Good answer...sounds right to me. Weirdly predictable how IV came out before the others.

I wouldn't buy this book just for the title alone...beyond lame. Plus I've come across this hack Dave Thompson's other books before and it's useless garbage. One to ignore.

Cor blimey! I'm the only one who remembered Robert Plant's birthday?!? A hearty toast to the Leo Lion, The Golden God himself, Robert Anthony Plant...an even 66 today! Keep following your muse, Robert...wherever it leads you. Many thanks for the music you have given us over the years...and all those droll Plantations! Happy birthday Robert and many happy returns of the day!

So much ugliness in the world lately, even in sports, which is supposed to provide a respite from the workaday world. From Little League to the Pros, you hear about the arrests, the tantrums and out-of-control coaches, players, and parents. Then, like a bolt from heaven, every once in a while something happens to remind everyone what is really important in competition and provide an example to the rest of the world of true leadership and how to mentor kids. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Rhode Island Little League Coach Dave Belisle. His team had just lost their Little League World Series game to Illinois 8-7 and were in tears. Watch Dave as he gathers his team and gives them (and us) a talk that will melt your heart. I know the year is just half-over but he's my Coach of the Year, no question. http://m.espn.go.com/general/story?storyId=11374566&city=boston&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B%22ref%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fm%3Fhl%3Den%26gl%3Dus%26client%3Dms-android-lge%26source%3Dandroid-unknown%26action%3Ddevloc%26q%3Dkids%2Breceive%2Bspeech%2Bto%2Bremember%2Bfrom%2Brhode%2Bisland%2Blittle%2Bleague%2Bcoach%22%7D

Not only do we have a beer fridge at work, we've got a grill. So yesterday I grilled some Louisiana hot links and some veggie kabobs for all the employees. Breakkie this morning: Bowl of Cheerios with fresh strawberries and blueberries and 2% lowfat milk. Glass of orange juice. Glass of tomato juice. Two glasses of water.

Marinating some peaches and beets for a salad later on.

^^^ You made yourself unhappy? In what way? The good news is that just as one can make oneself unhappy, one can also then turn around and author their own happiness.

If it is your house, why should you have to lose it? You are the one kicking him out and since you are not married, he is not legally entitled to any of your property, right? Glad you finally got some sleep. Scylla had the best advice...sometimes quiet is best. Scylla's entire post was solid gold. Good luck Susan.

PC, I found my sheet with all the picks printed out and decided to make a single post with everyone's picks so it is simple for all of us to reference...and perhaps a little easier for you to tabulate scores. For ease of use, I unified everyone's pick format so that the NL picks are first, then the AL's, the WS prediction, and then the Cy Young picks, and edited for spelling and clarity. Walter and zepscoda did not submit their Cy Young picks. paul carruthers's picks: NL East: Atlanta NL Central: Pittsburgh NL West: LA Dodgers NL Wild Cards: Washington, St. Louis AL East: Boston AL Central: Detroit AL West: Oakland AL Wild Cards: Cleveland, Baltimore World Series Prediction: LA Dodgers vs. Detroit NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers) AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander (Detroit) LedZeppfan77's picks: NL East: Washington NL Central: Cincinnati NL West: LA Dodgers NL Wild Cards: Arizona, Atlanta AL East: Baltimore AL Central: Detroit AL West: Oakland AL Wild Cards: Seattle, Kansas City World Series Prediction: LA Dodgers vs. Baltimore NY Cy Young: Jose Fernandez (Miami) AL Cy Young: Chris Tillman (Baltimore) ebk's picks: NL East: Atlanta NL Central: St Louis NL West: LA Dodgers NL Wild Cards: Washington, San Francisco AL East: Boston AL Central: Detroit AL West: Texas AL Wild Cards: Baltimore, Oakland World Series Prediction: LA Dodgers vs. Detroit (Detroit wins) NL Cy Young: Kershaw (Dodgers) AL Cy Young: Yu Darvish (Texas) zepscoda's picks: NL East: Philadelphia NL Central: St. Louis NL West: San Francisco NL Wild Cards: LA Dodgers, New York Mets AL East: Baltimore AL Central: Detroit AL West: Texas AL Wild Cards: Kansas City, Tampa Bay World Series Prediction: Philadelphia vs Texas Walter's picks: NL East: Atlanta NL Central: St. Louis NL West: LA Dodgers NL Wild Cards: Cincinnati, San Francisco AL East: Boston AL Central: Detroit AL West: Texas AL Wild Cards: Yankees, Angels World Series Prediction: St. Louis vs. Boston (St. Louis wins) Strider's picks: NL East: Atlanta NL Central: St. Louis NL West: San Francisco NL Wild Cards: Washington, Cincinnati AL East: Baltimore AL Central: Detroit AL West: Oakland AL Wild Cards: Boston, Tampa Bay World Series Prediction: San Francisco vs. Detroit NL Cy Young: Kershaw (Dodgers) AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez (Seattle) jb126's picks: NL East: Washington NL Central: St. Louis NL West: LA Dodgers NL Wild Cards: San Francisco, Atlanta AL East: Tampa Bay AL Central: Detroit AL West: Oakland AL Wild Cards: Boston, Kansas City World Series Prediction: LA Dodgers vs. Tampa Bay NL Cy Young: Kershaw (Dodgers) AL Cy Young: David Price (Detroit) jabe's picks: NL East: Atlanta NL Central: St. Louis NL West: LA Dodgers NL Wild Cards: Pittsburgh, San Francisco AL East: Tampa Bay AL Central: Cleveland AL West: Oakland AL Wild Cards: Detroit, Boston World Series Prediction: Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland NL Cy Young: Kershaw (Dodgers) AL Cy Young: Max Scherzer (Detroit) Bong-Man's picks: NL East: Washington NL Central: St. Louis NL West: LA Dodgers NL Wild Cards: Cincinnati, Atlanta AL East: Boston AL Central: Detroit AL West: Oakland AL Wild Cards: Tampa Bay, Texas World Series Prediction: Cincinnati vs. Detroit NL Cy Young: Kershaw (Dodgers) AL Cy Young: Anibal Sanchez (Detroit)

Happy Birthday ebk!!! May you have a glorious day and may your Orioles beat the White Sox tonight! Cheers!

Boring.

I should hope so. Well, I screwed up my day but I'm trying to salvage what's left. Lunching on a salad of baby arugula, beets, burrata cheese, walnuts, blueberries and cranberries, citrus vinaigrette. Also some mushrooms sautéed in sherry lovingly nestled on a bed of mashed redskin potatoes. A glass of water and a glass of 2012 Cline Cellars Cashmere red wine to wash it down.

Yeah, well while you were posting Arsenal tied it up just before halftime. Mind your defense, man!

The season started today. My only question is how Liverpool will torment their fans this year after last season's fiendish collapse? Right now my telly screen says Ars 0 CP 1...apparently chillumpuffer is taking on the entire Arsenal side single-handed!

You poor child. Losing a beloved grandmother is so sad. May I offer my condolences and sympathy.

Damn. Damn. Damn. The Grim Reaper adds another to his toll this week...Jay Adams. http://m.ksbw.com/news/skaterboarder-jay-adams-dies-at-age-53-friends-say/27510884 This really hits hard for me, for as a Southern California skate-surf-rat, Jay Adams was a true icon of my youth. One of the original Dogtown Zephyr Skate team, I had Jay Adams photos up on my wall next to my Led Zeppelin and Gerry Lopez and Steve McQueen ones. Only a year older than me. Damn. Rest in peace Jay.

They've finally cleared most of the decaying flowers. Strange, I didn't think to visit Robin Williams' hand and footprints in the Chinese Theatre forecourt until someone asked me to take a photo of Lauren Bacall's. I wasn't even sure if Robin had put his hands and feet in cement but after searching, I found his square. It must have been done around the time of "Dead Poets Society".

"Cease the day"? So you're telling people to die? No, thank you.

This will break your heart. http://www.koko.org/koko-tribute-robin-williams

Well, that's just great. I've been after the folks at either Cinefamily or the American Cinematheque to get Jeff Krulik's "Led Zeppelin Played Here" to screen in Los Angeles and now it's finally here tonight...but I have another gig scheduled that I cannot break. Goddammit. http://www.ledzeppelinplayedhere.com/ Has anybody seen this yet? ebk? Jeff Krulik is the guy behind the underground cult favourite "Heavy Metal Parking Lot".

Goddamn it. I've been after the folks at either Cinefamily or the American Cinematheque to get Jeff Krulik's "Led Zeppelin Played Here" to screen in Los Angeles and now it's finally here...but I have another gig scheduled that I cannot break. http://www.ledzeppelinplayedhere.com/ Has anybody seen this yet? Jeff Krulik is the guy behind the underground cult favourite "Heavy Metal Parking Lot".

Memorial at the Good Will Hunting Bench in Boston. http://m.imgur.com/Trp05WV

She's talking about "Dirty Laundry"..."kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down". The flowers and candles have just about swallowed Robin's star...you can barely see it now.

Hell Dr. Death, that was spot on! You saved me an immense amount of time of typing, as you said pretty much what I feel about "Presence". "Candy Store Rock" is the only track I'm not that enthusiastic about...mainly because I think it goes on for too long. Too many "Oh baby's". Robert's lyrics are hard to decipher and I think if people could have heard them clearer, songs such as "For Your Love" and "Hots on for Nowhere" might be more popular. ITTOD suffered the same problem with the mix, in my opinion. Anyway, well said Dr. Death. Excellent post.

Because it's not as good as you think. It has some moments, but it's clumsy and doesn't groove nearly as well as "Hot Dog" and "South Bound Saurez". It's clearly a work-in-progress, as most of the other ITTOD sessions-era stuff on Coda are. The only Coda song that warrants a place on ITTOD is "Wearing and Tearing".