Thanks, gang.

I moved out of that house last week and into a nice house of my own. The
problems I'll have deal with the legal stuff with the property owners.

I hate to say this, cause it sounds like whining to me, but I sometimes
think my life is a country song. Everything seems to sour on me. I am a
brain-injury survivor (recovered from a cerebral hemmorhage & multiple
concussion -- wasn't supposed to live), my childhood was abusive, I keep
running into bad luck. Yeah, I know, I know, I keep coming through, but
there's only so much one can take before suffering a collapse. Right
now, I am on the edge of an emotional breakdown....

I am feeling really down today. I got word earlier that a good friend of
mine and former professional wrestler in the WWF and in Stampede
Wrestling, Bad News Allen/Brown passed away this morning of heart
failure.

Two weeks ago, I got word from my brother that my uncle had died. Last
week, a colleague (I have spoken and worked with him several times, but
never met in person) passed away from cancer. I am currently stressing
over outstanding bills that are outstanding because I was stupid enough
to agree to keep utilities and gas bills in my name in a "boarding
house", and discovered this world is full of parasites who refuse,
though they are fully capable, to pay their own way. I am about to
engage in a fight with the house owner over the outstanding funds ($1600
total). I am sure I will get a settlement, but not before my credit is
totally ruined.

All of this has robbed me of sleep, an appetite, and the desie to do
anything anywhere, for anyone. I'm beyond tears right now. I don't know
how much longer I can "hold it together", and am honestly having
difficulty wanting to do even that....

Sorry for the post, but I thought that maybe putting all this down might
help. Not so sure it has....

Thank you,LAMom!

Sluggo, I decided not to talk about the special effectrs of the
Brosnan/Dalton movies, though I do agree. Of course Moore's films got
more ridiculous as the years went on. Sorry, but Moonraker was just
stupidc at points with some of the crap. If you're gonna louse up a
story with special effects, at least make them good, right?

Speaking is Sci Fi, what do you think of the reworked Battlestar
Galactica?

More Bond trivia: Pierce Brosnan was supposed to replace Roger Moore,
but NBC (I think it was them) went and renewed his 5 yr. contract to
keep him away from the series, even though they had plans to cancel
Remington Steele before the renewal was made.

Timothy Dalton played Bond at 41. He was offered the role when he was in
his 20's but he declined, thinking he was too young for the part.

Call me old school but here's why I liked Connery best. If you have ever
read the novels, he came closest to catching that sense of who Bond is
in the books. (I always read the books. If a movie is made from a novel,
I'll pick that up before seeing the movie. It helps give insight into
the character, storyline, etc. Connery best captured that ruthlessness
that the novelization had in it. I wont read a book that was written
based on the movie though, waste of time). Ruthless, mean streak and a
capacity for uber violence that Moore just fails to deliver. I see the
Roger Moore Bond, and I see too much "I Spy". Dont get me wrong, Moore
is entertaining and he was good both in I Spy and his Bond films, but
his Bond comes off as a bit of a parody to me.

Lazenby just couldn't live up to Connery and bowed out of his 7 film
deal, and after seeing OHMSS I know why he did the right thing. The plot
and story were good Sluggo, but simply failed for me. I cant help
thinking it would've been a major hit if it was Connery... Lazenby just
came off too wimpy.

Dalton was probably the closest of all the Bonds to the creation of
Fleming, but the actor himself is a little wooden in the movies, like he
just felt obligated.. going through the motions.

Brosnan returned Bond back to something similar to what Connery brought,
and I put him at 2A (2B is Dalton, because of the likeness to the
character in the books). I enjoyed his movies, but he went and priced
himself out of the role.

I confess I havent seen Casino Royale yet, but plan to when it hits
Movie Central.

Pepsi SUCKS!!!!!!

Coke is The REAL thing! And, I can tell the difference a MILE away! I
always wonder if a product is so popular because of the ads we all see
on the tv....

did you know both Pepsi and Coke use fruit juice in their flavoring?
Pepsi uses lemon, and coke uses orange....

Side note... Who here is anti-KFC because of the way they supposedly
kill their chickens?

Aw, heck, no need to say sorry!!! I am totally in love with my 6 1/2
year old! We get into so much trouble all the time! Its GREAT!

Day-um!! LAMom's on a hot streak! More prizes!!!

stupid word filters!!!!!!
D.I.C.K Van Dyke!!!!!

More Bond trivia:

Ian Fleming, creator of Bond and writer of the novels wrote a kids book
that was turned into a movie. What's the name? (hint: Starred **** Van
Dyke)

You pretty much nailed it Mom... You get a prize!

Dalton is from Wales (British, yes...)

Roger Moore and Daniel Craig are the only two english actors to play
Bond.

where are Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan, George Lazenby, and Timothy
Dalton from?

Trivia question: Only two of the 6 Bonds were actually British actors.
Name them...

Practically the longest-running franchise in modern times, 007's
lifeline looks like it's not going to end soon. There have been a total
of 6 different Bonds:
Sean Connery (6 official movies, one "ubofficial")
George Lazenby(1 movie)
Roger Moore (7 movies)
Timothy Dalton (2 movies)
Pierce Brosnan (4 movies)
Daniel Craig (1 movie...so far)

Who's your favorite, and who is/was the best Bond? These can be two
separate questions with two separate answers..

All time, best-ever: Sean Connery! He was a charmer and a womanizer and
got away with it; He could out-bluff the most experienced gambler; dress
in a killer tux, kill a bad guy while wearing the tux, get the tux
bloodstained, go to the party, win the baccarat game, pick up the girl,
and save the world. He was polished in the centre, but rough around the
edges: The perfect gentleman-spy!

Your turn!

All my days have fallen by
Ancient tears of broken dreams;
Swept along upon a broken path
Of lost ideas and missing schemes.

In these tears pooled are waves of joy
And currents overflown with sorrow.
Though long gone, they're with me still,
Preparing me for one more tomorrow.

One more day when anything
And everything may pass this way
Has swept me up so rapidly
Too soon becoming one more yesterday.

I look back upon the twisted path
Along which my life has guided me
And see a million broken dreams
Mixed among the leaves of memories.

All I wound up having left behind
Comes back to haunt me like ghostly songs:
Shattered dreams, drowning me --
Making me wonder what the hell went wrong.

Anyone miss me?

This is one of the reasons I believe in the old-school adage of letting
my kid get a little dirty form time to time. And no drugs for minor
issues. Antibiotics are NOT for viruses, and only cause the bugs to
develop resistance to them.

We can let our immune systems develop stronger resistance with the "good
foods" and avoiding things like advertized "anti-bacterial" soap, etc.
This type of soap is ultimately a waste of money anyway. All you really
need is a good old fashioned bar of no-name stuff. Why do we
collectively insist on believeing all the things said in advertizing,
when the majority of what is said is a fallacy? When reading or hearing
about a great product, remember to take the information with a grain of
salt, always...

i was listening to a sports program on my drive home from work last
night and they talked about this. One of the guy's teammates talked
about feeling uncomfortable because he had this thought that his gay
teammate was attracted to him and all the athletes walk around naked in
the lockerroom. I find this somewhat narcissistic. Who does this guy
think he is, god's gift, thinking that just becaue the guy two stalls
down is gay, he must want to get the old reach around going.

Think of it this way: Women get naked in front of their straight male
doctors, and I bet at least 80% of them dont end up doing the nasty....

If I was on a team that was comprised mainly of girls who got naked and
changed in the lockerrom after the game, I'd be a little tired out from
playing the game to ogle smelly, ssweaty women.... Until AFTER the
showers....

Three women are about to be executed for crimes. One's a brunette, one's
a redhead, and one's a blonde.

Two guards brings the brunette forward, and the executioner asks if she
has any last requests. She says no, and the executioner shouts, "Ready .
. . Aim . . ."

Suddenly the brunette yells, "earthquake!!" Everyone is startled and
looks around. She manages to escape.

The angry guards then bring the redhead forward, and the executioner
asks if she has any last requests. She says no, and the executioner
shouts, "Ready . . . Aim . . ."

The redhead then screams, "tornado!!" Yet again, everyone is startled
and looks around. She too escapes execution.

By this point, the blonde had figured out what the others did. The
guards bring her forward, and the executioner asks if she has any last
requests. She also says no, and the executioner shouts, Ready . . . Aim
. . ."

The blonde shouts, "fire!!"