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  1. Gilbey

    What If Money Can Buy ...

    If I compared my stuff to the stuff of a family in a 3rd world country whose lives are met only by basic necessities for survival, then I am surely guilty of overconsumption.
  2. Gilbey

    What If Money Can Buy ...

    I too grew up (in the 60's) with humble beginnings on a farm where we had to use a generator for electricity. Believe me, that was a luxury! We only used it when really necessary. We had running water of course, but that too has to be filled up (manually by pump!) since we were independent...
  3. Gilbey

    Show Us Your Christmas Presents

    Here's what Santa dropped us ... Wow, what an incredible sound from a small enclosure! You never thought your Ipod could sound this good!!! <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JWrRnd93lZk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen"...
  4. Gilbey

    What If Money Can Buy ...

    So just when is it considered in EXCESS when acquiring material possessions? When you have more than 2 cars in the garage? When you have more than 3 televisions? 3 computers? Fine paintings costing thousands of $$? I could go on and on. I have this interesting DVD called "Escape From...
  5. Gilbey

    I'm stuck in the 80s...automotively

    Yes, I'm middle aged (45) and my holy grail car is the '82 ... Although not as potent and powerful as today's Vette, the C3 Mako Shark bodystyle will always be the most exciting "curves" to look at. I'd prefer style more than raw power.
  7. Gilbey

    What If Money Can Buy ...

    Honestly even if there was a magic pill to live forever, I don't think I'll do it. I just couldn't imagine living in this natural body for aeons (even if you are granted perfect health or eternal youth for that matter!). First of all, you become tired of the earthly lifestyle year after...
  8. Gilbey

    What If Money Can Buy ...

    This is wonderful Chas! I've never heard of KIVA, but thanks for that input! :)
  9. Gilbey

    What are you cooking for Christmas - your traditional foods?

    Something like that. With steam rice of course! ;)
  10. Gilbey

    What are you cooking for Christmas - your traditional foods?

    Peking Duck!
  11. Gilbey

    What If Money Can Buy ...

    With money comes power. Power to accumulate almost anything you lust to possess, with it also comes the power to bribe or corrupt. The power to heal or cure can also be derived by monetary means. Education as well, to better oneself is also attained through it. Our lifestyle revolves around...
  13. Gilbey

    Halloween Topic: Lost Souls

    http://www.gonetoosoon.org/find_memorial/cause__suicide/1/ I often visit the site to see who the "newcomers" are that joined the pack. Not that I am macabre in any fashion, but more of a deep sense of retrospection in me that brings about how the depravity of such acts can actually be...
  14. Gilbey

    What's With Smoking?

    Just a personal opinion, mam, with all due respect.
  15. Gilbey

    What's With Smoking?

    I'd rather have a scoop of vanilla ice cream to relax.:)
  16. Gilbey

    What's With Smoking?

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  17. Gilbey

    Where & What Will You Be Doing On 12/21/2012?

    As for me and my wife, it's gonna be our 25th wedding anniversary. Plans for us are to be in Venice celebrating this occasion. As it's almost 3 yrs. away, you never know what's gonna happen if the inevitable does occur :eek...
  19. Gilbey

    Is DXing A Thing Of The Past?

    DXing is the art and science of listening to distant stations (D=distance X=xmitter or transmitter). Before the days of the internet, I used to have this Sony ICF 2010 shortwave radio that I listen to regularly. It was always exciting to look and hunt for those far away distant stations...
  20. Gilbey

    Show Us Your Time Capsuled Item!

    Sure it does! Nice one Buddy! :)
  21. Gilbey

    Show Us Your Time Capsuled Item!

    Is there some item you might have that has been stored for many decades then brought back to life out of storage and still in pristine condition? Well here is mine ... Time Capsuled from 1964: The Garrard Lab 80 - The World's First Automatic Transcription Turntable made in 1964. Out of...
  22. Gilbey

    Yesterday's Forgotten

    Thank you Danielle. It makes me sad that most of today's generation (but not all) are just living for the "now". In this age of information where instant access to everyone is the norm, who's got time for the past? Or as you've mentioned how they're inconvenienced by aging parents that they...
  23. Gilbey

    Yesterday's Forgotten

    Snapshots of an era gone by. The people: their moments, their stories, and their lives are all too fleeting. Then it's all over and forgotten for the most part. Only but a few highlights are frozen forever in old photographs that tell us of what was once their stories. But who are they? For...

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