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I finally removed the Rare Earth cd from the player and inserted Loggins and Massina.
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Being the rabid San Antonio Spurs fan that I am I can only see it one way. Spurs win in 4. Sorry Ohio. Been to Cleveland twice in my life. Was not impressed.
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Was this book dropped banned corrected or what? I never see this book in any listing of books that VP wrote. No one here ever lists it. Or maybe I have a bent memory card.
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Ok. I was last single when Jimmy Carter was president. I would post my picture but wouldn't want all the women drouling on their keyboards. Guys you wouldn't have a chance with me around.
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I generaly leave a dollar a person and then go 15% when the $1 doesnt do it. Around here with all the retiree's thats big tipping. They show up in a Mercades spend $8 for luch and leave a $0.25 tip. I eat at the same restaurants all the time and get great service with that tip. My youngest works at a CiCi's pizza bussing tables. Generaly no tips. One time they hard a party and he got a $20 tip. My wife cuts my hair and I don't tip her.
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My sister lives in the Atlanta area and keeps moving further out. shes out to Cartersville now. I live at a place that has everything you want except high pay. That is unless you are an investment banker, broker, cpa, lawyer, or any thing dealing with retirement. We have the highest per capita income in the state of Texas. Dry climate. Housing is affordable. Similar to ATL. We have a river, lakes 50 miles away, larger lake 70 miles away, gulf 175 miles away. WE HAVE NO STATE INCOME TAX. This is the concealed carry capital of Texas. I guarantee that you will see a cop every time you drive. Learn to control your speed. the place Kerr county Texas. The county seat is Kerrville. Population 20425. Moved here 21 years ago. Only problem is to many people moving in.
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Guns are not for everyone. I own 6 of what most people call assault rifles. One time in my life I confronted an individual coming through my font door in the middle of the night. I learned a lot about myself when I put the front sight on the shadow and started taking the slack out of the trigger. I found that I did not want to kill another person. The first shot was going to go over his left shoulder and the second was going to be center mass if needed. Luckily the shadow finally spoke. Turned out he was my wife's step brother. I did not shoot. I still see it in my mind. Every gun in my house has at least two locks before you can gain access. I worry more about my kids getting to them than protecting my property. My youngest is 15. I don't worry about the older two. My oldest had his hunting rifle stolen out of his Tahoe. At the same time I am a very active shooter and expend over 200 rounds per month year round. I have burned over 300 in a practice session. I no longer have a concealed carry permit because the law puts more burden on me in controlling the guns than if I don't. Carrying a gun is a responsibility that should not be taken lightly. If you feel you can't use one don't get one. Unfortunately there are people who own guns that shouldn't have one. This is a funny story and a sad one. I watched this older man move to the firing line. The safety officer ask him if he was ready. The guy said yes. The SO again ask are you sure your ready. Yes. The SO ask where is your weapon? The guy was so busy thinking about how to shoot the course of fire that he forgot his gun. I do my best not to be in the same group as him. Just remember that the individual states make their own laws. What makes sense for me here is different than what makes since for NYC. That is a big reason why gun laws should be left to individual states rights and national gun laws are wrong. As a note to that, it is very difficult to purchase a gun outside of your resident state.
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I think we should ban pens and pencils because they miss spell words. Guns don't kill people, people kill people. If Cho had not gotten his hands on a gun maybe he would have done a Timothy McVeigh. He killed far more than 32 and didn't use a gun. Let all know that I am the resident gun freek. I have more than I need and less than I want. Actual quantity is unknown. I purchase a gun approximately every 6 months. It is a right to own a gun. Lets see its located in the bill of rights. A drivers license is not a right. It is a privilege. The best way to prevent this kind of disaster is better done by controlling the media. If the facts were not publicised then their would be no copycats. If TV showed less violence then people would again value life. Most violent deaths arn't mass murder but single acts of violence. I don't actually want a controlled media but it would do more good than a gun ban.
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Virgina Tech Killer Identified? A Foreign National?
ex70sHouston replied to Tony Soprano's topic in Open
I want to bring up the Professor of German who locked and blocked the door until he was killed allowing many of his students to jump out a window. Lets remember the students that were only there to learn. The police did all they could do to stop it. They entered the second floor as the shooter offed himself. The media just wants to hype this to make more green stuff. Lets all just poo poo on them. -
I have three boys/young men. There was the time they built a fire against the house. Then in the house. One acident with the toaster almost had the kitchen. Only one broken window. The most fun. I came home one day and the oldest's truck was in the driveway. Both sides of the truck scratched up, ceder limbs hanging out of the grill guard. I run in the house to ask him if he was hurt. Huuuu, whaaaat. Turns out he and a friend started out playing chase in a field, then it moved to around trees, finally it was through the trees. The oldest totaled two (one by fire), the second totaled one, and the youngest turns 16 in June. Thankfully none of the totals was their fault.
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It is easier to read the more you let your mind just flow and not work on the individual words. I have found that after I type something important like a proposal to wait a while then read it again in a printed version. I find that I leave thoughts and words out that I don't catch till I go back. It will amaze you how much the mind reads in.
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Happy birthday girl. Still praying for your sight.
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This belongs in the political column. Not funny
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It is my personal experience that my bones can and do break. As this has happened to seven differant bones and I remember the pain. There is just no way that you will get me to do that. My luck would be that when I got to the end it would break and then I would. Through personal experience I found that the flying is ok. Its the sudden stop at the end that causes the pain. You have not lived until you break your bones 4 at a time.
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My only suggestion is to hide. I know several people who would love to eat you. Personally I don't eat tree rats. My most famous moments with one of your cousins dates back to college. I was out sitting at the entrance to a building at lunch time enjoying the peace. The guy sitting on the other side of the entrance was feeding a little fellow potato chips. When he ran out the little guy ran up to his foot, lifted a leg, made his mark and took off. That was a very wise move as a gentlemen was chasing after him with hate in his heart and urine on his foot.
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I'm just glad you didnt ask about color or parterns.
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Living together without commitment will always end in separation. My one time of living together was when I was in. It didnt work for a number of reasons. The biggest was our differant goals. Maybe it was not knowing each other enough. I knew her before she went WOW. Visited once while she was on the field. She moved in when she came home. I was an instant dad to an 8 yr old. She got sick and didnt work for two months. There was never any condemnation from anyone that was in fellowship. Got her to finally move out to another apartment in the same complex. Ended up paying her rant every other month because her rent checks bounced. None of this is what you wanted to hear. I believe in knowing the person you will marry but not living together. If you arn't willing to give 100%, 100% of the time don't move in. Once you are married the dynamics of how you get allong with each other are differant than when you just live together.
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Man after that I can only say stay. I was going to tell you to buy a gun and go postal on the guy. Just doesn't seem right anymore.
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The first thing is who said the Northern aggressors won? We just let you think so out of kindness. I have never liked ham hocks or grits. Collard greens. Now were talken good food. I worry because my spousal unit and sons don't love this the way I do. Fried okra. Stewed okra. Okra gumbo. Canned okra. Even raw okra. Them is all fine fixens. If it walks on four legs it can be BBQ'd and taste great. Ya'll forgot black eyed peas. Or as you northerners might call them"horse beans". This is something that takes two days to fix right but man o man is the wait worth it. Chicken Fried steak covered with cream gravy. Biscuits and gravy. Tea is ment to be served iced and in a tall glass. Want to see me get upset bring a little tea pot out to the table with a cup. I think I'm gonna head out for an early lunch at a diner. If you have never eaten at a small town southern diner you have never eaten out. We just have food groups that you would never understand. Baked beans is somtin that you put hot dogs in. Lobster makes for a fun shrimp gumbo.
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I can't stop laughing.
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I have broken seven bones in my life. SIX from falling. Ain't no way I'm gonna do that
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I debated bringing this up but I can't restrain myself. I am a competitive shooter. I come in second or third in my division almost every event. Today I came in first. Yes I am totting my own horn, but I'm happy. This was a three gun shoot. Two stages with rifle, two with shotgun and two with pistol. The unusal thing is that pistol is my weak point. Carbine/rifle is my strong piont and that is where I never can get first. Just had to say something. See ya
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The last and only time I ever saw Headquarters was the Rock of 78. I used mapquest areal view and looked. Man has it grown.
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Its been up and running for a while. The resolution is better at tourist sights and large cities. Go to ground 0 in NYC and you can see people. When I looked at my house the picture was taken when I was half in the driveway. Last time I looked the res. for New Knoksville Ohio is bad. The sight is habit forming. Also if you ude mapquest they now have a similar thing.
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Two of my three sons spent all day doing for me. Washed my thruck, made two meals, and we went out and hit golf balls. Best birthday I've had in years. Oldest son was mad. I've spent the last three spring breaks(which include my b'day) in Mexico helping a missionary. He stayed behind to run the bussiness. Thanks for remembering me here.