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When people talk about how the Internet Improves One's Life...they're talking about TripIt.com - Mel Profit Aug 21, 08:47 9
- I [heart] Tripit. It's saved me in a couple of different countries. -- nm - spamlet Aug 21, 08:56
- what does it...do? -- nm - znufrii Aug 21, 08:55
- Do I get any credit for knowing about this site before hand and plotting next week's trip on it? Hold on... I think I posted a link! -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Aug 21, 08:52 4
  - You got hand? -- nm - zork Aug 21, 08:54
  - I don't care who wants credit. I'll mouth hug you if you want. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 21, 08:54 1
    - That's all I'm asking! -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Aug 21, 08:55
  - Well, Jack posted a link last week. And, apparently, I'm fired. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Aug 21, 08:53
- *looks at the website* ... huh. Neat idea. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 21, 08:51 1
  - it's goddamn genius. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 21, 08:53
Odds are still quite low at this point, but a new tropical storm could threaten the Republican convention next week... -- (link) - Don Homer Aug 21, 08:47 3
- God is mad at them -- nm - zork Aug 21, 08:57
- Between this and Grindr, the republican convention is off to a great start -- nm - MDH Aug 21, 08:55
- Oh, the sweet, delicious irony of having 5,000 Republicans on the roof of the Tampa Convention Center awaiting government rescue. - Mop (197 lbs) Aug 21, 08:51
GE Money Bank can kiss my ass. - Will Hunting Aug 21, 08:43
I went to Trader Joe's on Friday. OMG, the humanity! - Mop (197 lbs) Aug 21, 08:33 38
- did you wear noseplugs? -- nm - Remlik Aug 21, 08:48 1
  - I held my breath. - Mop (197 lbs) Aug 21, 08:51
- Are you a better human now? -- nm - amoxy Aug 21, 08:37
- mmm organic peanut butter that separates -- nm - SyrDragon Aug 21, 08:37 1
  - yeah, my wife loves Trader Joe's peanut (and other nut) butters. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 21, 08:40
- And none of the hippies have any idea who owns Trader Joe's. (spoiler) - spamlet Aug 21, 08:36
- I went to my first Wegman's over the weekend. - znufrii Aug 21, 08:34 31
  - Which one ? -- nm - decline Aug 21, 08:38 1
    - KoP -- nm - znufrii Aug 21, 08:38
  - I went to the one here once. there is just so much waste, you know? -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:35 23
    - Stores like that have a huge pressure to reduce waste, because waste = lost revenue. - Beryllium Aug 21, 08:37
    - not at the one I used to work at. -- nm - Diva Aug 21, 08:36 1
      - the one here was different than the ones I knew in upstate NY. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:36
    - how so? -- nm - Don Homer Aug 21, 08:35 19
      - so much produce, so many kinds, all of it perfect. That means so much gets thrown away. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:36 18
        
        very little is thrown away (I worked at one all through high school) -- nm - decline Aug 21, 08:38
        
        I don't know anything about that, but i think you are assuming too much. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 21, 08:37 6
        
        it could be a wrong assumption. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:38 5
        
        they donate tons to food banks -- nm - decline Aug 21, 08:41 4
        
        I'd imagine a lot of grocery stores do this... - znufrii Aug 21, 08:43 1
        
        yup. most do it -- nm - decline Aug 21, 08:46
        
        ah, that is very good to know. thanks. :) -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:42 1
        
        huh 14.9 million pounds in 2011 -- (link) - decline Aug 21, 08:42
        
        a lot of it is utilized in prepared foods and the displays. -- nm - Diva Aug 21, 08:37 9
        
        glad to hear that. When I saw 6 kinds of obscure potatoes it was hard to imagine they'd get eaten. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:38 8
        
        it's not some podunk operation. they wouldn't sell them if people weren't going to buy them. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 21, 08:38 7
        
        back when i worked there (a long time ago) all the ladies had crushes on Danny Wegman. He was a cutie. -- nm - Diva Aug 21, 08:39 5
        
        My mom used to be friends with him before she moved out west -- nm - decline Aug 21, 08:40 4
        
        bow chicka wigwams (all my visiting NYC actor friends call wegmans 'wigwams') - Diva Aug 21, 08:47
        
        Well, my best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Danny Wegman -- nm - Don Homer Aug 21, 08:45 2
        
        Better hold onto that one -- nm - zork Aug 21, 08:53
        
        I guess it's pretty serious. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:46
        
        this is making me feel better. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:39
  - The fresh sections (deli, seafood, meats, etc.) are the key draw for me. Wonderful. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 21, 08:35 3
    - yeah, rivals Whole Foods in my mind, as far as fresh and fresh-prepared foods go. - znufrii Aug 21, 08:38 2
      - It's about choice, znu. Choice! - Diva Aug 21, 08:40
      - ~ it's getting real in this Whole Foods parking lot~ -- nm - SyrDragon Aug 21, 08:40
  - *wipes tears away wistfully* -- nm - Diva Aug 21, 08:35
if anyone is coming to Toronto for TIFF here are the expected celebrities attending - could make for some fun 'celeb on the street spotting' - Andie Aug 21, 08:32 1
- That would be surreal. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 21, 08:35
"Jesus, Krieger, you're still taping bum fights?" "No, now I'm into something...*darker*" -- (link) - znufrii Aug 21, 08:25 3
- "No pinching, only Punching" - amoxy Aug 21, 08:31 2
  - I bet they some kind of "it's teaches them conflict resolution" rationale. -- nm - Inigo Aug 21, 08:33
  - people for whom dogfighting just isn't badass enough? -- nm - znufrii Aug 21, 08:32
Lunch: mac & cheese with tomatoes and green tobasco sauce -- nm - prayformojo Aug 21, 08:22 5
- yougurt, a banana and a coke zero. -- nm - Remlik Aug 21, 08:50
- steamed fish on whole wheat elbows with baked sliced sweet potato and beats on the side -- nm - SyrDragon Aug 21, 08:39
- Sounds tasty -- nm - amoxy Aug 21, 08:31
- Grilled chicken breast with garden salad. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:30
- lemon pepper chicken breast, tomato salad, watermelon. -- nm - Andie Aug 21, 08:23
New Mexico candy store makes "meth candy". Heh. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 21, 08:19
Unless you're Mel, this would seem to be a pretty good drive-in triple feature: ParaNorman / The Bourne Legacy / Ted -- nm - prayformojo Aug 21, 08:14 3
- If you can be sure your kid sleeps after the first one, you mean? -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:15 2
  - You lack of snacking has increased your surliness -- nm - prayformojo Aug 21, 08:16 1
    - Inside, I am already weeping. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:16
I didn't know it would last so long. Nights are forever without you. - Other David Aug 21, 08:13
The maximum number of vacation hours we can accrue is 288. - prayformojo Aug 21, 08:09 12
- is that the max you can hit at any given point, or the max you can carry-over from one year to the next? -- nm - Don Homer Aug 21, 08:16 4
  - the former -- nm - prayformojo Aug 21, 08:18 3
    - hmm. We don't have a max on that, but limit of 240 carry-over. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 21, 08:19 2
      - Pedantic point: Wouldn't the carry over limit give you a max amount of hours? - Inigo Aug 21, 08:30 1
        
        yes, technically. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 21, 08:32
- Nope, that's 36 days.....nothing special there. - Will Hunting Aug 21, 08:13
- it's precisely equivalent to 1.21 gigaminutes. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 21, 08:12 1
  - great scott! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 21, 08:12
- 36 days if an 8 day week -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:10 1
  - hour -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:10
- 36 days, obvie. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:10 1
  - Then what's the deal with 36 days? -- nm - Roger More Aug 21, 08:21
FJS: Please vote if you have not. Those that do not in the next day or so will receive a very stern email from the commish. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:08 17
- I vote in favor of PPR. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 21, 08:14
- if you need an owner, I'm looking to do another League -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:09 15
  - I need one for my keeper league, but you'd be taking over for someone else. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 21, 08:12 10
    - I did that in Caveman and won, so no worries :) -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:13 4
      - Do you want the spot? - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 21, 08:25 3
        
        The team he took over in Cavemen was *much* better. - Spawn Aug 21, 08:31 2
        
        I always thought Stacy took over your team. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 21, 08:38 1
        
        Hmm. I thought it was Beaker, but mayeb it was that Beaker had the same guys I had in Astronauts? Not sure. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:41
    - Beaker, he got me this way. It is the one league I have yet to master. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:13 4
      - That's because you took over a pretty bad team, and then lost Manning. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 21, 08:23 3
        
        Oh, I know. Just funny that I was in three championship games last year... and then there was your league! -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:28 2
        
        On the plus side, ou get a high pick this year. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 21, 08:31 1
        
        Makes me laugh that I ended up with Tim Tebow, Peyton Manning (and Eric Decker, too). -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:34
  - Trish had said she wants to play but has not joined. You may end up with her spot or if there is another, we might expand to 14. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:12 3
    - I might be game, if you need to fill a spot. -- nm - znufrii Aug 21, 08:12 2
      - Noted. - Spawn Aug 21, 08:17 1
        
        great. no biggie either way, just let me know. -- nm - znufrii Aug 21, 08:22
Don't tell me what I can't even bring myself to do! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 21, 08:07
FF: anyone done a 14 team league before? any tips? - Beaker Aug 21, 08:05 20
- BF was one 14-team league at one point. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 21, 08:06 10
  - I believe my first year it was a *20* team league. -- nm - Shaun Aug 21, 08:16 4
    - I thought that was (part of) the reason for the split. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 21, 08:33 1
      - Exactly. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:35
    - yup -- nm - spamlet Aug 21, 08:29
    - yes, forgot about that. Think it was 20 for one season. (and maybe 16 before that) -- nm - Don Homer Aug 21, 08:25
  - huh, only done Caveman BF and a 12 team straight draft before -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:08 4
    - Once upon a time, there were no Astronauts and Cavemen. - Spawn Aug 21, 08:09 3
      - what about Vampirates?!?!? -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:14 2
        
        Eh, they were add-ons after the split. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:15 1
        
        (I know I was in it then :) ) -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:15
- Still go RB. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:05 8
  - Well, depending on what is available. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:06 7
    - Yeah, picking 14th and one of the top 3 QBs are left, go QB. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 21, 08:10 6
      - cool, would have likely done this anyway. Just curious if it made sense or not. - Beaker Aug 21, 08:15 4
        
        If you pick in the first three spots, you take the stud RB in nearly any format. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:16 3
        
        There are really only 2 reasons not to go RB first three. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 21, 08:28 2
        
        Even with 6 points, I would not (unless RB are dialed down as well) but a 2 QB league, for sure. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:37 1
        
        I don't know numbers but I do know nearly every year there is a top 10 QB that was not there the year before (like Fitzpatrick) but seems that happens - Spawn Aug 21, 08:40
      - Yup. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:12
ST Poll: Have you seen whales in the wild before? -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:01 24
- Nope. :-( -- nm - Krusty Aug 21, 08:59
- Yes, at a whale watch during Jr High. It was very cool. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 21, 08:34
- Yes. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Aug 21, 08:34
- Yes -- nm - amoxy Aug 21, 08:31
- Yes, on our Alaskan cruise. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 21, 08:29
- Yes, orcas and humpback and grey whales -- nm - Beryllium Aug 21, 08:23
- Yes, several times. Humpback, minke, beluga. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:17 2
  - I haven't seen beluga in the wild, but I might have seen a Harbour porpoise - I don't recall -- nm - Beryllium Aug 21, 08:24 1
    - I saw porpoises several times on the ferry from NS to Nfld, but not sure what kind. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:31
- Not yet. I wonder if there are any parachuting/whale watching ventures out there... -- nm - landbeck Aug 21, 08:10
- No. Manta rays, yes. -- nm - Kim Pine Aug 21, 08:09 1
  - That's cool. Where did you see them? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 21, 08:42
- Yes, whale watching boat tour -- nm - SyrDragon Aug 21, 08:08
- Lots and lots of dolphins, but no whales -- nm - prayformojo Aug 21, 08:07
- Yes. And puffins! -- nm - nubby Aug 21, 08:07
- yes -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:04
- yes, but it was a long time ago. -- nm - Andie Aug 21, 08:04
- Yes -- nm - ceregon Aug 21, 08:04
- Yes, I think so when I was a little kid -- nm - Truman Aug 21, 08:03
- Yes -- nm - Roger More Aug 21, 08:03
- only from the coast, never up close. -- nm - znufrii Aug 21, 08:03
- yes. a company my father worked for used to own a sizeable boat (Sylvia Joyce shout-out) and would see them all the time when we would go out - Beaker Aug 21, 08:03
- No. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 21, 08:03
- nope. Something I've always wanted to do though. -- nm - decline Aug 21, 08:03
*points for Rob Zombie* -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:01

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