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Oops. I looked at our next opponent, not the date. Thanks! I assume you're a White Sox fan. I really thought Carlos Quentin's bone-headed stunt would end up paying dividends for the Twins, but they certainly haven't taken advantage.

Now to teams who have a chance to make the playoffs. The Twins & White Sox have a huge series indoors starting today. The Twins will need to sweep to have any chance. They've stepped up before against the Sox. It'll be hard to do w/o an emotional leader like Hunter.

The Frames - The Cost

8 sacks for Philly? After the way the Eagles D played against Dallas last week, I'd be worried about the Steelers' offensive line.

I hate the Yankees, but respect the legacy that Yankee Stadium represents to the game of baseball. RIP, house that Harry Frazee built.

Tim Russert is smiling somewhere. Glad my guys finally got a win today. It's been troubling. It seems since Childress (offensive genius, supposedly) came aboard, the Vikings only win when their defense scores. It was a great defensive score today.

from one conservative VCer to another.

Yes, as a matter of fact, I did.

Just finished watching Neil Young's Farm Aid set. He closed w/ "A Day in the Life". Well done, sir! Ch. 334 on DirecTV is showing it live an rerunning it all weekend.

I hope you've discovered Ben Webster if you like that kind of sound. He used to play w/ Ellington. I have 2 of his own albums featuring Oscar Peterson on piano: Soulville, and Ben Webster meets Oscar Peterson. Both are great.

Funny. Not as funny as I was hoping. Eddie Vedder puts in one of the best cameos since Brett Favre in There's Something About Mary.

2 things I like about your post. "Recognize myself in others". I think that's what drove me the most to Bob Mould in the late 80s early 90s. Alslo, I've been listening to "Here Comes the Sun" about every other day because I put it on a mix for my kids. The handclaps in that are great.

I agree with these sentiments. For some reason, I've been trying to figure out how or why it happens. Maybe it's because every once in a while, I find myself singing a Wiggles song my kids like. I think, in that regard, it comes down to some fun pop hooks and good harmonies.

I've been pondering this question a lot recently. Especially as it relates to rock, etc. For example, I like a lot of Built to Spill music, but Doug Martsch's voice grates on me a bit, so I don't listen to them a lot. I'm going to try to quantify the components that go into making a rock song in the order of importance to me. Feel free to dissect, correct, ignore. 1. Songwriting Considering both music and lyrics here. There has to be an interesting lyric and good melody to back it up. I think Rush, for example, is a band of great musicians, but not great songwriters. They have some

You acknowledged a belief about God. The theists win! Game, set, match!

The dude from Rage Against the Machine: Zack de la Rocha?? Killing in the Name of

Where am I wrong? Gods or eternity of the soul? There are, to my understanding Buddhists who worship gods, but most do not. Most Buddhists believe in reincarnation or a version of what Hindus call Nirvana or Moksha. edit: Never mind plenty of replies in the meantime to clarify.

Most Buddhists do not acknowledge a personal god or diety, but believe in the eternity of the soul. I would think of them as athiests, but certainly quite spiritual.

I was thinking of that one. I remember a friend telling me the first time he heard that he asked someone with him, "Is that guy going to be alive at the end of this song?" Another great Mould screamer is the last track of Black Sheets of Rain, "Sacrifice, Sacrifice"

Iggy @ the beginning of TV Eye

I thought Chris Mars's first solo album was one of the best hidden gems of the early 90s.