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Ditto. Without a doubt.

I've never tried yoga or meditation. One would have to take classes, I presume. Therefore, here's my cheap version and the more expensive version. The first is the long-drive by yourself somewhere scenic or inspiring, that isn't particularly populated or hectic. Make a day of it. Eat in local dives or coffee houses and take a few walks. No loud music of any kind permitted. The second is a long weekend away. Again, not to be near people. Someplace woodsy and quiet. Sleep a lot or watch movies in the hotel. I always try to spend 3 days like this in the small towns outside of Montreal when I go there for a week and fall colors are at peak. It feels great.

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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Merle Haggard

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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