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A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. It seems very clear that the main intention is to arm the people for creation of a militia. That is the opening statement. The fledgling country did not have much of an army, and citizens might have been called upon to fight. I don't see much there to misinterpret or read "incorrectly" or "incompletely".

Before Dipoto got here, the manager essentially was the GM. Scioscia can't be happy about the erosion of his influence in deciding the roster. Dipoto set out almost immediately putting his stamp on the team and ridding the club of Scioscia's crutches, Jeff Mathis and Mickey Hatcher. I believe that Vernon Wells would also be gone, had the club been able to find a suitable deal.

He was pitching for the Sugarland Skeeters, an independent league team outside of Houston, the same team also tied to a possible Roger Clemens comeback at one point. I joked that they were loading up their pitching staff for a best-of-seven against the Astros to determine the city champion of Houston. Kazmir compiled a 3-6 record with the Skeeters, surrendering 74 hits in 64 innings - against guys not good enough to get contracts from any major league organization. If he does stick with the Indians, it would be one of the most epic comebacks in major league history. Here is an article I found about him signing with the Indians, entitled "Can Kazmir Take the Abuse?". Article by Paul Leibowitz

I'm rooting for him. I admire that kind of persistence.

I suppose that this means we have to tip two caps and turn two pages.

I am divided on this issue. I am not for an outright ban. For something like that to work, it would have had to have been implemented over 200 years ago. Removing guns from the streets simply isn't realistic. However, the founding fathers had no intention, IMO, of private individuals being armed like small countries, and they had no intention of the general public having open access to weapons they could not have dreamed of when the Second Amendment was written. The purpose of the amendment was for the citizenry to have weapons in case they were called into battle as a "well organized militia" - not to arm the entire populace to the teeth.

One taken on Mt. Charleston north of Las Vegas not too long ago. The t-shirt is from the Las Vegas Gator Club, of which I am currently president and I am one of two founding members. Tried to find one in Angels gear from my last trip to the stadium, but don't know where that one is at the moment.

According to an article in the Las Vegas Review Journal it was leased. The paper paints a brutal picture of a ruthless pimp who drove a leased Maserati and lived in a $2,900 per month condo despite having no visible means of support. Story on Kenny Clutch Police have found the Range Rover used in the shooting and they have issued a photo and released the identity of a man suspected to be the shooter, who is still at large. Story on wanted shooter and photo of SUV

GB, I liked Mr. Baseball, because it gave insight into the way the game is played in Japan. Another good one, although it is a miniseries rather than a movie, is The Bronx is Burning. It's about the Yankees of the late 1970s and all the drama with Reggie Jackson, Billy Martin and George Steinbrenner. Very well done. A nice feature is that they included a lot of the news items going on in the city at the time, like the Son of Sam killings and the mayoral election when Ed Koch was elected.

Heavy winds started here yesterday afternoon, still hear them going now. Of course, tomorrow is recycle day, when I will have a lot of light objects in open bins out on the curb. Never fails.

Okay - as far as local places, Ricardo's, Leticia's Mexican Cocina and Macayo Vegas for Mexican food. Mark Rich's New York Pizza and Metro Pizza for...you guessed it. Still looking for a decent Chinese place, since the one I liked best went under. Little Dumpling and Grand China aren't bad, but they aren't great either. The Cracked Egg for breakfast. Panevino and Carmine's Italian Kitchen for Italian (my favorite Italian place went under as well). Gordon Biersch for brewed beers and good domestic food. Someone else mentioned Famous Dave's. Not sure how that got left off my list. Very good barbecue. I also hit Outback Steakhouse from time to time. Black Bear Diner is excellent for home style food. I also like Cracker Barrel, but we don't have any in Nevada. The nearest ones are in Kingman, AZ and St. George, UT. Gotta have Denny's on the list too, since it is one of the few places in the west where you can get grits.

"I'm flying to Miami tonight to check on Jeff Mathis."

Think of all the rallies that won't be killed. This is a huge loss for the Marlins. They might score runs now.

I'm not sure you can find enough tickets to send the whole team to the Super Bowl.

Definitely the uniform of the day.

Let 'em go to Europe crammed into a coach seat on United like I did. Eleven hours of having someone's seat back in their chests ought to do the trick.

If the alignment of home plate is plaguing Vernon Wells, it had to affect Scott Kazmir. We really need to have that looked at.

Fast food: In N Out, Raising Cane's, Five Guys, Subway Restaurants: On the Border, Acapulco, Olive Garden, Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House, Fleming's, Mimi's Cafe, Chili's. I stuck to chain places, since most of you are in California and wouldn't know the local places in Las Vegas.

It's not working.

I have bought doughnuts at this place. It's excellent. I commend you on your taste.

I figured there was more to this than just the Pope's health. Young men don't become Pope, and they are pretty much old and frail when they take the job.

I know he's around, because I saw him on the chat forum this afternoon.

Spiderman dies in fall from hospital tower. Film at 11. That is a cool story, though. Great idea to entertain the kids.

A TSA agent in Denver (who obviously wasn't a native English speaker) initially refused to allow me access to the concourse for my connecting flight because he was incapable of identifying my boarding pass. He kept telling me "I need to see your boarding pass", which he was holding in his hand. I suppose that the words BOARDING PASS, the name of the airline, flight number, date, time and seat number weren't proof enough. He finally relented just before I called for a supervisor.

The end result is terrific work. I commend the artist (the second one, anyway).