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I got a new baseball book a couple days ago, Fantasyland.  It’s a great read, I’m already 100 pages into it.  Pretty much it’s non fiction book about fantasy baseball.  Anyone that enjoys baseball and fantasy baseball should give it a read, it’s a fun book .

So after 1 year away from keeper league fantasy baseball, I’m back on the wagon, or is that off the wagon?  My best friend Doug who I’ve been in a fantasy baseball league of some quality since high school started a league with another friend of ours last year, after the previous keeper league we did died.  Well one of the guys that is a mutual acquaintance  ended up dropping out, and Doug asked me if I wanted his team.  After thinking about it for awhile I decided to take over the team.  Unfortunately this team will require a big make over to become the type of team I’m proud to call my own.  This is what I got to work with so far.  Take into consideration that this is the full roster, of which I have to select 17 to keep by next weekend.  Those that are bold are the ones I’ve currently decided to keep (things may change).  But I don’t know all the league rules regarding positions to make a completely educated decision yet.

Travis Hafner 1B
David Wright 3B
Victor Martinez C / 1B
Todd Helton 1B (would like to trade)
Jermain Dye OF
Felipe Lopez 2B / SS
Scott Podsednick OF
Coco Crisp OF
Orlando Cabrera SS
Brad Hawpe OF
Dustin Pedroia 2B / SS
Xavier Nady 1B / OF
Melky Cabrera OF
James Loney 1B
Cameron Maybin OF
Adam Jones OF

Derek Lowe SP
Brandon Webb SP
Pedro Martinez SP (would like to trade)
Noah Lowry SP
Greg Maddux SP
Boof Bonser SP
Luke Hochevar SP
Edison Volquez SP
Bran Hennessey SP / RP
Adam Wainwright SP / RP
Jeremy Accardo RP
Matt Capps RP
BJ Ryan RP (from interviews I’ve heard with him, he’s still out till June/July)

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Nice info if you are looking for clearance deals at Target.

Tips for Perimeter Perusing at Target | Wise Bread
Daily Markdowns – In addition to the odd lot items that may be lurking among the regular merchandise and could be haphazardly stashed at the end caps, Target has a system for marking down their merchandise weekly:

Monday - Electronics, Kids Clothing and Stationary (Cards, GiftWrap, etc.)
Tuesday - Domestics, Women’s Clothing, Pets and Market (food items)
Wednesday - Men’s Clothing, Toys, Lawn & Garden, Health and Beauty items
Thursday - House Wares, Lingerie, Sporting Goods, Shoes, Music / Movies, Books, Decor and Luggage
Friday - Auto, Cosmetics, Hardware, and Jewelry

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So not many of you know this, when I was a teenager I had a real bad ingrown toenail that ended up having to be resolved by the doctor extracting the entire nail.  It was not a pleasant experience.  Well after they did that they told me I had a 25% chance the nail would grow back.  Of course being on the wrong side of luck it ended up growing back.  I never went back to the doctor’s since it was a painful experience.  I just dealt with the nail, it wasn’t that much of a issue for years…  Fast forward to about 2 years ago when I was cutting back the nail (since it wasn’t normal I didn’t have to that often) and I ended up cutting it too deep, causing my toe to bleed and getting the nail to start ingrowing again.  the past 2 years I’ve taken care of it, trying to keep it from getting infected and when I had to cut it, keeping it very clean to prevent major problems.  But as I knew it was just going to get worse and worse, and with the prodding from Kelly to get it taken care of I went to the doctors last Monday to have them resolve the problem.  Amazingly it didn’t hurt at all this time, the nail extraction took probably 15 minutes and I was on my way.  I’ve now been soaking it and keeping it clean as the toe heals.  Hopefully the nail won’t grow back this time and I can lead a normal nailess big toe life.

Other then that not much has been going on.  We went for a drive yesterday around LA, that was fun.  Not really anything going on just working a lot.  I’ve been in Garden Grove primarily for the past 2 months, and look to be there for the month coming up as well.  I’ve been to my office in Anaheim a total of about 3 times in the past 3 months.  Kelly and I are planning to take a vacation in April once things settle down at my work.  Probably up the coast to San Francisco and Monterrey.

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So with the writers strike set to end tomorrow and the writers going back to work on Wednesday, I found on TV Guide a list of what is happening with shows.  I’ve only included those that I have interest in.

The Big Bang Theory
Expected to shoot 5 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
Good to hear, although I still wish The Class was on and in this timeslot, BBT has turned into a decent show.

Burn Notice
Production on Season 2 expected to get underway in late April. New episodes could start airing as early as July.
Awesome!  This has got to be one of the best breakout shows from last summer.  Can’t wait to get the 1st season on DVD and watch it again.

Chuck
No new episodes until fall.
BOO!  They promised us more Chuck in a commercial on the last episode, and now they say no more till next season?

Heroes
TBD.
Hopefully they will get some more eppys in and possibly be able to resurrect Heroes: Origins as well.

How I Met Your Mother
Expected to shoot 5 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
Sweet!  Mondays are dead except for CBS at 8:00 and 8:30.

Journeyman
No new episodes expected. Ever.
Terrible, terrible decision by NBC.  They made a huge mistake by giving up on this show.

Lost
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Six additional episodes could air this season.
Lost could be in a great position, with 5 more new episodes and possible 6 additional ones, they could make out by having fresh TV.

My Name Is Earl
Expected to shoot 8 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
8-10?  Wow, yet NBC wants to be a dick to Scrubs (below).

The Office
Expected to shoot 5 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
Once again great news, if only NBC would treat Scrubs with enough respect to allow them to produce the proper amount of shows.

Pushing Daisies
No new episodes until fall.
Boo!  Would like some more, but I guess they feel they left the story at a good point till the next season.

Scrubs
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Four additional episodes will likely be shot; unclear whether they’ll air on NBC or go straight to DVD.
They were promised 7 more but appear to be getting the shaft with only 4 more.

Smallville
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 3 to 5 additional episodes to air in April/May.
Good to hear that there are possibly 9 more, it’s not the best show on TV, but I still like most of the story.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Five pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.
Pretty good TV, not sure if it will pan out, but I’ve been enjoying it.

One show not on the list was Eureka from what I’ve read they will be at least a couple weeks behind on filming since they were suppose to start in late Feb.  There is mention that they may get more episodes because of the strike which would be awesome.  Kelly and I rewatched the show a couple weeks ago, and now we are going to rewatch it again with the audio commentary, I love finding out more information and stuff about the inner workings of shows.

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Breaking News: Microsoft seeking to acquire Yahoo! - Download Squad

Wow this could be big.  I think it would be great for Microsoft, since MSN and Windowslive really hasn’t picked up the momentum that Microsoft has hoped, and I think a convergence of Yahoo’s services with Microsoft’s services could really give Google a run for their money.  But it’s just a proposal, no deal is done, and even after the deal is done we still don’t know exactly what Microsoft’s plan is at this time.

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