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I'm consulting with various experts regarding liposuction.

Same weight. Time to reduce calories, increase exercise. Novel concept.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Apr 21, 2008 -> 07:28 PM) I have all my music on iTunes right now, and currently have an ipod. Can the Zune be made to work with my iTunes. easily? Not sure about the Zune, but I have a Sansa MP3 and I download podcasts from iTunes onto it by having both iTunes and Window Media Player open. Anything I load onto iTunes automatically loads onto Windows Media Player, then I can put it on my Sansa. Might work with the Zune.

QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 21, 2008 -> 06:57 AM) For the out of town sox fans,why wouldnt you get one of the MLB packages?I know I would have to do that instead of waiting for it to come on a local channel.But I guess Iam just that dedicated. I really don't have time to watch them or I would have one of the tv packages. When I see that they're on WGN or ESPN, I make it a point to try to watch. I'll probably see both games this week. I was able to see that brutal TB game on Sat. That is undoubtedly the worst stadium to watch a game on tv. It always looks so dark, and they appear to have a 70s style green shag rug on the field for astroturf.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Apr 15, 2008 -> 09:31 AM) Today is only the deadline if you owe a balance. Procrastinate all you like if you are getting a refund. I used TurboTax, and I'm getting a refund. A week or so after sending in my 1040, I received a letter from the IRS saying that I miscalculated my taxes, and that they were going to send me refund that was about 12K more than I had figured. It's the first year I've used TurboTax (I've done them by hand in the past after having an accountant friend do them once). I was thoroughly confused. The extra 12K would be great, but that means I've been doing them wrong for years - and was probably due for a huge financial windfall. Aaah, another Brady "bonus baby." A week later, I got a letter from the IRS saying I owed them the extra 12K that they deposited into my account. And they want the money right away. I guess the US has a deficit or something. I'm still getting my original refund, I just get to borrow 12K for a few weeks. The IRS always crushes the dreams of the little man.

My dog just walked into my office, farted, and walked out.

Sure, it's bad looking, but stuff like this is what makes a team bond. I really believe that baseball is the sport that benefits the most from team unity. Eventually, someone from management will step in and tell them to clean up their looks, but the bonds will have already been formed between the players.

It is lame to make a deal to split the pot unless whatever it is that is being wagered is taking too long. In my fantasy football league, we also do a survivor pool (pick one NFL winner each week - no repeats). I think the winner gets $50 or so. Not much, just another chance to win a few bucks. Two years ago, 7 of us went out in the first week. I can't remember the team, but basically the biggest favorite of the week lost its first game. 3 guys were left to play for the $50. One guy lost in week 7, and after week 9 the other two agreed to split the pot. I couldn't understand their logic. Was it too hard to pick one team each week for the rest of the season while they were submitting their line-ups? If it's a card game, and the chips leader keeps changing, and everyone has pretty much had enough, fine, split the pot. Otherwise, you probably shouldn't be gambling at all.

I've hit a wall. No change again.

Somebody grab the gun from him. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080406/ap_on_en_mo/obit_heston RIP. Nobody, and I mean nobody, could sell a line like Chuck Heston. "Come back!"

My kids' pediatrician recommended using an antihistamine before flying. It will remove fluid from the ear canal and make the flight more comfortable for the kids because they won't feel as much discomfort due to pressure changes. Kids' ear canals aren't fully developed, so they have a harder time with fluid build up in their ears - which is generally what leads to ear aches and kids screaming on airplanes for five hours.

QUOTE(Markbilliards @ Mar 20, 2008 -> 08:41 PM) As I was taking a piss in a urinal today I started to wonder, how do others go about this? My question is, where do you prefer to aim? Straight at the wall of urinal and let it trickle down, or aim directly into the small amount of water at the bottom. Obviously there are things to take into consideration (i.e. splashback, acoustics, natural aiming direction). Your thoughts? Don't take our word for it. Look left and right next time you go and get back to us with the results.

I haven't lost any weight in 3 or 4 weeks. I also haven't eaten well or exercised in that time. I have myriad excuses, but will keep them to myself because they are just that - excuses. Next week I'll be down 2 lbs as my schedule clears up for additional work out time. Not coinicidently, I eat better when I exercise. If Screech can do it, so can I.

It seems as if Anderson has earned the starting job. He should be awarded it, then. It's not like he's a minor league 1B who outhit Konerko in Spring Training. He's been the best of three young players. Start the season with him in center, Swisher in left, and Dye in right. It's the only fair way to handle this. Keep Owens on the roster and play him a few times per week, and in the meantime, see what BA can do. It's not like he has any real trade value now anyway that would be reduced with poor performance.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Mar 17, 2008 -> 11:25 AM) March 15th is considered the Ides of March. It doesnt mean much of anything, except that it is the middle of march I heard that this year the official St. Patrick's Day this year was March 15 because the 17th fell within Holy Week - which started with Palm Sunday on the 16th.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Mar 14, 2008 -> 10:28 AM) I'm on meds which could be reduced or eliminated if I lost weight. Taking Viagra just to see "it" every now and again. So sad.

No change in my weight. Considering I've been very lazy the past few weeks, that's not so bad.

No gain or loss this week. Not bad considering that I had a really bad cold last week and my allergies kicked in this week, so I felt like crap all week up until yesterday. I plan on losing 10 lbs next week.

I gained a pound this week.

QUOTE(Iwritecode @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 10:38 AM) Good piece of writing but I have to say that I disagree. Maybe I'm one of the few but I really don't pay attention to the numbers all that closely. I can still watch a game for the fun of it and have no idea what any of the guys' batting average is. I can still root for my favorite player just because I like him, not because he's the best. I mainly use the internet to get the information faster. Who won, what place are they in, who got traded, etc... The other reason I use it is to connect with other fans and read their thoughts on the team. There aren't too many Sox fans around me, so this is the next best thing. ^^^ This is pretty much exactly how I feel. I don't even understand some of the "new" stats that I see people talk about all the time. Billy Beane I am not. Things that have been ruined for me include the NFL (because I participate in Fantasy, and I don't even pay attention to the teams as much as the individual players) and college basketball (because it's on so much that I never feel that any individual game is worth watching). In the 80's, I used to watch the NCAA on Saturdays and all the big matchups, now I never do.

Lost 3 lbs this week. I gave up sweets & soda for Lent, so that's helped a great deal in losing weight the last three weeks. At some point, I'm going to need to get some diet advice to maintain. I don't want to be like Oprah and only get to enjoy my skinny jeans for two weeks before I'm forced back into kulots.

What I find fascinating about this stuff is that the guys who admit to using steroids or HGH pretty much get a free pass. Granted, the're not the high profile types like Clemens, McGwire, or Bonds, but still some big names. Pettite was made to look like an angel at the hearing, yet he admitted to using HGH two times in 2001. Later it came out that he also used HGH in 2004 - and he got it from his Dad. So he has some credibility issues as well. Assuming he used HGH, Clemens had to know there was a possibility that eventually he'd be outed. Why not formulate a better defense than denial and defiance beforehand? Say you used to recover from an injury, and the public forgives. Lie, even if all the evidence seems to implicate you as a user, and the public gets offended. If I'm a MLB player, and I've used HGH, I'm getting my story ready now for when I am eventually outed. I might even make a statement on my own admitting that I used for a short time for whatever reason. If Jim Thome came out and said he used HGH on the advice of a doctor or trainer to recover from a back injury, I don't think people would be outraged. Everyone uses drugs or medicine at some point to recover from illness or injury.

Lost 5 lbs this week. Already, I have abs like Debbie Clemens. I'll look like Chyna in no time.

QUOTE(DaveBrown85 @ Feb 14, 2008 -> 08:42 PM) sorry i didnt know that i had the caps lock on Did you think you accidently hit the SHIFT key with every keystroke?

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Feb 13, 2008 -> 09:23 PM) Some pretty interesting info from a Body Language Analyst: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3244344 Basically says Clemens exhibited several signs of deception, whereas McNamee only a few. I would be much more convinced of the analysis if I was certain that the Body Language Analyst had no prior knowledge of the situation. This woman seems to know the "facts" of this case, and it doesn't seem as if she's unbiased in the way she's viewing the tape. If (and I don't believe he is), if Clemes is innocent, showing disgust wouldn't necessarily be out of line. Stuttering over a word or having cotton mouth isn't really that uncommon, especially when you are being grilled by a panel of people who are out to make an example of you. Regarding the hearing, one of the Reps kept bringing up evidence that MacNamee had changed his story and lied several times. However, the Rep was citing newspaper and magazine articles. Does he really think being asked questions by a reporter, and being grilled by Congress under oath are the same?