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If anyone can scam me an NLCS or WS ticket(s), I will happily fly back to Chicago...

NLDS A Game 1 Wed., Oct. 1 TBS
NLDS A Game 2 Thurs., Oct. 2 TBS
NLDS A Game 3 Sat., Oct. 4 TBS
NLDS A Game 4 Sun., Oct. 5 TBS
NLDS A Game 5 Tues., Oct. 7 TBS
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NLDS B Game 1 Wed., Oct. 1 TBS
NLDS B Game 2 Thurs., Oct. 2 TBS
NLDS B Game 3 Sat., Oct. 4 TBS
NLDS B Game 4 Sun., Oct. 5 TBS
NLDS B Game 5 Tues., Oct. 7 TBS
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NLCS Game 1 Thurs., Oct. 9 FOX
NLCS Game 2 Fri., Oct. 10 FOX
NLCS Game 3 Sun., Oct. 12 FOX
NLCS Game 4 Mon., Oct. 13 FOX
NLCS Game 5 Wed., Oct. 15 FOX
NLCS Game 6 Fri., Oct. 17 FOX
NLCS Game 7 Sat., Oct. 18 FOX
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WS Game 1 Wed., Oct. 22 FOX @ AL
WS Game 2 Thurs., Oct. 23 FOX @ AL
WS Game 3 Sat., Oct. 25 FOX @ NL
WS Game 4 Sun., Oct. 26 FOX @ NL
WS Game 5 Mon., Oct. 27 FOX @ NL
WS Game 6 Wed., Oct. 29 FOX @ AL
WS Game 7 Thurs., Oct. 30 FOX @ AL

Uh, Hey Y'all. Been a while. Got busy, got distracted. Life, Yadda yadda. Hope everyone has been really swell.

So, I came here for some insights or clues since I ain't that smart and I am 95% computer illiterate and 83% financially illiterate.

I had this conservative telling me the other day that the reason all these mortgage lenders are falling is because of the governments demand that more minorities be able to own houses. They are basically saying that the lenders were FORCED to make these loans even tho everyone knew they were poor loan decisions to people who probably couldn't pay.

So I did some research and came up with this:

The government mandated that lenders help minorities own homes. The lenders then came up with this idea for "sub-prime" mortgages to help more minorities buy homes. The economy slowed, gas prices soared, natural gas prices soared, and many folks defaulted on these "sub-prime" loans cause the fine print actually screwed them when it came time to refinance or whatever. Meanwhile, the mortgage companies had package these loans for other folks to invest in which they did and then when all them loans went bad . . . and well they were all up shits creek with a turd for a paddle.

Am I way off base? Help a brother out to understand that which eludes him. That way I can go back to drinking whiskey and playing guitar and slowly kill myself with cigarettes.

wooo hooooo.

Go Cubs!!

Then wait 'til you see Spider-dog!

PETA is demanding that famed purveyor of yummy dairy products Ben & Jerry's replace cow's milk with human breast milk in their ice creams. In the event this slightly barfy suggestion should take hold, Chaos Digest offers this selection of new flavors. Bon appe-tit!

1. Tutti Fruitti Tube-Top
2. Funbag Fudge Swirl
3. Chuggy Juggy
4. Pistachio Polo Puffs
5. Bodacious Cherry Chesticle
6. Ice Rack
7. Coconut Banana Bikini
8. Dolce De Leche League
9. Peanut Butter D-Cup
10. Maternity Munch
11. Strawberry Cheesecakes

Looks like McCain is chickening out on the debates as well.

Members of Congress have been pushing for a national registry of such payments. In the last year and a half, Senate investigations have found that prominent researchers at several institutions, including Harvard and the University of Cincinnati, failed to report millions of dollars in outside income from drug makers, contrary to the institutions’ reporting requirements.

University administrators and journal editors say they have no reliable way to verify doctors’ private income from industry. Research has found that industry money can bias doctors’ interpretation of study findings and may alter their prescribing habits.

A bipartisan bill called the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, expected to be taken up by Congress next year, would require such a registry. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the industry’s principal trade group, supports the legislation, as do the American Medical Association and a number of major drug makers.

Huh, freedom of information that directly impacts life and death decisions. Whadda concept.

- Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Barack Obama has recaptured the lead — 45 percent to 39 percent — over John McCain in the presidential race, according to a FOX News poll released Wednesday.

Since it is a Fox News poll, you know the real numbers are even worse.