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Got something around 2 feet of snow today (Catskill region upstate NY). Hard to tell because of drifting. Hasn't stopped yet, but has slowed considerably. The heaviest precipitation bands seemed to be composed of weird ice pellet snow, which kept depth down some but isn't any easier to shovel. Counties to the West and North are reporting greater snow totals. All county roads in the area are officially closed. It'll probably be Friday before things return to quasi-normal speed. I damn near got frostbitten fingers (ouch!) while raking snow off the roof this afternoon. Have to clear the deck one more time (wearing mittens instead of gloves this time), but will defer any shoveling beyond that until tomorrow AM.

Stock down around 15% "Deteriorating North American music industry" blamed. I guess all those Blue Notes I've been buying from yourmusic.com haven't had much effect, considering that Blue Note doesn't merit a mention in the article...

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How much snow have you gotten? My area of upstate NY, weirdly almost snow-free thus far this winter, is expected to receive more than 2 feet tomorrow. Maybe even 3...

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greetings. my guess is pete wants out of usc before they are placed on serious probation for the reggie bush transgressions. Yeah, probation seems likely sooner or later. There's enough smoke to indicate the presence of fire. Should've said "I'm a big PC fan as NFL coordinator or NCAA HC". I wouldn't want him as Giants HC, for instance. But somebody'll write him a big check if he becomes available.

I'm a big PC fan (seems like the kind of coach you'd want to play for). He's got a great situation going @ USC, and would be crazy to give it up for an NFL job. Already was HC of 2 NFL teams w/o great success. That could of course change, if the various allegations of Trojan recruiting violations, which constantly seem to simmering, heat up significantly...

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Still pretty cold (lows around zero), but freakish low-snow winter is about to come to an end. Expecting a big snowstorm Tuesday night through Wednesday, possibly as much as 2 feet. [update] Forecast snow amounts upped. In excess of 2 feet now seems likely.

Wow, this was a surprise. OTOH, the Smith-Marty (coach-GM) rift has apparently been festering for a long time. I don't think they've even been on speaking terms for at least a year. And a lot of Marty's success this past year was attributed to his delegation of responsibility to the (now-departed) coordinators...with them gone, it might've been back to "Martyball".

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Agreed on the Criss! I picked it up just recently on eBay, new Japanese LP-CD for $15 plus S/H. I've never seen "BH plays BH" for sale anywhere. Have been able to find a number of Xanadu titles by watching eBay. One guy who actively posts on this forum seems to have somewhat of a line on Xanadu discs...

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Yeah ARod, that's why you signed with the Rangers, all those World Championships you'd be winning.... Before leaving Seattle as a free agent, A-Hole Rod made it very clear via interviews that his goal was to become the highest-paid player...

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The Yankees have been justifying A-Hole-Rod's contract by the fact that Texas has been paying part of the salary. IIRC, Texas is paying something like $6MM, so the Yanks are paying him approximate "Jeter money", or $19MM. Some of the money may also be deferred (I'm too lazy to look up details). I wonder if Texas's "buydown" would continue to apply after the opt-in point. If not, the Yanks would be more likely to let him walk...

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