GA Russell

Happy Birthday martini!

I enjoyed The Velvet Claw fifteen years ago. I've been meaning to read some others recently. Not much is in print.

Halifax has become serious about building a ballpark. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=358675

Thanks Jim!

The Riders have obtained Tristan Jackson from the Eskimos for a practice roster player. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=358605

I remember the four Mark Murphys well.

The Als have signed DeAndra Cobb and Kitwana Jones. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=358563

Happy Birthday Rooster!

It would make more sense to me if you gave them your credit card and agreed to pay a penny per article. I don't recall reading anything in a NYT web article that wasn't freely available elsewhere.

How is the sound on these? Is it as good as the Savoy/Dial and Verve boxes?

One of my best friends died of prostate cancer last year at age 59. Best wishes to you dgs.

Thanks mjzee! Microsoft is denying that any decision has been made, except to say that the latest Zune hardware is the Windows 7 phone. http://anythingbutipod.com/2011/03/zune-is-not-dead/#more-3391

For a long while, this was my favorite Miles album. I suspect that its sales over the decades have been less than Miles' other albums from that period.

Happy Birthday chuckyd!

Happy Birthday caravan!

Happy Birthday 2011 Conrad!

The Eskimos released Maurice Lloyd today. He's a great player, but the rumor last year was that he had a bad attitude. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=358053

Here's a brief but good synopsis of the current situation at the Fukushima plant. As I understand it, that one plant has three reactors. Reactor #1 suffered an explosion Saturday. Reactor #3 suffered an explosion today. Today's explosion damaged four of the five pumps being used to pump sea water to cool the reactors down. As a result, they currently do not have the ability to cool Reactor #2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12733393

I understand the antitrust implications, but I still don't understand the idea of a lockout. Does the union still exist or not? If there is a possibility of playing with replacement players, then all the world is not locked out - apparently only those former members of a union which no longer exists. Perhaps the union does still exist legally, and my assumption of the meaning of decertification is wrong. By the way, something to keep in mind...I remember reading a few months ago the prediction/reminder that although all of the press would paint the scenario as owners vs. players, the real issue is owners vs. owners. Apparently some owners are doing just fine, while others are hurting. My understanding (and this may be wrong) is that teams that have been owned by a family for decades have inferior stadium revenues and can't keep up with the new money types like Daniel Snyder. I also understand that some recent owners borrowed too much money to buy the team, and are spending so much on their debt that they cannot compete with those in more comfortable circumstances.

Here's a report that says that there was a hydrogen explosion at Plant #3 135 miles north of Tokyo. WTF! http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-14/hydrogen-explosion-occurs-at-nuclear-power-plant-135-miles-north-of-tokyo.html

SIT, Here are 5 CDs for $20.13 that might interest you. I don't know what it would cost you to have it shipped to Australia. http://www.amazon.com/Original-Album-Aretha-Fillmore-Spirit/dp/B003097AAG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1300071108&sr=1-1-catcorr

Expat, I don't see how you have dealt with the issue. If there is no union, why don't the owners sign anyone they want at whatever wage each player will accept? Without a union, I don't see why the league has any need to come to an agreement with players regarding how to divide its revenues.

I know nothing about labor law. I don't understand this NFL lockout. Since the union has decertified, that means that there is no union, right? So if there is no union, what is the logic of locking the players out?

I chat with my 94 year old aunt every Sunday, and while we were on the phone together tonight I plugged in her name, and it came out...More linoleum.

Real slugs. nick name: So mourns. real name: On sour smell. Groove Holmes is Hog So Remove.