Jake

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platelet-rich_plasma I had a Platelet Rich Plasma injection into my infraspinatus today as well as into another site on my right shoulder. Surprisingly, pretty painful. Pleasantly, I got a Lortab prescription. Unfortunately, no working out for at least six weeks Come at me, fatness

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 19, 2012 -> 01:37 PM) It's a form of intimidation and works to suppress the speech of employees. How comfortable would you be with an Obama bumper sticker on your car if your boss told you there will be cutbacks if he wins? Business owners don't get less of a voice just because people might listen more. You can't suppress the information.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Oct 19, 2012 -> 12:08 AM) get in shape that pain will be gone. dude, at the end of the day, it sounds like you're happy right where you are. and if that's the case, then that's great. i'm the type of person who wants to be the best version of myself i can be - but i know not everyone's as crazy as me. and more power to you if you really are happy. i just don't wanna look back on my death bed and wish I'd done it differently ya know? I think you're accepting a singular idea of what "best" is. I'm not going to say you're wrong, per se, because for instance I have the same hobby as you (improving our physiques, etc). Nonetheless, I think you need to realize that he isn't saying "I want to be less than the best." He is saying "my idea of 'best me' is different from yours and therefore some of the activities/goals you use to achieve your ideal person are not applicable to my conception of the 'best me.'" You're accepting a somewhat vague, unspoken, but non-compulsory notion of what the best way to be is. Since it is not compulsory, saint is not compelled to be exactly the way that social forces have constructed the ideal man. Okay, enough homework while Soxtalking

QUOTE (lostfan @ Oct 18, 2012 -> 10:35 PM) Sp Lawrence O'Donnell challenged Tagg Romney to a fight on the air for saying he thought about taking a swing on Obama, after a 5 minute rant where he called all the males in the Romney family cowards and chicken hawks. Jesus dude He's gotten out of hand. He's been trending that direction for a while now, makes Ed Schultz look like a p****. Maddow is the only one I truly care for on MSNBC, but I don't mind Chris Matthews either.

I'm not going to decide whether any job is too good or too bad or not a good fit for you, for sure. It sounds like you really enjoy interacting with people, so don't be afraid to think of other options that can let you do that or even do it better. Healthcare professions do sound interesting and if you are anything in real life like you are on here, you may love being able to meet and help a huge amount of people on a daily basis. On the other hand, even an AA degree doesn't come free so I'm not going to act like you can materialize some qualifications out of thin air. I'll reiterate that I think you're on a fine track. You're also allowed to completely change your mind at some point if things change and you'll probably second guess things occasionally and that too is healthy. We also apparently love to help you in your second guessing on here . QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 18, 2012 -> 06:02 PM) Alcohol is much worse for your body, makes you chemically dependent and is more addictive and actually kills people on an annual basis. You literally cannot overdose on marijuana. Couldn't have said it better.

So...even if unlikely, who likes the thought of LeBron ditching the Heat to join the Lakers in 2014?

On this specific poll: http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2...rld/#more-36284 There are a few statements in the excerpted sections that are cited via link on the actual site. There is also a section detailing exactly how the 538 system (which is regarded by most as the most accurate aggregator and thus most accurate predictor of election results) uses Gallup in its calculations.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Oct 18, 2012 -> 08:14 PM) http://www.ncpp.org/?q=node/6 That's a very good and concise explanation.

I have absolutely no clue what Mitt Romney would try to do as President nor do I have any idea what his true positions are nor am I sure which of those things will influence the way he acts as President. I know that he has a Congress to reckon with that makes him fairly unimportant in many regards, and that in the things that are purely Presidential I don't believe in him at all. I do not want this guy talking to foreign dignitaries or even speaking on television where people outside the USA could see it. I also think he would let his party run over him to trample on women's rights, gay civil rights, and the like. Scary. I will hope he does well if he gets it, but I won't be putting my money on it. Luckily he could take office right in the middle of an economic recovery that will very likely make whoever serves the next term look very good.

3000 is large enough, provided the sampling is done well.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 18, 2012 -> 03:06 PM) Romney wants small businesses owners to tell their employees how to vote http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/201...ees_who_to.html I actually think this is perfectly okay. I would want to know if a candidate is going to directly cause me peril at my place of work. If I work in pornography and Mitt Romney plans to ban it, I would like to know about this. Then the onus is on me to verify what my employer says, just like anything I hear anywhere else. If the employers want to somehow leverage people's jobs to bundle votes, then they can get in trouble as they should. In the end, more people talking is a good thing even if they might talk out of their ass (like anyone might do).

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 18, 2012 -> 02:51 PM) It would seem ARod is probably going to at least attempted to be moved, but I think the guy in real trouble is Girardi. How he has thrown stars under the bus this series has been amazing. The only struggling guy he hasn't is Cano. He's totally panicked and it hasn't worked. Gardner with 4 AB since April? Had ST held the reins to the White Sox in the last month, we very well could have said the same thing about Robin Ventura. From a non-financial standpoint, I'd love to have A-Rod play for us. I don't think he's a bad guy. I can hardly remember a thing he's ever said, short of his using steroids...great, so did everyone else. I think he's handled this playoff stuff fairly well so far. Including the finances, could get tricky...

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Oct 18, 2012 -> 02:35 PM) Virtually no chance the citizenship "issue" would have existed without the racial component. Agree. I don't believe it could empirically proven, but I am fairly certain that if he was white and named Joe Smith he would not have had so much skepticism about his past. But with that said, being black and having a funny name are part of what makes Barack, Barack. Had he not been black (or half black rather) he probably would be a different person...so this is all way too hypothetical. His appearance and ancestry play a tremendous role here, though.

Anyone consider the thought that we will actually try to add? Lower prices and improve product???

At least I don't see InfoWars links on here like I do on my facebook feed.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Oct 18, 2012 -> 12:09 PM) Well said Jake, you've always been my favorite poster. (mostly for your use of THIS IS REAL) optimists unite

saint, I think you're on the right track. You want to work hard, you've thought a lot about your life, you have a vision of what you want. Go for it. I'd suggest that you know exactly what your priorities are and the order in which they matter to you...and then frequently quiz yourself on why they are what they are and why there are ordered that way. Mix the short term and the long term. Right now you're setting some short term aside (weed) to get the long term stuff in order. Sweet. You will probably have plenty of time for short term pleasures once you get a new job or whatever else you want to do. I certainly wouldn't say that you should slave away and abstain yourself from all of life's pleasures just for such and so thing unless it REALLY meant that much to you. I imagine that you can be a pretty happy guy with your gig as a security guard, even if you would also like to own a restaurant. You have to find a balance between going towards that longer term, more risky goal (like owning a business) and not wasting your whole life on it and missing out on all the fun. Only you can make these judgments. @weed discussion I had the chance to live with my brother for a while this summer for reasons not particularly important. He loves to smoke weed. He does it almost daily, if not multiple times daily. He makes 100k/year managing a retail store. He usually smokes before work. He usually smokes after work. He is also a rising star in his company. I see him do some dumb s*** because of weed, but it really isn't at tremendous peril to his livelihood. Eating up all his food or not having a six pack anymore or not joining a book club, etc are worthy concessions in his estimation and that's cool with him. Personally, I'd rather occupy my time with other things than weed...but I'm not out-earning him or necessarily contributing better to society. Hell, I blow more money on buying craft beers than he does on weed (not an alcoholic though, sorry). Anyways, yeah I just think weed is something that can be incorporated into your life if you do it right. QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 17, 2012 -> 05:01 PM) There are also several successful people on here in alot of different arenas. There is good advice on this board in many different facets of life. This message board is far and away the best special interest board I frequent for topics that are anything other than the special interest.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Oct 17, 2012 -> 10:46 AM) I don't think he was the best choice for the #3 spot. The season is long and the second half Dunn was a shell of what you would consider a 3 hole hitter. The man had a .729 OPS with a .302 OBP for the second half of the season. So no matter what algorithm you use to optimize your lineup, Adam Dunn doesn't belong in the 3 hole. It makes sense only when you have a flaming hot PK batting after him. You don't have to throw Adam Dunn strikes when you have the human DP batting after him without a threat of anything more than a slap single.

Why in the flying f*** would Miami trade for A-Rod, even at 10-20% of his salary?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 18, 2012 -> 10:30 AM) Oh god. If you disagree with Obama, it's because you're a subtle racist! If you don't vote for Obama, it's because you hate black people. That's the line of thinking in this "study." I don't know that the study is wrong... It just says that racists don't like Obama. People that aren't racists like his "American Dream" story and see him as American for it while racists (expectedly) don't. Nothing too interesting, really. Racists prefer the white guy, cool. It would be far more informative to see how widespread racist perceptions are but it's damn near impossible to measure.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Oct 16, 2012 -> 12:25 PM) http://www.romneytaxplan.com/ heh brilliant

There would be quite a benefit to having ESPN stalking our every move for the entire duration of A-Rod's tenure here. Imagine the Youk stuff but times 100 and without a previous manager to blame. A question would be whether you could see him moving to 1B/DH/OF at the end of that contract if he needs to or if it keeps him healthier. Right now his bat seems to have declined more quickly than his fielding, but then again this year may be a blip on the map. Hard to say with all time great players and its hard to say with known substance users. QUOTE (That funky motion @ Oct 17, 2012 -> 09:21 PM) Doesn't Arod have a NTC? Does it matter, considering the entire city hates him?

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Oct 17, 2012 -> 09:21 PM) Going to Lawrence on Saturday. Chances I see Greg? 100%

I wonder how much coin we're giving Hawk. On one hand I feel like the money doesn't mean much to him, but on the other I think he would want the distinction of making a lot of money.