trinacriabob

Ditto. Now I now why my cable receiver and my clock radios are different.

swamp

rabbit

South Dakota (as in Chargerino, where is he, anyway?)

This really effs up things economically, too. As I will fill up today at about $ 2.85 versus 20 cents less the last time, one then says "KMart" over "Safeway." You start making those trade-offs and traveling less, which is not good for the economy but certainly beneficial for Cheney and friends. When gas goes up, it changes my "buyer behavior."

memory

* filling out form * Sexual preference: _____ Response: Yes When I lived in ATL between undergrad and grad, a co-worker of mine said they got an employment application while living in a rural and not overly educated part of North Carolina. It went like this: Marital status: _____ :scratchchin: Response: Yes :lol: We (all Yankees and a token Westerner) were busting up over this at lunch. I swear, Yankees can be so rude, capitalizing on these kinds of faux-pas.

Andy Gump

latrine

Correction, it's here:How's it going to go down Will you meet him on the "Main Line" or will you catch him on the rebound Will you marry for the money Take a lover in the afternoon... Feel your innocence slipping away... don't believe it's coming back soon And you really don't remember Was it something that he said All those voices in your head Calling Gloria... Gloria...

So easy...tan facil... Not old enough to drive yet, but as a kid, I saw the 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme or Cutlass Salon coupe....and that was it! I would walk to the local dealership (6 blocks from the house) and get the brochures and dream/drool. They knew me. Ideally, it would be Persimmon Metallic (basically rust) with a white landau, tan corduroy bucket seats and color keyed rally wheels. Under the hood, the small block Oldsmobile Rocket 260 V8 would silently propel this car. An obsession ... and love! My parents would roll their eyes.

Yeah, I see some funny and interesting contributions from some new people in the last couple of weeks. Very cool.

sex slave

Thank you, z.I believe in what I wrote and try to live my life that way.

Agree. I, too, distanced myself from the church because of burn-out... Catholic school for 8 yrs elementary + 4 yrs. h.s. + 4 yrs. bachelor's degree = 16 years. However, I reflect on the basic values that were taught and feel that they are correct. Therefore, I returned in a very "not-hit-anybody-over-the-head" kind of way. Even within the Catholic church, you have the dogmatic and the liberal. It's too big to NOT have these kinds of factions. Furthermore, what I get from it is a basic Christian message that is SHARED by all New Testament based Christian + Catholic + Orthodox faiths (so I do not want to derail into a Catholic vs. Protestant debate because I choose NOT to see a difference between us).That being said, I struggle with the fact that there is so much injustice, suffering, violence, corruption and inequality in the world. In fact, if anything, that is the one thing that most perplexes me and there are various Biblical interpretations surrounding why this happened. If I am feeling down, all I need to do is look at others in the world who are truly unfortunate and live in deplorable situations. Even though I have busted my ass to get where I am, I still almost feel guilty and am so thankful for my life as it is. I think that God, a divine being, does exist. Look at every last damn thing around you and one can only ascertain that it is way too complex, intricate and orchestrated to have been ordained by just "nothing." God is indeed a mystery but I still have faith ...and so do many others who are way more intelligent and accomplished than almost anybody here. Because I do think that what we do here probably does have an impact, I try to tread as lightly as possible, though I have struck back at offenders to help "reset boundaries" because I had no choice but to stand my ground. Therefore, any pimple on the ass of this earth, such as Coulter, from what I gather, is in no position to pass moralistic judgments. That we listen to and laugh at these personalities, commentators or evalengists is one thing, but if we take them seriously, then it's another.

Compression (the opposite, in structural engineering)

cognitive dissonance

A pattern has developed. They ramp us up for $ 3 / gallon gas at the beginning of the summer and it tapers back down around Labor Day. And some of you itch for a V-8 car? Amazing. I will get one more conventional car and I'm hoping the next time it will be something that gets mega-miles per gallon and/or has an electric plug.

You mean you HAVE been out of PA and MD? :AH-HA_wink:

Oh, no, we've gone down the language route. I like German for how guttural it can be. I only know a few things. First thing I learned: "eine gros schwarze frau" (my friend said that was how you describe this lady walking down the street at the time) Second thing I learned: "der Italiener zind lustig und verruckt" (I totally agree, you should see my parents) Also, for Sobe: Creia que Usted era Americano inicialmente, pero escribiste que viene de Caracas. Tenia una amiga de Caracas que vive en California que es "una come mierda," con una vida como una telenovela. Es mulata y ella tiene verguenza de eso, entonces quiere salir solamente con los hombres mas blancos posibiles (rubios con ojos azules). Siempe tiene problemas. Yo y mi amigo Cubano en California la llamavamo "La Reina de Maracaibo." (Sin rason, solamente porque "it sounded good").

obsolete

Yep, with that great dashboard, it's a nice car. It's too bad the color choices are weak for this car, leading one to the white exterior / black interior stand-by.

"Ser gut." If you're happy, I'm happy....and since you evidently have the disposable income. My toy car, once I purchase a new car, will be a pristine 98 or 99 Intrigue. I'm hopeless...hopelessly GM, that is. Congrats, O.C.

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Yo, Sobe, where in Miami Beach do you live? But you're not originally from there...almost no one is.I've got cousins in both Dade and Broward Counties. Five years ago, housing was a screaming bargain down there. Not any more. Just ignore ocnblu...he's always ready to pounce, it seems. LOL.