trinacriabob

Ok, me first: 1. I went to the gym last night - LOSE at least 10, even 15, pounds and firm up 2. Better management of generalized anxiety which at times rears its ugly head Others which will have to happen and are sort of inevitable: 3. Modified career change, and as a result of 3. 4. Relocation

sad, isn't it?My response to thread: pretentious

Deal breaker: The fact that a woman already has kids by someone else. That was the first thing that came to mind when I read the title. Oh, $h!, we're talking about cars: Overstyled or overly provocative exterior that will not age well as styles rapidly change.

obsolete (records, that is)

epic

What's with the mileage? It's not that good. The 4 banger should make more than 31 mpg. That's what an Impala with the base V6 gets. And the 6 banger is in the mid-20s. I'm not getting that part.

breadsticks

croissant

saline

I am doing my beginning of the year file and paper purge, then off to a matinee. Haven't gone to a flick in almost a year! Happy New Year! Stay off the roads...some of you.

party-goer

GPA dent

does the above end with "graphy" instead? didn't look it up... my response to thread: schizophrenia

A lot of votes for Casino Royale. So funny you would mention the above. I have seen so many of the mid-cycle Bond films over and over, with "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and "Diamonds Are Forever" being my favorites. "On Her Majesty's..." had the setting, that inimitable Irma Bundt (sp) as the villain (alongside Blofeld) and the best music of the whole series. (However, I do own a book that chronicles the James Bond films which says George Lazenby was a prima donna handful and as a result of this was not cast again). "Diamonds..." was my favorite of the Connery films, probably in great part to the Vegas locale and their casting of Jill St. John as Tiffany Case. I might head to the Casino Royale matinee. Thanks, guys.

None. Drinking is not a prerequisite for having a good time. In fact, it makes things less fun IMO and in college, I guess I stayed on the sidelines because so much of the social stuff revolved around alcohol. I am uninhibited and unfiltered as it is, so I have no need to drink. This probably comes from the fact that I was actually told as a teen that I should accompany dinner with a glass of red wine so, since I went against my parents in virtually everything, I didn't buy in to this.

Transylvania

umpire

At last, it's here. Delivered before the dropping of the ball on Times Square. As usual, clever.

I am open to anything decent - from "Casino Royale" to "Charlotte's Web" to "Babel." Let me know your opinions on what some good flicks are...and what they might be about? Thanks.

Hey, Frank, I'll keep her and your family in my thoughts and prayers. I'm sorry Christmas wasn't that good, but that you now have New Year's Day to spend together. I hope things will be better this upcoming year in this regard.

Krispy Kreme

So you live on the edge of Rosedale...nice...that means you're a stone's throw from all that good Greek food on Danforth (better change the subject, I'm drooling). Yes, it is sad that there's a "knee jerk" reaction to foreign cars being superior. You would not believe how many people at work give me the "eeehw, you want that...now why would you buy one of those...it doesn't fit your occupation's image" (or something like that)...as I show them a LaCrosse or Monte Carlo in the 360 views on the web. So I proceed to tell them (1) I don't give a $h! what people think, this is what I like, (2) every GM car I have ever owned has been incredibly reliable, (3) I neither like the repair bills of a foreign/exotic car nor the fact that I have little familiarity with the components whereas everything under the typical GM hood I can identify. Seeing that I know more than they do about cars, they finally shut up. I think the issue here is the abandonment of what has been good to them for the foreign car. Your situation is more troublesome because GM put them where they currently are. I can only relay a similar story. Growing up in LA, our neighbors on one side were Jewish and on the other side were Cuban. (So very LA, a Cuban, an Italian and a Jew, right?) At any rate, the Cuban family next door's husband and wife were a sales team, selling jewelry and art objects to Hispanics in their homes. They were an exclusively Cutlass Supreme family. At any rate, while I wasn't old enough to drive, their gorgeous 1975 Olds Cutlass Supreme ("Inca Silver" exterior/ "cranberry" interior according to my brochure) was the beginning of my love affair with the automobile. Next year, my dad bought a 1976 Olds Cutlass Supreme to which they raised an eyebrow because ours now had the rectangular lamps and the waterfall grille. At any rate, they put on about 30,000 to 40,000 miles a year. Their Cutlasses served them well and their driving was abusive LA metropolitan area driving. They then bought a Mercedes sedan. It was ugly but I guess they caved in to what others expected of them. Their kids are all professionals and have American trophy wives (God forbid they would date a Cuban, you know, which I find offensive because I like my own race just fine) and all drive foreign metal. I guess you can't be a professional in LA and drive an American car. I think that a lot of it has to do with the expectations people have of you. If, living in the northern and less populous part of the state, even I get chided for considering a domestic vehicle, imagine how "inappropriate" it would be of someone in a high position in a snooty area to drive a domestic car. Turning this around will be slow, but I will have to praise Cadillac for putting a lot of younger people behind the wheel of CTSs and Escalades. It's a hopeful beginning.

bad cop... ...no donut

lottery

Rodney