The Glade 4.0

Talking about ancient Rome now in class and discussing republic, citizens, togas, etc, and was interrupted by one of my um how do i put this nicely- Naive maybe, children to tell me, " Mrs. C, eating was invented by the romans." HUH What? All of my kids looked at her and said, "Are you kidding?" I proceeded to ask her, "Where did you get this idea?" "A simpsons video game." Aaahh. laugh and /facepalm

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"None is more important, none more legitimate, than that of rendering the people safe as they are the
ultimate guardians of their own liberty."- Thomas Jefferson

"Yeah, I'm rehearsing my poker face. I don't handle stupid well. *sigh*" - Farsky

What ages do you teach?

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

Whatever ages encompass 6th graders.

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This must be Thursday. I could never get the hang of Thursdays.

11-13

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"None is more important, none more legitimate, than that of rendering the people safe as they are the
ultimate guardians of their own liberty."- Thomas Jefferson

"Yeah, I'm rehearsing my poker face. I don't handle stupid well. *sigh*" - Farsky

Fairly sure eating was invented by cruise ship owners.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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LOL That good Huh?

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"None is more important, none more legitimate, than that of rendering the people safe as they are the
ultimate guardians of their own liberty."- Thomas Jefferson

"Yeah, I'm rehearsing my poker face. I don't handle stupid well. *sigh*" - Farsky

And that unending.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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I still remember the midnight Chocolate Buffet from our Honeymoon cruise.

That's right, midnight....chocolate....buffet...

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This must be Thursday. I could never get the hang of Thursdays.

Yup. They've had those on several cruises I've been on.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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You're not far off -- it is a deliberate thing they do. Having a full stomach makes people much less likely to get seasick, so cruise lines aim to keep their patrons stuffed as much as possible.

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Sail forth! steer for the deep waters only!
Reckless, O soul, exploring, I with thee, and thou with me;
For we are bound where mariner has not yet dared to go,
And we will risk the ship, ourselves and all.

Having a full stomach makes you LESS likely to get seasick? That's like 100% opposite what I'd expect.

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This I agree with it. I think I got food poisoning the first night and was compounded by sea sickness. On our honeymoon I lost 10 pounds from all the purging until about Tuesday, cruise left Sunday. I didn't want to touch any of the food. I laid on the upper deck most of the day on Monday, sleeping and not moving. Foamy thinks it is still hysterical this one picture, I have of me sitting on the deck eating my first real meal on Tuesday, a plate of Nachos. Couldn't believe that was the first thing I could keep down.

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"None is more important, none more legitimate, than that of rendering the people safe as they are the
ultimate guardians of their own liberty."- Thomas Jefferson

"Yeah, I'm rehearsing my poker face. I don't handle stupid well. *sigh*" - Farsky

Precisely. It's quite counter-intuitive. But the gist of it is:

• If you have a totally empty stomach, your blood sugar level is probably getting low. This tends to make you feel queasy or jittery even on dry land.
• If you have a partially empty stomach, you get a lesser degree of the blood sugar issue, but the sloshing around of food/liquid in your stomach contributes to an unpleasant sensation of motion.

But most people who know they are prone to motion sickness will usually try to avoid eating because they think it will increase their chances of getting sick, or at least they'd rather not have food on their stomach if they're going to hurl.

The cruise lines are aware of this, which is why they not only make food constantly available, but more or less actively encourage people to eat. I don't mean that as some kind of cynical criticism. It's smart business, of course. But if you have mild motion sickness issues, it really is the best policy for everyone as long as you're prepared to gain a few pounds on your cruise. Staying full is usually enough to stave off sickness entirely for most people. Now, if you have severe motion sickness, probably nothing short of Dramamine is going to cut it. But usually anyone who falls into that category is aware of it and will either plan accordingly or else not opt to go on a cruise to begin with.

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Sail forth! steer for the deep waters only!
Reckless, O soul, exploring, I with thee, and thou with me;
For we are bound where mariner has not yet dared to go,
And we will risk the ship, ourselves and all.

My wife is very intrigued with this idea of a chocolate buffet.

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