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Lookin' sweet... The myspace site would look nice with some nice graphics.. Something Like This? For some reason, that wallpaper reminds me of this picture where you have to find the face

I think there is a quarantine period when you bring a pet into a foreign country, to ensure the animal doesn't bring in any diseases or something to that effect. It may vary by country, but if you're going on a short trip, it may not be worth bringing a pet, if it's going to be in quarantine the whole time you're away.

I've noticed a number of mentions for this label over the past few years, and enjoy the handful of recordings that I have from Cryptogramophone: Bendian/Gauthier/Liebig/Stinson - Bone Structure Nels Cline Singers - The Giant Pin Nels Cline - New Monastery Mark Dresser/Frances-Marie Uitti - Sonomondo Mark Dresser/Denman Maroney - Time Changes Jeff Gauthier Goatette - One and the Same Jenny Scheinman - 12 Songs Any recommendations for further listening on this label?

JD Drew hit one of the four homers for the Dodgers last year, and now tonight for the Sox.

The Nuggets looked pretty good in the opener versus the Spurs. Could be alot better series than I expected, and if this Game 1 is any indication, could go either way. Spurs seemed out of sync, and Iverson & Anthony seemed to be clicking effectively.

AND who did that? I never said anything like "hey dummy". As I explained, entering Patton in the search function brings up a bunch of stuff. Not that tough. This is an "organcentric" group and John Patton HAD to be discussed earlier. I use the "search function" a bunch and the number of threads needed to be read bugs me. Recently I've been searching for comments about Braxton's "Standards" recordings and it takes hours to sort this out. I agree with this, and don't understand the folks that argue when you suggest people use the search function and add to existing discussions, rather than creating yet another thread. When it happens once or twice, it's not that big a deal, but after a while it does become very difficult when you're looking for some specific information and there are almost more threads than it's worth sifting through. PS - great post, Mark! Now we have official word from "on high".

Happy Birthday!!!

He was good in Glengarry Glen Ross too.

Yep, it's this week! I got an email Thursday saying mine had been dispatched, so I'm hoping mine shows up on Monday. Really looking forward to this too!

Happy Birthday Mark! And thanks for the art of yours that hangs on my wall.

Gunman opened fire at NASA building, police say HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) -- NASA evacuated a building at the Johnson Space Center in Houston after an employee with a gun was seen and a shot was fired, a NASA spokesman said Friday. A SWAT team with the Houston Police has been dispatched to building 44 on the Johnson Space Center property, a source told CNN. Building 44 holds a laboratory. The call for help came in to the Houston Police at 1:40 p.m. (2:40 p.m. ET) but it's unclear who made that call. NASA spokesman James Hartfield said all of the employees that would have been in that building have been evacuated. There is "extremely tight security" at Johnson Space Center, Hartfield said. A NASA spokesperson told CNN that all employees have been told to go home for the day. Space Center Intermediate School, less than a mile south of building 44, has been locked down, said Karen Permetti, spokeswoman for Clear Creek Independent School District. She said the school lets out at 4 p.m. (5 p.m. ET) and parents have been asked not to come to the school to pick up their children. The school has about 1,200 students, according to the school district.

Rest in Peace and thank you for the music you've shared with us. I happen to have "Eternal Spirit" with me here at work, so will play that today. Fitting title.

Not quite. It's from Monsieur Python's "le Graal saint"

Thanks again for the well wishes! I'm not gonna touch that cake with Lon's 10' pole, Ron! Though I'm sure it goes quite well with a quality brew like Lone Star! And Chuck, half of our school yells (cheers) involved the word "farmers" when I was in college. Kinda scary, but after tailgating for a few hours before the football game, you didn't really care too much. Here's an example: "Squads left! squads right! Farmers, farmers, we're all right! Load, ready, aim, fire, BOOM! (Seniors only: "Reload!") A&M, give us room!" I'm not sure how intimidating that is - maybe it scares off other farmers who are thinking of raiding your chicken coop. PS - we won our T-ball game last night 19-15!. All about the offense, baby!

Wife who shot preacher guilty of manslaughter SELMER, Tennessee (CNN) -- Mary Winkler was found guilty of the voluntary manslaughter Thursday in the 2006 slaying of her preacher husband, Matthew, after jurors rejected more serious murder charges that could have sent her to prison for the rest of her life. Winkler, 33, the mother of three small girls, showed no emotion as the jury's verdict was read. She had testified during the trial that she shot her husband accidentally after suffering years of abuse at his hands. Prosecutors, who argued the slaying of 31-year-old Matthew Winkler was deliberate, had asked the jury to find her guilty of first-degree murder, which carried up to 60 years in prison. (Watch Mary Winkler as the verdict is announced ) But jurors were given the option of finding her guilty of lesser charges, and they opted for voluntary manslaughter, which carries a sentence of three to six years. She was allowed to remain free on bond pending sentencing, set for May 18. The jury of 10 women and two men began deliberations about 11 a.m. ET; the verdict was handed down about 6:30 p.m. ET. Matthew Winkler was the popular preacher of the Fourth Street Church of Christ in Selmer, a town of 4,500 people about 80 miles east of Memphis. His body -- with a shotgun wound in the back -- was found March 22, 2006, in the church parsonage. Mary Winkler was arrested the next day with her daughters on the Alabama coast. The prosecution and defense gave sharply contrasting views of the couple and their marriage during a week of testimony. Assistant District Attorney Walter Freeland said Matthew Winkler was a good father and husband who did not deserve to die. According to testimony, 77 shotgun pellets were recovered from his body, which church elders discovered in the parsonage bedroom after he missed a weeknight service. Freeland told jurors that Mary Winkler showed her intentions when she went to a bedroom closet, got a 12-gauge, pump-action shotgun and pointed it at her husband. The gun did not go off on its own, he said during closing arguments Wednesday night, calling the defendant's version of events "ludicrous." The defense portrayed Mary Winkler as a victim of physical, sexual and psychological abuse who shot her husband by accident during an argument. Defense attorney Steve Farese said prosecutors did not prove Winkler fired intentionally. But during his closing argument he left open the possibility she might be guilty of a lesser charge. "Have they proven any crime? Well -- and this is hard for me to say -- maybe," Farese said. "Maybe she was negligent.". Some of the jurors wept when the Winklers' oldest daughter, Patricia, testified for the prosecution about her father's slaying. The 9-year-old said she heard a loud boom and a thump. When she ran into the bedroom, she saw her father's body lying on the floor. The child said she had never seen her father mistreat her mother. But Mary Winkler described nearly a decade of marital abuse when she took the witness stand on Wednesday. She said he struck and kicked her, "screamed and hollered" at her, criticized her, blamed her when things went wrong and made her watch pornography and wear "slutty" costumes for sex. She also said he forced her to submit to sex acts that made her uncomfortable. A wig and a tall, white platform shoe were placed on the witness stand during her testimony. Blushing crimson and staring at the floor, she said her husband bought them for her to wear to get him in the mood for sex. She testified that his sex drive was much stronger than hers, referring to it as "a weakness of his." "This is not about religion, but I suggest to you that a Church of Christ preacher's wife does not wear those shoes," Farese argued. A defense psychologist testified that Mary Winkler was depressed, showed classic symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome, and was unable to form the intent to kill because of years of abuse. Mary Winkler testified that "something went off" as she pointed the shotgun at Matthew Winkler during an argument. She said she was terrified of him, and pointed the weapon at him to force him to talk through their problems. But she denied pulling the trigger. The widow testified that she never wanted him to die, nor would she ever have wished to go to jail, lose custody of her daughters or testify about private matters at a public murder trial. After shooting her husband, police say, Winkler packed her girls into a minivan and drove 340 miles to Orange Beach, Alabama, where she was arrested the next day. She has been free on bail, staying with friends and working at a dry cleaner's shop in McMinnville, about 60 miles from Nashville. The children have been staying with their paternal grandparents in Henderson.

Thanks, Adam. Gonna put it on the wishlist, despite that basketball player dude.

Bumping this one up, in case anyone's got/heard it, and can recommend it...

I just discovered that the European and Japanese editions of "Out Louder" include a bonus second disc of live material from this past November at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC. May have to dump the domestic and pick this one up. 2nd disc track listing (per Emarcy website): Disc 2 1. A Go Go 2. Cachaça 3. The Tube 4. Amazing Grace 5. Deadzy 6. What Now

Thanks for the wishes! People are starting to tell me "You're only as old as you feel" (isn't that a sign that you're getting older, when people start telling you that?). I always respond with "You're only as old as the one you're feeling"... Going to my son's t-ball game this evening, then maybe out for a bite to eat. School talent show tomorrow, then Walk America on Saturday. All kid-related, but I wouldn't have it any other way! May finally get to go out for dinner with my lady friend on Saturday or Sunday. Thanks again for the friendships made here, the wealth of knowledge that is shared, and just the general fun this place is! edit - Al, that link is going to give me nightmares for weeks!!!

At least you have the option of seeing Torn live!

I'd contact your cable company and have them come out and check the signal strength coming into your apartment. They may need to put a booster on their line somewhere. You're paying for their service, so they owe you a decent signal.

For the next day or two, anyway....until I get dizzy: