Athos

Sometimes you can smell this when you walk into a club, just hanging in the air ... Intoxicating! I think of it as the aroma of beauty! Porthos

The best outcome would be for her to leave the A-hole, he ends up in jail and pimped out himself!!!

Missed it too ... Hope everyone had a fabulous day

I think there is a real difference between what ifs and regrets. I have very few regrets in my life. I'm happy with where I am, love my family, am proud of my children. I certainly had many forks in the road. Some of those would have led to more money than I make now, and occasionally it gives you pause to ask what if. But generally I think it's far better to live within the moment, especially if you are reasonably happy. No life is perfect, and the bumps along the way are what makes the journey interesting. If you're not happy in your journey, however, one should always try to find the courage to try a different path.

Well, I have several ladies in mind right now where the answer would be: yes, in a heartbeat! :icon_biggrin: Of course it's not going to happen, but in a completely different set of circumstances I could certainly imagine it.

Many years ago I was in an incredibly volatile relationship with a woman I loved intensely. The sort of relationship where you could be screaming mad, vow it was over, and then spend three days in bed together (which we did ... Fucked, slept, fucked more) If I think about her, those feelings return. A few years ago I saw her for the first time in over 20 years. Nothing happened, but the way I was feeling that night, all she had to do was say she wanted me and it would have been like 20 years had disappeared. Yes, I wonder! On the other hand, I suspect we would have made each other miserable in the long run! But boy we would have had fun along the way

Get well soon Old Dog. You are in our thoughts and are deeply missed.

Enemy of the State

In a case like this the interests of the party hiring the appraiser will determine whether the appraised value is high or low. It isn't necessarily overt, but the lawyers know which appraisers are conservative in their appraisals and which are not. They'll retain as their client's interests dictate. As Backrubman said, the only Estimate of value that's really meaningful is what someone's actually prepared to pay on any given day. Porthos

Take care.

Have a great b-day!!! Best wishes Porthos

Sounds like a really positive outcome. Glad it worked out.

Happy birthday Touch. Hope you have a fabulous day!

Seeing a stranger across the room at an art gallery. Maybe a sexy art student. Meeting her in gallery after gallery, never saying a word. But the energy is electric. Then, she is behind me. I can feel her presence, smell the scent of her perfume, hear her breathing. she takes my hand and leads me to the darkened corners of a gallery that is closed .... Well the rest stays in my imagination! Porthos

Another great comedy show: Taxi

And most "reality" tv is heavily scripted, not particularly real, and plays to voyeuristic tendencies to see people at their worst. Terrible stuff (Big Brother notwithstanding .... Cause I realize it has a big following here on CERB) Porthos

That was awesome. Great tune as well. Thanks for posting it mn2

Sitting on the deck, beer in hand, watching the birds at the feeders Reading Cooking ... I find cooking incredibly relaxing.

Spike TV has that show about absurd ways people get themselves killed! And history tv is full of faux archeology. I occasionally miss sports, although I've never been one to regularly watch sporting events, so it's not a huge loss. An amazing moment came on our return trip from NL. After a year with no tv we come to the first hotel on the trip, and neither kid even bothered to turn it on. It was incredible!!

So I went with an Internet package that allows 125 GB a month download (yet to come close to that so I might drop it a bit). ... It's still less than my old cable bill, and then I still had to pay for Internet on top. I remember the buzz when A&E first was launched .... Culture and arts programming. Now it's marathons of Storage Wars. Unreal. Everything you want to watch is available online. Porthos

Got rid of it over a year ago. Would never have it again. Just bought a new HDTV which we use for watching shows downloaded by computer. Thinking about getting Apple TV or some equivalent to stream directly from the computer wirelessly, but to be honest the hdmi cable doesn't bother me. Really can't justify spending that much money on mindless reality TV. Since I got rid of cable I rediscovered reading. I ever had time to read a book, but over the past year I've read 20+ novels, and watched really "good tv" that was my choice. Even cooler, both my kids have said they don't want cable again. Porthos