alexandrecaetano: My great soul brotha :-) Hope you had a great New Year, enjoy the waves (with a wetsuit of course, lol!), and someday we will enjoy the reefs here together!.... Thanks again man, the Gonçalo Pereira DVD is great!!.... Oh, and let me know what you think of 8 Ball when you get it ;-)

marimariSRV: Kuul stuff girl, I hope you enjoy more Greg Howe, and thanks for the tip on Jeff!!.... Wow, how kuul is that, I need to watch it again!....And this is the start of mari' \//\I pic revolution!! :-) Good luck mar, I'm sure he'll be impressed!....

cheese101...that's too true...lol

death cube k...sooooo can we project a real date..hmmmm?...lol..Great News....thanks

lucysorets....thanks for the mail.......enjoy the last few days of this holiday season...god bless...yu have mail...

tracie....thanks for the mail...yu have one too...yup,jordan is doing much better....cheers..

marimari.....looks like yu are right about steven....randell is the man for us....have a nice day...

alexandre....whats wrong wit the internet bro.....giving yu a problem....simply throw the computer on the floor and see what happens next...lol....it works.....

zenny....hi.........

OME - Chris, cool pic of you and yer son on Dave's forum! Very nice :)

Hi all,

Peaceandguitars - So you've joined another club with me!! The ICDAR club (I can't do anything right), I bet we are in the top 10 together. Seriously, people at college, they are young, they still haven't got all their social skills worked out yet and they are the last people you want to please for the most part. Most of them wouldn't care enough to give you a call if you didn't go for six months so don't worry about trying to please them. If it's teachers. maybe they had a bad day and took it out of you. Either way you are loved by many people and they are the ones that count. Although there is one that counts even more. Colossians 3:23/24

Oh rats, gotta go to work...talk to you more later.....soz to the rest of you, will catch up later :)

Suzie, thanks! :-D

Yeah it is a real shame about the hackers destroying Andy's messageboard, but now he's got a new one up it is actually a good time to sign up, as there's still not too many members.....you can be one of the first!

And it'd be worth posting a message to Andy about your photography so you can get your business card into his pocket.....I'm quite sure he would give you a decent response! He's a very genuine, normal guy and doesn't like to be treated as royalty. He also has a fairly small fanbase, so you'd have a good chance of doing some work for him, I reckon!

If teachers are being rude then yeah, they're probably just taking their own frustrations out on you. If they're being really, really intensely unfair or nasty, surprise them and tell them you think they're being unprofessional! I did that a couple of times in my school career and it wound up with me getting a lot of respect from that member of staff!

PhryDom: Hang in there bro, I know what you mean about not being able to go home even with the dosh.... In our job theres only 4 of us, so we have to plan vac accordingly, and the damn boss always gets to pick his first, lol!....

....On another note, it is really strange that we havent seen Do The Stu in a loooooong time, especially after he said he would be around more often in his last post.... I'll bet college is keeping him busy!....

962

Yeah sure I can tell you about Orillia... it's about 100km or 60 miles away from Toronto (give or take)... right on highway 11 which eventually meets up with highway 400...

like I said before it has 2 major lakes surrounding the city and it's also known as the Sunshine City, it's only 30km away from the city of Barrie (my name sake) which at one time was the largest growing city in all of North America... let's put it this way, the city of Barrie went from 50 000 people to close to 150 000 people in less than 10 years, Orillia is slowly growing in leaps and bounds, when I 1st moved here in 1988 the population was about 23 000 and it's just over 30 000 people... if you're looking for a workout centre the local YMCA is your best bet... they have College gyms as well that you can join as well, specifically at Georgian College here in Orillia...

and it has a very large Casino where some major big name bands and musicians alike come and play while on tour...

hope that helps...

peace... off to work I go...

gotta have joe.... i'm soooo with you about the guitar..... i too get down on myself .. i'm very hard on myself... i have good days where it all comes together real nice and sounds pretty darn good .. if i must say so myself... then there are days that i can't find which end to blow in ...i used to have a korg pandora box which helped me alot because of the drum tracks and loop function but, had to sell it and the best electric guitar i've ever owned... now i dont even have a damn metronome.... but please keep rockin' ... look at it this way.... you can only get better and better... just like me :] LOL MT

Zinc Master... please keep the funnies coming bro.... some of us really need a good laught once in a while !!! LOL MT

Cuthbert1776.... just let it out my man... lol MT

peaceandguitars.... hey bro.. do what i try to do.. and chalk it down to one of my FAVORITE expressions... ' SHIT HAPPENS' LOL MT

Plum Loco.... sounds good to me... i vote it -AC/DC- MT

"Revenge of the Sith" Happens at 2005 Box Office

Hollywood suffered an off year at the box office. George Lucas did not.

Lucas' Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith, charting the death of Anakin Skywalker and the birth of Darth Vader, was 2005's top-grossing movie, tapping loyalists for $380.3 million, according to the box-office tracking firm Exhibitor Relations.

The film was the only $300 million-plus grosser in a year in which, Exhibitor Relations said, overall movie attendance fell about 7 percent, and ticket sales dipped about 5 percent.

Sith, ostensibly the final chapter in the Skywalker saga, seemed unaffected by the bad box-office vibes. It now stands seventh among the all-time box-office champs, per the stats at BoxOfficeMojo.com.

Help! I can't kick my soda poppin’ habit!

Excessive consumption of the ‘fizzy lifting’ drink can cause a host of health problems.

Part One of Two

Nutritionist Joy Bauer explains why you should cut back

In 2004, Americans spent approximately $66 billion on carbonated drinks alone. If you're one of the millions who can't start their day without a sip of soda but want to stop, help is here. Nutritionist Joy Bauer was invited on the “Today” show to offer some helpful advice to help reduce the carbonated drink habit.

Do you find yourself reaching for soda at every meal? Imagine this: One 20-ounce bottle of soda is the equivalent of pouring 17 teaspoons of straight sugar into your body! What’s more, those 250 empty calories can set you up for mood swings, energy dips and weight gain.

What else can excessive soda and sugar do to your body?

Tooth decay

The sugar and acid combination causes the degradation of tooth enamel and increases the risk for decay. Soda contents include high fructose corn syrup (that is, sugar), additive dyes, carbonic or phosphoric acid, and sometimes caffeine. The carbonic or phosphoric acid dissolves the calcium out of the enamel, leaving a softened matrix that allows bacteria to enter the teeth and cause destruction. The sugar is an added insult — it’s converted to acid by the bacteria on the teeth, making the combination of acid and sugar especially destructive.

Diet soda also contains acid. So if you’re sipping a sugar-free soda while eating a carbohydrate-rich snack or meal, your teeth are at equal risk.

Bone weakening

Some health experts believe that soda leaches calcium from the bones in an attempt to buffer the body’s acidity level from the phosphoric acid intake. But there’s no solid evidence to prove this theory. In fact, many everyday foods contain more phosphorous than soda.

However, studies have shown that adolescent girls who regularly drink soda DO have lower bone densities (and higher incidence of fractures) than non-soda drinkers. These findings are most likely because excessive soft drink intake displaces milk and other calcium-rich beverage contributing to an overall calcium deficiency.

Carbonation

Help! I can't kick my soda poppin’ habit!

Excessive consumption of the ‘fizzy lifting’ drink can cause a host of health problems.

Part Two

Increased risk of diabetes

We know that the excessive sugar and calories in soda can cause weight gain – which in turn will increase your risk for type 2 diabetes. But according to a recent Harvard observational study there may be even more to the story.

Women in the study who drank at least one sugar-sweetened soda a day were 85 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who drank less, said Matthias B. Schulze, who presented the Harvard School of Public Health research at the American Diabetes Association's 64th scientific sessions. In addition to the sodas' excess calories, their large amount of rapidly absorbable sugars could contribute to obesity and a greater risk of diabetes, said Schulze, a post doctorate student from Germany. "It's not that sugar everywhere is important, but it seems that sugar specifically in liquid foods may be relevant," Schulze said. "So, sodas and other energy-providing drinks may lead to an over-consumption of energy that would lead to obesity and weight gain."

Another study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism in 2004 looked at the metabolic effect of high fructose corn syrup. Their results revealed that after consuming meals rich in high fructose corn syrup, subjects showed decreased levels of leptin – one of our key appetite regulating hormones. Thus, suggesting that beverages concentrated in high fructose corn syrup do not fill you up and place you at a higher risk for weight gain.

Some things to think about

For the same 250 calories in a 20-ounce bottle of soda, you could enjoy eating nutritious foods that fill you up and can increase your energy.

Here are some substitutes:

80 baby carrots Four large Red Delicious apples 15 cups of air popped popcorn New Years Resolution for 2006 Give up one daily 20-ounce soda, and at the end of the year you’ll save:

91,000 calories 7,280 teaspoons of sugar Potentially lose up to 26 pounds of fat Give up three daily 20-ounce bottles of soda, and at the end of the year you’ll save:

273,000 calories 21,840 teaspoons of sugar Potentially lose up to 78 pounds of fat By replacing soda with a nutritious beverage, you'll feel more energetic, satiated, lighter on your feet, less bloated and less moody. The perfect health gift for 2006!

Better beverage alternatives that are low-calorie and enhance your health:

Water Flavored water Plain and flavored seltzer Skim milk, skim plus and 1 percent reduced fat milk Soy milk Green tea Chamomile tea Coffee Skim latte, skim cappuccino and skim café au lait Low-fat hot cocoa

mthead101

I will try my best to keep them coming - sometimes I have a lot of funnies to share - other times, the well runs dry.

Def Leppard News

Def Leppard's long-awaited covers album, Yeah!, reportedly is scheduled for an April release. While the pop-metal rockers plan to hit the road this year to support the CD, singer Joe Elliott says the band currently is taking a break to recover from 2005's busy touring schedule.

Thanx guys

It really does me good 2 come on here and hear from u all !!!!! At college now actually . kinda got a free period .

MT

Isle of Man , and maaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnn does it blow !!!!! Hawai then Alaska wow bit of a climate change ! LOL .

Zinc nice1 ,