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Older women / Younger Men trend
Benjamin Franklin recommended, generally, affairs with older women in a now famous letter to a younger man which you can find here - http://www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/franklin/franklin.html I, personally, have never bought this analysis but there is something to be said for discretion and for... -
Near fatal Burger King experience
Good parenting, there, Pydpiper, and by that I mean sending out a search party for your missing child, and your actions following. Had you not done that, this could have easily ended differently, and tragically. Your wife and child are lovely. Really. You must be very proud of them, as you... -
Undisciplined, spoiled brat teenagers...
JM - I spent a number of years earlier in life as an active duty, regular officer JAG, much of it overseas. I tried, as prosecution or defense counsel, approximately 300 courts-martial, and more administrative discharge boards than I can count. In short, for part of my professional life I... -
Tragically, today I lost my best friend,
My sympathies. I was raised by my father, lost him ten years ago, and I am still pained by the memory. Treasure the time you had together. I assume you know this, since you know what tax bracket your mother's estate is in, but you need some legal assistance with that size of an estate. You... -
Help me find a new Wallet!
How about a non-wallet wallet? There's this - http://www.storus.com/moneyclips.htm which I came across recently, and have been thinking about. I have used a bi-fold from Coach for a number of years, but am thinking about retiring it for something a bit smaller. I'm looking at this clip thing... -
Eulogy set for 1998's Cat Of The Year (a dog)
A virtual 21-meow salute is forwarded from Florida. -
are you ready for winter driving?
No snow or ice here on the Gulf Coast of central Florida. I check the air pressure of the tires on our cars every month, and top off as needed with a small air compressor I bought at Sears a few years ago. The temperatures are such that I don't need to switch oil grades for winter, and I check... -
Just started snowing this morning
We had a hurricane here in Florida yesterday. -
What is your favorite underappreciated, underrated album/cd?
Underappreciated, underrated? Hmmm. Okay, all you whippersnappers out there - chew on this one. "Happy Trails" by the Quicksilver Messenger Service. One of the great live albums of all time. Late '60s San Francisco rock at its finest. Available on CD. -
Sick and tired of it all
There is a cynical expression that is fairly common in the American military/industrial/intell complex that goes like this - "no good deed goes unpunished." On the other hand, there is the concept of karma. The choice is yours. -
iPod Users
I have a white nano. They do have a color screen. I'm not sure why, because it is only slightly larger than a postage stamp, but it is color. Very legible, too, even for this middle-aged guy with eyes that aren't what they once were. -
Spooky music to play on Halloween
Heck, no. A great tune. Not spooky, but it sure is a lot of fun. Hmm. I wonder if Apple or somebody has a downloadable MP3 of it . . . . -
Need info on PDAs
I've had the same experience Powernoodle describes. I've used, and worn out, a couple of Palms (Pilots, and then Zires). I ended up using the small sized Day Timer, because it was fail-safe, a little smaller than a Palm, I didn't have to mess around with syncing it or worrying about charging... -
High Blood Pressure???
Mine started going up about your age, despite regular exercise (I was a varsity soccer player in college, jogged and did other stuff after college, and my BP was marginal even then), little to no alcohol, no caffeine, no tobacco, etc, etc. I assumed that it was a combination of "white coat... -
Spooky music to play on Halloween
Halloween, and the various antecedents leading up to Halloween, are ancient. So you need relatively old, yet spooky, music. A relatively old, and the all time spookiest piece every written, or recorded, is . . . (drum roll, please) . . . "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor", by J.S. Bach, done on a... -
What's yer favorite pie
Key Lime. It's a South Florida / Florida Keys thing. -
Ipod Super
It seems to me that the question here is whether you want portable tunes, or lots of storage, or both. One size doesn't always fit all. It sounds to me as though you are crossing over into the land of so much storage that you have lost portability. Cargo pants or no, dragging around a... -
What automobile company do you prefer?
It depends. And it breaks down to the Germans and the Japanese. Or it breaks down to maintenance and price. Assuming that you are willing to have preventive maintenance done on a regular basis, then Porsche for performance and Mercedes for work / everyday. Assuming that you want much longer... -
MAC OS or Windows XP Proffessional??
I've used Microsoft's stuff from DOS 2.0 right up through, and including, XP Pro, for over twenty years now. To some degree this was to maintain compatibility on my home systems with what I was using in the office. A few years ago, after taking early retirement and getting a bit tired of... -
Favorite quotes
"Cogit ergo spud" (I think, therefore I yam) - Popeye. "There you go again!" Ronald Reagan, as uttered to Jimmy Carter during a debate prior to the 1980 election. "The most powerful force on earth is compound interest." Attributed to Albert Einstein in any number of places, but not...
