Congratulations & best wishes to you both!

Quote: Originally Posted by bln I don't have a digital camera here, but ours is a lovely fir tree standing at about a 75 degree angle from the floor. You picture it. LOL. You simply have to get a camera and post a pic. Sounds a bit like ours. Of course we homeschool, so it serves...

I couldn't resist opening mine either. Null sent me a very tasty Specials CD. I had never heard of ska music -- I'm old, ok -- and this CD is a great intro to this music. I have thoroughly enjoyed it and have asked Null for a recommendation for a couple of other groups to expand my exposure to...

I'm glad you were able to resolve your problem with PayPal. I know PayPal is almost universally used, but I have had some serious problems with them and I caution everyone I can about PayPal. Anyone who uses PayPal should definitely bookmark the site PayPalsucks.com for future reference.

Quote: Originally Posted by sleepkyng wow that's awesome! was he fun to chill with? he seems awfully skinny. He was a great guy. Very friendly and he would spend time talking when he was around. Just before he left for a tour of Japan he asked me what I wanted him to bring...

I recently switched from Verizon to AT&T, just about two weeks before Cingular bought them. The service is worse than Verizon. I get dropped calls, "unable to find service" messages, lousy tonal quality on the calls regularly.

I give a slight nod to Waits, but I'm partial. When I was going to UCLA many years ago, I worked at the Tropicana Motel. Waits was living there at the time, so I had many occasions to talk with him. Watched the Grammy awards with him the year Rickie Lee Jones won. I still remember his comment...

Quote: Originally Posted by null skr sent me a jazz cd by Don Byron. Never heard of him/them, but the CD is awesome! skr has been very kind in dealing with me, especially with a minor accidental screwup that happened on my part. Thanks again man! You are most welcome, Null. I am...

LOL! Charlie's sentiments are still good today.

Quote: Originally Posted by tennisets I love how Head-Fi edits out the s-h-i-t part of Matsus-h-i-ta . It is rather amusing. My quote from the article suffered the same edit.

Quote: Originally Posted by D-EJ915 Cool, but watch them be uber expensive From the referenced article: "AA and AAA Oxyride batteries cost about 10 percent more than regular batteries. In the United States, they will sell for about $3.99 for a pack of four, although prices...

LOL! This would indeed make a great gag gift.

Welcome indeed, ad_boy. Make sure you keep your Dad on top of the latest technology!

On another thread guru wrote: Congrats and make the most of it...I just graduated this afternoon I think we should congratulate him on graduating, with his Masters, I believe. So, CONGRATULATIONS GURU

Quote: Originally Posted by pne Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet, The great story of love, modernized. <snip> Oh yeah, Romeo & Juliet does it for me too. Simon & Garfunkel's Bleecker Street also gets me.