On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:50:59 -0500, X ` Man wrote:

On 1/15/12 12:47 PM, Happy John wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:05:29 -0500, wrote:

On 1/15/2012 11:59 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/15/12 11:53 AM, JustWait wrote:
On 1/15/2012 10:46 AM, Oscar wrote:
On 1/15/2012 10:13 AM, JustWait wrote:
On 1/15/2012 9:50 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/15/12 9:34 AM, BAR wrote:
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On Jan 14, 10:07 pm,
wrote:
On 1/14/2012 10:52 PM, Earl wrote:

Happy John wrote:
On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:39:31 -0500,
wrote:

X ` Man wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK9TP...&feature=share
Amazing performance but she will probably need knee and hip
surgery
before she's 50.
As my younger daughter, a cheerleader and gymnast in high
school,
will
attest. She goes in for her
hip surgery in about a week.
That's a rough sport.

I met an NFL alum that played in the Super Bowl and he could
hardly walk
at 44 years old.

Wonder if he had any regrets...

Several years ago, there was a documentary done on the likes of
these
guys. Some were in wheel chairs. They were asked the same question,
and ironically most said they had no regrets at all and if able
would
'do it again'

Winning and being productive is ingrained in the human psych, at
least
for most!

Survival is the basic instinct of humans all else flows from that.


Pro football's "bloodthirst" is hardly a metaphor for human life. It's
just a game, nothing more. Unfortunately, many of its fans are
attracted
by its brutality and are willing to pay for their bloodlust.

Professional car racing is also a bloodsport and I'd guess more
drivers
are killed each year than football players. But...if you are a driver
and you deliberately cause injuries to another driver, you're
likely to
be suspended from the sport or tossed out entirely.

Let's be honest here. A big part of the attraction of football is the
likelihood of seeing over-steroided players beat the crap out of each
other, with the chance of seeing several carried off the field with
serious injuries.


You being a non-participant and non-fan makes for a very wrong view of
the spectators of both Racing and Football. Maybe the thugs you hung
out
with liked to see just the smashing of bodies and metal, but most real
fans don't....

Can we do this without personal attacks?

apologies to Harry... my bad....

No problem.

Besides, I've got a new weapon of choice, a holiday gift, a VitaMix. So
far, I've managed to keep my fingers out of its whirling blades.

Nice day to sit back here and add a bit of rum to the Recovery Drink...

Speaking of drinks, I gave my wife a 'Sodastream' thing for Christmas. It actually works pretty
well, and the soda it makes is not bad at all. So far my favorite is diet Root Beer.


Is the syrup something you buy locally or do you have to order it? I've
not seen (nor have I been looking for) soda syrup at the local supermarket.

Bed, Bath, and Beyond carries it here. So does Amazon.com. Plug Sodastream syrup into Google and
you'll get a few more hits.

You may just have to drive to the big city to get the stuff!