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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 23, 2015 -> 03:25 PM) Really? I'm kind of the opposite. I feel like it's hitting the same note over and over again: Phil wants to get laid. Phil does something stupid in an attempt to get laid. Phil screws up and gets caught. Phil doesn't get laid and everyone hates him. Someone new arrives. It's still enjoyable, it has funny moments. But I dunno how many times it can go back to that well. That's kinda how I'm starting to feel. I keep watching to see what's gonna happen next but I don't know for how much longer. I'm also trying to figure out the apparently unlimited supply of gasoline and edible food and complete lack of bodies and cars on the road. It seems to have been a very neat, quick and orderly extinction.

I happened to catch a marathon of season 1 of Silicon Valley during a free weekend of HBO on DirectTV. To me it seems like a combination of Office Space and Big Bang Theory. I enjoyed both of those so I've enjoyed Silicon Valley. Now I have to figure out how to watch season 2.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 03:34 PM) Just got an email saying that I have tickets for tomorrow, so tonight definitely isn't part of the package. It should have been. You should get every home game in April and May minus opening day and May 23.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 08:02 AM) Iwritecode is a ringer. I knew it Shh... In my first AB I heard someone say I looked like Kris Bryant in the batter's box. I was wearing a sox shirt and hat at the time.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 08:13 AM) Is a median income of $44,000-$88,000 for a family of four really considered middle class still? I've been in that range for most of my life with a family of five and consider myself solidly in the middle class.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Mar 26, 2015 -> 02:47 PM) I'm supposed to join a Thursday night league in a few weeks. It will be the first time I've played in any kind of organized league since HS. Other than helping out at my daughter's practices, playing around a bit in an empty field or hitting in a batting cage a handful of times I haven't really done much baseball activity in the last 20 years. So it should be interesting. I went 2 for 2 with 2 runs scored and didn't injure myself. I think that's a pretty good debut. Didn't get to play the field because we won 17-0 in the 4th inning.

QUOTE (brett05 @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 01:09 PM) Seriously, research what Boras quality clients do instead of believing in the myth QUOTE (brett05 @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 01:13 PM) They usually sign before the seventh year materializes. So here are you arguing that Boras clients usually sign contracts before they hit FA. QUOTE (brett05 @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 01:21 PM) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Boras When asked for an example you put the burden on the people asking. QUOTE (brett05 @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 01:36 PM) yes If Rodon is what we all hope he is he'll sign like Sale did Then you cite a specific example of a non-boras client which doesn't help your argument at all. QUOTE (brett05 @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 01:40 PM) I didn't. I used it as an example of signing early. This board is very frustrating. You are the common denominator in these frustrating arguments across multiple boards, not just here.

A friend of my just posted about this on FB. His daughter is in grade school and they are giving them questions like this.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 14, 2015 -> 10:38 AM) Yeah the slides are really nice from what we could tell at the RV show. I guess having the porta potty isn't a huge deal. I thought with a 3 year old it would be nice but realistically we'll be at full hook-up places anyway and they usually have shower/bathroom facilities. Here was one I was potentially going to check out: http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/rvd/4976794968.html Looks pretty similar to what you had. There are older models in the early 00's that seem to be in good condition that go for 3-4k. More my price range for something that I want to use a lot, but realistically might only use once a year. That looks pretty nice actually. We've been camping for probably 14 or 15 years now. You may find you love it and end up upgrading both your trailer and your vehicle like we did. To me going on vacation with a camper, sleeping in my own bed and sitting around a campfire at night is much more preferable than staying in a hotel room. We've met lots of interesting and entertaining people in campgrounds over the years. Like I said the biggest worry with campers is water damage. Check all the caulking around all the seals and the roof when you inspect it. If it's dry and cracking, that's a problem. If there are any soft spots or bubbling on the sides of the camper itself, that's also a problem. It looks like you've already done some research so you should be fine. Good luck with your search!

QUOTE (LDF @ Apr 13, 2015 -> 05:14 PM) nah.... it is much too early. now if this was 25 games in, that may be a different story. edit ~~~~ a while ago, players entering their second yr, it was always been said, they would have a second yr slump, does anyone remember this ?? It's called the sophmore slump.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 13, 2015 -> 03:46 PM) My original plan was to get a light travel trailer like one of the hybrids but I think i'd be really pushing it with my Escape. I'm sort of stuck in the medium sized pop-up zone unless we upgrade the car. Did yours have a porta potty in it? If so, was it worth the upcharge to the more premium models? Seems like that extra 3 feet and the portapotty is where the price point jumps (along with the a/c, electric lift, etc.) OK, I started looking at the weights and you are correct. You should probably should stick with a pop-up. We didn't have a porta potty in either of our pop-ups. We always stayed at campgrounds with bathhouses so it was never a problem for us. Then we never had to worry about stopping at the dump stations on the way out either. We did have a small portable one that we used in the middle of the night a few times. Our second pop-up was laid out like this: The only difference was that we had a storage cabinet instead of the porta potty. The slide adds a little weight but it really makes a difference in the interior space. When we had extra people we could fold the dinette down into a bed and we were still able to walk through the camper without stepping on anyone.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 13, 2015 -> 01:09 PM) Ha, I found this thread from nearly 7 years ago. Damn I've been around here for a while On to the next upgrade: a camper. We've got an almost 3 year old now and a dog and i'm trying to sell my wife on getting a pop up camper. I want to take a 10-12 day trek west (dakotas, grand teton, yellowstone, or some variation of that) in August/September. We could go stay in cabins/lodges, but for a little more we can get a used pop up camper, stay in campgrounds wherever we please (but still have the car for some freedom away from the campsite), and really ramp up the road trips for the next few years. Anyone have experience with pop up campers? Worth it? A nightmare? We went to the RV show in Rosemont this year and got a feel for what the newest models have, but i'm looking more 2005-2010ish. Basically $3-5k at most. And something I can tow with my Escape (3,500 lb max). We've had two. One that was basically bare-bones with no extras and one that was like a deluxe model (it had heat/AC, pull out slide, an extra storage trunk in the front, dual propane tanks, a refrigerator and a screen room that attached to the awning. We loved them both and traveled all over the place with our kids. We eventually decided to go permanent at a campground near our house and upgraded to hard-side 31 ft travel trailer. Just last year we bought a 42 ft fifth wheel. The worst thing about pop-ups is the set-up/tear down. Cranking the top up, sliding the beds out, securing the canvas over them, etc... It's even worse in the rain. Just something to think about. For your price range, you might want to look into a hybrid. It's a hard-sided trailer with fold out beds on each end. It's sort of the best of both worlds. You can find them in all sorts of lengths. Not sure what the weight would be on them though. My advice is to look at as many floorplans as you can and try to imagine actually staying in them. Where is everyone going to sleep? Where does everything get stored during the day? Do I have to climb over a table to get to the bed at night? How much room do you have when the couch is folded down into a bed? If you look at used ones, check the calking on the roof to see how well it was maintained. Water damage can be hard to see and really expensive to repair.

QUOTE (LDF @ Apr 13, 2015 -> 11:01 AM) my opinion i am writing has nothing to do with what you wrote. but competitors, don't they have this, let me finish this, he is mine kind of attitude? They typically do but I think Freddy was fighting a little harder than he normally would have. They were already up by 6 runs, had a really good (and rested) bullpen and he was over 100 pitches. If it was a normal game in say June or July, he probably wouldn't have fought has hard to stay in.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Apr 12, 2015 -> 10:36 PM) From the ALCS? I think he said he went to take him out and Garcia cussed at him a few times and said no. He went on to finish and be the 3rd straight CG winning pitcher. Apparently Ozzie had no clue about the CG streak and didn't know why Freddy wanted to stay in the game so badly.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 12, 2015 -> 10:23 PM) That's incredible. I worship Mark, but what was he thinking? Do they have kegs out in the bullpen? I know they got em in the clubhouse. He was in the clubhouse. No way they would be in the BP drinking right out in the open.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 10, 2015 -> 11:16 AM) Anybody try using the App to get the tickets? I have seen both April 10 and April 11 that the app should be working to access the tickets. I have had no luck thus far with the app. Anyone else who bought a pass try the app yet? It's not suppose to work for today.

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 09:58 AM) I am under the impression I do not have to pay for it. Was told I'd have some party # to take to the place to get measured. Assuming that goes on a bill for whomever is paying. That probably depends on the couple getting married. I don't know what the "norm" is but I had the guys in my wedding party pay for their own. Although the place I went had a rent 5, get the sixth one free deal. We had 12 guys to rent tuxes for so we ended up getting my best man's and mine for free.

I read about the child support thing. I also read that they can be jailed until the payments are caught up. How is anyone supposed to catch up on payments while in jail?

QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 8, 2015 -> 11:23 AM) And its probably a case where the 8th graders that they are putting on the A team may have been in the same situation last year as your daughter is in this year so its a matter of making up for it with them. It really should just be the 8th grade team and then 7th grade team, not the A and B team if its going to be that way. I know at least one of the girls going also went last year when she was in 7th grade so I don't think their grade level matters. I can see the case being made for the other girl being slightly better and more consistent which is why I'm not making a huge deal about it. Their current averages are based on 8 games plus a couple of tournaments, so it may be a sample size issue too. It just seems like girls sports = drama. She plays softball during the summer and there always seem to be some sort of drama there too. I don't remember having that many issues when I played.

I thought we had a thread about bowling but I can’t find it so I’ll just put my comments here. My daughter is in 7th grade and bowling for her school (7th and 8th graders only). There are two varsity teams and one JV team. The “A” varsity team is the better team overall and is made up of 4 8th graders. The “B” varsity team has 2 in 7th grade (including my daughter) and two in 8th. They are putting together a team to go to a state tournament and it is supposed to be made up of the 5 best bowlers. Well there is lots of drama going around because two of the bowlers on the “B” team have a better average than one of the bowlers on the “A” team. The 5 picked were the 4 from the “A” team and one 8th grader from the “B” team. My daughter got left off even though she is top 5 based on average. We were told it’s because she’s in 7th grade. I don’t think that should matter. If she’s the better bowler, she should go. I’ve basically kept my mouth shut because I don’t want to start a war and there’s already drama over which of the 5 that were picked should be the sub. If the four on the "A" team were the four best bowlers it would make sense. But they aren't.

For the most part the bride, groom and/or the best man should tell you what to do, were to be, ect... We had ushers for our wedding to seat the guests. The groomsmen just had to get fitted for tuxes, stand in the front during the ceremony, take a few pictures and participate in a few dances at the reception.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 2, 2015 -> 08:47 AM) It's not though. That's the intended consequence in a limited, specific circumstance, but the point of the law is to provide protection to Christians that don't want to work gay weddings or in some way support gay weddings. As some people have already come out and said, they'll serve gay people, they won't serve at a gay function. There is a distinction there, whether you agree with it or not. I'm struggling to understand what the difference is between serving pizza at a gay wedding (which they won't do) and serving pizza to a married gay couple out on a date in their restaurant (which they will do).

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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 26, 2015 -> 02:50 PM) What park district? Rockford.

I'm supposed to join a Thursday night league in a few weeks. It will be the first time I've played in any kind of organized league since HS. Other than helping out at my daughter's practices, playing around a bit in an empty field or hitting in a batting cage a handful of times I haven't really done much baseball activity in the last 20 years. So it should be interesting.