trinacriabob

tramp stamp

C'mon, Croc, you live here now. Glance at the "pie chart" of the budget spent on social services, corrections and (not necessarily) productive education and you will see that (1) it's no value added, and (2) it's financed on a "credit card." She is a small part, but definitely a part, of California's ugly woes. California's economic and attitudinal health had generally been fueled by a great distribution of wealth and quality of life, across almost all sectors of society. The middle class has been proportionately more squeezed here and the rich/poor canyon has widened. The curtain on the California Dream seems to be coming down slowly. My 2 cents.

frightening

Where is that, PCS? It's prettier than you are!

cheap

One of the few times we agree. Is Armageddon near?

Oh my God...we are the most obnoxious people on the planet, aren't we? (Before I turned on the sound, I thought it was a Frenchy joke).

It's ok to "cheat" and do the trash thing every now and then - a pig trough dessert, a highly caloric pasta dish, and stuff like that. It makes it easier to keep the healthy regimen in check. I'm now within 10 lbs. of my chart height/weight and I look forward to "cheat day" or a Lake Tahoe buffet every couple of months.

No, they think they're superior...but, I agree, I think they're jealous. Plus, they can be too PC and tightly wound compared to the SoCal mindset...I don't resonate with the "gotta love everybody" Berkeley mentality. So you must have been making some change to be living in Danville...

nose

it's pygmy response to thread: spelling bee

That's right...those were your Walnut Creek days...those people who think Northern California is better than Southern California can't admit that Walnut Creek/Lafayette is pretty boring compared to Orange County.

getting laid

Where were you living immediately prior to South Orange?

yeah, I wish... response to thread: sleeping in

The peaceful ones are always the right ones. Las Vegas seems to have been a "pit stop" for many. I only know one person who went there from So. Cal. and stayed. Everyone else moved on. Good luck, OC.

Four desalination plants have been on the drawing boards for years. Some people don't want them built because they fear it will encourage even more population growth.

I'll have to read it. Thanks.

hoe

I do take responsibility for my own views. The Catholic school comment is only about the humorous aspect of that experience. Judging from what I've seen happen with my friends, in the situations that were stable, things are better, and in the situations that were never stable, things are worse. The line in the sand is pretty obvious. I only knew of 2 really big families I grew up with in LA...they each had 9 kids...but the dads had corner offices in towers near Figueroa or Flower or Grand downtown. Still, they were essentially reduced to a more middle class existence because of all the kids rather than an upper middle class existence that they would have had with 2 or 3...but, hey, it's cool...they had the wherewithal. Don't need to get laid, satty. Lower quality poon always offers and it's easy to turn down. Higher quality poon requires more maintenance and I don't have the time. Moltie, right on, bring on the sterilization tools.

brother (or should I say "brutha")

I guess that's what I'm saying. Too much Catholic school...I think nuclear families are better. Also, some of those docs will do anything for a buck...some of the comments by medical practitioners said it fairly clearly they thought this was beyond normal and ethical practice. We can all guess that the QOL for those 14 kids won't be good.

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octuplets

I was thinking the same thing. With the style of the ITALIA script, some Goth/Guidette type of chick is probably the owner. About stereotypes, they're true 90% of the time and wrong 10% of the time. That's why we have them in the first place -- enough people observe them and then file that information away or comment on it. Just be ready for the 10% exception rate. Back to topic, what an ugly beat-up POS car.