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i miss dano. -- nm - Andie Apr 26, 09:39
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Ah, it's good to get back to working even if it is somewhat slow. plus - CQ Apr 26, 09:25 3
- now you only need a Stein that fits into it. don't want water in your beer, do you? -- nm - marcel Apr 26, 09:35 2
  - my wife is the beer in the shower person, I prefer Coca Cola. -- nm - CQ Apr 26, 09:41 1
    - how have I never thought of this? -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:41
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  - Nolan Ryan of course, Seaver? Gooden, David Cone -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 26, 09:28 2
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      - I just looked, he's a technicality.... - Will Hunting Apr 26, 09:29
  - Cone, Gooden -- nm - CQ Apr 26, 09:27 1
    - Ryan -- nm - CQ Apr 26, 09:27
I'm sure most of you know my Relay story, but for those of you not on my email list, please read: - JaxSean Apr 26, 09:23
ST Advice Poll: Where to relocate? - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:20 77
- Of those three, I lean RTP, because I like the climate and I prefer East Coast because most of my family is there. - ty97 Apr 26, 09:44 2
  - Also, three major universities, two pro sports teams, fun minor league team/ballpark. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 26, 09:48 1
    - AND NASCAR!!!!! HELLO!!! :) -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:48
- Baltimore! -- nm - Don Homer Apr 26, 09:39
- NC -- nm - oblique Apr 26, 09:33 8
  - NC was nice...but I couldn't handle how slow everything (and everybody) moves there. And I'm from the Midwest! -- nm - Jim Apr 26, 09:41
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    - That's a good call, I had forgotten that. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:40
    - I think that's more snow than he wants. -- nm - sycor Apr 26, 09:40 4
      - As far as climate goes, I'm not sure what would be "too cold" - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:42 3
        
        if you wear proper clothes it's fine. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:43 2
        
        No way. Too cold is too cold regardless of what you wear. -- nm - Jim Apr 26, 09:43 1
        
        I don't care if it's in the mountains, Asheville NC does not get "too cold". -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:44
- Somewhere in new england. -- nm - kelly Apr 26, 09:29 1
  - I will say I have friends that are teachers in the area of Natick & Wellesley, Mass. and they like the schools they are in. Good salaries too. - bc/nc Apr 26, 09:45
- I would plug KC, but I doubt it could hang with those areas. -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 26, 09:26 2
  - I have friends near St. Louis - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:32 1
    - Other than the crazy weather...it's not too bad here. -- nm - Jim Apr 26, 09:40
- (Florida is out?) Of those three, I've lived in Colorado, and can tell you it's a nice place to live - except the winters. - JaxSean Apr 26, 09:25 1
  - Florida is out. We both grew up there and have no desire to go back. - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:27
- We'd love to have you in central NC... - bc/nc Apr 26, 09:25 22
  - We're both native Floridians but we don't mind the snow. - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:26 21
    - I'd rather have 5 months of snow than 5 months of mugginess, any time. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:28 20
      - it's fine if you live on the coasts. -- nm - Remlik Apr 26, 09:34 5
        
        of Florida? not me. that's my hell weather. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:34 4
        
        IMO: The actual coast of FL isn't bad. You have a steady breeze to make the humidity more tolerable. - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:36 1
        
        Have been there many times, and not for me. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:37
        
        You're a nutter. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 09:36 1
        
        it makes me ill, literaly. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:37
      - I think I have a mild case of seasonal affective disorder. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:30 13
        
        plus you'll want to cross off Oregon if that's a concern. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:31 11
        
        or just learn to cope :) -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 09:31
        
        Really? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:31 9
        
        I think it rains a lot there west of the Cascades -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 09:34 4
        
        Rain is fine. It's the darkness & cold that bother me. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:35 3
        
        the plus side is that it's not particularly cold, just gray and overcast for most of the winter. -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 09:36 1
        
        (when it's not raining of course) - znufrii Apr 26, 09:42
        
        if you want sunlight I'd go for the Rockies. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:36
        
        you know it's further north than Boston? -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:32 3
        
        I figured it was close. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:33 2
        
        boston is latitude 41, Portland is 45. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:33 1
        
        I'd have to look into it. Thanks for the heads up. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:34
        
        easily fixable with light. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:30
- Plugging my hometown: Pittsburgh meets most of those criteria. -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 26, 09:24 3
  - Downside: Steelers fans. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 26, 09:25 2
    - Downside: Pittsburgh. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 09:26 1
      - Et tu? -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 26, 09:27
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  - I'm not sure either. - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:25 14
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      - Wife vetoed Texas. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:29 12
        
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        She said she'd consider Austin, but that's it. - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:31 10
        
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        actually can't really speak for Philly as much as I'd like, don't get around there much. -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 09:35 2
        
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        If we were right in the middle of things, it would be a different story. living in the outer suburbs is *weird* -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 09:38
        
        The Houston thing from my co-workers is the traffic. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 26, 09:34 5
        
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        Houston is extremely bad -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 09:46
        
        It's ranked #4 worst according to this. - Will Hunting Apr 26, 09:39
        
        Traffic problems don't bother me at all, provided there's a good transit system. - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:38 1
        
        which portland has - znufrii Apr 26, 09:44
- I'm pretty happy in Silicon Valley. Have lived in lots of places, definitely prefer it here. - ceregon Apr 26, 09:23
- Portland, OR -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 09:23 6
  - This. I wish I could leave for Portland today. -- nm - Krusty Apr 26, 09:33
  - This. Great urban renewal (see the Pearl District). Wonderful public transportation. Bike paths. Access to the coast and mountains. No sales tax! -- nm - Mop (212 lbs) Apr 26, 09:24 4
    - no jobs, though. -- nm - Amy Apr 26, 09:30
    - I really want to get out there and visit. I've heard wonderful things about Portland and Bend. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:27
    - only thing I'm not sure about there is the school situation - znufrii Apr 26, 09:27 1
      - but as far as quality of life I cannot say enough good things about it. Always love it whenever I have the chance to get back. -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 09:27
- Colorado -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 26, 09:21 5
  - I fell in love with Boulder while I was out there, but I've heard the cost of living in the Denver suburbs can be pretty high? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:22 4
    - Louisville, 5 minutes from Boulder is actually a lot less expensive. Definitely nice, and easy access to Boulder and Denver -- nm - flavorize Apr 26, 09:25 2
      - I drove on US 36, that could be an option. There looked to be a couple of nice towns between them. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:28
      - Yup. Check the Castle Rock area. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 09:27
    - Springs. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 26, 09:23
I wish I could make this up re: my 401K. "In an attempt to broaden our investing options, we are: - Will Hunting Apr 26, 09:19 1
- well, if the 3 fund they're removing have significant overlap with other funds in the plan, and the new one does not, that makes sense - znufrii Apr 26, 09:24
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Mop: Yes, we have stayed at Beach Club the last 2 times. - Fuzzy Apr 26, 09:13 2
- Plus sugar is toxic! -- nm - Mop (212 lbs) Apr 26, 09:17 1
  - My wife has been asking if we can take a family vacation to the Bahamas (or similar) next year. I finally gave in (aka lost a bet) a couple of months - Fuzzy Apr 26, 09:22
The Onion wins again. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Apr 26, 09:11
~heartbreaker you got the best of me~ - Epiphany Apr 26, 09:11 [youtube]
Interesting....full mp3's of Brian Wilson and his father Murray battling for control of the recording studio for Beach Boys music..... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 26, 09:07 2
- That's difficult to listen to. No wonder Brian's so screwed up. -- nm - Mop (212 lbs) Apr 26, 09:23
- Back, back foul earworm -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 09:10
London was "the hub of a global terror network." -- (link) - Mop (212 lbs) Apr 26, 09:06 8
- Here's a bombshell... - Mel Profit Apr 26, 09:12 7
  - Put a bullet in his head, use the scalp as a piss-cup and wait to see. - Will Hunting Apr 26, 09:20 3
    - spoils - Beryllium Apr 26, 09:23 2
      - Yes. - Will Hunting Apr 26, 09:24 1
        
        good point... - Mel Profit Apr 26, 09:28
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    - agreed. - Mel Profit Apr 26, 09:19 1
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Exposition! - prayformojo Apr 26, 09:05
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- Don't worry, they shipped my repaired PS3 today, now they can get their techs back to working on the PSN. -- nm - Ender Apr 26, 10:33
- it's hackers? that's what they're saying? -- nm - amanda jones Apr 26, 09:19 1
  - n2f posted something on B2. Looks like hackers may have found a way to get free games via a back door. -- nm - Mop (212 lbs) Apr 26, 09:25
- Glad I'm playing Final Fantasy VIII right now. :) -- nm - Jelly Apr 26, 09:18
- Where's Stewie with the obligatory Xbox-bashing post? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:08 1
  - Will Mop, with his obligatory "No one noticed." post suffice? -- nm - Mop (212 lbs) Apr 26, 09:11
- If the TF article is true, I hope they started by firing their security staff. -- nm - not2fast Apr 26, 09:07
- Unpossible! -- nm - The Ghost of Ken Kutaragi Apr 26, 09:07
- Based on what I read yesterday, they're rebuilding portions of it to be sturdier. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 26, 09:07 1
  - *hears Bionic Man theme song* -- nm - oblique Apr 26, 09:15
- *pats his xbox* - sycor Apr 26, 09:07 1
  - *laughing* -- nm - Krusty Apr 26, 09:33
- wow. -- nm - Remlik Apr 26, 09:05
LIR: I would like to point out that that Queens of the Stone Age album that is being berymandered is terrific. Probably my favorite by them. -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 09:04 1
- (and the link is a song, not an album. the album it's from is eponymous, and early prints had that same album cover image) -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 09:08
what's depressing is how much sugar is in processed food. I watch the food my friends' kids eat and it's stunning. It's not even extreme, either. - loosilu Apr 26, 09:01 13
- *eats a pixie stick and runs around screaming from the sugar rush* - sycor Apr 26, 09:22
- My mom used to tell me if I ate too much sugar I'd get diabetes and other diseases. That's kept me going. -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 26, 09:19
- In our house, we read the labels. Kieran's only had one kind of processed food, and that choice was purely for form factor. - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 26, 09:06 9
  - I think it gets a lot harder as they get older. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:07 8
    - Yes, absolutely. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 26, 09:07 7
      - Honestly, you just have to let a lot of stuff go. All my high falutin' parentin' ideals have gone by the wayside. -- nm - Amy Apr 26, 09:12 5
        
        Yep, we're aware of this already :) (See: soothers. We'd be clinically insane right now if we didn't compromise on that.) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 26, 09:17
        
        One of my last ones is on the verge. We have resisted getting our son a cell phone for years but I'm starting to cave. -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 26, 09:17
        
        In regards to food, maybe. -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 09:14 2
        
        And TV, and toys... -- nm - Amy Apr 26, 09:18 1
        
        He still watches 20% of the tv most kids do. -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 09:22
      - my friend showed me the snacks menu at her son's kindergarten. Sugar up to the eyeballs. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:08
- also, for mara - I'm still reading the NYT article, but he gets into your exact question. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:03
st advice needed: if you are buying a house, and your agent is also the seller's agent, would you be ok with that or would you want them - tRuMAN Apr 26, 08:58 13
- I would ask for another agent. due to potential conflict of interest. -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 09:13
- which house is it? (I would ask for concession on the commission. if they said no, I would get another agent.) -- nm - amanda jones Apr 26, 09:11 1
  - boom diggity -- (link) - tRuMAN Apr 26, 09:14
- I would want another. -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 09:11 2
  - (unless it's you and you are getting double commish) -- nm - Amy Apr 26, 09:13 1
    - (of course) -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 09:15
- by law they have to do right by both parties and be upfront and honest. I wouldn't have a problem with it but I can how some people would. They are - sycor Apr 26, 09:09
- I'm pretty sure that in some states this is illegal. - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:07
- Double-ending it is complicated, at least in Canada. And people still get screwed. - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 26, 09:03
- Do you know this agent at *all*? - Dr.Vermin Apr 26, 09:01 1
  - she is my agent, but i didnt know her before all this. -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 26, 09:02
- I'd want a different person -- nm - oblique Apr 26, 08:59 1
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sitwap: Singers Phoebe Snow and singer Poly Styrene (punk rock band X-Ray Spex) have died... -- nm - Remlik Apr 26, 08:55

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