Steff

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Sep 25, 2008 -> 09:21 PM) SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!! Yea.. I know. Stupid Sox fan.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Sep 25, 2008 -> 09:18 PM) I'm glad you're celebrating the birthday with some time in the game thread Steff. Me too. Positive thoughts!!!

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Sep 25, 2008 -> 09:15 PM) if we don't score at least one in this inning, i don't think we'll win though i've been wrong about every prediction in this game so what the f*** We will win this game damnit!!! And the next 3, too. My playoff payment will not be in vain!!!

Matt looks like he's about to piss his pants..

win this game...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 25, 2008 -> 03:37 PM) So, aside from heading back to washington, choosing Couric over Letterman, and trying to get the VP debate canceled, what has Senator McCain done to actually suspend his campaign? His ads are still running. None of his campaign offices have different instructions from what they had yesterday. The Senator still made his Clinton Global Initiative speech this morning. The Senator will still (Along with Senator Obama) appear on all 3 national newscasts tonight. What exactly does "Suspending one's campaign" entail? Just on the regular news or will they screw up the shows? The link isn't clear. ETA: NVM.. it says they are taping so I assume it'll just be on the regular broadcasts. Better not screw up my Tivo stuff...

:smiley banging it's head into a brick wall.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Sep 25, 2008 -> 01:44 PM) Why is she complaining about being mocked? When I think of things she's talked about what comes to mind is a.) her mocking Obama constantly and almost immediately and b.) her repeating the "bridge to nowhere" thing. She shouldn't be surprised that people are going to do it to her. Also have you ever noticed when she talks about Obama she never calls him by name, she calls him "my opponent"? He's not your opponent Gov. Palin, you're not running against him - lest I need to repeat the conservative apologists' talking points defending the argument that the "experience" argument is now null and void. Oh yea. I've been ripping on that since her acceptance speech. So rude and ignorant. He's earned his title as has she. He shows her the proper respect, the very least she could do is the same.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Sep 25, 2008 -> 12:48 PM) They'll be selling divisional championship TSHIRTS...WHITE SOX DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP TSHIRTS!!! From your mouth to God's ears....

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Sep 25, 2008 -> 11:41 AM) Happy Bday Steff...Hope the White Sox deliver you a WIN!!!! Seriously. In '05 on my birthday was the day Sizemore missed the ball and Berroa scored.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Sep 25, 2008 -> 12:46 PM) Do they have those gymnasium places here? Basically, it's those blowup things, but everywhere. Obviously, your 1 year old won't appreciate, but all the other kids will. We do have a GymQuest by us, but the format allows for several parties to be using the facility at once, without age restrictions, and I'd don't want to be responsible if someone gets hurt. I ended up going to the Museum today and booking it there. They take care of everything from the food to the gift bags and the party includes all day play time for all the kids - which the older ones with appreciate I think.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Sep 24, 2008 -> 09:42 PM) It sounded smaller from your first post. Only 13 kids but they gotta get to the party somehow.

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Sep 24, 2008 -> 12:03 PM) Can someone please explain to me how stadium club passes work at the Cell? I know you still need a ticket to get into the park but when the game stars where do you sit? At the location of the game ticket or in a stadium club box? Thanks in advance for the help Upstairs you can stay as long as you want and sit anywhere except on the glass unless you make a reservation and pay $5 per seat. Downstairs, which you absolutely need reservations for, has 2 seatings. 1 at gate opening and the second is at game time. If you choose the second you will have until the 4th inning then will have to leave that area and go to your seat, or upstairs to the bar.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Sep 24, 2008 -> 04:46 PM) Good luck Steff. It wasn't that long ago that a cake and family at the house was enough for a one year old. It would be just fine if the immediate family was less than 36 people and the weather forecast didn't include a chance of snow.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Sep 24, 2008 -> 03:28 PM) Im racking my brain steff, but you are really limited when you have kids that are toddlers or smaller. My daughter went to the Childrens museum with my wife, and they liked it, but I wasnt with them so I cant tell you the positives and negatives. Maybe you should just tape plastic drop cloth to all of the walls and carpets and let er rip in your place until Bri can really appreciate the moment I'm not worried about a mess, it's the older kids I'm concerned about being entertained. If it was sooner than the end of Nov I would just have it in the backyard and get those blow up jumpy things, but I can't count on the weather to cooperate. Such pressure... can't wait till it's bra buying time..

Thinking of having Bri's 1st party at the Dupage Childrens Museum in Naperville. Anyone been to a party there? I've been there with kids, but not for a party and I'm wondering how they handle things. There's only going to be 3 little ones Bri's age and the rest are over 2 so that's why I'm having it somewhere for "older" kids. Anyone have any other suggestions for over 2 and under 5? I really haven't found too many things - and I'm not fond of the Chuck E Cheese thing.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Sep 24, 2008 -> 12:25 PM) No "Tough" Questions Please: In all honesty if I were her I would tell him to stick the Veep job up his ass and bow out. He's making her look like a total moron. I would LOVE to hear exactly what they are telling her to, and not to do, and what to say, and not to say.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 22, 2008 -> 08:17 PM) So then here's an alternative. We're dumping $1 trillion or $2 trillion or something like that in to the economy. The U.S. has a $12 trillion mortgage market, IIRC. If the problem is bad mortgage debt, why not take the $1 or $2 trillion and instead of handing it over to banks, use it to pay off a chunk of the mortgages for the people who are falling behind? IF the loans are paid off, if the loans don't go bad, then the people on wall street don't win because the profit from those loans was processed a long time ago, but they also don't lose because the loans are paid off. Punish me, and you, and everyone else on Soxtalk cause we can pay our mortgages...? Uhh.. no thank you.

QUOTE (mreye @ Sep 19, 2008 -> 07:35 AM) Is that a baseball uniform or a prison outfit? Umpire.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Sep 18, 2008 -> 08:15 PM) Yup... get those blackmail pics when you can... I think Alissa's going as a mermaid this year. She has a fascination with Little Mermaid. Mrs. Kap's going to make the costume, if she feels up to it. We'll have to post some pics of the kiddos somewhere. LOL. She'll probably have a gazillion other reasons to be pissed at me bigger than this... or maybe she'll be a baseball freak like me and actually like it... hmmm. I saw a Little Mermaid costume at the Disney store pretty reasonably priced if mama wants to take the easy road.

Love this Though she probably wouldn't when she saw pictures of it in 5 years.

Dotel just struck out the side....

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Sep 18, 2008 -> 08:12 PM) I wonder what he will auction off from his treasure hunt in the bathroom. Ick.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Sep 18, 2008 -> 08:09 PM) Yup, a very odd momento I guess. Weird-o