I dont know the bar is clear again
I logged in late to have a chat, seems everyone has dissappeared.
Im all alone with our friend we have not named yet and I dont think the sex has been defined either or have I missed something, I wonder what he or she drinks?
Oh Well Ill have one for the road

Yea, Georgia, the bar is in slumber mode(the whole forum section actually). Doesn't seem to be a good time to come in at all, right now. Even the various games are not getting any responses. Either everyone is extremely busy, or everyone is extremely disinterested. Fortunately, I never lose my love for beer.

Yes I am reading about the German intellectuals who came over here after the turn of the century and showed us what advertising could do to control the people. As the politicos noticed they started hiring them. It's amazing how quickly people will come together and throw their rights out the window when they have a common enemy to fear.

On a lighter note my wife and I went and saw the new movie "Atonement". What a piece of pseudo-artistic, pseudo-intellectual crap that piece of garbage is. I have seldom been in a movie that made me want to scream at the screen, "You have got to be kidding me!" Contrived, pretentious, clumsy, but very pretty at times. One star out of ten.

Hears to being up early! Or just being up all night, though my toast is with a Pepsi (after a chug of java), and only cuz there is no damn Coca-cola. At this time of morning I need the caffeine, and I really hate that. But I do what I gotta do I guess. I wonder... do they take out some of the caffeine as well as the sugar in Diet Dr. Pepper (the only diet soda I can stomach)? It just doesn't have the punch that the others do. Black tea is rather nice, but less accesible at work. So anybody have any other caffeine ideas, TASY IDEAS, or substitutes I should say? I'll check back later cuz none of you are up yet!

Keri, chocolate is always good, you do have to eat quite alot to get a decent caffeine hit, but, hey, like thats hard!

Franklyn, Atonement, one star out of ten! I really liked that movie! not as good as the book though, read it mate, you might like it (maybe not!)

Yeah black tea rocks! Starbucks black tea is the best and sometimes I buy boxes of that to keep on hand.

Tracy, hi!. Yeah I thought the movie was a gimmicky done to death idea. The beginning was like a CK Etenity commercial or Abercrombie & Fitch commercial that someone pulled out the edges of to make into a movie. They tried to be artistic, but at the cost of insulting the audience. There were parts that were absolutely beautiful to look at but the movie was only about as thick as a grease film on a puddle. You look at it and it is all rainbow, but there is not much to it. I was insulted by Titanic the same way. And don't think it's just because I am a man and don't understand "chick flicks". I love "The Hours" and my wife and her friends will make fun of me from time to time because I do appreciate a good romance. But I am afraid this movie was neither.

WOw, I really did dislike that movie. Listen to me rant!!!

If you see Titanic for no other reason, it has to be for the guy who falls off the back of the upended boat, hits the propeller and goes "TING". Glad I didn't watch it in public. I would never have been able to stop laughing.

Hi Boys And Girls
This is the weekend !!
Tracy where did you get chocolate in any format dont matter how much

has caffiene fix

its up and over no sooner taken

yes that was my favorite part. The people bouncing off the rails as the fell down the deck of the up-ended ship. Loved the propeller.

What are the chances of this happeninG?

Friends of our were in town from Phoenix AZ. Today was their last day here and we had plans to meet them for lunch. Were supposed to meet them in Winter Park which is about 10 miles from our house. They called a couple of hours before meeting time to say the restaurant we were to meet at was not open for lunch so there as a change of plans. They wanted to eat at this amazing little French place. The only problem was that it was 45 mile from our house. We decided to do it any way and got directions to the place on line. We were the first ones to get there and discovered it had went out of business. Strike 2. So we do a bit of phone tag and decide to meet at this other restaurant that we like. A third friend involved in this was the first person there. They called. It was out of business too. Strike 3. We finally ended up eating a Fudruckers which is a burger place here. 3 friggin restaurants gone.The economy here really is tanking!

Georgia i agree with the immediate up and down from chocolate, but like we really need an excuse for eating chocolate. The chocolate did remind me of something though. Chocolate covered coffe beans. Its like sweet speed or something. Really a big caffeine buzz, but a harsh come down! Definitely worth the upside if you've got alot of work to do.

Franklin, I'm just down the hills from you in the Denver area, and yah, I am seeing favorite shops closing or relocationg in last ditch efforts to survive. Walmart sure seems to have crowded parking lots. But what is up with vehicles? If the economy is so down, how is it everyone drives these big friggin SUV's or Trucks that eat gas like theres an endless supply. Sometimes I think the personification the media/comedians give President Bush should apply to most Americans, or at least those that drive those monster vehicles! I mean if you actually live in the mountains, I can see it, but in the city, please....learn how to drive!

Yes, I agree about the SUVs. I actually live in Florida. Our friends were from AZ. But folks here in flat Florida land either drive the SUVs or those gigantic pick-up trucks. We live out in the country, and I feel like I have landed in some redneck stereo-type land. Saw a pick-up the other day with a flag-pole welded to the bed flying a rebel flag. SCARY stuff.

You live in the thick of Crackerville, Franklin, if you're near Winter Park. Down here in Miami, it's a whole 'nother world. I couldn't stand the 11 years I spent in Sarasota. A decade of my life wasted. When I first moved to this state, I originally wanted to move to Miami, but was talked out of it by some ignorant rednecks. "Oh, the crime is out of control!" "You can't get work. All the Cubans have taken the jobs!" blah, blah, blah. What a load of rubbish. From a bunch of inbred xenophobic morons.

Moving to Miami was like going back to my hometown of New Orleans, only on a larger scale. It's great here, best city in Florida.

My wife and I spent several days on vacation down there. It was really great. The food was awesome, the people nice and the atmosphere was a lot more progressive than this country cow-poke town. We are stuck here for a couple of years at least. We bought a house and need to wait a a bit for an upswing in the economy to sell it. Luckily the neighborhood we are in is culturally diverse and everyone gets along great. It's just when you drive a mile or two in any direction that you notice the red necks. I went to school in Sarasota, Ringling, but found the town to be boring and without any soul. The Mote Marine Science center was kind of cool, but nothing to base living somewhere on.
I never made it to New Orleans before it was destroyed. I think when we move we are going to relocate out west. I really liked Seattle, and I have heard that Portland is cool too.

Unfortunately, due to the economy, everyone is trapped in Florida. If ever I leave(and I will) I wont look back with fond memories. I'd like to return west, myself, possibly New Mexico or Arizona(or even Mexico, money still goes a lot farther down there). As long as it's warm in the winter.

Our friends just movie to Arizona and they like it. They say the weather is awesome and the culture is pretty good.

Some times the weekend is more tiring than the work week. We had to have a tire replaced, we ha to fertilize the lawn, patch one of the irrigation lines, move my wife's office from one room to the other, clean out the garage! Sheesh!!! I am going to be glad to go to wrk so I can take a nap!!!

Well folks
Not happy chappy today log in time 1hour 20mins
had coffee gotta get back to work dont know how long to upload this message
I think broadband is F sorry will not say it
I think we overloaded in UK man at post office is livid because it takes so long

And the voodoo clock is permenantly in correct

The world is falling apart around us Georgia!

Ah well, who needs to keep track of time? We've got all the time in the world.