I was confused by the calculation of GRE score from the posts I have read. Some said you need at least 1000 to get into a CRNA program. Some say you need 1500 on GRE.
I took GRE about 7 years ago. As I remember, the three parts are Verbal, Analytical, Quantitative (Mathmatics), the full score for each part is 800. So the total full score is 2400.
When those posts mention 1000 GRE score, I guess it is meant for two parts of GRE. Do you know which two parts are these?
So 1500 means 750 on average on each part. This will be pretty tough for me if verbal is one of them. And anybody knows how high a GRE score is considered competitive?
I tried all the other standard conversations: Exotic pathogens such as Avian Flu, ways to improve nursing school, and the silliness of planning and attending her nursing graduation party next December. Unfortunately, she didn't like any of those topics either. Besides as my screen hero and mentor Al Bundy once said "being nice to your wife only leads to one place and that's for sleeping!" I'll take a good conversation about quantum mechanics or CRNA school over sex any day. Heck, if I had my way I would have had the "nads" excised when I was eighteen! Imagine the benefits. No hair loss from excess hormones (Eunich's in ancient times were noted for their thick hair), no Bobby Knight like fits, no pre-occupation with non productive activities, much lower risk of prostate cancer (get rid of the prostate too and eliminate the issue entirely), and peace and quiet since there wouldn't be kids running around (not to mention the savings)! My Mastiff's are quite content without theirs (okay we haven't talked about it, but they SEEM happy). Don't get me wrong we have our nuptials three or four times a year whether we want to or not. Heck, I'm thirty four and can't wait for sixty, you won't catch me buying Viagra.
I tried all the other standard conversations: Exotic pathogens such as Avian Flu, ways to improve nursing school, and the silliness of planning and attending her nursing graduation party next December. Unfortunately, she didn't like any of those topics either. Besides as my screen hero and mentor Al Bundy once said "being nice to your wife only leads to one place and that's for sleeping!" I'll take a good conversation about quantum mechanics or CRNA school over sex any day. Heck, if I had my way I would have had the "nads" excised when I was eighteen! Imagine the benefits. No hair loss from excess hormones (Eunich's in ancient times were noted for their thick hair), no Bobby Knight like fits, no pre-occupation with non productive activities, much lower risk of prostate cancer (get rid of the prostate too and eliminate the issue entirely), and peace and quiet since there wouldn't be kids running around (not to mention the savings)! My Mastiff's are quite content without theirs (okay we haven't talked about it, but they SEEM happy). Don't get me wrong we have our nuptials three or four times a year whether we want to or not. Heck, I'm thirty four and can't wait for sixty, you won't catch me buying Viagra.
Do you think Lisa that I could start a club of heterosexual guys dedicated to keeping the hair, but loosing the "nads". Maybe agents like Depo-provera and Depo-Lupron (and other antiandriogenic, medroxyprogersterone like agents) would give the same effect without the loss of anatomy? You could still "function", but might avoid some of the negatives from too much testosterone.
Do you think Lisa that I could start a club of heterosexual guys dedicated to keeping the hair, but loosing the "nads". Maybe agents like Depo-provera and Depo-Lupron (and other antiandriogenic, medroxyprogersterone like agents) would give the same effect without the loss of anatomy? You could still "function", but might avoid some of the negatives from too much testosterone.
I think it might be a very, very small club Roland. I am sure if my husband could trade his bald head for a head full of hair, he would, but not at the expense of his life in the bedroom. Sufficeth to say, he would not wish to be a card carrying member of your club! I like him just the way he is, bald head and all. Aside from the male pattern baldness, there are some wonderful things about the amount of testosterone in a man's body. Trust me, one might not like the effects of having too much estrogen in the male body (unless of course that person is transgender, but that's another thread!).
There are a lot of things in this world that I do not understand, but to each his own! Mine is only one opinion in a virtual sea of opinions.
Maybe my perspective is skewed since I got horrible acne at twelve, and just when it was starting to get better at around 17 (and I was getting more dates) I started losing my hair big time! Then I watched my father die of aggressive prostate cancer two years later, and my older half brother two years after that (they were 72, and 50 respectively). It causes one to question if large amounts of testosterone is really so valuble and why not just get rid of the prostate now. Especially, since it doesn't necessarily compromise sexual function. Even if it did what is three or four, five minute intervals of passion per year really worth? In addition, I have often pondered how the relationships between men and women (or men and men in the case of gays) would be changed if sex absolutely wasn't a factor. I mean, would dance clubs still get any business? Would women still dress in skimpy clothes? Would men listen to women at all and if so would they act as if every word from the mouth of a hot babe was a divine relevation (at least before they "had" them)? Would men still get married and if so at what age? What would beer ads during the Superbowl look like, and for that matter would there even BE a half time show? Would Britney Spears and Madonna still be in show biz? Would Bill Maher have anything to say during his stand up? Would the guy's team on "The Apprentice" have perhaps won at LEAST ONE fricking challenge? Would guys EVER exercise or would they instead just spend the money on a year round pass for all you can eat biscuits and gravy at Bob Evans? Would there be seperate restrooms for men and women? Would Hillery Clinton still seem so angry, and would Bill Clinton weigh four hundred pounds? Would Dennis Kucinich still be looking for dates on the Internet? What would people sue over in lieu of sexual haressment? Would Dr's still date nurses? Alas, these are questions that are probably better left to a different time and place.
Roland, you do sound truly unique! From your posts, you remind me of a good friend that is a Physicist and a Professor (strange, but a good person). This professor once told me that when he has trouble sleeping at night, and the liquor does not work, he will imagine himself as a neutron. The above statements have no value here, but you just remind me of him). However,
you have provoked a lot of thought and given some insight with your posts, and I thank you for that. I do have a question for you, not related to this topic, so I will send you a PM.
I have to disagree about the sex thing. For one thing, life being a sexually transmitted condition would not exist without sex, so you wouldn't be here to lament the presence of your bothersome testicles. If you are reporting here correctly that your average year consists of maybe five minutes of sexual pleasure, then I am quite sure you are doing something wrong, especially if you have enough testosterone to clear your pate. The pleasure of sex, without being graphic goes beyond the few seconds of climax, and it creates a strong bond between couples like nothing else - even better than a joint venture into nurse-anesthesia I think. Some have compared it with religious ecstacy. Granted, if both partners are satisified with the frequency and quality of their sex life, then I wouldn't classify it as a problem. You most definitely are firmly rooted at one extreme end of the spectrum of sexual appetites, but you may really be missing out on something wonderful that you simply neglect out of boredom or laziness or fear of true intimacy.
Maybe my perspective is skewed since I got horrible acne at twelve, and just when it was starting to get better at around 17 (and I was getting more dates) I started losing my hair big time! Then I watched my father die of aggressive prostate cancer two years later, and my older half brother two years after that (they were 72, and 50 respectively). It causes one to question if large amounts of testosterone is really so valuble and why not just get rid of the prostate now. Especially, since it doesn't necessarily compromise sexual function. Even if it did what is three or four, five minute intervals of passion per year really worth? In addition, I have often pondered how the relationships between men and women (or men and men in the case of gays) would be changed if sex absolutely wasn't a factor. I mean, would dance clubs still get any business? Would women still dress in skimpy clothes? Would men listen to women at all and if so would they act as if every word from the mouth of a hot babe was a divine relevation (at least before they "had" them)? Would men still get married and if so at what age? What would beer ads during the Superbowl look like, and for that matter would there even BE a half time show? Would Britney Spears and Madonna still be in show biz? Would Bill Maher have anything to say during his stand up? Would the guy's team on "The Apprentice" have perhaps won at LEAST ONE fricking challenge? Would guys EVER exercise or would they instead just spend the money on a year round pass for all you can eat biscuits and gravy at Bob Evans? Would there be seperate restrooms for men and women? Would Hillery Clinton still seem so angry, and would Bill Clinton weigh four hundred pounds? Would Dennis Kucinich still be looking for dates on the Internet? What would people sue over in lieu of sexual haressment? Would Dr's still date nurses? Alas, these are questions that are probably better left to a different time and place.
I think you should put that eunic sex thing on your application to get into CRNA school... that is dedicated.... maybe they won't think you a nut or nuts ... which ever you prefer :rotfl:
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I tried all the other standard conversations: Exotic pathogens such as Avian Flu, ways to improve nursing school, and the silliness of planning and attending her nursing graduation party next December. Unfortunately, she didn't like any of those topics either. Besides as my screen hero and mentor Al Bundy once said "being nice to your wife only leads to one place and that's for sleeping!" I'll take a good conversation about quantum mechanics or CRNA school over sex any day. Heck, if I had my way I would have had the "nads" excised when I was eighteen! Imagine the benefits. No hair loss from excess hormones (Eunich's in ancient times were noted for their thick hair), no Bobby Knight like fits, no pre-occupation with non productive activities, much lower risk of prostate cancer (get rid of the prostate too and eliminate the issue entirely), and peace and quiet since there wouldn't be kids running around (not to mention the savings)! My Mastiff's are quite content without theirs (okay we haven't talked about it, but they SEEM happy). Don't get me wrong we have our nuptials three or four times a year whether we want to or not. Heck, I'm thirty four and can't wait for sixty, you won't catch me buying Viagra.