Patrick

I'm sorry to hear that you didn't pass. It's hard for anyone to say, as far as whether or not you should have passed, without being there. And, even if I was, I wouldn't know anyway, since I'm not a martial artist. However, if everything is how you say and the words you quoted are what was said, I'd probably try to find somewhere else... somewhere that had a healthier environment. What you describe doesn't sound like an idea situation to learn in. Patrick

My pleasure.

I'm going to go with the Dodgers, Angels, White Sox and Brewers.

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With the MLB playoffs starting, I thought I'd start a thread and ask who are you rooting for?

(And Tony Danza to host). http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3615214

Very nice!

Welcome to KF!

Thanks. heh... yes, I am the man of flicking a mouse when a color changes! Who's hiring?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080928/ap_on_sp_bo_st/box_mosley_mayorga;_ylt=AkYEYxPHY4eStGyIoT.3Toms0NUE

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/27/nyregion/27wars.html?ex=1380168000&en=fe08c2ff0dd50384&ei=5124&partner=digg&exprod=digg Pretty interesting game. Would probably be fun if you had the time. Via Digg.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1063228/PICTURED-Amazing-shots-Formula-1s-night-race.html Some pretty cool pictures from Formula 1's first ever night race. Via Digg.

http://jalopnik.com/5054800/ten-greatest-video-game-cars Interesting feature. What's your favorite? Via Digg.

Interesting. I just left it on the default deep pink. Here are my first 10 scores: .33 .288 .272 .283 .271 .263 .286 .27 .305 .266 Then I flipped it to Crimson: .26 .289 .28 Chocolate: .283 .353 .312 .328 .291 .261 .329

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/09/bittersweet-art-of-cutting-up-books.html Thought some of these were really nice - very elaborate. Via Digg.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20199694,00.html Rest in peace.

Good luck to you.

Congrats.

Happy to hear it! Congrats again.

No problem.

Welcome.

I go away for a few days and the Yankees close our Yankee Stadium with a win, the Dolphins beat the Patriots and the U.S. wins the Ryder Cup for the first time in 9 years. Figures.

http://webecoist.com/2008/09/16/16-most-unassuming-yet-lethal-killer-plants/ Unfortunately, I may not actually remember any/many of these if I should run across them. Via Digg.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080917/sc_livescience/dogscatchhumanyawns;_ylt=Agka_Blwc7fEJ_DnwIEYGHis0NUE Found this interesting. Now, you can test the theory with your own dog.

http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=3584265 Thoughts?