For some strange reason I seem to check the guy’s updates a lot more than the girl’s updates–a lot more. I still can’t figure that one out. Duh!

You’re only in your mid 20s, so your list will be slowly dwindling as time marches on.

I can’t remember your complete list, but I do share one: “I’ve never been drunk either.” I know you people out there in blogland are probably skeptical and shaking your heads, but it’s the truth.

I don’t like busses either. They’re really a nuisance on the road, and the fumes stink.

General Motors used to be in the bus business a little, and maybe that should have been their main focus. However, I recall their busses seemed to emit a lot of smoke. Now, they’re barely in the car business.

GM should get in the rail transit business. Maybe they haven’t found their true niche.

Happy holidays to you.

Chad

And I’m not getting “in the ring” with anybody, literally or figuratively. Blog rage is lame.

I wasn’t aware that the posts on Bloglanta had a “confrontational” tone. I’ve never noticed one. Anyway, I’m over it; if there’s going to be this kind of juvenile outbreak with every post, then I don’t think I’ll post anymore.

Thank you, Larry, for staying on topic. While I don’t like busses that much overall, I do agree that they’re good for an interim, quick-fix solution. And they should always be there as a supplement to rail transit - but I think rail transit should be the main form of transit.

Yes, I think the general tone of the posts could be a little less controntational. You know, a little less “In-your-face” type of language. But, on the other hand we wouldn’t want to have a love fest. A love fest would be kind of boring–beads, holding hands, chanting, and beating drums.

Agreeing with each and every point of view would be disingenuous, as a little controversy spikes things up a bit.

Civility seems to be a thing of the past. When our selected/elected national leaders, a certain President and Vice-President, have a propensity for frequently using the “F” word– that doesn’t bode well for civil discourse.

Europeans tend to view most Americans as brash, conceited, smug, know-it-alls. Of course, watching Judge Judy, Jerry Springer, and their trashy ilk only compound an already dismal state of disrespect.

Maybe next year I can make the celebration, and I look forward to meeting you. There’s no doubt in my mind that Bloglanta will again win top honors as the number one blog site in Atlanta. With folks like us posting, how could we lose?

Well, in this case it’s ok to be brash, conceited, smug, know-it-alls.

Eat your heart out to the second, third, and fourth-rate bloggers. WE’RE NUMBER ONE.

Cheers to all. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!

Chad

I would hope, however, that our gathering at Manuel’s would help us humanize each other, rather than see each other as little more than text on a computer monitor. It’s a shame you’re unable to make it, Chad, but I hope to have a chance to meet you at some point in the future.

In any case, I think y’all have made your points, and there’s little point in belaboring either of your points. I thought I’d point that out.
As the owner of this here website, I’m not ready to close comments to this post. This is just a little reminder that it would be my executive decision. I’d rather y’all work things out on your own, if you can.

Is there a boxing ring at Manuel’s? In the midst of the Bloglanta celebration, I think Kristina and Amber are going to slugging each other on December 7th.

Amber’s TOP 10 LIST may be slowly falling by the way-side. She’s never had a broken bone. Well, that one will be history come December 7th.

She’s never been drunk. That may be history, too, come December 7th. I assume Manuel’s serves liquor.

She’s never had a grilled cheese sandwich. I assume Manuel’s serves grilled cheese sandwiches. Grilled cheese sandwiches tend to make me mellow.

She’s never been to a Karaoke bar. I assume Manuel’s is a Karaoke bar.

I wish I could attend the Bloglanta celebration, but there’s a conflict in my schedule. If I did attend, I would be renting a pair of boxing gloves.

I do suggest one wonderful karaoke sing-along song:

“THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR”

Amber, maybe I could have been a little more tactful in my post. We all have good days and bad days. Likewise, we all have issues–mucho, mucho, mucho, mucho issues, and I certainly have mine.

Chad

I agree with you. Atlanta’s traffic congestion will not be solved until driving is really, really, really, really, a pain in you-know-what.

We all know our traffic is a pain in that proverbial you-know-what, “BUTT” it’s not yet at the point where people are willing to give up their cars. Some folks do just a little–but those folks are in the minority. At present, traffic gridlock is just 14/5, and not 24/7.

One factor in the future that could alter the traffic equation to some degree, unrelated to MARTA or mass transit, is job resourcing. It’s definitely the wave of the future–job-wise. How significantly it will alter jobs is a question mark. Maybe not a whole lot, but it’s certainly a force that is going change the status quo.

The medical profession is being transformed a little by job resourcing. ( X-rays ). Other professions may eventually see similar changes as well.

As our society increasingly becomes a 24/7 society, a majority of companies may be forced to operate on a 24/7 basis, too. Second and third shifts may be standard-operating- procedure. Working from home computers is becoming more common-place.

If filling our gas tanks becomes a pain in you-know-what, that will reduce conjestion. NO GAS–NO DRIVE. I’m not entirely speaking about the price of gas here.

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get very irritated when I’m at the gas station. Too many times young guys in their late teens and 20s ( never women ) have their car stereos blasting at 10,000 decibels. Naturally, these young guys are never 10 gas pumps away from me, BUT ALWAYS RIGHT AT THE NEXT GAS PUMP.

Listening to “good” music at 10,000 decibels is one thing, but listening to “‘bad” music at 10,000 decibels is quite another. Yanni at 10,000 decibels might be ok, but some music even at O-N-E DECIBEL is not ok.

Come to think of it, blaring music at 10,000 decibels might reduce traffic on 285.

Have you heard any good heavy, heavy, heavy, heavy heavy, heavy, heavy, heavy metal lately?

Chad

“A high-strung writer, a flaming romantic, and a condescending shill walk into a blog…”