trinacriabob

Right, but I think that someone so unassuming will never let it go her head. Another example of that, from what I've read, is Louie Armstrong. He was a great human being.

You don't have to be over ANY age to think this whole thing is amazing. Amazing. Even a 20 y.o. can understand that this lady, like Andrea Bocelli, has one of those "one in a hundred million" voices. I don't watch TV much. But a person in my office told was talking about what happened on "Britain's Got Talent," so I checked it out on YouTube. It was like David slinging at Goliath and winning! She's odd all right, but she's so damn comfortable in her own skin. And a voice that's in the stratosphere. I'm hoping she goes all the way. Have you been following this? Link to YouTube

Memory lane. What a grille. I loved my '84 Cutlass Brougham coupe ... wherever she may be now.

pool shark

Ditto on the warm pool, cube...I like a warm pool, like you might have in the desert on a summer's evening, but hate hot temperatures. Anything over 95, dry or otherwise, annoys me. We're mid- to high-80s at the moment. However, I can't get a damn day off right now to go up to "the Lake" or anywhere else to decompress, so I'm fairly pissed.

under

B.O. (body odor)

What about prostitution? The 1040 moniker could be "exercise coach, sperm bank operator, mattress tester..." - a few others It's an occupation but, for some, it might even be a hobby...using the logic: "do what you love, the money will come"

Or from looking at the credits at the end of a movie? But, still, you get the idea... Funny @ the last comment...believe it or not, the stereotypes are fairly similar, with my relatives making smirky comments about male interior designers... My attitude -- it's how YOU have to spend YOUR work day ... nobody needs to choose that for you.

Yes. Like mustang said, the number of douche bags in architecture (either impractical while in school or too full of themselves while in the work world) is too big to escape detection. On another note, many of them work at looking weird. That hurts the way those "paying the freight" perceive them, in my mind. But tell them that... At least most lawyers look like their billing rates...not that that's a good thing...

pyramid

OK, this is a crazy question. All of my college training deals is ultra-pratical -- how things go together and how to look at/evaluate money. Society stereotypes certain jobs as male (miner) and certain jobs as female (make-up artist), for example. Is there an occupation typical of the other gender that you could do, or would do? Since I asked the question, I'll go first. I practically live at Borders or Barnes and Noble, so I could have been a librarian (work with books and information all day, and get paid for it). It's far from my first occupational choice, but it's the only one that comes to mind that is not a male dominated field, not by a long shot. But could you imagine dealing with frustrated anal-retentive spinsters all day long? (I'm stereotyping). That part wouldn't be fun. Do you have a response?

I remember! That event caused the bridge over the harbor to be renamed and Lisbon parties on Santo Antonio's day and couples who wish to marry get their marriage license fees waived on that day...that's what I remember reading! I would have gone to a couple of good Mexican restaurants near where I work but I've got a really bland taste palate, so the pico de gallo would have caused my stomach to churn all afternoon.

Feliz 25 de Abril a voce. You guys commemorate that, right? And Santo Antonio (Jun. 13), too?

The Beverly Hillbillies (the home used was in Bel Air, not Beverly Hills)

Happy birthday.

No. Went to a pasta buffet for lunch. Hope you all realize it's NOT Mexican Independence Day. It's the commemoration of an important battle in Mexican history, though.

Tehachapi (yes, there is a Tehachapi)

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I KNEW that if you were next, that's what a person from the Iberian Peninsula would say. Response to thread: Barcelona

I'll add that one to the collection. Here's another often quoted one. Q: What do you call 5,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? A: A good start.

gaudy

I don't like the idea of the flush. I have always used "drop and drain," but do it every 20,000 to 25,000 miles, regardless of how hard the driving has been. With that kind of frequency, I thus far have 256,000 miles on the original trans. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

acquired taste

gut