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Wow! Just wow. Talk about a team with fight.

^ He certainly has a calmness about him. I suspect that it won't fully hit him for a while. That was just so messed up. There seems to be a pretty strong presumption that this Patterson guy was responsible for it and that it was indeed abuse, but they're being guarded with the facts. I just wish that some alternative explanation could exist that will give Peterson and his family some peace. An accident of any kind would have to be less horrible to live with than the thought of a grown man beating a 2 year old child to death.

I giggled when reading that "we'll" be receiving a pair at the "Head-Fi HQ." Somewhere near to his laptop at the breakfast nook?

Great play by the Red Sox SS to end the threat in the top of the 9th... drama unfolding in Boston big time tonight.

The "Totally Upside Down Boat" is based on the movie Poseidon Adventure (1972, which may not be surprising). It was the first movie that my brother and I and a neighborhood friend were allowed to go to on our own. My mom dropped us off and then came back for us afterwards. What I remember most was the ending where they were all trying to climb up to the bottom of the boat. The final scene was actually quite good (or at least I remember it that way). There was all kinds of commotion, everything was on fire, and of course there was water pouring in as well, and it was quite a dark scene other than the light from the fires. As we walked out of the movie theater, it was now dark outside and the hotel across the street was burning down with 3 fire trucks trying to fight it, but to no avail. It was later ruled as arson. The whole place was ablaze, it was dark, and there was water and commotion everywhere. It felt like I was still watching the movie.

Al, you're really having your way, man! The golden sombrero from Puig didn't help the Dodgers cause at all. 10 at bats, 6 strikeouts, 0 hits from the superstar so far. Good luck in the Red Sox game. I'm indifferent between them and the Tigers. Red Sox win, Todd the Junkie man is pissed. Tigers win, Al and Gene are pissed. Hate to see any of you guys suffer, but Todd will get over it so I'm in your camp so long as the Dodgers beat the Cardinals!

Paint on a speaker at 2500 fps. Maybe a test that Tyll could add to those headphones that fail all of Tyll's other tests! http://www.wimp.com/paintspeaker/ (The last minute or so is pretty cool.)

$1,995 for the Gemini 2000 and $995 for the Gemini 1000, in case anyone is wondering. http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2013/10/auralic-go-lifestyle-with-gemini-1000-2000/

Shaving is an occupational hazard in my line of work.

Possibly the best Samuel L. Jackson picture ever!

10 minutes, but very nicely done compilation of all sorts of extreme sports action. http://www.youtube.com/embed/hUj65M4T1cg?feature=player_embedded

Deadwood complete series on Gold Box Deal of the Day at Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=xs_gb_A1BNTRYWQYAS69?ie=UTF8&docId=1001424581&pf_rd_p=441937901&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=10KPRG7N2039GN7DN2DF

I agree. It's a great quote, no matter where it came from.

I've read elsewhere that he didn't actually ever say that. http://juicenothing.blogspot.com/2012/08/john-lennonstephen-king-did-not-say-this.html Here's another place, where a bunch of crazy people get all up in arms arguing about it and calling each other names... like it's the end of the world one way or another. http://thedamienzone.com/2011/11/19/john-lennon-quote-when-i-was-5-years-fake-hoax/

St. Louis cocksuckers! Well, at least Al was also cheering for them. I've got some friends in St. Louis as well, so I'm happy for them. But I'm definitely fired up about the Dodgers with the exception of Brian Wilson who is a complete douce bag. (Sorry Al, but maybe you'll get the satisfaction of having the Red Sox beat them in the world series.)

Ok, so just don't let it be the Cardinals again. I'm sick of them (same with the Braves). The Dodgers and Pirates have both been great stories this year, and their fan support has been amazing, so their home games are great fun to watch. As for the Red Sox, A's, and Tigers... meh. I'm not a lover or a hater of any of them. They're all great teams. I knew it was a pipe dream as far as the Rays go. Hell, I was at a Rays game in September against the Rangers, who they were tied with for the wildcard lead with only 2 weeks left in the season, and there were only 11,000 people in the Trop. What a shame. In truth, they (meaning Tampa, not the organization itself) really don't deserve a winner. Boston deserves to win, as does Pittsburgh, Detroit does, etc. I was at a game in Fenway a couple of years ago when the Red Sox were out of contention, and the place was still sold out and rockin' every time the Sox scored or made a good play on defense. Truly an awesome place to take in a game because their fans "get it" and don't treat baseball like a yawner sport.

"Boston cock suckers!" (From Deadwood, as modified.) So now I'm hoping for the A's to win out in the AL and either the Pirates or the Dodgers in the NL. But no strong favorites still in the hunt at this point, so in all seriousness, best of luck to those of you who give a shit about one team or another.

Just wait until you see the suit I'll be wearing it with.

Yup! I'm thinking they'll work well with the MILF crowd.

Bought another red fedora: http://www.villagehatshop.com/jaxon-pachuco-c-crown-crushable-fedora-red.html

I've been to 8 or 9 Rays games this year, so I've sort of become a fan. I'm also a big Vin Scully fan, so it would be great to see the Dodgers win. The A's have been a fun story these past two years, and same with the Pirates this year. I'm not a "hater" of any of the other teams (Red Sox, Cardinals, Tigers, or Braves) but they've all had a lot of success in recent years, so I'm pulling for the underdogs.

Yup! This world will fuck you up if you're not careful, and sadly, for many people it's just a given that they'll be fucked up. They don't have to do anything "wrong" to get in that situation, and they're pretty much helpless once they get off their meds.

Sad news, Steve. Even though you didn't hear about it for years, it's still news to you. I hear what you're saying about mental health, and the fact (I think it's a fact anyway) that the medical community doesn't take it as seriously as they do other illnesses.

That is scary, and seems to be a trend among young-ish people. I had lost track of Tom and we were never particularly close to begin with, but it's still a melancholy feeling to know that someone as young as yourself has taken his last breath.

Leave it to me to start this thread. Just got word that a high school classmate died yesterday. Tom McNally was his name. He was the first to die of 102 from our class, at age 51, so I guess we've all been pretty lucky to this point. Quiet guy who became an accountant and did the whole wife and kids thing. He and I and another high school classmate were on the same drinking night bowling team in college, and he never complained about any of my gutter balls.