BERIGAN

Most of the rich folks that came into Borders, wishing to speak to the Manager on Duty didn't expect me to look like this either! And if the GM wasn't there, and I wore a Megadeth shirt....like this one! I am sure they thought someone was pulling their leg.

H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y ! ! ! ! ! Or Should I Say HEPPY BIRTHDAY?

Well, this was taken 5 years ago,but I look the same, more or less (More of me today) I knew that the guy taking the photo was going to use it for our Borders calender, I tried to make a face that would kept that from happening, it didn't! Funny thing, is that he used it for his own calender at home, and his wife was creeped out by this photo! I drink a lot of milk, by the by....so lets, see how creepy a photocopied calender, then scanned and uploaded looks! Damn, can't upload, perhaps I am too ugly??? Will have to store, then....look out! That is supposed to be milk around my face, yep, milk! Scary, very scary!!!

Yeah, but where's a more recent picture of you, Berigan?? (Or are ya afraid your mug's so ugly, that it'll break the board!! ) Yep, I don't know if the board can take it! But seeing how ugly everyone else is.... (kidding, kidding! :rsmile:) I'll have to dig around, I seem to be making a face in every picture! Chris, you look like you were a troublemaker

Well, the poor, poor braves need to cut payroll, to something like 70+ million, or what the Yankees will pay just their pitching staff! I really wish AOL would sell the team already, I know I predicted a .500 team last year, but unless they sign Vlad, this year is going to be pathetic. Oh, and I-Rod won't be with the Marlins this year! Where do guys think he will end up? I-Rod and A-Rod on the same team? No, that ain't gonna happen, is it... or is it???? from espn..... ATLANTA -- Greg Maddux's long run with the Atlanta Braves is over. As expected, the Braves didn't offer arbitration to the four-time Cy Young Award winner by the midnight Sunday deadline, essentially ending his career in Atlanta. The Braves also cut ties with Gary Sheffield and Javy Lopez, two sluggers whose salary demands were beyond the range of the payroll-cutting team. Julio Franco was the only Atlanta free agent to be offered arbitration. The Braves would like to bring back the 45-year-old first baseman to platoon with rookie Adam LaRoche next season. Players not offered arbitration can't re-sign with their old clubs until May 1. Maddux went 16-11 with a 3.96 ERA last season -- his 16th straight year with at least 15 wins -- but likely will have to take a significant pay cut in 2004. Last season, Maddux made $14.75 million on a one-year deal with the Braves after accepting arbitration. The right-hander spent 11 seasons with the Braves, winning the NL Cy Young Award his first three years in Atlanta. He began a streak of four in a row with the Chicago Cubs in 1992. Scott Boras, Maddux's agent, said Sunday there were no negotiations over the weekend with the Braves, who are expected to cut their payroll by at least $20 million this season. Even without Maddux, the Braves have a solid start on their 2004 rotation with Russ Ortiz (21-7), Mike Hampton (14-8) and Horacio Ramirez (12-4). But their offense is taking a major blow without Sheffield (.330, 39 homers, 132 RBIs), Lopez (.328, 43, 109) and third baseman Vinny Castilla (.277, 22, 76), all headed elsewhere. Sheffield is close to agreement on a $39 million, three-year contract with the New York Yankees. The Braves also declined arbitration for pitchers Kent Mercker, Darren Holmes, Shane Reynolds and Roberto Hernandez; first basemen Matt Franco; and outfielder Darren Bragg.

I am not afraid!!!!!!!!! I'm the white kid!

Gypsy was her name. We got he as a stray, a long time ago, in Jacksonville. She was at least 18, a vet said 17 years ago she was most likely a 1 year old when we found her, or did she find us? We had only one cat at the time (and Boomer almost made it to 20!) Mom and Dad didn't want other cat, we had just gotten a dog...so what did my parents do? Mom fed this constantly whining cat some dry food outside the sliding glass door in their bedroom. Dad feed this constantly whining cat outside the sliding glass door in the living room! Go figure why she didn't go away? She was a skinny cat, way back when, Spade, and declawed, yet she was outdoors! When we were still deciding whether to really make her ours, I went out to my car, got in to start it, decided I should check the oil in my old Chevy, and found her laying on top of the engine! Yikes! That was it, she was going to be an indoor cat from then on. She kind of freaked out at first, we wondered if she had been abused. She soon calmed down. If you scratched her back, just right, she would shred newspapers with her teeth! B) She had extra digits! B) Mom thought she was personality challenged, I knew better. She slept, alot! When we brought in 4 more cats, she was pretty cool about it. She was kind of a coward, especially dealing with a little girl cat, that likes to think she is Queen of the hill. Swat her with those big paws Gypsy, she'll leave you alone then! Funny thing, when we brought in our second tabby a few years ago (By far the youngest, and strongest cat we have) She all the sudden got tough, and swatted and roared, and I do mean roared at him if he dared get near her! Go figure. Anyway, she got fat the longer she stayed with us and pretty content. I did notice a growth on the side of her neck a few years back, and took her to the vet. She asked how old she was(I am starting to think mentioning your cat's age to a vet is a mistake) and said just to keep an eye on it, see if it got bigger. It didn't. but the last year, she would howl some at night, after drinking water, or using the litter box, but would stop the second you petted her. For some reason, we were all thinking old age was the cause. Took her to the vet in October, (She had lost weight, and was having stomach trouble) and another vet there asked how old she was first, and felt a tumor in her belly. Said most likely a Cancer, and that sometimes surgery helped, but often did not. And that Chemo didn't seem to work on cats. So basically wait for her to die. She seemed fairly strong at the time, and wondered if I should put her through surgery. She was getting dehydrated, even though she was drinking lots of water, and a friend mentioned that older cats are often diabetic, and should have her tested. She wasn't (Never did get a good answer as to why she would be dehydrated even though her kidney function was good, and drinking a lot) She went downhill so fast, I was bringing her in every week for I.V. and she would perk up for a few days. Her last days, she could barely walk, then really couldn't anymore. Yet, she was so alert most of the time, perhaps moreso than usual. But when she couldn't get into the litter box, and lost her appetite, it was more than obviously time. I guess we hoped she would pass during the night, but she didn't. So weird to take a pet to the vet to be put to sleep. They had trouble finding a vain(her fir was fairly thick, but she was down to 6 1/2 pounds) when they did, I asked how long it would take, and they said as bad off as she was, she was most likely already gone, and she was. Eyes still open, she looked just like she did when I took her in! I know I did the best I could for her, yet I still can't help but feel I should have done more for her....I just wish the vets didn't ask how old the pet was first! Who cares? If I had said she was 10, I feel that perhaps they would have been more aggressive in their treatment.(So what I am saying is lie like a dog when your vet asks your cat's or Dog's age) She was still very limber, moreso than our 12 year old twins. She never was sick....just wanted to introduce an old member of our family. Reagan was still president when we got her. Most people didn't own computers, cell phones, or cd players back then. I keep watching that I don't kick her under the computer, her favorite hangout.......Suitcases were also a favorite place as well!

you don't like vocalists, do you?

AH, Dorothy Parker! Suicide Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live.

Wish I had saved some of them!

Drat!

tongue!

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what's that called in adults?? oh yeah its....

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And you have to type in a few words as well! For Moose, a bouquet!

Why can you only attach one photo at a time????

this ought to bring back some fond memories!

Glad not to have the scarlet 10% next to my name anymore! Even if I was the only one to see it...the crying, me in the fetal position , thumb in my mouth....it wasn't a pretty site.....

Just wanted to frame that! Know thy self!

b3-er..... WHAT THE FUCK???????????? WHAT THE FUCK DID I SAY THAT WAS SO FUCKING BAD?????? HENRY FORD WAS A FAN OF HITLER, IT IS A KNOWN FACT!!!!!! I CAN'T JOKE ABOUT SOMEONE(SOMEONE WHO KIDS EVERYONE) HAVING A FORD BEING A NAZI SYMPATHIZER? HE HAS NEVER SAID ANYTHING PRO NAZI AS FAR AS I KNOW. FOR SAYING THAT I THOUGHT HE WAS AS OLD AS CHRIS(CLEARLY HE ISN'T BEING THAT HE WAS BORN IN 1945) I CAN'T RIB SOMEONE'S AGE? FOR SAYING HE HAS SOME MONEY IF HE HAS A FEW MFSL CDS? FOR POINTING OUT THE FACT A FRAME OFF RESTORATION MEANS A CAR CANNOT BE COMPLETELY ORIGINAL? B, THIS IS TOTAL, ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT! PERHAPS I SHOULD FIND ANOTHER BOARD TO HAUNT, IF I CAN'T RIB A RIBBER. THEN THERE WILL BE NO ONE BUT LIBERALS TO POST ARTICLES IN THE POLITICS FORUM, WHICH I BET WOULD PLEASE A FEW FOLKS HERE....

Dude, Sandy? I don't remember, who is/was she? you said on another board......Sandra Bullock - Just bad, I never could understand why she is so popular. ..... I forgot the other Sandy! I can't remember if she was good or bad!