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So this was cool - won an "Aroma Touch Therapy Treatment" (value $65) today at a lunch program at a local Spa/Salon - JenBro Jun 25, 13:59 4
- nice! iirc, that's when they use essential oils, applied by hand. :) - -- nm - b. Jun 25, 14:06 2
  - yep - they had a bunch of information about mood influences ... depression &/or anxiety - so I'm kind of psyched to see what all they can offer. -- nm - JenBro Jun 25, 14:29
  - it's a swapportunity -- nm - charlie Jun 25, 14:08
- how many people exactly live in your town? -- nm - charlie Jun 25, 14:06
Long term, who would you take Manny Machado or Jean Segura? - amoxy Jun 25, 13:49 17
- Trout is gone already? -- nm - groiny Jun 25, 13:57 2
  - Trout was taken last year because he had enough AB's in 2011 to be drafted -- nm - amoxy Jun 25, 13:58 1
    - in that case, yeah, I think Machado is a no brainer. - groiny Jun 25, 14:00
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  - But it's a strat draft, so defense counts. Is Machado a good defender (I really don't know). - spamlet Jun 25, 14:00 10
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      - strat bases defense partially on the success of the team, and for rookie type players.... - groiny Jun 25, 14:07 4
        
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        My main issue these days is Net Play. It has been a long time since I played a series without it crashing -- nm - amoxy Jun 25, 14:15
        
        plus, if you know this going in, you can adjust for it. - groiny Jun 25, 14:14
        
        everything is based on getting the replay to come out almost exactly like the regular season. - groiny Jun 25, 14:13
      - for strat, in current season, he is average, he could get better with time. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 25, 14:03
    - he is average in strat. But at 3b, you can live with that. - groiny Jun 25, 14:02 2
      - I am pretty sure Sequra is a 2. But I am still leaning toward Machado -- nm - amoxy Jun 25, 14:04 1
        
        his 148 AB card is a 4. You are picking him up for the upcoming season..... - groiny Jun 25, 14:06
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  - yup -- nm - groiny Jun 25, 13:52
hah, Grown Ups 2 tracking higher than Pacific Rim -- nm - charlie Jun 25, 13:43 4
- This is not surprising at all. -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 13:44 3
  - fourteen-year old boys around the country rage at this news. -- nm - Max Jun 25, 13:45 2
    - This movie was a huge hit with older audiences, huge. They are the ones driving this. -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 13:51
    - and spawn -- nm - charlie Jun 25, 13:46
so who's pumped for Smurfs 2? -- nm - charlie Jun 25, 13:41 1
- *punches you in the face* -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 25, 13:47
Go Wendy Davis Go! -- (link) - amoxy Jun 25, 13:40
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- how many wins has Hamels got for you in the same period? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 25, 13:34 6
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    - truth be told...... - groiny Jun 25, 13:37 4
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        at worst, I will drop to only ONE league, because I am in too many - groiny Jun 25, 13:43 2
        
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        yeah, well, this year has kind of been an epic fail. - groiny Jun 25, 13:58
Third-Hand News could be a thing -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:33 2
- I like that name. -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 13:37 1
  - It's kind of what Gibson Index does. Purveyor of third-hand news. heheh. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:38
well, that was a close lightning strike... - znufrii Jun 25, 13:30 1
- I got pretty lucky last night, as there were downed tree branches all over the place this AM. - groiny Jun 25, 13:31
Two dozen bagels = people near me on plane will be salivating or hating. -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 13:29 5
- if anyone gets escorted off the plane by the cops we want video! -- nm - znufrii Jun 25, 13:38
- You might like this explanation of the potential DOMA/Prop 8 rulings tomorrow. -- (link) - MDH Jun 25, 13:29 3
  - Why are the locusts eating people? Who wrote this site?! -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 13:30 2
    - Huh? -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 13:38 1
      - laughing. A (bad) joke about possible outcomes of gay marriage - ty97 Jun 25, 13:55
why would i want to tweet or post on facebook that i just bought a box of pens on amazon.com? -- nm - colin Jun 25, 13:27 3
- Oooo, what kind of pens? -- nm - mara Jun 25, 13:34 2
  - If they are crappy pens, that would explain the embarrassment. - spamlet Jun 25, 14:02
  - right? -- nm - amanda Jun 25, 13:48
*wondering how 2 pairs of sunglasses ended up on the roof of our garage* -- nm - znufrii Jun 25, 13:25 2
- the lesser-known Heisenberg Garage Roof Principle -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:29 [Image]
- ~~YEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH~~ -- nm - colin Jun 25, 13:28
I am trying to conver a Word doc with tables to an Excel worksheet. When I copy one row from the doc to the xls file, it converts to multiple rows. - GregW Jun 25, 13:23 7
- there are tips/instructions out there for just this. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 25, 13:50
- Are there formatting options w/i the Word cells? - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jun 25, 13:25 5
  - Thanks, I finally found the option to display formatting. I hate how they hide these options in 2010. -- nm - GregW Jun 25, 13:49
  - How would I know if there are formatting options in the cells? -- nm - GregW Jun 25, 13:26 3
    - and how do I delete them? -- nm - GregW Jun 25, 13:31 2
      - select just the table then ctrl-h (replace). change ^p (paragraph mark) to a space -- nm - zork Jun 25, 13:54 1
        
        or did you want to retain the line breaks within the cells? -- nm - zork Jun 25, 13:59
"cable news ignores Obama's major climate speech" - let's see ... on one hand, embarrassing international incident, on the other, climate change. - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:19
Roger Waters gets Pandora -- (link) - charlie Jun 25, 13:18 1
- Remlik? -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 13:19
Jim, re: Downton (spoils and future episode spoilers) - kelly Jun 25, 13:15 7
- Did you see who has been cast? spoil - Spawn Jun 25, 13:16 6
  - Yup, but with only a brushing relationship w/ . . . (spoiler) - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jun 25, 13:26
  - yeah. I don't know about that... -- nm - kelly Jun 25, 13:16 4
    - deets - Spawn Jun 25, 13:17 3
      - spoils - kelly Jun 25, 13:22 2
        
        I can see it. And I always wondered whre that guy was and if we'd see him. - Diva Jun 25, 13:24
        
        the funny thing is the two things he has coming out are this and spoils - Spawn Jun 25, 13:23
yeesh - where'd the day go? ok - LMS - YGGM - pkg posted today & Amanda - sent surprise to you yesterday - should arrive tomorrow! -- nm - JenBro Jun 25, 13:14 12
- EOY is so crazy busy for me too but it's like mindless busy. today I watched three masterchef and two longmire while I kicked ass. thanks for parcel! -- nm - amanda Jun 25, 13:49 1
  - sure thing - hopefully you like :) -- nm - JenBro Jun 25, 14:00
- It's not really a surprise now, is it? -- nm - spamlet Jun 25, 13:19 1
  - heh -- nm - JenBro Jun 25, 13:27
- standing in line at the post office, from the sound of it -- nm - charlie Jun 25, 13:16 7
  - actually, that went pretty quick - even with the customs form - and BONUS - I got Pixar stampts too! -- nm - JenBro Jun 25, 13:17 6
    - but you had to pay for them, right? -- nm - charlie Jun 25, 13:20 5
      - well sure -- nm - JenBro Jun 25, 13:27 4
        
        who's on em? -- nm - charlie Jun 25, 13:31 3
        
        Remy from Ratatouille, Lightning McQueen from Cars, Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story, Carl & Dug from UP & Wall-E -- nm - JenBro Jun 25, 13:41 2
        
        well maybe you can put Lightning on a letter to the IRS or spawn -- nm - charlie Jun 25, 13:47 1
        
        kaChaw! -- nm - JenBro Jun 25, 14:01
dear prudence (sitwap): I Killed A Man in Self Defense and Now Folks are Giving Me the Blues - Diva Jun 25, 13:13 9
- people are crazy -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jun 25, 13:21
- google the brother. he has skeletons in his closet he does not want known -- nm - peglegpete Jun 25, 13:19
- in the age of google, it was a bit naive to think this wouldn't come out. but, for now say "that was a terrible experience and i really try not to - Andie Jun 25, 13:16 1
  - "That was a terrible experience. I'd have died if I hadn't fought back. I'd be dead. I don't want to think about it." -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:27
- Have you considered killing them? -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 25, 13:15
- Just tell them, "I'm not here to talk about the past." Works every time. -- nm - Mark McGwire Jun 25, 13:14
- ugh -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 13:14
- threaten them with violence if they keep that shit up. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 25, 13:14
- wow. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 13:14
Why Tipping Should Be Outlawed -- (link) - znufrii Jun 25, 13:09 1
- Thanks! - Spawn Jun 25, 13:10
Penis-ripping. Not even once. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:06 1
- and I thought "you'll shoot your eye out" was an effective slogan. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 25, 13:08
From b2: I own multiple pairs of sneakers, 10 or so, but only one pair of shoes. - Krusty Jun 25, 13:02 5
- 2p of lace up dress shoes, 1p designer slip on dress, 2 casual driving mocs, 2 sandals, hiking boots and mud waders, 2p nice fur moc/slippers and croc -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 13:16 2
  - the designer (ferragamo, does that count?) slip on dress shoes were a retro store bargain, $10 they were 12b but oddly fit my my 10.5d nicely -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 13:18 1
    - Nice deal. -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 13:31
- 5 or 6 pais in total here and i hate new shoes takes too long before they are really comfortable -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jun 25, 13:03 1
  - I love new sneakers. Hate new shoes. - Krusty Jun 25, 13:06
Excel 2010 help options are useless. How do I combine multiple spreadsheets into one workbook? - GregW Jun 25, 13:01 3
- Right click on the tabs at the bottom of the screen and move each to a new workbook (or merge in one book) - spamlet Jun 25, 13:04 1
  - Thanks. It is amazing that this can not be found in the help files. -- nm - GregW Jun 25, 13:19
- Right click the tab of the sheet you want to move. Select move or copy and move or copy to desired workbook -- nm - JD Jun 25, 13:03
Say What?! The best Jessica Simpson quotes -- (link) - zork Jun 25, 13:00
Mila, Scarlett, and Natalie as kids -- (link) - zork Jun 25, 13:00 1
- Cappie? -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 13:01
Saw the Hannibal finale. Hannibal spoilers question. - loosilu Jun 25, 12:56 22
- up for debate imo/and yes -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 13:28 4
  - I think it is too soon for the first to be yes. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 13:29 3
    - I love you are debating a show that you do not watch. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 25, 13:32
    - Oh I agree. Personally (spoils) - Jovian Jun 25, 13:31 1
      - I have been convinced that she does. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 13:43
- my new trivia bub is trying to get me to watch this. do I like it? -- nm - amanda Jun 25, 13:10 7
  - Insanely sinister and messed up. It's like scary clowns, 24/7. The whole thing is a mood piece. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 25, 13:40 1
    - without clowns. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 13:42
  - its one of the best new shows this year. But it is extremely dark. - Jovian Jun 25, 13:30 1
    - Also by extremely dark, I dont mean like the inane 'torture porn' that is the crapfest called The Following. - Jovian Jun 25, 13:37
  - I made it about 5 episodes, I plan on catching up. - groiny Jun 25, 13:13
  - it's dark. do you like dark? - loosilu Jun 25, 13:13
  - No. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 13:10
- I doubt she knows. I also suspect Hannibal never eats any meat that isn't human. - GregW Jun 25, 13:04 2
  - but she told him - loosilu Jun 25, 13:13 1
    - Maybe then. I missed that. -- nm - GregW Jun 25, 13:20
- no, yes -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 12:58 5
  - didn't they hint at it though? -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 12:59 4
    - I don't know as I do not watch the show. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 13:00 3
      - *glare* -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 13:02 2
        
        As you can see from GregW, I understand how the show works (it is rather simple which is among the many reasons I stopped watching after the pilot). -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 13:08 1
        
        you really missed out. This show is fantastic. (broken record at this point) -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 13:36
Borrowers with poor math skills were more likely to lose their homes during housing bust. -- (link) - ty97 Jun 25, 12:54 2
- That is the cause of a great deal of economic problems. It also helps politicians spin numbers to confuse people. -- nm - GregW Jun 25, 13:26
- This goes into the New England Journal of Duh. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 25, 13:17
Wimbledon flashback because it's still funny: Guardian commentary on the marathon Isner v. Mahut match from 2010 -- (link) - znufrii Jun 25, 12:53 2
- still awesome. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 12:54 1
  - Yep. I think it'll become a tradition to re-read it every summer. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 25, 13:45
I feel tremendous pride that my 80-year-old father is watching MSNBC right now. - David Jun 25, 12:52 4
- He can -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 12:52 3
  - grrr... He can't find the remote? -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 12:53 2
    - it's next to the space key. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 12:54
    - if Chris Jansing is on air he should stay on the channel -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 12:54
How the holy hell is it not *at least* Thursday already? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 12:51 1
- Yeah, I had a Saturday meeting and I am just wiped out. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 12:52
Repost from last night because it still makes me laugh plus goes along with the video theme of the afternoon: Snuff film. -- (link) - Spawn Jun 25, 12:51

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