Lol!
 

Lol! Yeah, wouldn't that be a kicker. I wouldn't be surprised if he goes to Seattle and teams up with Ichiro. That would really add an offensive dynamic that could help the Mariners exponentially next season. I guess we'll have to wait and see what lies ahead for Godzilla. :cool:

Dallas In Philly....
 

Ok, Cowboys and Eagles in progress. Both teams are 5-2. Already well into the first quarter, Cowboys up 7-0. Any picks on who wins this one to take over 1st. place in the East?

Dallas In Philly....
 

Dallas wins 20-16 to take over first place in the East. :)

Veterans Day.
 

Here (U.S.), it is Veterans Day. No words can express the gratitude we have for those who are serving and are sacrificing; have served and have sacrificed for us. Thank you!

Dolphins/Panthers
 

OK sports fans. Donna and I are headed to the Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers prime time game tonight in Charlotte. The Bank Of America stadium is about 15 miles from here. Doesn't get much closer. We're in the south end zone section 2 row 17, real good seats. I've been a Dolphins fan for more than 38 years, through thick and thin. Looking for a Dolphins win, but I'm not real comfortable predicting one right now. Look for me on the right side of your TV screen. :D

Victory
 

Just got home from the Dolphins game and I'm happy to say it was real enjoyable, particularly the final score - Dolphins 24 / Panthers 17. Amazing just how many Miami fans were in attendance. Probably 40% of the full house. Next week I'll pull for Carolina, but never against Miami. :)

OK - my fellow Americans -


Enjoy your turkey day

and be thankful. :)

Happy Thanksgiving!
 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! :)

Wow!
 

Wow! Just looked at the radar: A line from N. Dakota, south to Arkansas, and everthing east of that to the coast-line is either getting, rain, freezing rain, snow, or all of the above. :eek:

Dallas vs. Saints
 

Wow! What a game! Cowboys beat undefeated Saints 24-17.

Dang! I missed it! Are the cowboys still out west fighting indians?

huh?
 

Ahh.. no?.. First off, Cleveland is not out west so get a map!

Second, football teams do not play against baseball teams, at least not in this country..

1) I bought a map this morning. Thanks for the advice.
2) So, who are the wusses - the baseball guys or the football guys?

ps. I fixed up your spelling (lease = least). Also, only one full stop (period) needed.

Spelling?
 

You can't tell a Football from a Baseball and your talking about MY spelling? :p

Gee, talk about being clueless.. :eek::eek:

Ken, my friend, you misunderstand. All games evolve, well the first game called 'football' was probably played in England before your War of Independence, and I'm sure the ancient Egyptians invented a similar game involving an object coming into contact with one's foot. Maybe they called it Skullball? Or Deadlittleanimalball? Anyway, what I was suggesting is that it would be interesting to see a group of your football guys play a team of your baseball guys. Sure, the rules might need to be slightly modified; maybe they could mix up the teams - half the football and baseball guys on each side. Rugby Union supposedly started when some guy picked up a soccer ball, during a match, and took off with it wrapped tightly in his arms. You're football game probably owes a lot to that enterprising moment some time in the nineteenth century. Now, call me modest but, I'm prepared to let you put the idea forward to your Yankee mates. Who knows, if it works out, they might decide to call this new hybrid game Kenball. No need to thank me, old buddy.

call you modest??
 

Richard, I would call you anything BUT modest. We have a culture gap here. A HUGE culture gap. What you think is funny in your mind is considered to be disruptive in other peoples minds. Here in USA MOST people I know are serious to the degree they are not and they usually make that obvious. When you come up here with these strange ideas and the way you present them, it's almost like answering someones question in a different language.

No, I am not interested in any mixed games. Might as well breed a Fish with a Cow..

NOW.. Back to on topic please...

I guess it would be off topic to say that I LIKE Richard's idea - in fact, I'd be interested to see how he would combine rugby and cricket. I betcha those paddles would do a fine job of clearing a scrum.... :)

And if we could mix a fish with a cow, perhaps we could start eating steak that's high in Omega 3 and low in cholesterol...

Dave, I really appreciate your kind reply. You are obviously a man with a big heart and a stack of lateral thinking. I thank you, my friend.
Although I know he finds me difficult at times (probably most of the time), I didn't think Ken's reply was one you'd expect from a friend. Down here (NZ) we'd say that sometimes Ken plays on an uneven field. Thanks again Dave.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OREN!!!
58 today!

Well, it's 12:06 AM here in Dixie which means that this small brithday wish is in the zone! Thanks.

Thank you my low key semi-mute friend. Let the celebrating begin. One of the highlights will be tonight with about 20 friends - we'll go to Shoguns, a Japanese Steak house where the cooks prepare the food at your table and entertain you all the while. Tons of wonderful food. We've done this for the last 16-18 years. Then go to my house for cake, wine, chardonnay, coffee & Pepsi. Come one, come all, for the Big "O"s in the house with his big rigs and ready to shake some pictures off the walls. :D

Oren, shouldn't you be in bed?
Come on, my friend, save your energy for tomorrow - it'll be a big day.

Gotta love it!
 

Gotta love Texas! Yesterday, 73 degrees, light wind and clear skies. :)

Today: Blizzard-like conditions with an expected low of 20; wind chills in the single digits! :eek::D:)

Heard from cuzin' Dave Martin today. He was heading to Salisbury, NC for a Sunday afternoon gig and remembered that I'm in North Carolina. We talked on the phone and I told him that Salisbury is about an hour and 1/2 from me, and had I known earlier, I would have made plans to go see him. He also told me that the band would be back in North Carolina in March. We might get to meet then. :)

Blizzard..
 

I hear that this may be the Blizzard of the century so far.. Not necessarily in my area but the storm overall. I brought my Hart bass home because I have an Orchestra rehearsal Sunday at 2pm and may not have the time to go into the office and pick it up beforehand as I usually would. I think the roads will just be drivable by then. Usually this Orchestra rehearses at 7pm but due to the Superbowl, they moved it back. They seem to be more concerned about making it home in time to watch football but not concerned with hazardous driving conditions.. Priorities, go figure.. lol

Wow!
 

Wow! Looking at the radar now. Looks like this system covers about 7 states (from Illinois east and southeast to east coast-line). :eek:

The 'Aints no more!!!
 

Congrats to The New Orleans Saints on their first Super Bowl win after years and years of frustrations. And thanks for a good game to watch to the end. :D

Birthday
 

We're having a salad and turnips in honor of the birthday of singer Bobby Lewis. Why salad and turnips? In honor of his hit song Tossin' and Turnin'. Bobby hit the double sevens (77.) Remember the 50s? :)

Another birthday
 

Watch out for stormy weather today as Lou Christie celebrates his 67th birthday. Lightning my strike!

Side note - I saw him in concert with a ton of other popular acts back in the late 60s. Very good. :)

Congratulations Phil M.!
 

Congratulations to Phil Mickelson on his 3rd Masters. ;)

Texas Stadium - Gone!
 

Texas Stadium - Gone!

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.a...81474978166379

I don'ta thinka so...
 

Here we are, almost a year later....Ya still thinkin' that?

Playoffs have started...
 

Cliff Lee pitches another masterful post season game as Game 1 of ALDS goes to Texas Rangers over Tampa Bay Rays: 5-1.:D

NLDS Game 1 Goes To Philly - Wow!
 

Wow! Roy Halladay just completed a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a NLDS game 1 win 4-0. This is only the 2nd time in history that this has happened. The last time was Don Larsen's perfect game in 1956. Amazing!

Ken is telling it like it is. I don't think Tim's original intent was to stick it to the Right Wing, but Ken's comments certainly do make it clear that the last administration really screwed the pooch. Like Ken says, I hope Obama can dig his way out of the mess that he inherited, but I think he is going to have to make some hard choices that will require growing a serious set of gonads.
Why people can't see that the One Percenters, CEO's and old school politicians are the ones stealing our tax dollars, and doing their best to destroy the middle class ( Yes, that includes you, you Walmart shoppin', Rush Limbaugh worshipping, gun toting hillbillys out there ), I just can't understand. Yet they still vote these fools into office, and believe the crap they spew.
Here is the perfect example of lack of smarts....the guy who had his house burn to the ground today because he did not pay the local fire department $75.00 for his yearly coverage. His county in "redneckville" had the typical knee jerk reaction to voting to raise taxes to cover emergency services. In good old "right wing" fashion, they strongly voted for no new taxes, and left coverage up to individuals in the local communities to pay the $75.00 per year for fire dept. services. Well of course this guy did not pay, so he got no help and his house burned to the ground killing his dogs and cats as well. The moral of this story is that if the fools in the county had just done the math, and voted for the tax increase, they all would have paid 13 cents each to have full fire dept. coverage, and this guy's home would have been saved. I know I would rather pay 13 cents that $75.00 for a much needed service. Does that make me a socialist? No, just better at math that the hillbillys in redneckville.
Just remember, there is no such thing as "Trickle Down Economics" and there never will be with the human race. We are inherently greedy, and when given power and the opportunity to steal, people do. Anyone who is rich today and complaining about taxes should look to what the tax rate was on the rich and corporations back in the 1950's. It was about 90%! They have it easy today. The key to a strong USA is a strong middle class and fewer elite billionaires.

Trevor, did you say Walmart? I heard that this family of owners, the Waltons do nothing to contribute back to the people from the multi millions they pocket at the expense of mom and pop shops going under that can't fight the prices of 'made in china' Walmart big box stores.

Whether it's home items, simple clothes, furniture, hardware, appliances or electronics, they can under price everyone.

They do on the other hand hire a lot of people including the elderly but so does McDonalds and Burger King. At least there, most can tell the difference between processed food and real cooked food. How many can tell the difference between quality goods and Walmart bargains?

Yep, Walmart is pure evil. They hire folks, but you have to know their hiring practices to understand that even at that they are pure evil. They hire people at low wages, and keep their hours below 40 per week which does not qualify them for benefits of any kind. They are basically one step above slave owners. That is what big business is striving for. A slave work force.
The worst part is that these mega companies have so much pull in Washington, that no matter who we elect, the Walmarts of the world have the politicians in their back pocket. That leads to low wages, environmental destruction, a free ride on taxes for the corporations, and the conversion of the middle class to peasant slaves. The only winners are a few CEO's who take everything for themselves and hide the money in other countries. Just like **** Chaney.

Where possible....
 

Where possible and at all costs, I avoid shopping at Wal-Mart for several reasons, including those Trevor mentions. I choose to support what's left of American made products and will continue to do so.

Our Govt. is and has been getting way too big and the corruption continues on both sides of the party lines. It's going to take a serious shake-up of our apathetic mindset as a people to make a meaningful difference. Our Govt. continues to play on this to their advantage and our detriment. We're like friggin' sheep being led to the slaughter.

"Political Correctness" is destroying and will destroy this country unless swift and genuine change occurs soon. A complete and thorough house-cleaning is way overdue. I believe people who believe in and support our Constitution and Rule Of Law in this country are hearing and seeing just about all they can stomach. Nov. 2nd. will be very telling.

With no disrespect to others opinions and what has been discussed thus far about this topic, this thread is obviously taking a turn into what could become a political fire-storm. On that note, I will attempt to refrain from adding fuel to that potential fire and move on.

Interesting.
 

Thought this was very interesting:

http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf