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I am surprised there is this much support for the heat. I would have thought that cold would be leading 2:1. Y'all are smarter than I thought.

I don't have a problem with the media reports. I believe it is interesting how well prepared we are for every possibility. I am wondering if having to stop for refueling is that big of an issue in heading west? If she was God forbid, required to take over as President, and was away from the WH, I could see her needing to get there and not stopping for refueling. But in the course of normal events, welcome to Omaha Madam Speaker . . . we'll be stopping for fuel.

IIRC, before ethic reforms, mosty of these flights were on private planes paid for by companies looking for a little face time with a Senator.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 8, 2007 -> 10:46 AM) Well sort of. Except she wants a bigger plane, and some reports have said, which she now denies FWIW, that she wanted to take her whole posse on the plane with her. The plane Hastert had use of sat 10, the one Nancy wants seats 45 and costs $22,000 to operate. Call it about a 5 hour flight each way, and you are looking at $220,000 a week for Nancy and company to fly home and back. That's a helluva way to cut the deficit, huh? I figured you as the balanced budget hawk would be a little more upset about this. good points. I was more commenting on getting a plane. There does have to be some restraints on this.

It's been over thirty years since Wilbur Wood trotted out to the mound. I believe old timers will be reminiscing as Charlie takes the fifth starter spot. Oz would love the chance to have a different look and something unique.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 8, 2007 -> 08:42 AM) adding up the rest over the winter, with the impending free agency, and the new workout program that has been talked about, I am going to go with Mark Buehrle. No intelligence on my part, just a gut feel, I'm thinking 18-20 wins for Buerhle. Rock solid all season. I also like Garland to continue to take steps towards the upper echelon of starters.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Feb 8, 2007 -> 10:02 AM) On this one, STFU GOP. It's a waste, sure, but if the shoes were reversed, they would do the same damn thing. IMO, she should get a plane that can fly cross-country. Maybe not a 757-200, but something that gets her over there without stopping. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/ap_on_go_co/pelosi_plane Hassert received the same benefit. This started after 9/11 based on succession.

I think the debate isn't as much if there has been a climate change, we can prove that empirically. It is the cause and effect and what to do about it that is part of the debate and what makes science so interesting.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Feb 8, 2007 -> 08:49 AM) No, but I was in Alpha Phi Omega, so kinda maybe kinda a little tiny bit. Even cooler, that was voluntary No parents forcing you. QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 8, 2007 -> 08:59 AM) I made it as far as Weablos (sp?) before I got bored with it. And that is then point you are suppose to get bored with Cub Scouts and join Boy Scouts. Swap out those bb guns for .22 and 20 gauge, get out camping monthly, start hanging out with the big kids.

QUOTE(bmags @ Feb 7, 2007 -> 03:06 PM) guitars in general are phallic symbols. Yep. And judging by the "guitar faces" that waaaaay to many players make, painful to play.

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Feb 7, 2007 -> 09:57 PM) On another note, Charles Manson is up for parole this year. I thought he was every year.

I got to thinking, people build saunas in their homes and invite the Swedish Bikini Team. They have freezers and put in turkeys.

What is interesting and important is how many people agree and will pass it on. It becomes "true" in the sense that three or four years later, it is still in circulation.

Welcome to my world. Areas we previously used for camping are impossible now. Too many stops along the way. Meanwhile, if you are from a different country than Mexico, and can reach the beaches of Florida, you are welcome to stay. If you are from Canada and wish to stay in the US, you automatically can for 6 months, it's 30 days for Mexicans. Although Senator Cornym ® of Texas is working on changing that last inequity in the law. You were lucky, you don't "look like an illegal". Imagine if you are a Mexican-American. Perhaps third or fourth generation. Your border experience would have been different. You are correct, it is sad.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 6, 2007 -> 01:24 PM) must... control... tasteless... joke... Actually that joke, I'm told, will leave a bad taste in your mouth . . .

Wow. I know with a high profile murderer like this there is a propensity to try and pin as many unsolved cases as possible. I didn't realize he may have had victims outside Wisconsin.

35 in Chicago, 10 in Texas. I was an avid winter outdoors person. From ice fishing to black and white winter photography I found every excuse to be outdoors. It is so much easier to deal with the heat and humidity than the cold. Never having to say, crap I forgot my gloves/hats/scarf/boots etc. But you have to pay your dues with one summer. Once you are acclimated, it makes all the difference in the world. 100 degrees with 40% humidity means drinking an extra glass of water and the ice in your margarita melts faster. -10 with wind means bundle up or die.

BTW, has anyone lived in both extremes?

Of the two examples you give, one can kill you quickly and result in fingers and toes to frostbite. I'll pass on the boots, hats, gloves, long underwear, chapped lips, numb fingers, toes, and nose. Hmmmm, where would I rather be?

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Feb 6, 2007 -> 06:13 PM) I will say I'm cool with snow so long as I don't have to deal with 110 degree heat with humidity (which I occasionally actually do have to deal with). If it's cold, you can keep on adding layers of clothes. If it's hot, you get stuck sweating your ass off in underwear. Both ends of the scale are a b****. The 100+ days of 100+ degrees down here can wear on you. I spend most of those months down at the Island so it isn't too bad. And like Chicago winters you go from a climate controlled home to a climate controlled car to a climate controlled office.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 7, 2007 -> 07:26 AM) The press obviously got the statement wrong so I fixed it.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Feb 6, 2007 -> 06:26 PM) Ted Haggard issued a statement today proclaiming that he was now "completely heterosexual" So am I. Big deal. What a moron.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Feb 6, 2007 -> 10:41 PM) This might have come out incorrectly.... Ted Haggard promoted Colorado's marriage amendment last year, where he was a pastor of a megachurch. But if people who support gay marriage bans want to use this as a reason to ban gay marriage, they ought to put their money where there mouth is. I believe they need to put something else where their mouth is. That's the whole point I can't believe this is America in 2007. Equal rights for equal people seems simple enough for me. All men are created equal.

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