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I have ESP(n), and an HDTV... makes watching baseball on tv feel like you're in the front row of Fenway... you're welcome to come over. And yes... A-Rod's having quite the start to the 2007 season... has anyone tested his urine lately ( ;) )

Youse guys know that the RedSox-Yankers game is on ESPN (in HD) as we speak (or as I write this). The Sox are wearing HIDEOUS green jerseys... apparently in honor of the Celtics (who, IIRC, stunk this year). But Schilling IS on the mound.

I thought you already had somebody to ortho-to-mount you! (sorry, lame sense of humor I have sometimes ;) ) Is it okay to post to ourselves? Well, in response all I can do is pose this -- how can you be two places at once, when you're not anywhere at all? Okay, that's not ALL I can do... I now proclaim that whatever you do, do it with all your might! And have fun doing it! :) and as for a re-ONION, here in the Valley of the Sun, we meet ALL of your stated criteria... except the waves are artificial.... and it gets pretty doggone hot in the summer... but some of the Northern reaches of AZ are REAL nice in the summer.

Bless me Father, for I have sinned! I have offended by clarifying -- for those reading this thread that I started -- that Mr. Miller's list was NOT exhaustive.

Is THIS a sign? Is THIS the year for the Red Sox?

If you have a microwave oven (who doesn't these days?), you can roast garlic in less than a minute and a half! A few years back, my daughter bought me a terra cotta garlic roaster (a small dish like bottom with a bell shaped cover). My favorite way to include garlic is to roast several cloves, chop them up (after roasting) and put the pieces on a pizza right before putting the pizza in the oven. Then I have "toasted roasted garlic"! It's wunnerful!

I will NEVER, if I can help it, EVER purchase any Ford automobile again. In 1986, I purchased a 1983 Escort. It didn't take long for the first trouble to appear. It already had 63K miles on it, but the price was (theoretically) good. I had repeated troubles with the timing chain; problems with the engine cooling system... frequent over heating, even after I put a brand new radiator in it (a front wheel drive car, the radiator fan was driven by an electric fan, NOT by an engine shaft); and the REAL problem -- an electronic ignition device (not related to starting the engine, but with providing the spark to the spark plugs/cylinders). Ford even had what should have been a recall to fix the ignition device, but they did NOT, and the state of California ended up suing Ford (a class action, I believe) to get Ford to deal with this widespread problem. Ford denied, for years, the problem was theirs. The car pretty much died before I got 110K miles on the odometer. I ended up trading the Escort in when I bought a brand spanking new Nissan pickup in 1993 that I STILL drive (it has 182K miles on it) and it still runs just as well as it did when I first drove it off the dealer's lot. Bottom line -- I hate FORD cars. I understand Ford's pickup trucks (like the F-150) are well made. But NOT it's lower end passenger cars (like the Focus, which I've read also has widespread problems). I believe Zshot might know something about the Taurus model. And I wish I knew about Saturns. I see LOTS of them around... they seem to be pretty good cars. Have you checked with Consumer Reports? I understand you can also get a "CarFax" report on a particular unit you might be interested in...

It's a list of SOME former twi musicians, etc. Not all. Ramblin Dan isn't on the list... I'd bet there are others also (who I do not know).

I spent about 6 months in Biloxi... oh, about 34 years ago... (turned 19 while I was there)... but I suspect things don't look much now like they did when I was there....

It IS just a little bit of a consolation... and let's hope HE thinks running for senator is a laughing matter. If he were more along the lines of Bill Bradley, I'd be a little less nervous about his political aspirations. Frankly, I think he likes to express his views, but doubt he'll want to put in the amount of work being a senator will require... especially while his kids are still young. He's always been a bit of a maverick when it comes to speaking out on baseball labor issues. btw, hiway and mstar... if you guys would lend some support over in wRonG's latest tirade about guns I would appreciate it! ;)

Thanks for the link.... but GEE THANKS :blink: for reminding me... I find his political views disturbing.

Yes, Mstar... I do see what you mean about Red Sox fans... Perhaps Schilling will belong in The Hall (of Fame) simply for the fact that he provided a large part of the team leadership that took the Sox over the top of "the curse"! Not that Schilling was a slacker before that... I mean, HEY... WS 2001 CO-MVP! ;)

"Crazy"! I can hear Patsy Cline singing about it now...

As I was the one who first posted it on this thread, let me clarify that it's an exclamation, NOT a literal attribution of credit. I believe the collective "soul" of America, pretty much in unison, regardless of individual beliefs, shares in this heartache, as you expressed.

This man apparently did NOT acquire the weapons LEGALLY. So, there's AT LEAST one other party that must share some responsibility, as the crimes committed in illegally conveying those weapons makes the person, at minimum, an accessory BEFORE the fact... and depending on Virginia state law, may make the weapons provider also legally responsible for felony murder.

Yeah, Beckett got the win... How many people show up for that early of a game?????????? Box score at cbs.sportsline.com says attendance was 35,424. But do THAT many actually show up? I know the Dbacks do (or at least they used to) count all season tickets as having attended, even if no one shows up for a given seat.

Thank God!

It must have stopped raining... as cbs.sportsline.com shows the game now being in the 5th inning... with the Sox enjoying a substantial lead. :blink:

Yeah... I too thought it was pretty cool with Aaron and Frank Robinson there... and no, I didn't hear the chants about Bonds. Jon Miller and Joe Morgan had Rachel Robinson (Jackie's widow) in the broadcast booth with them for a few innings... as well as Hammerin Hank and Frank R (one at a time)... and maybe a couple more folks. I was busy and didn't see the entire game.

HEY!! Welcome back bro! Good to see you! ----------- Yeah, Oakspear, I thought I remembered you saying something like that before...

I don't think so.... since income tax season is wrapping up, it's more like a day of mourning, however! Tonight marks the return of Gonzo. Luis Gonzales, newly of the Dodgers, will patrol left field dressed in Blue instead of his former purple colors (or Dbacks' new color scheme, Sedona Red and Sonoran Sand). Apparently Gonzo's doing well for LA, and will probably be greeted warmly by the Arizona fans tonight.

If I'm not mistaken, the ARE a few GSers here who have some connection with wicca... I recall at least two, but would rather not suggest them by name, in case I would be incorrect.... I've NOT known any wiccans in real life... and I'd be reluctant to personally look into wicca, even though I've heard similar things about wiccans being peaceful, non-aggressive types.

Will that game be televised...nationally?

Great story there Simon. Hiway! I just realized a little while ago that the game you are at (NOW) is the Sunday Night Game of the Week on ESPN. It's also THE Jackie Robinson memorial celebration, or whatever they're calling it. We should have asked where you expect to be sitting! Anyway, the tribute to JR was very classy and very emotional. Not that his was the only voice, but listening to Vin Scully during that tribute, I realized how much his (Vin's) voice is a tonic, or sort of like a medicine to my soul.

Likeaneagle... thanks for posting that link! :)