Question by Joe M: In what order should “Foundation” be read?
Chronogically, the order of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series is: 1. Prelude to Foundation, 2. Forward the Foundation, 3. Foundation, 4. Foundation and Empire, 5. Second Foundation, 6. Foundation’s Edge, and 7. Foundation and Earth.

Asimov, however, wrote them in this order: 1. Foundation, 2. Foundation and Empire, 3. Second Foundation, 4. Foundation’s Edge, 5. Foundation and Earth, 6. Prelude to Foundation, and 7. Forward the Foundation.

What is the best order in which to read them? Chronologically? In order of publication? Other?

Best answer:

Answer by nowaynohow
Read the original trio first. The rest are simply not as good, and you can add them in any order.

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Question by magicman6837: so should i ask this girl out…..?
ok so there is this new girl in my health class who sits behind me. she is pretty and seems nice but one day when she sat somewhere else for a bit, my friend said she is a bit weird. she said that she was really touchy. on her 2nd day, she was like “hey! ill sit nex to you today” and scooted her chair really close to her and rested her head on her shoulder for a bit. then, she sat on some other girls lap for a while and was bragging about all the guys she has kissed. the girl who told me this is a pretty good friend and i dont think she would make this up but the girl seems really nice and i talked to her once and she seemed nice. idk what do you think?
oh when i say “ask out” in my question, i dont mean ask her to be my girlfriend. i mean hang out after school and get to know each other

Best answer:

Answer by mem1992@sbcglobal.net
go for it.
whatll it hurt?

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Question by magicman6837: so should i ask this girl out…..?
ok so there is this new girl in my health class who sits behind me. she is pretty and seems nice but one day when she sat somewhere else for a bit, my friend said she is a bit weird. she said that she was really touchy. on her 2nd day, she was like “hey! ill sit nex to you today” and scooted her chair really close to her and rested her head on her shoulder for a bit. then, she sat on some other girls lap for a while and was bragging about all the guys she has kissed. the girl who told me this is a pretty good friend and i dont think she would make this up but the girl seems really nice and i talked to her once and she seemed nice. idk what do you think?
oh when i say “ask out” in my question, i dont mean ask her to be my girlfriend. i mean hang out after school and get to know each other

Best answer:

Answer by mem1992@sbcglobal.net
go for it.
whatll it hurt?

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Question by DJ: What should I do if I hate school so much I can’t get myself to go?
I think to myself “I need to go to school today” but then when the thought of just being there pops into my head, the thoughts of I need to go to school just fade. I have friends, advanced test scores, and my teachers all like me. I just HATE the fact that we have to go to school over half of our childhood and that all the work I do is for nothing. I am educated but still have 2 more years of bullshit ahead of me and I’m not sure if I’ll be able to stick through it. I usually miss about a week of school, make it up on the next Monday, and continually do this, leaving me with many absences every session. But I always end up going back because the government will send a letter in the mail threatening to put away my mom in jail.

Best answer:

Answer by Sean
As soon as you can, drop out. Then you’ll see what all the fun’s about in the ‘real world.’

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Question by linda: Possible 2nd chance at a romance… should I go for it or walk away?
I recently broke off a pseudo-relationship with a man who was a commitment phobe. What a headache… I put up with it for 2 years thinking he actually meant it when he said he would be better to me and wanted to be with me.

Ironically, as this was happening, a good friend of mine invited me to her church’s softball game. Her husband is on the team, along with a guy I really, really liked in high school. We flirted a lot during those 4 years, and many people, thought he liked me, but I was too shy and initimidated by him. I didn’t think someone like him (the hot jock, lol) would give me the time of day. My high school journal entries with him in it always had regrets like, “i could have talked to him today..” “I had the perfect opportunity to do this..” pretty sad and lame. I think we were 18 the last time we saw eachother- we’re 25 now. Plus, I’ve been begging my friend to invite me somewhere I can see him for the past couple of years, ever since I found out she goes to his church, lol. And no, he’s not married/engaged/taken.

At the game, we made little eye contact, but I didn’t think he would even recognize me since it’s been so long and I was wearing a hat. After the game, he was hanging out with a bunch of guys (I’m standing about 10 ft away), so I wasn’t even gonna try and just walk away. But right then, he looked to his right, directly at me, and started walking towards me with a smile! I call his name and he continues to walk to me with a smile! He gives me a hug, and says he remembers me! We make small talk for a minute or two, but then his mom came up to say hi to him, so he said goodbye, and that it was nice to see me. I said the same back and then heard him greet his mom and talk to her.

Im wondering if I should go to more games and try to get to know him, or write this off and forget about it? I mean, I don’t want to pass up my chance here, if this is supposedly my 2nd chance to get to know him. I almost wish I didn’t go to the game, it brang back so many memories and so many regrets I had in high school concerning him… but maybe this is my chance to make it up?

Best answer:

Answer by fred
you have to go with your heart. you just dont go back just to have a second chance at love you have to feel it in you if you dont then all your asking for is more trouble down the road.

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Question by linda: Should I try to get to know him or walk away?
I recently broke off a pseudo-relationship with a man who was a commitment phobe. What a headache… I put up with it for 2 years thinking he actually meant it when he said he would be better to me and wanted to be with me.

Ironically, as this was happening, a good friend of mine invited me to her church’s softball game. Her husband is on the team, along with a guy I really, really liked in high school. We flirted a lot during those 4 years, and many people, thought he liked me, but I was too shy and initimidated by him. I didn’t think someone like him (the hot jock, lol) would give me the time of day. My high school journal entries with him in it always had regrets like, “i could have talked to him today..” “I had the perfect opportunity to do this..” pretty sad and lame. I think we were 18 the last time we saw eachother- we’re 25 now. Plus, I’ve been begging my friend to invite me somewhere I can see him for the past couple of years, ever since I found out she goes to his church, lol. And no, he’s not married/engaged/taken.

At the game, we made little eye contact, but I didn’t think he would even recognize me since it’s been so long and I was wearing a hat. After the game, he was hanging out with a bunch of guys (I’m standing about 10 ft away), so I wasn’t even gonna try and just walk away. But right then, he looked to his right, directly at me, and started walking towards me with a smile! I call his name and he continues to walk to me with a smile! He gives me a hug, and says he remembers me! We make small talk for a minute or two, but then his mom came up to say hi to him, so he said goodbye, and that it was nice to see me. I said the same back and then heard him greet his mom and talk to her.

Im wondering if I should go to more games and try to get to know him, or write this off and forget about it? I mean, I don’t want to pass up my chance here, if this is supposedly my 2nd chance to get to know him. I almost wish I didn’t go to the game, it brang back so many memories and so many regrets I had in high school concerning him… but maybe this is my chance to make it up?

Best answer:

Answer by mai
go for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you have nothing to loose plus if it works out this could be the best thng ever happend to you and it could be a reward after breaking off that pseudo-relationship

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Question by ?emily?: If a dog is neutered, should the little red part of their penis (the “lipstick”) still be coming out?
My mom recently got her dog neutered.

Well his “lipstick” still pokes out whenever he gets excited. We assumed before that this happened because he was not neutered and were told that after he was neutered it wouldn’t happen anymore. But it still is. He was only neutered like a week ago though so I don’t know if it takes time?

Also, he is still humping EVERYTHING. Will his tendency to do this ever fade away?

Thanks!
Thank you everyone! Very helpful! I’ll be passing this info on to my mom. =)

Best answer:

Answer by Rayven-Fried Sea Kittens Anyone?
Neutering is not the cure all people make it out to me. Mounting/humping is also out of dominance, not just the urge to mate. As for his junk slipping he’s relaxed. It may stop just like the humping and it may not. Welcome to the joys of owning a male dog.

ADD: he may still have residual testosterone in his system as well. You will just have to wait and see. For the humping, talk to a trainer or the old fix-it: a spray bottle filled with water.

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Question by Playstation Portable: Do You Think Parents Should Tell Their Kids “I Don’t Like You”?
All parents — well, almost all parents — love their kids, for better or worse.

But what about when you just don’t like them? Is it OK to tell them that?

Tara Kennedy-Kline, a writer for the “Today” show, says she’s “so tired of hearing the criticism and judgment of ‘perfect’ parents who believe adults should never, ever say anything mean or hurtful to a child because doing so will surely send them straight to the therapist’s office for the rest of their life.”

And she practices what she preaches.

“Don’t get me wrong. I LOVE my boys, unconditionally, but there are moments when I simply do not like them. And they know it!” she says.

When a child does something disrespectful or hurtful, Kennedy-Kline believes that you actually do them a disservice by NOT telling them you dislike them at that moment. Failure to inform them of their bad behavior is “setting them up for failure in every aspect of their life, from friendships to jobs to marriage and even their role as parents.”

When a parent is angry, Kennedy-Kline says it’s perfectly OK to say, “Give me a minute because I don’t like you right now. Then, “make sure that the rest of the time you tell them that you love them,” she adds.

Sure. But does actually saying “I don’t like you” go too far?

So what do you think of this?

Do you tell your kids “I don’t like you”?

Best answer:

Answer by Mary Kontrarry
This is VERY wrong! Even ONE time hearing this can scar a child for LIFE! YIKES!

It’s your child’s BEHAVIOR that is undesired, NOT the CHILD. Telling the CHILD he or she is unloved/unliked in that moment is setting the child up for serious emotional issues! (saw that in my ex husband)

Telling the child that the BEHAVIOR is unacceptable is perfectly fine.

Good grief.

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