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Wow! Hats off to VCU for an incredibly well played game. They totally took Kansas out of their game plan in the first half, and then withstood the comeback pressure in the second half. I've never seen Kansas shoot the ball so poorly from the 3 point line (2-22) and the free throw line (15-28). Hats off to Butler as well. Really an incredible story there. Florida had a fantastic season and played a tough game as well, so nothing to be ashamed of there.

Would be cool if Todd can help us out with a group buy.

Amazing 2nd half against Duke. Seems like they grabbed every rebound and every loose ball. As a Kansas alum, I won't celebrate until we win the national championship. Although it would be quite nice to make it to the Final 4 even if we don't win the whole thing.

I'd be interested in participating in the group buy, at whatever is considered the best deal, once all of that is settled. Thanks for doing the legwork, guys.

Perfect business, really. Mom pays for the lemons, sugar, cups and ice. She also provides the table and chairs, as well as the pitcher and the big spoon to stir it all together. You don't have to keep regular hours because she'll cover for you when you decide to play cowboys and indians in the cornfield with your friends, and of course she'll clean up the mess at the end of the day. She might even drop a couple extra bucks into the kitty and tell you that there was a long line of customers while you were away. What other business is there with no cost, no worries, no real work, and where you get to keep all of the profits? Oh ya, lots of people think that's possible on the internet...

Just tell them to get the LCD-2, JH13 and maybe some Stax. Otherwise, tell them that you don't have a clue.

Had a fantastic time today in Monte Carlo with some wonderful friends form the company that I serve as a director for. It's 6am and I need to be at the curb in 3 hours for my ride to the airport to head back to Cayman. Probably too late to actually get any sleep without taking the undue risk of not waking up on time. The Russian hookers here are some pretty amazing looking women, and they're all quite fun to chat with. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, I'm not sure which, I simply cannot afford $2k (or more, and Euro at that) to pick one of them up for a full night of fun. But I still had a blast chatting with a couple of them (and a very fine Brazillian as well) for a while until they were able to suss me out as a mere wannabe customer. What a place! It's like something out of a movie, especially when you're with friends and on a good beer buzz.

Hell, if would have known you were hung like a horse, I probably would have given a hummer in Mayberry. First of all, perhaps "repulsed" was the wrong word to use. Maybe "spooked" or "freaked out" would be a more apt description. Not at gayness in general, undefined terms, but at the thought of being personally involved in gay sex in any way, shape or form. For most straight men (my guess would be 75%), it's just not something they would ever seriously consider. Their minds just don't work that way, not any more than they would be interested in having sex with a 90 year old woman, an 8 year old girl or a goat. That doesn't necessarily mean they would be repulsed by an invitation from a gay man. Most straight men would just say 'no thanks' and laugh it off. Of course, some would grab the nearest 2"x4" and start bashing the gay guy's head in for even hinting at it, but they obviously have their own issues.

Don't mean to quibble with a statistic that would probably be impossible to measure, but I would actually be quite surprised if it was anywhere near to that range. My guess is that at least 75% of all males of any age would be repulsed by the thought of having any sort of intimiate contact with another male. Not saying there is anything wrong with it, and I can totally appreciate that it's probably much more common than I'm aware, but not that common, at least in my estimation. Maybe 20-25% I'd believe. Of course, I grew up in the Midwest so perhaps there was an overriding sense of conservatism such that people simply didn't talk about such things. Anyway, I'm not really arguing your point, which I do think is quite valid that youthful experimentation is probably more common than many people are aware.

Thanks! I'll look into it. Even the new MBP runs a little hot, but nothing like the old one!

Macbook Pro, the basic one for $1799. Took my old MPB in for repair yet again (5th time now in 3+ years) and decided to upgrade to the new edition in the meantime. Old MBP is out of warranty but still being covered as a "repeat repair" which apparently means it will be getting a more serious look this time. Runs really hot then burn everything out. Was just fixed in January and has already fried again. Will probably be handed down to a niece or nephew.

Tickets to the Lakers game in Miami. I'm stoked!

More like yanking!

Have a great birthday, Nate. Just one day older... a new number might be assigned, but it's really just one day.

Don't fall for this one, very clever advertising, RIPPED OFF ON E-BAY Spent $50 on E-bay for a penis enlarger. Bastards sent me a magnifying glass...

I like that! As if to say, "Although I'm not a shallow man, I couldn't help but notice that she's rather attractive." I had to deal with a situation like this during a Spring semester many years ago. If you're anything like me, and she is anything like her, then one day you'll show up to class and she'll shock the hell out of you... because she's wearing one of your sweatshirts! May? Don't think we made it to the end of January. No regrets. It's not like she was looking for an A. She had that wrapped up all on her own. We spent a year together. Took me 10 years to get her out of my mind, and I doubt that I'll ever forget her completely. Long story there. Sadly, she's no longer with us. She had been Miss Teen for the state of Ohio a couple of years earlier, so an easy 10. I'm a 7 rather than 5 but I lose a point for being an idiot, so that gets me back to the same 6 as you.

Actually, I just did some research and thankfully woodpeckers are not endangered in Cayman. The one who is doing untold damage to my place seems to be a West Indian woodpecker. Nice looking medium sized bird: That's just an image I found on the net. I'll see if I can get a picture of him tomorrow, but he looks fairly similar to that. I won't have the slingshot here for another couple of weeks, so he's still safe for a while. To refinish all of the bands around the house, it will cost almost $2k. I've read as much as I can this past year, and there doesn't seem to be any way to get them to go away. You pretty much have to exterminate, sadly. He's sort of become a friend in a way. I do my best to hit him with rocks, but he's just too quick for that, and my aim is lousy. By the time I cock up to throw the rock, he's already moving. That, and I almost took out one of my bathroom windows the other day with a rock. I tried to track him in flight and kind of lost my head, not thinking about the direction I was throwing the rock in.

A slingshot with ammo to bring to Cayman, to kill a woodpecker: My link A pellet gun for my motorhome to keep me entertained when I'm out West and feeling like a bandit and wanting to shoot at soda cans like a 12 year old: My link Fucking woodpecker is still messing with my house, and has been for a year and a half. Keeps coming every morning. He's made about 30-40 holes in my styrofoam bands, mostly up by the soffit. I won't dare fix the damage until I can get rid of him for good. Problems: 1) woodpeckers -- all varieties -- are extinct and are protected species here, 2) all forms of guns in Cayman are illegal, even the spear guns that fishermen once used, as well as BB guns, pellet guns, and even slingshots (wrist rockets). I'm not sure what the fine is for killing a woodpecker, but I won't get caught. It'll happen right in my own backyard when I finally get him with the slingshot. Everyone else in the neighborhood works during the day. It's possible to get 10 years in jail for bringing in a BB or pellet gun! Crazy, I know, but that's the way it is. So I'll take my chances with the slingshot because if they catch me with that I can always say I didn't know, or I could just make one easily enough. The "gun" is a different story and taken very seriously here.

Wow, that's fast! Average beard growth is supposedly only about 1/4" per month. Mine seems to be a little ahead of that, but not much. In the thick places around the chin I've got about 3/4" in 2 months. Don't know if the growth rate remains constant or what, but I'm not expecting more than 4" in the first year, and less than that for my mustache, sideburns, cheeks., etc. After 2 years it should be about 6-8" which would be perfect. Some guy in China once grew a beard that was something like 36" long. Maybe you're a distant relative.

Shoot! Can't make it. I'll be in Monaco at that time. But I'm planning to be in NY towards the end of March, probably the next weekend after that. Will have to catch up with you then.

Just growing it for Santa season. I've done all I can do in terms of wardrobe upgrades and such, so I'm wanting to see if having a real beard will make me look and feel more authentic. Problem is, you can't really get enough length in just one year (maybe just 3-4 inches), so it's sort of a 2 year commitment to fully grow it out. That gives you one year to still be yourself (brown hair and beard) and another year to actually "live" as Santa (with long white hair and a white beard, wearing a lot of red, etc). I'm told (by scores of Santas who have gone through the transformation) that after your first Christmas is over, you'll either dig it so much that you'll decide to stay the course (looking very Santa-like for years to come), or you'll shave off the beard and go back to your old self within a couple of months into the new year. I'm hoping to make it through this year, and then MAYBE next year, but probably not beyond that. We shall see. I've done goofier things.

I put on my Blackhawk's jersey along with my Santa glasses and ball cap, and then took a low res iPhoto pic of myself with 2 months of growth on the Santa beard.

Congrats! I've been tempted myself, but was hoping for SS. Guess I'll just wait for the next generation of MBA, like Mike.

Saw her several years ago at Carnegie Hall with Aaron (immtbiker). Just incredible.