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Hey fellowshipper... how do (did) you like the heat here in the Valley of the Sun? niKa... hope you've gotten all your papers graded!

Congrats there P-Mosh... on this topic, you certainly speak the truth. I hope you were able to be there (in the delivery room) when your daughter was born. Now nearing 18 years hence, I still consider the day my daughter was born (early morning... 3:30am on a Monday) to be the most dramatic and inspiring day of my entire life. And yes, it was like my entire view of life and of the world changed the moment my kiddo took her first breath. You certainly have the potential for more of those than I... since I only fathered one child... (and am definitely NOT looking to have any more). Anyway... what a wonderful mother's day for your wife. Yes... treasure them... they grow up way too fast.

For games like the BoSox comeback today.... that's why GOD created TIVO! Similar progression today for the Dbacks... but NO awesome comeback. I hit the record button and went outside to do yard work... just in case... ya never know.

When I was 10 (the summer of the Worlds Fair), my dad took my brother and I to visit some other relatives in NYC... we went to a game at Shea... I think Houston beat the Mets 10-1 that day... Went to watch the KC Royals the year the 9th corpse was first in res at Emporia. The year before that, I was in LA... went to one game at Dodgers' Stadium. Spent several months in San Diego one year and went to a few Padres games (at the old Jack Murphy Stadium, I think it was called then). Drove past Jacob's Field (the Jake) while visiting Cleveland over Labor Day weekend in 1998... Lived in Rochester NY and attended as many RedWings games (AAA -- International League, then the top farm team of the Balt. Orioles) in the 1960s as I could, sometimes with just my younger brother and myself -- at Red Wing Stadium, which was later renamed Silver Stadium. The RedWings now play in a newer stadium somewhere on the west side of Rochester, I think. Went to several games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium during AAA Pacific Coast League games with the Phoenix Giants (later renamed the Firebirds) between 1968 (when we first moved to Phoenix) and 1997 (the last year for AAA baseball in Phoenix). Went to an AFSCME convention in Chicago in 1996 and went to a Monday night game at which the Cubs hosted the Dodgers at the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Stadium (it was rained out... so I went back for the daytime doubleheader on Tuesday). In 1998, had season tickets for the inaugural season of the Arizona Diamondbacks at "The BOB" (BankOne Ballpark, now called Chase Field... because Chase Bank bought the rights)... and go to a few games each season since... including game one of the 2001 World Series. That's my ballpark experience/history. I think I liked Wrigley and RedWing Stadium the best... RedWing Stadium was a lot like the old stadium the Detroit Tigers played in (only smaller, holding at most, probably about 15,000 fans).

And now your buddy Dirk (deservedly) grabs the MVP... (however, had Nash gotten it for the third straight year, it would have also been appropriate).

Not to mention that for the low admission price of ZERO, you might be able to attend a taping of either the Late Show w/David Letterman and/or The Daily Show with Jon Stewart! (which, if I were to visit NYC, I would make a priority... but that's me.)

Hey MarkO... I'd echo Mstar's sentiments... I certainly have no magic or fixes or advice... but I definitely understand what you're saying and what you're going through. I appreciate you, your perspective and your approach, which I believe is -- without question -- accompanied with/by a full measure of integrity.

Some excellent ideas there... was at the Big Unit's last outing (Weds, at the BOB). He pitched 6 outstanding innings... then quickly fell apart in the 7th... and I do mean quickly. He won't go to the bullpen (IMO). He's no longer in it for the money... heck, he's got more money than God now. No, he keeps flinging them baseballs hoping to get to 300 wins. I'm with you 150% on muzzling Curt... who doesn't limit his "outspokenness" to the subject of baseball.

Huh?! (oh... that was the point! ) btw, I heard on the news this evening that she could get it reduced to about 3 weeks for good behavior (whatever THAT means!).

Compare the number of former MLB pitchers that have died as a result of BRAIN CANCER to the incidence of brain cancer in the general population. Then tell me what other possible factors could have been responsible for the incredible number of these pitchers having suffered such a horrific fate. THEN tell me whether it's just a "possible" fact. Do we need to begin naming those pitchers? What position did the guy from the Diamondbacks, that got indicted by the feds for receiving steriods in the mail a year or two ago, play? (Hint -- he watched games from the Dbacks' bullpen)

It's spelled "McGwire" and McGwire did himself in by the wussy way he testified before Congress... I agree... Bonds WILL break the record... sooner, rather than later. I agree baseball will "move on"... I think Bonds should have an ASTERISK tattoo'd beside his name in the record books (he won't just lead MLB in HRs, don't for get BBs). I think Bonds knowingly did steroids. But I also must acknowledge that he is dangerous NOT simply for how far the ball flies... but also because he doesn't strike out profusely, like most homerun hitters... steroids probably do not deserve the credit for his hand/eye coordination and lightning reflexes and bat speed. IMO. Mstar... Schilling had a bad case of diarrhea of the mouth... he's been known to have that on a recurring basis. He should stick to worrying about his game (ie his pitching, his record, his team). However, your asterisk is probably as good as any that might be proposed... and I DO believe an asterisk is in order here.

Indeed 50 IS a great number... in fact, on Letterman tonight, this foxy looking woman was guest... and said that in December, she'll be 70 (yes, SEVENTY!) Of course, she's not necessarily that popular with some folks (like JL)... but still is outrageously gorgeous (her initials are JF)... Dave, that is CORRECT! ;)

Is that REALLY a pic of you? Hey, 29 years ago WAS soooo long ago! Glad it was a happy day JL... :) Yeah... NOW you can join AARP! congrats on making it to the almost half-way point.

Yep... they DID the deed... by 20 points. WITH Tim Duncan playing (and not being hurt). I'd say first... it was a "must win" game. Second, the only time this season they had beaten the Spurs, Duncan didn't play (IIRC). That led to some doubt about whether the Suns had it in them to take on the Spurs in the playoffs. I'd say they successfully exorcised that particular "ghost" tonight. Obviously, it's still going to be a tough series... for both teams. You probably can figure who I want to win it. ;) Did you hear what the promotional give-away was at the game tonight? Nose bandages... (I'm NOT making that up).

With one caveat, I'd agree on that... (if the Suns beat the Spurs ;) )

Britney DID do it too... her's was this year... Paris did it a year or two or three ago... I forget when, but she did it first. and Rottie... I don't know either, as really the only time I hear about her on TV is when Letterman jokes about her... ;)

You mean to tell us that you've never seen the infamous pic of Paris Hilton getting out of a car while wearing a skirt and going "commando?" If you search google images, it'll probably be easy to find... Until it was posted here, I was unaware that she carries the herpes virus... which, of course, still could be a rumor, I suppose.

Peter Gammons predicted 24 starts with 12 wins. I think I like the 3-12 idea better... Either way, $4.5 M/month is obscene!

Well... that shouldn't have anything to do with JL reading to her, should it? Unless it was a euphemism for doing something else. :blink:

I still doubt that if Zambrano gives up 4 runs in every 6-7 inning outing, he'll probably not be considered seriously for the Cy Young. But it was good that the Cubs won the game.

The suspense is so thick, I swear we could cut it with a knife! :blink: It certainly isn't me... my lead hitchhiking partner became a greasespotter many moons ago...

An adult picture? I didn't know I even posed for any of those! Ok, sorry, now back to our regularly scheduled thread, my apologies.

It couldn't have happened to a more deserving spoiled brat! Hap, I hope you're kidding, but even if you're not, it's no big deal to be unaware of Paris Hilton. I understand that she's going to do the 45 days for violating terms of probation on some kind of more serious traffic violation(s)... could have been DUI. I've also heard that she'll be segregated away from the other (even just the female) prisoners. I also heard that she'll be pretty much alone in her "cell" (not quite the same kind of cell she's accustomed to, wouldn't you think?) for 23 hours a day, only being let out to shower, make phone calls, or perhaps exercise. So, she's unlikely to be abused by the 'ho's. No doubt she'll still be quite uncomfortable... I'd bet that 45 days will get her attention in a big way... for someone used to getting her way, if for no other reason, than throwing money at it. As long as she doesn't find a way to buy her way out of this.

That's pretty much how I have it now, too... though I just started using these CFs in 2006. I've VERY interested in not having to change the bulbs for a long, long time. And the WATTage of a bulb is a measure of how much electricity the bulb uses... not a measure of the light output of the bulb. Two very important points... for the same amount of electricity, you get MUCH more light than regular incandescent bulbs... AND, the CFs are supposed to last a lot longer. Another way to put the first point is that a CF, in using less electricity to generate the same amount of light, the CF puts out far less in HEAT energy. And in the desert of central Arizona, that makes a big difference for more than half the year, in helping to keep the house cooled. In the colder months, when I'm using the heater at night (day time heater use is VERY rare here), I wouldn't mind the extra heat from the regular bulbs. Taken in the aggregate, for even ONE house, it can make a distinctly measurable positive impact. Aggregate that energy savings for a large metropolitan area, like the Phoenix area where I live -- OR, throughout the state and country, the impact on electricity demand is definitely significant. Over the last several years, Americans (in the aggregate) have been using an ever increasing amounts of electricity, due to population increases AND American consumerism... So... for those wanting to do something to help reduce carbon emissions and energy usage, this matters, even if one doesn't see dramatic decreases in his/her monthly utility bill.

That's what I understood him to mean.