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Name: Greg Westhafer
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User ID: 35
User since: August 21, 2004
User last visit: 09:49PM on September 18
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Accident prone psych postdoc.
Austin things worth checking out -
Casa De Luz: casadeluz.org
Reimer's Ranch: 1 mile before Hamilton pool
Rocky Hill Ranch: take Hwy. 71 South past the city Bastrop, Exit 153, take a left, two miles down the road on your left.
Yoga Groove: yogagroove.com
Town Lake Animal Shelter: ci.austin.tx.us/animals/

Grow Deeper, Go Beyond.

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TheWestIsTheBest has posted 45 links and 132 comments on Alkaline Earth since August 21, 2004.

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2009 Sep 12 08:56 (#4184.12642):
My authorship is limited to psychology, but I've been in an anti-drug commercial with Greg Louganis (BN=3, from which I was cut), a TV special ("Sex in the '80s") with Geraldo Rivera (BN=3, from which only my voice and left foot appear), and was an extra in Alien Nation (BN=3, I made it in!).
I just need someone with a low Erdos # to write a paper with me about stats and perception, or perhaps how stochatic processes better predict stranger anxiety.

2009 Aug 19 12:14 (#4182.12632):
heh, I must have liked The Claw's prose. Enjoy.

2009 Aug 15 12:25 (#4181.12629):
They've skyrocketed cuz it's the Age of Aquarius man ;)
I've been a veg for over a decade now, but am seriously considering buying a house with enough land to raise my own cow. I still love meat, but I wonder how my body will react to it after all this time =)
Something else I would love to look into would be some kind of cooking co-op. I guess McDonald's qualifies as one, but i'm thinking something more along the lines of fresh, conscious, madewithlove grub. I like to cook sometimes, but every night is a drag honestly.

2009 Jul 13 12:38 (#4170.12596):
Having lived too close to the artic circle, and having indoor and outdoor job experience, I can say with a reasonable amount of first hand experience that heat>cold... Although I wish Austin had mountains =/
I turned down jobs up north to return to central Texas, so I guess salsa>mountains as well.
I was just up on Mt. Hood/in Portland tho and the PNW is tugging at me, but ya gotta have some place to vacation =)

2009 Jul 10 11:08 (#4170.12592):
I just got back to WV this morning from house hunting in Temple. It was hot and I have been away for 3 years now, but I was ok with it all despite having to run around sunny backyards and all.
I still remember the 2nd year I was in Austin when I was at Polvo's with a group of friends. We were stuck next to each other sweating and just generally gross. I looked around and saw that everyone else was glistening with Austin dew and thought to myself, "Self, everyone is in the same boat. You can't be out here and not have a lil' sheen to your skin." The heat never really bothered me after that. Or maybe I just learned that margaritas are good for ignoring the less savory aspects of al fresco dining in August.

2009 Jul 04 06:15 (#4165.12585):
Now, I'm a Californian by birth. Just b/c my family believes in keeping our strong genes in the family is no reason to conflate my current domicile with Appalachian parentage.
It is comforting thinking I may be related to Natedogg though.
If I were Cablinasian (http://www.salon.com/april97/tiger970430.html), I could claim much closer heritage to many more people though.

2009 May 31 09:35 (#4150.12560):
happy? ugh, my reading of the lit (and the results of 1 positive psych course) is that we all have a "happiness setpoint." the researchers are trying to figure out how to move it, but long term it seems fairly immutable for now. there's some fun ways to feel happy in the short run tho.
for the record, i differentiate between happiness and joy. happiness is short term pleasure, while joy comes from fulfillment. my best guess is that the lit will bear me (and most religious traditions) out on this. relationships are where the money is =) money and experiences are where short term pleasure is

2009 Apr 22 04:44 (#4142.12534):
Speaking of ultimate hot rods Mr. Flip, my new job will leave me with some discretionary income... Suggestions on where to look for either a cool old step-side truck into which I can put a ridiculously large, liberal-blushing engine, or something I can make into a poor-man's version of Cadzilla?

I did find a sweet ol' Ford up in OK for relatively cheap:
http://www.hotrodtrucksforsale.com/ad-pages/ford/index-ford.htm
but that makes me think of the Munsters too much. I already look like Herman; I don't need to beat a dead horse.

2009 Apr 01 02:33 (#4134.12511):
what was my original user name? it was some crazy Indian alchemist. I forgot the name but not the pword and then created this accnt =P

2009 Mar 29 07:57 (#4125.12484):
damn, i can't even get the penultimate loser award.
at least the Sparty's are still in it!

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