OT: Christmas plans, traditions and other nonsense, Part Deux.
by msb on Dec 24, 2011 8:00 PM PST
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PrintNow we have reached Christmas Eve, and everyone is scattered about, driving hither, sitting yon, enjoying some quality family time. Unless, of course, you have already reached that moment when you say, "Excuse me but I really have to check my email, honestly, it won't be a moment" and hare off to hide in that spare room with the computer and start surfing for anything that will tide you over yet another discussion of Aunt Helen's corns.
So .... continuing the holiday traditions theme-- is there a movie that you have to watch each Christmas Day? A particular holiday cd/LP that gets dragged out each year? Something more recent that bids fair to becoming a new tradition (coughDoctorWhoChristmasSpecialcough)?
If you managed to hold out on checking LL until Christmas day, did you try something new this year, foodwise? A different side, a turducken, some new baked item that won't be making a return?
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This will be the second year that my girlfriend's family and I go to eat dinner at McCormick and Schmick's
A little pricier but saves the cooking and clean up time.
2011 Safeco Field Record: 1-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 13-5
I seem to gravitate to the Tabernacle choir and St. Olaf's PBS music every year (they were on last night).
I bought A Christmas Story to take to the folks tomorrow. I just finished watching the worst bowl game in the history of college football and am now wrapping presents sans tape (hello glue stick) while watching a few minutes of The Sound of Music.
My best Christmases have been spent in the snow, either solo or with friends, snowshoeing. We’re a little light here at the moment but did get some snow today so a mountain trip might be in order Monday.
Die Hard
Best Christmas movie ever, I watch it every year.
by Cascadian Man on Dec 24, 2011 9:25 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
I would kill to watch a movie on Christmas Day.
But I have to catch up with all of the family, immediate and extended. I live 3000 miles from all of them and they want to hear all about my life. Blah, blah, blah.
On the plus side, we’re starting the tradition of having bloody marys while we open presents. It’s going to be a long day of drinking and dealing with family.
I didn't realize that Greg was buried
Carp said it turned out to be Halman’s family who were providing most of the support to the players, before they laid their son to rest wearing the Mariners uniform that had made him so proud when he’d reached the Major Leagues.
by wazzu93 on Dec 24, 2011 11:40 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I found that out from one of Shannon's articles :(
Which contained some perspectives from those on the Kinheim club and was probably the saddest thing I’ve read in a long time.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 25, 2011 1:32 AM PST up reply actions
7pm Christmas day for me now.
I ate too much, but damn it was good.
No cricket like normal – bigger family thing tomorrow so it’ll be then instead. So I took my three nephews and niece to the park and chased them around instead. We tend to do physical stuff rather than tv, etv.
Good times.
Nothing new food wise this year, but I did the ham this year. Marmalade, brown sugar and seeded mustard is the best glaze ever.
by Aussie Mariner on Dec 25, 2011 12:15 AM PST reply actions
That glaze does sound good, think I'll try it next time I make ham
by Craptastic-J on Dec 25, 2011 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
It's the bomb.
Cup of marmalade, cup of brown sugar, tablespoon of mustard. You can use any but we prefer seeded.
Our method: Cover ham in foil, cook for two hours at 180C, remove from oven, remove foil and cover in half of glaze, return to oven uncovered on 210C for 30 min. Add juice of a squeezed orange to remainder of glaze then baste ham with it every ten minutes for an hour. Voila, delicious tasty ham!
by Aussie Mariner on Dec 26, 2011 1:02 AM PST up reply actions
I wish I would have read this when I had the ability to make it.
Now I’m just hangry at work. Thanks for the recipe
by Craptastic-J on Dec 26, 2011 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
This is the second time in a week that I've seen the term "hangry."
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 26, 2011 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
Was the first use as annoying as this one?
Or should I feel like a plagiarizer? I didn’t read it anywhere I don’t think, but I’m not claiming invention, for many reasons.
Also, ham.
by Craptastic-J on Dec 26, 2011 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
No, I like to think of it as the answer to the question about the third word ending in -gry.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
Well now I'm going to be digging for as long as it takes to find that word.
Orangry, Purplgry…
by Craptastic-J on Dec 27, 2011 1:24 AM PST up reply actions
Silvergry
It’s suspected that it’s just something that was made up to annoy people who like to think about things.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 27, 2011 1:25 AM PST up reply actions
I imagine that's why lots of things exist.
To torture me that is. And others too I guess, but it’s late and the solipsist is taking over
by Craptastic-J on Dec 27, 2011 1:33 AM PST up reply actions
There's something to use as often as possible.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
I like watching Scrooged.
I know that parts of it are so rooted in the 80s that they’re probably unintelligible now to the younger set, and that’s only going to get worse over time, but I still get a kick out of it. I mean, Bill Murray and all.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
I'd watch Lee Majors save the North Pole from terrorists.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
"When Attila da Hun saw his mudda...Niagra Falls."
by sanford_and_son on Dec 27, 2011 8:20 AM PST up reply actions
I KNOW!
I quote it all the time and it almost always falls on deaf ears. The delivery of that line is just soooo New Yorky and funny, I love it.
by sanford_and_son on Dec 27, 2011 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
Please tell Dave 'Merry Christmas' for me.
by truemsfan on Dec 25, 2011 10:12 AM PST up reply actions 5 recs
It has been suggested
That I pour out some beer from the nearby Ommegang brewery. I may have to do that…
Ommegang has some very nice brews for those who like the Belgian style.
If you do get a bottle to pour for Dave, be sure to try at least a few sips. This time of year I would go with either Three Philosophers or Adoration (their winter brew). If you like the lighter bodied stuff you can’t go wrong with Hennepin or their Belgian pale ale.
No power
Do you think Santa found out I stayed up all night play call of duty and drinking a bottle of Scotch with my roommate?
No traditional watching on Christmas Day,
but when we decorate the family tree (usally the first weekend in December), we always watch Christmas Vacation. I thought I was going to miss out on that this year since I came up in the middle of December, luckily though, the family waited until I was in town to do it.
It’s funny how as I’ve gotten older, I have come to appreciate traditions more and more.
by seattle_since_81 on Dec 25, 2011 9:34 PM PST reply actions
I think I just started a new XMas tradition of being hung over by the end of the night.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
This got cut off the in the other OT, but can anyone recommend a decent bottle of scotch?
I want to splurge a little bit, but keep it pretty reasonable.
SB recommended Lagavulin, but a few reviews said it’s not for the casual scotch drinker, I’m a casual scotch drinker.
Glenfiddich's a good one to begin with, Talisker if you want something stronger.
You should definitely buy a miniature of Lagavulin/Laphroaig though, just to see if you like Islays. I’m a pretty casual drinker too but I prefer them.
I did now!
Great info, thanks.
I’m intrigued by the 12 year Macallan you recommended. I’ll have to go check out what my local has, I doubt we have the selection you guys have over there. Might have to pick up a few smaller bottles, depending on what I can find.
Thanks again.
oops!
I meant to add that there is another speyside single malt that I neglected to mention, probably because Washington state quit importing it. The brand is Cardhu and, when we had it, it ran just under $40. Give it a whirl if your state has it.
My scotch history is very limited
I bought a bottle of Johnny Walker Gold label and it was definitely enjoyable. It’s got a smokiness flavor to it and it may or may not be overpowering. It’s a blended scotch too.
The other bottle I had was Glenlivet 21 years. I liked this one a lot. It’s a sweeter than the Johnny Walker Gold Label and seems to be easier to drink. It has a little bit of smokiness to it, but not a whole lot. It’s also a single malt.
The blended scotches tend to have that almost barfy kind of flavor to them.
Stay away from any scotch that doesn’t say “single malt” on the label. There are different “styles” of scotch so it’s a good idea to talk to someone at your local liquor store that knows something about them so you can get an idea what to expect from each region.
I always recommend starting with the highland malts as they tend to be the smoothest and easier on the palette than the Islays which can get pretty peaty. The Speyside malts are generally fairly sweet but start to get a bit more peaty. yada yada yada…
Try going to different higher end bars and try a new single every week/month or whatever your fancy. The bartenders will always be able tell you what the scotch drinkers are ordering so you can figure your taste by the shot as opposed to the bottle.
Blended whiskies are fine. You just need to know what you're getting.
Like with any other scotch, quality depends on the process and ingredients; blended malt whiskies can be as good, or even better in some cases, than single malts. Compass Box has some really excellent ones out on the market right now.
So what did everybody get this year? Best present? Worst? Funniest?
For me the best present was a nice set of surround sound speakers for the tv , worst was the movie Copout and funniest was the Star Trek cookbook.
Being a college student the most excited I was for a gift were a box of three boxer shorts and 6 pairs of socks.
I opened it and was like YES! I needed these. Otherwise I got the Band of Brothers Special Collector’s Edition Tin and a very nice North Face Jacket.
Good stuff on the whole.
- Best would be difficult. From my dad’s side, I got a bunch of hiking gear (rainproof coat, windproof liner, pole, socks), but my mom gave me some DVDs (Down by Law, Space Ghost: Coast to Coast Season 3, Mr. Show Season 3). I’ll get use out of both, definitely.
- I don’t really have a worst, except my uncle gave me a Starbucks gift card that I probably won’t use.
- Funniest might be my grandma on my dad’s side giving some, but not all of the grandchildren, money inside a puzzle box that you had to solve first before opening it.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 26, 2011 11:25 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Burn in hell Howard Schultz
I have a few of those sbucks cards in a drawer somewhere
by Craptastic-J on Dec 26, 2011 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
My grandmother does the money-in-a-puzzle-box thing also, and when we open presents we try to do it at the same time.
Then it becomes a fun race and not just everybody opening envelopes full of money and trying to outdo each other on how thankful they are.
It’s hilariously awkward that she gives only some of the kids the money, though.
Copout?? Worst?? Man I thought that movie was funny. Maybe I should watch it again
My worst: The flu. Fuck you random guy in bell square for getting my sick for xmas.
Best: HP Touchpad. This thing is pretty awesome. Took me a whole 5 minutes to get android running on it.
Best that I didn’t get to give you ask? I had a white elephant gift of a bag of candy and a singing Justin Beiber toothbrush. The flu kinda kept me from going and giving it away though, so YAY! I think it will be my dog’s new toothbrush
Copout was criminally underrated.
Tracy Morgan is fantastic.
by the other side on Dec 26, 2011 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
The only thing criminal about it would be Kevin Smith retiring after doing Copout and Red State.
Another director that peaked too early.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 26, 2011 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
Between the Wife and I,
We got Skyward Sword, Forza 4, Tiger Woods 2012, and the two gun Cabelas game.
We’re never leaving our house again.
We also had two awesome family christmases, one at her parents and one at mine.
We got to surprise my dad with a 52 inch tv, so that was pretty cool. He was forced in to early retirement and has really wanted a new tv for a while, felt good.
Best present though-
We did secret santa stockings this year. My grandma drew me, and stuffed mine full of three or four pounds of the best beef jerky ever made. Nothing else, just jerky. By far my favorite stocking ever.
Hmm
Best has to be my kindle fire, love it. Along with a sweet Ndub casual industries hat. Don’t really have a worst.
by the other side on Dec 26, 2011 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
Alrighty
Best: Audio Technica ATH-M50 headphones
2nd Best: The complete works of H.P. Lovecraft. It’s 1000+ pages and bound beautifully.
3rd Best: Skyward Sword and Uncharted 3
Worst: So much candy. I do not need more candy.
by Cascadian Man on Dec 26, 2011 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
New ski boots!
I had no idea it was possible to get a pair that didn’t hurt like crazy. Apparently the ski manufacturers have realized that not everyone has bony calves and narrow feet.
Worst gift? I don’t know. Socks? But I’m at the point in life where getting new socks is awesome.
Presents!
Best: Either the Chival Regal Royal Salute 21 Year Old from my brother or the Invicta watch from my wife.
Worst: A case of Red Bull as a Yankee Swap gift
Funniest: subscription to a gentleman’s magazine that features women with gigantic booties; from my brother as payback for the Christmas joke gift I got him (a four-foot tall black Santa). We have a family tradition that started between my father and his brother that, every Christmas, you exchange a terribly horrendously ugly or offensive gift that needs to be displayed prominently in your house throughout the year.
I got a PS3
I think my mum felt bad about me only having one thing to unwrap and got me a history of Marvel comics book, which is great but I guess is worst by default.
I ended up buying the worst present overall for my dad. I ordered a three-disc Thin Lizzy DVD but was instead sent a Gerard Depardieu film. I didn’t open the package until a few days ago so didn’t have time to return it :(
by Eyeball Kid on Dec 26, 2011 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
If you need any recommendations on PS3 games to get, feel free to ask away.
by Cascadian Man on Dec 26, 2011 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
Well I already bought Skyrim and Uncharted 3 came with the console so I think I'm set for a while.
I’ll get The Show when it comes out but I don’t know much about the rest of the PS3 catalogue, so recommend away.
Batman: Arkham City has got nothing but good reviews.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
I heard you can play it through a second time as Catwoman?
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
There are sections you can play as Catwoman. I believe there are also sections where you can play as Nightwing(Robin).
However, I did not get to experience these sections, because they require a code to activate. And since I played a Gamefly copy, I didn’t feel like paying for the code.
Best had to have been the Star Wars Complete Saga Blu-ray box set.
Although the Planet of the Apes (original movies) Blu-ray box set and Disneyland Kinect game are close. Worst would have to be a t-shirt that was 2 sizes too big. So. Much. Candy… Candy would would have to be the worst too, since I told my mom not to give me any. As far as funny goe, didn’t really get anything funny.
by Patrick Stites on Dec 26, 2011 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
I enjoyed everything I got this year
4 sweatshirts
A sonicare
This T-Shirt
by Mariner John on Dec 26, 2011 2:19 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
My haul!
The Cook’s Illustrated cookbook
Rustic Fruit Desserts cookbook
The Perfect Scoop cookbook
an AMAZING food thermometer
pot holders
Le Creuset pie pan
ceramic pie weights
blue diamond earrings
WWE 12 for Xbox
Santino Marella shirt (also wrestling related)
negligee FROM MY MOTHER
the complete Looney Tunes dvd box set (including those crazy World War 2 racist propaganda ones)
a knife bag for pastry school
homemade tortillas
and tickets to the WWE Smackdown taping at Key Arena in February
I was massively spoiled this year.
I was lucky enough to get a negligee from my mother for Christmas in 1988.
Fortunately my wife had already opened the Mark Langston jersey that my mother had gotten “her” so I had an idea of what I was in for.
We had pretty much EVERYONE in the family at that particular gathering. One of my uncles still calls me “Teddy” to this day.
by ToddK on Dec 26, 2011 5:27 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
hmmm.
a three-way tie between my Frosted Flakes cereal bowl, a Brookstone Wireless Weather Forecaster with “color-changing beacon” (I see that supposedly a thunderstorm is imminent) and the “Smiley’s People” dvd. I have hopes that “Tinker, tailor, soldier,spy” is still coming from some one else, so I may watch them in order, once more. Closest I come to a ‘worst’? lavender bath salts. Bath salts are great, lavender not so much.
I first thought that said color changing bacon.
by wazzu93 on Dec 26, 2011 6:03 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I got a $100 Mariners gift card!
I also got one last year that I haven’t used. I’m considering trying out the Diamond Club experience.
There’s more, but they’re all kind of boring.
May not have been the best
But I thought it was really cool.
Got a single pack of baseball cards as a stocking stuffer and the first card in it was a Dustin Ackley Rookie Debut Card. May never be worth anything but just a really cool happenstance.
All I got was two books, a $50 check and a set of Old Spice man-smellies.
I’m still really happy with how this winter break has turned out despite the fact that my house caught fire and I missed out on both internships I applied for. (That by itself should have made this the worst stretch of college ever.)
I got to see my best friend for the first time in more than a year and a half, I spent time with one of my sisters for the first time in six months, I spent time with my other sister and her two sons, I got to spend nearly a week with my mother and her new beau, I’m staying with a really good friend of mine right now, get to meet a special girl in Spokane and get to see a friend in Seattle, all while covering three basketball games in four days while up north. I’ll have ended up covering 10 basketball games over Christmas break when all is said and done, and that’s pretty awesome in itself. That I got to see all of the family and friends whom I’m close with makes it amazing.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 27, 2011 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
I looked in my Christmas stocking, and there wasn't Prince Fielder
He wasn’t under the tree, either. It was still a good Christmas
Way late on this, but it's a great topic.
Best: This wasn’t technically meant to be a Christmas present, but on Christmas Eve my uncle gave me his old TRS-80 Model 100, along with pristine carrying case, cassette recorder, external accoustic couplers, and dot matrix printer. I’d always looked up to him and his journalism career, and lately I’ve been accumulating old computers, so this was special for a few different reasons. I’m looking forward to tinkering with it.
Worst/Funniest: From one relative, a set of novelty post-its with a picture of ducks and the text “Webbed Pages” accompanied by a pencil that looks like a tree.
I also gave myself a Christmas present – a new car! Well, a decade-old car, but it’s so monumentally nicer and better than anything else I’ve owned, it seems new to me.
There's no way this can be used to track a vehicle is there?
http://www.usglobalsat.com/p-62-bu-353-w.aspx#images/product/large/62.jpg
Seriously though,
in a larger city, with a lot of buildings taller than 12 floors, in close proximity, it would probably be less useful than one might think.
I would add that GPS service is pretty much everywhere these days and if your vehicle is newer than ‘07, it’s most likely got the tech on-board whether you want it or not.
Nearest 12 story building is 500-600 miles away.
I drive an older vehicle that has no built in GPS.
I was given one of those things to use for work, and the paranoid side of me wants to think they can use it to log my coordinates. I know they can’t use it to real time track me or anything, but I turn in an in progress map every week, and I’m worried they could have a log in that attaches to that file.
Making a new website.
I’m starting a website. Something simple. A blog basically. But it is the first time I have done it. I’m somewhat tech-smart, but I’ve never made a website before so I could use help on getting started and knowing which is the best way to start your own blog and not on blogger.
- Which domain host site? Here is a list of the “10 best of 2011” so do those ones all look legit? I know I’ve always heard “dont use godaddy or any of those really popular domain sites” but I’m not sure what the difference is between godaddy or something else if I’m just buying a domain name. How much is it going to cost to get a regular, unpopular domain name, I just can’t tell if fees are monthly/yearly/one time or whatever.
- Software for making and designing a website? Same as before, I think I can navigate with software that requires a little more techie knowledge but still something that’s user friendly. I’m using a MacBook if that makes a difference.
Thanks for any help you could provide. Hoping to get this new site up soon!
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I've been using GoDaddy for 5 years, have five domain names registered, one hosting package, and a ton of MySQL databases
Never had any problems.
I may be switching away for off topic reasons (google it), but as far as the product is concerned I’ve never had anything close to a problem with it.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
And $10 a year is what I pay for each of mine, including the quasi-desirable washingtonhighways.org
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
And yay for comment barrage
But if you can fake your way through CSS and have a basic knowledge of HTML, I’d install Wordpress- I use it in non-blog form (most obvious on wyomingroutes.org)- found a theme I liked, doctored the script so I liked the aesthetics, and then it’s really easy to write new pages.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
In addition to this, what kind of limitations would I face if I just used Wordpress for everything?
Run a blog, pay for the domain through Wordpress… is there anything wrong with doing that?
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by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 26, 2011 7:03 PM PST up reply actions
Nice. Without getting into politics, is it SOPA related? and we can end it at that.
So if I install Wordpress, find a theme I like, and it’ll do most of the work itself? Can I have stuff like an email or does that have to do with godaddy.com or another hosting site?
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by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 26, 2011 6:15 PM PST up reply actions
SOPA isn't politics, it's fucking lunacy and every single person or "body of people" who supports it should be sent to Somalia
end Author statement
by Matthew on Dec 26, 2011 6:18 PM PST up reply actions 16 recs
Yes, and I don't really want to support a company that has at one point supported it, even if they have rescinded that support
I think you’d have to go through whoever your host is to set up email- that wouldn’t be directly included in Wordpress
Exactly- find CMS based themes, and then you can set it up to display a static page instead of the most recent post, and then it looks just like a website. The community has developed pretty extensive plug-in scripts, so if you need to do something fancy you can usually google it and there’s a plugin that does whatever you need.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Awesome. Thanks.
I will do more research on Wordpress. I thought of it more like “blogger” or “tumblr” but not as a site that helps you run your own website without “wordpress.something.com” or whatever.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 26, 2011 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
StatCorner runs on DreamHost and they've always been good to me and if you use them I can give you a referral code
which would directly help support keeping StatCorner online! End shilling.
Cool. Do you use Wordpress or have another suggestion? I suppose with StatCorner you may need something more advanced?
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by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 26, 2011 6:17 PM PST up reply actions
StatCorner is 100% hand-coded
but I’ve used wordpress a lot. I like it. A suggestion perhaps before delving into the world of pay sites is if it’s mostly a blog, try tumblr first to make sure you’re committed to updating it regularly.
Actually ran two tumblrs and killed them because I didn't want to keep up with that material.
This time around, it’s more than a tumblr and something I really believe in, so no worries on it ending soon. At least if I pay for it, I might have that 5% extra motivation to not quit.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 26, 2011 6:22 PM PST up reply actions
I don't really have a preference as to what domain host as long as it works and is well-regarded.
So if you want to send me the referral code, I’ll check it out. You can email it to kennethstein82@gmail.com.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 26, 2011 6:35 PM PST up reply actions
No need for e-mail.
It’s dreamhost.com and the referral code is KingFelix (case insensitive)
I spent Christmas alone with my dog
Stupid airline pet embargo :(
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
heLLp!
For the Girl in Question, a big fan of scotch and bourbon, I purchased a set of high quality tumblers for her sipping pleasure. They are presently en route via UPS. To go with the glasses, I was looking for a good kit of sipping stones. I’ve searched liquor stores and some higher end culinary/grocery stores including the Metropolitan Market, but have yet to find that which I seek. Do any of LLushes know where to buy these locally?
Yeah, I saw these.
But due to shipping, I was hoping to buy them locally instead of ordering them.
Some minor googling brought me to...
Here Scroll down, it appears the SAM gift shop has them.
by Patrick Stites on Dec 27, 2011 2:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Well that is just nifty!
I smell a nice afternoon at the museum coming up.
Further proof that being a douchenozzle while working in customer service never pays.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
It's even on MSNBC site. Oops!
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
I imagine they have the side of an old airplane somewhere in the office adorned with their industry "kills".
Throw another suit stamp on the fuselage Mike, he went down in flames.
If there's one thing we can all take from this is that you do not challenge the Internet.
The Internet can and will crush you at any moment of it’s choosing. Pay it heed and give reverence, for you may be spared it
s unmerciful wrath.
Oh, Scottie.
A report that Prince Fielder may take a three-year deal at $26 million per season was shot down by his agent Scott Boras. “Not only is that inaccurate and delusional, but it seems that some people have gotten into their New Year’s Eve stash just a little bit early this year,” Boras told ESPNChicago.com on Tuesday.
Yes, a trailer that plays out like a College Humor sketch is a real movie.
Danny Trejo, playing the Epic Beard Man, going on various misadventures that are…badass, apparently? At least that’s what we’re supposed to believe.
A feature-length movie inspired by an Internet meme. Hollywood is truly through the looking glass.
Hobo with a shotgun is a real movie too
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
It was the next step after making a tv show out of Shit My Dad Says.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
In another post, Kermit mentioned finding his dad's house on Google Earth
Over the last few years, I’ve been fascinated watching the changes made to our old house by its most recent owner. He/she took a 1958 Eastside split-level and transformed it. The top level, facing the street, is now in the Mediterranean style … the six-foot wood fence in front came down to be replaced by a piazza with wrought iron and statuary, palmettos planted in the front yard, a row of shaped yews went in next to a now-paved sideyard, and the entire frontage of the house (including what was once the garage) was given a shaped-facing, small windows, and then stuccoed and painted. Google Earth shows us that they also built a huge deck off the living room extending over what was once a little bit of patio in the back.
I soooooooo want to know what it now looks like inside.
holy crap the smallish Bellevue house I grew up in is now worth $810K
I think it was added on to since we moved 25 years ago, but it’s still a 2100SF house worth almost a million dollars. Bellevue!
Our neighborhood hasn't reached those lofty heights
but the house is still “worth” almost twice as much as my dad sold it for some 15 years ago…
Google earth and people are kind of mind blowing, in the subtleties.
Putting a date on my dad’s place, for instance. Nearly everything is the same. He has the same vehicles for decades, and parks them in the same places. So do most of the neighbors. Except for knowing specific details like when he switched from gravity irrigation to sprinkler circles, when he rotates his crops and which field, removed a ditch, etc., it could be any point in time over the last 20 years.
Make overs like your old house or the sudden increase in pdb’s old house MIT be kind of extreme, or they might not. I don’t know. My own perspective is slow, negligible, subtle changes. The different perspectives are interesting. I don’t know what they mean, if anything, but it’s interesting.
It happens on LL too. Like the OT this year where people were talking about suits and dress shirts.
Different perspectives, backgrounds, usually it’s all background noise. But then sometimes it’s not.
I don't know if it does this on Google Earth...
but if you zoom in on Google Maps on Mountain Loop Highway beyond Verlot, the terrain abruptly switches from summer to winter, and not consistently.
Just something weird I found while messing around with it.
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by JY on Dec 28, 2011 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
So apparently, Boston has decided to start selling it's farm for relievers.
First the Melancon trade, and now this:
According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, the Red Sox have acquired closer Andrew Bailey from the A’s.
Josh Reddick is headed to Oakland, possibly in a package of other prospects. Bailey, 27, has a 2.07 career ERA and 9.0 career K/9 through three major league seasons. He’s expected to serve as Boston’s primary ninth-inning man in 2012, pushing the newly-acquired Mark Melancon into a setup role. Bailey is eligible for arbitration for the first time this winter and is under team control through 2014. More to come.
The funny thing is not any one of the players heading Oakland's way are considered "top" prospects.
Reddick’s probably the best of the lot and he’s really no more than a 4th outfielder on a good baseball team.
Yeah, but what is Andrew Bailey really? Or more importantly, what is he to the A's?
He’s a closer for a team that will win 75 games at most, that needs as much offensive help as they can get, and entering arbitration with 3 years of club control left. He’s a good closer but he’s also gotten slightly worse each year. At least Josh Reddick has a small possibility of turning into something.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 29, 2011 9:14 AM PST up reply actions
I don't argue that; Bailey's really nothing more than a decent reliever with a "closer" label attached.
My comment was more directed at “Boston selling its farm”. Neither Head nor Alcantara were anything more than organizational fodder and Reddick is pretty much redundant with Kalish around. In the grand scheme of things none of these guys had much of a future with the team – it’s not like they traded Middlebrooks, Bogaerts or Ranaudo or anything.
That's an incomplete argument.
Unless you believe that Andrew Bailey has a 0% chance of turning into something more valuable.
I don't know that he'll be more valuable than his rookie season, but no, it's not 0%.
Can someone remind me of his injury history? Has he missed significant time in each of the last two years, as well?
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by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 29, 2011 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
An idea I'd never thought of before:
Instead of having 52.14 weeks/year plus a leap day every ~4 years, why not have 52 weeks and tack on a leap week every 5 or 6 years? A benefit would be that calendar dates become stationary to days of the week which in turn could be one of the sleeper benefits, a seemingly small change that actually generates a huge summation of saved efficiency.
Would it really be beneficial for calendar dates to always land on the same day of the week?
One of the trade-offs of having my birthday occasionally land on a Wednesday is knowing that sometimes it’s on a weekend. Should the fourth of July always be on a Friday or Monday for the sake of three day weekends? Will Christian groups create pressure for Christmas to be on a certain day of the week?
I can see the positives to having this type of calendar, but the can of worms it would open would be outrageous. Outrageous worms.
Good point. Having Christmas and New Year's on a Sunday kind of stinks, since vacation days don't all line up.
But you’d never need another calendar. Page-a-day calendar sales would plummet.
by yuniform on Dec 28, 2011 4:06 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Some people write on their calendars.
by Eyebrows on Dec 29, 2011 2:03 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
That last bit about Sesame Street explains quite a lot
Certainly why it was translated into so many languages.
I never understood why anybody would get married so close to the holidays.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
It makes the whole thing so much worse.
Ah winter break, the one time of year I can truly sit back and rela-NOPE GO HELP THESE PEOPLE YOU HARDLY SEE ORGANIZE THEIR ENTIRE LIVES AND VISIT WITH YOUR ENTIRE EXTENDED FAMILY EVERY DAY FOR TWO WEEKS AT THE SAME TIME.
by Cascadian Man on Dec 29, 2011 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
If any of you (maybe JY particularly) is interested:
They’re live streaming an Australian Baseball League game in (I think) about an hour from the team that includes prospects(?) Denny Almote and James Jones. No idea if they’re in the lineup however as I can’t seem to find one in the brief look I had (I’m at work).
by Aussie Mariner on Dec 28, 2011 11:38 PM PST reply actions
Also assuming you're up at crazy hours.
by Aussie Mariner on Dec 28, 2011 11:38 PM PST up reply actions
I am, but the feed was pretty bad.
It was some dude in the stands back of third base with a handheld.
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by JY on Dec 29, 2011 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
Lame.
At least I don’t feel bad for missing it since I was at work.
At least Almonte hit some dingers!
by Aussie Mariner on Dec 30, 2011 12:17 AM PST up reply actions
Link tool please on twitter URLs.
SBN chokes on their stupid symbols
I do wonder where Edgar would stand in HOF voting if he was a bad 1st baseman his whole career.
I don’t know that he would have made it in by now, but certainly would seem unquestionable that he would make it in eventually. I would think.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 29, 2011 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
He would probably be a first- or second-ballot Hall of Famer.
People are stupid. Anti-DH people are even more stupid.
I agree with you in principal, and smite me if you must, but I don't think Edgar had "first ballot" numbers, from what I understand about how hard it is to get in on the first go-around.
A top-notch triple slash line, but not the career power numbers I would usually expect for writers to put him in from the get-go. Especially if he was a “first baseman” as compared to if you give those numbers to a SS or 2B.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 29, 2011 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
My guess is the hitting heroics narrative and Edgar's reputation as a class act would have endeared himself to enough voters to get in on an early ballot.
By and large voters are cognizant that he was one of the greatest hitters of his generation; they don’t have qualms with Edgar the player in the Hall. They’re using Edgar qua DH as a platform to curmudgeonly hold on to their outdated beliefs that a DH is somehow not a real position.
Another Edgar note:
Larry Granillo of Baseball Prospectus culled old minor-league notes for some of today’s possible HOFs
Edgar Martinez:
1988 The Sporting News Baseball Yearbook: “Smooth fielder can make contact but lacks corner power.”
1989 TSN: “Pure hitter with solid defense makes Jim Presley available for trade.”
by msb on Jan 8, 2012 7:48 PM PST up reply actions
LL AV nerds:
So I’ve finally ventured into the awesome world of having an 42 inch LED TV. Now it’s time to step into the Blu-Ray player game. What kind of basic specs should I be looking for? It looks like BR players are a lot cheaper these days, but I’d like a quality one so I’m willing to drop $200-300 or so. Thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
by sanford_and_son on Dec 30, 2011 10:27 AM PST reply actions
Your best BluRay player is still going to be a PS3.
It’ll be the only one that keeps up with software updates consistently and has all the other features of any other BluRay player (and then some).
Even the awesome Marantz that I bought that promised “lifetime updates” according to the company when I bought it had announced EOL and if they make another revision to the BR spec I’m out of luck. The PS3 will at least be supported by Sony for another 5+ years, if their support of the PS2 has been any indication.
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Hmmm, you make excellent points. And I see the PS3 is within my price range too these days. Very tempting!
by sanford_and_son on Dec 30, 2011 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, and a genreal AV tip - buy AmazonBasics cables or go to a site like Monoprice.
Never pay for brand name cables, it’s not worth it. And this is coming from someone that works closely with and loves everyone I’ve ever met from Monster. Great people, hideously expensive pricing structure.
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I just bought an AmazonBasics cable and can confirm that it works beautifully.
I’m still a bit puzzled that the console came with a Blu-ray movie included but no HDMI cable.
by Eyeball Kid on Dec 30, 2011 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
I'm sure it was a cost-saving measure at first, but it makes sense to me for other reasons.
What size are they supposed to send, 2m? That means that some will have to buy one because they are 8 feet out, and others will have to have that rather stiff, large diameter cable rolled up around back when it’s parked a half a meter out.
Neither option is that appealing to me, I’d rather be required to get one of my own and not have to pay for a cable twice and have one sitting in my extra cable box somewhere.
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I agree with most of this
The only thing is that it might lead people to buy extortionately priced cables. I realise this has nothing to do with Sony, but maybe if they included a leaflet with advice on buying a cable…
I can't speak to the quality of AmazonBasics cables (oddly enough), but Monoprice's are excellent.
I’ve bought switch boxes, optical audio cables, and even long runs of HDMI (which apparently need to be very high quality to prevent problems), and they all were extremely high quality. Their quality to price ratio is insane.
If that's your budget, definitely the PS3.
And as mentioned above, don’t spend any more than a few bucks for an HDMI cable.
I didn't catch this yesterday, but Verizon is adding a $2 fee for single bill payments via online or phone
I was ready to slam them until I found out that AutoPay is exempt from the fee. It’s only for people who pay bill by bill. So now I’m in the “I’m fine with it” category since I generally support companies charging a la carte style in the hopes of keeping of the base price lower
I love when this happens
Company: “We are implementing a new fee.”
Customers: “Boooo!”
Company: “We are no longer implementing a new fee.”
As someone that works for a bank and understands the allure and necessity of fee income, I don’t begrudge companies from charging such fees; it’s calling them “convenience charges” that really aggravates me. These fees are usually attached to a process that typically reduces overhead costs, e.g. online payments. Paying a bill in person at a store? Yeah, slap a “convenience charge” fee on that.
I just find the arrogance of a company charging you a fee so you can pay them another fee breathtaking
and I’m a Verizon customer. I am all for companies making a profit, but when they start charging what my wife calls “fuck you fees”, I really start to lose it.
by pdb on Dec 30, 2011 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I see it as a company saying
“We’d really prefer people pay their bills in these other ways so lets add a disincentive to paying this way.” Usually because “this way” costs the company some overhead or something. Since there was a rather easy way (AutoPay for one) to avoid the fee, I don’t see it as a fuck you fee.
Or, to turn it around, Verizon probably incurs some costs unique to handling/supporting bill to bill online payments. With no fee attached to paying that way, those costs are currently spread out among all customers. In other words, my bill is minusculely higher because Verizon has to cover those costs through other means. I’m in effect subsidizing others.
For most companies, the costs associated with automated ACH transactions and manual electronic payments is negligible since both are processed similarly.
If there is a difference in overhead costs, it’s usually in the tracking of manual payments. Most well-run companies have their own automatic reconciliation processing in place which obviously doesn’t cost as much as paying someone to do a manual reconciliation.
The true benefit to companies in autopayments is that it significantly reduces the average collection period since the company now has the authorization to take the payment when due instead of waiting for you to get off your ass and make the payment.
I don't mind companies building that fee into their pricing.
However, if they want to do it that way, the company should be up front about it. Geico gave me the base cost of the policy and then what it would cost to have different payment schedules.
Don’t start charging me an additional fee after I’ve already signed up for your service because upper level management just figured out the Accounts Receivable Department spends a lot of money on employee salaries to process the inbound money.
I'm very uncomfortable with autopay, and I'm not really sure why anybody would do it
Bill me for the service, and I’ll pay you. I don’t want a company pulling money out of my bank account without me explicitly consenting to the amount every time- what if there’s an error on their end? If my cell phone bill is $50 and something happens and Verizon pulls $500, that’s not good! What if I’m out of town and can’t check on it?
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And it's not "OMG THE CORP0RATIONS ARE EVIL AND ARE TAKING MYU MONEY!!!1"
It’s “I trust Verizon to bill correctly, but shit happens. I highly doubt there’s a human on their end verifying the amount is correct, so I should probably do it myself”
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This is why I only do autopay from a credit card.
If something goes pear shaped you can dispute it and the charge goes to limbo, rather than being actual money out of an actual account.
Plus you don’t have to worry about possibly overdrawing, etc.
by Aussie Mariner on Dec 30, 2011 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
Right, but a lot of people don't have that luxury and do have cell phones
And honestly, the people who don’t have that luxury are probably the ones that need to be carefully scrutinizing their cell phone bills
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True.
You just reminded me how long it took for me to be able to get a credit card over there since I had no credit history in the US. That suuuuuuuucked. I hate the US credit system.
by Aussie Mariner on Dec 30, 2011 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
You are not the first person I heard had a frustrating time getting his or her first credit card.
That’s so alien to me. I had companies tripping over themselves trying to offer me credit back when I was in college.
The thing for me was.
In Australia I’d already had a mortage, a home equity line of credit, etc. That was the really painful part.
by Aussie Mariner on Dec 31, 2011 12:00 AM PST up reply actions
Personally, I trust the automated system more than I do myself.
And since I back it up with credit card protection, I don’t see a downside.
I guess that's fair, if you're liable to forget to pay the bill
There’s also the psychological thing where you spend more if you don’t explicitly pay- I don’t have that problem so I don’t know how it works, but I guess it’s a thing.
I guess different things work for different people, obviously. I think I can understand at this point requiring online payment- maybe charging extra to mail in a check- the internet is widespread enough and accessible enough in this country that that shouldn’t be a problem, but at this point I don’t see where it makes senses to essentially force a person to hand over the keys to their bank account (for those without credit cards).
Maybe in the future, but I don’t know that we’re quite there yet.
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I'd agree and point out that enrolling in auto-pay was merely one way to avoid the now stricken fee.
Oh hey, I didn't realize there was an ACH exception- which pretty much covers those paying without a credit card and paying online
I would still have been liable for the charge- my general bill paying process is :
1) Get email saying I have a bill due
2) Promptly get on internet, review bill ,charge to credit card
3) Pay credit card bill
but at this point I only do the second step for the card rewards- I could easily have just paid straight out of checking (and I would hope most people charging their phone bills can), so maybe it’s not as big a deal as I thought.
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I had this same concern when I first started using autopay
But thankfully, I just happen to have it setup where all my bills get taken out within the same period of the month, so while I still check the bill every month, I’ve also gotten into the habit of checking the bills against my bank statement at the same time every month to make sure everything matches up.
But at this point, every single bill I have with the exception of rent and the PUD bill(and that’s just because GHPUD’s website doesn’t offer autopay on their site yet) is autopay.
I have autopay with a couple of companies that actually tell me a day or two prior
that $XXX.XX is going to be taken out of your account ending in XXXX tomorrow.
I really like that.
I can't speak for all banks.
But if you set it up through your bank rather than with the provider (if it’s a fixed amount anyway) then you can set up a notification too. At least with Chase.
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 2, 2012 6:58 PM PST up reply actions
The current trend of fee assessment is pretty absurd.
Before, fees were mostly assessed to offset any kind of post-production increase in cost to the company (e.g. shipping & handling and payment processing fees). Nowadays fees are seen as a legitimate way to augment revenue streams, mostly to ludicrous proportions, since most fees are charged well in excess of the costs associated with them. ATM fees are a great example of this. Foreign ATM transaction often cost a few cents to process for the banks involved yet banks will charge upwards of a $5 fee (at least around here) for such a transaction.
I declare 2012 to be the Year of Katal!
by katal on Jan 1, 2012 12:01 AM PST via mobile reply actions 13 recs
Anyone speak Japanese?
Trying to figure out the gist of this article from Nikkan Sports. This report says that it means the Mariners are close to signing Hisashi Iwakuma. Probably nothing, but I’m desperate for news.
?
FA from Rakuten (free agent) declared pitcher Hisashi Our Images (30) December 31, Mariners most likely candidate to be the target of transfer found. Taken together the story of several US-Japan baseball officials, the agreement could in the near future. Posting System (bidding) 1 year after giving up a major challenge due, the countdown was finally born major leaguer Our Images.
Previously, it was likely to be transferred where two teams of Athletics and Twins. However, the U.S. baseball officials said, "Our Images have heard the Mariners’ testimony. An official close to Our Images, acknowledged the offer of a military machine. Military machine has been more research before you get the right long-term FA Our Images, familiarity with high competence. Before the turn of the year “favorite” suddenly emerged.
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Our Images will finish the practice of the year on 29 December, the day of New Year’s Eve at home cleaning Isoshinda in Sendai. “I think 迎Etai the new year with a new feeling. Next year, the value is positive news to you in Sendai 届Ketai the American” stood and New Year’s resolution. After opening the first three days of a new year, gradually resume training. Year end and will not go but no impatience.ć€ Razu preparation, waiting for good news.
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by msb on Jan 1, 2012 5:46 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
My favorite was when I used to run translations of Venezuelan Winter League articles...
When Kelvim Escobar was pitching for Lara it always came out as Kelvim Field of Broom and Asdrubal Cabrera was Asdrubal Goatherd.
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by JY on Jan 1, 2012 9:11 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Stanford vs OSU
Holy shit that kicker.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
I disagree with the outcome of that game.
Nothing good has ever come out of Oklahoma, therefore nothing good should go back there.
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by Faux on Jan 3, 2012 6:15 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
David Shaw Pac 12 Coach of the year
decided to rely on a 19 year old true freshman kicker instead of one of the best QBs in college football with the game on the line not once, but TWICE.
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Redshirt freshman.
But yeah, I don’t get that either. I feel bad for those guys when the game is on the line and they whiff.
I thought he was a true freshman
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I was more confused on the 2nd and 10 run with Stepfan Johnson instead of throwing it.
Of course, Stepfan was having a great game, but 2nd and 10 and youve got the best QB in the nation, it just seems like.. let him decide it.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 3, 2012 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
Or the multiple times they called for the Wildcat and lost big yards
They did the same things against USC. David Shaw is not a very good coach. They lost 2 of their 3 challenging games and were sort of lucky to not lose the third.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
The whole thing confused the shit out of me.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
by JAH on Jan 3, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
Just as bad as Georgia in the bowl game in Jacksonville.
by yuniform on Jan 3, 2012 9:39 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
So Stanford posted what has to be the two most incredible covers of the Pac-12 in 2011-2012
-8 vs usc and +5.5 vs Oklahoma State
by seattlebruin on Jan 3, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
You forgot about the USC cover with the blocked field goal returned for a touchdown against Utah.
Nobody even knew the score when the game ended. They just knew USC won.
by thehemogoblin on Jan 3, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
Brian Crecente is leaving Kotaku
and possibly coming to SBNation. This is the worst thing since SBNation 2.0!
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
So the rumor is they're setting up a gaming blog for Vox?
Him and the Joystiq guys.
by Craptastic-J on Jan 3, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
How does he compare to Carson Cistulli?
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I wonder if there's a single word for this in some language somewhere,
but I just got some good news that simultaneously made me a bit cheesed. It turns out that, 3 years into my job, I discovered that because I am occasionally on call and do work from home at times that I can expense my home internet. So, yay! Given that expense checks are not covered by income taxes (I think?) it works out to the equivalent of like a $1,100 a year raise I just suddenly discovered.
On the teensy tiny other hand, I COULD HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR THREE YEARS! Argh.
No, I don’t call this a “first world problem”. I figure the Germans have to have something that aptly captures this sentiment.
Anyone else ever have a similar situation, or more generally, finding out that all you had to was ask? (“But why would I have asked?” says the personality that doesn’t want to be a bother)
Is this considered "writing something off"? Sorry, not good with the tax lingo, but I do work on-call every 3 weeks.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 3, 2012 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, okay. Now it's all making sense.
I know that I have a friend that exclusively works from home and he can write off a bunch of personal expenses.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 3, 2012 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
So I've discovered the show The League over the holidays. Awesome. So many team names in my fantasy football league make sense now!
I fucking hate you Mariners
It seems like such a flimsy thing to base a show on, but it works so well because I see some of the same things my friends and I do.
It’s a very easy show to relate to.
by seattle_since_81 on Jan 3, 2012 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
Oh..you did something wrong. Want others to not find out about it? Trade me your two best players. Success!
I fucking hate you Mariners
I have been told to watch this show simply because somebody uses the term "vaginal hubris"
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
by JAH on Jan 3, 2012 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
An entire episode is based on this.
I actually think in order to ‘understand’ the show you need to be in a serious league, or know someone in one. Cause my girlfriend, and my boss’ wife love the show.
The writing is juvenile, but awesome.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I don't think it's true at all that you need to be in a serious league.
I am an NFL fan that has never played fantasy football and I love the show. I think it’s probably true that you at least have to have a basic understanding of how fantasy football works. I do know that I for damn sure am getting into a league next year. But the fantasy football aspect is really just the glue that holds the characters together and plays a very secondary role to the show.
by the other side on Jan 4, 2012 1:06 AM PST up reply actions
I know people that don't even watch football that like the show
but I do think a cursory amount of fantasy sports experience helps make the show just a little more relatable.
It is kind of weird that one character’s wife is another character’s real life wife though.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Your mind will be blown when you realize on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia that Mac is married to Dee in real life.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Charlie is married to The Waitress!
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by JY on Jan 4, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
Only if I actually watched that show
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I discovered the show Children's Hostpital over these holidays.
One of the more witty, hilarious shows I have seen. Basically tears down medical related shows of all shapes and sizes.
by the other side on Jan 4, 2012 1:09 AM PST up reply actions
Show is great, except for Taco.
Man, does he suck all of the funny out of the room. ESPECIALLY when he sings or raps. I know that’s his internet schtick, doing “funny” music videos, but damn.
Am I alone on this?
by sanford_and_son on Jan 4, 2012 8:58 AM PST up reply actions
I find him extremely hit or miss
although his songs are almost entirely misses.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
by bluemax on Jan 4, 2012 9:23 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Funny, I loved the first season and then started hating it but it's been saved for me by a character I used to hate...
Raffi (or however you spell it)
I HATED this guy when he first came on the show (one of the reasons I started to dislike the show) but he’s the saving grace in this season. He’s so weird and says so many inappropriate things but not done in a way of “oh haha dick humor!” like what they started with… it’s just.. I don’t know.. he’s the only funny part of the show to me now and I’ll just watch it for him.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 4, 2012 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
#24 is just wacky.
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by JY on Jan 4, 2012 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
#17 and #12 are just incredible
but I guess #12 is only really funny if you live in San Diego where everyone really hates Philip Rivers
by seattlebruin on Jan 4, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
The high fives.
I mean, really.
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by JY on Jan 4, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
Upon further research, it was at an Astros game.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 4, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
That woman needs a punch in the throat.
Fuck her.
by royalcurve on Jan 4, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I'm kind of a big baby, but this made get a lil' choked up.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 4, 2012 11:24 AM PST reply actions
Not sure why I didn't go last year when Ackley was there, but I kinda want to go to Fan Fest this year. So far they've only announced Pineda for player appearances.
It’ll depend on how much tickets are, I suppose.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 5, 2012 11:34 AM PST reply actions
That's all? Did they used to be more?
I can swing that.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 5, 2012 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
Makes sense for him.
If he can prove that he can succeed in MLB then he cashes in next year. Would be nice to know how much.
by the other side on Jan 5, 2012 5:43 PM PST up reply actions
Oh hey
Also Crasnick
Just to clarify, Iwakuma’s deal tops out at $4.9M if he reaches incentives. It’s $1.5M guaranteed with a chance to earn $3.4M more.
by the other side on Jan 5, 2012 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
Sounds good to me.
This is almost a situation where I might of preferred two years in case he ends up being more than a 5th starter, but can’t really argue with that contract.
I had the same thought.
I love the money though. If he eats some innings he probably makes his 1.5 and topping at 5 isn’t bad at all. Looks like a great deal. A team option would have been sweet.
by the other side on Jan 5, 2012 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
Not what I expected Apple to spend their money on.
There next target? Soccer broadcast rights?
http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/futuresport/201201/ipitch-apple-prepares-bid-epl-tv-rights
Steve Jobs did say in his book that he had unlocked the key to break into television…..
I'm late to this I know, but if I am, so must other people be in the dark.
The E-I-E-I-Grunt episode in the 11th season of the Simpsons contains one of my favorite bits in it, but I never noticed until now that it has perhaps my new all time favorite sight gag. Surprised I’d never noticed it before.
by Matthew on Jan 6, 2012 3:46 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Ha! That's amazing.
What it would take to catch EVERY gag during the Simpsons peak years…
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 6, 2012 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
I doubt very many people get every one the first time.
Much like the movie airplane! from ~1980. There are so many jokes, at a rather fast rate, that it’s almost impossible to get them all the first time through.
Watching a 1930s football, where the team gets penalized for "piling on".
I didn’t think it ever actually happened.
I just noticed that people in Seattle will have to wake up at 3:00 am on a Wednesday to watch the Mariners' March 28 opener in Japan.
Are you going to wake up at 3 in the morning to watch it?
About 10pm for me.
I’ll probably still be up. :)
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 6, 2012 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
Wake up? I'll still be up at that time.
by Patrick Stites on Jan 6, 2012 9:30 PM PST up reply actions
Staying up until 7am to watch the Mariners?
Only an idiot would do that.
by Eyeball Kid on Jan 7, 2012 1:46 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I was hoping MLB Network would carry the games, but it doesn't look like it.
No matter where you go, there you are.
To expand- it's not like it's an every day thing, and it's opening day, so get the hell up and watch- you can do it!
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I will do it.
Actually, I’m hoping that there will be some kind of Opening Day viewing party.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jan 8, 2012 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
Hell yes.
I look forward to that gamethread!
by the other side on Jan 8, 2012 5:59 PM PST up reply actions
It'll depend on my work situation at the time.
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And speaking of Whedon, an interesting interview with The AV Club
My favorite bit: the explanation for what happened with that freaking awful Storm line
O: It’s funny that the only lines I really remember from that movie are that one and Storm’s toad comment.
JW: Okay, which was also mine, and that’s the interesting thing. Everybody remembers that as the worst line ever written, but the thing about that is, it was supposed to be delivered as completely offhand. [Adopts casual, bored tone.] “You know what happens when a toad gets hit by lightning?” Then, after he gets electrocuted, “Ahhh, pretty much the same thing that happens to anything else.” But Halle Berry said it like she was Desdemona. [Strident, ringing voice.] “The same thing that happens to everything eeelse!” That’s the thing that makes you go crazy. At least “You’re a dick” got delivered right. The worst thing about these things is that, when the actors say it wrong, it makes the writer look stupid. People assume that the line… I listened to half the dialogue in Alien 4, and I’m like, “That’s idiotic,” because of the way it was said. And nobody knows that. Nobody ever gets that. They say, “That was a stupid script,” which is the worst pain in the world.
I thought I'd posted about it, but I guess not.
I only forwarded it to everyone I know when the ad first popped up back in October.
by msb on Jan 8, 2012 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
Because like most Whedon projects its something better forgotten quickly
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
There is no way it could be better than the Keanu Reeves version.
Keanu was born to be a Shakespearean actor.
So Ken Gurnick, a writer for MLB.com,
voted for two players to make the HoF this year: Jack Morris and Lee Smith. That kind of voting is exactly why the HoF is in such a mess.
by Coach Owens on Jan 9, 2012 9:12 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
I would vote for Tim Tebow(!) for MVP
No, I have no idea what is going on, but it’s awesome and hilarious. Discuss.
I can only imagine the rage blackouts experienced by Steelers fans last night....and I LOVE it.
Not only did Tebow beat them, but he broke the PASSING yards record for a rookie’s first post-season game, previously held by John Elway. Tim Tebow broke a passing record against the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. What a country!
PS: obligatory Fuck the Steelers
by sanford_and_son on Jan 9, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
He is only succeeding due to his defense and his play-makers at WR taking advantage of the few accurate passes they do get.
His ability to MISS wide open players 10-20 yards downfield is remarkable.
The game-winning throw was a 15-20 yard slant that he surprisingly threw accurately. The IDIOTIC defensive call from Pittsburgh, along with Thomas’ strength after the catch is what won the game. But the media will once again blow Tebow. Whatever. I’m just glad the Steelers will be working on their golf swings this upcoming weekend.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Jan 9, 2012 11:47 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Yeah if Tebow was a better passer
this game never would have gone to OT to begin with.
Its been funny watching defensive masterminds like Rex Ryan and Dick Labeau get beat by Tebow and high school football tactics.
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I don't get why people hate Tebow only because he's not a very good passer.
I mean, he’s not the one that hypes himself. And his popularity isn’t only the media… he’s the highest selling jersey, and the top two Google searches today were “Tebow” and “Tim Tebow” The media HAS to talk about him and beyond that, almost anything anybody talks about in regards to Tebow is how bad of a passer he is.
Not that you hate him, only the media blowing him, but it’s just very curious.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 9, 2012 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
Did you not watch college football for the entirety of his college career?
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Whatever it was that got him into the position he is in now, doesn't change the fact that the media can't not talk about Tebow if they want to have ratings/make money.
Tebow was a deserving college football star. He might not be a deserving NFL star, but that’s what he is now and that’s what he’ll be tomorrow. “He’s a winner” may not hold any real value, but it will be what we hear until the Broncos go 3-13 and maybe that happens next year.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 10, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
I'm just saying this isn't a new thing
Verne Lundquist was giving him verbal fellatio for four years on CBS.
Dude won a Heisman in a year his team lost like 5 games.
You can’t stop the Tebow hype.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I think it's good for the NFL that there's Tebow.
He’s pretty obviously one of the top 25 QBs around, so he’s basically guaranteed to start for someone, even though his ‘traditional’ QB skills aren’t great.
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I'd agree he has a place in the NFL..but he's not an NFL quarterback, regardless of his fluky success. (I'm not buying the 'he's changing the definition of NFL QB)
His critics are accurate when they discuss his horrible throwing motion, his wild inaccuracy, and inability to even throw a 20 yard pass within 10 feet of the intended receiver.
I will admit. He’s the best 46% completion percentage passer I’ve ever seen (because they don’t last)
I wish the media would stop tripping over themselves going after the crtics of Tebow. HEY LOOK….TEBOW JUST WINS! Instead, I only wish they’d write a thoughtful column about the other 21 starters that allow a shitty QB to have opportunities to not suck on every play. That’d be refreshing.
I fucking hate you Mariners
If he's the 30th best passer, and blows all other QBs out of the water with the run game, then he's going to be a starting NFL QB for a few years.
He’s not changing any definitions, just showing that with good enough secondary skills, someone can overcome being a bad (relative to other NFL QBs) passer. Including his postseason game, his yardage per passing attempt is not great, but not pitiful.
M's fan newly relocated to SF My homepage
Well, I wouldn't say he blows away Cam Newton and Michael Vick with his running game, he just HAS to run it all the time because he can't pass.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 9, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
Putting up the yards/carry that he does with the defense knowing he runs a ton is pretty impressive.
You’re right, he doesn’t blow away Newton or Vick tho.
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Twinsies
He seems like a nice guy too. I just can’t stand the fucking adoration an overhyped running back seems to get. I found myself almost rooting for the Steelers. That last sentence is not something I have ever even considered.
by the other side on Jan 9, 2012 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
In cases like this, I think the most accurate sentiment is:
“I fucking can’t stand [his fans / the media / the hype]” rather than “I fucking can’t stand him”
Not in my case though.
I really dislike the guy.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 9, 2012 7:55 PM PST up reply actions
On the field I truly can't stand his annoying douchey demeanor.
But yeah, that’s pretty much my stance.
by the other side on Jan 9, 2012 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
I mildly disliked him before
But knocking the Steelers out of the playoffs has him very much in my good books now.
We started 2011 with Jack Cust and Milton Bradley.
FSN is showing a random Oak/Sea game from May or so right now.
They did this last winter and it really bums me out. Who the fuck wants to re-live that garbage?
by sanford_and_son on Jan 10, 2012 8:56 AM PST up reply actions
I was watching that on Monday night
It was depressing me so much that I turned on Hoarders instead, to make me feel better
by tootthekazoo on Jan 11, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't know about other people, but I don't want to talk about M83.
by JY on Jan 10, 2012 8:26 AM PST up reply actions
I've been reading the comments on the Lookout Landing posts on Facebook...
and I’m starting to come around to the idea that the people who respond to the postings and the people who actually read the articles for their content are not overlapping subsets.
This troubles me.
by JY on Jan 10, 2012 7:28 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
His knees still work
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Had enough Prince talk yet? Of course you haven't!
ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick was told that talk about Prince Fielder signing with Seattle is “extremely overblown.”
Crasnick’s source, an agent in the baseball industry, said the Mariners only have around $3-$4 million left in their offseason budget. Fielder has struggled to find a contract to his desire this winter despite owning a .929 career OPS and batting .299/.415/.566 with 38 homers and 120 RBI in 162 games last year for the Brewers. He could remain a free agent well into this month.
Very reasonable argument. Scott Boras would have no reason to push negotiations while he still sees the Rangers as a potential destination, even though it seems highly unlikely that they won't sign Darvish.
I wonder how unlikely a three-year deal would be, the closer we get to Spring Training. Not just for the Mariners, but for any team and Prince Fielder. It seems like there’s a potential win-win if Fielder gets the per-year salary he wants and an opportunity to sign another huge deal in 2014/2015.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 10, 2012 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
If the budget figure is close to true I'd be shocked.
Unless Z has a big trade in the works that would mean this team is pretty much going to trot out the same offense as last year. I just don’t see how the front office would go that route and not expect fan interest to continue to decrease.
No matter where you go, there you are.
oh, well if THAT is where all the money went....
@jcrasnick: Aaron Heilman has reached agreement with the #Mariners on minor league deal with an invite to big league camp.
Damn it. Then who is going to play C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, DH for us in Spring Training?! And hit 1-9? Are we even going to be able to field a full team?
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 10, 2012 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
Minor threadjack
Why do Fake Teams posts show up in the baseball feed on the SBN app? I only ask because I saw that you wrote one of them. I suppose fantasy baseball is fine but why basketball and football too?
FT was mostly a Fantasy Baseball blog before last year and I think it's still classified that way.
We transitioned to “All Things Fantasy” which can be confusing in that regard, but the numbers spiked, so that’s what we do now. As far as re-classifying ourselves away from “Only baseball,” I am but a lowly writer only.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 10, 2012 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
That makes sense.
I guess there’s not really a broader category to put a fantasy blog into, so may as well just leave it where it is.
It will be plenty baseball-heavy again soon, once I transition back.
Can’t believe baseball is almost back!
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 10, 2012 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
If at some point in my life I don't own acres of land so that I can just go here:
and adopt everything, then I will be sad.
by Matthew on Jan 10, 2012 4:22 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Shiloh seems awesome
You can take your puppies- there’s nothing better than a big old dog. So noble, so loyal.
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by Corco on Jan 10, 2012 7:22 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
But you have to train them to be that way.
I have two great noble loyal amazing dogs.
I'll have to disagree.
Nikki (my Lab/Hound mix) is a rescue dog. She’s always just as smart (and maybe stubborn) as she needs to be. At the same time, she’s never a “problem” type dog. She never chews stuff that she isn’t supposed to. Neither does show any inclination to mess with things that aren’t hers.
Most people that see her think that she’s a puppy as she has big paws (She’s ~5 years old) or a hunting dog (she doesn’t care at all what the birds are doing). She’s just a 70 pound ball of fun and love. She wants to play. And swim. And swim. And, maybe in about 3 seconds, she might want to swim some more.
The point that I’m trying to make(probably a poor attempt) is that Nikki is a dog that has an instinctive love for people and fun. Teaching her new stuff, like shaking hands or playing dead, are pretty pointless to her. And she shows it by not caring enough to learn them.
She’ll chase a ball all day if you’re throwing it into the water. If you happen to be throwing it on grass, she’ll chase the ball, pick it up, bring it back to where you are and let go of the ball when she’s damned good and ready. As much as I have tried, I can’t get her to let the ball go, in the yard or park, like she does at the shore of a lake.
I was never saying that old dogs were not smart.
I was talking about building bond. I feel like if you start with a young dog you end up with a better bond in the future.
I really do love all dogs.
Sorry. I really didn't do a good job of communicating my point.
In a nutshell, what I meant to say is that loyalty is not something you train into them. Dogs can be loyal or not. There is no training that can change that. You can put a dog that runs away all the time in a kennel or on a chain. Ultimately when you let them out/off they run again.
When I was growing up, my dad had a dog that ran away a lot.
He used to escape all the time, to the extent that everyone in the neighborhood seemed to know him before they knew us. As he got older though, the tendency diminished until it was pretty much non-existent.
by JY on Jan 12, 2012 9:15 PM PST up reply actions
Dogs get lazy when they get old too.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
I live in a small apartment and tend to be away from home for 70 hours a week.
I can’t properly care for a dog that I’d want.
Tortoises man.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
by JAH on Jan 10, 2012 9:35 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Throw the ball on Monday, get home on Friday and do it again
Awww yeah, nothing better than playing fetch with your tortoise
by Kermit. on Jan 10, 2012 9:43 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
So if I'm understanding this correctly
you want to actually have the big farm upstate where the dogs get to run around and play forever and ever.
d’awwwww
by JY on Jan 10, 2012 11:40 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
My ex had this same plan
She would get rich and then retire and have a farm full of dogs who got to run around and be happy all day.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Kai and Kena need to be buddies......
Damn you! I don’t need another dog but might consider this.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 11, 2012 8:47 AM PST up reply actions
Is that the dog from dog fort?
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Wow, my dog definitely wants all of these things!
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
MLB network to launch trivia game show.
Winnings will go to charity. It will be run bracket-style, with one rep from each MLB club.
Tony Blengino will go for the Mariners.
by Eyebrows on Jan 11, 2012 11:03 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Calcaterra:
“But don’t think you’re going to have Adam Dunn facing off against Ozzie Guillen here. It’s way more likely that you’ll have the Tigers’ bright young media relations guy matching wits with the Mariners’ assistant to the traveling secretary. Which I think is way more fun, actually, because people will fall in love with these guys like they do reality show contestants. Some will be endearing, some will be off-putting. It should be kinda neat.”
Blengino should be a great fit.
Screw you mobiLLe!
Q: Who are the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked?
Blengino: Oh! I know this one!
by Eyebrows on Jan 11, 2012 11:14 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
God I really wish there was one team not playing for their own charity
I would love it if there were 29 teams playing for their own charities and like the Marlins were playing for the Underpaid Professionals of America club or something
by seattlebruin on Jan 11, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
I think I love working for the government
even though we’re using outdated technology (hello IE7! Haven’t seen you in a while!), I get Monday off. Viva Federal Holiday Calendar!
Anybody else find out something unexpected and kinda neat today?
Ugh, I have to use IE7 too. Hate it so much.
But yay! I also get all those nifty federal holidays off!
by sanford_and_son on Jan 11, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
We have 6 on several boxes at the place I now get my paycheck.
Those stations are all running XP. We also happen to have 3 stations running W7 which all happen to have IE8.
Care to guess which station(s) I make sure that I log into?
Damn. I wonder if there are enough Mariners fans in Alaska to raise enough of a stink about it to get Root Sports back.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 12, 2012 8:58 AM PST up reply actions
On that note; a small request.
If you too dislike signatures being unavoidable here on SB Nation, please help me do something about it!
E-mail support@sbnation.com and/or tweet them at @SBNProductTeam and tell them you’d like to be able to hide signatures like you can with avatars.
They replied:
@sanford_and_son Thanks for the feedback. Definitely something we’ll evaluate for the next iteration of the platform.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 12, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
I would love this
some people have signatures that are longer than their average post and its really an eyesore.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
.
“One day Perry and Caudill collaborated to steal the keys to the fireboat, which was originally intended to carry Mariner relief pitchers to the mound. “I’ll be damned if anybody’s going to come in and pitch for me riding a tugboat,” said Perry. He instituted a $100 fine for any reliever who rode in. No one did. Later, the two pitchers tried to sink the U.S.S. Mariner, a ship that rises from behind the centerfield wall to fire a cannon whenever a Mariner hits a home run, but Caudill couldn’t locate any fuses. “I think she’s unsinkable,” he reported."
by msb on Jan 12, 2012 1:05 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
hot damn baseball
Mariners Seattle Mariners
#Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik told RBI Club members Franklin Gutierrez has put on 19lbs since end of season and is feeling strong.
18 minutes ago
Mariners Seattle Mariners
Jack Z also said Justin Smoak has trimmed down and built upper body strength. He’s now at 224lbs.
16 minutes ago
what does it say about this offseason that I’m now looking forward to “best shape of his life” type spring training news?
by JY on Jan 13, 2012 12:58 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Actual numbers and details make me more helpful than the generic sweeping statements.
Would love to see both of them have bounceback seasons.
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 13, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
On the other hand ...
@Bob Nightengale Breaking: The Texas #Rangers are meeting today with Prince Fielder at Dallas-area hotel. Stay tuned #mlb
You can never have to many Jimenez's
Jimenii? Hrm.
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 13, 2012 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
We have three now!
Although the main thing that’s important in keeping Jimenez around is having the presence of a largely spherical power-hitting quad-A first baseman.
by JY on Jan 13, 2012 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
D'Angelo must still be kicking around somewhere.
by yuniform on Jan 13, 2012 2:17 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
The Guti news is awesome.
If he can regain some of the power he lost, that would go a long ways to making the team look a lot better.
Well..
Some lost + some gained x (162 – 15-day DL) x (WAR/g) = World Series
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 13, 2012 4:34 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
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