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Being reported that she is gravely ill in a Detroit hospital... http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x7rHL9h6is8/TY_cvEdN3WI/AAAAAAAAHCA/wg9vYzwRvnQ/s1600/Aretha+Franklim+-+hatr331977_1498315.jpg

Both amazing!!!

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Many happy returns to one of the most truthful members of the MF. Your post do always "Tell it like it is" HAPPY B-DAY!!

I have a neighbor who let her son live in one of her condos for free until he was forty. Paid all his expenses and bought him a new Corvette every few years. He has borrowed tens of thousands of dollars over the years and not one dime was ever paid back. ten years ago he just packed up and left. He has not communicated with her in all that time, even declined to go to his dad's funeral. She's taking all of this in stride, but I can still tell that it wears on her and is painful. Last year she finally decided to omit him from her will. So yes...Maybe mental illness. It's something we will never know, but there is so much collateral damage.

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When I was in business, I worked for a good portion of that time in commercial real estate. A very very conservative, "good ol boys' mentality. I was never asked outright, but certainly many clients/co-workers made comments baiting me for a response. While I never denied it, I did for years sidestep the question. In later years I moved to residential real estate, where concerns about ones sexuality just wasn't an issue. I do remember one client pressing me, and insisted on a response. I calmly looked at him and said, "You're a bright guy, I think you can figure it out"...and that was the end of it, until years later I got outed by a co-worker. I've told the story here many times, but in the end, I have no regrets....

lmao...What a funny thread. Hey @NJmusclelover , if you ever come to FTL, I'm buying you dinner.

A humble contribution. It is questionable if she can be considered and "auto" and she is certainly not "erotic"....but "One man's trash is another man's treasure" 'American Pickers' discover Aerosmith's van from 1970s in Massachusetts woods https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/3e4fd316-4989-3e25-a1b9-88da3ece93a6/ss_'american-pickers'-discover.html Four decades ago, before Aerosmith was selling out stadiums, the band was traveling New England and trying to become a household name. The band members rode in a funky 1964 International Harvester Metro van with a cartoon man and "Aerosmith" painted in bright colors across the side. Decades later, the dated yet iconic van has been found, and the people who located it know a thing or two about nostalgic vehicles. The hosts of History Channel's "American Pickers" say the van had spent years in the woods of a small Massachusetts town after being abandoned in the 1970s. In an episode of the show that aired July 30, hosts Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz visit Chesterfield, a town about 100 miles west of Boston, to inquire about the van. The pickers find the dilapidated vehicle with the tires flat, the door missing and the paint rusting off. Still, Wolfe and Fritz, who search the country for valuable pieces of American nostalgia like cars and toys, were willing to pay a pretty penny for the rundown van. Wolfe says it's "a piece of American rock and roll history." The International Harvester Metro sat near a house, and the property owner, identified only by Phil, said it was on the land when he purchased it. "This guy is deep in the woods, he's off the grid, and I keep thinking to myself, 'what the heck would this van be doing here?'" Wolfe wonders as he and Fritz see the van for the first time. The tale of the van has not been confirmed by CBS News, and it is unclear when Aerosmith abandoned it or why. Knowing members of Aerosmith were Massachusetts natives, Wolfe and Fritz thought they could connect the dots to prove the van was authentic. To verify it, they tracked down Ray Tabano, a founding member of Aerosmith, who was in nearby Stockbridge at the time. Tabano was able confirm that their find was indeed the original Aerosmith van. When he arrived, Tabano reminisced about what he called the "rolling hotel" that transported the band between local shows. "I just flashed back to when we started the band," he said after laying eyes on the van for the first time in more than four decades. "This is it, baby," the rocker exclaimed when he took a look inside of van, recognizing the carpet on the ceiling falling off, just as it was back in the day. He shared an old photo of himself in the van, and recreated the image on "American Pickers." Tabano, who played in the band from 1970 to around 1972, said the van reminded him of "humble beginnings." The owner, Phil, was willing to part with the van — for a price. "American Pickers" paid him a whopping $25,000 to own a bit of rock n' roll nostalgia. I now return you to your regularly scheduled programing

Damn near perfect!!

Brilliant...I love plants and trees and gardens that look overgrown and lush, and walkways and paths that seem to vanish into the landscape. I just spent two years re landscaping our property. New grass, trees, ornamentals, lighting, and fountains. Trees were moved around and new ones added. The cost to maintain it has certainly gone up. Exterminators were added to spray the yard and lawn once a month, and water usage is up 25%, and despite increasing the landscapers, it requires daily maintenance, but it is still worth it. Now if I could only figure out how to keep the Iguanas from eating the Hibiscus and Bougainvilleas...

Through all the bullshit that is going on in the world right now, every now and again someone like you comes along to remind us all of the humanity and the decency of the human spirit, and for a brief moment we realize that there is hope, and there is much more each of us can do. Wishing Ian a safe passage, and wishing you all the good that is in this world...God bless

Is it just me, or have the guys taken a "backseat" to the cars.

Stunning!!...Had to Google image search this one.

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"Well bless your little heart" Every Southerner knows what that really means.

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