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My av is my av and has been for a long time, and I am not emotionally recovered from losing John Navarre, 2003 Heisman Trophy winner, as my sig so they av cant change, but just for you:

answer to the question: Kosmic Blues by Janis Joplin or her version of Nick Gravanetis Work Me Lord

off of Reanimation - or is there another one?

The end is nye only if you are Swedish. For the rest of us, the end is nigh .

always good to see Brando back - WB BrandoFan!

I had a black lab, Fielder, I had to put down in 2002 - she was 13 1/2 and just couldn't go anymore. She taught my Samoyeds to retrieve and she was such a great dog and I miss her so much. I'll never have another lab - sams are my breed - but if I get another nonSam just to have around, it wouldn't be a lab because it could not live up to what my Fielder was. She was so special, she will remain the unique lab of my life.

Those are not my two - just a pic I found - I am at work even on a Saturday - but I have two Samoyeds right now (C. Tall oaks Tomas WS Farfel is one dog, anyone who cannot guess where Tomas/Thomas comes from and what WS stands for shouldn't be here). Have had Samoyeds for 33 years - will always have.

I would agree with that. Christians have too often made the faith a concern with selfishishness and other things and were I not already a believer, I wouldn't be. But I am a believer to the core of my being and as Reformation day approaches next Friday, time to reflect on what reformation we need again in this day, in this time and place. The two portions of the Christian Bible, Prime Covenant and Christian Covenant (aka Old and New Testaments) must taken as whole by those who take it seriously, and I do. In accord with the ugsburg Confession (and Happy Reformation Sunday to everyone tomorrow) the Scriptures are the authority, the source, the norm, for the faith and life of the Church. There is only place in Scriptures that I am aware of where it speaks of what God requires - in Micah 6.8 - and it is always instructive to read Micah. What God requires of us is to do justice, seek mercy, and walk humbly with out God. The place in Scriptures that speaks of what God hates is in Amos - and what God hates is the worship of God when there is no justice, no equity for the poor and dispossed, where concerns for those in need are not foremost. (Amos 5) And that reminds us that our faith - for those who are of the faith - is not about our personal salvation, as if faith were a fire insurance policy to avoid "hell." Our faith is not about ourselves. Our faith is one where the over riding passion is for justice, equity, mercy, concern for others. We are called into a covenental relationship is which God is our God and we are God's people and we are called to live doing justice, seeking mercy, walking humbly. The 10 Commandments by Catholic-Lutheran numbering contain only 3 commandments about our relationship with God but 7 about living with justice towards others. (By Episcopal-Protestant numbering, that would be 4 and 6.) Jesus reminds us very clearly of the ethic of love - and calls us to, in a very dynamic way, love God and love others in such a simultaneous way that there is no separation. (Read James: if someone says they love God but harbor hate, they are not in the light.) We are called to be active witnesses to justice, to have compassion onm those in need, to feed those who are hungry, visit those in prison - the sheep and goats story, "when did I not do these things for you - you did not do them whenever you did not do them to the least of these my brothers and sisters." We are called by Jesus to be: peacemakers, to set aside any hate and even any ill will we feel towards others (Matthew 5 and following). We are called to be active agents of God's love towards all people - as Luther said, to be "little Christs" in the world. And by our fruits they shall know us. The faith testified to by the Scriptures is not a list of you can do this but not that and you must believe this and not that in terms of any type of doctrinal points or dogma. What does God require: said only once, in Micah 6. And living in that covenantal relationship means that we have assurance that in all things, including life and death, nothing can separate us from God. But it is a covenental relartionship. The key question, the essential question, is not "where will I spend eternity." That is up to God anyway and thank you God for all grace which means that nothing separates us from God in this life or what is to come. The essential question is, how am I living a life right now at this moment that bears withness to justice and mercy, that displays kindness and compassion, that is actually about the needs of others and not my own self. I think God is far less concerned about whom signs up onto what religious program and sets of beliefs as much as God is concerned that we (who are Christians) live as Christ has entered our lives, giving us witness and access to God, in whom the covenant is based. Seek first what God has required - the rest shall be supplied.

true last weekend my grandson and I watched 2 fast 2 furious together and it was rather amazing that we both knew all the rappers on the sound track and in the film - "oh, that's Ludacris!" - and have seen together almost all of them in concert -

I can only rap to it...

we have Wannsteadt, so that is like being minus 5 so Bills win that one!

no one cards me anymore

it is good to be king blam! (hoping you saw Mel Brooks History of the World to appreciate my clever response to your post! )

$10 says it won't be Sparky....

back up a minute - I am pissed - where is my Eminem avatar and my John Navarre Heisman Trophy winner sig?

soxtalk means more to be than anyone knows - it is very dear in my heart what happened last week went down fast and furious and what happened, happened and whatever Jas and Mark etc. did, it was with the best interests of soxtalk at their heart in a moment when things were flying there have been communications this week between us all and I also know with others although I will never what all was said, nor is that my business we have talked and shared info and feelings and facts people have all talked and thought and reflected and I am very honored now as I was when first named mod and admin to be back I also missed soxtalk greatly and my friends here what went down is past, history, and best placed in the category of bad dreams and it is now a new day I can remember having some heated disagreements with my parents, my chidren, my siblings, my closest friends, and that is just a part of life, we go forward in love because what unites us is far greater than any incident that happened in a white hot flash moment when everyone was trying to do only was right as they saw it at that moment - things have been cleared up - we go forward being even in better shape because we know what unites is, what we have in common, is an increased knowledge and understanding and trust of each other I have nothing more to say about things past - nor will I comment more what matters is only two things: 1. soxtalk being a great community for everyone and 2. the White Sox world series victory parade being one year from now and now as only I would say, quoting the greatest philosopher of our time, "it feels so good to be back!" Eminem

this is goodbye to people who have meant a great deal to me for a long time I was here at this site because I loved the people who put thi site together and thosewho posted here. I bought into the vision of this site. I did all I could to build it up. When I was asked to be a mod, and and then an admin, I was very, very hpnored. I followed Soxtalk policy even when in my own mind I would ahve done differently. I was faithful to Soxtalk in every way. You know my one weakness: I cannot abide words of hate directed against others. Words like "n*****" and "k***" are clear case. I followed that with repeatedlky trying to edicate that use of words like "f*****" were also hate speech. That eventually made me some enemies. And they attacked me, in part as well as I was one of the more liberal members here. And when a group of adults pounded mightily on a 14-15 year old boy, I closed one thread to stop that attack. The response, possibly fueld in some posters by a lot of alcohol, turned into the most bitter personal attacks with the most outrageious lies tossed against me. I defended my self. I did not ever initate an atack but defended myself as anyone would. In fact, I held back a lot of times conscious of my obligations as a moderator. Tonight, a full scale war was launched by BMR and clujer based on lies of oldRoman. Because I again stood up for myself, I am now accused of fighting with brm and clujer - ironic isn't it that it is the same night that it was posted that the "evidence" behind the accusations doesn't exist. Now that that mater is cleared up, and the attacks are gone (and I had thoughts on how to deal with things without banning anyone) I am banned from soxtalk. There is a lesson there - it is that there is nothing fair in life. There are people here who I will miss, and I will miss this place. I will not be back at the end of 8 months. After being so totally falsely accused for so long wikth such absolute lies and all the s*** thrown at me, to be stabbed in the back by the very people to whom I was loyal at all times, this is an act of treachery that says it all for me. And how foolish I was to have spent the time that I did in outside legal work from my office for soxtalk. I stook loyal with people who did not stand loyal to me. The overwhelming feeling I have now is bitterness - bitterness because I am banned for trying to protect my name from the most evil of lies, bitterness because I gamve time and love and friendship to soxtalk and those who operate it and those who were here. In a few hours I will probably think of a better ending than one I have for now, but I don't have time for editing. Molto, I guess my this action, the answer to the question, that dies with me. Sorry. That was Mark's choice. Those who owe me money, pay me. Critic, thanks for your PM. I will miss this place while I now bitterly resent all the time I spent here trying to do good for soxtalk. Mark, the other night you tried to get me to talk about something and I said no, I can't. You responded as if you were a friend and I said no, I can't trust anyone now. See, I was right! And you are right - you lost a friend. There were other options but you did this. And Jas, it is regrettable that the last word that I head from you was through Mark and it was what it was. See why I am bitter now? It was never a game for me or anything other than something I took seriously to do the best job I could. I resent that I trusted a one of you. You won't miss me at all, that I know now more than ever. I will miss you. But I will never be back, ever. There are people here who are liars and not trusthworthy and not honest and into the playing of adolescent games that I got past a long time ago. Conitue to attack each other and feel free to use all the personal attacks you want. Find someone to all assail and you can get that person banned for sticking up for their self. The loyalty and work one gives and the friendship one offers are just to be mocked. And I have wasted a hell of a lot of time that I offered in love - but didn't mean a damn thing when the personal attacks on me came. This is so sad - because the place could have been so much more.

1. I don't. 2. Yes, certainly yes when the integrity of the game is on the line, certainly Backman possesses information on some of our players having managed them as well as being in the organization; and Backman knew he was a candidate for the job if/when Manuel was fired. That is when two professionals know it is time for the weekly chit chats, or any conversations, to stop, until the season is over.

for the past few seasons a candidate saying "I was interviewed" or even "I want the job" is no thing at all - this is hardly the first time an interviewee has said what Backman has said but I suspect strongly now that is chances are nil

no

I am sure those phone calls came up in the interview.... a smart person in that situation would know NOT to call an old friend in the weeks prior to anything that could be interpreted as interferance -

nothing was said that would be out of line -

we should never have an exCub manager as our manager or a coach ... just on principle alone, besides, it has never done us any good