OT 2/5/09 Are We There Yet? (how about now?)

but my thoughts usually only extend to beer, music, movies and sports. There’s gotta be a think tank that caters to my unique skillset out there SOMEWHERE.

This seems wise

http://www.wesabe.com/

David Beckham wants to stay in Italy and never play for LA Galaxy again. I hope the Galaxy cash in on Beckham, or at least get back what they paid; he wasted enough of their time and energy last season. He looks like he’s comfortable in Milan, which of course means several more unwarranted England call-ups; what nobody seems to realize is that David Beckham is, at 33, actually one of the younger “stars” in the Milan team (Gattuso, Seedorf, Nesta and Zambrotta are all older), so of course he’ll look good compared to a lot of the Milan players.

Stick him in a team like Man Utd or Barcelona, though, and he’d be exposed for what he is, old, slow, and one-dimensional.

This Is Spinal Tap is my second-most-favorite comedy ever made. But I really don’t get why they’re making another album. The first reunion album was bad, the Live 8 performance was mildly entertaining, can’t they just stop?

“If it was up your ass you’d know it!” When someone asks you where something is? It has to be pretty much my favorite phrase ever. A close second is “your Mom’s house” when replying to the question “Where are you going.” What are some of the other classics that never get old?

Boston Medical Group

Stop blaming the mountains

Can anyone recommend a good place to start? A place that is safe or credible?

I kinda feel like playing a game of Clue or Monopoly.

I used to as a kid – I remember especially having a lot of ~ 87-91 Topps, Upper Deck, Score, Fleer, Donruss, Leaf, etc. I stopped collecting cards (and baseball) for a long time. I got back into baseball in college, and bought a pack or two, but never really showed a serious interest in collecting.

In the last year or so, however, I’ve been collecting a little more. Nothing hardcore – I’m not buying the $100+ boxes of Sweet Spot and the like, but if I see a nice auto card for cheap on eBay, I’ll get it. A new card shop just opened up down the street from me, and so for the past year or so I’ll wander in on Saturday mornings and poke around, maybe buy a pack of Allen & Ginter or Goudey or base Topps.

Anyway, Topps and Upper Deck just released their 2009 Series 1 cards this week, and I think the hook is starting to sink a little deeper. I’ve been reading baseball card blogs to kill time at work, and I’ve finally filled the small card box I’ve been putting my packs into at home. I’ve been looking at the designs of then new cards online, and I was a little wary of the Topps, since some of the scans don’t work very well with the silver foil lettering. I broke down and went to target last night and bought five packs.

I have to say – I think this is a really good looking set of cards. The design allows for bigger photos, and I think the photography is better than in the past few years. I was also especially excited, because I managed to get an RRS card for my girlfriend (she loves him) and he only has a few other cards so far, none of which look very good.

This is about the point that I realize that this should probably be its own FanPost, but I’m lazy and don’t want to watch two seperate threads. Was just hoping to start a discussion about card collecting. Do you collect cards now? Are you hardcore into it? How long have you been collecting? What do you think about the new 2009 series?

When you eat an M & M before drinking a green superfood drink it will taste exactly like a lawn clipping smoothie.

(To quote Phil “The Bad Astronomer” Plait, “Click to embiggen.”)

Judd Apatow and Kevin Smith need to write a script together, and Apatow should direct and Smith should edit. It wasn’t as funny as the Apatow movies, but the script was cohesive and it was only 101 minutes long. And Apatow can keep Kevin Smith from his “I know nothing abut women and it shows” moments. They need to get on this.

I’m going to just go for it on my hard root beer tonight.

5 Gallons

1.5 lbs of Molasses
2.5 lbs of Malt extract (I may hit the homebrew supply up and get some pale malt though)
1 lb Honey Malt
1 lb Crystal 40L Malt
12 oz Maltodextrin
4 oz Dark Candi Sugar
4 oz Chocolate Malt
Dandelion Root (60 min, for bitterness)
2 Vanilla Beans
A Brewers Licorice Stick (to be decided on how much of it)
1 oz Wintergreen (I could have my Wintergreen and Sarsaparilla quanities crossed, need to check again)
2 oz Sarsaparilla
Ginger root (to be decided on how much of it)
Anise Pods (to be decided on quantity)
Spruce Extract at the end (very, very sparingly, maybe not at all)
Wyeast 1056 American Ale Yeast
Yeast Nutrient
I’m thinking, keep it in the primary until any sign of flocculation is done and transfer to the secondary for a week or two.
I’m a bit scared of over spicing it, since a lot of the sweetness will be fermented out, but the molasses, maltodextrin, crystal malt, and honey malt should all provide plenty of unfermentable sugars.
Wish me luck. I’ll post back on the end results and my exact recipe (and my readings from my hydrometer, ie, how much alcohol)
I’m thinking it’ll be 4.7% ABV.

Which is funny because I’m in no debt- anyway, I get this recorded call from either “Jill” or “Rick” asking about my credit card debt every single day at about 4:00.

The last two days I have clicked through to speak to a real person, and when I ask them not to call me anymore they hang up on me.

Has anybody had this happen to them and does anyone have any suggestions about how to make it stop?

Only game I could remember was Moonwalker…

A new study links exhaust fumes with increased lightning strikes. This one seems more credible than the trailer homes increase tornadoes study.

The best thing on the internet just got even better if that was even possible. Bring on April 6th!

If you are interested in returning for Season #6, I’d like you all to do me a favor. Go into your fantasy profiles. There is now an option to change your profile name to anything you want, instead of having to use your Yahoo ID. I’d like you all to change your nicknames to what your screenames are here on LL. That way, it’s easy for me to identify which team belongs to whom, and whom to invite back. Because apparently it is retroactive,so I can go into last years leagues and see the changes.

 Thank you.