Yes, when I think about it I would miss the dark side the most. That's where you really learn who everyone is and what they're all about. I don't think those kind of revelations come out as easily on other forums since there always seems to be one of those moderator types lurking in the background. They make me feel like mom or dad is watching and ready to pounce. Don't like that. Another thought: It would be kind of dumb to bail on this place just because of the changes. I do hate the login problem, but since I'm using Firefox now for this site, the ads aren't a problem anymore. In fact, everything is much faster. In a way you could think of all this new stuff as a game. iV keeps making changes and someone out here figures out a way around it. There really were some good suggestions from a whole bunch of people when this stuff surfaced a week ago. That to me says there are still a whole lot of folks not wanting to jump ship quite yet. And yes, it has been a good Saturday. A big kettle of lentil/tomato soup is done; my piecrust for tomorrowÂs pumpkin pie is done and everything is chopped and ready for Chicken with Lemon Grass & Ginger for dinner tonight. Back to watching skating on the tube. Isn't reality TV dead?

Really WAY to go, Fox and I had to go through that with Cole, and we basically did it the same way. Sheesh whats wrong with some teachers? Teaching is not my calling I do know that and there are alot ALOT of wonderful teachers out there but then also there are some that just cater to the "in crowd" or something. Sheesh no child should be bullied and if the teachers don't step in while the kids are in their custody then by all means kids need to be able to defend themselves. (not with weapons or such) but you can't hide from a bully all your life and teachers need to realize the damage that it puts on our kids. I gave Cole a baseball bat after his older delinquent cousin kept picking on him then had the gall to come into our yard to pick on him, cousin is Alans age (4 years older than Cole), Alan hadn't gotten home yet and Cole came in crying with his head all red from being slapped so I handed him a baseball bat and told him to go have some swinging practice then I called Jack, a policeman friend and he came by and picked timothy up. He is now in a Juvie prison for some reason or other.

MaryAnn - If you're still looking for fun stuff for your office buddies, GardenGirl posted a link (here at Crafts Forum) to a cute little MarthaStewart votive candle cover. You could also use that as a tiny trick-or-treat container. I found this other MS link that has 6 labels for Hallowe'en candy... whatever candy you want. Just put it in a little bag (or jar) and add one of these funny labels. Here is a link that might be useful: MS's Candy Jar Labels (pdf file)

Used to be an early adopter on most things, including tech and fashion (lived in NYC as a single person), but have turned into a luddite slug wrt anything but a few areas. pesky, you're behind the times with a big-screen that doesn't hang on the wall? LOL we still have our 1993 27" Toshiba CRT tv as our only one! We periodically shop for a larger new tv but we just can't seem to get rid of this one since it still works. Would be a shame to waste it. We figure when it dies, we'll get whatever is best (within our price range) then, as we did back in 1993. Don't think the new item will last as long, though :( -- that's what ticks us off about buying new technology these days. Funny thing: I got a DroidX the day it came out (replacing years of free craigslist phones). I was looking at it one day recently at the gas station, trying to navigate my little corner of it, and the gas station attendant came up excitedly -- he'd just gotten a DroidX the day before and had it *completely* customized -- he'd downloaded wallpaper, put tons of music on it, had each home page completely arranged and connected the way he wanted it...his excitement at encountering a fellow Droid owner turned to disgust when he saw that I use *one* home page and only the very basics there...