I really, really dislike car shopping. I'm helping my son with trying to find a truck. He's got some $s saved up and we're looking for a late 90s Tacoma. Not alot of inventory out there. Its a good truck that gets top $ even with a lot of miles. People hold on to them. But the dealers.... the same old schtick they've used for...
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Well, I seemed to have passed another milestone as a parent.
Yep. The first of our progeny successfully achieved the age of majority as we celebrated my oldest son's 18th birthday this past weekend.
I'm not quite sure how it happened, nor how the hell the past 18 years went by so fast, but he's turned out to be a pretty damn decent young man....
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Yep. The first of our progeny successfully achieved the age of majority as we celebrated my oldest son's 18th birthday this past weekend.
I'm not quite sure how it happened, nor how the hell the past 18 years went by so fast, but he's turned out to be a pretty damn decent young man....
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cybele:
Congratulations, pere extraordinaire! There is no higher calling. 
May the new year treat you and he tenderly.
Cheers!!
May the new year treat you and he tenderly.
Cheers!!
canuhandlethis:
Tequila only if it's in a margarita and on the rocks. Sounds like you had a good time before heading back to the reality of snow. I would actually welcome some snow right about now. 
Sounds like you had a good time before heading back to the reality of snow. I would actually welcome some snow right about now. 
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junkyardangel:
Football?!?!
Yikes!
Yikes!
unida:
...i wish i would be there at the moment....
keena:
oh !! he's so cute !!! big doggy
Merry christmas to you !!!! xxx
Merry christmas to you !!!! xxx
canuhandlethis:
Hey you... hope you have a fantastic New Year!!!! Any snow yet?
I picked up the CD of some vinyl I lost long ago back in the eighties...below's a flashback for the geezers out there...more to be found at:
The English Beat
sugar and stress
This world is upside down
The right's and wrong's
don't get much wronger.
Mistakes found in the past
Turn into rules protecting power.
It's falling down
It weighs a lot
So you...
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The English Beat
sugar and stress
This world is upside down
The right's and wrong's
don't get much wronger.
Mistakes found in the past
Turn into rules protecting power.
It's falling down
It weighs a lot
So you...
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cybele:
I have always had a thing for the English "2 Tone" bands. Great stuff! So danceable! Neat site, too. Love the little, shimmying girl graphic. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, the new, "dumbed down" format is definitely a disappointment (to put it mildly). I really miss my old profile. Self-expression for the ADD crowd! Ain't that the truth!
A great weekend to you, BV!!
I have always had a thing for the English "2 Tone" bands. Great stuff! So danceable! Neat site, too. Love the little, shimmying girl graphic. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, the new, "dumbed down" format is definitely a disappointment (to put it mildly). I really miss my old profile. Self-expression for the ADD crowd! Ain't that the truth!
A great weekend to you, BV!!
canuhandlethis:
Actually I do like that look. I've had my hair that short before. But the girl in the picture.... I'm sure she had her stylist standing next to her at the photo shoot. I'm thinking more of a bob cut.... there is a SG girl... I think it's Kiki who has her hair shorter. Women.... we are such complex creatures at times and have to make the silliest decisions sometimes 
I'm thinking more of a bob cut.... there is a SG girl... I think it's Kiki who has her hair shorter. Women.... we are such complex creatures at times and have to make the silliest decisions sometimes So. The Iraq Study Group tells us that Bush's Iraq Policy "is not working" and we need a "new approach."
Well no shit, Sherlock.
It took a group of ten consisting of 2 former Secretaries of State, 2 former Senators, a former Secretary of Defense, a former Supreme Court Justice, a former Attorney General and 2 former WH Advisors to figure this out?
OK- I'm...
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Well no shit, Sherlock.
It took a group of ten consisting of 2 former Secretaries of State, 2 former Senators, a former Secretary of Defense, a former Supreme Court Justice, a former Attorney General and 2 former WH Advisors to figure this out?
OK- I'm...
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stardiva:
i guess you are right, it's no big deal, i'm getting used to it. they took some of the stuff out of the box at the top, so it's better.
online shopping. I just might use that. I don't think I have the patience to deal with crowds this year
online shopping. I just might use that. I don't think I have the patience to deal with crowds this year
keena:
thank you
Taking back the letter "W"....
Now that our erstwhile Commander in Chief's party got its proverbial ass whupped, I suggest we take back the letter by which we have referred to him all these recent years. Here are some of my favorite "W" words:
Wanderlust
Water
Waves
Wheels
Whisky
Wilderness
Women
Words
How about yours?
Now that our erstwhile Commander in Chief's party got its proverbial ass whupped, I suggest we take back the letter by which we have referred to him all these recent years. Here are some of my favorite "W" words:
Wanderlust
Water
Waves
Wheels
Whisky
Wilderness
Women
Words
How about yours?
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allied:
Thanks, broheem.
My Giants are on the verge of self-destructing... they need to beat the Cowboys this weekend.
My Giants are on the verge of self-destructing... they need to beat the Cowboys this weekend.
junkyardangel:
Wookie, Wocket, wicker, warped, waddle, Watusi, heffalump.
Um. Except for the last one, what bigs wif an H.
JA
Um. Except for the last one, what bigs wif an H.
JA
It is a week since the election. How delicious to see the Republicans that lost their House and Senate seats playing "Blame W" for losing the election for them by not firing Rummy before the election. The irony is, they may be right. What if they had fired Rummy this past Summer? Would the election have turned out different?
The honeymoon for the Dems seems...
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winter means i can hide under layers. yay!
I made a pilgrammage of sorts today to a temple from my misspent youth.
As I am sure many of you are aware, Tower Records in DC is closing its doors. Going out of business. Gone. Dust in the wind. I guess in this digital media era it was inevitable. Anyway, I digress...
Tower was not my first record store love. Growing up in Atlanta,...
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As I am sure many of you are aware, Tower Records in DC is closing its doors. Going out of business. Gone. Dust in the wind. I guess in this digital media era it was inevitable. Anyway, I digress...
Tower was not my first record store love. Growing up in Atlanta,...
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cybele:
I am sad to see it go, too. Bought my very first piece of vinyl at the big, grimy Tower store in Portland, OR. I believe I was about 12 years old at the time! Somedays it truly seems that all that is familiar to me is becoming extinct. 'Tis the end of an era.
A blissful birthday to you, BV! Put on that Monk/Trane disc and float away...
A blissful birthday to you, BV! Put on that Monk/Trane disc and float away...
I was supposed to go camping at Assateague Island State Park this weekend, but on Friday the weather report was showing 40 mph winds and coastal flooding from a Nor'easter. It's one thing if it dumps on you once you are there, but to purposely proceed into the face of such weather is kinda like spittin' into the eye of Mother Nature and, well...let's say...
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stardiva:
thanks
there were plenty of fly rods around, I just didn't take any pics of all the fisherman, I should have.
I love Indian Summer. I think it is my favorite time of the year.
German beer is pretty good too.
sorry your camping trip fell thru. Assateague is very pretty.
there were plenty of fly rods around, I just didn't take any pics of all the fisherman, I should have.
I love Indian Summer. I think it is my favorite time of the year.
German beer is pretty good too.
sorry your camping trip fell thru. Assateague is very pretty.
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thora:
Thank you, and I'm doing great, although attempting to juggle jungle cats (I rescued 2 more a few weeks ago) has proved challenging.
Glad you passed the "gerbil". OUCH!
Glad you passed the "gerbil". OUCH!
cybele:
Alas, there were no ladies so elegant and lovely, 'tis true. The crowd consisted primarily of drunken young and middle-aged males sporting beer-bellies and bad haircuts. Lots of fun, though. And some absolutely divine beers!
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin
Maybe there is beer in Heaven.
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin
Maybe there is beer in Heaven.
Wow, June 27...date of the last post. Where did Juy and August disappear to? More on that after I get my SG feet on the ground again....
Happy September.
Happy September.
cybele:
And a happy September to you, my friend. Nice to have you back.
Yes, it is indeed amazing how rapidly the summer flew by! Seems to be the way of things, at our advantaged age.
Gearing up to see Joan Jett next month. It will be my first live experience with the mighty miss! Needless to say, I am VERY excited!
What's new in your world?
Stay well, BV!!
Yes, it is indeed amazing how rapidly the summer flew by! Seems to be the way of things, at our advantaged age.
Gearing up to see Joan Jett next month. It will be my first live experience with the mighty miss! Needless to say, I am VERY excited!
What's new in your world?
Stay well, BV!!
- Give'm hell Dad! Tacoma's an excellent choice, I almost went for one recently...