Probably because all the "Economic" knowitalls claim that there are as many or more people working now .... despite all the jobs being outsourced. Great, all our higher paying manufacturing/tech jobs head overseas so the corporations can make maximum profit, the jobs the people remaining here are getting are all…

Put me down as seriously doubtful. Unless they are going to pull a Caligula and *sink* them fulled with rubble and build the bridg upon the created new solid ground it is simply not going to work.

I like both Warren Zevon and Bruce Cockburn. No idea why, but most people seem to think that you have to be a guy to appreciate their music <shrug> but then again I am a handicapped 53 year old chick who likes Rammstein and various dubstep artists. Music for me didn’t stop being made in 1980.

? We flew Iceland Air, landed, went to baggage claim, the Avis counter was right outside the baggage claim, and the Avis section in the parking lot was well marked. I think it took longer for me to get my wheelchair off the airplane than it did getting to the Avis counter and picking up the car. I like the airport in…

I agree, more science fictional than anything - some sort of alien skin. Don’t get me wrong, it is a fabulous looking effect, I like the sort of shimmer the skin seems to have. It is almost like a metalized leather overlay. Silver-blue maybe?

If you total up all your calories during a day, how many do you end up with? There is actually a formula that determines how many you actually need to remain ‘neutral’ [neither gaining nor losing weight] or you can cheat and use the Mayo Clinic’s online calculator. I consult a nutritionist every couple years and we…

Nothing wrong with it. The lunch I have for today for myself is a half cup each kalamata olives and marinated garbanzo beans, a small pita with a tablespoon of garlic hummus and an apple. I normally do a chopped salad but I am going to be stuck at the hospital for imaging and need something that will keep without…

How about doing one of these on buying an annuity to retire upon? I would rather not depend on an imitation economy for my financial future [stock market has NOTHING to do with the actual product worth of businesses, it is what people believe it is worth - one quick buyout and gutting of the capital equipment can fuck…

Not to mention that if you do something silly like say jump off the bottom of Rata Sum, as you lay dying you get some old timey silent movie music.

I broke of from an abusive fiancee and he stalked me for 20 years [until he got killed in a car accident] and it continued *after* I got married and moved 800 miles away. I *know* that some of my stuff ended up being left behind - I waited until he was gone at work and took what I could get in my car and in a friends…

Sorry, I prep entirely differently. Plop the bird into one of my larger stock pots full of iced salted water to 'kosher' or remove any remaining blood after removing the giblet package [unless killing a live bird and prepping it myself.] Let it chill out half an hour or so. Then remove, pat dry inside and out, and…

American, female age 53 so assume I live in the land of bland =)

There are tons of platform games I wouldn't mind playing, but I simply do not have the money to blow in buying multiple platforms when I already have a PC. I can use my PC for a lot more than I can use a platform for, and my husband can telecommute using my PC but I don't think he can VPN into work on a Nintendo...

I categorically refuse to have anything to do with Walmart/Sam's Club at all now. Back when World of Warcraft was going through final beta and just getting ready to go live, I played, and most of my Everquest guild were also in the beta. We had decided to jump to WoW when it went live. So - they roll it live, and…

Last dregs of honey, pour some of my hot tea in, shake it up and pour into my cup. Then I can wash out my honey bear and refill.

Well, my brother paid $30 000 for his wedding and reception back in 1981. They ended up divorced less than a year later.

And if I was parked next to him, my ramp would do several thousand dollars of damage to the asshole's car.

Why not? I have seen some lovely little sprinters turned into camping vans that looked very comfortable. Though I would go with a small stashable chemical toilet instead of one of those all in one toilet shower stalls - you can always get a shower at a truck stop or in the right sort of campgrounds. I have lived in…

I love the idea of modular cars - if you look at what the car industry does now it makes sense.

Hm, for my parents a 60s model Simca - bought sometime between 1960 and 1965, they shipped it back from Germany when Mom had to move back stateside in early 1966. By 1969 the only way my dad could get it to start was pushing it down the long driveway to get it to crank over [or have it push started, or tow started] He…