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So... I signed up for the free 30 day offer thingy, thinking I'd be totally nonplussed and would cancel before it slammed my credit card with the annual subscription fee. BUT... I ordered a few things, watched a few movies, and I have to admit I really like it. I order enough stuff from Amazon, and (while not EVERYTHING) the amount of stuff that is "Prime-eligible" for FREE two day shipping has made it worthwhile. I used to hunt-and-peck to get the free Super Saver (aka Super Slow) shipping; now I get much faster delivery for free. Although I haven't actually been keeping track, I'd bet that in just the past 30 days or so since paying the fee, I've already made it back in free shipping. I'll be WAY in the black eleven months from now. The free streaming movies are a plus, but only as an adjunct to Netflix streaming. The only negative I can find is the fact that the way Amazon organizes their streaming movies only makes sense to the psycho kid played by Brad Pitt in "12 Monkeys." So, while I am sure this will get me pinned as a corporate tool of the dehumanizing computocracy... to those who find themselves ordering from Amazon with frequency: give Prime a look. Elvisio "Disclosure statement: I have no professional or financial interest in giving this talk" Rodriguez

Red Green is AWESOME. My Possum Lodge patch is on one of my jumpsuits. Elvisio "if only even ONE other person in my life would agree" Rodriguez

...looooooks to the left... loooooooks to the right.... Hmm, either Heaven or Hell looks a lot like Earth... I guess what I always take from these nutjobs is that we all have a Rapture: we all have a moment when our clock runs out. Unfortunately, it often happens with no advance warning: heart attack or stroke, MVC, skydiving accident, whatever. So, make sure you're living your life the way you want to at all times, and always remember you may be "called to the front of the class" to explain your actions at any moment. Elvisio "maybe a little too deep for Saturday morning" Rodriguez

Tucson AZ checking in, albeit a bit behind those on the other side of the Big Pond: 1:00 PM on 10/21 and still ticking. Although, for us, the day is still young... Elvisio "Hey, you sass that hoopy Elvisio Rodriguez? There's a frood who really knows where his towel is." Rodriguez

I try very hard not to have regrets, and while I have had temporary bouts with regret, I've never had anything that I felt was a bad call long-term. I recently made a huge personal decision and the truth of the matter is it may not work out. But if it doesn't, I will know I made what I thought was the best decision at the time and took my best shot, and won't regret my decision. Elvisio "well, maybe I DO regret all the tequila I drank on a couple nights" Rodriguez

Define "soon." Were you also referring to the Galaxy Nexus? Or are there other players close to release as well? As mentioned above the wife and I re-up next month. I'm ready to throw my first-gen Droid out the window secondary to lack of RAM and it running sooooooooooooo sssssllllllllooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwww.... Elvisio "did I mention it was slow?" Rodriguez

The video was quite awesome. The audio, for some reason, makes me want to go dig up my old Halo games and pop them into the XBox one more time. Elvisio "I am the Master Chief of my couch" Rodriguez

Thanks for the heads up: my wife and I are set to renew in November, when this comes out. I'll add it to the list of phones to compare to. Elvisio "Make me an ice cream Sammich, bitch!" Rodriguez

Of course, it's a work day for me. Crap! Even if it's the last day on Earth I still can't get any time off! Elvisio "at least I'll die with an empty inbox" Rodriguez

So, all we need to do is move some place where it's that cold all the time. Great Lakes Region? Michigan's U.P.? ANYplace in Canada? ...Pluto? Elvisio "cuz if it's that cold I'm sure not walking anywhere" Rodriguez

Nursing is similar. I LOVE my job now, and flight nursing jobs are few and far between. If I got canned or quit it would be a while before I could land another similar job. BUT, any RN in good standing can pretty much walk into any hospital, place their resume on HR's desk and ask "when do I start?" Elvisio "would mean going back to wiping butts, though" Rodriguez

didnt knew we had 8 continents; you learn something new every day! Wasn't naming continents, dude. Scandinavia often gets forgotten by us 'Mericans when talking about "Europe", but has some of the best standards of living in the world. Since that was something important to the OP I thought I'd give the region special notice. Elvisio " bakatcha" Rodriguez

Holy crap what a broad question. When I say there is a WORLD of possiblities, I mean there is a WORLD of possibilities. Dude, if you're serious about this, you need to cruise around a bit. Take some time (and money) and check a few places out for yourself. By all means check out the usual suspects like Europe and Scandinavia, but also think about places like Thailand and all the woderful little islands in the world. Man I wish I was at a point in my life where I was asking myself this question... I'm jealous. Elvisio "someday, though " Rodriguez

Thank you! My thought exactly. The thread was about leaving the Russians alone and all I could think was "Why can't they let the Die Hard franchise die with a minimum of respect?" Elvisio "no new ideas out of Hollywood in years" Rodriguez

CHANGO! It makes me so happy to hear from you! CHANGO! It makes me so sad to hear these. Memories of times past, probably never to return. Elvisio "my heart aches now" Rodriguez

Wow dude, if this is the cause for the purported "soaring" increase in aircraft incidents, then I have been riding all the WRONG aircraft! Elvisio "still no mile high club for me" Rodriguez

Not to make a SC-worthy statement, but until this country gets SOME kind of tort reform, this sort of thing is going to keep happening. In fact, I predict it will get worse and worse. Elvisio "repulsed by all the drug lawsuit commercials on during every football game and baseball game" Rodriguez

...AND send out an email to all your contacts with a subject line that warns them you've probably been hacked; so hopefully they won't open any of the attachments or links the virus is sending them. Elvisio "no spam from you in MY inbox, you must not care about me at all" Rodriguez

Lots of good points here already, I won't restate (at least not intentionally). Two points I'll make using examples from my past: 1.) If you want to stay in a specific area, you need to be ready to consider "unorthodox" employment options. In 2004, I had to completely reinvent myself to get a good job in a geographical location I wanted to be in. Bye bye engineering, hello nursing. 2.) If you want to get your dream job, you might need to consider relocating to get it. In March of this year I moved from Virginia to Arizona to get my dream job. I dig your point about DC area being hot for your career, but if you aren't getting any hits, then it might be time to look outside the area. I also know this is a hard option to consider given that you're a homeowner and this is a buyer's market. I guess the sum of the two points above = flexibility is key. Elvisio "my new job is DA BOMB, it was worth the work, wait, and hassle" Rodriguez P.S. You have your MS, ever consider teaching?

...so you're saying I shouldn't use Paypal to launder large million-dollar sums out to my offshore accounts? Dang. I'm getting sick of all these bills hanging around my place while they dry. On topic: I have an account but have only used it a couple times, and always as a buyer rather than seller. As a buyer, I think Paypal works for what it's good for: small sales. Elvisio "your account number is 123456? That's the same as the combination on my luggage!" Rodriguez

This part made me giggle. All I see in pictures of "the device" is lots and lots and lots of black tape. Until that tape comes off, who knows what's up under there? Elvisio "holding off on buying my round trip ticket to alpha centauri" Rodriguez

"We would worry less about what others think of us if we realized how seldom they do." --Ethel Barrett Elvisio "good thing, too" Rodriguez

Six different colleges are recruiting that antelope for their defensive line. Elvisio "great hit!" Rodriguez

I got bent over on the work schedule for the holidays: I'm working 24 hour shifts the day before and after Christmas, as well as New Year's Day. So, travelling home is pretty much out, which means I'll be around for SOME of the boogie at least. Elvisio "ho ho ho yourself, fat man" Rodriguez

If the email I receive has only one "Fw:" in front of the title, I will at least take the time to read the title, depending on who sent it. ANYONE who sends me an email with "Fw:fw:..." or any longer such string in front of it can COUNT on that crap ending up in the recycle bin. It's worse on Facebook. I don't know why but my page opens to the News page instead of my Wall. My wife's opens to her Wall, we haven't figured out how to change that. I have numerous friends, now "hidden" due to this infraction. Elvisio "tell me about your life, not about your politics" Rodriguez