Patrick

Yeah, Dolphins are eliminated. Oh well. It was a great season. Can't complain.

I download music and regularly buy CDs. I just like owning CDs. I like the booklet, the artwork, etc. Beyond that, I use iTunes and Amazon MP3. I tend to use iTunes if they have an exclusive or if it is only available on iTunes. If not that, I'll use Amazon MP3. But, if it is available on CD and there is no difference between the CD and digital releases, I'll get the CD. Even when I download music, I back it up onto CD, as well, just in case. Music is sort of a hobby for me. I buy/have bought tons of stuff, spanning CD, vinyl, cassette and digital. I'm a collector of music released by Bad Boy Entertainment, so I'm always on the look out for stuff. I even have a USB turntable so that I can put my vinyl records on my MP3 player and computer. Just something I enjoy. Patrick

Ok, I'll take: Falcons Chargers Dolphins Eagles (Posted a little late, but the Chargers were my pick).

Thanks for all of the replies!

Nice posts, joesteph and Alex.

I actually saw an old trailer for the original Pelham movie and I thought it looked interesting. Would like to see it one day.

http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20249045,00.html?=rssfeed Which ones are you looking forward to? I'm interested to see what they do to "Where the Wild Things Are." I'll see the new Harry Potter, most likely. "Land of the Lost" looks interesting. "Up" and "Year One" sound funny, as well. Via Digg.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=storage&articleId=9124699&taxonomyId=19&intsrc=kc_top Thought this was interesting. I do have a bit of a vinyl collection that continues to grow due to vinyl exclusives, etc. Via Digg.

Shame.

I was wondering when someone would mention that one.

Why? Just curious as I'm a lifelong Dolphins fan. Patrick

Hello, KarateForums.com recognizes one member every month as the Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. The January 2009 selection is... the beast. Congratulations!

I just got Mario Kart Wii for Christmas, so I thought I'd see if anyone here has it and plays online.

Welcome aboard, Kruczek. Glad to have you! Patrick

Happy New Year!

The NFL playoffs are starting this weekend? Who are you picking to win? Here are the matchups: Falcons at Cardinals Colts at Chargers Ravens at Dolphins Eagles at Vikings

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Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. The 2009 First Half edition of KarateForums.com MMA Picks will be starting soon, so I wanted to go ahead and post an announcement to tell everyone about it. In so many words, it's a competition where MMA fans can post their MMA match picks and compete against their fellow KarateForums.com members. For full details and information, please check out the KarateForums.com MMA Picks guidelines. The first tournament picks thread will be posted soon. Please stay tuned to the KarateForums.com MMA Picks forum. Rusty (pittbullJudoka) and Brian (bushido_man96) will be managing the competition. Thank you to them for all of their work! Thank you for reading and good luck! Sincerely, Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. We launched KarateForums.com MMA Picks in August, so it was somewhat of a short season, but the 2008 edition has now completed. Thank you to everyone who participated this season. For the full, final standings, please check out http://www.karateforums.com/karateforums-com-mma-picks-2008-standings-vt34777.html Here are the top 3 members in each of the 4 major categories: Most Points 1. Shorikid - 140 2. bushido_man96 - 118 3. pittbullJudoka - 113 Most Wins 1. ShoriKid - 42-17 2. pittbullJudoka - 36-22 3. bushido_man96 - 30-38 Events Won 1. ShoriKid - 5 2. pittbullJudoka - 2 3. G95champ - 1 3. bushido_man96 - 1 Winning Percentage 1. Shorikid - .711 2. pittbullJudoka - .620 3. bushido_man96 - .441 Congratulations to Shorikid for sweeping the board! Great picking. A big thank you goes to Rusty (pittbullJudoka) and Brian (bushido_man96) for their work in managing the MMA Picks competition. Again, congrats to Shorikid and thank you to everyone who participated.

Yeah, I enjoyed both. We actually stayed at The Plaza in New York once, in large part to it being in the movie.

Do you have any resolutions for the new year?

I loved the Home Alone movies when I was younger, as well.

Thanks for introducing yourself. Happy to have you! Patrick

With the winter holidays now winding down for most, I thought I'd ask what you did, what you ate, etc.?

heh, yeah... I'll take Die Hard, too. Without giving it too much thought. So many holiday movies...