Soxy

This reminds me of a book I read called Ishmael. It was good and thought provoking. Juggs would do well to read it.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 7, 2005 -> 02:39 PM) Bush is set to ask Congress for another $51.8 billion in aid for Katrina. It is estimated that FEMA is spending $1-2 billion A DAY in aid right now. Estimates are also being put at $150-200 billion to pay for this disaster. Was the foreign aid accepted or no? I'm having a brain lapse.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 7, 2005 -> 10:56 AM) They are two different things no doubt. And nothing can substitute for the feeling of being surrounded by loved ones who know you and despite that, still love you. And for me that's a biiiiiiiiiiiiiig despite.

QUOTE(Steff @ Sep 7, 2005 -> 10:28 AM) Soxy.. Rob Thomas was on Letterman last night.. did you happen to catch it? Saaaaaaaaaaaaad. No, I didn't. Man, that bums me out. He is, wow, I mean he is sex on legs. Sad. Very, very, very sad.

Nice story from NY Times Remembering Help Received After Sept. 11, New York Sends Officers to Louisiana By AL BAKER Published: September 7, 2005 HARAHAN, La., Sept. 6 - Some New York City police officers who arrived here over the last few days were serving on the front lines of a national crisis for a second time. They had been there, too, when the attack on the World Trade Center, a man-made disaster, took the lives of 23 members of their department. New York City police officers on Saturday boarded buses to New Orleans. Many officers were sent because they had military experience. The New York police volunteers arrived in caravans only a few days before the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attack and set out, often without sleep, on search-and-rescue, security, evacuation and patrol missions. To exhausted police and emergency crews in Louisiana, they are an army of relief, their numbers and discipline providing steady hands in a challenging situation. By Tuesday afternoon, there were 303 New York officers, the largest deployment outside the city in the department's history, said Thomas Reppetto, a police historian who helped write "NYPD: A City and Its Police," (Henry Holt, 2000). They are working mainly around New Orleans, but some members of the department's elite Emergency Service Unit are working in Hancock, Miss., near Biloxi, where 500 houses were blown off their foundations. One of their jobs there is to slog through eight-inch-thick mud and cover bodies with tarps so they can be picked up later. Those who remember the 2001 attacks said the devastation they faced this time was much different. "We were in a 16-acre disaster zone that went for 10 or 12 blocks," said Inspector Thomas Graham, a 33-year veteran who commands the Disorder Control Unit, based in the Bronx. "Here, there is no water," Inspector Graham said. "There is no electricity. I've got my people housed in a nursing home. There's not enough water pressure to take a shower. And the death toll, I think, is going to be more severe. "We had a toxic stew because of the fires and the dust," he continued. "Their toxic stew is you cannot drink any water from the tap, because of the pollution, because of the dead bodies in the canals." Some of the first New York officers to arrive were quickly put to work on Sunday helping provide transportation for National Guard troops who were moving into New Orleans. On Tuesday, some were dispatched west of the city. Many of the officers have military experience. Others sent south were chosen because they had expertise in large search-and-rescue operations or building collapses. When they think back on Sept. 11, Inspector Graham and many others who arrived from New York remember especially that officers from New Orleans were among the first to join them at ground zero. "They were there in the first 24 to 48 hours," Inspector Graham said. "Not our request, they just came. They got on a bus and headed up. During 9/11 they were cooking gumbo and feeding us. So, when we got a request for Jefferson Parish, I think that is one of the reasons we came." With more than 2,000 additional officers having volunteered from station houses around New York's five boroughs and the relief effort entering a longer, more grueling phase, more officers from the city may be on the way, officials said, raising questions about whether New York could afford to give up that many officers, even temporarily. New York's police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, has characterized his department's effort as one small way to pay back the nation for all the help it received after Sept. 11. And police officials pointed out that while 303 officers from New York represented less than 1 percent of the department's 38,000 officers, they represented about 20 percent of New Orleans's 1,500-member force. In addition, a significant number of officers in New Orleans have resigned or abandoned the force, others are unaccounted for, and two have committed suicide in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The New York officers are working under an agreement with Louisiana that gives them full law-enforcement authority. State and local officials outline the mission and determine where the New York officers are most needed. In smaller areas, like Jefferson Parish and Harahan, calls are being dispatched by local police departments and communicated to the New York officers, who are supervised by their own commanders, including two inspectors, an assistant chief, several captains, lieutenants and sergeants. "Right now the chain of command is what it normally is in the N.Y.P.D.," said the department's chief spokesman, Paul J. Browne. "At the higher level we get guidance as to how they want us deployed. And their supervisory people are in with our sergeants so they can have joint face-to-face communication out on patrols." Inspector Graham said officers had "started to create our own radio network," using a repeater on a truck, to get up to 10 miles of coverage and help cope with spotty cellphone service. Through it all, he said, residents have been "lovely to us, happy to see us."

QUOTE(Steff @ Sep 7, 2005 -> 09:54 AM) Achord said some looters were caught with absurd spoils, like the man arrested fleeing a hardware store with a large bag of screws. Wow.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 7, 2005 -> 08:42 AM) I agree 100%. But to go from the lonely funk to nirvana takes some baby steps along the way. You meet the nicest people while volunteering. People with big hearts who also volunteer. If you hang around nice people, you begin to have nice friends. Nice friends become those that deep personal bonds are possible and lasting. Better than hanging around people who are more likely to be takers and just using you. Yeah, and I understand that. Unfortunately my friends (or most) are half a country away. And while I really enjoy volunteering hanging out with people twice (or more) my age doesn't really quell my missing my friends and the bonds I have with them. Or should I volunteer with people my age they aren't necessarily the nicest--but often the ones that are trying to jack up an application or a resume. I volunteered more in college than I went to class, and it was far more fulfilling then. I don't know if it was because I was doing work nearer to my heart (possible) OR if I enjoyed it more because I had a better support system that allowed me to give really fully of myself (probably). Sorry to really harp on this, but it's really, really, really irritating to be single, far away from loved ones and be told by people who are still surrounded by spouses, children, old friends that a little volunteering will make everything all happy-happy. Because to be hoenst, it doesn't. I've volunteered my whole life and, through that, have been given experiences I would never trade for anything. But those emotional fulfillments I get from volunteering are ENTIRELY different from the feeling of being surrounded by people who really know me, love me, and appreciate me for more than the 3 hours a week I volunteer. . .

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 7, 2005 -> 08:15 AM) Peace buddy. Go volunteer somewhere. Find some people worse off than you and help them. No offense, but there's something really different about volunteering and being with people who genuinely care about you. I volunteer, and I enjoy it, but there's no deep personal bond there--I know the people I help are grateful for it. But it's no substitute for being surrounded by people who honestly love you and know you really well. Volunteering can help you out of a blue funk, but it really can't compare to being with friends/family when you're lonely. . .

Pretty much.

QUOTE(winodj @ Sep 6, 2005 -> 11:42 PM) Why do my friends decide to only call me when I'm extremely lonely and talk about all the friends that they hang out with that I don't know and never will? That too. Stupid friends.

Why can't people ever call just to say, Hi, I had a great day. Why do they always call in the middle of some insane existential crisis? Or at least inquire as to my day. Dammit.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Sep 6, 2005 -> 08:26 PM) My journalism prof quoted Chomsky today, probably just for Soxy. He is, obviously, a quality prof. My classes are okay. Auditory perception should be a breeze, Conditioning and Learning will make me want to die, and The one with the long ass title about homeostasis and adaptation in the developing neural system should be decent (professor is a superstar in the field, like seriously, if Academia had Rock Stars she would be one).

QUOTE(Steff @ Sep 6, 2005 -> 05:17 PM) What the hell is the need for a $400 baby stroller...??? :headshake I ask the same question about $300 sunglasses, Lexuses, Designer jeans, etc. . .

I thought this was really interesting. Linky Richest American cities with a population of 250,000 or greater Rank City Median household income, 2004 1 San Jose, CA $71,765 2 Anchorage, AK $61,565 3 San Francisco, CA $60,031 4 Virginia Beach, VA $55,781 5 San Diego, CA $51,382 6 Anaheim, CA $49,622 7 Raleigh, NC $47,878 8 Seattle, WA $46,650 9 Washington, DC $46,574 10 Honolulu, HI $46,500 11 Oakland, CA $46,190 12 Charlotte, NC $46,082 13 Boston, MA $45,892 14 Arlington, TX $45,712 15 Austin, TX $45,508 16 Colorado Springs, CO $45,388 17 Riverside, CA $44,866 18 Las Vegas, NV $44,737 19 Aurora, CO $44,480 20 Minneapolis, MN $44,116 Poorest American cities with a population of 250,000 or greater Rank City Median household income, 2004 1 Miami, FL $24,031 2 Newark, NJ $26,309 3 Cleveland, OH $27,871 4 Detroit, MI $27,871 5 Buffalo, NY $28,544 6 St. Louis, MO $30,389 7 Philadelphia, PA $30,631 8 Milwaukee, WI $31,231 9 New Orleans, LA $31,369 10 El Paso, TX $31,764 11 Tucson, AZ $31,901 12 Pittsburgh, PA $31,910 13 Cincinnati, OH $31,960 14 Memphis, TN $32,399 15 Baltimore, MD $34,055 16 Toledo, OH $35,239 17 Tulsa, OK $36,255 18 Oklahoma City, OK $36,347 19 San Antonio, TX $36,598 20 Stockton, CA $37,322 Richest counties with a population of 250,000 or more Rank City Median household income, 2004 1 Fairfax County, VA $83,975 2 Somerset County, NJ $84,892 3 Morris County, NJ $83,583 4 Montgomery County, MD $82,971 5 Howard County, MD $82,065 6 Nassau County, NY $78,762 7 Prince William County, VA $77,678 8 Monmouth County, NJ $77,223 9 Rockland County, NY $75,306 10 Santa Clara County, CA $74,509 11 Fairfield County, CT $73,110 12 Chester County, PA $72,288 13 Suffolk County, NY $71,956 14 McHenry County, IL $71,153 15 Bergen County, NJ $70,957 16 Norfolk County, MA $70,903 17 Lake County, IL $70,347 18 Middlesex County, NJ $70,344 19 DuPage County, IL $70,174 20 Westchester County, NY $70,095 Poorest counties with a population of 250,000 or more Rank City Median household income, 2004 1 Hidalgo County, TX $24,778.00 2 Cameron County, TX $26,290.00 3 Bronx County, NY $28,705.00 4 El Paso County, TX $28,925.00 5 St. Louis city, MO $30,389.00 6 Philadelphia County, PA $30,631.00 7 Caddo Parish, LA $31,317.00 8 Orleans Parish, LA $31,369.00 9 Baltimore city, MD $34,055.00 10 Mahoning County, OH $34,132.00 11 Polk County, FL $34,206.00 12 Luzerne County, PA $34,341.00 13 Oklahoma County, OK $35,182.00 14 Mobile County, AL $35,512.00 15 Lake County, FL $35,856.00 16 E. Baton Rouge Parish, LA $35,954.00 17 Pasco County, FL $35,997.00 18 Kings County, NY $36,030.00 19 Nueces County, TX $36,050.00 20 Marion County, OR $36,591.00

Happy Happy Birthday Wino!

Since moving to NY my allergies have been fine. Not sure why, but I luuuuuuuuv it.

Congratulations Scott!

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 03:33 PM) I own one movie. Heads: Girls Gone Wild does not count as a movie.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 03:11 PM) That's just mean. to which one?

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 02:45 PM) Transporter 2....by far the funniest movie I've seen all year. My friends and I were in tears in the theatre. Unfortunately the rest of the audience seemed to think it was a serious flick, lol. I highly recommend renting it and watching it with friends when it comes out. I can't even speak of how funny this movie is. Is it supposed to be funny? From the previews it looked serious.

QUOTE(knightni @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 02:58 PM) Marte :headshake Figures. ???

QUOTE(knightni @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 02:15 PM) Schilling might not make it out of this inning. do you know his pitch count? Is B-Mac still in?

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 02:08 PM) 4-0 W Sox, Top 7, Nobody out, runner on first. Schilling vs. McCarthy. QUOTE(knightni @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 02:08 PM) Top of the 7th. 4-0 Pale Hose fabulous. Thanks gentlemen.

inning/score?

QUOTE(winodj @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 10:43 AM) It's easier to do it this way. And will possibly keep O'Connor on the court a little longer.