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^I occasonally use LOL, but only if I actually made an audible noise. I once used ROFL because I fell out of my chair, though I suppose I was inaccurate and should have just said OFL (On Floor Laughing). No rolling was involved.

How??? As often as people refer to this thread...

No, they'd probably decide to cut it even more.

As far as I can tell the Plaza in front of the Penton building is going to look the same as it did before, just with a lot less cracks and pot holes in the concrete. The flower beds look like they'll be in roughly the same places, though I haven't seen any news about it either.

http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/06/21/6903901-in-pittsburgh-drastic-bus-service-cuts-strand-commuters In Pittsburgh, drastic bus service cuts strand commuters By Bob Sullivan AT A BUS STOP, IN PITTSBURGH -- Like nearly every other city in America, after three hard recessionary years, the fiscal gyrations of robbing Peter to pay Paul have pretty much been exhausted in Pittsburgh.

^excellent suggestion

Please tell me that isn't what you call your hoo-ha. That would be disturbing on multiple levels. No! You perv! That's what I call baby! He's such a little Diva! Still not sure what you're talking about. Could go either way..... Oh Lawd. Thing No. 2 and his wife (Mrs. Thing No. 2) had their first child. I'm the baby's Godfather. Keep up already! I call the baby "Mr. Fussy Pants". If we didn't know you call your assistants Thing 1 and Thing 2 this statement wouldn't really help much either. I'm telling you, they're all cats. No, just voices in his head.

The greenest (historic) building is the one that's in the right context http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/the_greenest_historic_building.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+switchboard_all+%28Switchboard%3A+Blogs+from+NRDC%27s+Environmental+Experts%29 ... I only had 30 minutes, so I didn’t go into as much wonky detail as I would have enjoyed (!), but I emphasized six neighborhood factors that affect the environmental performance of buildings, including historic ones. These are all backed by research: Location. The centers of regions and older suburbs perform better than the fringe, even if other factors are held constant. Connected streets. A well-connected street network (featuring smaller blocks and lots of intersections) shortens travel distances and makes walking more feasible and pleasant. It is the single most important determinant of how much walking will take place in a neighborhood and the second most important determinant (after location) of how much driving will take place. Places to go. A mix of conveniences such as shops, schools, and places to eat and socialize encourages walking, promotes fitness and health, and reduces emissions from driving. Ways to get around. The more transportation choices, the better. If you’re lucky enough to be within walking distance of rail transit, for example, the number of automobile trips during rush hours can be up to 50 percent lower than what would otherwise be expected under standard engineering forecasts. Density. As I have said before, it doesn’t necessarily have to be high density to reduce driving and watershed-damaging pavement per household. We see substantial improvements in performance as we move from large-lot sprawl even to ten homes per acre; beyond 40 to 50 homes per acre, we continue to see improvements, but at reduced increments. Moderate density helps a lot. Green stormwater infrastructure. While runoff per household goes down in denser neighborhoods, runoff per acre can go up unless mitigated. Green infrastructure, when in the form of publicly accessible green spaces, can also bring an array of additional benefits to a neighborhood. ....

Please tell me that isn't what you call your hoo-ha. That would be disturbing on multiple levels. No! You perv! That's what I call baby! He's such a little Diva! Still not sure what you're talking about. Could go either way..... Oh Lawd. Thing No. 2 and his wife (Mrs. Thing No. 2) had their first child. I'm the baby's Godfather. Keep up already! I call the baby "Mr. Fussy Pants". If we didn't know you call your assistants Thing 1 and Thing 2 this statement wouldn't really help much either.

Yeah, but October through April down there is awesome. I will take a hot summer any day for their beautiful fall, winter and spring. To each his own. I'll take a 9 month winter just to avoid that summer.

^Good point

I don't think it's just funding. A lot of people in suburbs like their separate school districts because they perform better than the district in the next town, and wouldn't want to merge because they're scared that the people from "that" district are going to bring down the education level of the school "my kids" go to. Realistically almost everyone is near some district that is performing worse than their own in some way or another.

I agree that combining safety forces is a great place to start, but rather than eliminate the sheriff's department, I'd think we should gradually shift funds, officers, and responsibilities from the police departments to the sheriff's office. By doing it gradually it would allow the hiccups that naturally come with change to be dealt with as they come up and before they're on the front page of the PD. As the transition works itself out, it would demonstrate the advantages of regionalism to the public.

Ms. Brett is no where near the PD's worst writer.

I had almost forgotten about it. Thanks for bringing up the bad memories. :x

I'm just going by rumors I heard, so I'll take your word for it.

It wasn't really that big of a deal, I don't think anyone was actually charged. Just handcuffed and had the fear of god put into them by the cops. (Or that's the rumor) And from what I saw no one was seriously hurt. (Though to be honest I was mostly focused on getting my kids out of there when the ruckus started.)

^It was in Willowick at St Mary Magdalenes.

I'm lucky, poison ivy doesn't affect me at all. Get well soon.

Wouldn't a bicycle have been a lot simpler and cheaper? Or if they're too lazy to pedal, an E-Bike would still be much cheaper than a Segway. Orbit?

^I'd guess it's more jealousy of her money than her looks.

Could she just save them to a thumb drive and send that? From my experience you can transfer data through USB a lot faster than you can burn a DVD, especially if you're talking about a handful of discs. (But I do have an old DVD drive)

The CDC has tips for preparing for the coming zombie apocalypse. In case anyone was worried and didn't know what to do to prepare. http://emergency.cdc.gov/socialmedia/zombies_blog.asp

M Night Shyamalan I can't say I actively boycott anyone's movies, but if a movie came out with Mel Gibson or Arnold, it's going to appeal to me a bit less than if it had had a different actor. I don't go to the movies that much anyway, so that little bit less appeal would probably translate into me not seeing their film. So more of a subconscious boycott.

^Thanks for the link. The Cleveland/Akron/Canton map is here. There was a lot of growth along the Lorain/Cuyahoga county line, Mentor, and in the Twinsburg/Aurora/Solon area. No surprise there. I think it's interesting to see the suburbs of Lorain and Cleveland merge, and the same with Akron and Canton. The other interesting thing was seeing how little growth there is in Northwestern Geauga County. Considering the proximity to all the jobs along 271, one would expect more growth there. I think the lack of growth there helps illustrates the point that people choose to live near transportation options.