NorcalBassin

Sorry Brother... I can only imagine how devastated I'd be if I was in your shoes. Keep praying and make that son of yours priority #1.

Not familiar with that song so I had to watch the video a few times to learn the words.

Please forgive my assumption. I had the misonception that you did not realize that a hospital would actually be punished much more harshly than Penn State was in your example. However, the successful surgeries would have to be imagined failed just as the wins have to be imagined as actual losses. That penalty is a joke IMO.

I would love to see it but man would he ever have a target on his back.

You evidently are not familiar with JCAHO. Hospitals get more nervous when they're doing an investigation than a university does when the NCAA comes around. JCAHO is often referred to as "Just Closed Another HOspital" and would likely shut down a hospital that continually covered up molestations from a surgeon over the course of many years. This does happen (closed hospitals, losing accreditation, etc). It would be along the lines of closing Penn State University as opposed to a slap on the wrist to the football program. Once again, they got off easy.

If you permit it, you promote it. They got off easy.

I shoot for 7 hrs +/- 30 minutes. Our bodies generally need 6-8 hours to "recover" with the majority of our healing/rebuilding occurring between 11 pm and 2 a.m. Clary... this means you need to quit doing late night internet research and go to bed by 11:00 or you're just cheating yourself out of some lacrosse potential. Same thing for weight lifters and athletes... regularly lose sleep and you lose performance.

Used to have about 10 with me and then I started realizing I was only using 3-4 each trip and it was quite a bit of wasted space and time getting them all rigged up. Now I try to limit myself to 5 (3 casting, 2 spinning).

They taste like mercury in our foothill lakes... not good when kids and pregnant women are encouraged to not eat any, ever.

Mossyback falls in line with gl2 and gl3's. Look for IMX's online and you can usually find some on sale for about the same price as a retail Mossyback.

They're definitely going to need some flashy younger guys coming in to take over the reins for guys like GSP, BJ, Silva, Rampage, Dan Henderson, Rua, etc. All the PRIDE veterans that gave the UFC a nice boost the past couple years will probably be done within the next 2-3 years. That being said, if there are guys like Jon Jones coming through the ranks MMA will continue to get bigger and bigger.

Hadn't heard about a new Avid, but it has been quite a while since they've been updated. Being that they have not been discounted by any of the major online retailers yet, I imagine it's going to be a while before they're on the open market. I do have a Crucial drop shot rod that I really like, but for some reason the traditional look and feel of cork (even split grips) just feels "right" to me when I'm out on the water. Avid (current model) wins in my eyes, but either way you'll end up with a very nice rod.

No one knows if it's the right time except for you and your wife. Your dad's situation and the "close" in-laws are HUGE variables and shouldn't be dismissed as the "only" things you'd be leaving behind. If your wife is close to her parents then a cross country move may put an incredible amount of stress on your marriage when she loses her network of friends and the proximity of her parents, and taking away 1-2 years of memories for your kids and their grandpa may be something you regret the rest of your life. I'm definitely not saying don't do it... just really spend some time thinking about all the pro's and cons to help determine if it's worth it in the long run. If you're 100% miserable where you are and know that you'll be 100% happy elsewhere, then you should probably go. As the husband and father your attitude will be the biggest factor for whether or not your family is happy. We've moved a couple thousand miles away before (no kids at the time), but the distance from family pulled us back within a year. That was 15 years ago and we've never once regretted the move back (especially once we had kids and were able to see them get to know their grandparents so well). Very tough decision and I wish you the best of luck.

It always cracks me up when the ref calls a fight for "not intelligently defending" ones self. Turtled up with your forearms blocking your face is the most intelligent way to defend yourself if you're ever on the ground with someone throwing haymakers at your head. Chael wasn't hurt, but it did look like he had pretty much given up at that point and just wanted the fight to be over. Why he didn't just lie on his back and take Silva into his guard is beyond me. He put his chest on a tee up against the fence and let Silva blast him with a running start. Silva has some serious cojones for taking the knee to his upper chest... Sonnen drops down and takes that in the head and it's a automatic DQ. Big props to Silva for bringing it like a champ. The shorts grab still drives me crazy. Rewatch the fight... almost 20 seconds as he hangs on to keep from being taken down when Chael had his legs (previously never stopped Chael from taking him down from this position) and then he pressed forward using Sonnen's shorts to pull him in tight as Sonnen was attempting to step back (Anderson hits him with some right hands while blatantly pulling his shorts right in front of the ref). If he didn't hold onto the shorts for 20 seconds he m-a-y have spent another 4 minutes on his back.

Weak, weak, weak. Sonnen destroyed Silva in R1, no argument there. Then R2 starts and Sonnen has Silva in the clinch for quite a while and Silva is literally grabbing and pulling on Sonnen's shorts to keep from getting taken down and the ref is completely oblivious (this is a verbal warning and the second offense would be a point deduction). Anyhow, Silva keeps holding them and doesn't let go until Sonnen's shorts literally start riding up his side. Even with his shorts heading up onto his ribs, the ref says nothing. Fast forward... Sonnen throws a terrible spinning back fist, loses his balance, and falls down. Silva sprints forward and throws a knee that catches Sonnen in the upper chest (???)- almost looked like part of the leg got his chin which would be an illegal strike and result in a pause in the action to allow Sonnen to recover. Anyhow, Sonnen turtles up and blocks every one of Silva's follow ups with his forearms and gloves (some of the punches got nothing but air) and then the ref steps in to stop the title fight labeled as the "Biggest Fight in UFC History" when no one is seriously injured or even taking punishment. Shane Carwin hit Brock Lesnar with hard shots in the same position for probably 2 minutes in their title fight and Lesnar was jacked up... makes no sense to let that title fight go (Lesnar came back to win) but call this one. I was just hoping for a competitive controversy free fight, and this one ended in a joke IMO... did not get the $55 worth. I also felt Tito won 2/3 rounds and should have won 29-28 since he had the takedowns in R1 and R3 and actually dropped Forrest twice. Forrest was more active (Tito gassed very early), but he never once had Tito in any trouble. That being said, they've both been great in their respective careers and look ready for retirement.

That really hurts. Huge Shimano and Red Sox fan here.

Sad day... he brings back memories of the good ol days.

I'm just hoping that the refs do not unintentionally add to any potential controversy. If that game 2 no call with Durant (fouled by Lebron at the end of the game- potentially would have tied the game) happened in game 7 I would have had a heart attack.

Not quite as bad for me (unfortunately). I live up in the Sierras and my only two options are Verizon and AT&T. T-Mobile up here is about as good as tying two cans together. That's pretty funny right there... just can't allow myself to go to the darkside. Just asking about I-phones this week at work has reulted in a ton of it and I can only imagine what it would be like if I actually bought one.

Caught my PB spot (6 lbs) right off the dam. Seems like we can always head to the corners or face and catch LM and spots year round. Definitely worth a shot.

That would have made for an awesome video. Have to admit I'd be a little freaked about that many sharks that don't mind taking a bite out of you hanging around the boat.

Nice job... those things are crazy looking.

Thanks for all the help. I've pretty much narrowed it down between the Razr Maxx and the Samsung Galaxy S III that comes out in another 3-4 weeks (for Verizon). The Galaxy III is allegedly the best ever smartphone, so should I just "go big" since it will cost me the same as the Maxx???

Nice... never seen packaging like that before. I'm looking forward to your Kuwait fishing report by the way.

I'm about to make the jump to a smartphone, which is something I didn't think I'd ever do. I currently just use a cheap pay as you go flip phone from Wal-Mart, but I got a promotion at work and need to be "reachable" pretty much every day. My employer will help pay the bill (Verizon), but I also get to use it for for whatever I want outside of work. I am pretty much clueless about smartphones, but the Razr Maxx has my attention at this point due to the extended battery. I have buddies that are major Mac fanboys and call them Mac snobs (in a joking manner), so there is pretty much no way I could get an I-phone without eating a ton of crow. With that in mind, what droids do you guys recommend getting or staying away from? Thanks!