Coals to Newcastle and all that....
 

You just had to write this, didn't you? Ruined my fun, which is hard to come by lately.

Not so jaded
 

FYI
2 of my wives agree, 1 is neutral, but 1 points out that the mormon underwear, kind of makes polygamy always a Fashion Q.

This is the most boring thread EVER
 

as per ltl's request.

Not so jaded
 

Do all of the adults in your world strive to sound like really, really grown-up twelve-year-olds?

Keep trying, dear. You'll get your audience back yet.

Coals to Newcastle and all that....
 

1. Not staying up that long, sorry.

2. "A very nice secretary came along and removed it from the area." really means "Some cow came along and took the last piece while I was on the phone, so I technically didn't eat a whole cheesecake--Bitch!", right?

This is the most boring thread EVER
 

hey, if you IM these hostile things to me, I want them out so the board can see that you are not the sweet little femme you pretend to be.

This is the most boring thread EVER
 

That's only because I haven't threatened to make out with rp yet. Keep reading...

Coals to Newcastle and all that....
 

Based upon our history I pulled this punch twice, but .......

Before the guy called you "doll", were you being "precise" like this? just wondering?

Not so jaded
 

No, that's off. He has not pandered to them, and that's been his savings grace. But now he's fucked it up. Maybe his geezuz will save him now, but his base won't.

Coals to Newcastle and all that....
 

actually I was being "helpful" (as we dolls sometimes are here in the great State of Texas). why is "precise" in quotes? I live to learn.

Coals to Newcastle and all that....
 

get some sleep dolly

Not so jaded
 

And when you can work a modicum of wit back into your condescension you might also regain yours.

Not so jaded
 

I think that you meant "He had not pandered to them"

Not so jaded
 

You've got your thesaurus out again, don't you?

(No, that's not a pet dinosaur.)

Not so jaded
 

I've got no cock in this fight, but this post is what ironic is, right?

Not so jaded
 

So what you're saying is that you're happy to see her?

Not so jaded
 

No shit, Sherlock.

And now, once I can no longer support him this close to an election, our trustworthy Dems bring us . . . Kerry.

John Fucking Kerry.

Effing dysfunctional druggie twits.

Coals to Newcastle and all that....
 

remember that time that you posted a link to prove me wrong and it only proved you wrong? ah, good times.

Not so jaded
 

What, have I, like, insulted your daughter or something? (Yeah, yeah, I get it. No, it's not a frog . . . )

(Vapid valley girlz bore me. And, apparently, most everyone else.)

Poll Question
 

I was discussing something with a friend today* and was told that this friend and em's spouse annually take week long separate vacations. They also take vacations together. Both are high-powered lawyers in a relatively large urban center.

I was surprised by this. My surprise caused my friend surprise. Hence, we thought that we'd submit this to the arbiters of all that is normal.

This is a 3 part poll.

1. Do you and your spouse take separate vacations? If yes, for weekends or longer?
2. Do you have kid(s)? If yes, do(es) the kid(s) go on the separate vacations?
3. Does your spouse work outside of the home?

In the tradition of Chef, I'll answer my own poll.

1. We will each occasionally go away for a night or 2. She goes to church retreats generally. I go boozing with my friends.
2. Yes. No they do not.
3. My spouse is a homemaker.

I don't see my family often enough because of work which is why the concept of a separate vacation was odd to me.






*We all know that this means that I was IMing with someone who I've never met in real life, right?

Not so jaded
 

Valley girl? Now that's funny.

Poll Question
 

1. Not usually. Occasional weekend trips to do things with out of town friends separately (or weekend trips that would be together but for some scheduling issue).
2. No kids.
3. SO is also a lawyer.

I have some friends who do some separate vacations (no kids there either, but a lot of disposable income and different likes -- his separate vacations are typically to heli-ski; I'm not sure what she does during her separate trips, but I think they are for bonding time with sisters/girlfriends) and some together vacations. I think that it can be fine to do occasionally, but I would think it odd I guess if the couples only took separate vacations.

Not so jaded
 

Just to prove that I have no cock in this fight, I note that she chose to contest geography and not vapidness. Strategically poor move from where Statler and I sit.

Not so jaded
 

Who are the druggie twits? Are these twits druggies because they are currently using drugs, or because they did at some time in the past?

Things that irritated me today
 

Was she from Baltimore? 'Cause around here everybody gets called hon, whether you're the kid who delivers papers or the President. It's just the way it is.

Not so jade(d)
 

Perhaps you might feel better if she offered you a
http://www.engrish.com/image/engrish/bj-coffee.jpg

But then, if you are like me, the mere offer might trigger an embarrassing

http://www.engrish.com/image/engrish/pocketwetty.jpg

Not so jade(d)
 

I'm too old. A pocket wetty is but a fond mammary.

Poll Question
 

1. MY SO and I vacation together, but occasionally make solo visits to friends or family for a few days.
2. No kids, but three pets (those occasional solo trips make things easier in terms of pet care).
3. We both do.

We have very good friends who take almost all of their vacations apart, even at Christmas. They work a lot, and seem happy together, but have different interests, and dislike leaving their pet in another's care, but those might be more incidental conveniences than reasons.

Poll Question
 

You're turning me on here. Stop that this instant or I'll have to don my policewoman outfit and take you into custody.

Not so jade(d)
 

So, um . . . are you saying that you have a problem regarding






http://www.engrish.com/image/engrish/uprise.jpg

Not so jaded
 

I can see how one could get that reading with "construe," "require" and "state or federal law." At first I thought they were just aiming at penumbra-type interpretations and trying to avoid Canada and Mass. situations. But with state laws included, it could mean that no state law (even one that explicitly provided for same sex marriage or marriage rights given to civil unions) can be construed as requiring same sex marriage/civil unions.

It's obviously crappy drafting; I just don't know whether it is crappy drafting that is supposed to override states' rights to allow it or not. In any case, Lester is right that this might turn a tide against Bush.

In other stupid legislation, some bozo congressman (Rep. Walter Jones) has introduced H.R. 235, “The Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act,” to allow political speech at houses of worship. Bad bad idea. So bad a lot of major denominations are against it.

Techno-fashion
 

This question probably belongs on the Gadget Board but I hoped to get a broader response here.

I am a Luddite when it comes to people being able to reach me anywhere anytime. I didn't even have a home answering machine for years. Thus, it is with great reluctance that I have decided to get a cell phone and a PDA.

Questions:

1. Should I combine and get a PDA that can be used as a cellphone too or two different gadgets?

2. Whose calling plans and service suck the least?

3. I currently contemplate using a PDA to keep track of appointments, tasks and contacts. Does it make sense to start with a basic model (like the Palm Zire 71 or Titanium E) and then down the road if I decide to use it for email or more, upgrade (on the theory that they are getting lighter and cheaper all the time) or should I get a more expensive model with more features (WIFI?) right away?

And, since this is the FB:

4. Which PDAs and cell phones are the most fashionable?

Poll Question
 

1. When I first read this, my thought was "Absolutely not. That's for self-centered yuppies with open marriages." Then you mentioned retreats. And I remembered she sometimes goes to visit her out-of-state folks for weeks at a time. Neither of which seemed like separate vacations, but which obviously are. (If we have an open marriage, she hasn't told me yet.)

2. Yes, and (in the sense sometimes they go on the trips to her folks') yes.

3. Yes. But in her job, vacations are frequent and long, and in mine (obviously) not so much.

Poll Question
 

Agree on most counts.
1. No.
2. Yes and no.
3. Yes.

AI
 

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No one was as bad as the Roman brothers, thank goodness.

Jonah picked a really stupid, meandering song (what was that? E/O?) that really didn't work for him, and he went really overboard on the ornamentation, but at least he was mostly in tune.

Latoya was great, really great. I had goosebumps from beginning to end. And it was definitely a good thing for her to go last--I would have hated to follow her.

Leah (whatever happened to her cool ethnic name? I know she wasn't Labelle the first time we saw her) is way oversinging, and is in danger of damaging her voice. She has an interesting sound, and her family background is obvious, but she needs to dial it back a few notches and stop shouting (see also, Diana Degarmo from week 1).

I really like Charly, though I don't think she has it in her to be an R&B diva like Aretha--this was not a good song choice for her. She's quirky and cute, and with some help on song choices she could do well.

Amy Adams and Elizabeth Letendre both look to have gained some weight since the Hollywood round. Elizabeth shows it in her thighs, Amy in her face. Both gave just okay performances tonight. I thought Amy should have picked a different song--she sounded pinched and thin on the high notes.

Song choice is, again, a recurring theme. We're back to familiar songs (except for poor Jonah) a la week 1, but not quite so white (2 Whitney songs and 1 Aretha, by my count).

I kind of liked Jon Peter, and not just because he's Mormon. He has personality, and his voice is distinctive. He showed great range, though his song stylings could use some work. He also has a nice gap-toothed country boy appeal. My sister observed that, with his shaggy curls and his short stature, he could have been cast as a resident of the Shire.

Now Eric Yoder doesn't have any country-boy appeal, and needs to stop plucking his eyebrows. He looks like a drag queen out of drag. They keep saying he's like Clay but without the personality. I say he doesn't have the voice, either. He's but a pale imitation, blander.

I think that's everyone. I voted for Latoya (duh!) and for Jon Peter. If it had been based on singing throughout the competition, I would have voted for Amy, too, but she didn't wow me tonight.

tm

Two birds, one stone
 

Depends where you live. I have had very good call quality with Sprint - rarely losing calls even when driving cross country. And never roaming in any major city or highway.

No idea, but my new camera phone has been lots of fun to play with. Note - often Best Buy has their own rebates in addition to provider rebates when you sign up for new service, so you get an even better phone for cheap or free than you would from going to say, the Sprint store.

1. Last trip I took was tagging along for a CLE the Mr. was speaking at...well over a year ago. And it was to Fort Worth, which hardly qualifies as a vacation in any event. The Mr. has been to several out-of-state sporting events with buddies.
2. Yes. 3mos old, so no.
3. Yes, but I'm an at-home mommy litigator for the foreseeable future.

-TL

Poll Question
 

The wifey and I occasionally take "separate" vacations because she gets less vacation than I do. They really aren't separate because I am on vacation and she's not but she's done the same thing when I couldn't get out of a work commitment.

So I occasionally take pony Jr. to see grandma or skiing or some other sports trip. But it isn't like I'll go to New Orleans for a week during the same week that she goes to Fiji.

Coals to Newcastle and all that....
 

In grammar school, walking home with your friends, were you the kind of kid who recapped her 4-square stats?

IMPORTANT NEWS
 

I've decided to change political parties.

--The kinder, gentler, Bunny

EOM

Love and Death.
 

Apparently the Courtney death watch is a widespread phenomenon:

http://www.citypages.com/databank/25...ticle11916.asp

(local arts paper reviews Love's latest in the form of an obit)