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nice And well played with the thread subject

I remember being out at Elgin CC for an outing and Kerr was out fishing one of the ponds. We all stopped and said hello. I asked him if all the interruptions bothered him and he said something to the effect of not wanting to know what the alternative is. Bummer. This is like Hawk and Crede dying on the same day.

Sloan and Van Lier were a hell of a back court. I remember coaches telling us to watch them and do what they did. RIP

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 25, 2009 -> 11:27 PM) but the geek in me would decide to spend months studying for it anyway. And by study, he means drinking a lot of beer. Something similar to all majors.

I thought I would share My current electric provider Green Mountain Energy Pollution Free Plan 14.34 cents/kWh No need to heat or AC this past month, so cheap month. Only $55. Most homes here are 100% electric, no natural gas. I am paying slightly more than I could with a longer commitment or less environmentally friendly production methods.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Feb 25, 2009 -> 11:37 AM) That's why I prefaced my post with note: I have not stated my opinion. Truthfully, if the roles were reversed, and Obama gave a suck speech and Jindal rocked the house, the reaction would be the same, and that's more my point. And the REP reaction would also be the same.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 25, 2009 -> 11:09 AM) More reducing than that. Are you building a curtain, comrade?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 24, 2009 -> 05:11 PM) The problem will of course be...what will that residual force be doing, and what happens when they come under attack? Exactly.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 25, 2009 -> 10:59 AM) This close to a Ph.D. in geology...(Come on Iron, stop screwing me over!) getting rusty?

Hell, I've booed guys on the current roster, so I would not have any problems booing when deserved. But I would offer a nice applause when appropriate.

http://icc-ccs.org/ While doing some research in pirates I came across this site, cool stuff.

I just realized we probably have every college in a university covered around here. It is an amazing mix of smart people, something you would not get on say a NASCAR site. So how about a roll call. What formal or informal field of study are/were you in? I will have, Lord willing, by May 6th of this year B.A.s in English Lit and Psychology.

QUOTE (greasywheels121 @ Feb 24, 2009 -> 07:00 PM) You murderer. If fell down too far.

we are crazy as fans. I hear what you are saying. Most of those memories are reinforced by video highlights. Cool thread idea.

Basically the population of Des Plaines or Downers Grove is staying behind.

I don't believe they should be merged, but perhaps the FDA should concentrate on drugs and the USDA on food. There will be huge upfront costs, but I now believe you are correct, there would be savings down the road.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Feb 24, 2009 -> 02:45 PM) Yup! And guess what? They still get the service! So what is everyone b****ing about? QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 24, 2009 -> 02:49 PM) The fact that they clog up the ER, which is the only place they can get service? The fact that because they don't get preventative care, they end up costing all of us more money? The fact that some of them could afford it if it wasn't so obscenely expensive? Thanks. NSS about sums it up. We have a broken, costly, system. Why hasn't the private system solved the problems?? Private industry is perfect! They always find the best, most cost effective solution that makes American grrrrrrrrreat! LOL just trying to give Kap a target I gotta run. Y'all have fun

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Feb 24, 2009 -> 02:44 PM) Once again, the only thing big enough to save us from anything and everything, is the government. They have to control all the money and redistribute it to roads, education, health care, senior citizens (read: old people retirement). They are also incentivized to do everything the right way! They are all-knowing, elected officials elected to take care of us! Thanks, government! You do it all for us so that no one has to do anything for themselves! Utopia, baby! /counter argument awaits that "free market" destroys everything by greed, yea anarchy! The middle, more toward self correcting market with some oversight is the right way. I am truly missing your point(s) Roads are not a valid project for government to be involved in? All education should be privatized and parents pay? Damn, I wish I was in a mood for fighting with you I just can't dance today, too busy.

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Feb 24, 2009 -> 02:32 PM) Nice Simpsons reference. /feeling old

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Feb 24, 2009 -> 02:22 PM) There is one thing about a true medical mistake and pain and suffering punitive damages. Then there's outrageous bulls***... and that's the problem. yes sir. and there is also the uninsured who are basically getting services for free.

We could make the US look more like Mexico or (insert cheap manufacturing place here), but do we really want to drive on those roads? We could save on our military. We could encourage our seniors to lose weight by only eating rice once a day. We could cut waaaaay back on our education system. There are all sorts of things we could do to make this as attractive as (insert 3rd world country here).

It's all about how the veterans are playing and what the other team's roster looks like. Who would have imagined last season Griffy being traded?

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Feb 24, 2009 -> 02:04 PM) Ok, then people shouldn't sue for getting the CARE because they didn't like the look of the doctor that day and people could then maybe afford it. There is a whole lotta truth in that. Almost everyone agrees, until it happens to them. Then it is why shouldn't I get mine?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 24, 2009 -> 09:52 AM) From the sounds of it, people in the DR view baseball the same way we view college. It is the one big necesity to move up out of the barrio. What I'm wondering is this; Is all the attention because they treat the Scouts like royalty and line their pockets? Seems like Scouts are mining for gold in more than one way, and if this gets cleaned up, we may just see a more normal distribution. Remember, the edge is these players are not under the restrictions of the amateur draft, baseball could clean this up with one rule change.