rockpile

Yes, I remember it well: Summer of 1973 Hanging in the woods of north Jersey Lots of pot smoking. Making music and lying back. ** Plotting violent crimes in between smoking doobies *** Too wasted to run anywhere.

THERE is a t-shirt that would sell! LOL

NY climate is fine. About 20+ years back I grew three plants in my vegetable garden and they yielded 19 ounces! I have not used any in about 4 years because: 1. I do not know what may have been added to the crap on the street. 2. I do not miss MJ enough to fail a drug test. I am unemployed and expect I will need to take a test sooner or later. I find caffeine/coffee more "addicting" than pot!

Take a sample of the water to the pool store and find out what is in it. Most times chlorine, PH+, PH-, stabilizer, and "blue shower" clarifier will fix anything. Once you have it balanced, keep it maintained (tweak it regularly), and it will not cost much to keep it that way. As far as emptying the pool... mine holds 25,000 gallons!

Thanks, Mark - You Da Man!

Weekly Bump / Reminder If you wish to support me for the MS Walk, please click on the link. MS WALK 2010 We are up to $800, which is great! It would be fantastic to reach my Personal Goal of $2,000, and Team Goal of $2,500. You can also join my team and raise funds on your own - it all goes to the same cause!! There are walks all over NY from May 2nd to May 16th. Any amount is appreciated! Thanks so much...

Thanks, Chris! Total is up to $750 - TSW ROCKS!

Sponsor financial details are not public. YOU can just send me cash - I need a garbage plate.

I will just send you last years pictures again but mix them up. You won't notice! ...and you are going to "pay me" when?

Happy Birthday, my very good friend!!

"Yes, officer I popped open that door. My, name? Jay Rosen!" What the hell, everyone else is using his identity!

<bump> I will try to only do this on weekends. Additional sponsors contributed another $150 ! Total is now $350. Thank you. Sponsor me! Rockpile's MS Walk Home Page

Rochester D&C July 2010 Pittsford, NY home burglarized by credit card call center representative. LOL!! Sorry (really) about the id theft hassles.

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Actually when it comes to tips, I consider that part of the service. If the service has made my dining experience more pleasant and relaxing, I do not mind tipping. If a hair stylist really does a great job on my wife's cut/style/color, and it was a relaxing "time-out" from her real world, she tips accordingly. If the service was poor, do not expect a tip from me. I am not the government and do not subsidize incompetence. I got a set of windshield wipers from a parts store that installs them for you (usually a sixty second no tip perk). I had a broken piece on the blade assembly the guy had to find, fart around with for almost a half hour, and charge me and extra buck fifty for; I gave him ten bucks and told him to keep the change. Yeah, ten bucks is not a lot but I am unemployed again, so it was a lot for me! I always reward good service as best as I can.

Mine is Lackawanna.

Native American. I was BORN here. When I try to use this as my "ethnicity" on polls, that is no longer a choice. I am Caucasian, according to the US Census. I am a descendant of Swedish and Dutch peasant immigrants - a fine heritage! Form Merriam-Webster: Main Entry: Cau·ca·sian Pronunciation: \kȯ-ˈkā-zhən, kä- also -ˈka-zhən\ Function: adjective Date: 1658 1 : of or relating to the Caucasus or its inhabitants 2 : of, constituting, or characteristic of a race of humankind native to Europe, North Africa, and southwest Asia and classified according to physical features —used especially in referring to persons of European descent having usually light skin pigmentation

He wants to keep his sponsors. It would be even bigger news if he was named Favre or Brady. As more information becomes available, it may go away or it will be 'reported to death' on every media outlet.

Yo, Doc! I heard that Holmgren was planning on naming a starting QB going into training camp, the philosophy being that all the coaching energy could be spent on the expected starter, instead of having a QB shoot-out decide who is best. Apparently Holmgren believes QBs fighting for the starting job in camp divides the team's focus. Also, it indicates he will know who he wants to be his QB. No, I have no link so it may just be gossip or opinion. I heard it discussed while channel surfing in the car this morning. Even if it is BS, wouldn't it be great to START camp with a COACH who had enough confidence in his available candidates to name his starter?

If you can afford a $25 shave, you can afford a nice tip for good service. I can only afford to go there because I get in free - LOL!

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Linda Hunt Levon Helm

Nice! Lots of Masonic references. Along with several already mentioned, I have to add: Silverado Outlaw Josie Wales Jeremiah Johnson The (original) Day the Earth Stood Still

I never said they were better off blind, but the story shows they are far from helpless!

I guess none of you ever read 'The Country of the Blind' by H.G. Wells? In a theme taken from the thread, Wells wrote a story where a man who could see in a land of blindness was the handicapped one. Here is a link to the short story Click here. The writing style is 100 years old, but if you can get past that, this is a very cool story.