Stiff-tailed

... (we were missionaries to Africa) contracted something that had all the symptoms of meningitis, which is common where we were. Fever of nearly 105, stiff and achy neck, deep chills. It was in the middle of the night, and no doctor was near. One of the African pastors and another missionary came ...

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... takes up most of a plant and it is filled with a watery sap, that when full, will push the cell contents tightly against the cell wall making it stiff and rigid. A human cell however only contains cell membrane which is not as strong as a cell wall a nucleus and a cytoplasm. These three features ...

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... if you would give us a bit more credit as far as open-mindedness goes. Some would consider your claim that we are all incapable of overcoming our stiff-necked biases as downright insulting. That said, I'm going to extend an open mind to your ideas. Give me a theory explaining the development of ...

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... are, he would've gone to his grave still believing the Ptolemaic model of the universe. I'm glad we don't live in a world where everyone is as stiff-necked and closed-minded as you seem to think we are.

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... now. This is an issue however because it hurts really bad - the tremors. I can stop them but then the impulse feels ungratified and my muscles stiff. If I go with it, I shake violently and it hurts really bad from the muscles tightening so much, almost cramping. My heart will jump a bit, and ...

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