UConn James

Oh. And.... It might behoove everyone to remember that these first 6 weeks of the season comprise about two days on the island. Wouldn't be surprised if the whole season only takes up a couple-few weeks in island time. Don't make the mistake of applying real-time. Desmond hasn't been gone that long. It's been about 4 days since Claire had the baby (dead on about her losing the baby weight quickly), Charlie's gash on the head already has a smooth scab.... And thinking about that now, Charlie is acting so possessive of Claire and the baby b/c in his estimation, he's invested a lot in that relationship being their physical protector twice (Ethan, then Danielle), their Bjorn-maker, and their peanut butter purveyor. Then I've been thinking, the whole episode was Shannon taking proverbial shots to the stomach --- Her father died, her stepmother stole her inheritance money (think of "Sense and Sensibility" in this regard), accepted to a dream internship at perhaps the one thing she was apparently good at and couldn't go b/c stepmother bought off Boone (probably the only person she had left to trust) with the job, stepmother pushing her out of the house at her dad's wake.... To what her personality shifted to, how much can you blame her? A person can only take so much until it just becomes easier to be a stereotype, and then shut down. I've gotta hand it to the writers for their intricacy here. The shot (or stab) in the stomach at the end was merely a literal act of what had happened metaphorically in the flashbacks.

Yeah, he went somewhere to sleep for fuggin month. Sure as sh-- what I'd do after three years of 4-8-15-16-23-42 every 108 minutes.

To me, the "evasion from reality" is in seeing Holcomb as anything other than a below-average QB who is very long in the tooth by NFL standards. Losman was named the starter and only got to play FOUR fuggin' games. KH has better comp/att numbers... whoop-di-do. Hasn't produced any more scoring, which is what actually matters in this league. I'd rather play the guy with some upside; and find out what we've got this year rather than repeat this crap next season and turn one season wandering through thwe woods trying to find our QB into two, three, ....

That's just the way Sayid is. Same was he shot himself so Nadia could get away, why he fixed the computer when he didn't know what it was for, why he tinkers around with the radios, etc. He's trying to be useful. I'm a lot like that myself (minus the shooting myself in the groin part). On the island, a thinking person has to find some kind of project or something to do or you go crazy. I think we see a change in this. And whatever A-L did after the crash that we're going to be have next week, it doesn't do crapola about the fact she just shot Shannon. I don't think Sayid just lets it go after a few eps. He did that with Locke (even after Shannon told him "Locke killed my brother. Can you do something about that?") b/c he had no proof that Locke did it intentionally. Here, there's a smoking gun.

Is there some kind of guarantee that any oil gotten from ANWR will have to be used in the U.S.? If not, it's not a solution to our impending energy crisis; it simply gives companies the right to drill there and then sell it to Japan, etc. like we do now. I can see the points both sides make. I lean more toward the side where any production we will see isn't going to be for 10+ years. If alternative energies aren't fairly widely commercially available by then, then we really are pitiful and we'll deserve whatever happens (b/c much of the holdup will have been backroom politics). AD, it's desolate b/c it's supposed to be desolate. That's what a (p)reserve is.

In that episode, the guy's name was Rutherford. It had also been established that Shannon's father's name was Rutherford. This was guessed at last season, and solidified in the Jack-centric ep earlier this season.

I'd guess it's a two-hour show.

If you did that down in Florida, imagine how we did it up here in the Yukon/UConn.

Quite the marketing major you are. If given the choice, would you shop at a place called RA-LPH and all the throwing-up connotation, or simply Rich? Good call. Need Visual Inspectors, too.

I'd say that Sawyer would've B word-slapped her early on if he didn't have the whole bullet wound thing. Also, that she had the gun. She's not exactly an Island Favorite at this point, and usually in any story, a person who makes a mistake as big as that is dealt with. I would guess that A-L gets hers before too long. I wouldn't necessarily say that the whispers eminate from the Others. Way too speculative to say that.

The whispers question is something that goes back to last season. We really don't know where they come from. Voices of other apparitions like Walt? I thought Vincent ran off (well, the leash was dropped) shortly after Shannon gave him the shirt to smell. She stopped at Boone's grave. Vincent was gone. ----- There was just a "Lost Scene"/unaired segment on GMA. At Shannon's father's wake. Her and Boone's mother were cleaning up the pot luck stuff and there was beef stroganoff(?) that the mother was saying Ughh to. Shannon: My dad loved beef stroganoff. Mother: Well, he's not going to be eating it now. (awkward pause as the mother realizes she let it slip that she's a miserable B word) You know Shannon, I did love him. Shannon: So do I. Mother: I guess that's the one thing we have in common. Shannon: Yeah. Mother: So... when are you moving out? . So, I think we now see Shannon's manipulation in a much different light. The mother took/stole all of her father's money to start her own wedding business. She was pushing Shannon out of the house at her father's wake!

Who said that playing JP means giving up hope of the playoffs? Exactly what has Holcomb shown that makes him the second coming of Jim Kelly? If Tom Clements wasn't busy looking at his colon while running the ball on just 40 percent of the plays with a fuggin rookie QB, this whole thing never happens. Now that we're running on 60 percent, the O is plugging along (but still not scoring). Too much of TC' cutesy playcalling is what got JP out of the starting spot. So what happens now? Sounds like MM will put JP in at some point this year. Is he always going to be looking over his shoulder? This is the same scenario that Tim Couch went through in Cleveland, (with the same backup QB) and look how great that turned out. Sorry, but until further notice, we are now on par with the Cleveland Browns with reaching new heights of futility b/c of coaching.

Dave, are you sure this is OT? I mean, the ladies in the stands at the Ralph in December might surely appreciate this. In fact, we could have a whole "Save the Breasts at the Ralph" thread.

Said that after the first ep she was in this season. She's got a tough exterior and tries to say what she thinks a survivalist/most-good-for-the-most-people philosopher would say. Unfortunately, this means that she has officially crossed into animal ethics rather than being a human. And since most of the others in her section are so quiet (like how she told Eko, 'So now that you decide to speak so much, you go off to find him') she's the vocal minority. Eko would just have to say "Shut up" but he's too nice. A-L has a strategy of Save Yourself but in this situation it won't defeat the Others. Like Jack said in White Rabbit, there's a choice... Live together, die alone. The tail section died alone. There's going to be some recourse for this. It's not, "Oh well. You shot one of us. Have a good day." Looked like Sayid was ready for some revenge. And isn't that a kicker, (but it seems to be a pattern in his life). He just told Shannon he loves her, and BAM. Was also thinking about the Claire/Charlie/Locke scenes. Claire as the unprepared mother (b/c she didn't plan on keeping Aaron), but Charlie is judging her? Like Locke said, 'This, from a heroin addict?' Charlie: "Recovering addict." Locke didn't call him out on the statute (Doesn't Locke know that Charlie knows there's heroin in them? Pretty sure, but my Season 1 DVDs are w/ my brother so I can't check).

From the looks of it, Walt was trying to warn her to stay quiet. She didn't. Combine that with A-L's itchy trigger finger.... ----- So now we know why Shannon resorted to the manipulation to get money from Boone's mother. It was hers, rightfully. Boone's mother simply stole it to start her wedding company. "There was nothing specific like a will.... [so all the money is mine, mine, mine!!!]" Some people are just like that with money that by rights shouldn't be theirs but is. If Shannon dies, so does any chance of Jack finding out that the guy Sara hit and killed was her father.

Ana-Lucia, queen of the brusk-voice "This is how it's going to happen, b/c I say so." And then everyone does the exact opposite b/c A-L is a $%^&ing selfish B word. Then she thinks she's all that with the gun and she doesn't even know what she's shooting at. Looked like Shannon got a round in the stomach area.... but the other girl who went missing, is she the one "gone forever"? So, what exactly is A-L's role on the show? For anyone who watched the extras disc, Kate is the one described as "our [woman] hero." Not sure there's enough room for two, and A-L might be the anti-hero. From the looks of how she's introduced herself to the other group of survivors by killing one of them.... Never liked her from the get-go and I officially won't be saddened if/when the Others get her or Sayid goes Old Testament.

I'm going to go out on a limb here... if it's an ancillary character again, I say it's Eko while trying to save someone in the group; if it's a major character, I say Jin. (But wouldn't it be a shocker if Shannon kills herself? She's had the whole depression thing going on since Boone and now she's seeing Walt's apparition....) No way Sawyer is killed off.

As I understand it, the NFLPA rules doesn't allow contracts to be reduced in these offseason deals by any more than 10 percent, I think even if the player changes positions. There's not too much left on MW's contract, so I would guess he plays it out and based on how he does at LG, signs a more sensible contract next time or is cut free (which I highly doubt happens). For the cap, is this good, is this bad? It just is. Look, we're not paying our QB $18M/year like some other teams --- there's a bigtime savings there. Teague is going to be gone. It's unclear what's going to happen to Moulds.... Peters isn't in a position to renegotiate for a couple of seasons, if he turns into a solid starter at RT at all (knock on wood). Other players aren't necessarily going to look at the LG and say, "Wah wah. He makes more money than I do!" (If BRUUUUUCE were still here, tho....). TD holds the checkbook and whatever he's willing to part with, they can either take or leave. That simple. Say what you want about him evaluating personnel, but I don't have a problem with TD's management of the cap and fiscal matters. He does what needs to be done there, and it's largely out of his control to set prices; and he juggles the balls pretty well, considering.

The tail-section survivors continue their trek toward the beach, and Sawyer's wound becomes "life-threatening." This is a Shannon-centric episode with flashbacks to where she is... hold on b/c you're going to be shocked... a manipulative B word. And, per the ads for this ep, someone's going to buy the farm. They really, really need to shock us with something tonight. I'm talking an Arzt-exploding kind of shock. This season has been too sedate and building up to something that doesn't feel like it's ever going to arrive. But... a few eps down the line, we will find out exactly what Kate's original crime was. Who's bringing the coconuts to the LOST party tonight? And no inflatable anythings; there's too much rancor going on with all that.

Chrebet on the ground, blinking his eyes over and over.... shivers down my spine to see how tough and balls to the wall that guy is and he still puts himself up there catches everything sent his way, especially on 3rd down. That, ladies and gentlemen, is a football player. I hope he does the sensible thing now and retires gracefully.

[Jeff Foxworthy voice] We just.. can't.. have... nice THINGS!! [/Jeff Foxworthy voice] Say what you want about his politics (they don't really affect us much as it's more internal) but J.M. Le Pen has just picked up a LOT of votes, and maybe enough to get a plurality, considering he's gotten ~20% before.... People don't like having their sh-- burned.

Maybe it wouldn't be a bad thing to piss off the vets. Exactly what have they shown to merit the team sacrificing its future for their desire (probably not the right word b/c they have no desire) to "win now"? I honestly don't see how anyone can say that there's a big difference b/w Holcomb and JP, except that Losman doesn't have a limp arm and fart dust, by NFL terms. Moulds can get bent when the season's done, and looking at what the QB situation is here he probably doesn't want to waste his time staying.

No, I didn't mean it like that. It was meant to be understood as the Republican candidate is "Bill K. Public" and the Democratic candidate is "Bill K. Public." The Republicans nominated Democrats. Going down the ballot, they are all the same, such that you think you have double vision. Every candidate only needs 1 vote to be elected. Again I ask, why bother this year?

No lie, the Republican and Democrat nominees in my town are exactly the same. So why bother? Just confirms some suspicions I've had for a long time....

Like how you used the floating frame and left some clear space. I've seen some where the picture is extended right to the edge and it looks bad. There, the see-through complements the picture of the Tesla thingy. Claw's frame is a wavy alternative to the straight-ness of the machinery parts. I know people who would argue for going with a straight frame, but it came out all right. Is the matte board showing up redder and darker than it is? The frame and matte for Grove.... To me, the large blob of black contrasts too much with the lightness of the photo. Are they all going to be shown next to each other? In that case, I would have gone with a gold or silver frame to shake things up, but black is all right (but it would benefit from a lighter matte). After graduation, I had to make my own frame b/c I had two diplomas (one from PBK) I needed/wanted to put into one frame. Took a nice 16x20 polished silver frame (20" being the vertical) and used the guillatine to cut out two diploma slots and a pinstripe that ran down either side to make the matte areas even at ~1 inch, rather than have a 2 1/2" section on the sides, 1" at the top and 1" b/w diplomas. Filled the pinstripe with the back of.... get this from the poor college student.... the dull side of some aluminum foil (it exactly matched the silver frame tho). A $2.50 matte and a $20 frame sure beat paying $125 for the U's 'official' crapola.