dinoguy535

Hi. I live in New England (Southern Massachusetts, to be exact) and I came across a small flock of these funny looking birds this week. I don't have a picture, but they're rather pear-shaped, with brown feathers and black stripes that run down the birds back. They had somewhat small heads and their beaks were long (maybe an inch or so long). They tended to stick close to the ground as they ran away from me, and their flight was low. Does anyone have any idea what kind of birds these are?

So I just started watching clips of George Carlin for the first time. I have some experience in philosophy, and I ended up listening intently to Carlin's opinions on such things as the planet, chaos, and so on and so forth. He brings up some really good points in his stand up, some that are very philosophical.

So my question is this: in 50-100 years now, do you guys believe that philosophy will include Carlin's thoughts into its ranks? why or why not?

I'm nineteen and 360 pounds. I've been trying for years and years to lose weight. I've looked at every fad diet, only to bump it away and never find anything that sticks. Currently, I am on the Weight Watchers plan. However, I cannot seem to get myself to track my points or exercise. I can eat healthfully and to a certain extent I do, but I can't motivate myself to follow the plan at all. I WANT to do it, but there's some sort of mental block in my way. Is this more simple than I'm making it, or is there something more to my brain that I'm not aware of?

Furthermore, does anyone have motivation techniques I can use to push myself into doing what I want to do?