Good to see you, CS! I've spent more time with your element than with you, lately! (You know how that Chemistry goes... )

Hang in there, don't get too stressed, and take care! Hope you can stop by more often.

DS, So good to hear from you!! Well, they say that idle hands are supposed to be bad, so I guess it's good that you've been busy. Fascinating cases that you've been involved in, but which side did you represent? Are you still involved in the tutoring? Tell us more!!

As far as what's been going on, we're all just excited to have baseball back in the news. It's wonderful to have stories about the Yankees back in the Sports section after so many months. Damon showed up early for spring training, so I guess he's excited about wearing pinstripes. Baseball - Hooray!

Isn't that DMC's motto?

Isn't that DMC's motto? [/b][/quote]You really pissed me off this time JG, where's Just Lou when I need him

Now, I post something to DS, trying to find out more about his very busy career, since he seems to be involved in some very interesting cases. And what do the two of you do? Cut and paste and make suggestive remarks. I'm ashamed of both of you.

Gonna spank us?

Only if you ask verrrrrry nicely....

YAAAYYYYYY!!!!

Can't...stop...watching...that stupid image, JG. :p

To help us remember the point of this thread...

Oh, Gina!! Thank you, thank you, thank you. If I could only be that blue towel (sigh).

JG, that may just be one of the scariest visuals ever!!

Thought you'd like that, SB.

And here's why the All-Star game is such fun to watch...

Kobe
Tracy
Tony

Goodness, I AM predictable, aren't I?

Here you go SB.

I'm representing my client who has been historically sued for selling asbestos-containing products (made before the 1970s). Not meaning to sound like a lobbyist, but asbestos tort litigation in the U.S. is a mess. People who are actually sick aren't getting paid primarily because of the myriad of claims of unsick people clogging up the courts plus lawyers are getting up to 60% of any recoveries. The system has caused more than 70 bankruptcies since the early 1980's - over 30 in the last few years alone. Generally, these companies aren't against paying people they've actually made sick. They just want to do it under a better system than what currently exists. That's where national asbestos legislation comes in. The legislation is attempting to set up a trust fund such that companies and insurers who've been sued for asbestos can pay into a system (funding aggregates to $140 billion) and those who are sick can go to this trust and get paid. Lawyers are essentially cut out and the cases are taken out of the courts. As for what I've been working on, I'm an investment banker so I've been working on the financial side of these issues.

I have to tell you, being this close to the legislative process - it's amazing how anything gets done. Actually, the whole process has jaded me a bit. It is very clear what drives most of these politicians.

How are things on your end?

DS,
I should've known you were working on the financial end, with those considerable maths skills!! I know what you mean about frustration with the legislative process. I worked for my local economic development agency for many years, and dealt with more politicians than I care to remember. It is a grueling and excruciating process, and it is a wonder that ANYTHING ever gets done.

Glad to hear you're still hard at work with your student. My brother was a math major in college, but his masters degree was in reading disabilities. He's always stressed that reading is the key to all learning, as it impacts each and every subject matter. Imagine doing math word problems if you couldn't read?? Or studying for a history test??

Beth, Right up my alley, baby!! There was a great photo of ARod doing crunches in my local paper, and another of him and Mr. Jeter, but that one was in black and white. These photos are MUCH better!!

I actually saw the photo of Alex doing his crunches, but the picture only showed his legs. It was pretty creepy. It's like the headless horseman's missing body.

Beth, tried to get the photo from the online version of the article, but they showed a picture of the writer instead of ARod. Who cares about him????

Here's another one for you SB. Boy, maybe I'll get lucky and find one of my man.

That was the photo that my local paper had in black and white. MUCH better in color. I'm not having much success finding Vinny pictures either.

Vinny's the strong, silent type. He doesn't like to be around much when there are cameras present. What can I say. The man does have one flaw.

Alright, Bethie, I found something for you.

Go to Vinny's MLB roster page here , then look at the "Multimedia" section on the right side. Check out the second one, "Vinny Castilla's WBC commercial." Love that accent...

You're so good, Gina!! What would we do without you??

Well, it certainly isn't a chore when it involves baseball (and the men who play it), so it was my pleasure.

I love baseball.

Mexico! Mexico! Mexico.

Ahh...that was lovely. Almost beddy bye time for me. Wonder what I'll be hearing in my dreams.

I want to know which game had trumpet players in the stands! That would be heaven for me, if I could mix the sound of the trumpet with the game of baseball...

The mariachi music in that commercial makes me crave chimichangas. Ooooh, and chips and salsa, but the good kind, from a serious Mexican restaurant. You know, warm chips, almost hot, and really spicy salsa with a lot of cilantro in it. Wow, I'm hungrier than I thought!

I'm not crazy about the accent though... Sorry guys.

Wow Part! I must confess I enjoy Curling too! It looks much like chess, you have to calculate and think, and that is preferable, for me.

Come on, SB!!! Olympics go on great. I'm watching all disciplines I can possibly catch. Yesterday I nearly got a heart attack watching hockey, today - watching biathlon. Where else can you get such emotions?! (Well, stage doesn't count ) There are so many things to watch except curling, if you don't like it! I always prefered winter Olympics 10 times to summer ones.

JM, I have to say that this is one Olympics that I haven't really cared about. Usually I love to watch, and get very involved, but this one has left me very blah.

Congrats on your 3000, SB!