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Three day weekends? Every weekend? Unheard of. Best wishes in picking you new major. Try to decide what you really like most, then go for it.

We are so fortunate to have Publix here in middle Tennessee. What a great relief from Kroger. As for Food Lion, I don't know how they hold on; have to be losing money. My only complaint about Publix is they still get too much of their produce from California, though less than other chains. As I responded to my Italian friend's question about fresh fruit and vegetables after visiting a great neighborhood market with him in Milano, we have them abundant, cheap, and not fit to eat. Love Publix.

Happy Birthday, Benji! (I miss chatting with you.)

Welcome to GA, Aythya! You will find some great stories and great people here. A story recommendation from me: Circumnavigation by C James...the longest novel ever posted here without a single dull moment.

Here's another link. I know you want to see it again. https://youtu.be/nKQBemOz8bo

There's one in every crowd.

If you think you don't like country music, invest 8 minutes of your precious time watching this video. It was Wednesday night's hottest performance in Nashville. https://youtu.be/i9VdLKQgVy0

You are the Good Samaritan here, Edward. There's no need for you to have any remorse.

Happy 25th Birthday, Lacey!

Unless you are a died in the wool Microsoft IE user, who may find Edge to your liking, I think anyone should install Chrome, Firefox, or whatever you are familiar with, and go with it.

I still like Windows 10. Don't know about your problem with Nook, Drew. I use Nook only on a tablet and have no problems there. Good luck.

Happy Birthday, Dave!

Andy, Good to hear from you. Great pictures of Lil Q. Thanks. You will eventually have some time when she leaves home (to attend college or get married). Until then, you need to be busy enjoying having her around.

The Appeal of Free: 75 Million Users Download Windows 10 in First Month New York Times article.

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Too much debt. Too much oil. Too much government spending. Too many freeloaders. We have become a nation of excess, with the exception of intelligent leadership. (Confidential to W L: I am both a CPA and an economist.)

Sorry to hear of your catastrophic experience with Windows 10, Steve. I hate getting into those hours-long tech support phone calls...people who can't speak English very well, won't pull their headset microphone around in front of their mouth, mumble, etc. The second and third time I ask them to repeat an instruction, I would think they could clean up their act; some just won't do it. I hope most people's experience converting to Windows 10 is like mine. It was pretty smooth. Of course, I'm not using any W10 features I don't fully understand, stayed with Firefox, Thunderbird, Open Office, AVG. It's funny how well those free things work. Best wishes on getting it straightened out. I think you should sue but, of course, that would cost a lot more than a new desktop.

Thanks, Ace. Very well said. Not all religious people are evil. And you are right about the rules. When you enter the chat room, you see them including: "Thou Shalt Not: Use language that is racist, sexist, anti-religious, homophobic, or heterophobic in nature". How about that?

AVG has four recommended privacy fixes for Windows 10: http://now.avg.com/four-quick-windows-10-privacy-fixes/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_name=August2015art2dektop&REID=936508.97900.926840&ECID=em-na-bl-Newsletter-pPC0815-&SMID=

Happy Birthday, Bill!

Happy Birthday, Caz!

Certainly is!

Thanks, David. I had a little scare this morning when I fired up my desktop. It had updated and generated an error message, none of which I expected and not a big deal, fortunately. I made the change you suggested. I like being in charge.

Well, I did it. I upgraded to Windows 10. Why? Hmmm...the price was right. I'm certainly not a geek. I don't have to have the latest of everything. I know it has a lot of features, but I haven't explored much. Has a new browser, Edge, not Explorer. I've used it just a little...no opinion yet. I'm sticking with Firefox browser and Thunderbird e-mail. Is anyone else on Windows 10? Have you found some great features I should check out? What's your opinion? I know one thing. It is fast! Didn't expect that. It is much faster than Windows 7 Home Premium.