Dunno, Lee. I have had some good luck at Cost Plus World Market, myself. But I've never bought a necklace online--oh, wait, I did, and it turned out to be really not what I was expecting, and rather difficult to put together with an outfit.

I have had good luck with Overstock, but it's hit or miss so it takes a few visits.

I need somebody to break it down much more simply.

I think one key to understanding baseball is listening to it on the radio. On the radio, the announcers have to explain everything that happens. On television, the announcers tend to say "what a great play" without describing it to those of us who looked down for a minute and missed it. If it's the Fox announcers, they'll keep talking about something completely irrelevant and not announce the play at all.

I'd like to go on record before it has a chance of sounding like sour grapes: this new wild card scheme sucks. Because they're playing two games on Friday, the Braves start at 5 p.m., which means that the outfielders will spend a good deal of the game staring straight into the sun.

Thanks! I will have to try those.

ETSY--as long as you have a search term

That's part of the problem. I have an image in my head of the kind of thing I want,but don't know how that would relate to actual words.

I was once told that I should learn to talk baseball so that one day when I marry my husband and I would have something to talk about.

I grew up with a smug assuredness that I could talk baseball for hours with my future spouse/partner/houseboy. And then I ended up with a guy whose knowledge of baseball is that it's a sport.

Good thing he's pretty.

(On the plus side, I can totally make shit up about baseball's rules and convince him they're true. Well, that works about half the time. And then for some actual rules he doesn't believe me.)

(I have actually taught him why the designated hitter rule is a desecration. Or, at the very least, when anyone mentions it, he knows to decry it.)

I could talk baseball for hours with my future spouse/partner/houseboy

I love that "houseboy" was a possibility you planned for.

I love baseball, but I tend to love MY team. The larger scope of a season and all the teams and stats is a little too much for me to bother about. Mostly I just love to watch a good game played by attractive men, I guess?

I have had good luck with Overstock, but it's hit or miss so it takes a few visits.

My last jewellery purchase from Overstock involved me sending back one earring, demanding a full refund, and getting it (I'd still rather have the earring--they were cute--don't seem to still be for sale though--nice spare, almost abstract representation).

I have never before had a French hook earring work itself out and somehow get so much air that I can't find where it went, even though I could feel it leave my ear. Also, the dragonfly pendants both came off the hook itself.

I'm a little grumpy at them, but pleased with the customer service.

Timelies all!

Luckily, both Gary and I are baseball fans. (Even if he jokes that we're in a mixed marriage- he's an Orioles fan and I'm a Yankees fan. We both cheer for the Nationals, though, so things are happy here. :))

Amazon's another spot for jewelry-- and maybe figuring out keywords.

And then for some actual rules he doesn't believe me.

The infield fly rule and the pitcher's balk?