Texsox

Pat's Pizza in Grayslake. 20+ Yearsb of awesome thin crust and double stuffed. Deep dish I gotta go with Lou Malnotti's sausage. Rosatti's has the best bacon pie around

Stern has owned the team since 1975, WHY? What benefit is he receiving? Is it a gift to the community? Is he trying to earn a profit? Part of his retirement planning? Does he want to be an owner for the parade down State Street if the team wins something? The only thing that will move the Sox into #1 in the city is a World Series appearance. IMHO there are about the same number of hardcore, smart, baseball fans on both sides of the city. We are fighting for the casual fan's dollar. The people that go to a game for the atmosphere, the "I was there", basically the fans we criticize for going to Wrigley. Advertising will only help a little, special dates, favorable scheduling, etc. will also help a little bit. The only proven method, and it works in all sports, is winning. Investing in a star is nice, but winning is better. Spend it and they will come . . .

Happy Birthday!

I got to assemble a trampoline and enclosure, remove some links in a watch, install a video card in a computer, upgrade same computer to XP Pro, call, email, live chat, call Linksys trying to get the %^$ network working properly (3 days), watch son install Half Life 2, Doom, Counter Strike, iPod software, transfer songs from one computer to the other, eat a bunch of prime rib, the last red meat this fat boy will see for a while, mod out a computer case with new UV cabling, UV light, firewire card, pop open a Shiner Winter Ale and figure out now why the laptop isn't networking properly (fix for 2nd desktop %$&^$ laptop) , play with lazer mouse, listen to iPod, take blood pressure medicine, remember a work thing I forgot, drive out to a Boy Scout Camp and help set up one of my assistants and a few Scouts who will be camping this week, call linksys back and finally have the entire network working. Nikhil from somewhere far away finally found the problem.

Good thing she didn't sleep late, it must have been uncomfortable in there

I didn't get a chance earlier As some of the neighborhood kids were playing in the snow Christmas morning (it was gone by 1:00 PM, I warned them about eating "yellow snow". They didn't have a clue

LMAO, It is 2:00 am and the entire neighborhood is awake running in the snow and building snowmen. I wonder how to say "frostbite" in spanish.

First time in a couple decades for the Rio Grande Valley. I am praying I don't loose all my oranges. Taken at 12:30 AM 12/25/04

Isn't it against the rules to post a picture of the admin's playhouse?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...6353138834&rd=1 I here a DVD is available of Suzy Snowflake and Hardrock, Cocoa, and Joe. Does anyone here have one for sale?

I miss Frazer Thomas this time of year

Thank you Mr. Whizzard

BTW, nice avatar. I cannot believe this is the same person who threw a cat down a well when she was 3 1/2

Is that code for time with Brian?

Jim and SS, I want you both to know your are #1 with me!

We are hovering around freezing. 33 degrees officially. The smug posts are out at the orchards, trying to save the fruit. Economic disaster if we get a freeze.

Damn, I was going to start a Merry Christmas DBAHO thread and forgot. So what does the future look like?

With this poll, my post count tied a poster who I miss dearly around here. My Christmas wish for soxtalk is for cwsox to stop by and continue his posting. He was one of the first to welcome me here, always seemed to sense when a pm was needed to boost my spirits. We discuss, debate, and argue an amazing range of topics, and it is impossible to not make friends and "irritants" when you post enough. Peace my friends and Merry Christmas.

That explains the lower than usual post count for today

As a parent anyone wake their kids up at 6:30 am to open up presents?

USO.org link to phone page

I just did a little checking and basically it is. So I wrote my Congressman, both Senators, and my local paper. I love cut and paste. My understanding is it avoids long lines at the few phones, and they are worried that free calls could be abused with some soldiers spending hours and hours on the phone. :headshake

My God, why don't we provide free calls home? I cannot believe we place our soldiers in harms way, and then they are charged to phone home?? That is about the stupidest policy I have ever heard.

I love how Depends states they are for "minor bladder control problems". If I need to wear Depends to get through a day, it ain't a minor problem to me.

As long as no secrets leak out . . .