MattPie

The book had some interesting ideas, but too much of it was cliche. I don't blame the author since he was like 16 when he wrote it, but it read like a fantasy novel a 16-year-old would write. By time I got to the third book, I was ready for the series to wrap up, only to see an interview that he decided to expand the (wooden) character's development into an entire extra book. At the time, the fourth book wasn't out and I didn't bother to get it. Some years later, I thought about it and checked the last book out of the library (ebook!) and read it. The one really redeeming quality of the story is that whats-his-face didn't end up happily-ever-after with whats-her-elf; I'm guessing twenty-something author had gone through some heartbreak and was feeling angsty that day.

I had issue with Eragon as a book, the movie certainly didn't help.

WRONG! Original 6 Canadian team, 10 games. Original 6 American team, 12.

And plays for a Canadian team.

I think #7 dmen are a backup goaltenders, Cola needs to play a game once in awhile too. :)

I don't think you turn down anyone that wants to buy a suite (even if I feel like that's not a truly plausible scenario). If there's a waiting list for suites, raise the prices. :) Maybe I'm less worried about it since a single suite doesn't really matter that much; they'll be too busy choking down caviar to cheer (or in this case, salads with french fries).

He doesn't have as much to trade this time around, so I don't know that we'll see the Kane/Myers/Stafford/Bogo mega deal. You'll certainly see some of the UFAs go, probably for mid to high picks. Maybe we see someone like Ennis or a Decent D go to get a LHD or RW back. Otherwise, I don't see too many guys on the NHL roster that I'm interested in moving unless the price is right.

No kidding. in the same period (roughly 2002-) I grabbed a couple records just to see: Toronto: no Final 4. Ottawa: one Final-4 (and SCF Final loss). Montreal: one Final-4. Those are the first 3 I picked, and Ottawa is the only one that's better (by virtue of going to the SCF). It's not like Buffalo is some sad-sack for only going twice.

I dated a woman younger than her so it's cool.

Nice post. D: I don't disagree with your assessment, but if Psysk/McCabe just end up being a good 3rd pair I'm a little disappointed. I figured them for 2nd pair and solid. G: I was going to say there's an outside chance Johnson stays and keeps Lehner on his toes while Ullmark gets games under his sensible Swedish belt in the AHL. But, knowing GMTM Johnson will be dealt, and some available backup brought in in FA. Maybe that's Johnson, but I think he'd sign somewhere where he has a better chance of being the #1; I think next year is Lehner's to lose. O: The only way I see Reinhart moving to Center is if ROR moves to wing (where he played some in COL). I don't think either ends up on the 3rd line, although Rienhart's play this year suggests he could do it. I think it's a waste though, you can find guys like Larsson for 3C easier than top picks. Maybe in a series situation where you want to exploit a particular team's weak third pair and have three lines with legitimate scoring threats it would make sense. I'd be wary of relying on a draft pick to fill the hole on RW next year. On a team that's established (Detroit, Chicago, etc.) it might work, but throwing another kid onto a team of kids seems too Emontonian for comfort.

I think it's Moe-ray-awl. You're like those knock-off electronics they used to sell in the Times Square, Panasoanic, Sonny, Magnavoision, etc. :w00t:

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Is that including the envelope of money handed to him in a dark corner of the Harborcenter parking garage?

Pick a thread, I don't need to read this nonsense twice.

I just skimmed the Wikipedia article (FWIW) and that seems right. Interesting questions though, I learned something from reading through it. I didn't mean that I needed Wiki to confirm that, I'd probably take your word over wiki. :)

Article 2, clause 5: No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States. So if you were a citizen in 1789 wherever you were born you were OK. Otherwise, you have to be a natural-born citizen. Children born to American parents abroad are eligible to be Citizens, but there's is some question as to whether they're natural born or not. (some of this has been gone over uptrhread).

Red slopes? Geez, I've been away so long I don't even know what the signs are now. Unless that's referring to the snow itself, I'm completely confused. :) In NA, the progression is Green Circle, Blue Square, Black Diamond, Double Diamond, and I've seen a Triple Black Diamond. There's no standard to that though, so a black diamond in WNY may not compare to one in New Hampshire or Wyoming.

Apparently, he's so busy on "other stuff" he isn't spending enough time meddling his way to a Cup. Can't please some people.

In terms of a convention space, does obsolete mean technical things like wifi, cell repeaters, and power infrastructure, or is the space "out of style"?

Has anyone challenged Ted Cruz's eligibility to be President officially yet? I don't mean in any partisan way, it just seems like at this point (he's winning delegates and whatnot), someone should get a definite answer on this. I assume being a constitutional issue it would have to be the Supreme Court, right?

My guess would be somehow unite the fascist, religious, big-spending part of the party with the Libertarian portion.

We want to say unequivocally how much he hates the leafs. How he's going to barricade the Peace Bridge and neuter Carlton the Bear. Burn effigies of the Leafs from the customs booths on the way into the USA. Only serve American Bacon at Sabres Pancake breakfasts. He is the Buffalo-lord, our leader, act like it. Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo-visiting Leafs fans! Rawr!

I dunno, he did seem pretty quick to be able to call Sabres PR people and writers. Surely he's in the know, and not just clicking on the "email me" links on these people's pages, right?

I agree, you can't trust those dastardly Canadians. :) In all seriousness, Cruz is more like Trump than many like to admit, Trump just has no filter and Cruz is polished enough that he hides it.

I read something interesting about French food recently, I wish I had the link. "Back in the day", you didn't toss food or meat that was a little spoiled because it was too valuable. The poor would hold their nose and eat it. The rich could afford to import spices to cover up the taste. Once spices became cheap enough for the poor to afford, the rich folks wanted to separate themselves out from the "poor food" by essentially having no spice in it so you could taste the food was fresh.