A couple years ago, my children (8 and 10 at the time) had their bikes stolen because they left them outside. We made them use their own money to have them replaced. Those are the most well taken care of bikes in the history of bikes. LOL

We do not celebrate Halloween.

But, boy do I agree. I think there must be some frustration in the fact that Obama is leading in the polls. Perhaps it would be just the opposite if McCain had a lead. I think the race will be tightening in the coming days and the level of discourse may improve. I think it's a shame that people have to resort to ad hominem to bolster their point and their candidate. The one thing I don't get is how people keep saying they are scared-- weird!

This is so shameful that it almost makes me want to cry. When has a presidential candidate EVER had to prove they were a citizen of this country? Do people realize the type of fraud, on many levels, that would have had to be committed in order for anyone to pull something like this off? I would expect more of mature, educated, home schooling parents than to continue these gossip and lies on a decent citizen of our country. It really makes the community, as a whole, look bad that this is even allowed on this board. There are enough independent, fact-checking organizations that could have been consulted before this was posted for a group of people who have no way of checking into anything like this. The purpose seems to be to continue the smear on Obama and it is shameful!

I'm new at the web stuff, but it seems to be pretty easy and in great demand. I help plan and coordinate new websites and update current sites. It's definitely something anyone with a computer can do from home.

Really, we have two anoles so I can feel your pain, but I'll watch this thread to see if I can get some answers too.

However, I also voted for Kerry (a white man) in 2004 along with about 90% of black voters. I think you would have a point if 95-97% of black people switched parties to vote for a black man, but since blacks have voted for white Democrats for many years now, your point that blacks are somehow racist because they're voting for Obama sort of falls flat.

I'm in a "safe" state and so I probably won't get to see Obama in person unless I head on over to Virginia one of these times. Or, hopefully, I'll get to see him on January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC.

I know I'm new here, but it disturbs me greatly to see such claims thrown about without any substantiation. Voter fraud is a very serious charge and in spite of the Republicans always crying "voter fraud", it almost never happens in our country. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/washington/12fraud.html Voters are far more likely to be disenfranchised than to show up to vote under fraudulent terms. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/us/politics/09voting.html There is a difference between registering someone to vote and them actually coming out to cast a vote, which is what a "voter" is-- someone who votes. Therefore, it is impossible to have voter fraud before a vote is cast. As I understand it, Acorn flags registrations it sees as potentially fraudulent and, by law, they have to turn them in. Even if Acorn weren't cooperating the way they have been, the fraudulent registrations to the number registered is extremely low. Here is a link to an article which sums this, non-story, up quite nicely. It's partisan but has plenty of links for anyone interested in finding out the truth. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2008/oct/13/election-acorn-voter-fraud BTW, I've been lurking for quite a while and have only jumped in occasionally. Politics are not for the faint of heart and my heart just is not strong enough for some of the political discussions around here. LOL So, I just read and glean what I can from those wiser than myself about all kinds of topics.

Every tooth my 12 year old son lost, except for his very first one, had to be pulled by the dentist. I feel bad for him because the remaining baby teeth don't look like they are going to budge and eventually he may have to have them pulled.

I had to get my tissue when Michelle began to talk about Barack trying to be the father, to his daughters, that he never had. I thought Michelle was just marvelous.

The card comes with an adapter so you can put it right into your computer or you can use the cord that comes with your phone to transfer information. Your phone probably came with some instructions on how to use the cord for transferring info. HTH

This is my first post here (long time lurker) but I had the same issue with my laptop and found out about how the heatsink can get clogged with dust-- some brands more than others. I happen to have a Toshiba and it is famous for having this problem. Anyway, I was able to blow it out and haven't had a problem with it overheating since. I hope this helps. Here's a link to some more information: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Laptop_overheating_due_to_dust-clogged_internal_heatsinks_in_2.5_year_old_laptop.jpg