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    Irvine Housing Dreams ? Part 2

    i have noticed more and more parties being thrown at the clubhouse. pretty much every wkend there's some event. some major party downsizing going on in this economy. the days of showing off the size of your HELOC by your kid's 1-yr birthday party at the st regis are over. personally i...
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    Can you recommend a place to meet at Irvine Spectrum?

    wahoos... $2.50 beers!
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    When, if ever, would you feel like a loser for being a renter?

    I believe there was a Simpsons episode where the aliens Kang and Kodos disguised themselves as two tract homes. Homer: Take a good look at your beloved luxury mansions! They're nothing but hideous tract homes! [rips off facade from cheap housing development to reveal giant green aliens]...
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    Very $$$ Homes - All Cash?

    no idea how you would measure something like this... generally speaking, when you're talking about people with extreme level of wealth, their homes tend to be a smaller % of their net worth than the avg homeowner. after all, there's only so much house you can buy even if your wealth is growing...
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    2233 Martin

    you can rent from IAC at villa siena or from a private landlord at avenue one, be in a better location, have access to nicer amenities, and save $400/mo in HOAs. have you also noticed the new bldg on the corner of dupont and von karmon that is still uncompleted and unsold?
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    July 28th California goes bust

    thats the thing with performance based compensation, it creates a moral hazard. there is every incentive to make the riskiest investments and judges mgrs based on short-term returns. make the biggest bets and shoot for the ten bagger. if you fail, you get fired and move on (unless you're...
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    July 28th California goes bust

    the problem is what would someone who's qualified to manage that much money require in compensation? what would it cost to pry someone like bill gross away from his job, esp when these type of guys can be knocking on the door of forbes 400 in their current gigs. avg returns on few hundred...
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    Anyone know a family interested in adopting two trained labs?

    I received this from the German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County... <em><strong>Seeking Home for two gorgeous labs - they are trained, spayed & have ID chips</strong></em> Cookie and Coco Even if you cant take them, please pass this around! Contact: Katherine at...
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    Counseling

    if my wife would give me $120/wk i would agree to stop hogging the blanket at night. problems solved. seriously though, one of our good couple friends told us they did counseling and we were really surprised. it wasn't so much that they had problems, which is why we were surprised. they...
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    Get Well, Peter. (Add your message here.)

    so sorry to hear about that... hope he recovers soon. get well, petey!
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    Inappropriate Relocation

    tarantulas??? i have yet to see one of those in the yard.
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    Late Night Haircuts? Is it possible?

    <em>dude bro i'm so traaashed... </em> word... whadda we do next?! the night is still young! <em>yeaaaah man, after paaaarty... </em> let's get some grub on... jumbo jacks! <em>yeaah, jumbo jacks. noooo, dude, let's get tattoos...</em> wait, let's get haircuts...
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    Homes with good aesthetic.

    tell us what you really think... don't pull any punches this time!
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    Tustin Chili Cookoff this Sunday

    did you try the Morning Thunder??? the logo was a toilet bowl with a bolt of lightning shooting into it. genius marketing - who wouldn't want to try that?
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    Placentia 17 Year-Old Goes For Doctorate

    <blockquote>Andrea Kulier who is only 17-years-old will graduate from California State Los Angeles University and attend Princeton in the fall to study cosmology.</blockquote> I didn't realize Princeton had a beauty school!
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