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I feel that way EVERY morning!

The 80's were totally RAD man! That's a lot of 80's music though.

Darn you Pete! Whoa, that sounds FANTASTIC.

Mmm, tamales. One of the few "ethnic" foods we had when I was growin' up.

That would explain the language used. Odd that you have to do manual research to find the actual SPAM part. New trick to avoid filters, maybe?

I definitely have fond memories of The Red Skelton Show. He was like a sweet, funny Uncle who visited every week. The best was when he couldn't keep from cracking up -- funny stuff.

Now THAT could be useful! I'd put a better muffler on it though, it sounds like the guy eats nothin' but beans. Good for his heart, but ...

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Toxic Green?!?

That one always blows my mind because the dots DISAPPEAR. It's not ambiguous, they are freakin' gone!

I might have told this before, but regarding driving in hard rain: My sister was driving us home from work in a helluva rain storm. Just as we approached the busiest intersection on the route, going about forty miles-per-hour, the rain began to pour down SO hard you couldn't even see the hood of the car! For all we know the light changed to red, but obviously we couldn't see it. I was scared like never before (though I've been more scared since) and she started ... laughing, hysterically. Maniacally even. Whoa, that scared me even more! I guess that was her instinctual reaction to danger. Not

Is he smart, or is he sneaky?

Saw that collapse on the news, terrible, just terrible. Now every time I see storms drifting across TX I wonder how you're doin'. Aww, kittens and puppies. You're TOO kind! (I don't wanna think about what would have happened if you hadn't ...) Clear weather for a few days here. Rainiest April on record, rainiest Spring for decades, time for some Sun already! I imagine all this rain means a dry-as-the-desert Summer though.

Good points about influences and longevity! Makes sense. I've seen side-by-side, side-profile pictures of identically colored sedans and, wow, I could only make out one or two. I'm gettin' old, maybe, but SO many cars nowadays seem IDENTICAL in side profile, the only major differences are in the front and rear clips. And boy, once someone comes up with something different (not necessarily "new"), EVERYONE copies it. For example, pointless fender bulges are all the rage right now, or headlights that swoop up and over the front fender, coming to a dangerous-looking point. Maybe that "in

And if this lasts through Summer, be wary of this side-effect:

Off the D-E shelf (selecting this way makes for an, err, 'interesting' mix of genres): Dream Theater (I STILL can't believe how awesome Systematic Chaos is) Emerson, Lake & Palmer (which, coincidentally, Dream Theater apes occasionally) Emmylou Harris Enya The Fray George Thorogood & The Destroyers ("Get a haircut and get a real job! Get it together like your big brother Bob! Clean your act up, and don't be a slob! GET A HAIRCUT AND GET A REAL JOB!") As for cars being the bellweather for ageing, when I was a kid I could name every car; make, model and year, with just a glimpse. My da

I'd guess fibro myalgia (no need to confirm), which is what my friend has. Decades ago my sister had every symptom of fibro myalgia, but that was not yet accepted as a chronic condition (my memory's a bit hazy, it might not even have been defined at the time). Doctors wouldn't prescribe pain medication on a continuous basis, so she suffered incredibly. I went over to her house one day and found her on the living room floor, curled up in the fetal position. That was back in the day when, if doctors couldn't diagnose what you had, it must be "in your head." Can you imagine being told, essential

I have a friend who used Tylenol daily for a chronic condition, AND she drank ... well, quite a bit. I was very worried for the health of her liver. She's on a different pain killer now (and drinks far less). My understanding of the stomach bleeding problem is that the pain killers work through the same nervous system as that which tells your stomach when it needs to build new lining. Your stomach lining either wears or is 'eaten' by acid, which is no problem because it just 'senses' that new cells are needed and adds them on a regular basis. However, certain types of pain killers 'blunt' the

Don't get me started on THIS topic ...

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A little "whoopsey": During a lull in the rain I mowed the lawn. I moved the sump pump hose out of the way to finish up the back yard. I forgot to put it back. So, during the last two rains the sump was emptying against the foundation (which then goes to the sump, which then goes through the hose back to the foundation, back to the sump, ...). I only realized it this morning when the sump was running but it hadn't rained since yesterday night. Whoopsey! I've been messin' up a LOT of things lately ...

In other words, the average Wal-Mart shopper? <ducking>

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Whoa! We've had several boomers movin' through the area, looks like a drizzly day today too. And, yeah, lot's o' wind. Must be that global warming blowin' in.