Robert Hall

The Heartbeat of Avis. or: Pontiac: Rent American.

New Fit is go! With the radical futurtastic styling, it needs a hybrid.

I've not seen it..I have some fiends that rave about it, though...never watched 'Lost' either. BBC America is my current favorite network...I'm enjoying 'Doctor Who', 'Torchwood' (which has some similar aspects to my favorite show of the '90s, 'The X-Files'), 'Top Gear', 'MI-5', etc. Normally, I'm not a big sci-fi or fantasy fan, but I'm finding the modern Doctor Who and Torchwood very appealing...

I've seen some interesting stories posted elsewhere, may be urban legends, about guys going to the ER with such things as an arse load of dried concrete mix, lighbulbs, TV remotes, PVC pipe, etc..

I wonder how Canadian law works on buying cars in the US and taking them back..is that legal? I know my Canadian friends that came down here ended up taking their Canadian cars back to Canada to sell when they were ready to replace them..said they couldn't sell them in the US. I know a few still driving around here in Denver with Canadian cars, registered here, but still w/ metric speedometers, etc..

I suspect there are more states that do require them than those that don't...it's just not a west coast thing either, Ohio requires two, Colorado does, NY does, MA, etc... I wouldn't mind 2 plates as much if we had the wide, slim European style plates, they look better on the front than our large plates, IMHO.

Yeah, those union barbarians would probably turn violent..

Kind of the 'any press is good press' thinking? I can't see a strike being anything but a negative for GM...

AZ, MI, and PA don't use front plates, IIRC. I'd rather see only a single rear plate. Front plates clutter up the look of many modern cars, like the Solstice or new CTS.

I think was a common issue w/ the Fox platform...my '87 Mustang GT feels nose-heavy.. I've had some scary moments with it in the past in the rain..it's very easy to get the car sideways...

The irony of that is, of course,is that Jesus (at least the Christian depiction of him) had long hair...kind of the proto-hippie look w/ the beard and sandals.

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I've come close to getting married twice, and may yet get married at some future point..but I have no interest in children. The world is over populated the way it is... I'll stick with terriers, they are little and poop in the house, but easier to care for than kids...

It's wierd, but I've been approached and annoyed by young Jesus freaks twice on the Santa Monica Pier...once I was waiting for my then-g/f to come out of the Bubba Gump restauant, another time looking at the very cool Yahoo! custom '61 Olds 88 that was on display (Labour Day weekend, 2004). They come up and ask if I have a personal relationship with Jesus.. I think I said something to the affect that I was a secular humanist functional realist and that I was a wannabe Jew (my ex-g/f is Jewish). These people really irritate me with their presumptousness...

While out driving this afternoon, I was doing a bit of radio channel surfing and caught the end of 'Prairie Home Companion'...apparently, the show has Toyota as a sponsor, 'cause Garrison Keillor was saying something to the effect that Toyota has increased the production of the Prius, making it easier than ever to get yourself one. Hmmm.... the bastion of upper Midwestern square has sold out! (I'd picture GK being more of a staid Oldsmobile or Volvo man than a Pious driver)..

This is one of my favorites..had to look it up on the imdb: Joey: Wait a minute. I know you. You're Kareem Abdul-Jabar. You play basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers. Roger Murdock: I'm sorry son, but you must have me confused with someone else. My name is Roger Murdock. I'm the co-pilot. Joey: You are Kareem. I've seen you play. My dad's got season tickets. Roger Murdock: I think you should go back to your seat now Joey. Right Clarence? Captain Oveur: Nahhhhhh, he's not bothering anyone, let him stay here. Roger Murdock: But just remember, my name is ROGER MURDOCK. I'm an airline pilot. Joey: I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't work hard enough on defense. And he says that lots of times, you don't even run down court. And that you don't really try... except during the playoffs. Roger Murdock: The hell I don't. LISTEN KID. I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I'm out there busting my buns every night. Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes.

As for tea, I learned to drink it as a kid, always Liptons (that's all my mom served). Years later, when I first went to the UK, I discovered the English way--cream in first, then the tea. I love tea done the English way, and occasionally will go for tea time at an English shop here....afternoon tea with finger sandwiches, scones and clotted cream... ah, a gray rainy day in London with tea is better than a year of sunny days in Denver, I think.. At my last company, I used to join my Indian colleagues for a cuppa every afternoon. I also like Vietnamese iced tea, Chai, and green tea. I've tried stronger coffees...developed a taste for Italian espressos, but the thick Turkish style doesn't sit well w/ me.

I always liked the Lincoln LSC and the '87-88 T-Bird Turbo Coupe...I came close to buying a clean used LSC when I got out of college in the early '90s...looked at a few Turbo Coupes also.

yep...they are here..none in Denver, though. They have one in Coshocton, Ohio, that I go to everytime I'm back in eastern Ohio visiting family. Love their coffee and donuts. Other Canadian chains I like include The Keg steakhouses, Western Pizza, Earls, and Boston's Pizza. Got one of each of those here in the Denver metro, except for Western Pizza, which I get when I'm in Phoenix. Having worked for and with Canadians for almost 5 years, I've become quite the fan of Canadian stuff...from Rush, to Ford Panther-platform models, to hockey..

I don't think I'd want anything from '86 today..most cars from the '80s are rusted out and/or worn out today..it was an era not known for quality.

And at about the same time as the T-bird, they came out with the Sierra for Europe, and the Tempo and Topaz for the US... I liked Ford's '80s aero cars, they definitely stood out in comparison to the styleless, look-alike FWD boxes GM and Chrysler were churning out in those days...

Striker, listen, and you listen close: flying a plane is no different than riding a bicycle, just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes.

I can't imagine life without caffeine. I've pretty much cut out sodas, but I still drink coffee and tea. Software development requires a level of concentration and intensity that I can achieve only with caffeine. During the week, I'm usually up by 5:30, fix a cup of coffee before I leave to prepare for the commute, then another cup or two at the office before 9. Around 2-3, I usually have another cup or a cup of tea to stay conscious through the afternoon. I try and avoid caffeine after 5 pm, or else it interferes w/ my sleep (even with my sleeping pills, I have trouble). On the weekend, I sleep in until 7 and have one cup of coffee in the morning...without coffee, by around 10 am I have a nasty headache..

Wierd photography makes them look as narrow as an Aveo.

Those high-mileage money pits will kill you...it's like flushing your money down the toilet.