Astroglide
 

No Muffin, its all work and no play makes you an irritable girl.

Its too much play that gets you irritated.

not7yS

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I think you're my SP. I just got my first new car last year and it's still exciting. Hmmm...that sounds nice - I am 30+ minutes from the city and well, still in the city. Damn Houston for being so freaking large. Mine almost did just reading that number. Yeeesh.

Seriously - did you pump gas? I sold suits at Penny's on commission while clerking before I got my bar results.

-TL

Astroglide
 

No such thing as too much play.;)

For Bike Geeks Only
 

Looks like Cipo may make it to the TdF. At least, Domina Vacanze are appealing their omission and threatening to sue.

Should be funny stuff in the run-up to the Tour.

Domina Vacanze threaten legal action over Tour exclusion

CIVITANOVA MARCHE, Italy, June 17 (Reuters) - World champion Mario Cipollini's Domina Vacanze team have threatened legal action against the organisers of the Tour de France after their exclusion from this year's race.

The Italian team said in a statement on Tuesday they had lodged an appeal to the International Cycling Union (UCI) -- cycling's ruling body -- alleging Tour organisers had not followed UCI rules for team selection for international stage races.

If the appeal is rejected the team said they would consider taking legal action in Paris against the organisers of the race that starts on July 5.

Full text: http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slug...ters&type=lgns

For Bike Geeks Only
 

And in other news, Mario Cippolini is now being called a "goody goody" by fellow cyclists, and someone drew devil horns and a goatee on his picture.

What if we just post a daily pic of smokin' Mario for each stage of the TdF, until they reach the second mountain stage, when he would have withdrawn?

For those of you looking to diet . . .
 

William "Refrigerator" Perry has qualified for the Nathan's hot-dog eating contest, which will be televised by ESPN on July 4, at noon.

For those of you looking to diet . . .
 

No way he's beating Kobayashi. That guy's a machine. I watched part of his training one Saturday afternoon when I was sick with the flu and all I could do is watch the food channel. It makes you sick to watch all these guys pounding down the dogs and the method they use to "facilitate" the pounding is to soak the buns in water. It really is nauseating. And yet, I couldn't turn away.

For Bike Geeks Only
 

Heh. We might also miss a repeat of the strange happenings at last year's Vuelta when the remaining diesels from Domina began riding for Heras, after Mario abandoned. No one knows why, but it was very cool since the Posties brought their C team (as usual) to support Roberto.

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You are both my SPs. Just got my first new car (only b/c I am mainly a house person so that was the main priority). That and I am traffic-adverse, so buying in the city was an absolute must. Perfect because the commute is less than 10 minutes and keeps the miles off my baby.

My debt adversity has caused me to refinance to a 10 year. I originally planned to only buy this place as an equity building vehicle and move to the REAL House in another 5 years or so, but I know I will never again see a 4% mortgage and don't know if I will be able to part with it once it's totally paid off which should be paid off by the time I am 35ish, if I do stay.

It has caused me great distress lately as the SO and I contemplate marriage. He's agreed to work from home/part time to take care of the chicklets (and I suppose I could pop out 2 before I would absolutely have to move). But, man, it really sucks to be the primary breadwinner. Of course, most of you all probably know that.

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Congrats on the car and bravo on the housing payoff moves. I was afraid (pattern here?) to refi for a shorter time period because I wanted the payments as low as possible in case I ever got laid off -- I figured I would just make extra payments if I wanted to and it has worked thus far. Being the primary breadwinner and female is stressful, at least for me, because most of the at-home duties still tend to fall on your shoulders. Men seem genetically predisposed to coming home from work and vegging out while women get to come home to their second full-time job -- at least that's my situation, YMMV.

Astroglide
 

And now you've gone and got me agitated.

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Congrats on everything. It's weird to be the primary breadwinner. The OM has also agreed to become the primary caregiver when the time comes, so I can keep working. It seems to be a more and more common decision among my friends, though I cannot quite figure out why.

Wow: TF is my hero
 

With 185K in student loans (and absolutely zero chance of buying a house in So Cal anytime soon with my debt to income ratio), I have to say, I am very impressed TF.

I find now that the debt (sadly) drives *all* of my decisions. Case in point, I filed for divorce in large part because there was no way to combine my debt service with my husband's transient military career (moving every 2-3 years around mostly rural parts of the country).

Be glad, be very glad, you made such good decisions. You may be boring, but the freedom to make decisions irrespective of the Citibank factor is worth it IMHO. I doubt Citibank will allow me to have kids...

Zak <----told you I was reformed

For those of you looking to diet . . .
 

It's competition, so of course you can't turn away.

No way he wins is right. He qualified by eating 12 dogs in 12 minutes. Hell, I feel like I could do that, and at least hold the chunder until after the whistle.

Kobayashi, for comparison, won with 50.5 dogs in 12 minutes last year.

For those of you looking to diet . . .
 

In looking up the name of the actor in "Meatballs" who won the only hot dog eating contest I have every watched, or will ever watch, I discovered that "Meatballs" was released in France under the transliterated title, "Stop Rowing, You Are Onto Sand." If there is this level of misunderstanding going in the other direction, I think we might just owe Jacques Chirac a big fucking apology. Preferably to be aired on Fox News.

For those of you looking to diet . . .
 

I think you are confusing this with the documentary about the Chirac foreign policy titled "Stop Rowing, You Are Onto Sand."

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The SO feels pretty strongly about not keeping the kids in day care, particularly with the kind of hours we work, and practically, I make about twice what he does, so it's logical. But it still makes me uncomfortable (the breadwinning part, I mean. He's slightly uncomfortable with the primary caregiver role, but as you said it is becoming more common).

It also bothers me that he would get to be with the hypothetical children, as it it something that I will very possibly feel both guilty and resentful about, even if it is him taking care and not daycare. But once again, it seems like that's because it is something I am supposed to do. It seems like a responsibility that I own, even though we have arranged otherwise. I just can't apply reason to how I feel about the whole situation.

The sort of double standard troubles me though. I am uncomfortable with the pressure of the breadwinner role, but that is the role men have traditionally been in, and even now aren't really allowed to complain about it.

Edited to say I did a really crappy job of sorting out my mixed feelings.

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Your mixed feelings are completely understandable, and you are not alone.

We've had to sort all this stuff out over the past couple of months as we make career and life decisions.

We're fortunate to get to make a conscious choice to have one of us unemployed or underemployed.

Maybe that law degree was worth it after all . . .

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You both suck! Where were either of you (or both-nttawwt) when I was marriage material?!?!?

Penske (born to be a house-husband or independently wealthy) Account

For Love or Money
 

Originally posted by purse junkie

In absolute numbers, perhaps, but in percantages, nope. Something like 70% of adults in the US are overweight, and something like 1/3 are obese. These people are disproportionately old. You can check it out for instance by checking the percentiles you get for a body mass index for a given height and weight at different ages. Keeping the same body mass index as you get older leaves you in a lower and lower percentile for your age group.

Check the body mass index calculator here: http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/av.htm

Fightin' Words
 

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield

I wouldn't go that far, but I hate her acting for the same reason I hate Tom Hanks. Boring, bland, goody goodys. I used to feel that way about Denzel Washington, but not since Training Day.

I could have saved 9 bucks
 

I could have saved 9 bucks
 

The best part:

LAWRENCE FISHBURNE:
What? It's bad enough that the agents no longer pose any threat at all, but now these are the kind of obstacles we must overcome to save Zion? Make out with Monica Belluci? What will we have to do next, eat our way through a prison wall made of chocolate?

In other movie news, I saw Finding Nemo over the weekend and enjoyed it. What does it say about Ellen DeGeneres that she does a far better acting job playing a fish named Dora than she did playing a lesbian named Ellen?

Because my earlier comments suffered no scorn, I feel emboldened to make even more controversial statements such as the one above. Except it's really not that controversial. Ellen just wasn't a funny show. One of the best supporting casts in recent television history, but not a funny show. Put me in a sitcom with Jeremy Piven, Joely Fisher, David Anthony Higgins (I'm probably the only one here who remembers the Higgins Boys and Gruber, but then I like obscure comics), and Clea Lewis, and I'll be funny.

For Love or Money
 

I did not know that. and you probably gave me the credit bc I have displayed great knowledge of some seventies tv in the past. NOtbob even thinks I resemble Joannne Whorley.

Anyway, it does not change things. To me, you are the kind of guy who has long windy posts and then ironically, they end with the one word "boogers". I think it suits your personality to a Tee.

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You may not even ve to pay that in the overpriced Dupont Circle, one of the most expensive hoods in the county.

I have recently decided that I long to be debtfree. Imagine, you could just quit your job and travel the world by stringing togeterh a couple of paychecks. In this vein, I am no longer paying retail for anything exce[t Epicuren products which are not terribly expensive. If it aint on sale or on ebay, I wont buy it. I am gonna limit by NYC visits and will live mostly on burritos and homecooked food. After tje season finale of Queer AS Folk, no more showtime, which has become almost unwatchable anyway. No more cigs and no more alcohol during the week. No more fucking four and a half buck vente soy vanilla iced sugar free lattes and no more seven buck salads. Piece of cake.

Can someone recommed excellent brown bag lunches that are healthy and dont involve mammals?

Deja Rerun: The office
 

I remembered to tune in at ten last night and again saw one of the two episodes I keep seeing. This one with the killer line David: "Dutch girls should be punished for having big boobs". (And then I ahve to paraphrase) "noone, even dutch girls should be pucnish for having big boobs"

Gareth: They should be rewarded for having big boobs

David: Treated equally.

The great thing is the show gets better upon each viewing, but I suspect its bc I have an easier time understanding their accents. Are there really only six episodes in rotation and if so, why is the show being shown like fifteen times this week?

I look forward to the So Graham Norton week next week. I saw that for the first time on Friday. It had Kim Catrall promoting the Satisfaction book and the host went in the office and had men show the little camera how they perform oral. Fucking hilarious.

We need an Da Ali G week. Saw it this weekend (never remmeber its on) and the interview with C Everet Koop was priceless. I may have to get tivo for these shows.
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I heart BBC. Thanks to Atticus for turning me onto the Office.

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With Wall Street gone, choices became a little more limited.

Try assimilating yourself like the Borg, and join the wait line at Potbelly's on 19th and L.

Super Squicky
 

Teen Nudist Camp

May-December romances ain't got nuthin' on junior nudist camps.

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I don't eat meat and don't eat out so I bring a lunch every day. Each morning I make myself a big fresh salad (romaine, leaf lettuce, cucumber, celery) and bring either a can of soup (Progresso vegetable) or a Healthy Choice side-dish (either manicotti or cheese ravioli). I figure it costs me about $3 to $5 per day to bring my own lunch. It takes about 10 minutes in the morning to tear up the lettuce, etc. but I guess you have to be dedicated to it in order to do it every morning -- I brown bagged all through college and law school so I guess I am just used to it and never considered eating out regularly as an option. YMMV but there are plenty of low-cal/low-fat/not-so-bad-for-you alternatives to eating out every day that you can do on the cheap if you are willing to slum it at the company microwave.

Shall I launch into the benefits of food coupons and store-brands now????? :waggle:

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Thanks for the response. THat doesnt acutally work out to be much cheaper than what I spend now. Also, I dont want any processed or packaged food bc I am a crunchy granola. Premade at wholefoods, yes. stuff with chemicals and preservatives, no.

Poverty sucks.

For those of you looking to diet . . .
 

If he only needed to eat 12 hotdogs to qualify, why would he eat more?

TM

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I love the Ethnic Gourmet line of foods (at a WholeFoods near you). The Patak Paneer is excellent. It should set you back $3.50. I am not so crazy about Amy's or Cascadian Farms prepared foods. They are a little lacking in flavor.

Celetano makes a great organic eggplant parmagiana (also at WholeFoods).

For sandwiches, I use the lightlife smart deli. I am partial to the "roast turkey flavor." The texture is excellent, and I like the flavor. The OM, a 14 yr vegetarian, prefers the tofurky version.

There are excellent burritos and tortilla wraps. The brand name is escaping me since I don't buy them anymore (carb factor), but they carry teryiaki veggie wraps, and roasted veggie wraps in brightly colored wrappers. They usually set you back two bucks.

I also have taken the gardenburger riblet with me to the office, along with some veggies. A quick, delicious meal. The only problem is that it smells so good everyone wants to know what it is, and no one believes that it is veggie.

Edited to add: burritos are cascadian, but seem more flavorful than their boxed things. The frozen foods are made with people like you in mind, Paigow, so they are often organic and preservative free, etc.

Man-hos, watch out!
 

Doctor who sleeps with another man's wife has to pay up $500k:

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observe...al/6109134.htm

He could have bought some serious action for a lot less than that....;)

For those of you looking to diet . . .
 

Because he had to win a regional contest to qualify, not meet a threshold. Although perhaps all the other contestants started barfing, and he just sat there with his big gap-toothed grin wiping the remaining crumbs off his face, knowing he had it wrapped up.

Personally, I was disappointed to learn that paigow didn't try to qualify.

For those of you looking to diet . . .
 

I didn't see him qualify and I guess you did. But I assumed he knew how many he had to eat while eating. If there were 10 contestants and 5 spots, you could just keep your eye on the bottom five to make sure you ate enough. If they didn't all eat at the same time, it would be even easier depending on who went ahead of you.

TM

Deja Rerun: The office
 

From the website for the show, there appear to be 2 seasons of 6 episodes each. BBC is only running first seasion shows this week, I guess as an introduction. I tuned in both nights and the schedule (also based on info from the website) appears to be that Monday they showed episodes 1-3, Tuesday it was 2-4, so I guess it is really only one new one per night going forward. I've only seen 1-3, but my current favorite is the quiz show episode. I've had birthdays just like the one Tim had in that show (a few really crappy gifts/cards, followed by some forced work function). Tho I liked the giant inflatable penis...

PSA
 

An alternative, if you have the time, would be to make a big pot of soup every Sunday and take a bowl each day. That way you know what has gone into what you are eating and don't have the preservatives issue.

Fightin' Words
 

I don't mind Hanks because he's not foisted on us as a sex god. Julia is protrayed as some beautiful goddess when in reality she's just a pretty good actress with mediocre looks.

Denzel Washington should play more villians. The cat he played in Training Day was the most evil character I've seen on screen in a long time.

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You should lay of the reptiles as well.

Isn't "not as careful" sort of like being dumb?
 

http://www.ajc.com/living/content/li...squirrels.html

Spree: It's not just men who die younger than women because they're driven by nature to look for dates and mates. Add male squirrels to the list.

"Are males dumber? No, they are just not as careful. That's true for many species."