trinacriabob

I'm on the way to work today and one sees headlines on the paper, the MSN home page and all kinds of crap. And then you can't help but think: Aren't both Presidential tickets lacking? At the time we need good leadership the most, we have (1) a reasonably likable but 72 y.o. Arizona Republican who picks a woman who just had a baby within the last 6 months and whose (national and) international political savvy is thoroughly questionable, and (2) a well-educated but almost completely inexperienced Illinois Democrat who delivers all this unsubstantiated rhetoric and sounds like a Bible church preacher if you're listening to him from the other room. Out of 302 million people living here, is this all there is? To the smart people out there, and I think that's almost everyone here: (1) doesn't it scare you that this small-town Idaho newscaster who went to a handful of colleges to get ONE degree... and winks.... could be your Commander in Chief? and (2) don't you realize that this man who is thought to be charismatic and articulate will hardly solve all of our problems and that the stripes of US flag as a fading inset within a large "O," as if it was a "field of dreams," is just a "pipe dream?" Seriously...it's a Presidential election, not a judging call at a Toastmasters meeting. Yes, both Presidential tickets are lacking. Chime in...but try to keep it civil.

driver

Layin' low, Joe? Rise to the occasion* and celebrate your birthday! Have a great birthday! *shucks, I guess that can be interpreted several ways.

Asking or telling us? At $4, what's to wait? I have seen some dorky company gyms with minimal equipment, but some company gyms are actually top notch, with towels, shaving cream/razors, quality shampoos. Sometimes, I don't think I'd want to belong to a company gym because who wants to work out with co-workers? Do you have a chain like Bally's or 24 Hour Fitness you can belong to? That's what I'd do.

tattoo (NOT)

tribe

12 Steps

trapezoid

tabloid

Simpson

It's that way with cars - "you snooze, you lose" There was this chick I grew up with (who went to a girls' Catholic high school but I knew threw mutual friends) who wanted to get a great GM used car (they were an all Buick and Olds family, as were my folks) and I helped her find an awesome early 80's Olds with low miles (carburetion, though) and a low, low price. It was a dentist's wife's car. I told her: "Buy it." She got cold feet and had to consult with "her Daddy" who knew less about cars than I do. She then decided to go for it ---- already SOLD.

dolt

pyrotechnics

beans

Veggie Burger

trendy (would neither want nor could afford the clothing they sell on that street)

de Valdivia (a stop on the Santiago Chile metro system)

This dealer family is actually more known for Carr Chevrolet and Carr Subaru in the metro Portland area. Carr Subaru...you don't want to get me started...

Do you guys notice the reveals (indentations) don't align? I wonder if that was deliberate or haste in trying to make the design budget...or lack of sleep.

Is she the famous fado singer? Nice name...I, too, think of Amelia Island in Florida.

I don't go to gatherings. I tend to dislike crowds and noise. "Hot August Nights" in Reno is one of the most obnoxious things I've witnessed. TRUE, you rubberneck for a lot of cool cars (there are many model years represented) but the crowds, the noise and the hotel prices are bad news. It would be nice to see shows that are focused toward car makes you like. Now, if they had an Olds or a Cutlass show, I might go.

couch potato

Yes, a flake. Again, I dislike both candidates (Bush's third term/too much of a puppet and monosyllabic bull$hit of hope/too much of a preacher), but the choice of a Veep is causing me to vote Dem. (I voted Kerry last time and W the time before that). I don't know if I agree with the last statement. How many people deliberately shoot themselves in the foot, especially ones that are supposedly intelligent?

Volkswagen (People's car...so utilitarian, so Bauhaus)

craft