slam627

[quote]Anti-trust is a really fascinating subject, but a short answer to your question: a lot of times it won't come into play when the player at hand gained market share through what is essentially organic growth. In other words, the Googles and Facebooks of the world were revolutionary enough that...

Yeah I went a few sections to the side and got basically the same thing for 150. They capitalize on people being frantic. I just don't know why there was nothing available in the 100's or 200's already and why 300's are the highest bracketed price? Fishy....

[quote]I won't disagree completely that golf is an expensive sport, however the 3 sports you list as you describe them are also very expensive. You don't play "competitive" soccer and baseball by staying in town and paying a league fee to a local recreation department. You travel, and you spend like...

I have never been to this particular board before, but noticed it today and was interested because my son has been getting into golf recently. He is 13 and a good athlete who plays a lot of sports throughout the year. Those sports, games and practices, prevent not only him from playing much golf...

Oh yes we recently watched Waterboy. Theyve also seen a few other Adam Sandler ones. Loved Tommy Boy too. ...

My kids are now old enough to watch PG-13 movies with me and I've been enjoying watching things that aren't animated and actually entertaining. I will post some that they've enjoyed and am hoping for more suggestions....

Went to Steamboat 5 years ago for Easter break in early April. Snow was still there but was poor. They were having to truck in snow to the base area for ski school. bottom half of the mountain was closed, but upper mountain was open. discounted lift tickets cause half of the mountain was closed. ...

Bother is not the right word for me. Notice? Yes. Judge? Absolutely. Care? Unfortunately no...I've come to expect it most of the time. But I then categorize people who make those mistakes and I never forget. They drop a notch in how I assess their intelligence unless they prove themselves...

I didn't feel strongly one way or another on this until fairly recently when I realized that all of my student interns had the following characteristics: (a) lurking outside of my door in the hallway until I acknowledged them and initiated conversation; and (b) not knowing how to end a conversa...

Depends on the grant type--there are many. Only way to be sure is to ask FEMA. One thing I can attest to is that they WILL come back and look for their money if it was supposed to be spent a certain way but was not....