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QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 11:03 AM) That was great POTM

QUOTE(mreye @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 11:54 AM) I've got 20/10 as well, Soxy. But hers in in two eyes, making it twice as good

QUOTE(tonyho7476 @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 11:41 AM) You guys have been missing me haven't you. I have been talking more Sirius than Sox lately, so siriusbackstage has been my board of choice. However, you are wrong. I am happy about this. I am a stockholder, a disgruntled one at that, and want to make some money. hopefully this will do it. As for content, Sirius has everything I need, so XM content doesn't interest me, not even MLB. But I think it should be good for everyone to have some more options. I could see paying a little extra to get some of their channels. Are you sirius? Ha. Come on man. Since Stern joined, they went from 600,000 to 6 million. They would have caught XM. For 6 straight quarters now, Sirius has outgained XM, and has shifted the retail market from 60-40 XM, to 60-40 Sirius. Stern kept Sirius from going under, and if XM had signed him, game over. Sirius would be gone. We can debate all day about kind of numbers Stern brought. We can quote Rex's ridiculous number of 1 million or mine, which is about 3 million. NO OTHER RADIO GUY COULD DO THAT. Not even Rush. People love Rush (morons), but are not going to follow him in droves like us Stern morons. *breathing* I am done. So why doesn't Stern start his own satellite venture? With all those subscribers, just wanting his show, cut the expense of all those other channels and have an all Stern channel. If he is responsible for almost 1/4 of all satellite subscribers, he could single handily shut down the industry.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 11:32 AM) It's oddly cool though.. The carnival side show never goes out of style. Beard Clubs!!

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 10:59 AM) And even more odd that a Flaxx would allow so many spelling errors in his post. You feeling O.K.??? I assumed it was his new Mack komputre

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 10:28 AM) I really don't know where to ask this question, so I'll do it here. Does anyone know how to use invisible font on AIM? I've tried making the color of the words and the background white, but it just comes out grey. QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 10:54 AM) Sure I know how to use the invisible font. Thew details are provided below: Did you get all that?

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 10:51 AM) Wow. Illness conveniently forces here to stop performing in public, and eventually here entire recoreded catalog is going to be uncovered as being stolen recordings of othefr musicians. Interesting it took a computer to catch the alleged hoax.

It finally happened, I was having a problem reading and it looks like I need correction for distance (been nearsighted and wearing glasses or contacts for 35 years) -and- this is new, for reading. The options are bifocals, correcting one eye for distance and the other for reading (monovision), or correcting via contacts for distance and carrying a pair of "reading glasses". After y'all stop laughing at Tex, does anyone have experience with these options? I am currently trying the monovision contact option and hear that driving at night may be a challenge.

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 10:47 AM) There is so much more to this story, we will wait and see. It keeps getting worse. But you are correct, canceling a season, a la Duke Lacrosse, is always risky.

Should I have placed this next to the Official NASCAR thread?

Teenagers and young adults make errors in judgement. Some of those errors result in embarrasment, some ruin their lives. This is in the ruin their and other's lives range. Unlike Baylor, thankfully no one died. Sad for the players not involved, the fans, and school but call it a season, cut everyone lose and start over.

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Today is the birthday of Boy Scout founder Lord Robert Baden-Powell (World Chief Scout) and Lady Olave Baden-Powell (World Chief Guide). Let us also remember The Boy Scouts of America is part of a world wide movement with 28 million members in 216 countries and territories. Our ideals are those of Baden-Powell who worked tirelessly to spread the message that nothing is impossible for those who are prepared to play their part in creating a better world.

Something is wrong when a coach makes more than all those Nobel winners combined. The team should bring prestige and entertainment to a campus. But, today, it only needs to bring money. Nobody would like the solution. Take all college athletics off TV. Give up the revenues. Remove the money and you remove the entitlement and cheating that goes on in the name of Amateur Athletics.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 09:54 AM) Such a great picture. "Help me!" I have a dream where every Roomba is free . . .

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 09:53 AM) A church for Baptists is just that, by nature, and that is their service base. But most churches allow people of other religions to attend as well, yes? There is also a big difference between blindness and race. Someone who is blind requires certain resources and tools to do certain things. No race needs such things. Backpacking for the blind? Hm. Might be kind of problematic. You'd need to be escorting them nearly everywhere they go. Novel thought, though. The escorting would depend on the terrain and the trail conditions. Once you are attending, you are a member, aren't you? While the needs are similar for Polish and Italian immigrants, aren't there differences and advantages of being with Poles and Italians? If a Church is offering Polish to English lessons, why fault them for not serving Italians? Isn't there a great motivation when someone stands up and says, I came here from Italy, just like you. I spoke only Italian, just like you. I received an education, just like you can. I found a job, just like you can. I was exactly like you, became successful, and you can to. Churches are made up of dozens to hundreds of families and largely reflect the town/city/neighborhood they are in. To try and racially balance every Church is impossible.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 09:35 AM) Which is fine, but I think that if you do that only for a specific race or people, you are ultimately making things worse for everyone. Worse for everyone not of that race, and worse for that race later due to a continued artificial barrier. I don't see how that is doable. There are limited resources in every group. Why should Baptist be criticized for offering programs strictly for their members? Why shouldn't a Church be allowed to help Polish speakers learn English and not French, German, and Spanish? If you and I ban together to take blind kids backpacking, why should we be expected to open it up to sighted? (Hey, that actually sounds like a great idea.) Again, I agree in the extreme it is a bad thing. But everything is like that.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 09:28 AM) Market value is directly related to your resume. A guy who is NFL coach of the Year and takes his team to a Super Bowl is worth more than a guy getting his first NFL coaching job. Petrino is taking over Atlanta with zero NFL headcoaching experience and is getting just under $5 million a year for 5 years. Lovie should be getting way more than a guy who hasn't proven anything. Wait, are you talking about this year, or next? He agreed to this year and I doubt he would have refunded if he stunk up the joint. Live with this one. Next season, he should, and will, be a top 5 or 6, easily.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 09:23 AM) So if you and a real Texan applied to be life guard at South Padre Island, and despite having equal credentials to that Texan, you would have no problem with the Texan getting the job, simply because you were born in Illinois? Of course I would have a problem with that. But we are talking about two things. Mine is telling someone about the opening and how to apply.That you need to go to the Baywatch School of Lifeguarding, here's where to apply for scholarships. You need to be First Aid certified, here is the address and schedule for First Aid Classes at the Red Cross. You need to be at the Qualifying swim on February 14 and pass this test. It would also be helpful if you spoke better English, we have classes every Wednesday before services. In other words, putting people in a position to be successful.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 09:17 AM) People want to call the White Sox cheap, or even the Blackhawks, but IMO the Bears take the cake. There is zero reason to be trying to pay a Super Bowl/Coach of the Year guy under market value. Plus its not just under market value, its millions of dollars per year low. I haven't seen the numbers, would there offer put him in the top 16? That would be above market. If he is trying to go from worst to first, that may be tougher.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 09:16 AM) Yes, as a matter of fact I do teach at a school for the blind. . . touche'

Let me try this way. A Martian looks around his neighborhood and thinks, Martians here are not getting educated, abandoning their families, falling victim to drugs and alcohol, and in general destroying themselves and those around them. I want to help them. I want to gather up successful Martians and have them work with these kids so they can see that Martians can be successful, they can have strong families, they can get an education. So he hangs out a sign, stating what he wants to do for Martians. But then people come by and say, you have to help everyone not just Martians. Instead of just helping the 10,000 Martians that live here, you need to help the 2,000,000 that live here of all stripes. QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 09:13 AM) What about the non-Irish poor people who can't find work because the Irish are keeping all of the jobs between their own group? As long as all labor laws are followed, I don't see the problem. Have you ever asked friends and relatives to let you know about openings? Isn't that what networking is all about?