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    Did men stay at home longer in the Golden Era?

    Gawd, about 8 years ago, the YMCA was charging $480 a month for one room with a dresser and bed. There's a community shower and doors locked at 10pm. I can't imagine what they're charging now. :( (Not to metion, they tore down our YWCA...)
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    The Olympic torch relay it was all Adolf Hitler's flaming idea

    Speaking of which, how are things on your side of the pond? Has it been a mess, or are you pretty well acclimated now?
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    The Original SPAM

    Just had generic Spam monday night. Fried, with mayo, cheese, salt and pepper on toast. Ye gods, it was heavenly!
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    15 of the Most Memorable Final Lines in Film

    Haha! Yes! I love yelling this. No one seems to know what movie it's from, but I think it's one of the funniest lines in all cinema history. Well, at least coming from Heston anyway.
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    The general decline in standards today

    Much of Sade's writing was published in a lump because it was so difficult to secure a press and a printer willing to run off the literature. Sade likely wrote these earlier but so much of his work has been lost, and there was necessity for such secrecy that no one will ever know. He was also...
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    The general decline in standards today

    In a healthy relationship, yes. There are boundaries and the Dominant (Dom) person would respect those because they love and care for the Submissive (Sub). However, as human nature would have it, the Dom may stray into "boundary pushing" as he/she decides the usual old isn't good enough...
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    The general decline in standards today

    I think a ship runs well with a captain and a first mate. Sometimes the captain needs the first mate to pull him/her aside and say, "Hey cap, boats on fire, cannons fell into the sea, riggins is slack, are you sure you wanna full speed ahead?" Doesn't matter who the captain is, just as long as...
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    meditations on doing yesterday's music today

    Ooo, thanks Fletch! I will check into that! The lady and I like excuses to get out and hear good music.
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    A commercial that promotes the worst of today

    Absolutely. I find it hard to believe more people aren't on board with this, and keep buying in to the marketed "reality". But then again, I find alot of things hard to believe.
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    A commercial that promotes the worst of today

    Boy, that is really lame. Who comes up with that crap? *in ref. to Butte's commerical.
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    meditations on doing yesterday's music today

    I see what you're saying. You have a great point about being a collector first and then a communicator - that is a difficult mix. And I suppose you're also saying that in order to play some of these interesting, possibly obscure pieces, you need another artist/collector in order for it to...
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    15 of the Most Memorable Final Lines in Film

    How about Full Metal Jacket: “I’m So Happy That I Am Alive, in One Piece and Short. I’m in a World of Shit, Yes. But I Am Alive. And I Am Not Afraid.” Or Psycho: "I'm Not Even Gonna Swat That Fly. I Hope They Are Watching. They'll See. They'll See and They'll Know and They'll Say, 'Why, She...
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    Myths of the Golden Era -- Exploded!

    There is a book called The New Breed by Gary Chester which describes a system of drumming similar to this. Chester was a drummer in or around the same time as Ringo, so I don't think he necessarily "copied" his technique from the Beatle. In any case, Chester suggests setting up the drums...
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    The general decline in standards today

    Saw this article on CNN. I don't usually read these kinds of articles because they prove to be boring, shallow and depressing. Well...I wasn't too far off the mark. The author isn't defending the actions of the women listed in the article, but it's depressing nonetheless. Makes you wonder why...
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    mens wearhouse

    That's really unfortunate. As long as folks are willing to spend very little on menswear, and as long as folks remain ignorant to how suits should fit/look, a place like MWH will thrive. [huh] It's *not necessarily a bad thing - not everyone needs to wear a suit. It's just too bad that a...
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    Weekly Reader ceasing publication

    Oh bummer! I loved that when I was a kid! Boy, that kinda smarts to hear that they're closing. I haven't seen one of those in a little while now, but I remember getting a few issues as a gift.
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    "Blucher Moccasins"

    :eusa_clap Ain't that the truth!
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    The general decline in standards today

    Ah, and this is the rub. Many police departments have taken to simply not filing reports. This isn't some wild conspiracy theory - in fact, NYPD has been in trouble for this recently. Here in Des Moines, I had my car broken into about two years ago (one of many times) and I didn't find...
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    suit was made in china

    Right. First, what's the material? Is it a blend? What are the dominating fibers? If it's 100% wool, what's the weight? How often do you have it cleaned? When you wear it, are you in and out of a car all the time, or just milling around at a party? How does it fit you? Do the cuffs drag? I...
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    meditations on doing yesterday's music today

    But in the end, even if something is learned, and regardless of how present society values this expression, isn't it still merely emulation? I'm not trying to invalidate Jazz musicians, or any era-specific musicians. In fact, I've had a question in my head for a while now along these lines...

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