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QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Oct 7, 2010 -> 04:06 AM) Funny, that's what most of the girls I've ever dated insisted on. The rectal probe, or keeping the lights off?

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 6, 2010 -> 04:58 PM) Why would an alien craft have its lights on so you can see it? Have you ever tried to rectally probe someone in the dark? Those lights are for them, not us.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 3, 2010 -> 05:21 PM) I'd go 50-50. Agreed. Konerko either comes back, or he doesn't. 50-50.

Just had "the talk" with my 11 year old son. The one my Dad never had with me. Makes me wonder how I knew what to do.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Oct 1, 2010 -> 12:50 PM) Just when you thought you were out. . . they keep pulling you back in! They...the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost? And you claim to be an atheist.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Sep 30, 2010 -> 02:55 PM) I want to know what the off the field adjustments are that Paulie is talking about? Kenny? Scouting? Certain players? Ozzie? Kenny/Ozzie disputes? This is actually a pretty good example of PK's leadership. Without calling anyone out, I think PK is saying that he and the players have had enough of the Ozzie/Kenny public fued. They don't want to deal with it, and they probably think that it led to their demise this year. Eg. It's possible that the players see letting Thome go as an ego battle between Ozzie and Kenny, with the losers being the guys on the field.

14/15. Also got the last one wrong. 12 years Catholic school. Little break from the weekly thing in my 20's. Weekly participant now in my late 30's.

So, Sheriff Arpaio's being investigated for misusing $80 million dollars. America's toughest sheriff on crime. Ulnless, of course, he's the one breaking laws. http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/aze...-says22-ON.html

This is a great idea. Congrats.

This whole situation is embarrassing. Ozzie's kids crossed the line when they started tweeting what should be private conversations between Ozzie and his kids. Ozzie should be ashamed that his adult children think it's ok to insult their father's boss publicly and leak info. None of this stuff should be public. That said, I hope both Ozzie and Kenny stay. Ozzie might be a little crazy, but he's good for the national profile of the team, and I think a pretty good manager overall. And Kenny, he might not make all the right moves, but at least he's not afraid to deal. If he makes a mistake, at least it doesn't stop him from making another deal.

Ozzie's plan to be more flexible at DH isn't a bad one. Thome was too one dimensionsal. Konerko-Thome-Dye in the middle of the order was like having three statues on the bases. The real problem is that Kotsay and Jones were terrible replacements for Thome, and Thome had a great year (which amplified the problem). I'd like to see the Sox re-sign Konerko and have Quentin and him share DH time and play part time in the field. Lose Kotsay, lose Jones, and get a little more athletic and flexible.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Sep 23, 2010 -> 02:05 PM) Not really a tragedy, but: Fisted Sister I play guitar/sing for a Fisted Sister tribute band called Mister Fister. We play some originals , too.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 10, 2010 -> 11:01 AM) Depends on how "honest" you mean, and there is a big difference between "have to" and "tend to". If you don't publicly allign with the party talking points in an election year, you're done.

Married 12 years. 3 kids. 1 dog. 1 guinnea pig.

QUOTE (Pants Rowland @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 05:49 PM) Jimmy Piersall is, without a doubt, my all time favorite interview in the world of baseball. I am not sure why he is no longer featured, but he used to have a regular bit on one of the Chicago sports radio talk shows and was so entertaining and engaging. He said some off the wall stuff, but more often than not it was his frankness and honesty that struck you more than his quirkiness. If I am not mistaken, he ended up getting suspended once for calling players' wives "horny broads". He was also known for being a phenomenal center fielder and even finished third for the batting title one year at .322. When he hit his 100th home run, he ran the bases backwards. *Piersall used to be on the Score with Jiggets and North. He was excellent. He's probably not on anymore because he's pretty old - maybe not as quick. *One of the players that came over in the Hoyt trade was Ozzie Guillen. *Dan Pasqua may be selling his house, but will maintain the address for FedEx deliveries.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Sep 7, 2010 -> 12:23 PM) i forgot which comedian used this in their act... if you're in a theater and a man collapses, someone screams, "is there a doctor in the house" and you can't stand up, you're not really a doctor. Was it Dr. William H. Cosby?

I'm looking forward to sprinkling "supposably" back into my conversations. I made the change to "supposedly" a few years ago, but have never really been comfortable with it. I think I'll even start calling the third day of the work week "Wed-ens-day" again, just like Mom taught me. I was shamed into the "Wens-day" pronunciation by a co-worker some time ago. I'm taking back my lexicon!!!!!

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 19, 2010 -> 09:36 PM) Baseball is a funny game. I'm not saying it will happen, but it would be so funny if we were to sweep KC and Minnesota, flying high after beating us 7 of the last 10, loses the next 3. If the shoe were on the other foot, I could see that happening. Had the Sox won seven of 10 vs. Minnie and had a four-game lead, we promptly lose all 3 to KC and they sweep. Something freaky like that would be right up the Sox alley. So why not have it reversed? That would be sooo cool. You still have that land in Upper Mongolia available?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 18, 2010 -> 09:26 PM) Uh, if you think we are gonna maybe win tomorrow, I've got some land in upper Mongolia I'd like to interest you in. This week was dubbed party week in Minnesota a while ago. They are putting us away this week. I doubt that you own land in Mongolia.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 18, 2010 -> 08:31 PM) The thing is, we will get back in this thing somehow. There are still a lot of baseball games to be played, and the Twins will falter a bit against other teams, and we will put some bizarre winning streak together against some good teams somehow. If we win tomorrow, we're 4 games back. The Twins have won 9 of their last 10, while we've lost 8 of 10. They won't stay that hot, and we won't stay this cold. It's not over, people need to relax.

Great video. I cried.

New report clarifies reality vs. perception in immigration debate I copied the list portion of the article. Full article at link. http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/arizona/a...1cc4c002e0.html PERCEPTION VS. REALITY The Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University released a paper on the perceptions and realities of immigration. The report notes 9 common assertions - and whether they are solid, not provable or false. 1) Virtually all Arizonans consider undocumented immigration a threat. • REALITY: 70 percent of Arizonans supported a law to authorize police to stop and verify the immigration status of anybody suspected of being an illegal immigrant, according to an April Rasmussen poll. At the same time, 57 percent favored a policy welcoming all immigrants except criminals, those who threaten national security or those here for welfare benefits. 2) Most violent crime is committed by undocumented immigrants. • REALITY: That sentiment doesn't separate types of crime, such as drug cartel violence in Mexico, crime by drug smugglers against their rivals and general crime. Arizona's crime levels have declined or been level for years. From 1999 to 2006, states with high numbers of immigrants like Arizona saw crime drop more than the national average. 3) Undocumented immigrants are entering Arizona in record numbers. • REALITY: The flow peaked about a decade ago. It has slowed or even stopped since the economic decline. The Department of Homeland Security estimated 460,000 undocumented immigrants in Arizona in 2009. 4) Undocumented immigrants are a drain on the economy. • REALITY: They contribute sales tax dollars and billions of dollars annually in federal payroll taxes by workers who are ineligible to collect the benefits. They provide cheap labor that reduces costs. However, they hold mostly low-wage jobs, rely heavily on public services and send money to their home nation. It's probably impossible to calculate the net economic effect in a way both sides would find conclusive. 5) Arizona's prisons are bursting with undocumented immigrants. • REALITY: The Department of Corrections reports 15 percent of inmates are "criminal aliens." About 19 percent of inmates are undocumented in the Maricopa County Jail system. 6) Stiffer laws and tougher border enforcement will rid Arizona of undocumented immigrants. • REALITY: This has begun, with illegal crossers falling from 600,000 in 2000 to 241,000 in 2009. It's doubtful most undocumented families would leave because they've been welcomed over the past decade for their labor and have established their lives here with children who were born as U.S. citizens. 7) Undocumented immigrants flood the public health system. • REALITY: Undocumented immigrants have been ineligible for the AHCCCS health care plan for the poor since 2004. But by law, hospitals must treat everybody in an emergency room, which is partially reimbursed by the federal government. Arizona hospitals report losing $24 million a year for treating undocumented patients. That sum is 6 percent of the $392 lost a year for treatment of all under insured or uninsured patients. Some studies show undocumented immigrants use emergency rooms less than native-born people. 8) Undocumented immigrants take jobs from native-born Americans and depress wages. • REALITY: Undocumented immigrants are overrepresented in the low-skilled workforce because the native population is aging. The upcoming wave of Baby Boomer retirements will likely make immigrants the only source of growth among workers 25 to 55 for decades to come. However, low-wage natives are hurt because immigrants push down wages and create competition for those jobs. Low-wage immigrants also pay low tax rates. 9) The influx of children of undocumented immigrants is overwhelming public schools. • REALITY: That number is not counted in Arizona. Sen. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, pushed a bill to count them but the measure got stalled. Federal law prevents schools from denying education to illegal immigrants. Several foundations calculate 11.9 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., with 1.5 million undocumented children. About 3.5 million children of illegal immigrants are citizens or here legally. Of Arizona's 1 million school children, 150,000 are in English Language Learner programs.

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ May 24, 2010 -> 06:38 AM) C'mon dude, I think you were being wayyyy too demanding of "Lost". It would not have been the same if they tried to answer everything, sometimes the best way to go is to leave some mysteries that would be up to the viewers' interpretation. Appreciate the story for what it is. If the writers had tried to explain every nuance of the series, the finale would have been awful. George Lucas did that with the three Star Wars prequels, and they were terrible. I thought the finale was excellent. I still don't quite get it all, but as a single episode meant to wrap up a series, it did well. Unanswered questions and all. The only problem I had with the show was that if you tuned in every week and watched each episode, it was still pretty hard to have an understanding of what you were watching. Eventually, at some point during the six seasons, the show became a companion piece to the websites and blogs devoted to it.

I'd try to hit the Kerry Picnic at Rubio Woods on the southside on the 4th. Footraces, horseshoes, and Irish people young and old enjoying a good drink. Take a walk through the woods to Bachelor's Grove http://graveyards.com/IL/Cook/bachelors/. Bring some bottle rockets and have a "fight" with your friends. Guaranteed good time. I think I went to the Taste on July 4 in the morning a few years ago and it was dead. We were able to go right up to all the booths and sample any food we wanted. I'm pretty sure it was the 4th. If not, I agree with the earlier post that it's not bad if you go early and leave early. Don't go July 3, it's a nightmare.

Methinks we are rapidly moving toward a time where my ink free body will cause people to think, "I bet he has a story to tell."