We get it. And more power to you, sir. I generally just get bored by everything powered by “want, want, want”.

+1 That’s what I was wondering.

Yup, boring to the yaw-nth degree and in this case, it’s a good thing.

Most pitching coaches, after congratulating him, would chew the pitcher out for putting his pitching hand at risk like that. Most (or many) MLB pitchers learn to use their non-pitching hand to do everyday stuff, like eating etc., to reduce risk to their pitching hand. Really.

If you are taking I-95 through VA, you probably need not worry about speeding tickets since the sheer number of trucks and cars at any given time on 95 is just utterly amazing. Nor does it let up much at night. Still, have a great road trip!

When I first went to work in Germany for Uncle Sam, we got a week long orientation course. The first day, the German woman leading the course used the word, “BeeEmVay” in her presentation. That’s when I realized I was in Germany. Awesome country.

Agreed, however, the original meaning of the word, before Christian fundies started using it wrong, is simply a sub-set of a major religion. Baptists are, therefore, a cult of the Protestant cult of the Christian religion, by definition. The word ‘cult’ is pretty much useless now, sadly.

And THAT’s why I bought an SUV when our children were small. No excuses are any good when school cancels early due to incoming snow or whatever. Screw the car-snobs.

Why is everybody ignoring Wilson Ramos, the best LASIK advertisement these days? He’s just batting .358 with a .917 slugging percentage. Not sure if he’ll continue this way, but he’s been a BUFFALO at the plate so far.

All but destroyed AND IT’s STILL GOING! Indeed, the maker of that machine (or at least the inner parts) should be quite proud. Wow.

I gotta say I love the train. Especially if you are traveling farther than, say, from DC to Philly. (Disclaimer: I hate flying now or rather I completely hate TSA and what they have done to the airports.) My daughter lives in Baltimore so we ride the train up there 2 - 4 times a year. So relaxed. /snooze

Yeah, but the real question is how the heck did you find a parking spot? Amazing, really.

I like how Automakers are re-using old styles with upgraded safety and comfort features.. There are a lot of other old styles, like the 55 Chevy, the 69 Olds Cutlass, etc., that they could use that would, once again, look really sweet.

I am sure you are correct, but you know, while I lived there for almost 3 years, I pretty much hung out at the vineyards, beer gardens, the Oktoberfests, and the Christmas fairs, where the gluwein (sp?) was pretty good, all of which was awesome. Well, from what I remember. Great, great country. (But our trip to Italy…

America is so big that any food cliche would be regional, like BBQ and beer in the Midwest, or grits and iced tea, maybe, in the Southeast, etc. Dang. Now I am hungry and thirsty, again.

And the curry actually has some spice to it. German cooking eschew (don’t chew?) any real spice, or sugar, or generally any taste in their food. No wonder they have such awesome beer!

When I was stationed in London so many moons ago, I was so starved for baseball that I watched the “best of the week in cricket” shows every Sunday. Those all-star-level cricket batsmen were every bit as good as anyone playing MLB baseball (and my favorite baseball player is Bryce, who homered once again on Opening…

Well, to be honest, most of us guys (including the ones who actually played sports in high school) probably can’t punt it all the way across our own back yards, nor throw it that far, either, without warming up for, say, a month.

Well. #1 for me: In playing WoW, having my toon walk across high bridges like at Thunder Bluff has my feet tingling and heart racing. Hell, I have a hard time with a 4 foot ladder.

It has been quite a few years (20?) since the Olympic games were only allowing amateurs. Indeed, prior to the inclusion of professionals, many (most?) countries were finding legal and “illegal” ways to pay their Olympic-level athletes living wage. (“Illegal” according the Olympic rules, which were pretty much a joke…