[jasonraymondson]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jasonraymondson', 'Y')ou have children? crap, those poor poor kids.

[RedStateGreen]

PMS, I know what you mean. My daughter and I had the longest talk we've had in a long time, it was nice, really. She's looking at art colleges ... New York, Las Vegas ...

Why she doesn't stay in Oklahoma and sell her art right now is beyond me. She's really good. But she says she's not interested in "giving away" prints. She wants to be a concept artist for Blizzard.

I mean, if she does make it, that would be great, but there are so many people vying for that spot it's insane. Not to mention she wants to end up in the corporate office. In France.

I'm not sure she'll end up there, her fiance doesn't speak French, to begin with.

My husband and I always thought this girl would either end up homeless or the CEO of some multi-national, that's the type she is. VERY headstrong. But you worry about your kids. I'd rather them live with us, we could use the help, but I guess they need to experience life on their own.

[Daniel_Plainview]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', ' ')My worry is if she's stranded in Finland it will concern her.

[Ferretlover]

I understand what you are thinking about the safety of your daughter, PMS.
You want to make sure All the bases are covered, even the smallest chance that Full Doom would break out and she was not able to enjoy the protection that a father can provide.

[vision-master]

Can I be her chaperone?

You can bullshit the Sweds, but you can't s-hit the Finns.

[Daniel_Plainview]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'C')an I be her chaperone?

[pinewillow]

She will eventually believe, everyone on the planet will believe for a short time, all in one day.

[pedalling_faster]

my father was always on my case about not reading the news.

it was a pattern, he would rag on me about 2 or 3 things that i had done that he considered mistakes (one of them being, not reading the news). so, i would avoid him, because it was very painful to have him ragging on me.

"if only" i had asked him - what news is it that you think i'm missing ? & turned it into a dialogue.

now, a half hour a day of news is about my limit.

[PenultimateManStanding]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jasonraymondson', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jasonraymondson', 'Y')ou have children? crap, those poor poor kids.

[mercurygirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jasonraymondson', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jasonraymondson', 'Y')ou have children? crap, those poor poor kids.

[PrairieMule]

PMS, your a standup guy and a good Dad. Just be glad she is not going to Iceland. I hear bad things have been going down there with the banks.

You got to do things on the sly. I had my daughters picking cotton and feeding chickens last week at a farm expo. When my oldest turns 8 she is getting a single shot .410.

They actually make them with pink synthetic stocks.

[pedalling_faster]

your daughter might actually be safer in Finland. from a No Dep't of Homeland Security police state point of view, and also in terms of the ability of the Finnish people to cooperate, in a "tough times" scenario. a lot less likely to get hit by a stray bullet in Finland than in the US.

i think Peak Oil reflects a shortage of not so much liquid energy as cooperation. having less of an incredibly energy dense liquid like oil is not the end of the world. it's like having 9 tons of gold instead of 10.

... unless your society has painted itself into a corner by doing stupid things like tearing up mass transit & then spending public resources on the Iraq War & bailing out greedy f*cks on Wall Street.

[Munqi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('DoomWarrior', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', ' ')My worry is if she's stranded in Finland it will concern her.

[PenultimateManStanding]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Munqi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('DoomWarrior', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', ' ')My worry is if she's stranded in Finland it will concern her.

[mercurygirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', 'T')he good folks of Iceland were looking rich and prosperous quite recently. Now they are clearing out the grocery stores and unable to pay for imports. Anyway, she's to stay there until next April. She's pretty good with languages and is expecting to learn Finnish. She told me that it's only a little colder there than in Germany but she got an e-mail today saying that it's really bad weather there now and bring plenty of warm clothes.

[PenultimateManStanding]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mercurygirl', 'I')f she's going to learn Finnish, she must be very good with language.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Munqi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('DoomWarrior', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', ' ')My worry is if she's stranded in Finland it will concern her.

[Revi]

We always thought we were Swedish, but our last name is more common in Helsinki than in Stockholm. I guess we're Swinnish.

Anyway, I think she'll love it. Now's the time to do things like that. Think how difficult travel will be in 5 years.

I don't think things are going to fall apart that fast. Inflation may start up, but she already has her ticket back, so what more does she need over there?

All the Finns I ever met were great people. It should be a great experience for her.

[Pops]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', 'S')he's going to Finland to play volleyball.

[PenultimateManStanding]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', 'S')he's going to Finland to play volleyball.