MattPie

I ended up with the trombone. I have long arms. :)

The needs of the many outweight the needs of the few!

They talked and talked but in the end Daly smashed the pie to spite the busboy.

Fun fact: the Ides of September is the 13th. (I think it has to do with 31 day vs. other months). If it's making nasty noises, you can try this (but it's really last resort): put it in the freezer for awhile. The temperture changes the mechanics a bit and you can sometimes get it to read for awhile. I wouldn't do it on a humid day otherwise you might get condensation. http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2006/01/freeze-your-hard-drive-to-recover-data.html

There's a menu item that'll back all your data up to a USB stick/drive, and then restore to a new machine.

Yeah, sounds like I read that wrong based on your description. There's the optical/DVD/bluray drive in the PS3 (the one you put discs into) and there's also an internal hard drive (like a laptop or desktop). The hard drive on my version is fairly easy to replace, there's one screw and the drive slides out. The optical drive is more difficult to replace. Since you live in Boston, ask some friends and coworkers about taking the unit down to Chinatown. In Philly, there's folks down there that'll do repairs like this on the cheap. The main issue will be finding the replacement optical drive since they're not as common.

I think the OP's point was, all things equal, he'd rather play in a "hockey market" BUF/PHL/PIT/MTL/TOR/etc.. Buffalo was a bad choice to use as an example since we're all biased here. But I think he has a good point.

It's just a regular laptop SATA disk. Go buy one from NewEgg for <$50 (or upgrade your laptop (if you have one) and hand-down the laptop drive to the PS3). On my PS3, it only requires removing one phillips screw to replace it if I recall correctly. On the plus side, it'll probably end up being a lot more space than the current drive.

For the first time in a long time, I'm perilously close to being out of beer. My girlfriend drank the last Yards Tavern Spruce Monday night, so all I have left is a 750ml bottle of Victory Otto Ale (smoked Belgian dubbel). I'm kinda saving that one for a special occaision. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/345/74055

How come no one is talking about Bledsoe? :P

I wonder if it's just a different regional cuisine. The town I live in has a fairly large Mexican population, so there's a couple Mexican groceries and restaurants. So one day I decide I want a burrito. I drive down to "Famoso" and wander in. If there had been a jukebox in the place, the needle would have slid off the record as everyone turned to look at the gringo. Undeterred, I ordered a shredded chicken burrito to go (I'm not one to eat at a restaurant by myself). When I got home, it was somewhat what you described: shredded chicken, lettuce, cheese, and tomato with nearly no spices or seasoning. Food for thought. ;-)

I remember hearing that rule, but the Pens' third jerseys aren't black and gold by any stretch. http://shop.nhl.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=3176727

There's a few errors in there. Gerbe is listed as a wing, for instance.

Suck. That's 15 games + however many more vs. the Flyers that I won't be watching at home. Game Center may not be a great investment this year.

Or the Pens. One of the guys here refer to the Flyers' 'creamsicle' uniform, which apparently is a little lighter orange than the normal one.

FWIW, that appears to be way in the suburbs out on the delta. To me, it's like watching the people with houses on the barrier islands in the Atlantic, build your house 5ft above sea level on the coast? Asking for it. http://goo.gl/maps/Fim3p

It doesn't say where the logo is going to be used. Maybe they'll do an 80s Canuck with the logo on the shoulders.

I'd hope much of that retail space is restaurant/bar related. I think the older generation (which I say starts around 35 (me)) may not come no matter what. Build something that the kids want to hang out at, shops will follow, and the dominos may start to fall. Trying to drag the suburbanites downtown probably won't work, as people upthread have already stated ("Why would I go downtown when I can go to the Galleria?").

Buffalo could actually be building something cool, starting from the canal on out. Interesting.

Thurman wasn't quite old enough to vote, he was a Congressional page.

Sigh, that didn't last long. http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/cnn-republican-convention-black-camerawoman.php

Hey, if people want to settle the north and south pole, have at it. Maybe all those 'lazy' people on welfare aren't sucking up a regular paycheck. :)

Still so hard to draw the line between serious and satire. Awesome. But it's works, I probably wouldn't listen to the entire song if not for the video.

I'm guessing someone either got some really bad flowers for their wedding, or there's a legislator that's really involved with the illegal flower trade. :)

What a great song. I was hiking on Saturday and I had a Christmas song in my head. I think I was losing it.