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I've been playing civ bts again after about an 18 month hiatus. Something has happened in the last two games that was totally unexpected. I was happily conquering Spain (or Germany in the current game) and down to the last two cities and Spain suddenly becomes a vassal to Babylon (or Germany to...

Albuquerque, New Mexico in the beautiful South Western USA

Try a tablespoon of honey instead, better for you and easier for your body to use. Lot's of differnt kinds/flavors too.

too true, but as more and more people use them the inconvenience will decrease. This almost needs another thread, but we ought to do away with those #@@%* pennies too, just round the odd cents up or down to the nearest 5. That will make your pocket a little lighter.

Add the $500 bill and do away with the $1, replacing it with the coin. Much cheaper (coins last way longer that bills) and if they just stopped printing them, people would be forced to get used to the coin.

One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Contains a microcosm of the space time continuum and the human condition. Even in translation the language is impeccable. Anything by Vladimir Naboakov but especially Ada. Levels within levels. Multi-lingual Scrabble. Incest.

You can hear the left wingers rant on "Democracy Now" with Linda Goodman on Pacifica Radio. Live from New York at 7:30 EDT or tape delayed elsewhere. Try your local university "public" rado station. Get all the Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, and Michael Moore you can stomach.

Vajrayana - Enlightnement by lightning bolt. Tibetan buddhist slang for suicide: taking four (reincarnation as an animal)

All you have to do is ask to join, but it ain't cheap. You need only believe in a higher power. A lot of mumbo-jumbo surrounding some genuine kernels of wisdom.