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Indeed he did! Happy Birthday, Conn!

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There are over 500 different kinds of oak trees. The kind we have down here in this part of Texas are called "Texas Live Oaks". They are found more in dry climates than regular Live Oaks (and Oaks in general), I think. Don't have the larger leafs like other types of oaks, too. Mine have been dropping acorns like crazy this year, but it doesn't do it every year like that. I was told it's because of the drought conditions down here.

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If it's any consolation to you, I don't think most "real" Cowboys fans consider them America's Team. I think many find that just as annoying as you do. And I find Jones to be a alternately a boon (owner) and bane (GM) to the team. He excels at the first, and is absolutely clueless at the later.

There's either a joke in there or an oxymoron...

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This was gonna be their year. Finally. Supposedly peaking on offense and a young and hungry defense with a good D-coordinator. Instead, they've lost 3 games, in all of which they had double digit leads at the half. Poor coaching adjustments or something, or hell, just poor coaching in general. Questionable play calling. Defense not arm-tackling. On and on. I've dialed my expectations for A&M wayyy back after this game. A&M has all the talent needed to be competitive and in the Top 10 right, but they're not coached well. I don't think Mike Sherman is the right guy for A&M as it heads into the SEC, at this point. Other than that, been an interesting day of football. Shocked that Iowa State was able to whomp Texas Tech in Lubbock, a week after Tech upset Oklahoma. Stanford pulls it out in triple OT at USC. Ga Tech beats Clemson. Wisconsin loses to OSU on a hail mary again.

Why do you feel that way about Ryan?

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Actually...as I heard it during the last off-season, Berkman was wanting to return to regular field play, that's what motivated him to return to the NL. Didn't really like the whole DH thing. I'm not sure he was actually ever healthy with the Yankees, either. Seems to have regained the form that made him the centerpiece of the Astros after Biggio & Bagwell's retirements.

All the best for the coming year!

Rangers have had a couple of errors tonight as well. 4-4 at this point, fun game!

All the best, Daniel!

It's baseball that lacks appeal in general, not the Rangers. And I say that as a baseball fan. I grew up playing baseball, and so has my son. I've helped coach his teams for 6 straight years now. Yet he and other kids don't care to watch these games - those that will are exceptions, I think. Baseball is slower paced, with more breaks between actual plays. Less of a team sport and more a series of plays by individuals. But my son and his friends will pause from what they're doing and sit and watch a bit of football when I have it on though. I think football fits more in with the videogame lifestyle that younger folks like. It's more like a combat game than baseball is. Faster paced, with more action on any given play. And it's teamwork. I think all of that appeals to younger folks. People that like physical products like cds and dvds? We're dinosaurs. Maybe baseball fans are, too. The Superbowl is an 'event'. It's an event for everyone in the country. It's only one game, one Sunday night. People have parties for it, regardless if their team is in the game or not. It's an excuse to have fun. The World Series is a set of games that, like the regular season, occur on week nights and weekends. People don't typically throw parties on Wednesday nights and have a ton of folks over and have a wild time. Rangers fans will watch the WS, and Cardinal fans will watch it. Hardcore baseball fans will watch it. But that's about it. People don't throw parties for it though, generally.

Well executed guy-checks, Rangers!

Happy Birthday, Matthew - hope all is well with you!

Wishing you the best for the coming year, David!

What he's asking for is a way to access this board from his phone (I think). I am not sure your response relates to that (?). Wanting to stay connected to a jazz bulletin board ain't a bad thing. Or are you complaining that people shouldn't have cell phones?

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I would buy the cd, but not likely MP3's. I guess with that said, I wouldn't want you with hundreds of extra cds sitting around collecting dust, either. I'm on board with the limited CD run option, as perhaps your best choice to satisfy the cd collectors here on the board, as well as for some to sell at gigs. I'm open minded/eared, and look forward to this album, but it won't be the same without Joe.

Hats off to the Pats for the comeback win. Cowboys defense played a great game against Brady & Co, until the last drive of the game. Cowboys look like they're finally getting healthy. May be a force at some point. They don't seem to have much of a running game though, so the WR/TEs are going to have to stay healthy and carry the offense.