trinacriabob

That's still quite a bit less than most suburbs in either LA or SF - add at least 150K to 200K for the same thing out here. Some people call it "the sunshine tax." When I go down to LA, I drive around the streets where I grew up and pull sales flyers. Good God...I doubt if there is anything under $ 700 K any more. When there was a big uptick the last time (late 80s), my parents cashed in on their 2100 sq. ft. 1953 +/- all stucco home and bought a brand new 2400 sq. ft. 1990 siding/stone home near Portland with a "territorial view", while pocketing a good chunk of change. That's why Northwest people hate(d) Californians. My Mom tried to sabotage the move as she never wanted to leave LA. Now, when she got to go back for Thanksgiving 2001 and see the difference in the house she owns versus her old house, I think she kisses the ground that she actually moved up north.

sun lamp

Oh, brother...

sting

Cool.

I second the motion. Happy birthday!

cute

winglets (as on 747-400)

precocious

I have over 1,000 posts...not 1,00 posts! :lol: on you!

celebrity

In the end, this is NOT good for a local economy because it people are "house poor" they can't pump money into other sectors of the economy.

Ditto here. NOBODY in my family, including myself, looks remotely like Al Pacino or anyone that the media portrays as being stereotypically Italian. In fact, about 20% of my relatives are various shades of (natural) blonde. Italy was stomped on and through by Southern folk (Greeks and Arabs) and Northern folk (Normans and Bourbons). The Iberian peninsula is probably a little more homogeneous as the Portuguese, for example, look a little more uniform, in my opinion. Sicilians, for example, can be very dark and sometimes very light as a result of these conquests. One of my cousins told me that I analyze Europe from an "anthropoligical point of view."

Check this out...Italians are currently in the lead. That's cool.

chill time

I heard. My Mom lives in the Mt. Scott/Happy Valley area. I understand they have gone way up. Three years ago, they were sitting there and the prices were low. You do know that Portland and Seattle always react to the national price increases late, thus awakening from the slumber? The reason they were low is because, if I recall correctly, the job market there 3 to 5 years ago was horrendous, with unemployment hitting 8%. Now, there are jobs available, so this pushes up housing prices. Still, I have made it a point never to return to the Northwest as I don't like the climate and most of the people I have met in the workplace - they are way too uptight for my taste. However, this makes me wish I had hung onto my townhome on the eastside of Seattle a little longer.

We wouldn't have it any other way, especially after "Word Association Classic."

Nevada

Halloween

I put down Neon. A month ago, someone called the Monte Carlo the "white trash car of America." Ouch. I kind of like them. What does Tonya Harding drive, anyway?

1. Anything and everything GM 2. Anything and everything about other car makers 3. Artsy-fartsy (show your skills) 4. Pent-up sexual energy forum Forum led by Ocn ? :AH-HA_wink: 5. Forums to get under people's skin Forum led by Chargerino ? :AH-HA_wink:

gynecomastic

I like the new one more. Honestly, the lights at the rear were a bit large. The current ones are cleaner, as is the front end. The only objection I have with the new one is how clunky the C-pillar looks from some angles. You're right. It has the proportions of a RWD car. The other thing I don't like about the new is that the 3800 is gone. But, man, are the seats in the new one comfortable!

No. The coolest plane is right below.

Who's the lone Greek on the poll thus far? Speak up! KALINIXTA to you.