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The Great Female Walk Debate

In our slo-pitch league, there is a rule regarding female batters which has caused quite a bit of controversy.  The rule is applied when a female batter bats after a male batter is walked.  The female batter in this instance would have to choose between batting and taking an automatic
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A Busted Move

I thought I could trust Young MC.  Marvin Young, who went by the name Young MC, had a monster hit in 1989 with "Bust a Move".  Don't even pretend you didn't like it.  Everyone, including yours truly, enjoyed "Bust a Move". Like many others, I memorized the lyrics to "Bust
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The Monday Shuffle

Every Monday I shuffle my entire MP3 collection in iTunes and list the first ten songs that play.  Here are the ten tunes I heard today with a personal story about one of them. Lisa Likes Rock N' Roll - Ian HunterRat Trap - Bob Geldof & The Boomtown RatsDaughter
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My Quote of the Week

"I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf.  I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies."      - Will Rogers
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SLS Submission

I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration.  I submitted "Dead Flowers" from the The Miniatures. Sometimes a song will grow on me, and other times I'll instantly like it. I immediately really liked "Dead Flowers" from The Minatures. I had to Google these guys to learn who they were,
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Number Six With A Bullet

By now you've heard about the eight men found dead yesterday inside four vehicles left on a tract of farmland about 30 kilometres southwest of London near St. Thomas.  The OPP are tight lipped, but I've seen enough episodes of "The Sopraonos" to smell a gang hit.  We're probably not
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Maple Leafs 5, Flyers 2

The Leafs wined and dined on the power play last night going 5-for-8 with the man advantage.  Believe it or not, the Leafs had never before beaten the Flyers twice on the road in the same season until now.  Jean-Sebastien Aubin remains unbeaten in regulation in seven starts. Following the
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SLS Submission

I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration.  I submitted "Gold Lion" from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. At first I wasn't sure I liked this highly anticipated first single from the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs disc, but I threw in on a playlist of new tunes and before ya knew
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My Firefox Extensions

There are many things I love about Firefox, but a big part of the allure are the many extensions I use daily to enrich my web experience.  I can't imagine life without many of the sixteen extensions I currently have installed. Here are my sweet sixteen: DOM Inspector - Inspect
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Statement To Morrissey

To protest our seal murdering policies, Morrissey is taking a stand by refusing to take his tour to Canada.  He's also asking all his fans to boycott Canadian goods.  In his statement, he compares the act to the Nazi's construction of gas chambers and pins us alongside China as "the
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Why Kids Are So Damn Happy

Have you ever noticed how kids are always happy?  They're forever running around with boundless energy and huge smiles on their faces, laughing and playing with reckless abandon.  They're so damn happy because they're sufficiently unjaded enough to receive tremendous joy from the simplest of things. Tonight I took the
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The Unseen Red Green Show

I have to confess something which very well may result is the loss of my Canadian citizenship.  Despite the fact it's been on the air for fifteen years and is a bonafide cult Canadian success story, I have never watched an episode of "The Red Green Show". It's not like
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April Songs

It's April, but you probably already knew that.  Here's something you didn't know.  There are four songs in my collection with the word "April" in the title. April 29, 1992 - SublimeApril Fool - Soul AsylumApril in Paris - Louis Armstrong & Ella FitzgeraldPieces of April - Three Dog NightNow
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Weekly MP3

I share an MP3 from my collection every Wednesday (yes, I'm a day late).  You have six days to grab this week's MP3.  Please right-click your mouse and select "Save Link As..." or "Save target as..." so you can download it to your PC before playing. Jive Bunny - Do
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Maple Leafs 3, Islanders 2

The have to feel for Mikael Tellqvist.  He's a solid backup all year to an underperforming Ed Belfour, Belfour finally bows out and Telly is annointed numero uno and our hopeful savoir then, there are two make-or-break games in Montreal to decide our fate.  The rest, is history.  Tellqvist hasn't
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SLS Submission

I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration.  I submitted "Poster of a Girl" from Metric. My love for Emily Haines' voice is no secret.  I frequently enjoy both Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? and Live It Out and it's all because of that voice.  Yummy.
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The Masters

This weekend is The Masters golf tournament from Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.  Once again, I've entered a Masters pool. I had to select three golfers and the objective is to have the lowest combined score.  Every member of the threesome chosen have to make the cut or
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