Steff

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 03:58 PM) It's all fun and games until you get forced out. Then you have to create you own forum. /awaits ban. POTY!!!!

QUOTE(SnB @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 03:17 PM) yeah, i heard it on the radio at work, December 3rd I think. Needless to say, campus is abuzz with excitment I think it's the 4th. Jim made a joke that we'll have to miss it cause Rob Thomas will be gettin my love that night..

QUOTE(SnB @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 03:15 PM) hooray for everyone Yea, hooray. SNB.. is it true Journey is playing a concert down there..???

QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 02:20 PM) where would he play? Who cares..

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 02:57 PM) Sexy, you obviously don't speak Wite, do you? Apparently not..

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 02:52 PM) SECKSI Bless you..

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 02:51 PM) I was thinking that too. But sometimes the last half goes faster then the first half. Hard to say. I hope you're taking notes.. LOL

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9831638/ Ali 'may only have months to live' Close family friend says boxing legend's health deteriorating rapidly Gary Hershorn / Reuters file Boxing great Muhammad Ali, who long has suffered from Parkinson's disease, is getting worse, according to his daughter, Laila. NBCSports.com news services Updated: 12:51 p.m. ET Nov. 4, 2005 Former heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali "may only have months to live" and is losing his fight against Parkinson's disease, the London Evening Standard reported Friday. "His condition has worsened. At this point he may only have months to live," the friend told the newspaper. Added Ali's manager, Howard Bingham, "Laila feels she is losing him." Laila Ali, the ex-boxer's daughter, told the Los Angeles Times last week, "I feel like the disease is progressing. Different things start happening as you get older. I have noticed a change in him, something that goes along with Parkinson's. "It's painful for me because I would love to sit down and talk to my dad about the way he used to be when he was my age, when he was in his prime, because we are so much alike. I can't really do that. I can't share a lot of things with him." Laila Ali, 27, who lives in Los Angeles, is an undefeated professional boxer (21-0 with 18 knockouts) and wants to discuss the sport with the three-time former heavyweight champ, according to The Times. "We don't talk about boxing," she told The Times. "He might come to a fight and say, 'You're bad.' But he was never one to talk much about boxing with us. That was not him. And he doesn't talk much these days anyway. It takes him too much energy to talk. "He has his good days and his bad days. He's taking a lot of different medications. Sometimes, his speech is so slurred, you can't hardly understand him. But he definitely knows what's going on. That's for sure. He sees everything. "It's his motor skills that Parkinson's affects. So it's like he's trapped inside his body. He can think. He has things he wants to say, but his lips sometimes just don't move to get it out. "He's just taking life easy. He likes doing simple things. He loves to draw, he likes to color, he likes to clip pictures out of magazines. And he likes to do magic tricks. It doesn't take a whole lot to keep him entertained. But his attention span is very short when the subject is something more than that." "He doesn't feel sorry for himself, so it's hard to feel sorry for him." for the Ali family.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 02:43 PM) Fixed. Theme for today's SL&P: People suck. TY. Egggzactly.

Sweet, too. Someone fix, please... TIA.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9917108/ HIV ‘outlaw’ gets 21-year sentence Ex-D.C. government worker offers no apologies in court By Yolanda Woodlee Updated: 1:23 a.m. ET Nov. 4, 2005 A former D.C. government worker who has known since 1996 that he has the AIDS virus was sentenced to a 21-year prison term yesterday for luring women and teenage girls into sexual relationships without telling them of the risks. Sundiata Basir, 34, a onetime assistant to a deputy mayor, had unprotected sex with at least seven partners in what prosecutors called "a stunning picture of criminal recklessness." Four women and girls, including a 15-year-old, later discovered that they had the AIDS virus, prosecutors said. Basir offered no apologies yesterday in D.C. Superior Court, declaring at one point: "I'm not going to say anything. Every time I say something, I get another case." More U.S. news The judge called Basir a "violent, self-absorbed outlaw," and prosecutors expressed concern about the broader impact of his behavior. Basir had sex with an unknown number of others who might be spreading the virus, they said. Authorities urged people who think they might have been exposed to seek medical screening. Because of the number and ages of victims and the threat to public health, prosecutors said Basir's case is particularly outrageous. They noted that the District already faces an HIV crisis: One in 20 residents is infected with the AIDS virus, the highest rate of any major U.S. city. Basir pleaded guilty in July to child sexual abuse, cruelty to children and attempted aggravated assault. Those charges stemmed from relationships with a woman and two teenage girls. Prosecutors said Basir never warned his partners, even though some asked him to use a condom. He also ignored the advice of his sister, a doctor, who said he could transmit the disease if he failed to take precautions, they said. Fathered seven children Basir has fathered seven children with six women and girls, prosecutors said. None of the children have been diagnosed with HIV. Even after marrying one of his victims -- who was 17 when they wed in 2002 -- Basir mentioned nothing about his medical condition, they said. From 1999 to 2002, Basir worked as an executive assistant for Carolyn N. Graham, who was the deputy mayor in charge of social services. He was paid $43,100 a year. Graham, now on the D.C. school board, said she was unaware of Basir's legal or medical problems. She said he was one of the first staff members she hired in late 1999 and that he served as her secretary and receptionist before being promoted to staff assistant. He organized community meetings, drafted letters and worked with a blue-ribbon panel on juvenile justice reform. Graham said she could not believe that her "trusted" aide, whom she described as "brilliant," would harm anyone, particular young girls. "There was nothing that I asked him to do that he wouldn't do," she said. "Everybody loved him. This other life we knew nothing about." That other life came to light after his arrest in December 2003 on narcotics and firearms charges. A relative of one of the victims alerted authorities, who launched an investigation. Basir, of Southwest Washington, wrote disturbing letters to two victims while he was incarcerated, prosecutors said, including one in which he described himself as "Strictly Gangsta." The case against Basir focused on his activities from 1996 until his arrest in 2003. In court yesterday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Alex Grant said Basir was "pure evil," a liar who did not care whether the women and girls lived or died. "When Basir was exposing people to the HIV virus, he was doing it to the mother of his child, his wife. . . . He took advantage of that trust," Grant said. Defense blames mental illness Defense attorney Anthony Matthews painted a far more sympathetic portrait, saying Basir was once "a shining light." Basir suffered from mental illness and was in total denial about the virus, Matthews said. Matthews said Basir was a brilliant student and a graduate of Banneker Senior High School. He later attended Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of the District of Columbia and American University, according to court records. "Mr. Basir deviated from a path . . . to the person standing here," Matthews said as his client stood next to him in an orange jail-issued jumpsuit. "This is not the person Basir started out to be." Judge Robert I. Richter attempted to delve into Basir's motivation, telling the defendant, "Mr. Matthews said your mind is not functioning clearly." Basir mumbled, "That's true." Basir blamed his conduct on his medical condition, which he said led to three nervous breakdowns. "I was in complete denial," he said. "I didn't want to believe I had it. . . . It's not every day you hear that you're going to die." In addition to the prison term, Richter ordered Basir to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. Two victims attended the sentencing, but they did not address the judge. Several victims and their relatives submitted statements to the court for consideration. "This crime has affected me to the point that I can't be myself again," one woman wrote. U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Wainstein, who attended the sentencing, credited the victims with having the courage to cooperate with law enforcement authorities. "Because they stepped forward, defendant Basir's days of manipulating, exploiting and infecting his young romantic partners are over," Wainstein said in a prepared statement. Wainstein said Basir "played a game of Russian Roulette with the lives of the young women and girls."

A cm an hours it seems.. it's gonna be a loooong night for the Mrs.

I say girl.. If not.. he's gonna look awfully funny in all that pink Sox gear I bought.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 12:47 PM) Money says you'll be taking a week or so off. That's hot

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 12:42 PM) Works for me!!!! Although, I don't think they'll give anything away that can be thrown on the field. Speaking of rings... The ticket rep we get our group tickets through said that he gets a ring? He said all the full time employees do. I find that kinda hard to believe , but I guess it's possible. Can anyone confirm? Steff? Our guy is getting one, but he's a corporate rep and been with the Sox 10+ years. OT... Finny is back with the Sox and she is getting one.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 12:30 PM) Now, here's Steff on the PBP.... LMAO....

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 12:29 PM) I was going to post that. But I thought I'd wait until it was all over. People were askin, so I figured I'd kill 2 birds with 1 stone.

Mrs. Southsider is in labor, dilated just about half way. Moving along nicely.

QUOTE(BlackBetsy @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 12:12 PM) I can't see Konerko signing with the Sox before he even gets a figure from another club, either. The players union won't allow it.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 12:07 PM) BMac41 doesn't seem to understand this. :banghead :banghead :banghead

What a mess.. Get Ozzie in there to fix it.

QUOTE(BMac41 @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 11:59 AM) How do you know?Are you Paul Konerko........NO And neither are you.

QUOTE(BMac41 @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 11:56 AM) PK wants to stay here.He never said he doesn't want to be here. And of course he would say that...

for you. Congrats..

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 10:55 AM) Random food craving for the day: Fays BBQ. I don't even like meat, but I am craving it like mad. It's been so long since I had that delicious, delicious BBQ. Mmmmmmmm. Comparable to The Patio ribs..? Random complaint.. $900 friggin bucks to fly from Chicago to Vegas to Florida back to Chicago.