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What are your thought on the overtime law? Do you think that it will be beneficial or detrimental to the salaried employees? Or do you think that it will basically kill or cripple all small businesses?

You are right there, lockmat. We as a nation are getting fatter and fatter, and we are slowly killing ourselves. It's just unfortunate that with so many solutions staring us in the face, so few people are actually going to do anything about it. 

Success. In my books the definition for happiness is the exact same one for success. Happiness means success to me and success in life leads to happiness.

I like to sit and watch a romantic movie with a glass of wine. Nothing beats that for me when it comes to unwinding after a long, stressful day. 

That really is great news for everyone living in that area. I know I feel such a sense of relief every time one of those depraved people is taken off the streets. Thanks for sharing that link.

Thanks again, Montrose1100. I've already checked out some of these sites and the link that you posted above. I guess the major factor as far as I"m concerned is the financial aspect of things and this helps a lot. 

The rules are simple: Just copy and paste the post before yours to ensure a smooth reading experience, and then add one or two sentences of your own. The crazier the better. I'll start:

Once upon a time there was a talking spider who lived in a barn. 

Can't say that I have experienced that in my life, but from what I see on the television, I think that was a really great era and the ones that got to experience it in all it's splendor are truly lucky.

That sounds like it could be a complicated process. I think your first step should be finding out if it is a shared attachment so that you know if you can do the job alone or you need to consult with your neighbors before moving forward.

I think Samagon may be right. I'm very surprised to hear that they had no rules for this kind of thing. Or if they do, then they don't really apply to this exact situation. I just hope that justice will be served, for the sake of those poor victims. 

That's a very informative post. Thanks Montrose1100. Could you maybe name some of those websites that you talk about or should I just do a google search? I know some sites are more trustworthy than others. 

If you had a friend who was looking to move to Houston, what kind of information would you suggest that they find out before moving here, for example, cost, housing, education and so on. 

5 hours ago, Hastings said:

Let's see.........bats or mosquitoes. I don't like those choices, is there another alternative that flies?

 

Talk about choosing the lesser of two evils. Like......... Trump or Clinton?

LOL. That is the first time I've heard Trump and Clinton being compared to bats and mosquitoes but I can see how you got to that comparison. 

One thing that I've noticed in life is that when you consider or focus too much on statistics, you increase the likelihood of you becoming one. The truth is that these numbers are just that and they don't have to apply to you unless you give in to the fear. 

Oh! Thanks for clarifying that. I am a newbie here and I'm still finding my way around the site. Anyway, I'm glad to see that we are all in agreement on the subject of restaurants and diversity in the heights. 

 That is so funny! This is a really great idea to have a thread just for jokes. We could all do with a bit of humor in our lives especially these days when life just seems like a race that you can never win. 

I'm for 18th and Shepherd too. Having said that, I have never really felt that Houston's lacked diversity of any sort, and I think that its reputation as an ethnic and cultural hub grows stronger each year.

Now there is a beautiful sight. This brings tears to my eyes every time. I've always been a big city girl and I just love the beauty and the clean lines of the buildings here. Thanks for posting this lovely pic.

I'm with you one that one, Lara. It certainly is a striking building and it was wonderfully captured in this photo although from this angle it doesn't even look close to 40 stories.