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I'm an avid runner (training for another marathon in May) and fitness enthusiast. I'm not much of a group workout person. Running, biking, yoga (by myself or somebody else), weight-lifting, etc. I'm thinking about getting back into martial arts, but it's dubious since I'll be moving sometime...

In the case of book-being-unreadable-because-of-mold, yes. Not if it's a matter of opinion. I have plenty of books that I don't agree with, or would just be redunkulous to read, but I still keep them. I can't think of any reason to ever throw one away. Have a bonfire if you want to get rid...

What?! How could your dynamics book possibly be the most tedious? It blew my mind apart and opened my third eye. The ASME guide to tool types, wearage and usage...that's tedious. I can honestly say that I didn't finish that one. But then again, it probably should be considered for this...

Just because they don't teach kids the responsibilities associated with having sex doesn't make them wrong. Kids can find versions of the kama sutra showing the positions, tons of sex tips everywhere, or just graduate to seedy romance novels or erotica. Some works of old were also quite...

The media being books? I certainly think that books have been a lot more destructive than simply teens having sex. I think that's the core issue here. Let's look at all the old pulp fiction novels. Terribly immoral. What about the Marquis de Sade? I have quite the perverted nature and...

And inspired to have sex whenever they wanted to? I believe that was also part of the liberation. The fact that women weren't able to study and get jobs or become educated beyond the 3rd grade is why I think that society was just as bad or worse before. Women can do whatever they want and be...

More proof eh? More proof than the uneducated masses of women and men whose largest aspiration in life was to get knocked up/married? Often times I think we judge the past with nastolgic eyes. Let's not forget that people were just as stupid, if not stupider back then. We like to blow things...

I'm surprised nobody mentioned Whales on Stilts. Wonderful book. I'm sure the guy has written other stuff too. I've been to Astrid's apartment/home in Stockholm.

Agreed. Or getting yelled at for somebody else's mistake. "You guys messed this up for me last time." You guys? Do I have a partner that I'm unaware of? Did my alter ego destroy your precious computer? The only problem is that I can't think of anything really ritualistic there. Pour hot...

Umm, okay. I'm just gonna go ahead and say this. Books. Waste of paper, waste of time, waste of talent, and waste of labor. Why not just have more storytellers like in the old old days? Why waste the time with a book when you can just go see the movie? I'm really not kidding about this...

What kind of canoeing experience do you have? How long is the trip? Where in Panama are you going? Seriously though, where are you going? Does anyone else have any outdoor hobbies? Sparkchaser has offered to take anyone on the board with him. Who's in?

I don't understand why so many people have to hate on fast food. Don't eat so damn much of it. But this is moreso about working there I suppose. I think it's one of those things that everyone should have to go through. Like a rite of passage for the modern day or something. Instead of...

I don't get it. What does a kayaker have to do with a canoeist disappearing? You'd think that the BBC news could at least tell the difference between a kayak and a canoe. It's tragic how the UKists decimate the english language.

Wanna get your ARMS in shape for canoeing? Well, as a canoeing expert, I can tell you a number of things. Work on your back a lot. A lot of your power for turning comes from your core (abs and lower back). Work on your shoulders. These are good for the normal slow paddling. You usually...

I am an athlete. I'm going to run a marathon every year for as long as possible I think. Going to try to do a different one every year. Gives me a reason for a vacation, eh? I also enjoy disc golf, but I prefer the term FROLF (frisbee golf). Mainly because frolf is just a fun word to say...

Neverwhere reads pretty fast. Especially if you have been to London. It reads like a fantasy tourist book. Kind of annoying at times, but mostly it's amusing. It starts a bit slow, but then the rest of it moves incredibly fast.

I always wondered if some of Wes Craven's works were influenced by Lovecraft. Nightmare on Elm Street seems like it plays a lot on the human sense of terror and horror. I guess the main thing is that I'm just kinda reminded of "Rats in the Walls" when he keeps having the nightmares about the...

Lovecraft is amazing. His novels just blow my mind. He's probably the best horror/terror author I've ever read. While his descriptions aren't the best at times, I find that his journey into the human psyche is incredible. He's really good at building up terror in a person's mind. I also...

Fine, I'll take all the books.

How did you get the picture of the book exactly?