Panzerbear171

Would like to see another I-70 Series, but SF has been rolling.

It's close between RZA and GZA. My favorite voice is definitely GZA, though.

Say, how 'bout them Twins?

we were 5 1/2 games up earlier in the week, now KC is only 2 1/2 back... we clearly don't have this wrapped up yet... Like I said, I think it's clearly theirs to lose. They're letting KC hang around and compete with them, but I'd be shocked if they didn't win the division at the very least. In terms of talent, I don't think there's a better team. in the central? true... in MLB? false ... we've got the best rotation in baseball, but our bullpen will be the death of us, and our offense isn't getting enough hits... Right, that's why traditionally the teams with the best OBP are the most successful, since offense is the only true constant in the game and OBP literally translates to with how little frequency you create outs. Detroit is still near the top of the league in OBP, and given their rotation they're probably going to get the most consistency in their pitching.

we were 5 1/2 games up earlier in the week, now KC is only 2 1/2 back... we clearly don't have this wrapped up yet... Like I said, I think it's clearly theirs to lose. They're letting KC hang around and compete with them, but I'd be shocked if they didn't win the division at the very least. In terms of talent, I don't think there's a better team.

The Tiggers have the division all but iced at this point by snatching another Cy Young Award winner. They may have the pennant and World Series under control as well; it's definitely theirs to lose at this point.

This was my favorite summer beer from last year. I wish the 12-packs weren't so hard to find/expensive.

No, they do. It just isn't popular like it was back then. Now you have to dig to find quality like this. Same thing for people who loved pop and rock in the 50s, 60s, and early 70s. By the early 80s people were listening to Air Supply and REO Speedwagon. Alternative rock was a revival of the soul in music, in the 80s you had Pixies, Sonic Youth, REM, as well as proto-grungers like Screaming Trees, and Mudhoney. Well, that kind of turned to shit once Creed basically decided they wanted to sound like Stone Temple Pilots, but with power ballads that always seem to have clean guitar intros. You ever notice that when rock bands want to start sucking, they always give you a heads up when they start to incorporate more clean guitar intros? Metallica did it, Opeth did it. Some bands like Staind do it on every song, every album, since the beginning, and that is why rock is dying.

One of the greatest hitters of all time to be sure. His numbers are Cobbesque if you translate them to the early 20th century. Only once in 20 years did he slip below the .300 mark (his rookie year where he had only ~200 at bats), and he still hit .290. RIP Mr. Padre.

Damn dude, that's some groovey shit.

"Eternal Rains Will Come".

So not all chronic "uses" are addicted? Then we agree.

There are plenty of people who never tried to stop drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes. Just because you don't try try to quit (and therefore don't have withdrawals) doesn't mean your not addicted. "Addiction is the continued repetition of a behavior despite adverse consequences, or a neurological impairment leading to such behaviors" Adverse consequences for someone who smokes every day are at a minimum opportunity cost in terms of the money spent on the weed (unless you grow your own) and what ever the health affects of smoking are (which, ill concede are probably less than cigarettes) Well I didn't say that if you don't try to quit that it doesn't mean you're an addict, I have absolutely no idea where you drew that conclusion but my point was that it doesn't necessarily mean that you're dependent if you use a substance every day. Any definition of addiction is going to imply a need, and you don't necessarily need something if you use it every day. There's a difference between using something every day and using it compulsively, and that's what addiction implies. You aren't a water addict because you drink water every day, you're a water addict if you're drinking it every 20 minutes or something like that. You aren't a sleep addict because you sleep every night, you're a sleep addict if you spend your day thinking about the next time you're going to take a nap. You aren't a marijuana addict because you smoke pot every day, you're a marijuana addict because you always want another rip.

The new song is rock, complete with a wanky guitar solo. I like it. But I fucking loved Heritage so http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QJjJgptNxs Yeah, I can't think of any way to dress that song up as good man. In the middle of a great album maybe it'll have some sort of context, so I guess I should have held my tongue a little bit because then I heard this today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-tsp9ItY-g I hope they have more songs on this level.

The new song is rock, complete with a wanky guitar solo.

Smoking everyday=/=addiction. Addiction implies that you'd struggle to not smoke it, that you'd have withdrawals, that you're dependent on the substance. I know plenty of people who smoke basically every day who can put it down indefinitely if, for example, their parents are staying with them for a week. Some people just like to smoke, man. It's a great buzz. It doesn't mean you're dependent on it because you smoke. I've had this argument with the social conservative types a lot. They think that because you smoke that you're dependent unless you only smoke a couple of times a month. They're all psychologists when it comes to this particular subject. I know some people who freak out when they don't have any. There's a very strong argument that that's an addiction, since I can't really think of one good reason why you would flip shit if you're not dependent. Some people want you to think that being an addict simply means that you do something on a regular basis, but the truth is that only you can really know for sure if you're addicted or not. It's a mental state, and other people can't read your mind. If someone's telling you that you're addicted to weed because you smoke it every 3rd day, or even every day, then they're just an asshole who's trying to pass judgment on you. Their egocentrism holds no water.

Not to beat a dead horse, but the new Opeth song is pretty awful guys. Very mainstream sounding, and just extremely boring to listen to the whole thing. I gave it 3 spins, and the only positive I could find was that there were certain qualities that I could see Pitchfork hipsters falling in love with. Otherwise, this is substandard and if it's a precursor of what's to come, I won't even be giving this thing a full spin.

Detroit looks like they'd be just about unstoppable in a 7 game series right now. A great starting rotation and a great lineup can carry a team a long way, and the Tigers seem to have both of those things. Kind of reminds me of how dominant the 2009 Yankees were. Or the 2011 Phillies, depending on how we would be looking at it in hindsight.

That Devin Townsend is fantastic. Love the twangy guitar sound.

The Vikes drafted a kicker and punter in back-to-back drafts in '12 and '13. Surprised the Bears took Fuller that early. I thought Dennard was the best CB prospect in the draft this year.

Had this once and it was great. I would definitely drink it again, but it's kind of a lot for just one bottle. You just have to know which breweries make the good stuff. Not sure what brands you've tried, but I'd put American beers up against any foreign beers that I've ever tried.

Awesome draft. Glad we got Barr, and glad we managed to get Bridgewater.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pe9zw9iQK8 Bill Hicks, George Carlin, and cynical comedians of the like are probably my favorites. I like all kinds of comedy though. Redd Foxx, his Sanford & Son co-star Lawanda Page (she played Aunt Esther, and she's hilarious), Richard Pryor, Rodney Dangerfield, Gilbert Gottfried, and Steven Wright are all high on my list.

I've been on a grindcore kick this past week. Yeah, I was more recommending not listening to BMTH. They are indeed a terrible band, although I don't really mind angsty themes. To me music is more about the music than anything else, but with that said I really don't care for whiney vocals or sappy lyrics too much.