I wholeheartedly agree with invictus, suffering from the exact same illness he has.

I'm probably even sadder than invictus, considering the fact that I've worked in the vacation industry for several decades and my biggest clients are resorts of a higher caliber than most... and even when I do get away to go there for a few days, I only pass by the heated rooftop pool, jacuzzis, gym etc., working until 3-4am...

Anyway, invictus, not sure if there's smiley for that, but you have my sincere handshake and I hope you do go on vacation soon... somewhere nice, like here or maybe here.

Of course my prior invitation for y...

I wholeheartedly agree with invictus, suffering from the exact same illness he has.

I'm probably even sadder than invictus, considering the fact that I've worked in the vacation industry for several decades and my biggest clients are resorts of a higher caliber than most... and even when I do get away to go there for a few days, I only pass by the heated rooftop pool, jacuzzis, gym etc., working until 3-4am...

Anyway, invictus, not sure if there's smiley for that, but you have my sincere handshake and I hope you do go on vacation soon... somewhere nice, like here or maybe here.

Of course my prior invitation for you to come to Seattle still stands... in fact if you did that - I'd have to take some time off to entertain you and show you around... so by you coming here on vacation would force me to have one as well... not a bad thought, no?

Well, RecordSage, thank you very much again, I do remember your invitation and it's very valuable for me. As an old Turkish phrase says, it would be "hitting two birds with a single stone", my vacation could be a vacation opportunity for you too, so I hope I can visit Seattle soon.

Vacation is really very important and I agree with the statement on the clip source, beginning with "Stress produces physiological changes in our bodies..." Sometimes I do feel those changes along with some other physical problems that comes with long hours of working: Pain on the wrists and neck, unusual changes of blood pressure, sleep disorder etc. As a man in his mid-fourties, I see bookchick's clip as a warn...

Well, RecordSage, thank you very much again, I do remember your invitation and it's very valuable for me. As an old Turkish phrase says, it would be "hitting two birds with a single stone", my vacation could be a vacation opportunity for you too, so I hope I can visit Seattle soon.

Vacation is really very important and I agree with the statement on the clip source, beginning with "Stress produces physiological changes in our bodies..." Sometimes I do feel those changes along with some other physical problems that comes with long hours of working: Pain on the wrists and neck, unusual changes of blood pressure, sleep disorder etc. As a man in his mid-fourties, I see bookchick's clip as a warning to myself

An old friend from high school, who now lives in Koh Samui island in Thailand has invited me for a vacation. I don't know if I can arrange all the things here and go, but a two-weeks far east vacation in October sounds exciting. Otherwise, I really want to visit the U.S. this fall and if I can, Seattle will definitely be my first destination.

I'll have the menu up in a week or two, so you can check it out. Apparently this gentleman has had the restaurant in the same location for the past 20 years. I had the best lentil soup I've ever had yesterday and his chicken gyro wasn't bad either (although I've always thought gyros were a Greek dish). Also, I'm told he makes excellent hummus.

But don't fret, if you don't want Turkish in Seattle - we can certainly come up with all kinds of others, including Russian. The last things we want to do is have you go home and be accused of you losing weight while here

As for cholesterol - no sweat. First, you're on vacation, i.e. cholesterol doesn't affect the body while on vacation (old ...

I'll have the menu up in a week or two, so you can check it out. Apparently this gentleman has had the restaurant in the same location for the past 20 years. I had the best lentil soup I've ever had yesterday and his chicken gyro wasn't bad either (although I've always thought gyros were a Greek dish). Also, I'm told he makes excellent hummus.

But don't fret, if you don't want Turkish in Seattle - we can certainly come up with all kinds of others, including Russian. The last things we want to do is have you go home and be accused of you losing weight while here

As for cholesterol - no sweat. First, you're on vacation, i.e. cholesterol doesn't affect the body while on vacation (old & totally unscientific statement, but certainly sounds good) and second - we'll send you back with a big bottle of Red Yeast Rice - that'll take care of any extra cholesterol in no time.

If you're referring to Russian translation of Raki - we have plenty of those here

Just think - you'll get to walk the same streets that were walked by Bruce Lee, Jimi Hendrix and Bill Gates, visit one of the weirdest (shape-wise) and coolest music museums on the planet, as well as the biggest airplane hangar in the world... hard to resist, no?