Texsox

If 1 is 3 and 3 is 5 and 5 is 4 and 4 is cosmic. What is 7?

I't seems that landfall will be about 8 miles south of the camp I run. I'm about 90 miles away and feeling pretty good. There are chances for tornadoes and lots of rain today. We're gathering the usual supplies, we will definitely not be singing "wine bottle's low . . ."* *tip of the lyric hat for the first person to pick up that reference.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 22, 2008 -> 07:10 PM) Definitely, and there are plenty of people who can't think for themselves, and prefer to have someone do it for them. But there is also still a large segment of society who prefers clean reporting, and the ability to make judgements for themselves. I believe a certain amount of analysis is important. The world is not as easy to understand as it was 50 years ago. The problem becomes when those lines are blurred and people believe they understand the news by mimicking Rush, Colbert, etc.

PA, allow me to put this into a little perspective, because my thoughts are shaped by this area. Many groups use this as a point of entry to working in Mexico with the poor people. And I agree, there are many poor people in Mexico. But, while they stay here and wait to enter, this is one of the poorest regions in America. But IMHO not enough Churches will offer a mission trip to a poor US community. They want to sell "exotic" and "challenging" trips. IMHO, we fail in many ways when we are selling the trip location to the youth and not the mission. If you truly want to witness to poor, Spanish speaking people, you do not have to leave the US, they are here. But instead, we want to kick them out and then we will witness. The plane tickets to some of these locations will feed someone for months, possibly a year. And again, I have confidence in your sincerity of purpose and do not wish to show any disrespect. Just offering a log for the campfire.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jul 22, 2008 -> 09:17 AM) Funny, every July or August, he suddenly becomes "conservative". Kind of like.... oh nevermind... I've been a McCain supporter for about 8 years now. Been pretty damn consistent for a couple years now on which candidates I wanted. Seriously, Republicans have cried liberal bias in the media for two decades now. Every time something negative is printed, the first words are liberal media bias. We all know there are successful Republican business owners who could buy media outlets. There obviously is a huge market waiting for biased conservative coverage like Rush. Yet somehow, that market is never filled. I believe Republicans understand it is far better to be able to duck behind media bias then to actually solve it. Nothing like having communists, homosexuals, feminazis, wacko environmentalist tree huggers, and the media as enemies.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jul 22, 2008 -> 04:44 PM) Obama didn't really say anything new, but he did say things the Times agrees with, therefore they printed it. McCain didn't write what they wanted to hear, so they didn't print. Who cares though? It's a liberal paper and they can print whatever they want. But we can laugh at them when they claim to be unbiased news source. That certainly is simple enough. So why don't conservatives ever buy a newspaper and just print what they want?

One strange sight, all the shrimpers, dozens and dozens, heading into port and a lone, large, bulk cargo ship heading out of port into the gulf. Crazy.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jul 22, 2008 -> 04:34 PM) There's a joke in here somewhere... Seriously, stay safe, get the hell off that island if you can... and let us know how you're fairing. We took off, I just got home. I had a few friends pick up the boats and one small equipment trailer. We pulled everything down and stored it in our two storage containers. Lots of work. I had one small 19' sailboat that we had to dig a few dead men and we're hoping they hold. We also just added a special roof that fit between the two buildings. That sucker will be in the bay and we have not even paid for it yet They are predicting a 5-6' surge, which will push against the buildings. I am dead tired and going to bed. I was awake since 3:00 am checking the forecasts.

The bias seems to be they didn't want to reprint the same thing McCain has already been saying and has been printed. Obama plowed some new ground and was printed. It seems like they made the same offer to McCain, plow some new ground and we'll run it, and he refused. I think McCain calculated the impact of both courses and went with the media bias angle, which plays so well to his base. How many time should a newspaper print the same statements from the same candidate?

Strange feeling as I watched the computer models gradually tighten and form right over my coordinates. I knew around 3:30 am that I would have to close camp and evacuate everyone. As I was leaving, storm clouds and rain began. The Gulf was very strange, confused seas, times when the wurf would pull waaaay back, then come screaming in. We were considering surfing, but backoff. The tops were getting blown off and too tightly spaced for good surfing. Also strange is all the emergency equipment and media moving into the area.

QUOTE (sox4lifeinPA @ Jul 22, 2008 -> 08:26 AM) I know you're dialoguing, so I'll bite. A) I understand your argument, but I never said I wasn't doing anything stateside: Church Plant starting Fall '08 B) Going overseas, especially a closed country like Cuba, allows us to do practical things as well as evanglistic things, i.e. I brought in 10 changes of clothes (socks, underwear, shirts, pants, shoes) in a huge suitcase and left them there, also we brought in literature (seminary books in spanish) and money. Anyway, I'm much more of a service oriented person anyway: in June I worked on a habitat house and last year I was in mississippi for a week building homes in the Katrina wake. good thoughts, Tex. I understand, and there is a certain synergistic effect of these types of mission trips. It fills both people with the Spirit. And I hope I was not downplaying the impact you have had. I just wonder at times how much good we could do state side if we held off overseas missions for one year.

If there is such a huge market with conservatives, why don't more conservatives buy newspapers and such or get jobs as writers? Currently it seems the media is 90% liberal, you would think a few more conservatives would get in the act.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 11:03 AM) That's s***ty. I can't think of a single valid reason why they shouldn't run the response. Disappointing to say the least. The second candidate should basically get free space. No rules, no editing, much like any advertisement. This was an easy win for my man. Obama had to conform to some rules, McCain could write anything and win. If they printed, he had a great piece, if they didn't, he could continue crying media bias, which gets him money. Beautiful situation to be in. First person loses in this.

I've been hitting as many as I can all day and wonder if anyone has a favorite I've missed. So far, wunderground.com weather.com accuweather.com noaawatch.gov

Amazing career, I wish guys like that could make a living and get ratings, but minstead we get the Mariottis and Romes of the world.

Once you print one, the other person should have free reign to say anything, basically toss out the rules for the second candidate. That way they are not playing favorites.

Thank God everyone in the United States is saved, so we can start working on Cuba. Seriously, with so many unsaved here,why go to Cuba? I see all the people crossing into Mexico on mission trips and think, turn the hell around, there is so much left to do in the US. And as you know, major props for going, spreading the Word is awesome and I applaud you, but I have some intellectual curiosity about why over seas and not at home.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 10:05 AM) Not that there is anything wrong with that... how about serving up a little aloe vera for that burn?

BTW, Baines is #2 on my list of All-Time Sox players. As Knight will unveil soon.

I think there should be some operational definition on "best GM". There are three key areas to consider, Evaluation if a team's current talent Plan to reach a championship caliber Execution of the plan within organizational contraints Is the GM keeping their good talent and dumping the problems. Kenny's dealing for Loiza (Part 1) and trading Loiza would be A++ examples. Developing a plan. The Tigers had a three year plan and it seems as good as any in baseball. Executing the plan. Again, the Tigers loaded the pieces, suffered a huge loss season as the pitchers developed, and look nasty for a while.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 08:37 AM) who said that it has to be a thirdbaseman? Currently Fields is the best 3B under contract for 2009

QUOTE (DBAH0 @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 10:11 AM) Ended up having Deep Dish Pizza at Lou's yesterday. It looked small when we had it (only got the individual pizza), but it really filled you up. The sauce was really good, and I'll definitely go back there again. I hate you. lol, there are so many times I am dyiung for a Lou's sausage pizza. It is always on my to do list when I get back to Chicago.

Right now, unless something changes, he's the starting 3B in 2009. Now let's talk "ifs" If you want to upgrade, you will need to sign a FA or trade for someone. The best 3B in next year's FA market is, as noted above, da da! Joe Crede of the White Sox. Trading a prospect 3B for a proven 3B will take some extra resources and I do not see where we are deep enough in any single area to really upgrade without digging a hole elsewhere. So, it's either open the vault for Crede or live with Fields. Since we have so many 3B discussions going, I'm not going to repeat from other threads. So Fathom, I have to disagree with the current situation. Now, if we sign Joe, and I am not holding my breath that will happen, we should trade Fields, but we need him to get healthier and start playing at a higher level.

Fields will be, at worst, an adequate replacement for Crede. At best, he will be an improvement. Y'all can argue projections all you want. Jon Rausch was Cy Young reincarnated when drafted. I'm just happy we have someone that could step in and play at the MLB level. But from what I've read about Fields (I have not seen him play this season) and see with Crede, for this season, I'm glad Crede is still on the roster. Further, if we are going to stay in the race and make some noise, Crede is the guy into October. Some can say it sucks we will not be getting as much for Crede because we are in a pennat race, but I'm just going to enjoy the race.

If they did this survey like they have done their previous years, it is more a numerical calculation then a subjective review based on visits. For example, they will count hospital beds versus residents, schools versus populaton, home values, crime statistics, etc.