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hmm, the fire dept just left on another call. jeebus -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 4, 16:49
I won the jersey. - nubby Jul 4, 16:44 2
- cool -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 16:52
- Very cool, congrats! -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 16:48
Its only 4:30 and already my dog is frizzled beyond repair, he's trying to become a lap dog, all 70lbs of him does not fit on my lap (at least he's... - zeitgeist Jul 4, 16:41 1
- I just lit off a piccolo pete and the kids from 5 houses down started screaming "FIREWORKS"!!!! -- nm - Bacon Jul 4, 16:42
Oops - brush fire at the park where we're holding our picnic on Thursday..... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Jul 4, 16:35 2
- could be worse: SoCal Campground shut after plague found in squirrel - zeitgeist Jul 4, 16:44 1
  - Yeah, heard that. Not our stomping-ground fortunately :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 4, 16:53
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I need to buy sneakers but can't find anything on Amazon or Zappos. Any suggestions for other sites to check? -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 16:03 6
- nordstom -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 4, 16:41
- red ball jets -- nm - peglegpete Jul 4, 16:19 2
  - Ha! They look like Chuck Taylors. Did you have a pair? -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 16:41 1
    - yes, 45 years ago -- nm - peglegpete Jul 4, 16:46
- 6pm.com, shoemetro.com, ebay (shockingly). -- nm - miss amanda jones Jul 4, 16:09 1
  - Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 16:15
I can't believe I'm first in zork's WC thingy. Proof that you don't need to know anything about soccer! :) - Guigue Jul 4, 15:49 2
- which they should....easily -- nm - J Jul 4, 15:53 1
  - A lot of things should have happened but didn't so far -- nm - Guigue Jul 4, 16:11
I just bid $70 on a signed JJ Hoover uniform. -- nm - nubby Jul 4, 15:27 1
- I want to buy some things on ebay but I can't find my credit card for the last month. -- nm - Loyola Jul 4, 15:45
I tried making a tilt-shift effect photo today ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 4, 15:26 [flickr]
I kind of love how far we've come with this whole digital media thing. I want to watch the lost boys. I have no idea why. - miss amanda jones Jul 4, 15:15 1
- Word. I love that there's almost no movie or tv show that I can't find online to watch. - Krusty Jul 4, 15:20
Our theater just lost power with ten minutes to go in the movie. - David Jul 4, 15:06 11
- Projector bulb blew with about 10 minutes left on The Green Mile - ty97 Jul 4, 16:02 2
  - I had the power go out once right in the middle of Delacroix's execution. -- nm - Ender Jul 4, 19:13
  - They should have put a wet sponge on the bulb. -- nm - Bacon Jul 4, 16:03
- So you'll never know if she chooses Edward or Jacob? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 4, 15:12 1
  - Spoilers - David Jul 4, 15:37
- That sucks. What were you seeing? Free movie pass? -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 15:08 5
  - Knight & Day, which is grrrrreat. -- nm - David Jul 4, 15:35 4
    - Jesus lord. You are absolutely certifiable. nm - Dignan Jul 4, 15:44 3
      - It's Charade 2010. -- nm - David Jul 4, 17:30
      - I thought he was joking. I guess not. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 15:46 1
        
        With *anyone* else, you'd be correct. nm - Dignan Jul 4, 15:48
I once spent 5 minutes looking for my glasses. I was wearing them. -- nm - Todd Manning Jul 4, 14:29 1
- Lol -- nm - Loyola Jul 4, 15:44
my first dance in wedding procession...sorry no video -- nm - Zeitgeist Jul 4, 14:23
I'm still playing catch-up with the backboards but here's some of my HSX stats. - CovingtonCat Jul 4, 14:23
Wait, kobayashi was arrested at the contest? -- (link) - lileve Jul 4, 14:16
A couple highlights here of my trip to Michigan this weekend. - CovingtonCat Jul 4, 14:13 3
- I think I clogged an artery just looking at that sandwich. ;-) - Krusty Jul 4, 14:56 2
  - Yup, I don't think my 35 weekly discretionary points would suffice...maybe 2 weeks :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 4, 15:02 1
    - It's looks like it's probably worth using two weeks worth of points. So much bacon goodness. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 15:05
for lunch, I used some of my canned smoked salmon that I caught to make the best salmon salad sandwich ever. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 14:10
Pie time for Marcus Thames!!! Woo Hoo!!! -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 14:01
You are all fired. Nobody told me about women's volleyball on NBC - Bacon Jul 4, 14:01 5
- You dick pointing itself toward the TV all afternoon didn't tip you off? -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 14:02 4
  - He was watching David Spade movies all afternoon. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 4, 14:08 3
    - Even Worse. - Bacon Jul 4, 14:19 2
      - So Keenan Thompson does it for ya, huh? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 4, 14:55 1
        
        The entire move sounds like actors reading lines in a dress rehearsal. - Bacon Jul 4, 16:05
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- BBQ~ -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 13:54
Current temperature 69deg and partly cloudy. Bizarre weather for July 4th. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 4, 13:29 4
- 87. 100 on Tuesday?? Is this hell? -- nm - mandyphone Jul 4, 13:52
- 93 -- nm - peglegpete Jul 4, 13:45
- 90, with a line of showers and storms heading this way for tonight (hopefully not at fireworks time) -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 13:37
- It's 99 right now but thankfully the humidity is low. Still hot as hell today. -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 13:36
Russian cargo ship docks with space station -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Jul 4, 13:26
Omar Infante over Ryan Zimmerman is the most ridiculous All-star choice I think i've ever seen. - musubi Jul 4, 13:13 59
- And Joey Votto has a higher AVG, OBP, SLG, and HR, and RBI totals than either of them. -- nm - Ender Jul 4, 14:53 3
  - If Votto doesn't make it in the final vote he'll be the first NL player in the top 5 in AVG, HR, and RBI not to make the team since 1952. -- nm - Ender Jul 4, 14:56 2
    - Howard over Votto is almost as bad as Infante over Zim. - musubi Jul 4, 15:09
    - I voted for him a few times today. He deserves to go. -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 15:08
- Ian Kinsler got picked. If there's only 3 2nd basemen in the American league, he still shouldn't get picked. - Will Hunting Jul 4, 13:58 1
  - Ha, agreed. -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 13:59
- And the major league leader in strikeouts can't find his way on to the AL roster? Liriano? - musubi Jul 4, 13:29 12
  - Hughes deserves the selection. C.C. won't actually pitch either. He's slated to pitch on the Sunday before the game so he's not allowed to pitch. - Krusty Jul 4, 13:34 11
    - Wait, he didn't pick Pettitte up front? What the hell is that? - Will Hunting Jul 4, 13:51 6
      - He chose C.C. knowing that he couldn't pitch and he plans to replace him with Pettite. Thus rewarding C.C. and Pettite. - Krusty Jul 4, 13:53 5
        
        Just another joke. - Will Hunting Jul 4, 13:54 4
        
        I agree but this happens every year. The managers reward their own guys instead of taking more deserving players from other teams. - Krusty Jul 4, 13:56 3
        
        Just cause it happens every year doesn't make it any more palatable. (nm) - musubi Jul 4, 14:31 1
        
        Very true. -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 15:09
        
        *rationale* -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 13:57
    - Weavers scheduled for the Sunday before the game too, he should have taken Weaver. (nm) - musubi Jul 4, 13:37 3
      - Hughes is on his team and if the choice is close you go with your own guy. - Krusty Jul 4, 13:41 2
        
        So why choose CC? He's not even been close to Weaver. Neither choice would pitch, so it's not like Girardi can say that Weaver couldn't pitch anyway - musubi Jul 4, 13:46 1
        
        They way it was explain earlier is this... - Krusty Jul 4, 13:51
- I agree that Zimmerman deserves it more but in an article I read they tried - Krusty Jul 4, 13:21 13
  - WTF? A player can re-enter the game?! -- nm - nubby Jul 4, 13:22 12
    - The DH is also permanent, regardless of site, starting this year. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 4, 13:24
    - I know!!! I just found out today too and I couldn't hate it more. -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 13:23 10
      - That is Bud Selig for ya. he is such a puss -- nm - Bacon Jul 4, 13:27 1
        
        At least it's a meaningless game though. Not like it determines home field advantage in the World Series or anything. - Bacon Jul 4, 13:28
      - Might as well let the pitcher not hit and designate a hitter for his spot. -- nm - nubby Jul 4, 13:24 7
        
        MLB has their heads up their a**es. - Krusty Jul 4, 13:30 6
        
        As long as we are tweaking the game. I always thought a game based hugely on stats and all the parks having different dimensions was stupid. -- nm - Bacon Jul 4, 13:35 5
        
        "Based hugely on stats"? I don't even know what that means. - musubi Jul 4, 13:39 2
        
        Stats are used by fans to compare players. 60 home runs is better than 50. If the guy hitting 60 has an outfield 10 feel shorter than the other guy. - Bacon Jul 4, 13:44 1
        
        You can look at home/road splits, and there are park factors that adjust. - musubi Jul 4, 13:49
        
        Heh. I'm not trying to tweek the game, I'm trying to bring it back to they way it used to be. - Krusty Jul 4, 13:38 1
        
        *tweak* -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 13:42
- It sounds like a Bobby Cox retirement gift. -- nm - David Jul 4, 13:20 2
  - Then why not Wags? (nm) - musubi Jul 4, 13:22 1
    - He didn't ask for Wags, probably because he thought Wags was in. - David Jul 4, 13:28
- Arhur Rhosde over Billy Wagner is pretty nonsensical too. - musubi Jul 4, 13:17 22
  - Arthur Rhodes went 98% of the season to date without giving up a run or something. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 4, 13:46 6
    - His ERA until June 26th was 0.28. He was as lights out as an reliever at any point you'll likely ever find. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 4, 13:48 5
      - On June 26th Luke Gregerson had a 1.64 ERA, 0.53 (!) WHIP, 49 K: 4(!) BB in more innings than Rhodes. - musubi Jul 4, 13:53 4
        
        Rhodes ERA was 0.28.....the entire goal is not to give up runs. - Will Hunting Jul 4, 13:57 3
        
        You know that relievers pitch so few innings that ERA is a very rough measure. The difference between Gregerson's ERA and Rhodes is 4 total runs. - musubi Jul 4, 14:29 2
        
        Rhodes is *best-ever* territory. Gregerson is once a year territory. - Will Hunting Jul 4, 14:56 1
        
        He's not Infante-level bad selection, but there are other, better choices. (nm) - musubi Jul 4, 15:15
  - Rhodes has been lights out all season and his numbers are very good. Wagner is also having a good season but I don't think it's a big mistake. -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 13:22 13
    - Rhodes has been a very good reliever. Wags is an elite pitcher, it's not even close. - musubi Jul 4, 13:26 12
      - I agree that Wagner deserves to go but I don't think it's nonsense to choose Rhodes. *shrug* -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 13:31 11
        
        The other thing, if you're gonna select a non-closing reliever, it makes no sense to not choose Luke Gregerson. (nm) - musubi Jul 4, 13:40 10
        
        Rhodes era until last week was 0.28. He'd given up 1 run all season. - Will Hunting Jul 4, 13:54 8
        
        No. Even if he hadn't allow a run all year it's not historic. He's pitched 33 innings. That's not historic at all. - musubi Jul 4, 14:34 7
        
        Actually, it is. 33 straight appearances without a run allowed tied the record. - Will Hunting Jul 4, 14:59 6
        
        Again 33 innings. It's absolutely a great accomplishment, and he's been wonderful. But Gregerson by almost every significant measure has been better - musubi Jul 4, 15:13 5
        
        Becuase the entire goal of a reliever is not to let the other guys score. - Will Hunting Jul 4, 15:20 4
        
        Gregerson right now has the lowest WHIP a reliever (min 40 innings) has EVER put up. Better than Eck in 89 and 90. - musubi Jul 4, 15:27 3
        
        Other than letting guys score which again, Rhodes was historic as recently as last Tuesday. - Will Hunting Jul 4, 15:30 1
        
        Rhodes is good. To be fair, yes, he's deserving of an AS nod. But more than Wagner or Gregerson? - musubi Jul 4, 15:32
        
        That's including his bad innings, not just a lucky streak. (nm) - musubi Jul 4, 15:29
        
        I'm not joking, I have no clue who he is. :-) He might be having a great year but I've never heard of him. -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 13:46
  - Agreed on both. -- nm - nubby Jul 4, 13:19
World Cup replica made of cocaine found in Colombia - Danedukenuuk Jul 4, 13:10
What happens if Wiggington is traded to a NL team before the AS game? - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 4, 12:49 7
- And related to this, doesn't the AS manager usually call "one rep" teams for suggestions? - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 4, 13:33 4
  - Why? Who else you picking from the Orioles? We both suck and blow. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 4, 14:13 3
    - I'm fine with Wiggington going, but mostly because of position flexibility. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 4, 14:31 2
      - Markakis would be an awful choice. - Will Hunting Jul 4, 15:02 1
        
        The lack of HRs does not mean no power. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 4, 15:45
- I'm pretty sure he'd stay on the roster. -- nm - nubby Jul 4, 12:55 1
  - That seems odd. It would almost be like playing a man down. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 4, 13:06
Anyone here see The Last Airbender? I'm going tonight and I do not have high hopes. -- nm - Shaun Jul 4, 12:47 1
- I'm sorry for you. - Bacon Jul 4, 13:22
Anyone seen my keys today? They're attached to a firework that, when detonated, looks like Barney slicing his wrists with an old Lethal Weapon DVD. -- nm - Hose311 Jul 4, 12:44
Sorry, flavorize, but Heyward is having a better year than Gonzalez. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 4, 12:41
Damn it! Looks like Jorge is hurt. Foul ball off his glove and it looks like it bent his fingers back. Ugh! - Krusty Jul 4, 12:33
Project for today - finally scanned and posted my wedding album.... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Jul 4, 12:31 [flickr] 9
- Love these - I liked the one looking down from the balcony - great shot - you looked so lovely -- nm - Epiphany Jul 4, 14:55
- You got married about 8 months before us,,,That was a good year, was it not? -- nm - BAD Jul 4, 14:13
- Wow! I wasn't even born yet. I have pictures of my parents in that 60s fashion. Great stuff. -- nm - Bacon Jul 4, 13:21 1
  - And did you notice the snow in the background? When we decided on a spring/Easter wedding we didn't realize Easter was so early that year :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 4, 13:28
- these are great, meg -- nm - prayformojo Jul 4, 13:18
- vert nice and that dress is still highly modern i thinl -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 4, 12:59
- You look beautiful and you both look so happy in the last pic. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 12:48 2
  - Don't you love the hat? ;) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 4, 12:59 1
    - I don't know how I didn't notice it before. Wow! That's some funky looking hat. I kinda like it. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 13:16
The sun! - Krusty Jul 4, 12:28
iTunes users... keep an eye on your accounts and make sure your passwords are strong... there is speculation a widespread hack/theft is taking place - stewie Jul 4, 12:20 1
- Thanks! -- nm - lileve Jul 4, 12:21
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1776 -- nm - peglegpete Jul 4, 12:04 2
- Any STers remember what it was like back then? -- nm - Bacon Jul 4, 12:10 1
  - See above ;) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 4, 12:32

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