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medjuck, Carnivore already has Montreal and 25. See my post immediately before yours for the available numbers. The first year I attended a Canadian league game was 1976, and the Grey Cup that year featured Ottawa versus Saskatchewan. That was the game where Tony Gabriel caught the TD pass in the last minute. Ottawa does not have a team currently, but is expected to have one in 2013.

This leaves us with five good numbers left: Montreal - 20, 80 Saskatchewan - 75, 80, 85

Apparently there are two Canadian acts this year: Theory of a Deadman and Andree Watters & Suzie McNeil. http://greycup.cfl.ca/page/grey-cup-halftime

I had an American Flyer train. My dad liked them better than Lionel because they didn't have the third rail and were therefore more realistic. Perhaps someone can tell us why the Lionels were so popular. Were they the first?

When I was in high school, we were required to go to a performance of The Rivals. I enjoyed it. Twenty-five years ago I attended a party on business where the performer was Norm Crosby. I loved it! After the show, he met everyone, and I told him that he was my mother's favorite. He enjoyed hearing that.

Gregg Xenakes Grey Cup pick http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=/cfl/news/AJN4358856.htm ***** good Grey Cup previews http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4358750 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=342627 ***** more Grey Cup stories: http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/GreyCup/2010/11/24/16297266.html http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=342569

Here's what I have so far. The following are picking Montreal: 10 - Hardbopjazz (subject to change) 30 - Big Al 35 - Papsrus 40 - Bright Moments 45 - Van Basten II 50 - GA Russell 55 - Indestructible 60 - Noj 85 - AmirBagachelles (subject to change) The following are picking Saskatchewan: 20 - Danasgoodstuff 25 - Aparxa 30 - BFrank 45 - BClugston 50 - GregK 55 - Harold Z 65 - John Tapscott That leaves us with the following good numbers still available: Montreal - 25, 65, 70, 75 Saskatchewan - 35, 40, 60, 70, 75

Carnivore, Papsrus already has Montreal - 35. If you like Montreal, pick a tiebreaker below 30 or above 60. HBJ, Indestructible already has Montreal - 55. If you like Montreal, pick a tiebreaker below 30 or above 60.

I see that the kickoff is scheduled for 6:32 pm eastern time, so that's what we'll make the deadline to play the contest. http://www.cfl.ca/article/edmonton-cold-snap-should-warm-up-for-grey-cup-sunday

The weatherman is predicting scattered winds and light flurries with a temp of -8C (17F) at kickoff time Sunday. http://www.cfl.ca/article/edmonton-cold-snap-should-warm-up-for-grey-cup-sunday

I've found two interesting boxes, not jazz: Soft Machine - Original Album Classics - $15.49 http://www.amazon.com/Original-Album-Classics-Soft-Machine/dp/B003ZBX84G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1290579398&sr=1-1 Johnny Cash - Complete Sun Masters - $13.38 http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Sun-Masters-Johnny-Cash/dp/B0014VCFWU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1290579511&sr=1-1

Here's some more: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/stephen-brunt/green-flood-descends-on-edmonton/article1810874/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/als-pair-ready-to-walk-the-walk/article1810867/ http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/News/2010/11/23/16286676.html (I was seated right in front of the bad '96 call referred to here.) http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/GreyCup/2010/11/23/16282666.html

One of the few things I miss from my childhood is the downtown department store Christmas model train display.

HBJ, you tiebreaker needs to be divisible by five! Canadian football is so different the American football, so 9.6. LOL! HBJ, I'll put you down as Montreal - 10!

HBJ, you tiebreaker needs to be divisible by five!

I'm now reading the latest Dashiell Hammett collection, called Lost Stories. It includes a biography of Hammett which discusses where Hammett was in his life when he wrote each story.

OK Greg, I'm putting you down for Sask - 50.

Amir, your tiebreaker has to be divisible by five!

Bright Moments, that's the same pick Van Basten II made!

The playoffs and Grey Cup will be broadcast on television to U.S. households by the following stations and in the availability as stated below: LIVE • WVVH Southampton, NY • KFLA 8.1 Los Angeles, CA • WZBN Trenton, NJ • GEUS 34 Greenville, TX • Altitude Denver (Playoffs), Altitude 2 Denver (Grey Cup) • Comcast SportsNet Northwest (Playoffs – Nov. 21 only, Grey Cup delayed) • KWVT Salem, OR • WREP Martinsville, IN • KUTA Logan, UT • WOTH (WBQC5) Cincinnati, OH • WNEG Toccoa, GA • Time Warner 13 Buffalo (Alternate – Ch. 87) • WYLN Hazelton, PA (Playoffs only, Grey Cup not available) • KJEO 32.2 Fresno, CA • Time Warner 3 Albany, NY • LMU-TV/W18AN Harrogate, TN • WYAT Martinsville, VA • KDAO Marshalltown, IA • SWX 6.2 Spokane, WA (Playoffs – Nov. 21 & 28 same day delayed) • Time Warner Sports 26 Rochester (Alternate – Ch. 98) • WBCF Florence, AL • W43BR Baraboo, WI • KSPK Walsenburg, CO • WTSN Evansville, IN • WBEK Augusta, GA • Image Sports Erie, PA • KGCS Joplin, MO • KDMD 33.4 Anchorage, AK • WKFK Pascagoula, MS • KHQA 7.2 Hannibal, MO • KCJY Twin Falls, ID DELAYED • Altitude Denver (Grey Cup – Nov. 29) • Comcast SportsNet Northwest (Grey Cup) • The Comcast Network - Philadelphia (Select games on delay) • CSS/Comcast Sports Southeast (Grey Cup only) • Bright House Sports Network - Tampa Bay (Playoffs – Nov. 21 & Grey Cup delayed) • The Comcast Network - Mid-Atlantic (Select games on delay) • Cox Sports New England – Ch. 3 (Grey Cup – Dec. 2) U.S. STREAMING Fans in the U.S. can also see the game live via exclusive streaming at ESPN3.com with the participating providers listed at the following link: http://espn.go.com/espn3/affList Fans across North America can listen to the game on Sports Express (channel 97) and The Score Satellite Radio (channel 98). [That's Sirius.]

This being Grey Cup week, I'll try to post links to a few articles each day that give the flavor of the festivities. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/rematch-one-year-in-the-making/article1809470/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/are-the-als-just-too-good/article1807875/ http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/GreyCup/2010/11/22/16276001.html http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/GreyCup/2010/11/22/16263351.html

Great! Do all external HDs come with the backup software, or would I probably have to buy that separately? Yes, I'm using Windows XP. I have my OS discs somewhere, though I haven't seen them since my move in June.

I am not currently backing up my computer, and I would like to change that. As I see it, I have two options. The first would be to subscribe to Carbonite for about $50 a year. The second would be to purchase a portable hard drive. I saw one on sale the other day for $69. Which do you recommend? Is it easy to transfer my entire hard drive onto a portable one occasionally?

It's that time of year again! It's time for the annual Grey Cup contest. (Past winners have included Noj (twice), brownie and Shane/indestructible.) Here are the rules: 1) Pick the winning team. 2) Pick the number of total points scored by both teams. (aka the tiebreaker) Since approximately half of us will pick the winning team, picking the total points is necessary to win the contest. Your total points prediction must be a number which is a multiple of five (5). The winning tiebreaker will be the one closest to the correct answer. If two are equally close, the winner will be the lower pick. If two people pick the same thing, the first to make the pick will be the winner. THE PRIZE: A $17.00 Mosaic Records Gift Certificate, good for both Mosaic and True Blue records. The $17.00 represents one CD of a Mosaic box set. Deadline: kickoff, Sunday Nov. 28, 6:00 pm eastern. ***** The Grey Cup game: The Grey Cup is awarded to the world champion of what I think is the greatest game in the world, Canadian rules football. That is to say, the champion of the Canadian Football League. This year's game will be a rematch of last year's, played by the Eastern champion Montreal Alouettes and the Western champion Saskatchewan Roughriders. The location of the game is chosen years in advance. This year's game will be played in the western city of Edmonton. You can expect that there will be many more Roughrider fans there than Als fans. Montreal is the defending Grey Cup champ, and was a better team than Sask this year, finishing first in the East with a 12-6 record. Saskatchewan finished second in the West with a 10-8 record. It is likely to be cold in Edmonton (the northernmost city with a team in the league), and the Riders proved that they could win in the sub-zero cold this past Sunday in the Western Final in Calgary. The game's kickoff will be at 6:00 pm eastern, so that time has been designated the deadline for this contest. You can listen to the game here: http://www.am770chqr.com/index.aspx (To listen to the game, you will need Windows Media Player which you can download for free. So you might want to plan ahead if you don't already have it.) You can study the season as it has developed with the CFL thread, which I will be updating during the course of this week. For the first preview of the game, see the comments by the knowledgeable David Naylor here: http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=342370 Good luck! Here's my pick (same as last year): Montreal, 50 points

I am sorry to hear of you loss, Rolf. I'll say a prayer for her tonight.