rachel

Pssssst.....Dan....... she knows....

All righty then. All Michiganders are hereby instructed to road-trip it. First round is on me.

Kevin~ Are you able to get anything else done beside scouring the landscape looking for these things? I feel like we need to do some type of intervention. (but thanks for the Walmart tip--I still haven't been able to find any, so Walmart is on my list today...)

Even better.... she's my God-daughter. I get to do all the fun stuff w/her--she now knows the difference between an airball and a brick and the appropriate times to say those particular terms out loud while at a Pacers game as well as when to blurt out that one particular ref needs glasses--I'm trying to keep it clean. After her baby brother was born in February she was so happy to report to me that she hasn't "stepped on him yet!!!." We did a high five. I think I have learned more about life and myself in the four years I have known her...

Visiting my parents for Mother's Day. Just got finished w/dinner, and they're in the living room watching the Lakers/Spurs game. I overhear my mother exclaiming over the sound of the TV (the volume is set on 20, I think--they're in their 70's and refuse to consider hearing aides... but I digress) how she is sick and tired of hearing about the Lakers--" that's all you hear about on ABC--Lakers, Lakers, Lakers. We've gotten no respect this whole season...." Then she goes on to say how we will have a tough time with Detroit and their defense and how she "used to love Larry Brown because of what he did with the Pacers in the 90's, that is until he started criticizing Ronny Artest..." I love my Mom... EDIT: So now Mom thinks she jinxed the Spurs with her "trash talk"...did I mention she's a minister's wife?

WTF?? make sure to get to the part with the snake ...and he can cook. Damn, he's married.

I'll sign that petition!! OK.... where are they?! Who's hiding them?! Who ate them all?! I want 'em!! Just because of the fact that they are called "ogre-sized" makes me love them even more... I remember as a child eating candy called "Kooky Cocoa" or something like that. Two huge M&M type candies in a pack. Each one was approximately 2.5 inches in diameter, and they were awesome. Are Ogre-sized M&M's that big?

Wow. Thanks guys for all of your input. I knew I would be interested in Musicology when I first heard about its release. However, after reading this thread I am making my way right now to pick it up. Don't wanna wait for mail order. Prince had a "Musicology" special on MTV recently. Great stuff. I'm sorry I missed the concert.

Two non-smoking shows. This sounds like a "must see" . Sheldonm, Ghost, Jazzmessenger....anybody else going?

ah..... stereotypes. How about "some women don't understand ...." or how about... what part about your wife not liking jazz did you not know before the nuptials?

Those things are awesome. A friend of mine married a guy from Cuba....that is now one of her specialties.

ain't it the truth....

Randy, I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. What a cool Mom she must have been. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Hope you had a great one!

Gregg Popovich

Jamie says... Happy Birthday "'Uncle Joe"... (sounds different when she's saying it)

Catesta, we have lived parallel lives...

Can't resist....

Conn~ I'm blushing. Aren't you married, BTW?

I can see why it would appear that I'm pro Elway because of living in Indianapolis; however, that's not really the case. I actually lived in the greater Baltimore area when the whole Elway thing went down. Can't say that I blame him for not wanting to play for Bob Irsay; however, I did think he came across as a punk in the press. Looking at it objectively, I ultimately feel ( and felt this way even when living in Baltimore) that Elway did nothing wrong by using his potential baseball career as leverage; the negative press didn't hurt him, and he went on to command a decent amount of respect in the league. So it's not an "I'm so glad Elway stiffed the Colts because now Indy has a football team" scenario at all. (Although life sure has a way of straightening itself out; I moved to Indy not long after the Colts moved. ) Interestingly, Ernie Accorsi, the GM of the Giants who brokered the Manning deal was the GM of the Colts during the Elway drama. He wanted to call Elway's bluff, having the inside scoop from baseball insiders that Elway wasn't really good enough to go far in baseball. However, Bob Irsay and Michael Chernoff did the deal behind Accorsi's back. I can understand his need to make the Manning deal. "Sticking it to the Chargers"? ( ) You can't really feel sorry for the them; they certainly parlayed this scenario to their advantage too. They'll probably have a seriously high first round pick next year. It's business, folks.

Yeah, but Aggie you stated that he seems above the rules. Again... what rules? If you have the talent and are a hot commodity, then you will go where the market will have you. Same thing with getting those million dollar contracts. If nobody wanted him, then he wouldn't have a choice, would he? (or get the money)... You don't think there is wheeling and dealing every draft day? You just don't hear about much of it. And down the road when his contract is due to expire, if it comes down to restructuring a contract to free up cap or whatever, I can guarantee you that someone like Eli Manning will do whatever he can for the team. If those blue collar men were the number 1 pick, you don't think they would be using that to get where they wanted to be? That's just good business. And the NFL isn't some holy grail---it's business. Now if you want to talk about a spoiled brat, I would give you Terrell Owens.

Yeah... now there's pressure. Eli Manning was on David Letterman last night (as was Diana Krall with Christian McBride on bass...) He has such a high degree of respect for others that I think be will ultimately do fine on the personality/handling pressure level. He comes from good stock. David Letterman said that he will continue to be a Colts fan; however if the Giants "get really good" then he will become a Giants fan. I'm definitely more of a Giants fan now; it will be fun to see how he does.

What rules? Is there a rule which states that if you are drafted you have to play football at all? So the Charger fans aren't going to like Manning? BFD. The only fans who resented John Elway were from Baltimore... and to what end? His reputation in the NFL certainly hasn't suffered over the years. Both men turned the situation into something better for them, entirely by the rules. Nothing wrong w/that. I agree that he's going to have a hard couple of years initially both living up to expectations and having to deal with their offensive line, but as far as fan resentment, I think the fan base in NY will more than compensate for whatever grief he gets from SD.

That actually sounds like it kinda hurts. (I hear a collective cringe from the females in the house)