Texsox

Tremendous day, I have lots to be thankful for

QUOTE (Downtown518 @ Sep 21, 2009 -> 01:58 PM) I have a Blackberry, if I dial a number like 866-SOX-GAME and dial that exact number with SOX-GAME spelled out in caps it will automatically dial the number correctly. Hmm, I will have to try my DASH, and if that doesn't work, add another reason to my list of why I screwed up by not buying a Blackberry

It would seem like an easy program to be able to qwerty dial the number. I searched and so far no such program.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 21, 2009 -> 12:06 PM) It'd be nice if there was some way of saying with a measure of statistical significant that there was an above-average number of them. I believe it was significant to the McMahon's, Fawcetts, Kennedy's, Hugh's, . . . First you would have to define the population, and that is the biggest challenge, defining "them".

Quit wearing them for a while

http://www.rr.com/news/news/article/rr/900...summer_09/full/ Ceaseless deaths of the famous mark summer '09

I have a full qwerty keyboard on my pjone, so if some company advertises a number as (123)-456-SURF I have no way of converting SURF to the numbers. I try and remember which is which, but I'm old and feeble. Whst do you youngin's do?

On the water is cool. No surfing this weekend, the Gulf was glass on this side.

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 20, 2009 -> 11:12 AM) 1-4, who cares what order they go in... Buehrle should start opening day for tradition's sake. But after that, it should be 1-2-3-4, and skip the 5th whenever you can. The problem with the Sox is that they don't skip the 5th starter enough. Next year, I want the top four to start at least 33 games. Barring injury and off day swaps, it would be 33-33-32-32-32 starts. I just do not see that big of a difference in setting a goal of taking two starts away from the 5th starter, whomever he is, to get to 33-33-33-33-30.

My o' my what a cool weekend on South Padre Island.

Well, that is a good day.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 18, 2009 -> 10:45 AM) Come on. An airplane can fall on me when I walk out my door today, but it's not going to happen. but we can hope , , ,

Unbelievable the feel of the power of the waves

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 18, 2009 -> 11:15 AM) Depends on how you define lifestyle choices. Driving can be defined as a lifestyle choice. It'd be worth really looking in to the methodology to understand what exactly they're counting, but I don't have the time right now. I think that at worst they're probably at the right order of magnitude even if you just count random things; like people getting cancer, or diabetes, or infections, or the flu, and then being unable to afford treatment. Early mortality seems awfully inexact to measure. The working definition would be the key. Something as simple as "how early" would be problematic. And this may be one of my top three concerns in this debate. I want decisions to be made on accurate information, not slogans and biased figures. I want both parties to rigorously debate this.

surfing this weekend

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 18, 2009 -> 11:09 AM) That's more than 2x the last estimate. And just my guess, that number is dwarfed by the number of Americans who die early (and isn't that what is really being measured) from life style choices?

It is impossible to know how the absence or frequency of bunts affects swinging away. If a team knows your tendency is not to bunt, they have an easier time defending than if you mix up bunts. So perhaps the reason that one strategy is successful relies, in part, and implementing the other. Co-dependency is a difficult relationship to study.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Sep 18, 2009 -> 09:51 AM) Shame on you, Tex! Where the hell is the poorly photoshopped picture of Bartolo Colon, i was expecting upon entering this thread? That's not him??

Pictures only that sum up your thoughts on where the team is at.

^^^^ Nice

Not a bad idea, but I am also using Compound W, so it just might balance

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 18, 2009 -> 09:22 AM) Here is the dirty secret, the government does this all of the time. Why do you think the rate of denials for first time filers for Social Security Disability is over 50%? Great point. I need to consider that a bit more. I wonder if there will be a difference between an individual, on there own, asking for Social Security benefits, versus a Doctor wanting to offer treatment. Also, I am assuming that the government could not drop someone from their coverage. Another important point is in these cases the insurance company did not dispute the necessity of the treatment. Instead when facing expensive treatment, they looked for ways to cancel the policy. I do see the need for some review before treatment as part of cost containment.

I find it interesting that some people would rather trust a for profit insurance company instead of the government in these matters. Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/17/i...a_n_289841.html

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/17/i...a_n_289841.html