ARGH! I hit the "Go to first unread post thing" and forget to check the rest of the thread!:finger:

Holy crap, that's more than twice what we're paying at the moment.

Jup, but your cars do 20 miles per gallon.
Our cars do 30-50 miles per gallon :).
I have a stationwagon. 35-40 miles per gallon.
It's not a very large stationwagon.
I mean, it sort of depends what you compare it with.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...1/IMG_3264.jpg
Compared to a windmill, it's really tiny :D

oh no....not a ........

fuel is still pretty cheap here, about USD 50 cents a litre

Well, two coed intramural basketball games today. Lost by a combined 73-19. I guess that's what happens when your team consists of several 300+ pound chicks, an emo guy, and nobody else who has ever played basketball. I'll start believing in God if we win a single game because it would be a miracle from the heavens. I'm not really mad, I'm not expecting to ever win and i have free reign to do whatever I want and it's a good workout... but holy hell, we lost the first game 40-7 before they called the mercy rule on us.

Ouch dude, that's rough. Reminds me our softball league. We are 1-5. We've been beat by a combined score of like 75-15.

Impressive!

I'll get to my complaint, but I must say, s_k, what an admirably fuel-efficient station wagon you've got.

Also, that windmill is the most stylish I've ever seen! I like how they painted the base the perfect shade of green to match the grass. I *hate* that color of green, but I like the artistic intent behind the color choice. :D

Now on to my *real* GRIPES:

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GRIPE #1: I don't like the use of the word "bitch" to mean "gripe."

GRIPE #2: I don't like the way people always tell kids, "Say, 'Thank you.' "

Adults bombarding kids with overbearing reminders to "Say thank you" has irked me ever since I became a parent and suddenly realized how kids are nearly constantly barraged by adults urging them to "Say thank you!" in social situations where the *adult* feels a "thank you" is warranted, such as when the kid gets a gift she or he hates.

I think the adults don't really give a **** whether the kids say thank you. I think they are just worried about their *own* skins and are afraid that *other* adults will think badly of them if their kids appear impolite and self-centered.

News flash: kids are often impolite and self-centered. ADULTS are often impolite and self-centered. Why pretend otherwise?

So early on I developed my philosophy on "thank you's" and kids, and I think this philosophy is, perhaps, one of the greatest on earth:

(1) I never want a child to feel pressured to lie, so don't try to get her to say something she doesn't feel;
(2) If my child says "thank you," I want it to be his choice - the "thank you" then also probably has a higher chance of being authentic.
(3) Kids learn best by example, so if you want your kid to say "thank you," then you should model that behavior by being thoughtful and saying "thank you" to others when you really feel thankful.

If you want your kid to grow up to be someone who says fake, meaningless "thank you's" and tells her or his own kid to say them, too, then by all means instruct them constantly to say "thank you." I'm sure you'll make the world a better place...NOT!

One of the parenting decisions I've made about which I feel most proud is that I've never told my child to say "thank you."

The result: when he does tell me, "Thank you, Mom," I know he really means it. Those moments are rare :D but they are genuine.

Brutal. We have another game tomorrow. It's pretty trying on your nerves after the 30th time you've dribbled through 4 defenders, spinning and faking them, then make a gorgeous pass only to have someone airball a layup. I am taking it lightly but I know after we are like 0-10 it's gonna be kinda tough to take. You can only lose so much before you start to get a little angry. Not that it's really their fault, they didn't grow up with sports like I did. Though it does make me question why on Earth they even bothered to sign up a team considering nobody has ever played before and two of the girls don't even realize when we are on offense or defense. I was bringing the ball up court and saw two of my own players defending their players. *facepalm* That's like me signing up to play in a piano recital or something, or a golf tourney.

I'm in a softball league too, game tomorrow. It's mens competitive so I don't know what to expect. I actually liked coed because girls usually always made the outs, but it's hard to imagine guys ever getting out on the small fields we play on. In my volleyball league we were in the playoffs and up 24-22 against the undefeated #1 seed (playing to 25) and we lost somehow. *disgusted head shake*

All mens is usually more high scoring, like you said, the outs don't come as quickly. But eventually people will hit convertable grounders and pop-fly's., although most of the time it ends up being a hitting contest.