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I've always been under the impression that there's a built-in allotment for signing draft picks (and even then, only a 1st or 2nd rounder would be high enough to count toward the cap), and that unused cap space cannot be transferred to use down the line. You use it that year or lose it. It'd be nice if this is creating some room to sign Clements (tho it's virtually guaranteed that he's going to test the waters) or lock up McGee. No. According to Billsdaily's front office info, MW signed a 6-year/$38M contract in 2002.

Kenneth Davis and Kent Hull. They never got the recognition for the roles they served and they never b----ed about anything, just showed up with their lunch pails. I respect that.

Jeff Buckley -- fabulous voice ranging seven octaves. "Hallelujah." I don't care what you say about Nirvana; "Grace" was *the* debut of the '90s. John Denver -- PBS tribute/concert special awhile back hooked me on a guy I previously thought was a little fruity, but he really loved the music. "Sunshine On My Shoulders" Buddy Holly -- I'd be interested to hear what he'd do with today's equipment, etc. He had a lot of great tunes in a short time. Jim Croce -- I pop the box set in frequently. He's the best songwriter- singer I can think of.

So much for that pesky 5th Amendment and those 'property rights' thingies. This is a fundamental shift in the power of govt to deny individual rights and do whatever they want for the almighty tax dollar. There was a piece about this on 60 Minutes awhile back; the city was categorizing houses in the area where the development was proposed that didn't have X-amount of square feet and a two or three car garage as unlivable/condemnable. Steve Croft asked the mayor if she had a two-car garage. The classic response: That's different. The deal with commercial/retail taxes is a vicious circle. More people move into the town, more kids in their schools, more roads, etc. Which leads to more stores going up, which leads to more people moving there.... Look at Manchester, CT. It's soon going to be the largest concentration of retail stores in America. Sadly, that's where the economy is going: selling other countries' goods and losing the capacity for production. Everyone here talks about a new Revolution. I'll have to check my Palm Pilot, but I think I'm free next Saturday....

I was there two weeks ago visiting family and I tell you buddy, it's a nice place to visit for about three days. I agree about the positives you list (the water sucks tho, even after treatment, and Blue Cheese? Ugh.). I saw a lot of nice homes for sale, but there's probably a reason why they're leaving. You pass by all of the "Wayne County Blah Blah Blah" signs and you realize that the tax situation (relative to wages) with four layers of govt to support isn't going to get better b/c it's like trying to put toothpaste back in the tube. Jim Croce had it right when he sang "New York's Not My Home."

No, but I carry something else if the PETA/militant vegan people ever show up. I know people who work in the industry. You know that phrase of things you don't want to know how they're made? Add beef and milk. I'm not tin-hat paranoid about it, but I like to know where my food comes from. Plus, doing it like that is cheaper per pound, it's great tasting meat and it supports a local farmer.

If you think that's just the second, or that the first was the first.... Farmers stood/stand to loose a lot even with the utterance of 'Mad Cow' and its symptoms. Swept under the rug, never happened, whistle a little ditty and they're Sgt. Schultz. Standards and tracking still aren't what they should be. I buy a 1/4 cow from a local farmer I trust and watch the butcher cut it while I Ziploc my hamburger and steaks.

I just made a batch of s-r jam from what's in my backyard. I make the pies from scratch from an old Amish recipe (tho I think Mrs. Lapp is on the Crisco payroll). Garrison Keillor says that the key to a good rhubarb pie is to add 6 cups more sugar than the amount you think you need to add to make it really, really sweet.

Cheney is now saying that Bush may now forgo private accounts. For people whining that Dems aren't doing anything, this has been the sticking point. Now that they're relaxing an idea that would require a $2T (read: $15T) govt kick-in to start them. If you've seen the Dem's "it'll still pay out 72 percent" argument, that's code for Make SS self-sufficient, which if there has to be SS, that's the best way to do it. So we may soon see some movement and some of the backroom ideas. That sounds like a great plan. Too bad it'd never happen b/c the Ponzi scheme would end.

I guess Eli Lilly wants more kids enrolled in their space program. AD, for as much as you and others spout about how great your third party is, it's pretty sad that this guy is basically a Libertarian. And this is the drivel we get from him.

Someone gave me a copy of "The Screwtape Letters" recently and I got to page 15. I hate allegory, and especially religious allegory. I don't know but his children's books don't seem much better to me.

This is the guy who was running around screaming that he's God? What's the harm in Wyatt repeating what Bowden's been drilling into his head all along?

So I read that Nader is calling for Bush's impeachment? Well, Ralph, I guess there was a difference b/w the candidates after all. Idiot. One of my older cousins, she's ~45 now, worked on one of his campaigns twenty-odd years back. My uncle, an avowed Maine Republican, voted for Nader twice on the premise that he didn't play grabass with her. If you read that expose of Nader on Salon at election time he makes John Bolton's management style look like Barney and Friends.

And all that yellow stuff on your car this time of year? I wonder if the oak trees feel ashamed because they masturbated. I had a botany and Shakespeare class in the same semester years ago. It's pretty cool how the Bard compares people's life cycles in terms of the planting season. Look at the process, and in the grand scale, the processes of Life really aren't very different.... In re: to the original subject, I always remember a scene from my youth at my grandparents' church in WNY (Palmyra?), a pretty big congregation. I excused myself to use the facilities downstairs shortly after the collection. There on the table was the biggest pile of money I'd ever seen and there were five guys sitting around smoking and counting it up and words can't describe the look in their eyes and faces, but it's probably a lot like Silas Marner when he was counting his gold pieces in his dark hovel. I visited them last week actually, and got the annual You're Going to Hell speech. Whatever. I don't like an entity that allows things to happen like He does and call it His Plan.

Just looking at her in those interview previews (and as I told my buds when she first went missing), you can tell she's 20 kinds of crazy.

I've been re-watching. It's good to have it each week w/o the 4-week gaps and such. I don't have Tivo so it's good to have a refresher. Very interesting article on Season 2 in the L.A. Times today. It includes a few spoilers, altho they're given freely by the writers and it's nothing that hasn't been said here.

If the only qualification for being a lesbian is liking females, then I guess I am a lesbian.

Perfect solution? I think you're laboring under misapprehension. Creating private accounts does nothing to allieviate the problem of 17 workers/collector --> 2. Actually, it will accelerate the need for govt borrowing trillions to implement the private accounts. Check out what Hagel had to say about it, combined with the detail that not even the hardcore Repubs are using this argument anymore, b/c it's not true. Private accounts are just a side wish to saving SS. The emporer is naked, JB. Don't compliment his clothes.

Since they're in G.B., I'd agree with the hot and add a 'spicy.' Habaneros to burn the mouth at every meal and then habaneros to burn the * after every meal. Burn the eggs, burn the toast, undercook the potatoes, apples that fell to the ground. Nothing in there about it having to be good food.

The Dems have said they won't debate until private accounts are taken off of the table, b/c implementing them will cost $2T, which in this admin means it will cost $10T. I don't know, on one level it's akin to a parent saying that a kid can't get a car unless he gets a job first. They are trying to get it through that there are other, more palatable ways to resolve the problems SS faces. The majority of Americans seem to agree with them. This is not to say I support their stance on SS, the biggest boondoggle money-shuffle of all time. I don't know why they won't go to the table and just not agree to anything that has private accounts, but then again it would just waste everyone's time as long as private accounts are the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 proposals from the other side. Just trying to point out that just b/c we're not hearing much in the mainstream establishment lapdog press, this isn't necessarily a case of nothing being done. I would wager there is a lot of preliminary backchannel talking going on.

Does Mark Gaughah, of the Buffalo News, get paid by the report or something? I think TD did his MO on drafting Teague's replacement this year. And with the salary cap increasing with the new TV money, Moulds will likely restructure to stay and there should be adequate room to sign Clements, if he wants to (that's the bigger question). The others just aren't much of a worry. The list is long every year and somehow, they manage to get 80 competitive guys in camp. Not much to wring the terrycloth about right now.

Well, that phrase was overly generic. but for example, in Providence there have been several severe attacks by pit bulls in the last few years. CDC reports that pit bulls and Rottweillers are "the most likely to kill and seriously maim." And in this report: So, I don't know; it's unfair to categorize an entire breed but take no action about Rotties or Shepards which are among the most frequent all-category biters, but the areas that have banned them felt the need to do so. I wouldn't hazard to say whether this is wrong or right.

I can see it now: Defense attorney: So, Mr. Grant, you saw my client in the Java Joint at the same time the murder was committed? Grant: Yes. He was wearing a grey cardigan sweater with a light blue oxford dress shirt underneath. DA: Don't you mean, a black Champion® hoodie with a white T-shirt? Grant: Yeah, same thing. (Just bustin' your ba--s Grant, but it's pretty easy to see the distinction from the Colts.)

What makes you think he did, contrary to all of the coverage? You know better? From the time he was drafted to the current incident showed Sr. to be just as big a schmuck as Jr. If there were any semblence that Sr. thought his son was being an ass, it would be out there. The reporters know a lot more information than what is put in their articles, but that perspective does resonate in how they write about the relationship. I know a lot of people who do publicly chastize family members for doing something stupid, while still making it apparent that they love said person and that hopefully, s/he'll learn from the experience. Doing what Sr. did makes him look stupid. The apple didn't fall far from the tree in this regard. The popular side of the argument is often popular b/c it's more or less true. Like I crapped a golden answer? I don't know who you think I am (nor, who you think you are speaking to me like that) but... whatever.

Have you ever raised puppies? We've done three litters of GSPs. Even for $500/puppy (with AKC papers and good hunting and excellent, mellow temperament bloodlines) with an average of 8 pups, I would be surprised if it came out to $4 an hour spent taking care of them and dealing with/instructing buyers after vet and food expenses. You don't do it to get rich, that's for sure. As for the original question, as with most questions that asks a cause b/w a) or b), the answer is, 'Both.' Dogs that have somewhat been bred for aggressiveness combined with sh--head owners. There are several cities around here that have banned them. Sucks for the good dogs that are being lumped in with the bad. But after so many incidents, especially stuff like this, what can you do but shrug and say, 'I dunno.'