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Notice you're included, Nick.

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They probably didn't have a good one. Both Border Collies and Australian Shepherds are working/herding dogs and have an overabundance of nervous energy. They are also extremely smart. The dog guides warn that, if you own such a dog, you had better be an "on the go" type and that this dog is to be taken along to be exercised.Our Australian, if left for long periods, say more than a day, would get bored and start digging in the yard out of boredom or maybe spite. Aside from this, she wasn't that problematic. And what a smart and fun dog. They're like "little people" ....so happy to go on a car ride or run on the beach with their owners...

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Congrats. And you have good taste in dog names...that was my Australian Shepherd's name!I, too, miss having a dog. Labs have great personalities. They are great to have around. I am a big fan of Australian Shepherds and Border Collies.

Jill St. John (first thing that came to mind, even though she's a "has been")

It seems that since cell phones have taken off, driving has gotten worse. Last weekend alone, the same chick in a SUV almost nailed me as we were both turning into the curb cut for the Starbucks parking lot AND as she was maneuvering for a parking spot. I look for clarification. She was straddling the cell phone with her shoulder, yapping away. I honestly wonder what could be so important that people are on their cell phones in their cars constantly. At any rate, most close calls have involved others' cell phone use, it seems. I prefer to use a land line. If I decide to have a conversation on a cell while in an automobile, I pull over. I will talk on a cell phone in a car only on a wide open, sparsely populated and fairly linear interstate such as I-5 though California's flat Central Valley. Otherwise, I won't.

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Ditto. Now I now why my cable receiver and my clock radios are different.

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South Dakota (as in Chargerino, where is he, anyway?)

This really effs up things economically, too. As I will fill up today at about $ 2.85 versus 20 cents less the last time, one then says "KMart" over "Safeway." You start making those trade-offs and traveling less, which is not good for the economy but certainly beneficial for Cheney and friends. When gas goes up, it changes my "buyer behavior."

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* filling out form * Sexual preference: _____ Response: Yes When I lived in ATL between undergrad and grad, a co-worker of mine said they got an employment application while living in a rural and not overly educated part of North Carolina. It went like this: Marital status: _____ :scratchchin: Response: Yes :lol: We (all Yankees and a token Westerner) were busting up over this at lunch. I swear, Yankees can be so rude, capitalizing on these kinds of faux-pas.

Andy Gump

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Correction, it's here:How's it going to go down Will you meet him on the "Main Line" or will you catch him on the rebound Will you marry for the money Take a lover in the afternoon... Feel your innocence slipping away... don't believe it's coming back soon And you really don't remember Was it something that he said All those voices in your head Calling Gloria... Gloria...

So easy...tan facil... Not old enough to drive yet, but as a kid, I saw the 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme or Cutlass Salon coupe....and that was it! I would walk to the local dealership (6 blocks from the house) and get the brochures and dream/drool. They knew me. Ideally, it would be Persimmon Metallic (basically rust) with a white landau, tan corduroy bucket seats and color keyed rally wheels. Under the hood, the small block Oldsmobile Rocket 260 V8 would silently propel this car. An obsession ... and love! My parents would roll their eyes.

Yeah, I see some funny and interesting contributions from some new people in the last couple of weeks. Very cool.

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Thank you, z.I believe in what I wrote and try to live my life that way.

Agree. I, too, distanced myself from the church because of burn-out... Catholic school for 8 yrs elementary + 4 yrs. h.s. + 4 yrs. bachelor's degree = 16 years. However, I reflect on the basic values that were taught and feel that they are correct. Therefore, I returned in a very "not-hit-anybody-over-the-head" kind of way. Even within the Catholic church, you have the dogmatic and the liberal. It's too big to NOT have these kinds of factions. Furthermore, what I get from it is a basic Christian message that is SHARED by all New Testament based Christian + Catholic + Orthodox faiths (so I do not want to derail into a Catholic vs. Protestant debate because I choose NOT to see a difference between us).That being said, I struggle with the fact that there is so much injustice, suffering, violence, corruption and inequality in the world. In fact, if anything, that is the one thing that most perplexes me and there are various Biblical interpretations surrounding why this happened. If I am feeling down, all I need to do is look at others in the world who are truly unfortunate and live in deplorable situations. Even though I have busted my ass to get where I am, I still almost feel guilty and am so thankful for my life as it is. I think that God, a divine being, does exist. Look at every last damn thing around you and one can only ascertain that it is way too complex, intricate and orchestrated to have been ordained by just "nothing." God is indeed a mystery but I still have faith ...and so do many others who are way more intelligent and accomplished than almost anybody here. Because I do think that what we do here probably does have an impact, I try to tread as lightly as possible, though I have struck back at offenders to help "reset boundaries" because I had no choice but to stand my ground. Therefore, any pimple on the ass of this earth, such as Coulter, from what I gather, is in no position to pass moralistic judgments. That we listen to and laugh at these personalities, commentators or evalengists is one thing, but if we take them seriously, then it's another.