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I was just wondering if anyone here is into geocaching. For those who aren't aware, it's basically a treasure hunt. People hide things in containers, then post the coordinates on a website ( http://www.geocaching.com seems to be one of the more popular sites). You take your handheld GPS, enter the coordinates, and then go hunting for the package. I think you mark in the logbook that you've been there, and you get to take something from the cache and leave something of your own. You can then go to the website to mark that you've found it. It sounds kinda cool -- something fun to do during the summer. I'm getting a handheld GPS in a few weeks so will probably try it out. Just wondering if anyone else has done it.

I've never done it, but if it's anything like a front projector lamp, it's easy to replace. However, the lamp for a pj costs about $300-$400 -- not sure if yours will cost less or not.

I sent him an email a couple of weeks ago and it bounced -- not sure if he has a new address or what...

I haven't seen him online in awhile and haven't heard from him. Hope he's ok!

You make more money by not selling out via season tickets though, due to the discount factor. I'd prefer to sell out on day 1, just so I don't have to worry about it anymore, but there is a benefit to not selling out. There's going to be 33,910 fans at the game today -- should be a good one.

We sold a little over 8,200 corner seats via season tickets and we have ~8,700 seats in the corners. We then sold out the corner completely for the first 6 games, so only have a few hundred tickets in the corners for the last two games of the season. We didn't sell a single season ticket for the 200 level sidelines -- but sold out the first 4 games via single tickets, and half of the 5th game. Not sure what's that's all about.

Why can't you post...? From the little bit I read on the forums, it sounds like Bort spent most of the offseason trying to curtail cheating and didn't get to the defensive strategies. That said, I think he should implement offensive and defensive strategies at the same time, otherwise you could very well see a lot of 3-0 games.

Lucky # Slevin

I hated him when the Sabres tried trading him and he said, "No, I won't approve this trade because Detroit's giving up too much."

He's going to need more than AA, he's going to need treatment (as was mentioned above). My wife works in that field, and there's no way in hell the guy's going to get better going to a few meetings a week. He'll be lucky to kick it the first couple of times through treatment.

And you call yourself an A/V guy

Well to be fair, we only have your side of the story here... And we all know that there's three sides to every story I'm sure everyone else will say "You did the right thing," so I'll play devil's advocate just to balance things out. First, regarding the remote and the washer/dryer -- is it possible that you expected a belittling responce, and so that's how you heard it? I know that happens with my wife all the time --- she asks a question, I explain it to her, and she says I was belittling her intelligence, even though that wasn't the case at all. Something to think about at least. Regarding yelling at their child -- parents are allowed to raise their kids however they want; there's no right and wrong way (well, there are, but I don't believe that yelling is one of them, nor is how you're handling your child). I understand that it scared your child to hear the yelling, but she'll get over it. I do think it's a little rude regarding dinner -- did he give an explanation as to why it took so long? Or did you leave before getting one? To me it sounds like you were on the defensive before even going out there and you may have been looking for things to complain about. I really dislike my sister-in-liaw so I complain about things she says and does all the time -- and my wife frequently tells me that I misinterpreted some of the stuff. It's very possible. Based on your side of the story, I think you handled everything fine, but as I said, there's three sides to every story

Tough game for the Meatballs - looks just like all of the Meatball/Cows game. At least the rivalry will remain.

I just saw that yesterday -- set up my season pass and am hoping that it's like the first season, not the celebrity seasons....

Thanks But in what context would you tell them???

Yeah, most likely... Especially considering I'm not in shape anymore! Feel free to visit Minnesota to find out though In 2000, I joined a tennis league. I was 1-9 that season... Of course the competition had been playing for a long time and were all very good. One guy I played (who made mince meat out of me) was once the coach for the Zimbabwe National team... Yeah, I stood a chance there... He did spend an hour or so after the "match" to give me some pointers so that was cool. You sound like my neighbor. She picked one because it was pink.

So I haven't played tennis in a couple of years, and I'm still using a racquet my parents bought for me when I was in highschool in '92. It's a Wilson Sting, High Beam series, 110 sq/in head. I really liked the racquet, but I brought it out today and realized that it's seen better days so I want to buy a new one. I want the best "beginner/intermediate" racquet I can get -- price isn't really a consideration for the most part (although I'm not spending $500 on a racquet! ). I did some searches online and WOW, there's a lot to choose from and a lot to learn! Anyone have any suggestions? I'm more of a baseline player, but I do play the net from time to time. I used to be decent back in the day when I played all the time. I've used a couple of cheap racquets you can buy from Target and they suck - so I want a real one. I'm not sure how large of a grip to buy either -- or how to measure that. Can I just measure the width of my current racquet? Does it really matter at my level? CW

Yeah, around $20 to file with the court. I thought I should've gotten more than $700 back, but I talked with a friend who was a lawyer (before I even got the settlement), and he told me on the spot that I wouldn't get everythign I sued for because judges like to make both sides feel like they did well when it's done. He said it was surprpsing that I got the extra $200 and that it was probably because the slumlord sucked so bad.

Nope -- if she's behind on her rent, the landlord can begin the eviction process... But he still can't enter her premises without 24 hour notice. In Minnesota, at least.

Actually, it doesn't matter what the lease says -- the landlord can't do that (at least I know it's true in Minnesota). There are certain rights that tenants are not allowed to waive, and that's one of them. In Minnesota, it's a $50-$100 fine against the landlord each and every time he does it. I'd suggest talking to the attorney general's office and ask for information on landlords. They probably have a booklet they can send you. I don't know how it is in the rest of the country, but the laws are extremely favorable to tenants in Minnesota. After I moved out of an apartment, my landlord tried withholding the entire security deposit ($500) and charging me an extra $1000. Well, I lived there for 7 years and he was trying to charge me for replacing carpet, painting walls, caulking in the bathroom, etc. I wrote him a letter demanding my security deposit, and he had his lawyer send me a letter saying, "Don't ever contact my client directly again," and it again demanded the $1,000. A week later (after reading all of the Minnesota tenant/landlord laws --not just the booklet, but the actual laws themselves), I went down to the courthouse and sued him for my deposit back. <LAMP STORY> The case was awesome. We had a bunch of pictrues showing normal wear and tear (carpet buckling, walls needing painting, etc, etc) and brought a friend who had also been there the day before we moved out. We got to courrt, and we were the first case on the docket. The guy's lawyer starts talking, and I politely interrupt and say, "Your honor, I didn't think that lawyers were allowed to present in small claims court." The judge agrees, tells the lawyer that he can't present, but being a slimy lawyer, he says, "Your honor, I'm a partial owner of the building." The judge then lets the lawyer continue, but I interrupt again and say, "Your honor, we have no idea who this guy is - we've always paid our rent directly to the landlord's home address and the checks have been signed directly to him." Now the judge is getting pissed at the lawyer for lying and asks him if that's true. The lawyer says it is, but insists that he owns the property too. The judge starts raising his voice and asks, "How are they supposed to know you own the building?" Lawyer responds, "Well, they could've gone downtown to check the title on the building." Judge gets REALLY pissed now and says, "Why would you think I'd expect them to do that? Sit down and keep quiet!" The look on the slumlords face was priceless -- he was scared. The case went on, we explained our side, then the slumlord started explaining his. He startd with the carpet, saying it had to be completely replaced because of us. The judge said, "It's 7 years old, of course you have to replace it." The landlord tries saying that he uses only really expensive carpet in his apartments and it should last longer than 7 years [note: it was old when we mvoed in]. The judge asks how much he paid, and the slumlord said something like, '$700!" Judge asks, "For the hallway?" Slumlord says, "No, for the whole apartment." Judge gets pissed again and yells, "THAT'S CHEAP CARPET!!!!" Case goes on, and judge gets more and more upset at the slumlord's requests. Talk gets to the miniblinds. We have a cat and he used to love going into the window sill. To get there, he used his head to push the aluminum miiniblinds away, and so it was getting really bent where he walked in and I admitted that. The judge asked if the slumlord had any pictures, and he didn't. The judge asked if he had any receipts for the cost of the miniblinds. What happened next was right out of People's Court. The slumlord got so frustrated, he actually said, in a snotty voice, "I don't, but remember I did raise my right hand and promised to tell the truth, isn't that good enough?!?!?!?!" Everyone in the court room snickered and the judge said, "They promised to tell the truth too, so you need a receipt!" It was awesome. We sued for around $1,200 (in Minnesota you can sue for twice the security deposit plus $200). We ended up getting $700 and a good learning experience to boot. It was fun. </LAMP STORY>

Happy Birthday! You should buy a 360 as a gift to yourself.

Easy - the writers are making crap up as they go without any real planning. There was an interview with one of the writers that went something like this (I believe it was for the end of season 2): Writer: We were going to have someone from the crew find some guy in the forest. The crew member would ask, "Who are you?" and the reply would be, "I am god." Interviewer: Really? What were you going to do with that? Writer: We're not sure, we just thought it'd be a cool ending to the season. WTF?! After reading that, I realized that the writers had no plan for this show. I wish I could find the link...

No episode due to the holiday weekend. The show's losing a lot of it's luster to me. It's obvious the writers are just making crap up as they go; the "big reveal" at the end of season 3 clearly shows that. It's very disappointing.

"Falling down, from a chair or a building(17,229 deaths)" What?! They put plunging from a skyscraper in the same category as falling out of a chair...?