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There exists a great chasm between those, on one side, who relate everything to a single central vision...and, on the other side, those who pursue many ends, often unrelated and even contradictory...The first kind of intellectual and artistic personality belongs to the hedgehogs, the second to the foxes. by poker rooms

During the first assault of passion as under a thunder stroke the sentiments of virtue may yield for a moment. by online poker

The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of spirit. by empirepoker

I don't think we should have an arrangement by which parents decide what children they want. That would not be a happy state of affairs because the rich would have magnificant babies and the poor would have to put up with what God sends. by texas holdem poker

Humans ought to preserve for themselves an environment adequate to match their capacity to wonder. by pacific poker

All religions, with their gods, their demi-gods, and their prophets, their messiahs and their saints, were created by the prejudiced fancy of men who had not attained the full development and full possession of their faculties. by online poker rooms

Such evil deeds could religion prompt. by poker rooms

Conceit, arrogance, and egotism are the essentials of patriotism. by online gambling

The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues. by online poker sites

Nature abhors a vacuum. by online roulette

One can generally say this about men: that they are ungrateful, fickle, simulators and deceivers, avoiders of danger, greedy for gain; and while you work for their good they are completely yours, offering you their blood, their property, their lives, and their sons when danger is far away; but when it comes nearer to you, they turn away. by casino

Popular psychology is a mass of cant, of slush and of superstition worthy of the most flourishing days of the medicine man. by roulette

Physics investigates the essential nature of the world, and biology describes a local bump. Psychology, human psychology, describes a bump on the bump. by online casino

The last car I bought was a '96 Civic CX off of Craigslist back in April or May. My goal was an inexpensive, '95 or newer car with < 100k miles and a make/model with a reputation for longevity. I looked on Craigslist for a while, checked out a few cars, and once I found one that really fit the bill, went after it aggressively.

The owner had posted her phone number (and removed it later after getting a ton of calls) so I sent an email and called and left a message. I followed up with another call (actually talking in person is so much better than relying on phone tag) to see if I could get the VIN for a CarFax report and set up a time for a test drive. She couldn't show her car that night, so we set up a time the first thing the next morning (8 AM was the earliest she could be there). I'm not a morning person, but I figured the first person to see the car would probably be the buyer if it was worth buying.

Didn't actually buy anything from the Alameda County Auction. Just wanted to see what it was like to see if it was worth going to the next time I was in the market to buy a car. I think it's worth checking out.

With 3 of the last 4 cars I've owned, I've been able to pay for them outright, and I'd like to continue that trend. Having a substantial car loan made me feel like I had the sword of Damacles hanging over me. I'll have to save up for a little while if I want a nice one from the auction.

I'd be interested in checking out police auctions as well, but I haven't figured out where/when they are around here, yet. Also, I think I'd have to be more cautious and careful. Most of the Alameda County Auction's cars seemed to be off-lease vehicles in good condition. With police auctions, I imagine a lot of the cars are junkers that got towed and the owners didn't feel like it was worth it to go retrieve it. I'm imagining all those cars I see abandoned on the side of the highway with a flourescent green ticket stuck on the back windshield. They tend to magically disappear within a day. I guess I'd be hoping to score a nice car from a drug dealer who got a long sentence (don't want to have to worry about him getting out, tracking down his old car).

yes, craigslist in DC helped me sell 2 beds. and had ppl wanting my desks but they never followed through so i sold one and kept the other..the better one.

the craigslist in pittsburgh...not as good. maybe because it is new...about a year old....and the city is smaller, less ppl turnover, i guess.

still that car deal was cool. i want to hear about your car-buying experience. k? a friend from college got a good deal on a car she got from a police auction.

Heh, at least you've gotten rid of it and can reclaim some of that driveway space.

So what kind of car are looking into now?