Lucky

Umm, lookin at your travel schedule, I don't see New York!

Those are two good points.

Welcome back to the board. As for the topic, are you otherwise a compulsive shopper? One way to handle it might be to buy to your heart's content, but just never go to the checkout. Or else you could return what you have not opened. Lookin says Amazon is very consumer friendly on returns.

He recently posted here that he is recovering from a serious illness.

Wonder how cheap a New York hotel room will be this weekend?

Since there is a Costco near me, I go there frequently. The most returned item I see are televisions.

I have been all over Google trying to find anything that substantiates KYTOP's remarks that the young craigslist kid has a history of going with guys only to back out. KYTOP, in his first post on this thread suggested that blogger gossip is not so reliable, so I am most interested in hearing the basis for his remarks today. I couldn't find anything on my Google search that supports the allegation.

Well, I think he is pretty damn accurate. But I don't know how you can say that King is weeping from his grave. Isn't that inconsistent with being dead?

Actually, I would rather be in New York!

Remember those boyhood days when August meant that school was right around the corner? If you were bored, that was good news. But August for me now means super hot weather. For 4 years we went to Rio to avoid the heat. This year we were scheduled to leave last Tuesday, but canceled due to the high Rio hotel prices. Good thing too since I went to the dentist on Tuesday and got the news that I needed $3000 in repairs. But that still leaves the heat. It was 116 Wednesday and 115 yesterday. I walked the dogs at 5 am and it was 93. And don' tell me "it's a dry heat" as August is our most humid month. 20% at 5 a.m. So I stay in during the day and read. Yesterday I was fortunate to watch the Yankees hit 3 grand slams to beat the A's 20-9. But Irene will probably cancel this weekend's games. So, yes, we have perfect weather here in Riverside County in March and April. But next year, should I still be alive, I have to go somewhere cooler! Thanks for letting me vent. Maybe today we will have 101 posts! Unless Irene knocks out the computers on the East Coast...Irene, of course, is God's wrath against the Tea Party...

Dykstra as a young baseball player had some sex appeal if you ignored the cheek full of tobacco. But he was always a bad boy, and getting into trouble seems to be his best talent.

They sold you two bad TVs and you are still a fan? I'm glad you pay your taxes, though. People who complain about bad roads, bad services, and other government failures and then try to avoid paying the taxes needed to fix the problems amaze me.

The ten inch mattress was for your dog?

He says he's not gay, which makes his credibility dubious. If you are not gay, you do not hire a guy from craigslist for a "good time." So when he how accuses the kid of stealing from him, I simply don't believe it.

KYTOP, please provide some evidence for the allegations you make against this kid. Seriously. If true, it's important information. But without proof, it's just gossip.

He sure has a nice butt.

Reuter's discusses the assumptions that he is gay: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/25/idUS422760388920110825

If we keep losing jobs, soon no one will be working!

Well, you missed a historical game today as the Yankees hit three grand slams- a major league record, on their way to a 22-9 win!! The Slammers

The Franco family genes must be sizzling. Thanks, EXPAT, for posting this.

Rachel Ray says that using a pressure cooker is "moderately easy." I went to ehow.com and found several articles on them, including this one: The Ivory Cooker

Anthony Recker, catcher for the Oakland A's. He's so new that the official website does not yet have his picture. So, let me say this- when he came to bat my jaw dropped. He's beautiful. Okay, I found this pic. Now add a smile, and...

Here's another thread of your that is just waiting for the right moment until people catch on: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/business/economy/us-may-back-mortgage-refinancing-for-millions.html?hp

Townsend, I can tell that you are up on all of the happenings in LA. For you to stop posting these bombshells would bring the place to a halt and we can't have that. So, please continue to do your research and drop these items on us so we all can take note of them.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/business/economy/us-may-back-mortgage-refinancing-for-millions.html?hp The government may propose a program to allow those underwater in their mortgages to refinance at today's new lower rates. Read the article, then tell me if is a good idea, okay? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/business/economy/us-may-back-mortgage-refinancing-for-millions.html?hp