trinacriabob

I plead ignorance. All I know is that he represents (or represented) a slice of redneck Americana called "The Moral Majority" or something to that effect. I know that he got a lot of people worked up. I've grown up and lived in various multi-cultural / multi-everything coastal metro areas, so people like that are not a part of my reality. Their lack of worldliness is almost frightening, as far as I can tell. Natural death or foul play?

Find a way to keep going and get to your goals. I recommend that.

Obrigado !!! It's amazing, when I was 16 and I traveled up to the UC Berkeley campus to check it out, I almost trembled, feeling that this institution would swallow me into its ribcage like a whale. Plus, it was Berkeley, for God's sake. (So, I wound up going to a smaller private Catholic college). Then, as you mature, you learn to "manage" things around you and it isn't as big of a deal...professors are easier to talk to, things are in perspective, etc. etc....it really helps build confidence.

Thanks, CARBIZ, and shake a few brains over at Oshawa as well !

Done the "Vitamin Z" thing - Zoloft - it has helped, believe me - no booze, though, never acquired a taste for it. Proceed cautiously...it's work, and not a lot of fun while working full time, but you border on the brilliant, so you might handle it better than me...the only reason I did it is because I bit off the learning curve (worked at a large and then a small accounting firm) immediately out of undergrad. It took the "risk" out, to some degree.

Las Vegas

Depends on the circumstances. If you want to be an architect, you need a degree and then pass the boards. If you want to be a CPA, you need a degree and then pass that test. If you want to be a lawyer or a doctor, you will need at least 2 degrees. They are absolute requirements for the traditional professions. If you are going to blaze your own trail...entrepreneur, whatever...your point may apply. And, since we don't know :AH-HA_wink: what you studied, where you went to school and how it applies to your "day job," we cannot comment, right?

Well, the reason I did this is more related to the last line of your comment. When I went back to the office all caffeined up to work on a project that was due, I would literally shake after working on AutoCAD for too many hours. Working on spreadsheets or tax programs or anything numerical never tires me out, for some reason...so I guess it was meant to be.

On a happier note from ocn's inquiry, last night I turned in my last final. I just finished an evening MBA with an emphasis in accounting(taxation). I slept at least 10 hours upon coming home. What a relief. No, I am NOT a professional student. I hate that. A professional student lingers in college, changes their major, has grades are like a yo-yo, and studies less than marketable subjects to prolong the experience. So, here's the list...to come full circle: BS in Business - day program, earned on time, with honors, went to work in field in 3 weeks Grad degree in Architecture - day program, earned ahead of time (3 years instead of 3.5), with high honors, went to work in 4 months since I went to a community college to learn AutoCAD when I finished A "short" grad degree from the department of architecture/construction management - night program, classes completed on time but thesis (worthless requirement) dragged on, 3.77, kept working in architecture during the program, earned for "union card" purposes to facilitate living in the Seattle area...kind of bitter that one would have to do that... MBA - Tax - good-bye to architecture and construction! - night program, earned on time (4 semesters at night), 3.9-depending on finals results, worked at my day job until after Spring Break, will go to Europe to chill and look for a job when I get back. To anyone else wrestling with school, grad school or your grades, hang in there! In the end, I suppose its worth it...

Fluorine

Oh, boy, I knew it would come to this since ocnblu always looks for "clues" in people to increase his numbers. So, I will post my "list" again: - single (or divorced or widowed) with NO kids - the kids are the ultimate dealbreaker - degreed and has a job - facially attractive, caucasian and feminine (Jamie Lee Curtis, for example, looks too butch) - no weight problem - wasn't sexually abused, so she has a healthy attitude toward sex - (not necessary) bonus points: speaks another language besides English Yep, if any of the first 5 are missing, then I consider it something "wrong" because, in the end, I wouldn't be happy. I would rather be alone than compromise. Most available women that are "looking" are missing at least 2 of those criteria and they complain "there are no good men around." Yeah, they just don't want YOU. The "sexually abused" category generally isn't looking...they're licking their wounds. So, good luck finding it. PB, sometimes you can be a jerk, as you've gone down this road with me before and, as a professional, I can afford to be a little more discrimating than you would be. But thanks for asking.

What powerplant is that shown in the picture?

kinky

Cool! It's a nice looking little car -- the front 3/4 view and rear 3/4 view are particularly nice. I hope it serves them well. That's my favorite color for the car, though I would have opted for a lighter color on the inside. And my hat's off to your father for continuing to do professional level work while dealing with a tough illness. Most would have said "nah, forget it." But, he must be tough to keep working.

So many good places to eat in Calgary....mmm....mmm....lunch buffet at Mykonos Greek Restaurant on Centre Street....mmm....mmm....and some Italian restaurants up in Bridgeland....

noncommittal

Do they have internet in Cuba? What's the Cuba suffix at the end -- you know, it for Italy, pt for Portugal, es for Spain, etc?

so I take it he's decent looking...then, if he's had access to P of the recreational variety and he turned it down, something may be wrong. If he's had access to P of the entanglement variety, can you blame him?

whoa...whoa...if he, or anyone else, can objectively afford to be picky, then I would have an issue if they weren't somewhat picky. I've never set across the table from a single mom and picked up the tab...that's one of my big "issues" in life...to me single means "childless"... what is an MS pic?

She might "CAVE IN."

dumb blonde (it's that commercial with those teen-age chicks driving down some freeway in Cali and Joey is in the back making sure his leg rubs up on one of theirs and they shriek...so, dumb blonde)

I want to leev een America... actually, it's not that funny, many lives have been lost crossing those 90 miles to the Keys...

rice

Yo P-C-S, you're a two passport kind of guy. I was wondering if, given the fact that my father never naturalized in the US and remained a European national, I could get an Italian passport. That would now give me access to all of the EU. And, with one of those, I could go to Cuba... ...pero no quiero nadar en el Caribe porque tengo miedo de los tiburones....

I would love to go to Cuba. I'm wondering when we will finally see a Miami-Havana flight. A lot of my friends growing up were Cuban...they were a riot...their parents even more so.