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At the current level of medical bills you've cited for the cat, he has cost you less than five cents a day over sixteen years. Has his presence been worth at least that to you? He sounds like a character. I'd bet the noise he makes early morning is designed to rouse some company for himself.

I like a good beer buzz early in the morning (there's a song in there somewhere)

It seems as if I am going to witness more change between now and the time my 3 kids who are in college graduate than my parents and grandparents did in their lifetimes. Cool with me... long as I can afford a Mac version of the computer that will exceed the computational capacity of the entire...

Thanks for my first belly laugh in ages!!!

Thanks Rick. I'll take that in the spirit with which it was intended.

It would make a difference to me for sure if my daughter was pursuing an art degree of some sort. As it stands, this is just a basic studies class. She's pursuing a degree in anthropology.

I honestly don't get where you're coming from Rick. I'm not the least bit defensive concerning this - unless someone really wants to trash it. Then the dad in me would come out and this thread would be locked. Truth is, I do think it has a certain appeal for a first timer. I too learned the old...

Those always slowed me down. That reminds me of a time I stopped into the shop a prolific card writer once to introduce myself. As I watched him paint, I commented "so, you don't use a mahlstick, huh?". He immediately stopped and reached for one and said "you wanna see me paint with a mahlstick...

I already said I put myself in the frame of mind of a rural self taught sign painter to do these pieces. How much more correct could my folk costume be than a plaid, pearl snap shirt and jeans? lol

No disagreement on researching. However, this is her first art class and she had a short time frame for the assignment. She raided my sign kit for brushes and took pics of them. The point being, for her first attempt, I think it has a certain appeal. I'm sure the assignment had nothing to do...

My daughter is in a digital graphics class in college. She had an assignment to create a vintage looking poster. Awhile back, I did a series of interior decor signs where I put myself into the shoes of a rural signpainter who was self taught. I created a series of hand painted ads for a...

Jill... you can design your own. The monument company who did my mom's let me give them a gerber file for the layout. They liked it so much they asked me if i would be interested in designing more for them.

I have a friend with an old Dell laptop that was given to him. He has had a liver transplant and hip replacement and after 6 years is getting back on his feet as an insurance adjuster. He needs laptop for job and will be awhile getting the money for a new one. His problem is it randomly shuts...

Years ago I was attending a regional campus of Indiana University in southern Indiana on the Ohio river. I drove a delivery truck part time for Culligan water conditioning in Louisville, Kentucky. Twice a month I was in the part of town where the liquor distilleries were (Gino would like to live...

Howdy from Texas! I'll never forget being in Switzerland - it's a BEAUTIFUL country. I was in Geneva on a cloudy day and was disappointed I could not see the Alps mountains, until I discovered I wasn't looking high enough. They were sticking up above the clouds. Lausanne was my favorite place there.

Hey, PM me your contact info. I get out to Lubbock a lot to see my son who is manager of Manna, Bread & Wine restaurant there. I'll come by for a visit.

Real split window VW bus afficianados will read it as Kombi Ice - I guarantee it.

I spent my childhood playing like I was flying that same Stude in my grampa's driveway. He worked at Studebaker over 30 years before they closed up. Lots of Studes in my family way back when. I still have the bronze Centennial medal that celebrated 100 years of Studes on the roadways of the...

How are things back East brother Tech?

You're kidding right? You saved a pill for 1st ladder job? I guess a percocet would be okay, but I have waaaay too high a tolerance for wimpy percs. As for the feeling that all is right with the world... I describe OxyContin like this: "Hey Arlo, that guy who chopped your legs off at the knees...