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If you look closely enough, you'll see JAL hasn't aged all that well in this picture (however, the other person in the photograph looks AMAZINGLY like Dustin Hoffman).

Just what in the 'Shelly' is going on here???

It also took me a while to figure that one out. I learned it (no kidding), this past year.

This is probably no great shakes, buuut. I've found, if you measure rice BEFORE you measure the water going into the pot, you can just rinse it out without having to chase the grains like herding cats.

MD 2020 being short for Mad Dog 2020.

Perchance, is this Charlie Cox originally from Wyoming? If he is, then I also knew him when I was in South Dakota. I also hope he is faring well.

It's been a while since I took auto mechanics in school, but, when you say the car shook, do you mean the front end shook, or do you mean it was hard to hold the pedal down? If the pedal felt like it was moving up and down when you stepped on it, that's usually an indication the rotors are warped. The test for whether the rotors were warped was done with a 'run out' gauge. If the run out was more than .002, the rotors would be replaced. Another possibility is, the wheel bearings weren't repacked with grease, or if done, not properly. Yet another thing to look at, is if the wheels were properly tightened. A lot of people I know will tighten the lug nuts in a circular pattern. However, the correct way to do this is, tightening one, then going to the one on the opposite side of the wheel (doesn't matter which one, just that it's on the other side of the wheel). Think like you were drawing a five pointed star. Just my after only one cup of coffee thoughts.

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I'm guessing you're a drill sergeant type of parent, cool? I will agree with you being the parent, cc. And as such, you have been charged with raising responsible kids. But the point of all this is, whenever possible, we want to give our children choices instead of orders. This way, they get to make a lot of decisions when the price tag is affordable. Like it was said on the audio, you don't give a kid the choice of playing out in the middle of the road. When life or limb are at stake, the kid does NOT get a choice. But say, howabout the dinner table? Do you want the blue cup or the red cup? A big fork or a little one? etc. One of the benefits of this approach is, when the kid is deciding between two choices, he/she doesn't have the energy to argue with us. It also gives them practice for when they venture out into the real world. Isn't this what we want to do? Make sure our kids are prepared for the real world? Would it be better to start now, when the price tags are small, or wait until the kids get bigger? Just as little Johnny gets bigger, so do the price tags for repairing mistakes. What I think we want to do is, get that still small voice in our childrens' heads to connect with their brains so they subconsciously ask themselves, "How is this decision going to affect MY life?".

Yeah, right, JL. HERE! (just replace the title with Greasespot Cafe............)

Well, girls can, guys, not so much.

Hey Shell, it's about damn time.

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I believe the correct phrasing is, Life is a sexually transmitted disease.

Just as an aside, for those who are looking elsewhere for 'spiritual' guidance without the religious overlay, might I recommend THIS book.

I will echo Abi's sentiment (surprise, surprise ). One caveat though, you have to appreciate the "British" sense of humor.

Or, perhaps, Leni Riefenstahl (for those who don't know who she was).

Thanks, Jim, for NOT saying, "I have no dog in this fight".

Socks, actually it should be, "Never judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes". That way if he gets mad, you're a mile away, and you have his shoes.

You're supposed to SNORT snuff (like cocaine), Linda, not put it in your mouth!!!

For those interested, there is a new skin available, which actually seems to 'remember' you when you come to the site, so you don't have to keep logging in. It's the mocha one.

That is my understanding also, Oak. I'm from Nordern Noo Joisey. But perhaps our 'refugee' is from Southern Jersey (below 195), where it is more or less, 'Deliverance' country.

And your point is, Dooj???

I would venture to say, abuse is abuse, 'spirtual' or otherwise.