Well, we got the place. My ability to manipulate conversations has helped me win arguments and Werewolf games in the past, but yesterday, it helped me talk down my rent by $100 a month. That's probably the best use I'll ever get from that power, unless Survivor casts me someday.
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Watched The Avengers yesterday, instead of The Carl Pavano Show rerun. Just wondering: did those others of you that have seen it stay until the very end? I mean the very end, after the credits fade to black?
Indeed. I was prepared. Didn't know what to expect, but I was expecting something. It exceeded expectations.
they shot that scene the night of the Hollywood premier. AFTER the premier.
Holy balls guys, the wedding and reception were awesome. My sister didn't want to do much in the traditional manner and instead did things the way she wanted them done, and it turned out great. The ceremony was a wham-bam-thank you ma'am 20 minutes long, and the reception was just more just a party than some of the more highly regimented ones I've been too. It is taking a bit of getting used to that my sister is married though. All in all, congrats to my sister and brother-in-law.
Twins DFA Komatsu, call up Manship.
Going to record some WGOM radio soon - NBA Playoffs and Euro 2012 previews. Please let me know if you'd like to partake in either. The NBA playoff episode will be general discussion. The Euros, I'd like to have a different panelist preview each group if possible.
Just a heads up: I updated PowerPress to version 4.0 today. It doesn't seem like very much changed, but if there's any settings you need/want adjusted, let me know.
Spell check! Cool beans!
Yep. I also updated everything else on the site. Of particular note is the comment editor changed quite a bit (I had been holding off on updates to that).
I am now the proud parent of a black belt. 11 years in the making. I couldn't be prouder.
plus, they crowd licked every container clean from the lunch I made.
SAS/OKC. It's on..
Who wrote this and what did they do with Shecky?
http://www.startribune.com/sports/154883415.html
His notes on bunting and the hit and run are spot on.
The hit and run has never made any sense to me. Why take a guy who may or may not be a good runner and send him to second while at the same time forcing the hitter to swing at a pitch no matter how bad the pitch may be? Whatever manager ever made up that play must have needed to feel really important.
When does a bunt make sense? Late in the game when you need one run.
Yep. The Sharks vs Piranhas thing I wrote a long time a go showed that could be true, but that's it's a terrible strategy in most cases.
I like the bunt and the hit-and-run in the right situations. Unfortunately, they are too often used in the wrong situations. Like, for instance, when the batter has little chance of hitting an extra-base hit, which the Twins have three such players (Revere, Carroll, Casilla). Revere and Casilla should bunt a lot. Even in a sacrifice situation they could beat out a lot of bunt hits. Carroll is slow enough to hit into a lot of double plays and has a great eye and makes a lot of contact. I would hit-and-run with him a lot when he has a three-ball count on him. If it's a strike, he could hit the ball. If not, he'll take it for a walk. Also, I'm not convinced the dramatic shift is all that great. I don't recall it really bothering batters too much (although I haven't seen much data either way) and it would seem like you are showing your hand on how you're going to pitch to a batter, at least if you play a guy to pull, I doubt you will throw him fastballs away.
He just wrote an article about why bad baseball can be fun and now another article pointing out the various idiocies fans and players do in baseball. Must be a ghost writer.
Huh. I agreed with every one of those. That was a weird experience for me.
I didn't know what to do with that article myself. I avoided the computer yesterday, but had it in print. I read to the jump where I typically stop, but I didn't read anything asinine, so I thought I would read after the jump, and there was nothing bad from there either.
Reminded me a bit of why he was a decent beat writer.
beautiful feed from Splitter to end the half.
Halftime: OKC 47, SAS 46. The Thunder have to feel pretty good about that.
This game feels like OKC can just run away, but the score is just five points.
I have received 12.25 inches of rain in my backyard since Tuesday.
Its now raining again, and the forecast calls for 1-3" tonight.
It seems like the last couple of years its been feast of famine when it comes to rain. either its 2" everyday for a week or drought.
And since my job at the golf course kind relies on the river nearby not flooding, well, I might get some forced vacation time until things dry up.
And the grass here is already starting to get dry, and it's not even June yet.
I worked a couple summers at Rolling Green Country Club. I remember after a big rain storm spending the entire next day with all the crew walking the course with shovels. We went to every sand trap and dug sand out of the bottom and threw it up on the sides where the rain had washed it down. We had to walk because the course was too wet to use any carts.