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    Conor Jackson traded to the A's

    Predict: Conor will blossom.
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    Burn Notice (USA)

    I agree on that point -- I can think of some ways to tweak that so Michael still is burned, but either temporarily gains control or makes a really useful alliance (foreign or criminal) that actually gets his 'mysterious controller' under his thumb, with all the attendant moral and patriotic...
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    "The manager is a joke"

    Hinch isn't the problem; Byrnes isn't the problem -- Kendricks is, and has long been, the problem. I hope to see Conor regain his patience at the plate now that he won't be pressured to 'be aggressive.'
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    Directv

    I'm pretty happy with DTV -- I've found them quite customer-service oriented when I've had questions or the rare problem. Just upgraded from HD to HD DVR (Oh my God how did I survive without it??) and they came the next day, and the tech rerouted some screwy old wiring no charge, changed some...
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    Any gardeners?

    BTW - I've discovered that using myccorhizial (?) fungus powder on new transplants is exceptionally beneficial. It's a dry powder you sprinkle on the roots, and it helps the plant develop sort of capillary-like superfine feeder roots much more efficiently. It's deficient in most urban-suburban...
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    Any gardeners?

    I have been dealing with the little bastids by going out early, pulling back the straw covering the potatoes (not the best way to grow them in AZ, it turns out) and scraping up the slimy creatures, then tossing them in the desert. Yuck. It has made a big difference in the vigor of the plants...
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    What TV series should I try this summer?

    '80's type dramas'? hunh. Well-written, well-acted, interesting characters... I really like Burn Notice and In Plain Sight. Haven't gotten into Psych at all, and Covert Affairs' trailers haven't caught my interest yet.
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    What TV series should I try this summer?

    Burn Notice.
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    Question about Forming an LLC vs. an S Corp

    Been involved in both. I would definitely say if it's just you or you and a partner, go LLC -- all the medical folks and lawyers I know in solo or small-group practice go that route. (I got into the S Corp thing when we set up a large, multi-specialty practice 20 years ago, and at the time...
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    Robin Hood (Ridley Scott)

    Robin Hood with Richard Greene was my #1 childhood TV hero. I even took archery in college for a semester just because of it. I am totally going to pass on fat smug Russell Crowe. I could see him maybe as Friar Tuck.
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    Marinade recipes.

    Violating the 3-part rule, I coat the chicken (I usually grill halves) in Pace Sauce (Medium or Hot) and lots of Lemon Pepper. Then I microwave the chicken about 5 minutes on a side before putting it on a very well-controlled grill for 8-10 min or so a side, carefully basting with the pan...
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    Any gardeners?

    SLUGS!! I have mega-slugs eating my baby potatoes (trying to grow them in deep straw) and they are not the least bit interested in the little dishes of beer in which to drown. Anyone have any organicky-type suggestions?
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    Any gardeners?

    Congrats, Jerseygirl -- whenever I think about moving closer to town, I get the willies at being garden-limited. My experience is that hardware-store bare-root fruits and veggies usually have been under prolonged, heavy stress in bulk transport, so they start with two strikes against them...
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    Any gardeners?

    Dyn-o-mite -- Nowadays I hire a couple guys I know to do the really tough work I can no longer do myself. Or you could consider getting someone with a Bobcat to bust up the caliche -- I know a couple guys who have them up this way. When I was young and didn't have a bad back or bad hip or...
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    Any gardeners?

    I have a vibrant Hall's honeysuckle on the north wall of my house, near the bedroom. Wonderful, blooms heavily every year. Catclaw Acacia in the wild has a similar fragrance, but I planted some in the yard and they just don't have the rich scent, besides being one of the nastiest thorny SOBs...
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    Any gardeners?

    Roses -- Most get along fine if you feed them well and water deeply. I have found several types that do extremely well, but some take more coddling than I have time for. Taboo, Brandy, Dainty Bess, White Lightning, and some of the olde english types really thrive. I do have some of the early...
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    Any gardeners?

    http://www.smartpots.com/ I got fairly large ones for potatoes -- I forget if they were the 15 or 20 gallon size. At the time the price on these was a little better than anywhere else I looked, and they have a pretty helpful website. Living out in the desert, and being really unwilling...
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    Any gardeners?

    The rapini, spinach, and 6 types of lettuces are just done, sugar pod peas are starting to tire out and soup peas are setting up plumply. Chard, carrots, green and yellow beans, and new potatoes just starting. Corn is knee high. Tomatoes (3 heirloom, one French hybrid and one amazingly vigorous...
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    Date Night

    Very entertaining, anyone who has ever been married will enjoy it.
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    How to use multi-quote

    Wait. If I want to quote selected bits and pieces from someone's post, I do it how? But that's still so labor-intensive! highlight, copy, paste, enquote. fify. So we really need an icon like this:
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    Vinturi wine aerator

    Well, at home, I just pour a glass or maybe two at a time, so decanting a whole bottle isn't what I want to do -- this will be ideal, though.
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    Vinturi wine aerator

    Was at a wine tasting a few nights ago -- small group of us sampling cabernet sauvignons from France (2), Napa, Australia, and Chile, and someone brought a Vinturi Wine Aerator. Now, I've learned to swirl my wine for awhile in the glass, and yada yada... but I was skeptical how much...
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    What are you reading now?

    SON OF HAMAS by Mosab Hassan Yousef. Outstanding book, and a very compelling read. Mosab Yousef is the eldest son of one of the founders of Hamas, a fundamentalist islamic terror organization associated with the Muslim Brotherhood and sworn to eliminate Israel. Groomed to become an Imam...
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    Things ONLY said in the Movies...

    I was just going to say -- I testify in court all the time, and lawyers absolutely are able to get up and walk around, although I have rarely seen one approach a jury closely except in opening statements or closing -- usually they sort of half-turn towards the jury and that's to remind the...
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    Fringe (FOX)

    The science is absurd, but from what I've read, not totally made up. There are at least people doing some theorizing, for example, about the non-linear/non-directional nature of time, or about what would happen if alternate universes happened to blur or bump or whatever. I read interviews or...

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