Our son just got accepted to Florida State!!

[starfish62]

Originally Posted by TexSail

Congratulations on your son's accomplishment. My youngest is set to graduate from Texas Tech in May and we will drink to that.

Thanks TexSail, and congrats to you as well. You're much further along in the process than we are, that's for sure.

Go Red Raiders!

[starfish62]

Originally Posted by Charlie

Actually if you move on the boat and stop working Uncle Sam will end up paying for your sons education. No work = no money = Pell Grants.

Sounds great to me. But apparently there's this thing called "maternal guilt" that prevents mothers from acting rationally.

[Charlie]

After having survived 14 years of Catholic schools I learned that you need to have guilt reflector. Ingenious little device where you take the guilt trip that is aimed at you and reflect it a) to someone else or with the more expensive model b) back at the person who has aimed a guilt reflector at you.

Favorite saying to head off an attack

"Pack your bags we're going on a guilt trip!" Said in the right tone everyone laughs and the trip is postponed.

[MarkJ]

Originally Posted by Hud3

Admiral Starfish,

You could spring for your own user account, you know. We're offering a special discount for Admirals right now--FREE!

It doesn't work! Nicolle has her own account but I think she still uses mine at times..............all the stupid posts under my name late at night that appear drunk...



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[starfish62]

Originally Posted by MarkJ

It doesn't work! Nicolle has her own account but I think she still uses mine at times..............all the stupid posts under my name late at night that appear drunk...;:

Wow! Linda does the exact same thing to me on this account. Late-nite, rum-infused, misspelled tirades and rants against diesel engines and alternators, mostly.

[Christian Van H]

Originally Posted by starfish62

So, is anyone interested in a 3brm, 3 bath Townhouse in Abacoa, Florida?

A house is a VERY poorly built boat! Great minds think alike and apparently have similar budgets. Our son is in his first year at UConn. As soon as we feel he's ready for the transition, we're movin' too! I do love the name ABACOA though...sounds really romantic...

[starfish62]

Hey! Hey! Hey! This is my account. I was the original joiner. He needs to get his own account and all the drunken posts are his! Anyways, I have recently realized the more I work the more I pay and I have quit my second and third job.

[starfish62]

Originally Posted by Christian Van H

A house is a VERY poorly built boat! Great minds think alike and apparently have similar budgets. Our son is in his first year at UConn. As soon as we feel he's ready for the transition, we're movin' too! I do love the name ABACOA though...sounds really romantic...

Congrats on your son being admitted to UConn!!! Go Huskies! I'm with you on the house thing. They don't float for $%#@! They do sail about as fast as I do, though.

[bella]

Originally Posted by starfish62

Completely off topic but as he is the last in the nest it is significant! We are stoked! Now if only the economy will pick up so we can move on the boat!

free shoes university... florida womens college.. poor kid....

Is there anything to be but a Gator?

Where is your boat... Carabelle just straight south of Tallahasee is a real nice tiny town. Not to often hurricane hit.

In any case Congratulations..

[bella]

Originally Posted by skipmac

Since I'm in Gainesville and went to UF I am sitting here thinking about any number of wisecracks but I'll bite my tongue, be nice and say congratulations (besides my wife did get her masters at FSU).

On the other comment, forget the economy and move onto the boat anyway.

oh I did not bite MY tonge... Not only did I go to UF twice (two degrees) I grew up in the Nuke Eng building... more or less.. In the words of one of my kids... Is there anything to be but a Gator mom? No, no, I don't think so....

i guess I should mention it was a LONG time ago when i went there.. I remember the 1960s...all two weeks of it..

[starfish62]

Originally Posted by bella

free shoes university... florida womens college.. poor kid....
Is there anything to be but a Gator?

He considered Florida Agricultural College, but Hogtown just had too many tractors running around so he opted for the better education.

And as the song goes, "I'd hate-to be-a Florida Gator."

But some of my best friends are gayturds!

[bella]

Originally Posted by starfish62

He considered Florida Agricultural College, but Hogtown just had too many tractors running around so he opted for the better education.

And as the song goes, "I'd hate-to be-a Florida Gator."

But some of my best friends are gayturds!

HAHAHAHA.... maye we should be careful.. someone might not undestand this freindly rivalry...

[bstreep]

I'm in a mixed marriage. My wife is a Gator (and a PE Teacher - a football NUT), and I'm a 'Nole.

BTW, both of our daughters recently graduated from Texas Tech!

[starfish62]

That's a seriously mixed marriage! How did Texas Tech gets put into the mix?

[anotherT34C]

Congratulations to your family! Raising a son to go to engineering school is an accomplishment to be well proud of.

When he graduates, please send him up to Brookhaven. We can't find american engineers anywhere.