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Opportunity Diversity Freedom Environment Amenities There's varying levels of room for improvement in each of those categories, but they all exist in enjoyable quantities. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

And I got a great dog from a reputable breeder, with a fantastic temperment, and donated about a thousand dollars toward the expenses they incur by breeding ethically. Sounds like we both got lucky. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

What, no love for your big spoon? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I don't know when I'll get mine, but I'm going to use it to go on a vacation and buy a new gigantic HDTV! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Double for each person on your list whom you've never actually met? Blues, Dave I only have have one friend I haven't met in person

Double for each person on your list whom you've never actually met? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

$3.70 here and climbing for regular unleaded (actually $3.699, and yes, "regular unleaded" still seems like an oxymoron). I expect it'll top out around $4.00 in early June, plus or minus a dime. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

In other news, thousands of other people were also hospitalized yesterday, some of whom actually had admirable professions. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

A certain temperment? What kind of temperment can someone guarantee when you get a puppy from them? Getting from a breeder if you want to show, I can agree with. What certain types of health problems can breeders guarantee against? While breeders will indeed often guarantee against certain health problems, the biggest thing they do is *breed* against those health problems. For example, my dog's parents were both heart, thyroid, and hip certified, i.e. rather expensive testing was done to ensure they were good candidates to improve the boxer bloodline. Similarly, with their Am.Ch's. in hand (or paw), conformance with the boxer standard, including temperment, was likely. Note I said likely, not guaranteed. Despite good to great lineage, not all, or even most, puppies will conform at levels sufficient to justify showing, nor are all good candidates for breeding. Most litters will produce more pet-quality puppies than show-quality, and those puppies need homes too. Minka (my girl) is just such a dog. For pet purposes, she's a great boxer, but she wouldn't dominate a show ring, and breeding her wouldn't necessarily improve the breed (which should be the goal of breeding). For these reasons, I got a slightly reduced price on her and spayed her at 6 months before getting her papers. I got a conforming dog from healthy parents (and grand, great, great-great, and great-great-great grandparents) that was produced in the pursuit of an improved breed. The breeders got a good home for a puppy who wasn't going to win Westminster, and got a few bucks so they can continue their efforts. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Why does that make me think more of a beaver than a badger? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Knowing the breed and level of conformance I wanted, I opted to get Minka from a reputable breeder. Both her parents were Am.Ch. and had all the important health checks, and I bought her on a spay contract that has since been fulfilled. For those who are more flexible with regard to what they want, I think rescues are absolutely the way to go. I do not advocate buying from a pet store, backyard breeder, puppy mill, or other unethical/inhumane source. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Meh...it was just the principle of it that pissed me off, not the actual dollars. Got my taxes done last Friday after putting in for an extension. Spent the weekend jumping my new suit(s) and got at least a few jumps on 4 of the 5 pieces (haven't jumped the camera top yet). Thank you! Overall, things are good...when are you and your lucky husband going to make it over this way this year?

This is in Superior CO, (believe it or not). We're getting more and more of them in Washington State. This one, near me, is proving quite confusing to drivers due to it being two lanes in all directions. Enough so that they had to make a web page and video about it. A person using the roundabout to turn left must use the "inner" lane. A person turning right must use the "outer" lane. A person going straight may use either. So a person turning left (inner lane) frequently cuts off or is cut off by an oncoming driver going straight using the outer lane. (Edit to add: "The white zone is for loading and unloading only. There is no stopping in the red zone..." ) The absolute stupidest roundabout I've seen is near the town of Roslyn, WA. It's in the middle of nowhere...actually a national forest. I'd guess traffic at maybe a couple hundred per day on the main road and less than 20 per day on the intersecting (terminating) road. It was built in 2005 to replace a normal T-intersection in which only the folks on the less busy street had to stop. I think someone just had excess budget they needed to spend at the end of the fiscal year. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I got a call in December from some company asking me for money. They said I owed $44 to a doctor for reading an MRI two years prior, even though he hadn't previously sent me a bill or a copy of his impressions of the MRI. Their excuse was that he had previously had a poor billing contractor, and that they were his new contractor and were trying to chase down everything that the previous company had not done. I told them to send me some sort of proof that he'd actually done the work and that I'd agreed to pay for it and I would in turn send either a check or proof that I had previously paid it. I didn't hear back from them. Today I got a call from a collection agency. After venting for a moment after hearing what it was about, the gal told me I had 30 days to pay the bill before it would be reported to a credit bureau. It's only $44, so I just went ahead and paid it, but am pretty freaking irritated at the principle of it. I did offer to send her 400 other random names and phone numbers out of the white pages so she could call them and demand payment to avoid negative credit feedback, but she didn't want them. I'm not sure she realized she would be putting them in the exact same position as she put me. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

People who chew food with their mouth open. I eat quite well and am not the least bit jealous of whatever it is they're trying to show off. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I can't believe how many people don't realize they mean the same thing, with irregardless just being a retarded way of saying regardless. I have a similar problem with flammable and inflammable. Entirely too many of my co-workers think the latter is the opposite of the former. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Currently on a Beaver Jalapeno Mustard kick. Got a nice little spiciness to it. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Well let's start a list! (alphabetized for Beth's reading pleasure ) DrDive Ladydyver Livendive TheStepchild Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I don't know . . . to me, McCain and Obama seem like better options than Bush and Kerry were. Of course, I also think the idea of landing a lineover is better than the idea of landing a baglock. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Yes you do. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

It was unclear in your picture that the road leading up to the intersection had three lanes moving in one direction. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Unique up on it And a tame rabbit? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Me too. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I'm not sure, but do you know how to catch a unique rabbit? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I've been called a tool, and am unlikely to change, does that qualify me as a tool for life? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)