<p>Where is that thread about who we look like? Someone told me once that I look like the daughter on Maude, Adrienne Barbeau. It was a loooong time ago. I fear I probably look more like Maude now.</p>
<p>and jmmom-
interesting. I have progressive glasses 9and contacs). the only problem with the glasses is probably due to my lousy visionand astigmatism. I can no longer glance at something or someone out of the corner of my eye. It really stinks when I am somewhere trying to read someone’s nametag… when it is someone whose name I should know!!</p>
<p>Thanks, driver! Nice stroll down memory lane!
Hey, can someone pour me a brewskie?? I made the dumb mistake of reading and posting in one of the political threads in the parent cafe. Blech. I need a shower. It gets smarmy in there. I am going to try to stay out of that ring.</p>
<p>regarding the poltical threads, I have “taken the pledge” and continue to steer clear of them.</p>
<p>Glad SA is a politics free zone.</p>
<p>Driver, hope things are still going well in the health department. “Galaxy Quest” is a favorite at our house. Not just for Gwen DeMarco, but that helps.</p>
<p>Smart decision m&sdad. They need to hire referees over there (in those political threads).
And driver, I am just catching up. Sorry to hear you were ill and glad to hear you are on the mend.
And m&sdad, I am sure you are a giant among men.</p>
<p>Michael J Fox is about 5’-4", m&s. We used to live in his building and ride the elevator with him. He’s darn cute–but who could compete with that Tracy Pollan? She is a traffic stopper. My theory is that the spouse who gets to the mid-life crisis first wins all the attention. Men are usually quicker on the draw. What happened?</p>
<p>Nah, jymmie, the actor I just flew with is not from down under, he’s an American hot hot hottie–dating one of the hottest female actresses alive. She was not with him–which is a good thing. I think my husband would book a ticket to heaven if he took a 12 hour flight in her orbit. Think of all that swooning at the luggage carousel! The whole experience could spark a careening mid-life crisis–deeper than the one he is already nurturing.</p>
<p>driver, 5-11 3/4 is TAAAAAALLLLL. Wow. I’m impressed. Hope you are still feeling well…</p>
<p>50 got you down? Vision going? Tired? Achy? Feeling like all your fun is behind you? Got two words for y’all: law school. I started with better than 20/20 in one eye (the other is horrible, but I see through my good one); now, I can barely function without my glasses. </p>
<p>One of my friends has a theory that people in their mid-twenties are undergoing a quarter-life crisis. This one is not marked by half-naked blondes in red convertibles; rather, it’s the crisis that results from a lot of young-ish people who are not moving far in the world. Not like we are expecting to be CEOs, but so many of us have enormous debt, move back home, are barely surviving through grad school or are fighting just to get in - but we are 25 and enough people around us are getting married and buying houses that we feel like overgrown adolescents. Just something to keep in mind, before you look back too fondly upon the twenties. :)</p>
<p>Why are y’all sober? Mint juleps? (My Southern gal is coming out.)</p>
<p>i feel dumb asking, but…how do i get the cool “quote and originally posted by…” with the gray box? I am getting tired of cutting and pasting or retyping.</p>
<p>Welcome to SA Driver, take some time out in the hot tub, it is filled with champagne and very healthy </p>
<p>Last time I was having a Dr. check up, I was able to read the big chart on the wall that told how “tall” you were supposed to be for your weight, now that I was sporting my new progressive glasses…sheesh, I need to grow another 6" I thought to myself, only to have grizzled old doc measure & weigh me…(#7 on the list- you start to shrink)…"come on Doc, surely it’s 5’ and 3/4 of an inch…I can’t be 5’ nothin’ ", weeping and wailing ensue :eek:</p>
<p>bhappymom-
I too am “shrinking”, and don’t have any inches to spare. However, I had an interesting, pleasant experience the other day. I bought some slacks in the petite dept and I actually had to let the hems DOWN and inch! THAT was a first. If I strectch, I am 5’3" (maybe…). More recent measurements have be at like 5’2". Off to go take my calcium before I forget. And LOL about the dowagers hump!</p>
<p>blucroo-
we have all asked that question at one time or another. what you do is type
[quote]
then type in what you want in the grey box. Then to end the quote you have to type in a / before the word “quote” in
[quote]
at the end of what you type. I am afraid if I type it, this whole thing will end up in a grey box. If you don’t understand, I’ll try to explain in 2 separate posts, so it doesnt end up in quotes.</p>
<p>I’ve been told that I resemble Dame Edna, which I took as a compliment because she’s a royal, donchyno. Well, she’s a dame, anyway, and I do enjoy wearing a crown around the house.</p>
<p>My best friend’s daughter, at the age of five, once looked her mom in disgust when told to do something or other, saying, “How dare you speak that way to your future Queen!”</p>
<p>It was never clear where she got that comment from. Perhaps her past lives…Slugg - were you Queen of Mesopotamia in a past life?</p>
<p>On my computer at least if I highlight the word or phrase and hit control I those little square brackets with the i and /i appear magically on either side of the word. Same with control b and bold. I wish it would do the same thing with q. I get bored typing out the whole word.</p>
<p>SBMom - LOL. We are the Champions indeed. Champions of the Alley baby.</p>
<p>OK. If I type control i some weird IE menu of favorites comes up on the side of my browser. I think they actually don’t even allow software into the Alley, oops.</p>
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