UConn James

So let's get this straight. It's not that JP was playing badly. It's that other people were playing badly and that this was somehow his fault such that he was benched. In what world should a person get fired b/c their co-workers don't show up? Oh, that's right. In TD,MM&TC's world. (We are fast overtaking the Detroit Lions as the laughingstock of the NFL).

Oh come on. Somebody's gotta bust your balls. Especially when you're trying to argue that Teague is a good center, or even adequate, and that TD has done a good job to bring guys in. Last I knew, we still have a few million in cap room. If he doesn't truely upgrade the OL in next offseason, it will be safe to say he's on par with Matt Millen for GM skills. Ooooo, WR!!! Shiny!!! To be fair, he can hit some of the high notes in Tishmingo(?) Blues.

Simon lives in Lake Wobegone. Where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the OLmen... are above average.

While watching "White Rabbit" yesterday, there was the scene right after Jack was hanging from the precipice and Locke pulls him up. They talk. Jack says he's seeing something that's not there (his father). Locke says he's got the same thing, but it really seemed to be the opposite problem in the previous episode "Walkabout" in the scene with him on the ground --- he couldn't see something that was there. Locke says to Jack, "What if this [invisible thing] is really here? .... Even if it is [impossible], let's say it's not." It's for this reason that I don't think we've seen the last of Jack's father. Locke doesn't know exactly what it is, but he does know, (or rather, believes --- his whole 'faith' kick) that something is there and making things happen. His visions, his ability to walk.... Manipulating everything, I doubt it, but the island's will/spirit/whatever is a variable that tries to guide things. On another note, maybe there is something to the initial scars that the main characters have. How Kate has three parallel cuts on her cheek. Jack has a pair of two diagonal cuts on either side of his face. Locke has the vertical slash on his left eye. Claire has one exactly on the cleft of her chin.... Going off of the slashes on the Dharma logo meaning fire, water, etc., I'm not sure the placement of them is entirely accidental.

There was that line from Arzt in the finale, and he was a reflection of some of the fan criticism of what was happening, "Oh! And some of us have actually lost weight while we've been here." Maybe they had electrolysis? Shannon, definitely. I mean, really, Kate had to spend so much time on the run, you figure she might have the gumption one day to just say, "Okay. One-time 1 hour at the salon? Or 20 minutes of my precisous escape time a week?"

If the definition of consistent is getting pushed back into DB's face most every play, I'd agree. When Tucker was in at C, and he was a backup, the O started clicking, Bledsoe had more time, and the running game hit a stride. Actually, CV was the best OLman last year. And after MW got on track in the last half, he was holding his own. The fact that TT was our third best OLman doesn't just suck, it's telling of the source of our problems the past 10 years.

During several games of the stretch run, that's when Teague was injured and Tucker was starting at C. Also when we started to run block a lot better. Facts suck.

No. If they were clinically insane, they would be directed to post on TBD. If this is it, I'd be severely disappointed. There's going to be something much more intricate than to say everyone's crazy. Hate to pop the balloon....

You wanted the faults listed? How long can you manage to read in one sitting? Should this be broken up into 14 installments? For the Cliff's Notes version, one BIG problem with the OL that hasn't changed from last year (and any ability to fob off blame on DB's footwork, etc.) is the pressure that comes from the middle as Teague is blown back. Not to mention the several matador impressions he's given, while not even bothering to protect his QB (on one, as several Falcons were swarming JP, Teague actually started to run upfield, the %$#^ing kitty). Preston will be starting at C next year if there is any justice.

Then there's the old maxim: When you have two quarterbacks, you don't have a quarterback.

Well, that and security-paranoid. Directly referencing the small taps and swipe code that Ana used on the door. And I'm not normally like this toward women, but I want(ed) to see Sawyer bitchslap her. "Hit me again... and I'll kill you." Either that, or they'd make a cute couple. The list of Sawyer's injuries since coming to the island is about as long as his rap sheet.

I took a picture frame down yesterday to vacuum behind it. That was something off the wall.

Hey, I'm not going to rag on someone b/c he's sweeping his own doorstep toward our country becoming less gas-reliant and he's getting exercise to boot. And I don't judge people as being evil based on two-paragraph posts, when in the fullness of real life, they're probably a normal, nice person.

Yup. When money is dangled before conservatives when natural disaster strikes, be it in La., Missouri farm flooding subsidies, and a thousand other examples, they don't take it. There aren't very many conservatives in this country, if you go by deeds rather than belief. Belief applies only to Other People.

He was on "Pops Goes the Fourth" a few years back. There's a lot of aging singers who lose their edge. He's still got it.

I live on a lake (has a dam runoff tho) and it's the highest it's ever been, and with whitecaps to boot. Want some help filling sandbags? Why not? All of the "conservatives" down South expect free money (And get it).

I can't offer any help there. I don't watch very many movies in general and those came out when I was at the U and watched less than usual unless it was connected to something I was studying. But I would say that she's got a certain similarity to the old woman in "The Stand" (I do watch some Stephen King stuff) and that type of character. In the preview, they came across a body in the jungle with a spear in it. So I would guess that's an accurate reading.

It's at about 35:00 into "White Rabbit." It's there, and it does look similar in the general shape but I don't know the worth of making some kind of link, as these were really faint, and there was nothing shown in the center. Looking at it again, someone could also make the argument that the Oceanic logo from a distance looks like it. And I began suspecting that I'm reading way too much into things when noticing that the scars had certain linear patterns to them; Kate had three horizontal cuts on her cheek. Jack had a pair of two diagonal cuts on each side. It was worthwhile looking back at the ep tho. It's the one where Jack definitively takes on his role as leader, and his Live Together, Die Alone speech. What really struck me was that in the premiere ep this season where Locke is going to go in the hatch, he makes the same kind of speech, with some of the same wording e.g. "not waiting around." But whereas Jack made his argument that they all needed to play a part into their collective survival, Locke was advocating an individualistic approach to doing things with 'You do what you want, I'm going to the hatch' thing.

- - I think it spelled out, "Cluck Pou." - I dunno. No one really knew about it until they were getting it, or Hurley just told everyone, "There's not that much to go around, so we'll just have at it." There was enough for one guy eating three meals for 30 days, so for 40 people, there was enough for.... Anyone good at these things? And in that case, Desmond was getting very low on food. - I didn't have any expectations regarding that. Rose seemed very contented at the exact moment when Michael, Sawyer and Jin were finding out about him; something extrasensory about her, in a good way. How many are left in that group? Ana, the Nigerian guy, Bernard, and Drew Carey's girlfriend/crazy lady from "Guiding Light". What killed them? The Others or the sickness (if those are two seperate conditions)? - Well, for quick picks, I'd agree. For someone who actually filled out which numbers they wanted, it's probably more recognizable. The weird kid's reaction was just... weird. - See above post. - Again, . And Jack just stood there and said, "Hey."

OK. But just as long as I get to be the walrus.

It didn't seem to be such an important episode in terms of plot. The most we found out was that Kate took a shower, and that Sayid and Jack couldn't find out much beyond Sayid saying he'd never heard of that much concrete being in one place besides Chrenobyl. (I've worked construction, dude. There's that much concrete in a lot/i] of places ). Hurley learned from his experience with winning the lotto that you've gotta spread the love. And to show that this is TV land, he got a date with a cute cashier girl. Jin speaking English was a dream sequence. Quel suprise.

Maybe he should apply to the Vikings' team activity department.

This all is really starting to reflect on/tie in with Locke's relationship with his "father." Locke went to the house --> good feeling that he was connecting with someone, and felt good about helping him out. Locke was used for his kidney --> positive response stimulus is removed when he sees his "father" booked from the hospital. Locke returns to the house and is rebuffed at the gate --> waiting to see if the response will continue if he just tries hard enough, Locke drives by and parks --> Over time, he knows there's no chance of getting the positive response anymore, but he engages in the stimulus anyway. And to show how much this has a hold on him, Locke even abandons Helen to go there. Jack shouldn't have pushed the button. And, what the hell is going on there that Hanso would put an Apocalypse device or whatever there, and if the code wasn't entered, BOOM? It's not possible that both people could die in a fall, a flesh-eating virus, or "some pissed off girafee"? That's one pretty sh--ty security system.

Exactly, and it will only slow down for him with experience. I think a one or two game breather might be good for him to settle down. More than that.... And hey, that one time you were wrong, the mistake only came in that you thought you were wrong, but you were right.

Seconded, especially WRT the last two paragraphs. The media has become accustomed to giving the squeaky wheels almost all of the press. As someone who has reservations about the necessity and future of the overall mission in Iraq (and this is an informed reservation), the qualm has never been with the soldiers who valiantly do what is asked of them and much more. They (and their needs) do not receive nearly enough attention.