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QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 28, 2012 -> 11:33 AM) I have not had Founder's Porter, and unfortunately Founder's southern distribution ends at the Georgia-Florida border. Have you mixed along with Tiare and her sporadic "Mixing Through the Grog Log" blog endeavor? She's still only 20 or so drinks in, but I quite enjoy whipping up each entry she posts and also taking a stab at her remixed variations when I have suitable or substitutable ingredients to do so. As you head through her entries, the comments by Sunny&Rummy are me (which is probably easy to guess by reading them). Many of my Grog Log faves might already be some of yours as well. Off the top of my head, the Ancient Mariner, Boo Loo, Noa Noa, Rum Barrel, Coconaut are all among my long-time favorites. eta: The two American Whiskeys I have been nipping at are Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon and Russel's Reserve 6 Year Rye. The Four Roses is really nice, you can sip it neat all night and be perfectly content. The 90 proof Russel's Reserve has a bit of burn and bite to it compared to some of the other ryes I have become fond of (even other high proofs like Bulleit), but once you acclimate to that it is really outstanding. I have not followed Tiare though I frequent her blog. Always good stuff there. My favs are the Sidewinder and Spindrift because passion fruit syrup is an addiction for me. I love a Coconaut when I'm in the mood for coco lopez but that hasn't been the case recently. Actually, I haven't tried that with the Coruba and I suspect that would be real good but I'm almost down an entire bottle of the stuff in the last month (granted my family drank a good chunk at Christmas). Whether rightly or wrongly I grabbed a bottle of Sazerac yesterday. I really liked it actually. A bit sweeter than any whisky I've tried before so it's a good intro for me. Did a decent job in a Port Light though I'm not convinced it had the power to shine over a good grenadine.

For the last month it has been all beer. I've had my Christmas haul and there's still plenty left. Founders' porter is amazing. Rich chocolate and graham cracker sweetness. if you haven't had it, get it if you can. Last night I got back into some tiki with a QB cooler after I finally restocked my ED12 (can't believe it's only $23 here). But I'm thinking of dipping toe into bourbon. There are some drinks I'm looking to try in the Grog Log and just haven't bothered with yet. Suggestions? I love rye beers so I'm hoping that leads my into bourbon somehow. Next weekend I will be in Burlington and I'm hoping to head to Hill Farmstead brewery. Supposed to be amazing.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 25, 2012 -> 04:37 PM) G&T, Where have I ignored anything? I simply have said that I do not believe that Paterno was the puppet master here and that if it was up to me, I would keep digging and digging until I went over every piece of evidence starting at least as early as the first report to the Pennsylvania police. The position you have taken is that Paterno did what he was supposed to do. In fact you said this: That's ignoring the power he had. And no, that is not enough for me. Only reason, huh? ok. That's a leap to say they didn't want him around. They didn't want him coaching. There's a difference between being a coach and being the face of the program he built for fund raising purposes. I really don't know how you can believe that someone who brought in that much money didn't have power. well you said you wanted evidence of power over trustees. Where else is that going to be?

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 25, 2012 -> 03:50 PM) 1) This is the point Im making. 2) They fired Paterno as a scapegoat. Its a pretty common tactic when a company comes under huge pressure. You throw a big name to the wolves and hope it appeases the blood lust. In this case that was Paterno. By giving the media Paterno on a platter, they make the story about Paterno instead of the "PSU cover up story." Notice how the entire nature of the media changed when they had Paterno. PSU used Paterno to take the heat. You have 2 guys who lied to a Grand Jury, to me that suggests that there is more cover up that has not been found. Ultimately the people who had the most to lose by this were the Trustees of PSU and PSU itself. 3) The bigger fish is the University and the Trustees. Paterno was only important to them as long as they werent under fire, as soon as PSU/Trustees began to get attacked, they immediately gave up Paterno to change the focus of the media. No one cares about Paterno, they care about the money. And if the whole ship is going down and the only way to save it is to throw the captain overboard, you throw the captain overboard, even if hes the best captain in the history of the world. 4) That quote does nothing. They asked Paterno to step down, many people have been asked to step down and dont. Ultimately the business chose not to fire Paterno because they felt Paterno was making them more money 7 years ago. It shows nothing about his power. Now if you had some evidence that the board of trustees voted to fire Paterno and somehow Paterno overruled the Board, that may show who had the most power. But merely asking someone to step down, is nothing. Ah...So Joe is the victim of the trustee's attempt to cover their actions? And you admit that there is more to the cover up but somehow the head football coach escapes questioning? Anyone doing any sort of investigation is pointing the finger at Paterno but you ignore it? Paterno wasn't just a big name, he was the biggest money maker for the university. Nobody throws that kind of fund raising to the wolves. It is protected until it simply can't be anymore. Paterno is the reason for the money, not just football. And just why is it that you believe power can only be displayed in votes and in the minutes of a trustees meeting?

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 25, 2012 -> 03:11 PM) If the state of Penn is afraid of Paterno that shows a bigger issue. Furthermore, if Paterno was in charge of everything, how did the Board of Trustees fire him so quickly? Doesnt really seem to jive. If Paterno was the most powerful person in Penn, he would have been able to stay coaching this year. Clearly Paterno does not have more power than the Trustees, the Trustees knew about this years ago, the Trustees are the ones who cared about protecting the program. The trustees would have been the ones who could tell Schultz not to go to the police, not Paterno, Paterno was subordinate to both Schultz and trustees. You cant just call people subordinates when they arent. Paterno cant fire the trustees, he cant fire schultz. At the end of the day if Paterno had as much power as people allege, how did he get fired so easily> Why isnt there any evidence of Paterno using his power to influence decisions? From the evidence Ive seen, there is nothing to suggest Paterno in anyway used his power to prevent an investigation. Those facts may change, but as of now, I would guess it was the trustees who told Schultz what to do, not Paterno. 1. Yes, it does show a bigger issue. You do realize that the governor of that state was the AG in charge of the Sandusky investigation and sat on the Board of Trustees at Penn State? 2. You do realize that he was asked to step down a couple years ago and he refused, right? They fired him because it was immediately clear that Paterno had acted to abet a child rapist in his program and the whole world just found out. Tough to have power under those circumstances. Paterno only told Curley (athletic director) and Schultz (part of his job was oversight of university police). Both of whom are now charged in the cover up and lying to the grand jury. Actually the better question is, if everyone else failed Paterno, why did the Board of Trustees fire him so quickly without much of an investigation? 3. Paterno's program was the biggest money maker for the school. Even if the trustees can vote Paterno out, that doesn't mean that he wouldn't be seen as indispensible given the massive amount of money involved. Money talks. If he wanted Schultz out because he was covering up an investigation, I'm sure that Schultz would be out. There is no bigger fish to cover for than Paterno. Maybe you should be aware of how much money he meant: Rozner

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 25, 2012 -> 12:59 PM) Stick to the facts. Paterno didn't "trust the police," he reported to a University official who oversaw the police and then didn't give a s*** about it ever again. Thank you. Not to mention that the campus police weren't going to do anything without the OK from Paterno. All Paterno did was report the crime to de jure supervisors when they were de facto subordinates. For some reason, there are people who refuse to understand that. The entire state was afraid to go against the program without Paterno's approval and clearly that never came.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 12:28 PM) I'm not sure I like the 10 nominations. It seems like they reach for the last few, and I would guess this movie falls in that category. They do, but that isn't what bothers me exactly. It's more like that movie was destined to be a Best Picture nominee because of the cast and subject matter regardless of actual execution which makes me wonder how their process really works. I mean, if you're going to reach, why not reach with a good movie?

"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" for best picture, eh? A movie with 48% on rotten tomatoes - 30% behind any other nominee. I haven't seen it, but that seems out of place.

QUOTE (Stocking @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 04:57 AM) As much crap as he will take for the rest of his career over that kick, the Ravens left that game with a TO in their pocket.

Jay Paterno tells us on the Today show that the Sandusky scandal did not weigh on him at all because Joe was so strong. That's nice.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 22, 2012 -> 08:16 PM) I'm sorry. This is just Leonardo Dicaprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape retarded. Why are you holding Joe P to a different standard because of his status? That has nothing to do with anything. His job? The dude was how old at the time? It's not like he was 30 and had another 30+ years of coaching ahead of him. The first investigation was 10 years ago and the current one started 3 years ago. Amazing what a dottering old fool can accomplish.

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Jan 22, 2012 -> 08:14 PM) Well the people above JP are obligated to do an investigation of their own on the matter I'd imagine which would have probably got things out in the open once everything was heard. As for kids being in rough situations, I can understand that but everyone in this country has access to the justice system barring being held captive in a house with no phone. I'm not blaming the victims at all, just saying Paterno wasn't in a real good position here and you even said yourself the authorities knew about the situation and the people above Sandusky in the university knew about it....Not clearing him from all blame just saying he doesn't deserve all the hate people have towards him either. Actually you are blaming the victims. And no, those families don't have meaningful access to justice when they are up against that kind of power. And Paterno had more power there than anyone, which you completely ignore.

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Jan 22, 2012 -> 07:38 PM) Not really since Paterno had nothing, if he reported it they'd just ask if he witnessed the crime and if he said no he heard about it from a friend well that does no good. I'm also sure one of these kids had to tell their parents at some point who reported it to the cops so they knew something was going on. What the hell are you talking about? McQuery followed the same reporting law Paterno did. They both went up the chain of command. As for the second part, you should probably actually read about what happened. You would know that Sandusky was on tape admiting to showering with a boy during the investigation in 1998. You should also know that the children came from bad backgrounds with no family structure and limited access to justice. You should also know that the investigation into Sandusky was led by an AG running for governor while Penn State trustees were donating money to his campaign (and somehow Sandusky wasn't put in jail despite clear evidence to support that action). You might also know that the molestation occurred in the football buildings...but of course Paterno is just some old fool who didn't build a massive money making powerhouse for Penn State and was considered the most powerful person at the school so he certainly wouldn't want to protect his program while the investigation was ongoing.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 22, 2012 -> 07:20 PM) A clueless moron? We aren't talking about somebody cheating on their taxes or stealing booze from a grocery store. It's child rape. Kids' entire lives have been destroyed. Isn't it funny how people protect a guy who managed to become the most powerful man on Penn State's campus and an icon in college football by comparing him to a clueless moron?

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Jan 22, 2012 -> 07:04 PM) The guy only had second hand information, could he had done more yes but he reported it to the people in charge and went on. If he was the guy who witnessed it I would feel a lot different about the situation, now if it was that prick who witnessed the crime and died I'd have no sympathy. Both of them did the legal minimum. You are either outraged at both or neither.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jan 22, 2012 -> 06:18 PM) I cannot even imagine how Cundiff feels in that locker room right now. Judging by the reactions of the players on the sideline as the ball sailed wide, I'd say he better get out of the locker room very quickly.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 22, 2012 -> 06:12 PM) Wow, choke city. Ravens should have called a timeout, he was running to the line and just got there with 10 seconds left on the play clock. He could have used extra time to get set. That's what I thought too. The whole thing seemed so rushed. Where was he?

While I have no personal experience with Mayo, I have been through the decision process as to whether to go to Mayo or stay with family doctors. The reality is that Chicago has great doctors and they are every bit as good as anyone at Mayo. The decision should be made based on the recovery time and support. If family is in AZ, I'd go to AZ.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 18, 2012 -> 09:48 AM) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopa coulda fooled me That's the only page that works.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 17, 2012 -> 06:51 PM) And Pepridge Farm. That's why I always buy a box of milano cookies.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 16, 2012 -> 07:42 PM) Im pretty sure you should be blaming Adidas not Howard. Adidas can't keep him from going where he wants.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 16, 2012 -> 10:08 AM) Those are generated based on your web and search history, gentlemen. I never see anything but ING Direct or Jimmy Johns, since I visit those sites all the time. So, I guess stop searching for dudes on the internet and you'll stop seeing those banners. Nah, used to be, but something aint right. I get them at work and on my phone too. Of course...it could be sites my wife is visiting...which i hadn't really considered...

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 15, 2012 -> 04:56 PM) Are the CougarLife banner ads really bringing in a lot of business from the Soxtalk population?? Haha. My wife was wondering what sites I've been visiting to get those.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 14, 2012 -> 12:50 PM) Once they get to the point Pineda is at, hasn't that risk declined substantially? Gotten through a full big league season, survived, etc.? (Then agian, that still might well be a reason why Seattle would be willing to let him go) Verducci Effect? 139 IP in the minors, then jumped to 171 in the majors.

6 TD passes. Wow.