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Well, after a nice run of 220K miles, the old Volvo finally gave out. Actually, I made decision to not replace the timing belt at 210K for $1000(sorry betsy) and heard the gut wrenching sound of *snap* followed by the clicking of cylinders all out of sync. Anyway, i need to buy a different car. Looking for a 4 door sedan that can fit 2 child seats and a 10yo in back. 25mpg or so(or better) and service records that show me it has been maintained. Something in the 8-10K range would be good. Camry,… Continue

Busy today, but briefly-- We, as a community, should probably figure out how the layout on front page works. Having announcements of births, military etc. funnel into blog section will overwhelm it and we will miss the announcements or something relative to us. I think the "forum" section should be at top and "blog" section down lower. Granted the forum layout is pretty much the same as blog but announcements could be given a sub-category and structured as a summary on the main page? Also, posti… Continue

Despite all the silliness, random voting and celebrity worship, I've
always liked awards shows. I like watching the hoopla, the
performances, the acceptance speeches--heck, at the risk of losing my
man-card i will admit I like watching the red-carpet sideshow, complete
with fashionista snarkiness. Although the event and its ultimate
winners aren't necessarily the "best" representation of their
particular artform, i understand judgment of art to be a subjective
matter and accept results that diff… Continue