Suzi, I'm so glad he's home and safe.
Teenagers are not easy.
Zoe: Yeah? Thought you'd get land crazy that long in port. Wash: Probably, but I've been sane a long while now, and change is good.
'Shindig'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Beverly - Feb 15, 2011 5:36:42 pm PST #23127 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
aurelia - Feb 15, 2011 5:37:55 pm PST #23128 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I wish the folks in Washington had to spend 6 months on regular people insurance and maybe they would get a clue.
I think their salaries and their health coverage should match the median salaries and coverage of the population.
My dear, darling child decided at lunch today to see if he could join the cast of Guys and Dolls
Ugh. That show is so not worth causing you that much worry.
Trudy Booth - Feb 15, 2011 5:42:45 pm PST #23129 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I got the big and littlest toes on each foot done. Wonder if I still have photos...
Hmm... I'm doing the big and second-littlest. We should talk!
meara - Feb 15, 2011 5:46:38 pm PST #23130 of 30001
I registered for the mixer and my aunts got it for me and then they went crazy buying accessories for it. We have a meat grinder too!
Heh--I inherited my grandmother's kitchenaid, and it included the meat grinder attachment. I stuck it in a drawer, never used it, and lost it somewhere along the way. A pasta attachment I might've considered!
DavidS - Feb 15, 2011 5:50:03 pm PST #23131 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Sad stats to consider when thinking of your baseball following friends in KC, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and DC:
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Kansas City, Baltimore, Washington and Pittsburgh aren't just bad. They are bad beyond logic. It's remarkable how these teams can stay so far down for so long with revenue sharing, draft advantages, the faster flow of information, front office turnover, etc. -- essentially remaining outside this period of parity.
Over the past seven years, the Royals, Orioles, Nationals and Pirates are 0-for-28 when it comes to winning seasons. Moreover, they have lost 91 games or more 22 times in those 28 seasons, including 93-plus losses for all four in each of the past two years.
--Tom Verducci
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However, I will note that KC has - by far - the best minor league system in baseball and will graduate a lot of top tier talent in the next two years. DC has two generational talents (potential Hall of Famers, barring injury) in Strasburg and Bryce Harper who will lead the team in 2012. And even Baltimore and Pittsburgh have been unable to squander their high draft picks and have strong cores that could bring them up to respectability.
Kat - Feb 15, 2011 5:54:28 pm PST #23132 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Suzi, I'm glad CJ is home safe and sound.
ARGH. I'm signing Noah up for AYSO. So I signed Grace up too. She should be an eyefull, right?
lisah - Feb 15, 2011 5:55:15 pm PST #23133 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
I thought Baltimore was doing a lot better at the end of last season?...or something...Signed, Knows NOTHING About Baseball but has a Lot of Civic Pride. Plus I went to one game and they won. And it was fun.
lisah - Feb 15, 2011 5:55:47 pm PST #23134 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
What's AYSO?
Amy - Feb 15, 2011 5:56:15 pm PST #23135 of 30001
Because books.
What's AYSO, Kat?
The Sottish Deerhound won Westminster! Whoo!
Lee - Feb 15, 2011 5:56:54 pm PST #23136 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I know! American Youth Soccer Organization!