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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rambi who wrote (72428)	8/13/2003 9:04:46 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Just the other day my cable company realigned its channels, a complete surprise to me, and I found myself surfing through unfamiliar territory as I have my TV programmed to stop at only the channels I regularly watch. As a result, I happened upon an infomercial for a Shark carpet cleaner and I was really excited about it, not quite b----ful, but excited. I have never had a good experience with vacuum cleaners. Even the last one I bought, which was expensive, didn't work worth a damn after a few uses. And I was tired of having to take it apart after each use to pull the cat hair and the Karen hair out of the rollers. So I was intrigued by this non-vacuum cleaner Shark. Is that what you have? I went to the web all excited but found nothing but complaints that the device was a piece of junk. Please give me your assessment. Right now I am using a scrub brush on my hands and knees to get up the hair and then running the vacuum occasionally to pick up, often unsuccessfully, the few crumbs that are left.

To: Rambi who wrote (72428)	8/13/2003 11:25:56 AM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 82486

Several of Ammo's friends have dropped out of the BFA Acting program after their sophomore year. One wrote him and said, "I realized that while theatre is fun, I don't really care if I am acting or not. It isn't essential for me and that isn't good enough." I had somewhat the opposite experience. On graduation from high school I was offered a full time job playing French Horn for a major symphony orchestra. I decided I loved music too much to make it something I had to do day in and day out -- I didn't want to turn a joy into a job. Of course, I was young, and maybe it would have been both a job and a joy, as any job ideally should be, but at that age I wasn't willing to have my art and love turned into day-by-day drudgery. I may also have been affected by the fact that none of my teachers, while all good teachers, seemed happily fulfilled in their careers.