ANA you inspire!!
Toy boxes that stack and store, and can be turned over to be used as a play table.
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So often when we think of a handmade gift, we consider the added meaning that our loved ones will get from our gift. And that is definitely true.
But something odd happened to me today in the garage, while I was painting these stacking toyboxes for two of the sweetest little girls I know. In the quietness of the garage, I started thinking about their mother, my friend Jen. I thought of how when Grace was a high maintenance baby, Jen would come over with her daughter, and say, "don't worry about me, I'll entertain myself . . . go build. GO!" And she would tow the girls around on sleds in the yard, and keep them happy, color with them, whatever it took to give me a few free minutes. I needed those few free minutes desperately, and my friend recognized that - even though she herself needed a break just as bad, maybe even more.
As I got busier and busier with the blog, Jen still called, asking if she could help, if she could take Grace to playdate in my absence. As I painted those toyboxes, I began to feel sad, because as the last year progressed, I just have not made time for my friends. But my friends have still made time for me. I tried to think of the last time I called Jen, and I couldn't. She always calls me first.
Jen is one of those people that never forgets to ask you how you are doing, that actually truly listens when you talk, and always puts herself and what's she's going through last. It's TOUGH to get her to complain. Over the years, she's made me a better person.
As I painted those toyboxes, it occurred to me in a selfish way, I was getting something perhaps even greater out of this gift by giving it. I had an opportunity to think about my friendship, and to appreciate my friend.
As we approach this gift giving season, I hope you find an opportunity to handmake a gift for a friend or loved one. And as you make it, I hope you take a second to think about how that person has made your life better. It's the silver lining.
The intent was to do a rustic look with distressed stenciled numbers, but in the end, couldn't come up with 8" stencils and with a lack of time, went for my trusty can of Valspar High Gloss Red (premixed) and Valspar OOOOOPS Blue handmixed. But I hope that someone else takes the idea and goes with it, would be cute! These toyboxes I would say are medium sized, but very sturdy and easy to carry around. I could definitely see one for blocks, one for arts and crafts, and one for dolls or so on - and definitely one for books. Another idea, how about dividing your child's Christmas presents up into toyboxes, and only letting them play with one box a week? That way the toys will not loose their appeal and finding Strawberry Shortcake's strawberry shortcakes won't be such a chore.
1 1×12, 8 feet long
1 – 1×3, 8 feet long
1 – 1×2, 8 feet long or scraps 16″ long
1 – 1/4″ plywood 16″ x 24″
2″ screws
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2 – 1×12 @ 16″
2 – 1×12 @ 24″
2 – 1×3 @ 17 1/2″
2 – 1×3 @ 25 1/2″
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1 – 1/4″ plywood @ 24″ x 17 1/2″
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As with most storage that we do, start by build a simple box out of 1x12s. Predrill your holes and use glue. Adjust for square – especially if you are stacking. Off square boxes won't stack right.
Use 1/4″ plywood screwed and glued to the bottom as shown above.
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Now screw the 1×3 end footers on. I overlapped the footer and the box by 1″.
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Glue and screw and the footer is done
Now this wasn't in the original plan, but I found stacking my boxes was a bit tight without some sort of simple cleat. And then I ended up kinda liking the look of it. I just predrilled holes (very carefully with a countersink bit) from the top and attached in place.
Handles are real simple, just find the centers of your holes, drill holes, and connect the dots – literally
Becca Martin replied on Permalink
Love these!! They would go perfect with the murphy beds were getting ready to build. Love Your Stuff ANA you inspire!!
Tsu Dho Nimh replied on Permalink
With a slight change of dimension, and these:
You have stacking file boxes for your office :)
I would use thicker plywood for the bottom and screw and glue, because files are heavy.
Rachelle replied on Permalink
Thank you. Friends are definitely the silver lining. Thanks for dedicating so much time to us.
Carolyn replied on Permalink
Hi - I have subscribed to your feed for some time now and wanted to write and thank you for providing such great plans and providing us with a great sense of empowerment - that we can do this. I will be sure to send pictures of what I make. Thanks, again.
kerry davis replied on Permalink
Ana - Thanks for not only sharing these plans, but the story of your friend, Jen. It's easy to let your friends become the ones that always do the calling, and keeping up the friendship... I will certainly be reaching out to my friends this season...
Kelli replied on Permalink
I was just going to go buy plastic totes to organize the toys. Not anymore! These are so cute AND functional. The perfect thing for our toy room! Thanks Ana for another wonderful plan. You really are the best.
Leslie R. replied on Permalink
I really love this post- not just because of the sweet toyboxes, but because of the point of what you wrote!
I too have had wonderful friends who have walked with me and stood by me when I was not able to be the best friend back to them. It is absolutely wonderful to be able to give something back and to reflect on what great friends they are!
Thanks Ana- you are not only a wonderful craftswoman you are a great encourager!
salsamama68 replied on Permalink
Ana, I loved the story about your friend as much as I love the plan for these toy boxes.
I'm a transplant -- I live in Burbank, CA, but I grew up in Seattle, WA. If not for the friends I've made here in Burbank (all of them also transplants), I would not survive being a mother of three with a husband who travels extensively for work. If you're lucky, you find friends who get you through all the times you're feeling lonely, tired, frustrated, sad, dejected, incompetent, unattractive, and hormonal. Thank God for the "Jens" of the world. What would we do without them. :-)
Do you think these would be alright stacked three high? Is that too high for kids?
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Thanks for such a beautiful post, Ana. I came by to see the cute toy boxes and came away thinking about the people who are important to me!
I love love love these boxes and am tempted to adjust the size and add casters so that they will fit under my nieces' beds and then when my sister moves next year we can remove the casters and stack them. Thanks again for your wonderful plans, my sister and I will be building the laundry dressers next week and i'll be building two more sets of the $10 ledges for christmas gifts, so great. I just picked up my copy of freshHOME and saw your interview in the back and loved it, congrats :)
Thank you for this idea! They make cute toy boxes, but I'm sure they'd be great for other storage too. I think I'll make a few for storing craft materials and out of season decorations in my closet.
Hey Ana, just an idea for stencils (which you may already do, who knows) but Freezer Paper works amazing. What I do is print out whatever word, number, ect. I want, then put it under my piece of freezer paper (A couple dollars for hundreds of feet at the grocery store) and trace it. Then I get out my exacto knife ($3 at a craft store) and cut out the stencil. Then you can IRON (turn it as hot as it will go) the freezer paper onto the wood, paint your stencil, let dry, then peel off the freezer paper. I do this a lot with fabric and there is NEVER any bleeding. Additionally, since you only traced the image off the computer paper, you can use the computer paper image again and again. I have a whole folder full of ones I have used just in case I want to do something again in that same size.
It's kind of like magic. Except better.
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Lorilyn, I'm so much smarter because I know smart people like you! Thanks for the tip, had not done that before, and will definitely be testing it out! Thanks so much, Ana
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CUT LIST NOTE: 1/4" plywood on cut list should read 24" x 17 1/2" (rather than 16"). We fixed this by just cutting it to 22 1/2" x 16" and insetting into the toybox which worked just fine :)
Can't wait to get this painted for my little man for Christmas!
hanahlai replied on Permalink
How heavy are these? I.E. How heavy would it be for a 5 year old to lift off an on if they were to be stackable. Thanks!
Ana White replied on Permalink
These are bigger than they look, probably too big for a five year old to lift :(
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slightly smaller version will be perfect for my mobile repair business - i need stacking boxes that will work well with a hand truck - as i need to haul quite a few tools quickly into repair jobs at office buildings & recreation centers, gyms etc...
i'll put the 1x3's at the top of each crate though, which will provide a lip for grabbing - eliminating the need to cut out handles (i hope).
I tried finding durable plastic stacking boxes from the industrial supply companies, but either they were too expensive ($400 for 10 boxes) or likely would break in our cold canadian climate when being moved in winter...seems like wood may be the best solution for me in this case.


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3 He said, "Son of man, I'm sending you to the family of Israel, a rebellious nation if there ever was one. They and their ancestors have fomented rebellion right up to the present. | 3 He said: "Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me; they and their fathers have been in revolt against me to this very day. |
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I am just about to order my cabinets which includes keeping a perfectly fine Thermador 30" convection oven, but it is almost 9 yrs old. Budget was the main concern, I was going to purchase a new 36" Thermador gas cooktop to go above it, and my cabinet maker set it up so that it looks fine. I just saw a floor model of the 36" Wolf electric oven (L series, I presume since E is only made in 30") on final sale closeout for 2699.00. I know this is a steal, but it was not in my budget. My concern is that I completely remodel my kitchen and then my 30" oven goes out and I will spend $$ repairing it. Would you splurge and switch to the Wolf 36" oven, and I could switch my cooktop to the Wolf 36" gas. This will be the only oven in my kitchen, and I do use my oven regularly. Many thanks for your opinions! |
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I would take the time to read the posts about the "Recent" chipping problems with the porcelain used in the Wolf ovens, before making any decision! Gary |
I have read those, but am not sure how widespread the problem is and I don't really bake any higher than 425-450. I also read that Wolf replaced those ovens, so that would be more than satisfactory to me if that were to happen, but I do understand the concerns. |
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I just rented a condo in Kauai with a Wolf 36" L series wall oven and the interior was chipping in the front corners. Also a 36" oven takes longer to preheat. Just something to think about. |
Thanks for that input, very helpful....Would any of you be concerned about how old my thermador oven is (even though I"m happy with it) and whether it might break right after remodel? What do repairs cost on a 30" oven? If it was 500, that would be fine. I would be very bummed if it was over 1K and I passed up an oppty to get a brand new oven. |
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calling myself a fan of the Flash,.. i may get laughed at by more serious fans who actually know a thing about the Flash. And certainly by writing this blog. So I ended up on a tumblr page that ought to have been titled "wtf moments of Flash". First, i was caught by surprise when i saw THIS! An image of him kissing the Canary! They were in the first generation of the League, yes, and the founders to me will always be this generation, not some trinity BS, and i would have loved this couple, yet... they both have other partners i'm used to seeing them with. Canary, i have felt personally, does better as an independent woman kicking ass, a younger woman, trying to show her mother her stuff. Yet....
And then,.. i saw this, Flash fist pumping his nemesis, (but also his biggest fan) Zoom did idolize Flash, go back in time to meet his hero, alter his appearance to be his hero,... ultimate fandom man, why is he considered a psycho again? i guess he made a couple dick moves killing his wife and mother and all but he is the Flash Thompson to Flash's Spider-Man.
I'm not going to lie, i love Thawne. I love the dualism, the "evil-twin" thing, that obsession, (Bart and Inertia's EVEN better!) This team up would have been SO COOL! But i'm sure there's some momentary universal mess up or a psychological one, because these 2 hate each other,
next, my attention was caught by Flash getting attacked by,...... fucking Dinosaurs?? that's cool! Flash is a scientist, he can run through time, i like dinosaurs,... but with weapons? i'm like,.... wtf?????????
I did see 2 more amazing pictures, of a young Wally hugging his uncle Barry, it's beautiful and i have accepted Wally's existence now, he's not too bad,... and Flash protecting a dog. With his life. i don't know the story here, but that's cool. Real admirable. A true hero, who protects the weak and not caring whether it's human or animal. If these heroes truly existed,... that's what they'd be like. And the Flash is the Tygra of DC, the most purest morally.


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I think it's really nice maffe, the lighting is cool and the colors as well. I' d only brighten up the left side some more and darken the stuff at the bottom a little bit(!). I like the idea of the lines that willy showed but I think they' re kinda lost in there, they need to somehow compliment the lighting. I say either take em out completely or make more that are stronger and fit in better.
The light thingies are a white to transparent gradient on overlay, i could prolly turn up the opacity... The left side in the forest ? And the branches and stuff ? Ok4Y
i understand what you wanted as an effect with the "light lines" but in this case it doesnt work the way you did it. the sun comes from ahead. the way u effected the sun would need to come from the side, possibly outside the picture.
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I use Blue Water ablative 45% copper and get one year of a very clean bottom, no paint build up to sand and only pay $120.00 per gallon at Old Bay Marina on Old Road Bay off of the Patapsco. Blue Water anti-fouling is rated close to #1 in all the sailing and powerboat magazine tests.
If you want to get 2 years or more, they have a 65% copper, but I haul-out at the marina very winter so that I do not have to worry about the boat bouncing around during those winter storms.
I have Old Bay Marina paint my Catalina 30 bottom, the labor including tape, brushes, rollers, and supplies is $195.00 and they use about 5 quarts of bottom paint but still only charge me for one gallon at $120.00 per gallon. Best prices on the Chesapeake and they do a nice job for what a lot of you guys are spending for just the paint alone. $315.00 for paint and labor on my Catalina 30!
I also have them give my prop a coat of PropSpeed and and I never need for a driver to go down mid-season and clean my prop. When I had the driver clean the prope it just fouled up again after a few weeks and was just a waste of my money. With the PropSpeed coating the prop stays clean, it is the only thing that works and stays on the prop until the end of the season.
My marina charges me $175.00 for the PropSpeed and labor - not bad considering two small cans of the stuff (smaller than a cat food can) at West Marine is about $300.00. Old Bay can do two sailboat props with one kit. They buy/use so much PropSpeed that they must get a good discount, so its cheaper for me to let them do the application.
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I was lucky to go to college when I was in my mid-twenties - more than 25 years ago - for in those days mature students were encouraged. Once a place was offered, a state grant was mandatory and the amount was age-related. At over 25, I received a bigger grant, which sounds like a fairy story now and meant I could give up paid work and not be paupered. For my self-esteem, it meant that instead of remaining a working-class dork who failed the 11 plus, went to a secondary modern B stream, learnt how to be a good clerk typist (keep your nails short, be amenable to anything your boss requires, and be careful with personal hygiene - I never knew if these were connected) and then left school at 16, I was encouraged to blossom. Interviewed for a radio programme while I was a student, I said it was like unlocking door after door, and understanding that education was the key to life. Of course it is. But I do mean education and not skills. Skills are good but limited. Education is the manure of life.
I went to Hillcroft College for Mature Women. Thanks to Margaret Thatcher, who scuppered plans for more further education colleges of its kind, Hillcroft remains unique in its statutory role as a place for women to get their second bite at the educational cherry. How badly let down we all felt. A woman prime minister legislating against the education of women. She also took against the Open University. Unforgivable.
The age range at Hillcroft was early twenties to early sixties (Ursula, at 63, went on to take a degree at York and complained bitterly that they wouldn't let her join the flying club). We had to pass a short written test (much easier than the 11 plus) and an interview. I studied art history, English literature, history of western civilisation and political ideas. Best course in the world.
Our tutors eased away residual fears of school and moved us into college thinking - they nurtured us in those first difficult days. We felt we had time. Alas, even Hillcroft has now succumbed to short courses - a year being the longest you can study there, and more of the programme being skills-based. In my day, there was time (though it scarcely felt like it) to explore a subject before specialising. In our first year in English, for example, we went from Greeks, medieval and Enlightenment right through to Eliot and Plath. In that first year I grew my wings. One-year courses can only be a taster.
After Hillcroft, and about to read English at Goldsmiths, it was wonderful to discover that my queasiness during finals was pregnancy. When my daughter was born, I wanted to be at home with her - at the same time I was surrounded by all those newly opened doors. What to do? The huge confidence of Hillcroft's legacy, plus the zeitgeist of women's liberation, allowed me the impudence to ask: "What can I do to be at home with this baby?" And answer: "I'll be a writer." Never having had much money helped. It gave me the grit to work at it - satin knickers could come later. Instead of learning skills and taking a job and bringing in a bit of low pay, I gave myself until Bella started junior school to become good enough to be published. For those years, we lived very close to the financial bone. Luckily it worked. I had my first novel published in the year that Bella began Juniors.
Now I go into prison on a voluntary basis and teach creative writing, and what I see there is reflected in my own experience. Bright, overlooked, unconfident men who are suddenly given the opportunity to learn grow wings, and dare to fail. It helps to be able to tell them that I, too, was once designated thick by a very silly system. My prisoners have written some brilliant stuff, and perhaps it gives them back some self-esteem. In prison, whatever the media may say, there isn't a lot of self-esteem around. I get letters from some who are now out remembering the pleasure - why not? - that writing gave them.
The prison education system is hard-pressed (maybe if prisoners had the vote, governments would take it more seriously), but my publisher, Faber, was generous and donated to each man in the group a copy of DBC Pierre's Vernon God Little - which they all relished. Only afterwards did I tell them that they had just read and discussed critically the latest Booker Prize winner . . . a good moment. In last year's Koestler Awards (the Koestler Foundation was set up to bring arts into prisons), four of the group won prizes for their writing. And one of the full-time tutors at the prison said that when she stopped one of the harder nuts in the corridor, he rushed off saying: "Sorry, Miss - got to go. Got to get my writing homework done . . ."
I've no solutions for the appalling drop-out rates for boys and girls in ordinary education, but I do know that if there is something available for them second time around, it can work. See me.
Mavis Cheek's latest novel is Patrick Parker's Progress (Faber)


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Re:Concocted? (334 comments)
Consider: Someone holds a gun to your head, threatening to shoot you, but in the end doesn't pull the trigger. Just because they didn't shoot you, doesn't make them an instant good guy.
The issue is that Assange (and you) hold for random what Wikileak proponents believe the world should know. Information Wikileak proponents believes should be free. This tactic diminishes the credibility of those involved. Holding the information for ransom effects the exact action that the government performs by keeping the information secret.
If the governments stepped forward and made a deal clearing Assange of all wrongdoing, would he/you/other supporters release the information in the poison pill later on anyway? If yes, and you plan to "shoot the hostage," why should anyone take the threat seriously? Most of all, give credibility where none is due?
Re:Concocted? (334 comments)
Killed OR Arrested.
No government is stupid enough to kill Assange. Evil, maybe, but not stupid. If he was killed, that would make him a martyr. And it wouldn't matter what information the organization had. His death would reinforce his point beyond control. Now if Assange committed suicide and made it look like a murder, he'd do 1000x more damage to the "convoluted" governments than releasing every secret from every government.
Re:Concocted? (334 comments)
A-goddamn-men. I'd upvote, except you went AC, AC. Furthermore, stop calling him Robin Hood of the Digital Age. Robin Hood never held the money he stole for ransom when he was caught. Unlike Assange, who threatened to blow his infoload all over the world if the charges against him weren't dropped. Some hero for justice.
Re:Misunderstanding evolution (337 comments)
What about the dinosaurs that developed flights twice in its evolutionary life? Just because all the non-spike rabbits were eaten or killed doesn't mean the DNA is gone. The spikes allows the rabbits to survive, despite having a significant cost on the species. As soon as the threat is gone, the spikes should disappear gradually as the less-spiked rabbits breed faster because they have more energy to throw around.
Yes the pelt was an advantage... when it was NEEDED. We don't NEED it anymore. You made my argument, and the argument of the TFA!
We lost our thick body hair because we learned fire and clothing. By taking control of our external temperature away from our body, it stopped developing thick body hair. Letting go of the cost of generating the pelt.
Our jaws are shrinking because we no longer eat by tearing raw flesh from the bones. Our meals are prepared and easy to consume. Our wisdom teeth (and little finger) are the first sacrifices to our readily available food sources. Our mouths will get smaller, we will lose more teeth. Because it costs less to have less teeth and a smaller jawbone.
If the world was suddenly thrown into an ice age. And we lost all our technology and all our of higher knowledge. Eventually we would re-evolve our thick body hair, our jaws would extend, our average height would shrink dramatically. Because the cumulative information is stored in our DNA. And the cost of surviving.
If you want to say that a spiked rabbit and a speedy rabbit are branches of a non-spiked, non-speedy rabbit. And so if all the speedy rabbits die, the spiked rabbit is all that's left. I'm amiable to that. Though the original rabbit sucked ass, in my opinion. But even so, the spiked rabbit would eventually evolve the spikes away because the spikes cost too much. Just because the speedy rabbit died off, doesn't mean the spiked rabbit can't evolve out of spikes and into speediness on its own.
And the ability to track other creatures is not a genetic trait, but a result of higher brain functionality. Though you are correct, partly. The higher brain function is a costly feature. The moment we had a free thought, we clung to it. To justify the larger, stronger brain, we've evolved a weaker body. Less hair, no claws, no spikes, no thick skin, nothing. The bigger our brains become through non-selective breeding, the less our bodies will become to compensate.
You are also right about the timescale. To completely remove the thorns on the trees, it will probably takes 1000s of years, if not much more. But evolution is a constant balance with nature. Change nature and evolution adjusts. So even though its only been 500 years, SOME change in the plant should be seen.
And there are thornless rose bushes, very many species of them, in fact. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080221015317AAxLtH3
Re:Misunderstanding evolution (337 comments)
Spikes cost more than smooth bark to grow and maintain. Lets say a rabbit developed spikes to ward off wolves. Then the wolves disappeared. The rabbit would likely go back to a state without spikes. Eventually the non-spike rabbits would breed more and faster due to the lesser energy requirements of simply being small and fast opposed to the cost of the body creating hard, pointy spikes.
Its the same principle why we walk on two feet, it requires less energy than walking on four legs. And growing thick pelts of thin hairs as opposed to a solid pelt of fur is why we have the hair we have now. And now that we don't need the hair, its giving way to baldness.
These trees feel they are still being attacked by something or the non-spiked trees are being destroyed by some force of nature.
500 years is enough time for some change to be noticed.
Re:Clever Modding (337 comments)
The appendix is now thought to contain cultures of healthy bacteria so when you have diarrhea, the body can quickly replenish those bacteria afterwards. In developed nations like America the appendix is not as important as in third-world countries. If you removed the appendix of a Honduran, they might die after having a bout of diarrhea from the food they find in the landfills. So if the appendix was evolved out, it'd happen in the developed countries first.
Though that's unlikely, everyone gets has the runs every now and then. And I bet we lose our hair, wisdom teeth, and little finger before we lose the appendix.
Re:Kiss Pay-As-You-Go "Good-bye" (150 comments)
I held on to a prepaid iPhone for more than a year and a half. And then I broke it. And then I was fucked over by AT&T. Now I've bought a 3GS.
This time he'll be nice to me. He's changed. I love him so much. He's just... angry sometimes. Nobody's perfect.
Don't you realize! (226 comments)
That the Earth's gravity was less powerful back in the time of the dinosaurs?! That's how the necks could be so long! For reals, guys!
Re:One idea... (390 comments)
No one phases out money. Ever. Toll roads are made as such with the idea that eventually they will be free. And practically every time, the public just about have to rip the money machines out with their bare hands. "Two year contract, then its month to month!" "Oh, you broke your phone? We'd love you sell you a new one. Two more years!" "What? Upgrade your minutes so you give us more money? Two more years!" Actually, this has gone away, but as with toll roads, only have people bitched en masse. But the point stands. Money, not nukes, will end the world. Ironically, though, by a nuke bought with money.
For the record: (587 comments)
I've always disliked Java. And ruby. Javascript/Actionscript are based on ECMAscript, not Java. Maybe Java is based on ECMAScript, but knowing that would mean I spent enough time with the language beyond realizing it was a pile of crap.
Exactly. (185 comments)
I couldn't have said it better myself. Scale penalties would cure a lot of things.
Re:Japan (1235 comments)
No! It's Gojira! GO JI RA! Stupid foreigners.
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Re:Sorry Microsoft, the name "M" is already taken (334 comments)
Microsoft has a language named "M".
Digital Mars has a language named "M".
Microsoft has a language named "M".
Digital Mars has a language named "M".
Microsoft has a language named "M".
Digital Mars has a language named "M".
Damn, doublethink hurts.
Why argue at all? (243 comments)
You will buy the game, and pray they make another. End of story. Whether or not Diablo 3 is "pretty" will not cross your mind as you hand over the cash unless you were simply not going to buy the game anyway. This has nothing to do with your opinions, you just want to bitch, bitch, bitch. This is aimed at the bitch in all of you.


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Home Farm Herbery created their own Canadian Steak Seasoning by hand blending the following ingredients: Organic Garlic, Black Pepper, Coriander, Chili, Salt, Dill, Corn Oil and Oleoresin of Paprika to produce a peppery, salty and full flavored taste and aroma whenever you use it on steak, hamburgers, potatoes, vegetables, fish, chicken and beef. A gourmet meat eaters choice. Order now.
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Some people think the key to a good pizza seasoning is cut and sifted but we know the key to the herbs used in this pizza sauce blend is that some of them are ground. This is especially critical with the ground thyme and ground rosemary as when using these in the normal dried state they tend to create more flavor explosions which makes the sauce less smooth. Order today


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No Plan B was being prepared for Slovakia.
The ratification of the enhanced EFSF is the best signal Slovakia can send to its partners in the EU and the eurozone this week, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration, Maroš Šefčovič, said for SITA news agency. Some media have recently disseminated the information that the rescue mechanism could function even without Slovakia's nod, which Sefcovic denied.
"Such scenarios may be underway in the media but certainly not in the European Commission. No Plan B was being prepared for Slovakia. The Slovak Republic has declared a clear commitment at the top level that it wants to participate in this mechanism and is ready to bear its share of responsibility. Therefore, no one took into account the option that the Slovak Parliament would not approve the bailout fund and no one was working on substitute scenarios," he noted.
The Commission does not consider it possible that the Slovak legislators would reject the bailout fund again. Talks of Slovak leaders with their partners in the EU dismissed this scenario as well. Intensive communication of Slovak political leaders with their partners in European institutions and member states resulted in a positive effect on Wednesday morning. They have tried to explain and alleviate tension triggered by the fund's rejection on Tuesday, according to Sefcovic.
Brussels was upset by the fact that the Slovak Cabinet agreed to expand the EFSF in July but failed to push through the changes in parliament. "Not only this decision but also a lengthy and very polarizing debate about this topic in Slovakia displeased out partners. At present, we are a partner closely watched by all colleagues in the EU and particularly in the euro club," he said. The EC Vice-President thinks that the ratification of the European Stabilization Mechanism, the permanent bailout facility, will have to be expedited, as well. The scheme should be launched earlier. "Experts and finance ministers have been debating the future use of this mechanism. There also is a discussion about more tools since the crisis is so extensive that the EU must construct instruments to counter the crisis offhandedly," he concluded.


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National CASA Grants ProgramSince 1993, OJJDP has enabled National CASA to distribute grants totaling $122 million to CASA and guardian ad litem programs. The purpose of the National CASA grants program is to build and strengthen our network of state organizations and local programs, whose court-appointed volunteers help abused and neglected children find safe, permanent homes. The National CASA Association is authorized to distribute funds through a grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to state CASA/GAL organizations, state networks and local CASA/GAL programs. Grant funds are for the purpose of increasing the number of abused and neglected children assigned a CASA volunteer or volunteer guardian ad litem (GAL) to advocate for their best interests. These are federal funds and may only be used to serve abused and neglected children who are the subjects of civil child abuse proceedings. All funds are contingent on appropriation by the US Congress and subsequent approval by OJJDP. 2014 Ongoing Funding Opportunity – Emergency Grants National CASA is now accepting applications for emergency grants. Grant funds requested are to be related to natural or man-made disasters and/or extreme hardships. Consult with your regional program officer with regards to the nature of the emergency prior to submitting the application. Please email Coral Edward, grants program manager, for a grant application. 2014 Local and State Grants Cycle Congratulations to all the programs that received grant awards (click to view list) Grant Period: October 1, 2014 to September, 2015
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