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Thanks guys I do feel better now -Kevin

Edamame is perhaps the most wonderful food on the planet, IMO! It's delicious, nutritious, and quite a bit of fun to eat! In fact I can't think of any other food that I enjoy that so perfectly balances taste with health (assuming it isn't making me a hormonal crazy person that is ).

I do. In fact many days soy and soy products are practically all I eat. It's not just a good source of protein, but also fiber. Anyway, I'm seriously screwed if soy is found to be detrimental to one's health

Hi dude I currently live in Houston, Texas. I'm definitely enjoying it and plan to hang around for a few more years, but I doubt very seriously that I'll still be here in 10 or 15 years. It's very hot and humid, and it's been awfully rainy lately. This is of course nothing new to me having grown up in Louisiana, but I'd quite like to escape the jungle like humidity someday I shall probably either move to New York City, New York, or else somewhere in California (probably L.A.) within the next 8 or 9 years, and whichever one I don't move to will be next on my list There are far too many places I want to live in to think about permanently settling down in any of the above mentioned places. Oh it could happen under the right circumstances I imagine, I'm not completely closed to the idea of settling down in one of those places for good, but mostly I don't see it happening. After I live in both New York and LA - and thus will have lived in a large city on either side as well as the middle of the country - I think I'd like to spend extended time on the British Isles (yes, including Wales), and Australia. I'd also like to visit various parts of Europe and the Orient, but I'd probably prefer to visit there verses staying so long it would be classified as living there (although I certainly hope to be alive whilst doing it ). Anyway, if all that goes more or less according to plan I'd like to finish out my days in Canada. I love the Canadians! Still, I realize any of the places between here and Canada might "rope me in" and make me stay. So I guess we'll just see where I end up Have an awesome day all, Kevin

Good Pic, old Bob

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday, Dude! I hope your day is remarkably pleasant and may the up coming year be filled with much joy, peace, and prosperity! -Kevin

Awww so sorry I'm late Happy Birthday, Fran

Hey Sharon

Congrats, Dude! I'm really happy for you!

Happy Birthday!! I hope it is filled with much happiness -Kevin

NO! I totally didn't see those! I haven't been in the last couple of weeks. LOL sounds like I have an excuse to go shopping Thanks for the tip, Johnny err Richie Have an awesome day and take care! Kevin

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Hey LC I'm so glad you had such a fun night! It sounds like you do have a wonderful bunch of friends and it's cool that you guys are so close! Awww I'm sorry you got a hangover though! I'm extremely lucky in that I seem to be completely immune to those (no doubt due in large part to the massive amount of water I drink, LOL). It's definitely a lot better when your work environment is positive and your co-workers are willing to help out! Many times that makes all the difference. I'm looking forward to reading "Learning to Fall"! Let me know when it comes out Take care and have an awesome day! Kevin

Wooo HOOO! I'm glad you're having such a good time, dude!

Happy Birthday, Carl I hope you have a great day and an excellent year! -Kevin

WOOO HOOOO!! The site looks awesome, CJ! And I know the forum will be a big hit as well! Awesome job, you really earned this!! Have a fantastic day and happy writing! -Kevin

I'm planning on coming, but I'm not 100% sure yet (a good 95% though)

It'll be wonderful to meet you, Jason You'd better come Matty! I'll even meet you at the airport if necessary (LOL, we know how well that'll work out ) Awww yay! It'll be awesome get to meet you in person, LC! aww, com'on, Luigi! Think about this way, maybe you avoid unpacking! I certainly hope you can make it, CJ! It wouldn't be the same without you! I'm starting to get really excited about this -Kevin

I was going to respond to this as soon as I read it...but then I got distracted making other posts... and then I heard about this sale and... Well that's awesome, Kurt! Awww Just remember your past got you where you are now

Well that's quite normal and healthy, LC, and probably smaller than the average guy lol. And I bet they look awesome on you! A challenger!! LOL, I suppose we could compare credit card statements or something, but I'm content to let you have the title if you like. HAHA, at least I'll have shopping partner if I ever make it to London Anyway, I fear we've gone a bit So in keeping with the hero topic, do you guys think it's fair to hold a "hero" to a higher standard than one would hold a regular person? Have an awesome day all -Kevin

LOL, I can do this too haha, and really I bet it's anyone's guess who paid more for theirs

You know that song, "Jane Says", by Jane's Addiction? It goes like this: "Jane Says" Jane says I'm done with Sergio He treats me like a ragdoll She hides The television Says I don't owe him nothing, But if he comes back again Tell him to wait right here for me Or just Try again tomorrow I'm gonna kick tomorrow Gonna kick tomorrow Jane says Have you seen my wig around? I feel naked without it She knows They all want her to go But that's O.K. man She dont like them anyway Jane says She's goin away to spain When she gets my money saved I'm gonna start tomorrow I'm gonna kick tomorrow Gonna kick tomorrow She gets mad Starts to cry She takes a swing but She cant hit She don't mean no harm She just don't know What else to do about it Jane goes To the store at 8:00 She walk up on St. Andrews She waits And gets her dinner there She pulls her dinner From her pocket Jane says I ain't never been in love I don't know what it is She only knows if someone wants her I want them if they want me I only know they want me She gets mad And she starts to cry She takes a swing man She cant hit! She don't mean no harm She just dont know What else to do about it Jane says Jane says I sorta feel like Jane. I mean I ain't never been in love. Don't know what it is. I only know if someone wants me. It's not as sad as it sounds. I'm really quite fine with it. I mean I believe in love. I think it's wonderful for the people it happens to. And I even say it could happen to me. I mean I guess it could. I don't really believe it though. Not really. I mean, I'm too realistic and practical to actually fall in love. To honestly think that the person's perfect, or even perfect for me. I know what I want. I have a clear image of it in my head. It's a tall order, and people like that don't really exist. It's only reasonable to compromise a bit. Only I can't/won't. I'm too much of a dreamer, a romantic. I keep thinking someday... I mean how do you just say to yourself, "Well, this guy isn't perfect for me. He's too __. Or he isn't ___. And he'd never ___. But he's an all around good guy, and I should settle for him."? How does one say that? That they're just giving up on X, Y, and Z in their partner and settling for A, B, and C instead? I know no one's perfect, I know a long-term relationship won't always be blissfully happy and easy. I know it'll take work. I know we'll disappoint each other. I just want to think - to be deceived into believing - that *THIS* is perfect, that this is IT. Just for the beginning of the relationship anyway. Is that so much to ask? To actually fall in love? To do the head-over-heels, you're-the-most-wonderful-person-in-the-world, thing? But I won't fall in love. Perhaps I'm not the type. I could fake it. Perhaps I will if I get desperate enough. Only I won't get desperate. I'm too self-contained and independent. I could never define myself in terms of someone else anyway. I think the only way I would share my independence with someone is if I were "fooled" into believing in the fairytale. It's a pity though, I think I could make a relationship work assuming I had a half-decent, half-committed partner. I could provide the other half. It would just be fooling me in the first place that would be the difficult part. It's quite sad because I am so romantic. I'd have so much fun being in love. But I really can't ever imagine being there. I can imagine loving someone as my partner. Making a commitment and a life together. Only I really can't imagine that moment. That beginning. I know it's overrated. I really do. I know the majority of people in a happy, long-term relationship would probably say that it's the life together, the commitment, etc. that's the important part. That it doesn't matter how hard you fall you can quite easily get burned. I know that. Maybe I'd like to get burned though. Maybe I'd like to invest everything I had into this silly, impractical, short-lived affair, just to see what all the fuss is about. I'd get over it. I always do. LOL, and I'm certainly not impractical enough to every think that because "you don't love me my life is over". Hmm, perhaps in order to go through the 1st part you'd have to be the type of person who could think the 2nd part? The way I see my future is either contentedly single forever, or else pragmatically settling for someone. I could deal with either...only I'd rather fall in love. Have you ever been in love? Yes, YOU, the person reading this blog. I'm not asking if you're in love now, or if you think you could fall in love. All I asking is if you've ever really been in love. Have you? I don't know, maybe I'm just strange. Or maybe I'm being negative. Or maybe it just doesn't matter that much. But all I know is: I ain't never been in love. I don't know what it is.

Awww, , looking forward to it, David! Hmm, I want to ride a cable car too. How bout we have the hug in the cable car? LOL, I was going to answer the same way! GST was one of the favourite expressions of one of my close friends. LOL, it's definitely true for me! People that know me fairly well know by now that whatever time I say I'll be somewhere they should add a half hour too

I'm sorry she disappointed you - and presumably hurt her family - Kurt To be fair it sounds like something someone would only do if they were feeling "desperate". I'm definitely not trying to say she made the right choice, or handled it the best way possible, but it sounds to me like chances are there was a lot of stress and pressure building for a long time to make her react like that. That's the problem with "heroes" and "role models" in general, they don't get to be human. Well said, Menzo. That's pretty much how I feel to actually. I guess the nearest I would have would be my grandfather, who's done an excellent job of not disappointing me in the 23 years that I've known him. He certainly isn't perfect though, and again that's because he's human. Perhaps I just attach too much weight to the term, but I don't think I'd ever use it to describe another person. I definitely don't meant to rain on the parade or anything though. It sounds like you guys have some awesome heroes!! Great people indeed! Have a fantastic day all! Kevin