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Hey Robb, Good job so far. We're going over weight maintenance in my animal physiology class and the whole process is a lot more complicated than one might think... Just hang in there and you will be able to lose more weight!

Hey Robb, I'm happy to see your weight loss program is going well! And if you ever get tired of the power bars, try Cliff bars. My mom sends them to me all the time in care packages because I never eat breakfast, and they are actually pretty delicious.

^ It seems you've already taken the advice I was going to give, which is just choose a major you love. You'll be able to fit it into the Theme Park industry somehow.

Robb, I still dream about that yakitori bar... Is the food still amazing??

Nice pictures so far. My family and I will actually be staying in that resort over Christmas. Do you mostly like it? How is transportation to the parks?

Infact, I did read all of your posts. All points brought up in my post were to show you why I think that some people believe that there is the mentality that evolution is fact. I'd appreciate it if you read my posts closely before responding. Thanks.

^ Wrong. Science is based on hypotheses, theories, and estimations, which is all explained in the classroom when students are taught the scientific method. With this foundation of knowledge that is (and if not, should) be taught at the beginning of nearly all K-12 science classes, students have been given the information necessary to understand how theories, such as the theory of evolution, have been developed. Also, in a science classroom, it makes sense why evolution is perceived to be taught as fact. Evolution is the only theory about the development of organisms that has firm scientific evidence and strong support from the scientific community. Since it is not competing against other scientific theories, evolution has reached an almost fact like status in the scientific community. Yes, there is creationism, but religion is not science. Science is the study of things which are tangible and therefore science cannot prove or disprove the existence and actions of god since god is intangible. Therefore, creationism has absolutely no place in a classroom, hence furthering the evolution as fact mentality.

As a student of molecular biology, I firmly believe in the theory of evolution. As acknowledged by most people in this thread, it is pretty ludicrous to disregard the blatant existence of evolution and natural/aritifical selection in our world. However, what bothers me the most, as both a scientist in training and an atheist, is that if a question is not easily answered people swiftly turn to God and religion for the answer. Scientists have performed several experiments that provide insight on the circumstances ideal for the formation and development of life (a member previously mentioned the Miller-Urey experiment). While the questions that many people are asking about the beginning of life have answers that cannot be procured by science in this moment, I have no doubt that further findings will be made in the future. Until then, I stand by my faith in science and my belief that because a question cannot be answered does not mean it has spiritual and religious roots.

^^ Is that me?? Its funny, I was JUST thinking about that water slide.

When flying to and from college, Southwest is the cheapest so I always fly them. I find their planes to be comfortable and clean, as well as having pleasant staff. However, for long hauls, Southwest usually isn't the cheapest! They aren't always the economy airline.

Nice house! I'm pretty jealous of your college accomodations. Good luck this time around!

I think some very smart things have been said so far. Even though I am atheist, I'm happy to hear about your excitement towards Christianity. The only advice I have is to not think that your friends and family are going to be condemned to hell. It's no way to think about the people you care about most. Just because Christianity is good for you does not mean that it is good for your friends or family. All religions and beliefs are equal, and just have faith that your friends and family know what is best for them.

Just for the record, I do like squid. However, the combination of the sauces and the dough of the squid ball (As well as the theme park quality of the squid) resulted in disaster.

^ If you really drank that many redbull, I wouldn't be surprised if it was responsible for your headache. There is an overwhelming amount of caffeine in redbull and what most Americans don't seem to realize is that caffeine is a powerful drug with many side effects. You overloaded your body with caffeine and suffered from physical withdrawal when you stopped drinking it.

^^^ I was wondering why the moment of realization wasn't caught on tape... Man, what a classic moment, and all at the expense of my taste buds.

I hate to sound like a typical Quaker pacifist, but is killing Saddam really what anyone needs? Is it necessary to kill more people in this world? Yes, Saddam was corrupt and did terrible things. But what was solved by killing him? Killing Saddam won't make people feel better about the events of the past or about the situation in the Middle East. If anything, his execution will just exacerbate problems. Mark "He should have just been a prisoner for life... What a better punishment" Luskus

I have Super Monkey Ball and am already kind of sick of it... If anyone has a wii game that they want to get off their hands, we could trade! Otherwise, my Wii is fun. Zelda is good (but annoying in the sense that I don't really enjoy puzzles...) and Wii sports is just awesome! My dad was even playing with me. I'm thinking of buying Rayman and Elebits. How is Elebits? Whats single player for Rayman like?

Nintendo Wii Zelda Super Monkey Ball Love Actually DVD JCrew Gift Certificate Sweater Flannel sheets Balderdash Lots of chocolate I think thats about covers it. It was a nice Christmas!

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ugh, I really wish I had a Wii. I'd go hunt one down, but I'm not sure if my parents managed to find me one for Christmas. Mark "Never thought he'd want to buy another video game system!" Luskus

^^^ You go to Arcadia? Thats about ten minutes from my house!

So I thought I'd show people some pictures from college! This is why I haven't been posting. The first couple of pictures are from my intramural soccer team (We had our first game yesterday). Enjoy!

I know that evening tickets were scrapped at Six Flags Great Adventure. It may have been a chainwide move. Mark "Its a shame" Luskus

Wow what a nice aquarium! Thanks for the pictures. Mark "Makes me want to go to the Baltimore aquarium" Luskus

I can't believe I'm actually moving to that state in four days. Nice photo trip report! I liked the nighttime Kings Island pictures. Mark "And all the shots of cornfields" Luskus