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Rumors... We hear rumors... I hear rumors that the FDIC didn't need to take over First Fed, that if the FDIC could have waited until March First Fed could have survived. I don't know what kind of assets / liabilities they had that made March 2010 the magic bullet, but that's what I hear...

Thank you so much for the Christmas card with the multiple pictures of your children. They are adorable and I am glad to see that they are maturing well. But where are the pictures of you? You, my friend and friend's spouse / SO? A family consists of more than children; it consists of...

^^^ Oh yeah, I say go for it. <!-- s:) -->:)<!-- s:) -->

I would suggest posting it whether people are interested (today) or not. At some point, everybody needs to make cookies, and the recipe will be here for posterity. <!-- s:) -->:)<!-- s:) -->

Congrats USC!!

Poor Carl Karcher is rolling over in his grave right now.

Both of them are certainly missed. I am glad that they are having a good time. Thanks for sharing, SoCal!

I'm afraid you misunderstood. My comment had nothing to do with temp vs. permanent employees, it had to do with being able to pay depositors and absorb the bank's losses. While the Fed can print money, the FDIC only gets theirs via the whims of Congress.

From tales told by an FDIC'er, the FDIC would close about 700 banks this year, if they had enough money to do so. Perhaps those TARP funds would have been better spent by appropriating them to the FDIC.

^^^ Hello! Welcome to the board, and thanks for sharing. <!-- s:) -->:)<!-- s:) -->

Heard from some friends that the Johnnie's Pizza chain at the Orchard Hills shopping center was good. I haven't been there, however, and can't speak from personal experience.

Apparently quite a bit of time has passed. You may not remember, but I was not a moderator on that board.

It's that time of year... Do you have any favorite cookie recipes to share? I recall making chocolate thumbprint cookies with my Mom as a kid (something similar to these), except that instead of making a chocolate ganache, we would use Hershey's Kisses.

Assuming there was much "truth" in his statement above. You can see for yourself whether his characterization is accurate.

Dagnabbit, I was ~1.5 years too early. Despite their assurances to the contrary, with FFB, it was only a matter of "when," and not "if."

No more than 8 units per acre. Sensei said so, remember? Air and light, privacy, noise, parking ... those were just some of the reasons that any density higher than that will leave you disappointed.

A favorite of some of the posters here, Park Ave, has a monthly special. Here is December's: December "Surf n Turf" Special! Everyday All Day $34.00 Soup or salad Mixed green salad w/ choice of dressing Or Soup of the day "Surf" Shrimp Scampi with Olive Oil, Garlic and...

Cameray was kind enough to send me this link to an article on Paso Robles wines in the OC Register. The unofficial IHB wine tour of Paso Robles last January visited Jada Vineyards, one of wineries mentioned in the article, and we really enjoyed what they had on offer. The only downside is that...

Here is a video of the machines they have at Wine Exchange. Same concept at Total Wine, but I don't remember how many they have.

Basically, yes. I'll post more info when I get home.