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QUOTE (Reddy @ Dec 5, 2012 -> 03:23 AM) thank. you. all this talk of game playing is ridiculous and the reason the divorce rate is so high. just be honest. amazing how that works. There's also a lot of cheating going on leading to divorces. I know so many guys who cheat. I can't believe they get married. I think I told u all before I went to a bachelor party in Vegas and at least 2/3 of the guys there cheated on their wives. Some even with hookers. Geezus. What clowns. You should have heard some of the things they were saying about their lives. I guess the deal is a lot of these guys find a woman they think will be a great mom to their kids and have a couple kids and the family life. Yet they continue to have sex with tons of other women. A lot of guys I know have money and it seems a lot of guys with money think they are hot s*** and get TONS of women to sleep with them. I think it's sad. If you marry ... then obey your f***ing vows or get a divorce.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Dec 4, 2012 -> 09:18 PM) My whole thing with this place is I wanna be the one running it, I don't wanna be cooped up on a line making food getting little to no respect. Stardust Bowl in Hammond closed down, I was there when they did. I cooked for a PBA event one year (Pete Weber loves Jalepeno poppers) and that's probably gonna be way more business than George's will ever get. The lines are the least of my worries, I'm a pretty composed fellow. And for the other bold line, sadly that's kinda what it is. It's located on state line where you see a lot of prostitutes and such so a lot of people get scared away by the area. Though if what Tuna said in the gang thread awhile back is true then it's actually not a bad street because they gangs don't wanna "make the block hot". With that in mind if I can do what I said about offering free delivery to the hospital and police station then I can get a lot of business that way. Then make it happen. Find an investor on facebook before they tear the existing building down. How much money are you looking at? Just 30,000?

How come Rongey has left the board? He could be filling us in on rumors. I wonder what drove him away??? Come back Rongey.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 5, 2012 -> 04:48 AM) Former Royal, can't do it. I agree the curse of the former Royals is huge, but this is Soria!

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 5, 2012 -> 04:47 AM) Another $4 million/year reliever? We got bigger fish to fry Greg. 4 mill is nothing. He could be the righthanded starter we need as it's been discussed that he may switch to a starting role. Doesn't even Lilly make 4 mill a year?? I think we missed the boat on Soria. At the very least I'd rather give him the ball in relief rather than Thornton and Crain.

I assume the Sox aren't involved, but RA Dickey would be a great addition to the team. His acquisition would make me go insane with joy. And why the hell didn't we sign Soria??? A cheap 4 mill a year and just what we need. What's going on ?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 2, 2012 -> 05:16 PM) Ok, this seems obvious to me...if you really have such a passion for this, why don't you try and get a job as a cook in one of these places in your neighborhood? Ask George and George's Gyros if he would give you 20 hours a week. He can train you to work in the kitchen and you can learn some of the ropes...that way you can get an idea of whether you really want to do this with your life instead of trying to own your own place with no experience. Agreed. It sounds like you want to please people with your food. So do it. Be a cook. A chef. Get a job at a place like this, even a Subway to start. You said you don't need much money to be happy. You seem like one of those friendly but not annoying guys that serve you at a sandwich shop. QUOTE (Reddy @ Dec 3, 2012 -> 06:07 PM) and that makes you think you've got all the skills required to run a restaurant? grab some books and read up about it, talk to people who run restaurants. simply put: do your research and learn as much as you can! then put together a proposal. then you can look for business partners. then you can attempt to get a loan. gotta crawl before you can run. but i love the fact that you're passionate about this. with enough passion you can accomplish anything, but you gotta do it right. Exactly. Great advice. QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 3, 2012 -> 10:08 PM) What sort of pricing scheme would you plan on using to sell your food? How are you going to serve upwards of 50-70 people at a time cooking by yourself? How are you going to get by when the restaurant is slow? Do you understand how expensive utilities are for a commercial meter? Do you understand basic accounting principles? How will you get basic prep done while also cooking for the masses? Will you be able to keep your restaurant sanitary enough to pass a health inspection? I have considered opening a restaurant in the past, but it is incredibly difficult to do so and actually make money. If you do it, you need, at the very least, a partner who will be able to shoulder some of the burden. Exactly. Great advice. QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Dec 4, 2012 -> 04:48 PM) 18 sounds small but I don't think that's much smaller than the dining room of an average fast-food joint. I don't know how the place is set up but I'm imagining a counter where you order and pay for the food and then a handful of tables in the dining area. If you do any kind of decent business at all, even getting half that amount of people just standing in line at the counter could be over-whelming for just one person depending on how large your menu is. True. Even a tiny diner ... you get a few different customers making orders and it's going to take a while. People don't have time to wait. I get irritated just waiting in line at Subway. I won't wait. I'll go eat somewhere else if there's too long a wait. Why not just keep cooking at the bowling alley or somewhere like that? I'd assume with cooking skills you'll be able to find a job. It almost sounds to me like you are an Andy Griffith fan and want to run some kind of old-town friendly diner where u cook great food and converse with the people. One guy can't do all that unless it's an unsuccessful place and hardly anybody comes in. Since George's is available, either be aggressive in trying to find somebody to go in with you, or just take it slow and go get a job as a cook somewhere. Even the tiniest of operations will have headaches. You gotta get those delicious toppings you described and keep them fresh. You have to keep the bathrooms pristine. You have to pass health inspections. Your food is not gonna taste so good if those tomatoes and lettuce aren't the freshest of fresh. Who's gonna do all that? Most Sundays after church I go get the cheap, yet delicious bacon cheese burger and fries deal with a friend or two at a local bar. A mom and pop bar. The bartender like you is a decent enough cook. He puts it on the grill in front of us and cooks the fries in front of us has time to chat it up with us as we watch football. Sounds like that's the kind of chef you want to be. But he has other bartenders taking orders and serving beer and cokes and helping him out. Any food/drink operation is too tall for one person.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Dec 4, 2012 -> 02:22 PM) Reading these comments above, it's no wonder you guys all are losing your girls...you're trying too damn hard to be likable and too busy trying to buy her affection like little boys. I'll give you my relationship advice cheat sheet... Let me begin by saying, women like nice...they just don't like too nice. Women like sweet, they just don't like too sweet...etc. Anything that you do that they like, there is a point in which they will say, "it's just too much"...and the second they say that, you've lost her. I know, I know...so how do you know when too much is too much? When she leaves you...you'll know it was too much. When it comes to these quirky romantic comedy moments/routines, take my word for it...slow it down. S L O W. D O W N. The idea is to set the bar low but do a few unexpected things from time to time, that takes these small unexpected moments and makes them massive galaxy sized moments in her minds eye. If you use up all of your romantic ammunition in the first year of the relationship, she's going to get bored, trust me. I have a friend that's famous for this...he pulls out all the stops every relationship he's in, does ALL the romantic things you can think of, from weekend getaways, to romantic B&B's, walks in the park, fancy vacations, etc...then, after a single year, he's done everything there is to do with the girl and she gets bored, or conversely, she feels smothered. Either way, it's the same outcome...she leaves. First and foremost, disavow holidays you can get away with disavowing...things like Sweetest Day, disparage it's existence so she knows how you feel early, and don't worry, she'll dismiss it as a 'man's man' thing if you're legit. Don't try to do this if you actually like lame holidays like Sweetest day, either, she'll see through your lie. Believe me, children, she wants you to be a man in her mind...not a boy. Boys follow girls like puppy's and shower them with items, affection, etc., men don't do this often, and while she'll enjoy it for a little while, she'll get bored. Don't attempt this with major holidays like Valentines Day until you hit expert level, either...and you'll know when you arrive at that level because you won't be here looking for relationship advice. Using this tactic requires you to celebrate her existence on a day that's NOT sweetest day and explain to her that you don't need Hallmark to tell you when you should show appreciation for your girl. Trust me...as lame as this sounds, she will love it, AND, she will henceforth allow you to ignore things like Sweetest Day...which leaves you an opening to surprise on a Sweetest Day at some point in the future, which she won't see coming. However much ammunition you think you have in the war chest of romance...you can empty it out quickly, which leads to boredom. The reason this happens is because you set the bar of expectations too high too fast...and run out of bullets. If you do this and lose her, trust me...when you do catch up and get an update on her, you'll find her with the guy I just described...which will be the exact guy she told you she'd never be with when you were busy showering her with affection like a puppy dog. Great great post. I've never even heard of Sweetest Day, but if somebody is recognizing that day they deserve to get dumped. Valentines Day is fine cause millions of guys suck it up and play along on that day. I'd say in most cases your post is spot on and girls will dump guys that are too nice. I will say this, though, it's not ironclad. There are some girls that expected to be treated well. A guy I know has spent his whole life trying to keep his wife happy doing all the little things described above. Hey, you can never run out of fancy romantic vacations like the guy above supposedly ran out of. You can never run out of gifts, etc. It's complicated but I don't think you can generalize and say EVERY woman is the same. I'd think there are some that wouldn't dump the guy mentioned above, who pulled out all the stops for a year. I think the women he's dealing with are probably perfect 10 princesses. Princesses can be different. Generally though, I do agree, nice guys finish last with women. It's all physical anyway. If they think a guy is cute or hot and think their friends will think he's cute or hot, the guy generally is in. I tend to agree with Y2HH but I can see where knight is right as well. There are some girls who are not princess b****es and do not play games every minute of their dating/marriage lives.

QUOTE (elamins @ Dec 4, 2012 -> 07:47 AM) Well my ex and I had dinner over the weekend and I guess things are gonna progress slow as friends and build back up to being together. She wants to be together she just wants to know that the small changes she wants to see me make like being more romantic actually happen and that I just dont say it will then never change which I totally understand. So we decided that we will give each other some space but that we will continue to work on us so that sometime we can be back together. So any ideas on how one can be more romantic cuz I am a total bonehead in that area. Next time you go to dinner give her a rose or something. You are gonna have to start giving her small gifts.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Dec 2, 2012 -> 07:06 AM) so i know this is stupid, but I've been No Contact w/ my ex for almost two weeks, but got an email tonight that I'd earned a reward on my AMC Stubs Card (movie card), meaning she used it tonight. it really made my stomach knot up and i kinda freaked for no reason. Not because I worry about her being with a guy (she saw Rise of the Guardians AND paid for both tickets, meaning probably her roomie and she was trying to rack up reward points) but because it was ODD to know exactly where she was and what she was doing - especially when it was something that we did together and loved doing together. I mean, obviously she's not gonna stop watching movies, but movie dates were like... our thing. haha i know that's lame and unexciting but we loved it. so now I'm like... what do I do? Ask her to get her own card instead of benefiting from the money i'd spent to rack up points, let it go and unsubscribe from the notifications, OR do I use the reward first? Mostly kidding on that last option. Mostly. Have her get her own card.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Dec 2, 2012 -> 05:47 AM) For the most part thats how it was done for 36 years, good ol' George was a one man band. The cooking area is right out in front of everyone. He did have one girl work for him for a little while but for the most part it was only him, he was open 10-7 Mon-Sat. The hours would be the least of my worries, esp since I'd have a 1 minute commute. I'd probably go ahead and bring a friend/partner in to help out and then gauge whether I can handle it myself. As you know Reddy I'm a big guy and Georges Gyros has a lot to do with that lol. I've spent many a hours in there just talkin to George while I smash a delicious gyro plate and a chocolate shake that he eventually hooked up for free. Can you cook? Can't you get somebody to back you?

QUOTE (Reddy @ Nov 30, 2012 -> 04:01 PM) maybe, maybe not, but dude has to move on. that's advice i need to follow myself right now, but the ONLY way she'd ever come back is if he no longer cares whether or not she comes back. Ironic, but reality. but with this girl, i'm thinking he dodged a bullet... I agree with your statement in the first paragraph. Are there any storybook marriages anymore? Where neither side plays games and the man and woman are best friends and enter into a life of bliss? Or is it constantly trying to play "the game" like what you described where the girl will only come back if the guy no longer cares whether she does or not?

QUOTE (chw42 @ Nov 27, 2012 -> 10:50 PM) I'll be moving to Austin next summer. Thanks for the help/advice guys. I think you'll like it. If you are single, make sure you make time to engulf yourself in the music scene. Some beautiful people down there. QUOTE (Elgin Slim @ Dec 1, 2012 -> 07:45 AM) I have a degree in chemical engineering. I am willing to go anywhere in the country at the moment. I have always wanted to go into biofuels/green technologies, but if I can't do that I'm not sure what other field I would like to go into, which is part of the problem. I'm having a hard time finding open positions for a bachelors level engineer with no experience. I have tried to get into an internship before but the companies that I have spoken with say that they won't give me that opportunity because I have already graduated. Just been frustrated beyond belief that I can't get an interview with anyone in my field. I waver back and forth on the low paying jobs because some days I feel like any opportunity is worth having, and some days I feel angry that I have busted my ass to become a chemical engineer and I may have to work for peanuts. I have bills to pay(mainly student loans) and I would probably be broke if I took the low paying job anyway and just have less time and still no money, and I might forget the stuff I learned in college if I am out of engineering much longer. I don't know what to do right now. I cant believe you can't get a job in chemical engineering field. What is going on?

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Nov 30, 2012 -> 06:06 PM) I thought Miguel Olivo was out there too? He is no AJP, Napoli or even Russell Martin but could be a serviceable back up catcher if someone gives youth a chance as the starting back stop I really don't want Olivo. That ship has sailed. Letting AJ go is a huge mistake. Sure hope Flowers is ready to catch all but 20 games.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Dec 1, 2012 -> 08:05 AM) He's clearly going to throw a complete game one-hit shutout the first time he's presented with the Sox lineup. He'll also probably have 5+ ERA at the end of the season, should he make it that far. I think you are right. But for the life of me I can't see him getting our guys out. He's that bad. But you know it's going to happen somehow. Then again, I can't see Humber getting anybody out. Surely we'll beat him if we face him. He's one of the worst pitchers in baseball IMO.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Dec 1, 2012 -> 06:42 AM) Hochevar was tendered a contract by the Royals tonight. Thank God. We don't want that guy.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Nov 29, 2012 -> 08:19 PM) At first glance, I give the girl and the new guy 6 months to a year at most. They are at 2 completely different points in their lives. Yeah I'd agree. The question is, is she going to try to get the original boyfriend back at some point? QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Nov 29, 2012 -> 11:33 PM) One isnt ready to be a parent and the there is looking for nice tatas and a warm nether region. Yeah, that does describe her pretty well. She does have quite the body. I can't believe she'd date a guy with 3 kids. My gosh.

A guy I know was holding back tears the other day. His GF of 2 years or so who is 23 told him it was over. She had met a guy at the school she works at. The new lover/boyfriend is 35 with 3 kids, one as old as 9. The guy I know is 25 or 26, no kids, nothing like that. What is your take?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 29, 2012 -> 07:06 PM) Unless the Sox are freeing up money in some novel way, I don't think it makes much sense to spend that kind of money on a reliever right now. I'd rather roll the dice with the 'pen we have, and spend the money on 3B and/or C. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 29, 2012 -> 07:07 PM) That's how I feel about it as well. We have plenty of relievers. We have plenty of bad relievers. I'd be all for a total reshuffling of the bullpen. I wish we'd trade some of the current parts basically for anybody else. I like Reed. The rest of the guys are all a dime a dozen or worse IMO. Nobody is reliable besides Reed. By reliable I mean by old White Sox standards. Guys who can get people out.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 27, 2012 -> 04:11 PM) That exact situation essentially ruined one of my good friend's relationship with his then girlfriend. They started, she got weirded out and left, and he and the other girl kept having fun. She didn't know why he didn't stop, he didn't know why she left, and sex itself actually lost its intimacy at that point in time. In my opinion, threesomes are for single people who have no intentions of having strings attached of any sort. That kind of thing can even hurt friendships or anything else you may consider. I can see situations where it might work, but they're few and far in between. I think if you are going to have a threesome, the two girls need to be drunk or semi drunk. Am I wrong? QUOTE (elamins @ Nov 28, 2012 -> 08:43 AM) So the gf of 3 yrs just left me saying she needed space. She also said she needed to make herself happy again cuz she wasnt anymore. I asked if this was for good or is there a chance of getting back together and she says that I needed to prove myself to her that I could be better at the things she needed me to be better at which is goin to more of her family dinners, being more romantic. Only problem is how can I prove myself if we arent gonna be seeing each other. Do you think this is just a way to get rid of me. I mean I was seriously just getting ready to start looking at rings. Well did she leave you or not? She said you needed to prove yourself. So does that mean you get a chance to prove yourself? Your situation is interesting. What was she like the last year of the relationship? It's been 3 years. Is she generally passive or bossy? I would either a.) tell her you'll be willing to go more family dinners or b.) take the other route and don't call her at all and see if she calls you begging for you to come back. Depends how hooked you are on her. If she is sweet and loving and you want to spend the rest of your life with her maybe you should work with her on her demands. if she is a b**** and you are better off without her, play her bluff. If you are taking this hard, hang in there. Don't worry.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 27, 2012 -> 09:05 PM) Ultimately, if you want a better offense, your line-up needs better hitters. Rudy Jaramillo was a guru when he had Texas Rangers hitters. When he had Cubs hitters, he became a dope. It works with pitchers too. Leo Mazzone was the guru, the gold standard, when he had Maddux and Glavine and Smoltz. He cashes in, goes to Baltimore where they have a staff Soxtalk could pound, he loses his job and suddenly he can't get hired anywhere. Well written IMO. This is the truth.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Nov 27, 2012 -> 09:02 PM) Says the guy who gives Ozzie all the credit in the world for the WS title. But I agree. Ugh. I hope I have not led people to believe that I feel Ozzie is the only reason the Sox won the WS. I give Ozzie and Kenny their huge props, but I think most people would agree I have given a ton of credit to the players on that team. I could go down the whole roster if you like and praise most all of them. In the past I have been loyal on this site to most all of them. I hope the Sox can win another one, but sadly, all momentum from that title has been long gone. But please believe me when I say I do not give Ozzie all the credit for that title team. I thank him as a fan and I thank KW and the players who did the real work.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 27, 2012 -> 07:53 PM) I'm not sure I disagree with your ultimate conclusion, Greg, but what are you basing all of this on? How can you confidently gauge Manto's influence on these guys without any inside information? I posit that you cannot. I have no inside information so I only go by basic results/stats. If you are all agreeing with me on my basic premise, that just 3 or 4 guys were revitalized last season (if you count DeAza) I contend there isn't much proof that Manto made a bit of difference. Our team couldn't move runners. It couldn't score runners from third and short with less than two outs the entire second half of the season. But it could hit home runs much of the time. At least during our victories. Sounds a lot like our team under Mr. Walker.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 27, 2012 -> 07:23 PM) Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN #WhiteSox hitting coach Jeff Manto excited to work officially w/ 1-time teammate Harold Baines, his new asst. Jeff Manto said he leaned heavily on Harold Baines's opinion last season. "I trust him as much as I trust anyone." #WhiteSox #Orioles #MLB The offseason might be time to legitimately discuss the actual value of a hitting coach aside from providing all the tools night and day for players: tapes, access to hitting apparatus, etc. We go from Walker to Manto, yet the team still was station to station and still only won when we hit home runs. Was there an improvement? Was there increased value? I say no. Players: Dunn - he did improve in home run bomb totals but still whiffed a ton and still had horrific batting average. Was Manto the reason he made contact 30 more times and got the ball up in the air? Maybe. Advantage Manto. Beckham - He stunk again. Manto made no difference. Lexi - He did not have a good year. Manto made no difference. Youk - As a veteran surely did not listen much to Manto. He definitely didn't revitalize his hitting under Manto. Manto made no difference. Viciedo - He had the same bad tendencies at the plate, swinging at everything, although amazingly he drew as many walks as Rios. He did not look like he had a clue at the plate, albeit only a rookie. Manto made no difference. DeAza - Decent enough year, but nothing special to make you think Manto created some special player. Manto made no difference. If you argue violently on this one, I'd be willing to give Manto some applause on DeAza. Rios - Is Rios Manto's guy? The guy who makes it seem as Manto is great? Or did Rios figure some things out on his own as a veteran? Advantage Manto. AJ - Had a nice power season. Is Manto the reason? Doubtful being AJ is a headstrung veteran, but we'll give it to Manto. Advantage Manto. Paulie - Was streakier than he's been, had that long long stretch of nothingness cause of injury probably. Definitely no better under Manto than Walker. Manto made no difference. Lilly - Terrible before we let him go. Manto made no difference. Hudson - No reclamation under Manto. Flowers - Did pretty well for a young guy but did he seem like a guy blossoming under a new hitting coach? No. Manto made no difference. So in conclusion did Dunn's increased home run totals and Rios' outstanding season and AJ's excellence mean Manto is some sort of guru? That he is that much better than Walker? Three veterans' improvement?? I say No. I say Walker and Manto are the same guy, folks. They are capable hitting coaches who provide the tools but it's the player who swings the bat. This is not an attack at Manto, but more a defense of Walker and more a commentary on the hitting coach position. It is my belief they don't matter that much. If they did, well, Manto has all offseason to fix Beckham, doesn't he?

The problem a lot of Royals fans have with the Wil Myers rumors is if Dayton Moore now starts dealing prospects, he'll be a proven liar to the fanbase here. People have been told to wait for the kids. Now he's apparently amending the plan to trading some of the kids. That's not part of the deal. Royals fans have patiently waited this thing out. They'd get six years of Wil Myers on the cheap. If they trade him, that is so dumb. I think we should get involved in this. We have pitching to deal. We can trade Floyd and Q or Danks and Q for Myers and Gordon. Or Myers and Moose. Why not? May be worth the gamble. Although in that scenario we might need to sign some free agent pitching.