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[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

if big athletic te's are such a mismatch why not have your big athletic te cover their big athletic te in teh red zone. seems like belichick shoulda already thought of this

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by stevew

How the fuck is it considerably cheaper to fly into Orlando, rent a car and drive to Daytona, spend 2 nights in Daytona than it is to fly into Daytona in the morning and leave in the evening.

Florida air travel is fucked. When I lived in Tallahassee, it was considerably cheaper to fly out of state to go to/from Tallahassee to other cities in Florida. It would take you a couple more hours, but cost $200-300 less.

[cuervo72]

Size maybe? We've flown in/out of Daytona a couple times, it's pretty small. I don't think many routes go directly there.

If you can - price depending, of course - fly into Sanford rather than MCO.

[QuikSand]

So, my kids dig Curious George, no shock. I fully understand the notion of taking a popular work by deceased creators and spinning it into more modern and ongoing material -- I'm okay with that. I am oddly put off, though, by the weird convention used in the more modern CG books where the books are given an illustration attribution (something like "illustrated in the style of Margret and H.A. Rey") but as nearly as the books can tell me, nobody actually wrote the words. I suspect that's possibly part of a deal with the Rey estate or somesuch, but it strikes me as odd that *nobody* gets credit for writing these books, no matter how trivial and derivative the content actually is.

[DougW]

I like waffles, even though it's tough to butter them. I always get like a big clump in some of the little squares - and none in other squares. This bugs me.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by DougW

I like waffles, even though it's tough to butter them. I always get like a big clump in some of the little squares - and none in other squares. This bugs me.

melt the butter first so it's liquid. problem solved. BAM!! YOU'RE WELCOME!!

[DougW]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

melt the butter first so it's liquid. problem solved. BAM!! YOU'RE WELCOME!!

Dam. That's just genius ! How could I have not put that together ? Thx !

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by DougW

Dam. That's just genius ! How could I have not put that together ? Thx !

Welcome!

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by DougW

I like waffles, even though it's tough to butter them. I always get like a big clump in some of the little squares - and none in other squares. This bugs me.

I use spray butter

[MacroGuru]

Originally Posted by DougW

I like waffles, even though it's tough to butter them. I always get like a big clump in some of the little squares - and none in other squares. This bugs me.

I just fill up all the little squares with butter...it's time consuming, but my arteries scream out in joy! (I jest)

[Autumn]

I make a waffle out of butter, and then I spread waffle batter on it.

[Coffee Warlord]

Butter on waffles is a travesty. Butter just gets in the way of the syrup.

[Ksyrup]

I eat waffles plain.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Butter on waffles is a travesty. Butter just gets in the way of the syrup.

I actually agree with this personally.

[cuervo72]

Originally Posted by MacroGuru

I just fill up all the little squares with butter...it's time consuming, but my arteries scream out in joy! (I jest)

Jest? No, I'm pretty sure this is the correct answer.

[sterlingice]

Just got to see the shuttle fly by on a 747. It's refueling here on its way to California. Haven't seen it fly by before like that.

SI

[Grover]

I've only ever put butter on my waffles. Never been big on using syrup and the taste of melted butter in every little waffle square is just so delicious.

[Masked]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Just got to see the shuttle fly by on a 747. It's refueling here on its way to California. Haven't seen it fly by before like that.

SI

I canceled an appointment I had Friday morning when I learned that it would do a flyby in the Bay Area. I should have a great view from my office.

[sterlingice]

I got to see it from work since I'm up on the 6th floor and they had it flying quite low

SI

[Draft Dodger]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Just got to see the shuttle fly by on a 747. It's refueling here on its way to California. Haven't seen it fly by before like that.

SI

one of my earliest childhood memories is being driven to school and seeing test shuttle (Enterprise) flying overhead on a 747

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

I eat waffles plain.

Glad to hear you're not a cannibal.

[korme]

Clearly only one way to handle this:

WAFFLE
Use butter

PANCAKE
Use syrup

No mixing/matching. Done.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by korme

Clearly only one way to handle this:

WAFFLE
Use butter

PANCAKE
Use syrup

No mixing/matching. Done.

Okay, that's just f'n weird.

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Yeah my new job, I've got PTO (Paid Time Off). It's all lumped together.

I guess I'm still adjusting to corporate life (as opposed to law firm life). As a new employee, I get 24 PTO days a year, and you can rollover 10 from each year to the next. I haven't taken any time off yet, but tomorrow I need to take a half-day because we're driving up to Ohio for a softball tournament this weekend. So I mention this to my boss and how I'll need to figure out where in the system to request the time off, and he tells me that PTO is only for full days off - if you need to take a half-day or go to the doctor or what-not for a couple of hours, that doesn't count.

Giggity.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

I guess I'm still adjusting to corporate life (as opposed to law firm life). As a new employee, I get 24 PTO days a year, and you can rollover 10 from each year to the next. I haven't taken any time off yet, but tomorrow I need to take a half-day because we're driving up to Ohio for a softball tournament this weekend. So I mention this to my boss and how I'll need to figure out where in the system to request the time off, and he tells me that PTO is only for full days off - if you need to take a half-day or go to the doctor or what-not for a couple of hours, that doesn't count.

Giggity.

Solid

My boss is the same way and I love it. He doesn't micro manage my time off. If I take a full day, yeah, put in for it, but leave a few hours early and he knows I'll stay late when he needs me to so it all evens out.

[DaddyTorgo]

Giggity is correct.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Butter the pancakes when in the pan, then it melts & you use maple syrup when the stack is complete.

Pancake syrup is bullshit. Never use.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Weirdly tasty, in a "this can't be good for me" kind of way
Austin PB & J Cracker Sandwiches, 16.5 oz - Walmart.com

[stevew]

Oh yeah, those are the bomb.

[Grover]

Snoop Dogg needs to be on the Price is Right more often.

[cartman]

Our long, national nightmare is over. LMFAO is no more.

LMFAO Makes Amends for Party Rocking by Breaking Up

[PilotMan]

If I don't press the function key to make a sideways smile on my cellphone it turns into HO.

DO NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE!

[molson]

Yellowstone park would be a lot better if everyone didn't have a camera attached to their face. I don't get the whole obsession with photos generally. I mean, there are infinity great pictures of elk out there that are instantly available, that you're never going to top. Why is so damn important that YOU get a photo? To me, it's so much more satisfying to be there, to see things in my own eyes, to try to feel differently and connect with nature and whatnot, rather than having a priority to personally document everything. And even when it's just the 95% of people around me constantly snapping photos, the whole thing just feels like a theme park. I think it'd be a powerful experience to be with a group of people watching a black wolf run up and down a hill towards an elk carcass (which I saw yesterday), but it's much less so when everybody's obsessed with documenting it rather than just being there.

So ya, first time here in Yellowstone right now, with my parents who always wanted to go. I can't believe it's taken me 6 years of living 5 1/2 hours away to get here, but I'll get here again sooner, to hike more and further away from the cameras as much possible. The ride out to Cody was pretty great too, I stopped a few places along the way (including a random outdoor chapel up a unpaved road - with I loved for its isolation from cameras), but I'd love to spend more time here soon.

[DanGarion]

Originally Posted by molson

So ya, first time here in Yellowstone right nwo, with my parents who always wanted to go. I can't believe it's taken me 6 years of living 5 1/2 hours away to get here, but I'll get here again sooner, to hike more and further away from the cameras as much possible. The ride out to Cody was pretty great too, I stopped a few places along the way (including a random outdoor chapel up a unpaved road - with I loved for its isolation from cameras), but I'd love to spend more time here soon.

Last time I drove from Yellowstone to Cody they were doing excavations for the road with live explosives (must be 20 years). I highly suggest checking out Buffalo Bill Historical Center

[molson]

Originally Posted by DanGarion

Last time I drove from Yellowstone to Cody they were doing excavations for the road with live explosives (must be 20 years). I highly suggest checking out Buffalo Bill Historical Center

I stopped by there today but just didn't have the time to really hang out there all day like I'd want to, so I only hit the gift shop - but it will be at the top of the list for next time. I did have a ridiculous buffalo bacon burger in town though. I'm going to have to go vegetarian for a least a few months to make up for the cowboy eating this week.

[Izulde]

Watching the first two episodes of Season 4 of Glee, I need to get back to the pool so I can try and look at least as half as good as Brody.

[Suicane75]

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

If I don't press the function key to make a sideways smile on my cellphone it turns into HO.

DO NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE!

Needs more exposition

SI

[gstelmack]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Needs more exposition

SI

I thought that was a Pumpy post until I checked the poster name.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Originally Posted by gstelmack

I thought that was a Pumpy post until I checked the poster name.

Not sure how I feel about this comment.

[sterlingice]

Chex mix never has enough melba toast

SI

[Autumn]

Make your own, man!

[DougW]

Fantasy Football is STUPID. I quit.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by DougW

Fantasy Football is STUPID. I quit.

What? You mean like discovering that Kevin Smith had zero touches this week?
(Imagine my delight at that)

[britrock88]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

What? You mean like discovering that Kevin Smith had zero touches this week?
(Imagine my delight at that)

Yeah, holding a grudge against the Lions on that one for a while.

[sterlingice]

Yeah, way to ease Mikel Leshore back into things...

SI

[sterlingice]

It's going to be really sad when we discover in 20 years that the ingredients in sunscreen cause skin cancer. I mean: have you looked at the active ingredients in sunscreen? It's basically a bunch of hydrocarbon chains.

SI

[Suicane75]

Yeah, but without it you'd be looking at beach full of tits that look like this,

[Coffee Warlord]

Cut the cord on cable today. I feel so free!

[sterlingice]

And probably a bit more cash heavy

SI