Aside from the fact that there isn't enough land for them to grow enough food to feed their people, you mean. Or the total lack of electricity anywhere but Pyongyang and the Kim family compounds...that whole "dark patch on Google Earth" thing. I guess you have a different definition of "decent shape" than I do.

That's not an alligator...

"I highly doubt anything under a .45 caliber round would do much to an angry charging bear. "

If completed successfully, that will be the quickest repaving job in Massachusetts history. Must be using non-union labor. The usual time between grinding down the old pavement and putting down the new is measured in years.

I've taken that exit. The ramp is 2 lanes wide and freakin' huge! He must have either been going way too fast or gotten cut off by someone.

I was once as you are now.

Yes, and that's *still* the great thing about the Internet: AOL (Facebook) isn't the only tool available. If you choose not to use Facebook, there are still many options open to you.

Yeah...I wouldn't so much call it jewelry, as I would call it incredibly overpriced. I suppose they will sell some, though, to folks with more money than common sense.

@Mr. Rosewater: +2000-and-1!

$39, as is, from KEH; and seems to work fine!

I like that a number of the B&W shots were actually taken with B&W film. Especially since my new (to me) Nikon FE2 is in the camera bag next to me, waiting for the end of work today...loaded with color, I'm afraid.

Wow! Looks like the music execs are going to have to seriously cut back on the hookers and blow budget.

Restoration Hardware. Overpriced designer crap, sold for 100x what it cost to make in China. My wife loves the place, I hate it.

@CaptainClean: *That's* why Ballmer wasn't invited...

@Gingers Aren't So Bad: Secret Service considered him too much of a threat...you know how many chairs there are in the White House?

@Зᴆﻝèsus- Esq. provocateur: Heh. I can top that.

I hope he had lots of female chimp companionship in his retirement. He certainly earned it.

@Evster88: But more important if the gap is the same dimension as the length of your body!