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QUOTE (juddling @ Oct 13, 2014 -> 09:30 AM) .....post credits scene will make things more interesting this year I hope What did I miss?

QUOTE (Tex @ Oct 12, 2014 -> 04:22 PM) How is the shaft compared to a 3 metal? Excuse my ignorance, but huh?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 13, 2014 -> 07:37 AM) the opening scene of Walking Dead was insane. The director clearly has decided that we are getting a bloodbath now, people and zombies alike The Walking Dead usually doesn't do disturbing......but that definitely was. Great scene.

How tall should a hybrid be in comparison to the iron that it replaces? Same length? I bought a cobra 2-3 hybrid off the shelf and it's much taller than my 4 hybrid and the 3 iron. I hit the other 2 clubs much better and have to change my hitting stance to even have a chance of hitting the cobra hybrid correctly. Should I get the shaft shortened to match the other clubs?

I got hilton'd last night. It's always a crappy feeling to be way behind before the games even start.

QUOTE (Brian @ Oct 9, 2014 -> 09:52 AM) Don't think you can go wrong either way, but Keenan is a must start every week IMO. I'm playing Wayne in flex this week. I'm personally playing Quick over Allen this week. Allen's floor is just awful.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Oct 8, 2014 -> 07:20 PM) When it comes to MBA, my rule of thumb is the value is when your company pays, when you are going to an elite program, and when the program is offering differentiation in your skill-set that is viewed positively within your industry or more specifically by a company. I think the value for a business person lies in whether they want to get into Ibanking or wall street or various areas which statistically you need an MBA to get a gig. This differs for engineers / IT professionals who are moving outside of their typical technical area into more project management and overall business management and thus the skills obtained from an MBA (while often times, still common sense in my view) can be beneficial to someone who maybe has historically had a different viewpoint / skill-set as often times the skills of a project manager are much different then the skills of a design engineer with one having to be more focused on more general business concepts, etc. Not sure if that is helpful or not and obviously everything is industry specific but I'd also say that it won't hurt, as long as you aren't breaking the bank to do it, with them subsidizing over 50% of the costs, it makes the pay back opportunities more attractive. While I don't think that piece of paper makes you more qualified for a job, it often is one of the hurdles at certain companies to get into various levels (and other times it isn't) and I think that depends on the industry you play in and what your specialization is and understanding that (both at your company but more in general within your sector). The key is really understanding that. Jas has it down. I would REALLY recommend getting something that is a little more unique than just a general MBA. I vouched for an MSA (Masters in Science in Accounting) and it really helps you stand apart from the regular ol MBA crowd.

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 3, 2014 -> 06:59 AM) I can't catch a break. He kills me on my lineup two weeks in a row, so I bench him. Then, he goes off for 27 last night. :-/ Aren't you 3-1 in all of your leagues? Sounds like you've caught alot of breaks.

Just walked through our ORD rental lot, I've never seen Mannheim rd so empty. Eerily quiet.

Frank is the reason I'm a sox fan, but like others have said - I've grown up w/ Paulie. It will certainly be a strange feeling to not see him in the lineup everyday.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 17, 2014 -> 11:12 AM) Vereen isn't the guy they like running a lot with, he's used as a pass RB, which is why he didn't get a lot of touches last week - they didn't need to pass much after the third quarter. Garbage time points are either going to Ridley or Bolden and like you said, Bolden's bad. Vereen is going to make his points by receptions. Unfortunately, I think the pats will be up big again this week and they won't use him again. I'm sitting him for Joique in my league (PPR)

Came out of week 2 without an injury, that's probably more important than the win I got.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Sep 11, 2014 -> 12:24 PM) So I got nominated to do the ice bucket challenge a few weeks back which I did but my buddy's wife recorded it and never put it on facebook. Anyways, I just got a call on my direct line at work that said "Our records indicate that you were nominated to do the ice bucket challenge and have not yet completed it..." Facebook's crazy. WTF

It's always amazing to me on how passionate people are about which cell phone operating system they use. It's a phone, it's really not that big of a deal.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 12:14 PM) 3) Read to your son/daughter from the day they're born. Introduce them to books even if they can't (or don't) pay attention. One day it will click, and then reading will be a great 5-10 minute bonding ritual before bed (or whenever it's needed). This is a great one. I read to my daughter every night before bed (she's 10 months) and she definitely understands what a book is. She'll pull her books off the shelf and flip through the pages herself at this point.

Lost my season opener by one tenth of a point. Cool.

Everyone says to get your sleep now........... they're serious. Sleep as much as you can right now. Oh yeah - congrats!

Anybody buy "the golf club"? It looks interesting, but I don't know if it has enough to keep my attention for a few months.

WTF did this thread turn into?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 04:01 PM) Not sure about suburban Illinois anymore, but in many places (especially warm weather areas) there are just tons and tons of courses. There was a boom in the 80's and another boom in the 2000's (AT = After Tiger). Problem is, all these developers were trying to outdo eachother and build courses for professionals. Those type of courses require mucho maintenance dollars and so now many of them are closing or falling into disrepair. Additionally, as was mentioned, these courses are hard, and therefore, they take a lot of time to get around. Most only allow you to take a cart because the holes are not routed closely enough. A few weeks ago, there was a lot of talk about golf "dying." Dick's Sporting Goods laid off 500 PGA professionals (they had tried to have one on hand at every store to differentiate themselves from their competitors). Equipment sales are way down. They've had to sell drivers under cost just to get them off their shelves. Well golf isn't dying. Golf is alive and well. Some 30 million people in the United States alone play golf. The problem is, the equipment market is just oversaturated. How many drivers is one expected to buy? How many putters? How many sets of irons? I'm not going to drop $300-400 on a driver and then buy another one in 3 months. Same goes for a putter or a set of irons. 20-25 years ago, when I was just taking up golf, if you wanted to find a really nice set of irons, you had to order them through a manufacturer or through someone who belonged to a club. Otherwise, you went to Sportmart and got the same set of MacGregor's or Wilson's that every other hack had. Today, there is a Dick's or a Golf Galaxy or whatever in damn near every strip mall. You can find a stock set of irons made by almost every manufacturer in golf within a 5 mile radius of most suburbs in the US. Additionally, go to any driving range or public golf course on a weekday afternoon in the summer or a weekend morning. You'll find guys in their suits and guys in their construction boots out there next to one another beating balls into the sun. Sure, maybe it isn't as crowded as it might have been in 2006 when Tiger was in all his glory, but there will be a hell of a lot more folks out there than 20 years ago. This is a much more reasonable take on the issue. There aware like 7 golf stores within a 10 mile radius of my house. I'm pretty sure 1 would suffice

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 08:45 AM) Weekend in Milwakuee with the wife (wanted somewhere nearby for a very short trip). Suggestions on things to do, places to eat? We're taking the Amtrak up there and staying at a hotel in that area (near river, in downtown). So looking for stuff we can walk to in downtown Milwaukee ideally. Already considering the art museum, lake and river trails, maybe a brewery tour. http://www.lakefrontbrewery.com/ Far and away the best brewery tour I've been on.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 11:25 AM) Far better than Moises Alou's dugout antics. I laughed, a+

It's been awhile since I've been to Ravinia. I'm reading online that parking can be atrocious - anyone have any tips? Anything else I should know? (Besides obviously bringing our own food and booze)

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jul 10, 2014 -> 08:39 PM) And she got pissed that I confronted him via text and told him their thing was over. She said she should have been the one to call it off. Um....that's not a normal reaction.

There HAS to be a better way to punish diving. Over the past few years, I've gotten really into the sport - but the diving aspect is just too hard to defend.