It drives me crazy when non-English speakers look at me with disgust when I try to help them in English. Even just saying, "Sorry, I don't speak Engli...

Where are you coming from? I grew up in Charlottesville, but I now live in Phoenix and haven't started the move to STX yet. This is a long shot, ...

Thanks for your advice. I clearly have a lot more research to do, but this is a good start!

About the sound of the rocks at Annaly Bay... I completely agree. That is one of my favorite sounds in the world. I love to sit there and just listen....

I haven't had any land line trouble (don't have one!), but I did notice that Sprint has been completely useless since the rain ended. I was able to us...

Depending on how long you'll be away from home, your insurance company might allow you to pre-purchase your meds (for your usual co-pay) before you le...

That's the site where I found Bill Bass. 🙂 But thanks! It IS a good site!

Hi! What department will you be working in? I'll be in the ED 9/3/09-9/30/09. I'm a 3rd year resident in emergency medicine. Can't wait! I'm stay...

It matters if you care about being respected in your field as a whole. And for many people, it's difficult to predict whether you'll be able to spend ...

I think it's interesting that at least two people mentioned that mainlanders look down on people who move to / live in the VI because they assume ever...

It's nice to see that so many southwesterners have acclimated without a problem! I live in Phoenix now, but I lived in New Orleans for 4 years, and I'...

dntw8up, I know what you mean. I've also seen some dogs dressed up for the Barkus parade in New Orleans as "Tail in a Box." 🙂

"A boat is a hole in the water that you pour money into." However, I'm with you on wanting one, for exactly the reasons you mentioned! I'm glad you br...

Ugh, I'm with you on that! I'm not excited about summer at all! Wish I could get down to STX sooner than 9/2!

I agree.. thanks for putting this into words. People ask me all the time why I want to move to STX, and I get the feeling they assume that it's for th...

Well, your place certainly sounds nice, and it seems like the kind of thing that would perk up F'sted a bit. And... who doesn't love Armstrong's ice c...

Hilarious, Ms Information. Love it! My suspicion is that this guy didn't get *any* PMs, and his little thank you note was posted in an attempt to...

Thanks, East Ender. I would never have guessed that such a book exists. I just ordered the only copy Amazon.com had. There were absolutely no descript...

Excellent idea, Betty. I hadn't thought of that. He'd much prefer to stay home anyway (I mean "home" in the condo on STX, not home in AZ.) Assuming we...

Brinni, if it helps, when I was there in the winter last year, I was fine in shorts and sleeveless shirts all day, and a wet bathing suit in the sun, ...

East Ender, I guess I'm not surprised, since it's a rather traditional culture in many other ways. We get that a lot here with the Mexican/Central Ame...