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Have an incredible dayTyler!

Happy Birthday Chris! Hope you enjoy your first as a homeowner in style, like fixing plumbing or something. Have a great one whatever you do. Cheers!

Just got notice the Fed-Ex man will be dropping something off today (1 day early) Hmmmm... can't wait to see what it is!

Shades of Rodney Dangerfield. I have an opportunity to get Java programming certification starting this fall. I haven't been in a classroom for I dunno how many years. Of course, I'm less worried about the time away from yardwork and housework, and more concerned about being away from inhaling solder. I'm just finishing the never ending parts list for my Bijou. Gah! Oh well, I guess pc boards don't spoil in the back of the fridge. Actually might be fun, though. I'm in QA, so now the devs here will be less likely to try to sneak shit past me.

Have a fantastic day! Wish you two were coming to Austin!

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Have a fantastic Birthday Antonio!

Am I the only one who can't resist buying a book every time I go into a bookstore? I am almost compelled to buy a book whenever I walk into a bookstore, or else I feel like something is not complete. And sometimes I would buy books which I already have, but simply because I have an urge to read it but don't have it with me at my current location, and not to mention various different translations of the same work. Make no mistake, I read all the books that I buy, but because of this compulsion, I've built up a huge library, scattered in my college apartment and my parents' house. And I'm one of those people who doesn't have the heart to get rid of books, so every t…

Have a fantastic day!

I'm planning on receiving a package from overseas. I've received packages from Europe in the past, and never been charged anything (UPS/EMS just drops it off). But I want to be certain as it's a high dollar item and will be insured (thus having its real value on the package). I thought I'd ask here before I called US Customs. Pretty sure this doesn't mean anything but we have no state sales tax. Thanks guys.

Merry Christmass & Happy Holidays Everyone!

Happy Birthday, Marc! Hope it's a great one!

I hope you get to kick back and enjoy the beautiful, beautiful music today, Rob! Have a good one whatever you do. Cheers!

We got you a cake but they screwed up the name! Dammit! I hope you have a great birthday anyway Chris! Cheers!

This year marks a return to form (hopefully) and therefore I'm prepping to ride the full century in support of the Kelly Brush Foundation. The effects of the tick bite appear to have waned since around Christmas so I've been training hard, mixing in quite a bit of mountain bike riding as well as other non-bike-related exercise and actually doing a little weight training. It appears to be paying off. For those that don't know, the Kelly Brush Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting individuals with spinal cord injuries in finding ways to get out and enjoy an active lifestyle. For me, this is a cause close to my heart. I love the outdoors a…

I hope you have a wonderful, great and happy birthday Ken

Happy birthday, Billy. Enjoy!

This was news to me. Why not to accept "gifts" on paypal when selling items on paypal - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio Note that all it took to have the transaction flagged was the inclusion of an address in the comments section. I'm not surprised that they're cracking down on this, given that they don't collect fees on gifts.

Stealing my thread title from Bob Dylan it seems I have had some recent bad luck purchasing audio stuff over the Internet. I detailed the broken Quad ESL63's I dealt with in the Quad thread. In addition I have had: - Broken new Welborne Labs power supply for my Duet. Sent back and waiting for new one. - Broken new VPI 16.5 record cleaner. I had to open it up and tighten a allen screw to get the platter to turn. - Broken new Seta Nano phono preamp where the left RCA channel cuts out (I use XLR). Vendor is sending me the new model in December because they are aware of a manufacturing defect. - Broken new BA where the volume control was bad. Sent back to Craig and he f…

As scandal after scandal is revealed, and the current government passes law after law basically dismantling the great society, tax cuts where75% of the cuts go to the richest 1% of the population, tax cuts when the deficit is at unparalleled levels, Soldiers dying for no known reason, I can?t help but wonder where is the Fucking OUTRAGE!!!!!!!!!!! >

Happy Birthday Steve!

Have a good one Adrian! Cheers!

Have a great one!

We suck but we love you and wish you a happy birthday! Hope you enjoyed that gin & tonic! Cheers!

postjack's calls: Clinton wins, McCain wins. McCain gets Huckabee as his running mate to court the populist republican/evangelical vote. The Wall Street republicans grudgingly rally behind McCain even though they hate him, because they hate Hillary more. McCain stomps Hilary in the Fall, unless Clinton does end up getting Obama as a running mate. Then we have a competition on our hands, and I have to rework my predictions.