Brad

You can't make this shit up: the Mets were negotiating with Benji Molina. The Mets had offered one year at 5.5 million with an option for a second. Molina wanted a third year. As is their nickel and dime style, the Mets kept dicking around, trying to get him on the cheap. So what does Molina do: he gets pissed off and re-signs with the Giants for one year at $4.5 million. I mean when does this nonsense ever end. The asshole Wilpons have been running this team for almost 30 years and what do they have to show for it: one title and one other WS appearance. Just amazing. In all fairness, the Paysons who owned the team from 1962-1979 or thereabout only had one title as well.

That's a real shame, RIP.

Hm. Can Pat and Mike jokes be far behind...? A rather unfortunate comment, Chuck. You are aware, I hope, of the Irish Potato Famine of 1845-1852. Not cool. Not to burst your PC bubble or anything but as the only one on this Board who could make a genuine claim to being offended by that remark, I found it actually brought a grin, which in itself, is rare for a Nessa post. It would actually be Paddy and Mick jokes to be precise, Pat maybe but Mike??? The Famine was quite a long time ago and happened for a myriad of different reasons and you might be suprised to find that we're kinda over it by now, it's still used occasionally as a(nother) reason for hating the English, but we have have more than enough of them already so it rarely gets an airing. You Yankee Doodles might want to toughen up a bit before you come over here. We don't really do "Political Correctness". I think you are refering to the Phoenix Park, maybe??? Yes, it was Phoenix Park. I had the cabbie drop me off there. Spent some time in the park. What a wonderful park and then walked into town.

I was in Dublin in June of last year and enjoyed it quite a bit. I walked around quite a bit and there's a nice (but touristy) shopping area downtown. The areas downtown around the quay are nice and right before you get in to the city, there's a lovely park (huge), whose name escapes me now. Drink plenty of Guinness!

PM sent on the Lester box.

Those days are long over for me but in a way I wish they weren't. Were the weights in front? I'd think you'd get your top speed quicker.

Don't really understand what you said in the first para. Her having a great voice is beyond the point: who said she didn't. The falsification of history should be a concern. For many it is not (e.g., Zelig). For me it is. For you it may not be.

Colts will crush them. And "Sad" Diego just plain sucks. Norv Turner proves once again that he can't win the big one....a 57 yard FG attempt?!? WTF? Colts may win but they won't be crushed and I tell ya if the Colts play like they did yesterday, the Jets will win, no doubt about it. The Ravens game was very winnable but the Ravens just make mistake after mistake.

Jets keep playing!!!!!

Yakety, yak, yak, yak..........

Pretty pathetic to mention her in the same breath as Ellington not to mention that maybe someday people may think they performed together. It's creating an event which never happened, destroying history as it were.

I guess if you mean borrowed, why not say that?

I'm not really sure what you're talking about. All I saw was one person saying you might want to post a little bit before offering something for sale, that's all.

Assuming it's legit (and I have my doubts), it's like an old magic trick similar to palming.

It's not available outside the UK; it's probably a copyright issue of the material presented.

Reading The Best Hamer History Essays on Lincoln, edited by Sean Wilentz, a collection of essays by some great historians and writers on Lincoln. Recommended.

Maybe not anything. Maybe just some posed photos or perhaps an idea that never went anywhere.

It seems amazing to me that this thread just goes on and on, with nothing new really being said, except a trotting out of the same old arguments. At this point, I would think people would just say "I've made my points," and move on.

Great book. Read it when I was a kid also; still have it.

Good advice I believe.

Sorry to hear this Soul Stream. A friend once said to me when it comes to relationships that you have to make sure you make a lot of deposits and not too many withdrawals.

Yeah, I'm tired of this nonsense too with these babies.

That's great Ed. My son plays guitar in his school's Jazz Band. They actually have two but he didn't get into the one he wanted. The last two years he played clarinet but this year wanted to do guitar.

Wow, what a bummer. RIP.

All three are great.