closed the block down and its a big flea market and carnival foods

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Rev_Beezer wrote:still alive

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The main reason I don't go all in with on-line banking is the fear of panic attacks. I know it's totally irrational, but I pretty much round all my transaction in such a way that I create an invisible cushion in my checking account, and use cash for most of my daily transactions.

In other financial issues, I suppose its time to get some new insurance quotes for home and auto. You'd think moving from Essex County to rural Arkansas would occasion big savings in car insurance, but you'd be wrong.

Just walked by a car with all these Puerto rican signs and flags...they love it so much they and their entire family moved to pa. That stuff cracks me up.

i don't get how it's funny. it's much better to live here and look for work

If I could live comfortably, I'd move to Puerto Rico yesterday. Well, since I've never been there, I'd probably visit first. But the idea of living there or in the tropics has always appealed to me. I picture myself spending all day on my sunny deck sipping mojitos listening to Latin jazz and taking a nice swim in the ocean before sitting down to a dinner of paella or something.

That's probably exactly what it'd be like too.

The final scene of Trading Places.

It rains alot in Puerto Rico.

what i mean is theyre not puerto rican anymore. they're americans, so why have all the flags and stuff??? same goes for anyone that hangs on to some ancestry from 40 or 50 years ago. it's fine if you're a a first generation immigrant. i understand theyre not really immigrants, but the kids and adults that are 2nd and 3rd generation have the flags and shirts and stuff. i'll never understand that. it's like me being proud of something my granparents were?? im not that thing, why hold onto it?

pacino wrote:what i mean is theyre not puerto rican anymore. they're americans, so why have all the flags and stuff??? same goes for anyone that hangs on to some ancestry from 40 or 50 years ago. it's fine if you're a a first generation immigrant. i understand theyre not really immigrants, but the kids and adults that are 2nd and 3rd generation have the flags and shirts and stuff. i'll never understand that. it's like me being proud of something my granparents were?? im not that thing, why hold onto it?

history, pride, tradition, pride?

humans are tribal creatures

I mean yeah its stupid, and the world would be a much better place if people didn't identify themselves strongly with ethnic groups.

But they do, and that's not going to change.

It's great being white and european

agree with pac, nationalism blows.

Jennifer Lopez is hot though.

take it to the popular opinions thread.

Nationalism sucks. I'm into sectionalism myself. I think the Pacific Northwest should declare war on California. I'm pretty sure we can kick those hippies' asses and then we can have Movie Stars do our landscaping and other chores and stuff. That would be kewl.

TenuredVulture wrote:If I could live comfortably, I'd move to Puerto Rico yesterday. Well, since I've never been there, I'd probably visit first. But the idea of living there or in the tropics has always appealed to me. I picture myself spending all day on my sunny deck sipping mojitos listening to Latin jazz and taking a nice swim in the ocean before sitting down to a dinner of paella or something.

I hear that the beach-y locations in Costa Rica have been mostly snapped up already, but I've also heard appealing things about the more 'normal' options there (that is, your sunny deck may not look out on the Pacific, but the mojitos would still hit the spot).

And oh, the coffee

smitty wrote:Nationalism sucks. I'm into sectionalism myself. I think the Pacific Northwest should declare war on California. I'm pretty sure we can kick those hippies' asses and then we can have Movie Stars do our landscaping and other chores and stuff. That would be kewl.

ANNEX IDAHO. Maybe Vancouver, too.