MattPie

Sounds good to me. And Waldo, really dude, lighten up. (unless I'm being sucked in by that same witty sarcasm I believe DeLuca is display)

Oops: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-blooper-errormt1thewrap53461-20120825,0,7412365.story

The voices in my head report that it's absolutely certain Doan will sign before showing up at some team's camp. You heard it here first.

Or they said, "We don't have cap space for that, plus we already have our gritty players with skill slots filled". Not every team has the same needs.

This is oddly topical, I learned about it during lunch today. The longest single word gramtically correct sentence in English is: Buffalo buffalo, Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo

Maybe it looks like Hipstagram.

Clapton seems to cover a lot of stuff, which I find interesting. It was way more prevalent years ago than it is now. But since it was mentioned, "Cocaine" is a cover, as is "After Midnight" (both by JJ Cale). Those are probably the songs that I most identify with Clapton (Layla too, and that was with Jim Gordon). I wonder how well Clapton actually writes music.

I'm with him on this one. Eric Clapton is fine and all, but if I'm thinking about blues I'm thinking about Muddy Waters or BB King.

I'm in the same boat now. At one point, I probably spent more time at my buddy's house practicing than I did at home.

I *so* wanted a Rickenbacker when I was playing more. I'd still love one, but I really can't justify it.

Yeah, the Bonnie is a bit small for me (6'2"). Triumph now has a few bigger cruisers with vertical twins and a triple, but I haven't been on them other than a quick ride on a Rocket 3. That thing makes me look small.

The Replacements. It's fun. Nigel is footballer they recruit to be a place-kicker. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0191397/

Wasn't it his second or third?

If you're in the mood for German food and great beer, The Bier Garden in Portsmouth VA is fantastic. I was supposed to be down there this week but my trip got cancelled. :(

Nail, head. If you're feeling generous, they really believe there all this fraud going on that's benefitting the Democrats. If you're not, they figure they can scare away enough Democrat-voting poors to swing the election.

Free loaner motorcycle while mine is in the shop, awesome!

I tend to agree with this. On the world stage, it's OK to not jump into a fight your friend starts. No one is going to call the US cowardly (except the pro-Israel people in the US). Israel has been attacked several times in its short history and hasn't had much trouble turning back those attacks. I doubt the US is even needed, other than for the arms US companies (among others) sell them.

What if it's less common, like Willamina and Mina? Despite my above statements, I'm kinda ok with Voter ID *as long as* it doesn't put a burden on people (the poor, mostly). Maybe we should all read up on Poll Taxes, since this would seem to be another form of it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poll_tax_%28United_States%29

You say that like the SC isn't political.

The elderly. Can you guys really not see this?

Made pesto tonight, didn't quite lick the bowl but I did run my finger around a few times. Mmmmm.

Guaranteeing anything in sports is stupid, I don't blame him at all. Maybe "I guarantee this team will make the playoffs unless we have a prolonged rash of injuries" would be ok though. :)

If you don't travel abroad or drive a car, what ID would that be? If you're destitute, the $10-15 to get an non-drvier ID is a burden (not to mention the time involved). Being a child of the suburbs that seems crazy to me, but it happens. I'm sure the libertarians love the idea of the government having a name, picture, address, and now RFID chip on every person in the country too. Denying the right for citzens to vote is wrong. Plain and simple.

All the studies I've seen show while there is voter fraud, it's so small it's lost in the noise (as mentioned above). Does it raise my hackles a bit? Sure. But there's bigger problems than that with the voting process. I know people my age (mid-30s) that don't have a driver's license or passport. They're also 'poor'. It's a foreign concept for me to not have an ID, but there are people that don't whether by cost or having 2 jobs or whatever. Denying even one citizen their right to vote is entirely wrong. That goes for the jokes that you'll start seeing in the next couple months about 'extended voting', Republicans vote Tuesday, Democrats Wednesday, and Independents Thursday[0]. Yes, that seems silly but again, if *one* person believes it and loses their vote, that's just wrong. [0] I suppose the order could be different, but the examples I've seen are Republicans first.