tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post1415474298188614398..comments2024-01-04T09:30:41.625-05:00Comments on All The Good Names Were Taken: Random thoughtsNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-75449464901193229782011-02-23T12:06:07.392-05:002011-02-23T12:06:07.392-05:00I do work with the public and have most of my life...I do work with the public and have most of my life. I am amazed by the fact thet people refuse to read anything put right in front of them. They also don't listen very well, I am asked questions about things I have just told people.<br /><br />I am patient, though. I am accustomed to it.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768569658001165651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-83011887914247143302011-02-23T11:15:22.848-05:002011-02-23T11:15:22.848-05:00Not so sure I'd count on them being "rema...Not so sure I'd count on them being "remarkably slow and awkward." <br />Most fit humans can outrun a gator, but gators can reach speeds of 8 - 10 miles per hour, so you'd have to take off and run quickly. 10 mph is the equivalent of a 6 minute mile. I can't do one of those... although I can sprint for a short distance at that speed. (Good thing gators don't LegalMisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197525109022776598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-89483648832560651352011-02-23T07:06:08.537-05:002011-02-23T07:06:08.537-05:00BBC - I have nothing against tourists, especially ...BBC - I have nothing against tourists, especially when I enjoy being one myself. I'm just grateful I'm not one of the poor saps who's stuck answering the same questions 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, at local attractions or having to explain for the zillioneth time why it's not a good idea to dangle your toddler over a pen full of alligators. (Personally, I say dangle away, and Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-10917331787249262832011-02-23T03:56:03.240-05:002011-02-23T03:56:03.240-05:00The alligator picture is now my desk top, replacin...The alligator picture is now my desk top, replacing the Black Mamba I had yesterday.<br /><br />I looked up el camino real and Wiki only referred to the California version but said all the roads were referred to that way. Can you give a reference with more info about the trans US version?<br /><br />I hear you about fat and am curious about the causes. With me it was too much food, a habit The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-48471064115957298122011-02-22T23:40:47.293-05:002011-02-22T23:40:47.293-05:00I think West has a large population of fat adults....I think West has a large population of fat adults..but we really have some skinny kids..really..weird.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-6563135548405871402011-02-22T22:45:31.503-05:002011-02-22T22:45:31.503-05:00Atlanta has lots of tourist attractions, you know ...Atlanta has lots of tourist attractions, you know that they are after the money others will spend there. Just ask any hotel or motel owner, or the Chamber of Commerce.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-77631999083198259062011-02-22T22:41:42.985-05:002011-02-22T22:41:42.985-05:00It occurred to me (again) that one of the many thi...<i>It occurred to me (again) that one of the many things I have to be thankful for is that I'm not stuck working in a public contact job in a town that depends on tourism to survive.</i><br /><br />Actually, damn near every town in this country depends on tourism to help keep it going. People leave your town and spend their money in other areas on the attractions there so you have to attract BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.com