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That was fast, didnt need much work? The original engine was shot. The one I bought in Birmingham was in better shape. It needed new valves, stems, springs, had the valve seats remachined, new cam shaft & bearings, new front and rear seals, new pump, had the pistons remachined, plus I scrubbed the block and manifold with dry solvent and simple green (not together obviously). I worked on it every night for over two weeks now. I can't remember enjoying something more. I've got to say, and it may sound corny or just nuts but ever since I lost my job with AT&T, and then the accident I've just plunged into this really bad... I don't know, funk or depression I guess. There was definitely something missing in my life. I don't think restoring this car is the answer but it has sure made a nice band-aid.

I've finished rebuilding the engine on the Camaro. This weekend I'll take my first shot at mounting it if I can get someone to help me.

Careful Calax, you'll start sounding like me if you keep thinking that way!

Here is where I bring up the time tested wisdom of Monroe and Roosevelt (Teddy, the good cousin) of a strictly non-interventionist foreign policy beyond our own hemisphere. I know in the modern world we will never return to the Monroe Doctrine but it would be nice.

I went to Nashville w/ GF over the weekend. Her teenage sister stayed at my house to watch the dogs. Lets just say she was not up to the task. I think they locked her in the closet and had a party this weekend. Nashville was fun. We spent a lot of time hanging out in the bars on Music Row. She is really into country music and she actually knew some of the performers there. No one I'd ever heard of but it was a great time.

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Needing a vacation to recover from ordeal of retuning from vacation = Very Bad

I try to make a point of not drinking too much before 7 pm. I blew that tonight. I knocked off work early today and stopped at the VFW on the way home. I ended up sraying there too long and drinking too much. One of guys gave me a lift home. I don't know how I'm getting over there in the morning to get my truck and go to work. Sounds like a sick day to me. Anywho, I'm going out to the back porch with a 12-pack of Icehouse and an ipod loaded with George Strait and Little Feat songs. Tonight I'm gonna teach the dogs and coyotes to sing!

Too many people agreed with the conspiracists. Made me and GD go apoplectic. Ok, so for the next one we only post theories we make up ourselves and see who can come up with tthe most plausable ones. There were a few about KOTOR 2 & 3 floating around that were just too funny.

My problem with it isn't so much the notes themselves, but the fact that she had just finished critisizing Obama for using the teleprompter. Now that IS funny. I hadn't heard that. Although, I must admit I haven't really been paying attention to the news for the past few weeks.

Hmm. Would you rather have Obama or Palin as President? Understand I am no particular fan of Obama's, but the idea of Palin as President seems appalling to me. Put me down for "None of the Above". I think I have a better shot in 2012 than Palin does.

Here's a conspiracy theory for you... a senior congressman, John Murtha, just died while undergoing surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital (term limited at last, this guy was so corrupt it was almost funny). Anywho, there is a conpiracy theory floating around out there that the Obama admin had him killed to prevent a new defense appropriations scandal from surfacing. As these things go it is a little lightweight and not very credible. There were a lot of them surrounding Clinton, some with just enough truth to make almost believe it. Conspiracy theories are fun, we should make a thread for that.

I find it funny that all the news clowns are in a snit over the "palm" cliffnotes yet say nothing when Obama uses a teleprompter to give a 2000 word pep talk to a bunch of middle school kids. Ever heard Obama off teleprompter? He makes George W Bush sound coherent. Bush almost never used one. But then you have to be able to read to get much good from them.

Congrats Krookie, thats great!

Great game, great win for NO, Indy played well too. The game was everything you could want. It did not have the last minute drama of the previous two but still great to watch. The Who get 4 out of 5 stars for the half time show. Like Hurlie said, they are looking a little long in the tooth. Some great commercials too. My favorite was the Doritos commercial with the dog and the anti bark collar. I also loved the McDonalds one with Larry Bird, Lebron and the other guy (can't remember his name) that was a take on the HORSE ads from the 90s. Too bad MJ could not be in it too.

It's funny but Blade Runner and BSG seem a little less improbable now. Actually Meshugger brings up a really good point. How long until they start producing a child version for the sickos out there? How will that be recieved? Would that help with the problem of sexual abuse of kids by giving the pervs an outlet or encourage it? There is one other thing about that robot that just makes me go eeww, when you are done with it you have to clean it out...eeww.

Doh! I missed that one...

I'm trying to find a way to raise $7000. Kidding. I bought an engine for the Camaro last weekend. This weekend I get started rebuilding it!

Excerpt: Rest (including pictures):http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/02/01/sex.rob...x.html?hpt=Sbin I'm speechless... The first thing I thought was :To create her shape, a female model spent a week posing for a series of molds. I wonder how much THAT job paid? The next thing I thought was, shes MUCH cheaper than a wife. (Trust me on that one).

Hmmm. I get the feeling that in your terminology those who "look at things objectively" either agree with you or change their minds so that they do and the ones who do not "reinforce their own bias". I have a very clear understanding of what I believe to be, not so much right and wrong, but what works and what does not. And after 38 years, a college degree, and two careers everything I have experienced and learned (oft times at dire cost) has convinced me that my political philosophy is correct. The difference between you and I, Krezack, is that I understand that someone else who led a different life can come to view things a different way and I don't think less of them for it. That is why I make an effort to never be condescending or nasty in my responses on this board and others. I'm not always succesful, but I always try. Would that others did the same around here. Not singling you out, because it happens a lot around here and some are much worse than others (Taks, mkreu), just sayin.

Thanks, I'm reading the book "The Founding Brothers" by J.P. Ellis. I read that in there this weekend. I'm surprised I've neaver found it before. I read a lot on that subject.

@ Enoch & Calax, please do not construe my comments as assigning blame to any political party. As Enoch correctly pointed out there is plenty to go around and policies that enabled the current "crisis" were the culmination of twenty years of small changes that in the aggregate made for big changes. I just found it curious that after spending so many years undoing the regulation they are all in a hurry to renact regulation. Apparently the lessons of 1929 do have an expiration date, The most useful apsect of Glass Stengal that I have yet to hear any politician suggest reinstating is the seperation between deposit banking and investment banking. It's removal in 1999 allowed the creation of the mergerd, too-big-to-fail super banks that found they were much more willing to take risks, I believe, knowing the government may bail them out. Of course, whats done is done and bringing that back now cannot be done without pain since, unlike 1929, these institutions did not fail. @Enoch, I don't want to get into a hyperlink war with you here but I have many on my PC at home that thoughtfully highlights the very large role the CRA played in the "crisis". And, don't take this wrong but I am not impressed by any link to Slate. It is not what you might call "credible and unbiased". It would be like me posting links from World Net Daily to support a position. Only I would not do that.

Not just that but a number of record breaking seasons including most yards and most completions. That 2001 Rams team, The Greatest Show on Turf, was really good. I thnk Warner does deserve to be there.

I saw it between the snowflakes, briefly. The Coyotes were howling at it last night.

Yes, and it's really really frustrating trying to discuss politics with someone like that. To the point that it's probably not viable. Because I have a radically different point of view than you do? Those are the people I'd most want to engage and figure out why they think the way they do. The ones who frustrate me are the one who think a certain way and have no ability to logically explain why. I think you will agree I am able to do that. Or the ones who take a position just to be antagonistic like your alt Lord of the Flies. Just Kidding.