Mark Long Beach

Some of those are hysterical! Nice find!

naw. Warhammer 40K is a good game. Although, no chicks ever get involved nor find it cool, which is a drawback. It's a potentially deep and fun game. Lots of time can be spent at it. Doing all of the modelling is fun. You find out which part of the game is most fun for you, and you often go and do more or similar things with your time that you enjoy. For example collecting/trading the figures, modelling/painting the figures or terrain (like model railroads), or the actual playing of the game itself which can be quite complecated if you learn all of the rules. Simple enough to play, LONG time to master. Biggest drawbacks: *Afformentioned chicks think hobby gaming is lame. (some truth here But less social stigma these days as computer games become more pervasive) *miniatures from GamesWorkshop are EXPENSIVE. *Social game but often with other slightly social oddballs. Hey, I'm a geek. shrug. *Time intensive Lots of modelling time, Lots of prep time, and the Game is long (2-6 hours) If the kid likes it, he'll learn patience. I learned if from fishing and from gaming. Got to learn is somewhere. If the kid likes it, it has a LOT of positives going for it though. It's a sophisticated game, that can teach as much as he's willing to spend time learning about it. There are also a gazillion websites out there as fan sites and teaching sites about the game. I recommend giving it a try. (My brother plays the game every week or so, and I've loosely played it with him for the last 15 years or so) FYI, my favorite part is doing the modelling. Cheaper figures may be bought on ebay, especially in lots, and especially the basic type figures.

In one of the early articles about getting the scrimmage together in the first place was a mention that the Packers weren't interested in a home-and-home arraingment for training camp. They have big family day and all practices at their stadium. The reason that we were able to get it to work in the first place was because we needed a 1 year replacement since the browns backed out on us. Which is too bad. I like these little friendly scrimmages during the offseason. And with the packers is pretty cool.

As an out-of-towner, I read these rabidly. They give me hope and excitement and appreciate them greatly! A very heartfelt Thanks!

Reading the whole article on jaguars.com is much better than that abreviated version quoted above. It's linked on the front page and very believable.

Not had particularly good luck with any hh interactions. From both an employee and employer side. I now aggressively avoid them. Far too many hh's are poor at their job and heavily detract from the (much fewer) good ones.

As a laker fan: this is humiliating. Mitch Kupchak should be beaten with a rubber hose. Repeatedly. We could have gotten him for a box of stale crackers. Much less given up Caron Butler who can play! Unbelievable. Phil Jackson will hit him upside the head if he even looks like he's getting out of his chair firmly which is bolted as last on the depth chart. Phil will play a rookie more than this discarded lump. Unbelievable.

A turkish prison?

One of the few raiders that I've always had respect for. Always a little sad that he played for Cpt Scumbag Al D.

...Well looking back on it: Who WOULD want to back up RJ???

Great article! Very good read. Sounds like we won't have Jerry for too long as DC. Hopefully long enough for a superbowl!

I always thought that I was weird because I'd sit and drool in geometry class and stare at the poster with a bunch of pi's digits. I still can rattle off quickly: 3.14159265359879323... then I just start making numbers up as nobody can ever call me on em. 'cept for this guy apparently.

Well looking at that topten list only, I have to say I thought most of them sucked too. However there's lots of good movies that aren't on that list. A few of them are great. as for your highlighted ones... I think I'm even harsher than you. although I'd have included "My big fat greek wedding," and "Saving Pvt Ryan".

I had no emotional investment in the game. So it made it much easier for me to enjoy the whole series. A great series. I was never sure who was going to pull it out in the end.

Well I'm glad that we had a first-hand look at him. I was wondering since it was so sudden. But if he isn't good enough, he isn't good enough.

Mmmmmmmmmm! Strawberry-Rhubarb pie. Soooo good. Alas my gf is from Michigan, and he family makes a Rhubarb custard pie. Good.... but not as good as Strawberry/Rhubarb! 'course I'm out in Cali and the rhubarb that makes it here is pretty crummy.

Aussiew, telling it like it is.

I have to admit some of the suggested answers have just been awesome!

The quote was from back when Wyche was coach of the bengals. It was a cold and snowy day in Cincinnati and the fans started pelting the field with snowballs (don't remember why), coach had a microphone brought to him and he chastised the crowd by including that statement. (There's a local rivalry between Cleveland and Cincinnati, where neither thinks much of the other place) It worked well, the fans stopped throwing.

turkey bologna? I agree with some other voices in that you should try the original stuff first. MUCH different flavor than the turkey. Frying it really changes the flavor IMO. I also second that you make some cuts around the edge to help it stay (more) flat and thus fry better. after you try the original, then experiment to your hearts content.

Unfortunately, in many way's he'd have to do better than good ole' big ben... Pittsburgh's lead runningback Duce Staley got injured when they were busy running him into the ground. Good thing for them that they had The Bus who could step up and let himself get run into the ground. We lose McGahee, we have nobody strong enough behind him to run and run and run behind. Even if we keep Travis... So the unfortunate part is, we'll HAVE to air it out more than big ben and co. Which will allow for more mistakes by our young QB...

Hawaii is fabulous. All of the islands are different, and all are good. After sampling each, you can figure out which one is perfect for your speed. My favorite is Kauai, but I enjoy them all. I'm sure you'll have a great time!

NCO = Non Commissioned Officer. You have to goto officer training school to get beyond a certain rank. all officers below that rank are NCOs. The most commonly known is Sergant. Who are pretty much known as tough, no-nonsense types.

Not going thurs night, but taking all my employees to watch the movie at 10:30am friday morning. Woot! That's one good part about being in a high-tech company... pretty much everyone is a geek and excited by it.

Samuel Adams - Scotch Ale (sadly not a regular brew anymore)