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woo-hoo, ahead of the Cubs! By my reckoning, that leaves the New York teams, Boston, Cleveland, Tampa Bay and Milwaukee. From the #7 post:

They're up to #8 and haven't mentioned the Brewers yet. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

My dorm experience was too long ago to help you much, but if you think construction noise would bother you, it won't be over in the southeast dorm area in 2009-2010. Just saying. I spent time in Chadbourne and Barnard (which are next door to each other, at Park St and University Ave) and liked those buildings. This was back, back, back in the day when they were women's dorms; there are no single-sex dorms anymore. Chadbourne is now one of those "residential college" communities that has organized activities and stuff (and I assume costs a little more). One of the summers I was in Madison, I had a lakeshore dorm room in Tripp Hall, which I also enjoyed - though it was only for eight weeks. The architecture of Tripp-Adams, Kronshage, and Barnard has always appealed to me. They look like classic old-school dorms, and are the oldest buildings on campus still used as dorms. Even the Chadbourne tower is at least an interesting (some would say weird) shape. I think Sellery and Witte, as well as the CBS dorms (Cole, Bradley, Sullivan on the lakeshore) are ugly and unappealing. Think 1960s institutional. After a bad experience I had in a party dorm at another school, I was looking to avoid that scene, which was another good reason to avoid Sellery and Witte. Ogg and Smith Halls, the newest kids on the block, are supposed to be pretty luxe. I think you enter a lottery for the privilege of paying extra to live there. Elizabeth Waters (the last all-female holdout) had the largest rooms on campus when I was a student; the rooms in Ogg and Smith might be bigger. You may want to consider where your classes are likely to be, and think about how far from your most likely classroom haunts you want to live. The southeast dorms are closest to Humanities (history, music, art), any building on Bascom Hill, Grainger Hall (business), Helen C. White (English), Science Hall (geography), etc. The lakeshore dorms are closest to agriculture and life science buildings. Remember that even if you want to be, say, a business major, that you may not have a bunch of classes in Grainger until you're actually in the school of business, which would not happen your freshman year. There are campus buses that you can ride for free, but at class change times they're packed. Plus, walking Bascom Hill is healthful once you're accustomed to it. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif If you like to exercise or do intramural sports at a gym, the lakeshore dorms are closer to the Natatorium and the southeast dorms are close to the SERF. I always preferred the Nat. I don't know where the baseball club team practices or plays, but you might want to look into that as well. If you want nice surroundings, I would try for Tripp, Adams or Kronshage, maybe even Slichter. If you want proximity to non-ag classroom buildings, go southeast - but like bani1717's girlfriend, I would avoid Witte. Maybe also Sellery, but if I had to choose between them I'd choose Sellery. If you want to try for expense and luxury, try for Smith or Ogg. (Of course, you now have to tell us how you wind up ranking the dorms.)

Wow, the finished product is nice. How'd you get a Pepsi machine? Also, nice puppy. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

How often has Duke or UNC had to actually leave their region for a non-final four NCAA game? (I'm curious, though not quite curious enough to find the answer myself.)

Yeah, sorry. I was thinking of those couple of bare-handed grabs CC had in 2008. I know the last one was September 28, but if the first one were the same day as his CG and game winning home run (which I believe was July 13), that would be some kind of trifecta.

A stellar day on the mound, with the bat, and in the field. Only CC Sabathia has a chance at it. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

1848 is correct (May 29, 1848 to be exact). Maybe the map creator was recording boundaries as of January 1 of each year. Either that or his work includes an error.

Wisconsin women's hockey are national champs again! And what better, or more natural, way for Jessie Vetter to end her incredibly stellar career...than on a shutout? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

I took Friday off to attend the D-4 and D-2 semifinals, in part specifically to see Benton, which was my brother's first teaching school out of college. This year's seniors have been playing together most of their childhood, and set the goal of a state title when they were in fifth grade. They are in the same sectional as perennial power Randolph, but someone else managed to beat the Rockets before Benton met them in yet another sectional final. I do not have a keen "basketball mind", but I try to take a day off every year for the state tournament, because I enjoy the atmosphere - especially for the small schools, where not only the whole school but the whole town seemingly shows up to root for their kids. Seriously, on Friday the green Benton section took up more space in the morning than the red and white Monroe (D-2) section took up in the afternoon. At the risk of sounding hokey, it's such a special time for the participants and their families/friends/towns. The Benton team's efforts will be remembered for a long time. That's an upbeat type of drama I can't resist. Congratulations, Zephyrs!

Be sure to rock some Brewers gear again so we can spot you. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

I'm guessing Iribarren for the bunter, since no other Brewer in the box score for the March 16 game has a name ending in EN.

I'm guessing Iribarren for the bunter, since no other Brewer in the box score for the March 16 game has a name ending in EN.

Indeed, UW-Madison does this too. You'll have access to links beyond this page once you are admitted and have been assigned a NetID.

What would really bite is if that kid somehow (however improbably) goes on to actual success in the world - like, I don't know, being a maverick entrepreneur for whom such small minutiae as "being on time" fail to matter. Then he'd grant an exclusive interview to some branch of the media and talk about this drag of a principal he had in high school.

Oh, man, that's a shame. At least he can't say he didn't give it a try. (The writer got the date wrong in that cubs.com story; Corey hasn't played since July 2006, not 2007.)

One factor (which could be difficult to take into account in advance) is how you and/or your wife physically react to mold. What might be a "remote" mold infestation to some could prove to be a major health problem for you. If/when you get to the point of liking a house enough to make an offer on it, you'll want to have an inspection done on it. The inspector's job is to find every little (or big) thing wrong with your desired property, write up a report on it for you, and then you can decide whether the problems found are dealbreakers for you or not. I imagine mold is one of the things an inspector would inspect.

Way to cover for the cult communication devices...Leader.

Ironic that you should use the word 'cult'. The commercial scenes of a whole family or group wearing Snuggies makes me think of cult members every single time. I guess this makes Brian our leader. (Na-na na-na na-na na-na leader!)

Oh, d'oh, you know what? It's not Once In A Lifetime, it's First In A Lifetime. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/embarassed.gif So it still appears to be aimed at persons who don't remember 1982, but "once in a lifetime" woah solvdd!

I don't envision pimping our ride like this (though we do display some ball-glove logos in our side windows), but I'm happy to see elaborate vehicle graphics that involve the Brewers, instead of the Packers or NASCAR. Also, the vehicle owner should maybe update the license plate beyond '07.

Indeed, though some may answer differently if it's "5 percent or someone else is laid off."

Circle of life. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

I noticed that too. I don't know what they think they know that we don't know...or if the DVD was intended solely for persons born after 1982.

Frankly, I and some of my colleagues were half expecting furloughs at our workplace (and with the state budget far from determined, hardly feel out of the woods yet). I'd want to see the details of a furlough or other pay cut, but in general I'd be willing to take a small, hopefully temporary hit to preserve positions. We've seen enough positions disappear this last decade as it is.