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True, I just meant Milwaukee/Wisconsin staples.

Awesome ideas thus far. Can't believe I forgot Sprecher and the other assorted meats. Gosh and Stadium Sauce, woo hoo! Game - trust me we have definitely found the local breweries! Still there I love me some Lakefront Brewery. Ross - Love Rehorst. When I was a bartender in MKE I loved the Citrus and Honey vodka.

Haha. The Spotted Cow is for the missus.

Ok guys there has to be somethings that I am missing here so I am reaching out to BF to help me out. So I moved away from Milwaukee about a year and a half ago. I have a friend who is coming to our new city and offered to bring some things from MKE for us. For some reason me and the lady are drawing a blank. So far our list includes: Alterra coffeeRiverwest SteinandSpotted Cow What other Milwaukee/Wisconsin staples are we missing that can be transported across country?

In case anyone out there was planning on getting up super early tomorrow, there are a ton of doorbusters available online right now, so you don't have to brave the lines. I picked up a Samsung LED/Blu-Ray combo at 6 am this morning online.

In my opinion if you are going to drop big bucks on a nice TV I would suggest Samsung, LG and Sony as the brands to look at with Samsung leading the way. Refresh rate it one thing that has become a huge stat recently. To me I can absolutely tell the difference between 60 hz and 120hz, but 120 - 240hz not as much. Additionally contrast ratio is something to look at, but only when comparing TV's by the same manufacturer. There is no universal method for measuring this, so a 4000:1 contrast ratio for Manufacturer x as opposed to 1000:1 for Manufacturer Y might not mean that much. Lastly is aspect ratio: 720 vs. 1080. Go for 1080p. There is a noticeable difference and I wouldn't get anything other than 1080. Generally these are what will differ when you are looking at between different models. Higher end models will have a higher refresh rate and contrast ratio. Additionally the more expensive TV's are starting to have network connectivity, apps and 3d ready functionality. The other matter is LCD, LCD-LED or Plasma. Plasma gives you a more "natural" feel, while the newer LED's give you more of that eye-popping almost 3d feel. At least that is my opinion. I am going to be taking he Black Friday plunge as well and try to get my hands on a 46" Samsung 6300 series from Best Buy. I would suggest giving them the eye test. Head to Best Buy and spend some time just looking at the differences between tv's brands and the specs. I would give specific attention to the refresh rate and Plasma vs. LCD-LED. Let me know if you have any other questions. I'm not an expert by any means, but I can try my best. EDIT: Colby beat me to it. But I agree with pretty much everything he said. Definitely at least 120 hz. I personally feel there is a difference between 240 and 120, but not a huge one and I cant justify the expense to go from 120 to 240 for the performance gain that I see with my eyes (all that really matters).

I've never posted in this thread, but I"ll tell everyone whats bugging me.. This week blows. Lost a huge sale at work. Then learned that I was not getting promoted as I was hoping. I was ok with that because I am applying for law schools anyways, but then I got my first decision of my application cycle back today and it was a rejection at a school I probably should have been accepted to. Yuck. The weekend cant come quick enough.

You realize that was 8th best among Major League 3rd basemen right? The argument that Casey is "not that good" is silly. .800 OPS players dont just grow on trees. Less than 60 players had an OPS of .800 or higher. Is he an elite hitter? No, but he is definitely above average. McGehee is projected to have a sub .800 OPS next year. Add in defense and he is blocking an arguably better player and McGehee becomes less popular. I don't think there would be much problem with McGehee if we didn't have Gamel. Agreed in that Gamel projects to be a better hitter, but the hate that the guy gets when he has been quite good for two seasons in a row really makes me scratch my head. As to the predictions players outperform and underperform them all the time. Maybe someone smarter than I can find what BJ predicted for McGehee last year. I have no reason to think he is not going to put up over or close to a .800 OPS based on the last two seasons.

You realize that was 8th best among Major League 3rd basemen right? The argument that Casey is "not that good" is silly. .800 OPS players dont just grow on trees. Less than 60 players had an OPS of .800 or higher. Is he an elite hitter? No, but he is definitely above average.

I agree. If this happens, it is great news on two fronts. Firstly, probably the least appealing managerial candidate to me is off the market- so bullet dodged (now, hopefully the Cubs or another team hires Bob Melvin). Secondly, what was likely the primary competition for Valentine is out of the way.Yep exactly. As others have said, who knows if he wants to come here, but glad to the Seattle position filled.

Well the only problem with that is that if you go to a lower plan you lose your rollover minutes. That is an ATT thing and that is totally dumb if you ask me.

Paul I get what you are saying, but I have to side with Straw on this. The phone sucks yes, but that's not ATT's fault. They sell and guarantee the service not the phone. If a phone goes crap thats on the manufacturer of the phone not ATT. They don't manufacture the phone LG does. Sure it would be nice if it lasted the two years but the consumer demands inexpensive phones so the providers are forced to offer these crappy poorly designed phones. In reality a phone is a mini computer that we take everywhere and subject to many demanding conditions, but we expect to get them for free or $50 because people don't want to put up any money for phones when they are signing a contract. You may not need a iPhone, but there are definitely phones out there that you can get that are well reviewed solid phones without all the things an iPhone does, you just need to determine what that phone is. The real racket is with the cell industry in general as someone already said eventually we will go to a model where we can just buy any phone we want without contracts, but that will come at a price and that price is the handset itself. You don't want to be locked into a two year contract? Pay retail for the phone. Providers do not make money on phones, they make money on the service they sell. That is why they offer discounted pricing on phones when you sign a contract. They subsidize the price of the phone because they know they are getting your service for X number of months. Trust me I understand your frustration but IMO your anger is misplaced.

I'm in the process of converting my DVD library to digital and got me thinking. What are those movies on your list that everyone should have or have seen? I'll start American History X Dumb and DumberThe GodfatherRoundersFight Club

Creed was pretty good in this episode. Overall I think it was a good start to the season. Like everyone I am interested in seeing what they are going to do with Michael and how his character will end.

I am glad to finally be able to post in this thread. We finally got our new french bulldog puppy Ryan LeBraun James VIII Check him out here and here

No 30 Rock love here? Didn't really get into it at first, but its such a great show.

Correct, the dvd player would allow you to search for a wireless signal and steam, the Netflix. If the objective is to get Netflix and only Netflix, like End said you can get a Roku player to do the job.

I've heard of some issues with .mov and .avi files. That being said I have never used the PS3 being an Xbox guy and I knew the Mac would play them. If anyone cares for an update I have the HTPC setup complete now. I store all of my content on my ReadyNas NV+ and directly connect my Mac Mini via HDMI to my TV and audio via Toslink to my receiver. I stream the video to my Mac Mini from the ReadyNas which then displays the content on the TV. My library is organized by Plex which is awesome to use and looks gorgeous. Plex also integrates my Netflix Watch Instantly Queue, Hulu, YouTube and my MLB.tv account. I bought a Universal remote control that controls the Mac Mini, receiver and TV. It is really sweet to finally have one source for all of my content both online and off with an easy way to control all of it.

Yes he is a train wreck and everything you said is true, but do you think he did anything wrong with the Marlins?

Morgan is an idiot, that is for sure. All of his other incidents, except those involving the Marlins were a guy who is a little off the rocker and out of control. That being said Morgan did nothing wrong. He took out a catcher on a bang bang play. If that throw was online he is out if he slides. There is no one telling Morgan to slide or not. For the Marlins to throw at him over that, its ridiculous. He took the pitch to the backside and took his base. Then stole some bases when they were down big. Nothing wrong with that. The Nats ended up scoring 10 runs in the game, so coming back wasn't out of the question given that it was the 4th inning. So they throw at him again. I would charge the mound too. Regardless of what you think of Morgan he did nothing wrong when it comes to the Marlins.

Not only that he had a very very quick hook. If you watch the video Manny says about 5 words to the ump and gets tossed.

Haha I was thinking the same thing.

Jimmy Eat World: Clarity

Absolutely brilliant. That is the best quote I have seen in a long time.

7 innings of two run ball tonight. Thats a pretty good step up thus far.