Around fifty I guess, hadn't put much thought into it.

FavreWIN DUAN,

Hah!

As a result of the Burning [Flat]Bush, the priest was forced to wander in the wilderness for 40 years.

"Of course we'll pay everyone back but it will take time. What, do you think we're Madoff money or something?"

"Did I forget my keys? Shit, I totally left my keys at home."

/TJ/

Thanks everyone. Sorry to be killing everyone's buzz, but your kind words are encouraging. I just got home and will need to break this to my partner, but I'll do a daytime threadjack to let everyone know how it went (or you could watch the news - if you see that a deranged, disgruntled homosexual went postal in…

@Maverick is Airborne (gonna do this old-school DS-style as my phone only lets me open new threads).

Work Rant Update (see below for background, commenting on phone won't let me reply to the thread).

There will be a follow-up regardless. If I get fired I'll wait till I'm home and thoroughly wasted before I go on my computer. I hear that's the best way to handle such things and nothing wrong ever happens when you do that.

Goddammit. An account executive comes to me with 2 missing political contributions that for whatever reason never got deposited to the bank for a particular committee. I look them up and realize that both contributions came from LAST FUCKING YEAR, including one that dates back to October. Then I realize that they…

DUAN Work Rant after the jump

True - but I was thinking about Tiger Woods losing all of those endorsements when his infidelity came out. Jeter also had the benefit of playing for the Yankees to boost his endorsement profile.

I think your last sentence nailed it. The family man image can play a huge role in snagging endorsements and appearing to be more mainstream. Plus, I think a lot of naivety plays into this. Many athletes probably believe that getting married while playing is a good way to settle down and have some structure in their…

And the caliber of these women? They're goddam gorgeous. Not all of them.

@Steve_U: Oh, very nice! I got an old HS buddy that's a CalTech grad too. Jesus, I just feel dumber now.

@Walk Off HBP: No, I'm saying we should check its pockets for change.

Jesus, this place is dead. Not mostly dead. All dead.

@Steve_U: The University of Lockheed Martin?