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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 12:11:02 GMT -5
Every time I go to Venice Beach I pop into a handful of the smaller bookstores there. They seem to stock the same stuff at the big chain bookstores, and since my vacation funds are limited I never buy a book while at the beach. If I lived there I'd definitely shop there though.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 19, 2014 12:47:32 GMT -5
Yesterday while out driving, I noticed the half-mast flags; as countries around the world struggle to make sense of the senseless about what happened to the passengers and crew aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. It is days like that which can make a person recoil in horror. That while the world is capable of much beauty, the world is capable of much darkness too. Scarier still are the implications this attack has for future stability in Europe: www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/07/russia-has-become-dangerous-again/374687/Russia/Ukraine, North Korea, China, the Arab Spring nations, Palestine and Israel...it's starting to seem like the world is a less safe place than it was in 1939.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 19, 2014 13:30:48 GMT -5
So should I take it personally that the ad space at the top of the forum has been showing me ads for Victoria's Secret and feminine hygiene products as of late? I know I'm a bit of a feminist in some of the debates here, but seriously...! For a minute there I was thinking, "what adverts? What the hell's he talking about?!" Then I realised, my ad-blocker must be working A-OK. Fortunately, proboards' ads aren't particularly intrusive, and they're what keeps this site up and running. I personally make an effort click on any that have even the most remote appeal to me as a means of supporting proboards (which, in turn, supports us).
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Post by coke & comics on Jul 19, 2014 16:05:40 GMT -5
I have barely read any comics in several weeks now. Or found much time to post here. But today the latest Usagi Yojimbo trade arrived, and I devoured it pretty quickly. Usagi battles the Red Scorpion gang. The opening arc in particular is extremely powerful, and the overarching saga takes some nice twists. Still going strong 30 years later. Been wondering where you've been. So are you going to resurrect the old Usagi reviews thread? I have every intention of doing so. Just been a bit busy of late getting my life (and comics) in order. I have found every Usagi book except the next two I am supposed to review! I believe I had set them aside so they wouldn't get lost in the mess and thus they got lost in the mess.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 19, 2014 16:45:36 GMT -5
[ I believe I had set them aside so they wouldn't get lost in the mess and thus they got lost in the mess. Never fails
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Post by DE Sinclair on Jul 20, 2014 9:57:02 GMT -5
what lies beyond the pearly gates...? -M This picture reminds me of a store that used to be in Milwaukee, Downtown Books. The store was in an old grocery store, about 20,000 square feet, jammed packed with old books, paperbacks, hardcovers, and on 1 floor, thousands of comics. First time I went I spent about $60 and spent no more than a buck or two per comic. I heard at the time they were moving, because the building was going to be rehabbed and they were being forced out. The new location was supposed to be just out of downtown and bigger. I found out the new address, which ended up being in downtown Milwaukee, this past May. Turns out they couldn't move to the bigger space and ended up in a 2,000 square foot storefront. The books were almost all gone, and the comics were down to a few hundred in racks at the front of the store. The only good thing was the two cats that lived in the old store were still around the new store.
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Post by Cei-U! on Jul 20, 2014 10:59:14 GMT -5
That steak dinner I "earned" by downloading Chrome for my sister? It was GOOD!!!!!
Cei-U! I summon the yummin'!
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Post by shaxper on Jul 20, 2014 11:00:27 GMT -5
Does your sister need a good anti-virus program? I could use a steak!
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Post by Pharozonk on Jul 20, 2014 11:01:40 GMT -5
How do you tell someone that their idea for their kid's birthday party is too childish? The girl is turning 16 and wants to have a more grown up Sweet 16 party, but her mom still wants to have too much control over it. She is too soft spoken to say anything to her mom so I want to help her out by bringing it to her attention before it's too late.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 20, 2014 11:04:56 GMT -5
How do you tell someone that their idea for their kid's birthday party is too childish? The girl is turning 16 and wants to have a more grown up Sweet 16 party, but her mom still wants to have too much control over it. She is too soft spoken to say anything to her mom so I want to help her out by bringing it to her attention before it's too late. What's your relationship to these people?
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Post by Pharozonk on Jul 20, 2014 11:12:11 GMT -5
How do you tell someone that their idea for their kid's birthday party is too childish? The girl is turning 16 and wants to have a more grown up Sweet 16 party, but her mom still wants to have too much control over it. She is too soft spoken to say anything to her mom so I want to help her out by bringing it to her attention before it's too late. What's your relationship to these people? It's my aunt and cousin so I know my aunt will at least take the time to listen to my advice. I just want to put it tactfully without creating any hard feelings.
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Post by rick on Jul 20, 2014 11:26:02 GMT -5
What's your relationship to these people? It's my aunt and cousin so I know my aunt will at least take the time to listen to my advice. I just want to put it tactfully without creating any hard feelings. Since you think she will listen, and since you plan to approach the subject politely and tactfully, it sounds like you have most of it already worked out. Just be kind in how you say it, and it should work out.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 20, 2014 11:47:27 GMT -5
Agreed.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2014 15:36:13 GMT -5
R.I.P Jim Rockford and Maverick. Actor James Garner has passed away at age 86.
This is Jim Rockford, I'm currently at the Pearly Gates so please leave a message...BEEP!
-M
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 20, 2014 15:41:17 GMT -5
I always appreciated what Garner would bring to his movie and TV roles. Above all else he was a major cast member of one of my all-time favorite films-The Great Escape
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