Earlier this morning, the Marlins held a ceremony next to the former site of the Orange Bowl, and the future site of the team's new baseball-only facility. For the first time since 2005, the team's management signed one of their players to a long-term contract, this one going to five-tool shortstop Hanley Ramirez. The contract was the longest and most expensive in team history at 6 years, $70 million, but it could not have gone to a better player. Peter Gammons earlier this week said that he would...

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This week in the '08 Campaign has been a travesty so far. The two biggest stories have been a minor incident that has been blown up into a massive issue (the Rev. Wright thing), and a poor incident of blatant pandering to voters (McCain and Clinton 's summer gas tax holiday idea). Meanwhile, Al Qaeda has just been reported by the government has having moved above pre-9/11 strength in the world, the economy is circling the drain, gas is approaching $4/gallon, the Iraq occupation is still costing...

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Next Saturday I will be graduating from Florida State University. It still shocks me that it's already over. It feels like yesterday I was moving in to my first dorm, but it was actually about four years ago now. Not exactly sure what I am going to do this summer, as of yet. I plan to work somewhere, but I don't have definite plans as of now. In order to get into grad school here at FSU and get my MBA, I will be working on the GMAT exam during next month, which I will be doing back at my real home...

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Busy week for me.... here are the possibilities:

Monday 4/7: Ray Romano / Brad Garrett (done - got them both to sign!)
Tuesday 4/8: Tri-City @ Seattle (WHL)
Wednesday 4/9: Tri-City @ Seattle (WHL) ... maybe
Thursday 4/10: Chris Rock
Friday 4/11: Chris Rock
Friday 4/11: Jeffrey Ross
Friday 4/11: BYU @ UW (baseball)... only for Vance Law
Saturday 4/12: Santa Clara @ Gonzaga baseball, if I'm in Spokane
Saturday 4/12: Tri-City @...

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Over the past 2 weeks I have been dieting, so I can reach a weight of around 225-235 for me its the only realistic weight I can think will be low enough to try and do wildland firefighting this summer

well since I have posted my formal weight as 270 around 2 weeks ago I have dropped 8 pounds from my diet.

so for those slow at math that means I am down to 262

For the next few weeks I have a target goal in mind 255!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

why might...

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