Paolino

I have some 30 page papers... prob is, they're in Italian. If you want some 15-page papers, those are in English on various novels. You choose :AH-HA_wink:

Dogs die after 10-15 years. Kids don't.Dogs don't require tons of new clothes. Dogs don't require iPods, computers and televisions... just a new bone and some stuffed animals every now and then. Dogs don't stay out late at night and forget to call, making you worry they're stuck in a ditch. I could go on, but I think you get my gist. :AH-HA_wink:

I can recommend very boring topics if you like Or, if you want to do something I did in a 9th grade honors class (only to a higher degree), superconductivity. You get to play with liquid nitrogen!

"Number 3." "Don't you want to read it Mr. President?" "I was paid to lead, not to read."

Now I'm starting to wonder if all the soymilk is the reason I had a sympathetic pregnancy with my friend Melinda? :AH-HA_wink: I had NO idea what was wrong with me for MONTHS--until I finally caved and went to a dr. He then asked the magic question--is there anyone in your house who's pregnant? LOL

That's right--cause the only people who could possibly know about how to make a baby are those who are heterosexual. I doubt there's ever been something as crazy as a gay gynecologist!

I'm going to disagree on the soymilk... Soymilk has a lot of estrogen in it--it's why they say women who are trying to have a baby shouldn't drink soymilk... it makes for a slightly heavier menstruation. My friend took a year to get pregnant--and she had several "late" periods along the way--within weeks of stopping soymilk, she was pregnant. They also say not to give soymilk to young girls, as it causes them to get their periods at an earlier age.

I usually stop their speech and send them to the bookstore, and tell them to aim for people sitting alone and reading.

I think the LaCrosse's wood is better than this. I think this is just as ugly as the plood in the Lucerne (not the style available in the CXS, but the other one).

Bob... as long as you realize those who dwell in "the city" (as we on LI call it), who do indeed have money and status, are not all pompous arrogant pricks. I do know several who are quite down to earth. I personally need elbow room. I detest that at any given time you can be in the city and be in a "crowd". Hate that. I also hate the fact that what they consider quiet, I consider noisy. Albeit not the city (and don't get me started on who considers what "the city" when it comes to actual boundaries (in reference to Manhattan/Brooklyn/Queens)), when I visit my friend in Brooklyn, I sometimes can't sleep at night because of all the noise. My friend will say, "What noise?" and I'll inform her of the garbage trucks blaring at 4AM, the honking horns at 3, the people yelling at 5, etc. Then she'll say, "Really? I thought it was rather quiet last night." When she comes out here, southeastern LI, she actually has difficult sleeping because of all of the "noise". Ours, in the form of hearing crickets in the summer, or mother nature in the winter (whether it be wind, an ice storm or whatnot), drives her insane.

See... I HATE the city. I do a breast-cancer walk every year and I DETEST going into the city--just so not my style. I'll stick to LI.

I can't BEGIN to tell you how $h!ty that thing is. My friends, the Prius owners and SUPER energy efficient freaks, bought it when I lived with them years ago--within 2 minutes, the water would be ice cold... then 30 seconds later, hot. Then 2 minutes later, ice cold.And they bought the larger one which they originally suspected would be overkill, but said, "Oh, what if we're using the dishwasher, washing machine, and want to take a shower all at the same time?" God, you couldn't get anything running with hot water for more than like 2 minutes. They defended it left and right, and then one day just gave up, and went back to a tank. Not to mention they spent more than 3 times the amount of money on it than just getting a tank cost.

I try hard to make little changes... for example, I have flourescent bulbs in the house--ever since they started making them illuminate warmer colors rather than the cold bluish colors they used to be, I've been with them. My friends came over and they had no idea. I even have a 150W (well, it's equivalent to 150W), 3-way flourescent bulbs in my living room. I don't use the dishwasher only because I live alone, and I don't really make enough mess to fill the dishwasher and run it. It takes 2 weeks before I would fill it enough to use it. I use some green cleaning products around the house, and I dust and scrub with rags, rather than paper towel products. I rarely use disposable things like wipes. I use canvas bags when I grocery shop. I recycle plastic bags--when I walk into my supermarket, there is a place to donate your old plastic bags to have them recycled. I'm even trying to lose weight so my car gets better fuel economy! :AH-HA_wink:

There isn't a Chrysler product I like. There hasn't been for a long time. And oooh--they added two new interior shades of gray to choose from! Wow, I always dreamed of seeing a gray interior on a Chrysler product!! [/sarcasm]

I know a guy who works at IPS.

How can you see? He's wearing shorts.

I'm actually very easy going--you're just not allowed to be that way until like the new year. They have to know you mean business and then you can ease up a little.As for you being a free spirit... I have some experience with that type. I would know how to deal with you :AH-HA_wink:

I explained that 9 times out of 10, it's o=masculine, a=feminine. I won't mess them up with that right away! Only 3 exceptions I really make them pay close attention to:1) il papa/il papà 2) la radio 3) il programma Then again, we always have the ambiguity of the "e" words :AH-HA_wink:

I'll tell you one thing, I've driven the past 3 generations of Accords... they're solid cars. This one looks just as solid (granted I haven't seen it in person or driven it yet). But just by looking, I expect just as nice a ride.

I have less gripe with the interior after seeing these photos... still not digging the exterior. What annoys the living $h! out of me is who designed the damn tail lamps?! I'm referring specifically to the backup lights/directionals... Why the little bump at the edge of the backup lights? Why not just have it be a straight line across? It just seems like a pointless attempt to add yet another styling element.

Well, you don't need to see me walk to tell whether I'm gay or straight... I came out to my 8th period today... (by putting my foot in my mouth and thank God, they think it was just a joke)... I was teaching the classroom objects... I had a power point presentation going, and in the beginning, someone asked "why do some words have "la" and some "lo" and some "il"... etc." Well, I explained that words had genders. So, I started saying, see, this window is a big ol' girl, and the desk is masculine, and the wall is feminine and I'm sitting on top of a big ol' man! They lost it. I was sitting on top of the radiator... it's "il riscaldimento", which is masculine :AH-HA_wink:

Best of luck to you! I know from watching one of my friends try over and over to quit, it is difficult. You have to just stick with it! And remember, it's not just about the money, but you'll be adding years to your life. And that's something you can't put a price on.

I'm foaming at the mouth here... ... forgive me for sounding like Paris but: THAT'S HOT!

I thought the curse was only for Toyotas? Glad to hear the Cobalt is okay though

Happy Birthday!