The Swamp

The stat I heard last night about the Penguins playing 70 playoff games between the Islanders last game and yesterday was pretty amazing.

That's a great story. Major kudos for all of the people that put that together and for the 3,000 people who showed up to make it even more special.

Not sure what my first album was, but this was one of the first. http://metalodyssey.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/iron-maiden-the-number-of-the-beast-large-album-pic2.jpg For a first CD, I was desperate to buy one and found this. I had heard one of the songs and liked it. http://ecx.images-amazon.com...

My son is 5 and is in his first year of lacrosse. They do a little practice then play a game that's pretty much the lacrosse equivalent of bunch ball in soccer where everyone swarms the ball. There was a kid on the other team whose mother was literally standing with him on the field during his team'...

Jerloma wrote:I was hanging out with Ms Rhode Island last night and I got to coach her on how to answer the evolution question if they ask her at the Ms America pageant.

Where were you hanging out with Ms. Rhode Island?

I had a Racer 5 last night and liked it. I prefer the Dogfish Head 60 though. The guy at the store was talking about West Coast vs. East Coast style IPA. Can anyone here educate me on the difference? Cliff's Notes: West Coast style is intentionally unbalanced to cause pronounced hop flavor. East Co...

I think the fetuses in the jars were some of the most disturbing things I've seen in a TV show or movie. Probably because my daughter is about the size of one of them, but ugh. Horrible. I was pleasantly surprised by both Ygritte and Brienne's scenes last night. Thought they both looked good at diff...

I had a Racer 5 last night and liked it. I prefer the Dogfish Head 60 though.

The guy at the store was talking about West Coast vs. East Coast style IPA. Can anyone here educate me on the difference?

Facebook is making me crazy today because notifications says I have like 55 posts on my timeline but on my phone it's only showing 9 and I have to passive-aggressively engage every person that writes on my timeline rather then do the "Hey, thanks so much for the Birthday wishes; you are all so...

I picked up a growler of Sam Adams' Third Voyage Double IPA over the weekend. Should have bought more, it was delicioius. I also picked up a growler of Oliva Abbey Quad. Just looked it up and realized it's made by Sierra Nevada. I plan on digging into that this evening. My wife loves hops and the gu...

Remember when I said above that I kept waiting for the slaver to get busted for all the shit he was talking aboud Dany? Well, I'd say he was busted. Wow. That was a fantastic episode. From the Knight's Watch stuff to the Unsullied to Theon.

Icepenis wrote:Just call them the Angry Birds.

Angry Birds beat out Fire Ninjas and Cheetas in a vote to name the baseball team I'm coaching. Ages 5 through 7.

I watched the video and was initially thinking that it didn't look that bad and how did it do all that damage then, holy shit. Glad to hear the little guy is ok. That's horrible. I heard on CBS this morning that the company told the EPA that there was no risk of a fire at the plant. None. Wow.

A teacher from my kid's pre-school was injured pretty badly. She was up there watching her mother race. Her mom had bought tickets to Boston for her kids and spouses as a Christmas gift. Everything I've heard says she'll make it, but no idea long term as far as her feet and legs are concerned. It's ...

The slaver selling the soldiers to Dany cracks me up. I keep thinking he's going to get caught. Is there something behind Littlefinger's whores not taking the money from Tyrion's squire, Poderick? Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I doubt it. Tyrion and Bronn pulling up chairs for the details was great.

Some idiot on the today show - I think it was the news reader - said something about being appalled that Greinke had a guaranteed contract and would continue to get paid while he was out. Really? I've heard Today Show talking heads say some stupid shit, but that takes the cake. He hit a guy with a b...

I've had my vasectomy consultation and just have to make the appointment. I'm delaying it for no other reason than that's what I do with everything. The doctor said it will take all of 20 minutes.

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Johnnie wrote:I think I'm the only person I know who doesn't play games on my smart phone.

Do you not shit?

I thought the same exact thing. Angry Birds Star Wars is my go-to these days.

I mentioned doing it all over in the reading thread because my wife and I had that conversation during a long drive a few weeks ago. It's crazy to expect that most college kids can pick something that they'll be tied to for the rest of their lives (for the most part) at age 18 and be satisfied. At o...

Steve of phpBB wrote:I've really gotten hooked on The Americans.

I'll second that. Excellent show.

Currently reading http://aiourdubooks.com/upload/images/Post/Candide%20by%20voltaire.jpg On the recommendation of someone here, sorry,I forget who. I find it fascinating that it was essentially written as an "F You" to a philosopher who was a contemporary of Voltaire. I have two books on t...

Watched a recorded How I Met Your Mother last night. I've never enjoyed a show as much as this one where the main character and the main story line are so fucking horrible? I'm behind on Justified too. Watched the one where they have Drew Thompson and need to get him back to Lexington. Damn, who kne...

We chose not to do it and once that decision was made, the doctors and nurses said they agreed with us. It apparently is becoming less common, but the majority are still circumcised. I'll deal with the issues that come with him looking different than others when it's appropriate. My decision was pri...

What do you want to know? People mutilate the genitals of their infants because they think that the dude that created foreskins doesn't want them there. Isn't circumcision still pretty common? How many circumcisions these days are motivated by religious belief at all, let alone an actual belief tha...

Ramsay Snow (Roose Bolton's bastard) has Theon. He is known for skinning his enemies, which is what he was doing to Theon's finger. I wasn't sure if Theon's men turned him over to Snow or whether they were doing this to him as some sort of revenge, but that wouldn't make sense. Thanks for clearing ...

I liked the scene with Sansa talking to Margaery and her grandmother. They seemed to frame Sansa to show how alone and vulnerable she is. The grandmother should be an interesting character too. I wanted to see Brienne kick the Kingslayer's ass a little more before it was broken up. And who has Theon...

Sabo wrote:That's hilarious. You would think the potted plant would be a clue the door doesn't open right there.

Maybe its me, but the funniest thing was that the door opened after he crashed through the glass.

2-Joffrey is still the sniveling simp. Lady Margery is the "Princess Diana" type. She realizes that Joffrey is such a raging asshole that the only way someone doesn't kill him is if she steps up and proves to be a hero of the people. The way he sneered at her out of his little crate as sh...