Thanks for all of your help! I'll take it all into consideration. :)

I would take any, but I am more interested in either kung fu or tae kwon do. I want both the combative power and the beauty (especially in the kicks).

How can I learn martial arts online for free? I saw there are series on ehow, but I'm looking for something that will help me despite my ineptitude. AND I know there is no replacing the real thing, but I have no money right now, and I just want to experiment a bit, for fun, and then maybe take it to the real thing. And yes, I want to get it right so that just in case I do eventually take lessons, I don't have to unlearn everything I learned.

I apologize for the sexist comment - it was meant more as a joke than as a serious expression of my assessment of male intelligence or skill. I happen to come from a religious background and believe in the traditional roles of men and women and find it funny how feminism has made so much of our society believe that men and women differ mostly due to sociological conditioning.

As any master of the kitchen knows, there comes a time when cheesecloth becomes a necessity. Hmmm, where to buy cheesecloth?! Being an internet freak, I tend to look online rather than local. I've been told that http://cheeseclothfabric.com is excellent... can anyone corroborate that? Ladies, please (if you are a man, don't even think about replying! ...sorry if that sounded sexist :))

I'm thankful to be alive, to have the opportunity to make my life better, for hope, love, and laughter.

Personally the most honest answer I've heard is that everyone is different. Some diets work for some people, others work for others, etc. You just have to try different things, and of course, work out plenty.

If you have any other questions about Judaism, I'll be glad to field them :-) (not to convert, just so that for once people outside the faith will actually receive an accurate view on what goes on in the inside... we are very misunderstood... as Kierkegaard said, "I am so misunderstood, even when I say I am misunderstood, they don't understand."

Here are some sources for you: Isaiah 58: "and you shall establish sabbath as a day of pleasure" - not necessarily food, but certainly could means so. In the Oral Tradition, the Talmud, Tractate Sabbath, 117b, states that one is obligated to eat three meals on the sabbath. This is codified in the Jew Legal codes as well.

I'd be very careful. Parents can get very touchy when you mention their kid might have a problem, especially if they aren't already aware of it. You might try casually mention the idea of kids and porn and see how she reacts. If she is cool with it, obviously raising the issue wouldn't be advisable. But if she remarks about how terrible it is, you might want to cautiously explore how to diplomatically advise her about what you hear her son is up to.

Lol. You can never be too careful.

:) Sorry. Thanks, I've heard people say that. Who knows what to believe... I guess I should try everything until I've got it.

Wow! Well-written!

Horrible. Labor? Gas is one thing, but labor??? I'd keep an eye on him, if I were you. Ugh!