...Over Simon & Simon

Our company switched over to OOo around 2.1 (we just got 3.0 not long ago). Our company has two home offices, one in the states & and in South American. We have several hundred locations worldwide. At first it was a tough sell & to be honest I was not a fan. However, I, along with fellow coworkers in the field, have grown to really appreciate it. In fact, it is all I use at home & at work. I didn't even bother installing MS office on my last PC build. Most, if not all, of the home office users have both OOo & MS office. Occasionally a file will come down the pipe that we can't open, but the second try saved in OOo format works. I can't say much for Power Point as we mainly deal in with the standard word/excel files, or calc/writer if you will. Bottom line, yes you can switch over, but expect some heavily used files not to transfer over flawlessly. Expect users to bitch, but after they're seasoned it'll be just another program.

You are what you eat. I realize there are cases where various ailments cause one to be obese, but in my experience you literally are what you eat. Some of my best friends are overweight & it's not because they have an ailment. It's because they want another hot dog or cheeseburger an hour after their biggie fast food meal.

According to my company representative the main reason our insurance rates go up every year are due to complications from obesity. Not smoking. They expect 75% of Americans to be overweight by year's end.

The truth of the matter is that it's hard to find food that isn't crap. I was once overweight & when I decided to change my lifestyle I didn't know what the hell I was going to eat. For many Americans if you cut out fast/fried food you're lost.