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Diesel came up with a nickname that wasn't bad... Blink or something like that?

I'm not a lawn expert or anything like that so forgive me if I ask something stupid. I barely even mow the lawn, but I'm taking up this 'special' interest in renovating the lawn in my front and back yard and I'm just asking for some advice. I'm doing these for my parents because my brother who usually has to mow the lawn is working more often now and he's probably going to move out soon. So I'm just looking to help my parents out and do a better job at it than my brother was. It's not a competition... it's just that when I do something, I want to do it my way and the way I want to go with here is to make the lawn looking like the best in the neighborhood. lol So anyways, I don't know where to start... I just need tips and tricks and if you guys have any methods or products that you think I should use please tell me about it. I have one of those lawn mowers that you have to push, not one of those cool ones that you can ride. The lawn in my front yard isn't bad, but I noticed when I mowed the lawn yesterday that the land was uneven and there were often mounds of dirt in random places so it was kinda hard to mow that part lol. My dog shits in the front yard, is that good or bad? I always thought his poop was good for the grass as a fertilizer, but like I said... I'm not too good with this kind of stuff. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

That seems like a good deal, AHF. Like I said before, you can't go wrong with an HP. It looks like just about anything would be a big improvement over your old computer. I think I would go with that deal if it's more than half off. Good luck.

I was involved in quite a heated argument in another forum because I was arguing that EA always hypes up their game and even though it looks good in about a week or so after buying it, it doesn't come through in terms of expectations. Madden never failed to disappoint me, and I was very bitter against EA Sports because of how terrible of a game Fight Night Round 4 was. I hope I'm right with this one. Dolfan you usually say a game is really good after you buy it... which is why I'm thinking maybe people say it's good after a week or so because they're trying to convince themselves that it was worth the $60 investment. lol

I don't see why Roy wouldn't be able to surpass Joe Johnson this year. JJ last year almost led the league, if he didn't already, in minutes per game and wasn't nearly as productive as Brandon Roy. This year, JJ's minutes are projected to go down as Crawford and Teague will surely take the minutes away from him (although you never know with Woody).

Arthur Blank being the owner of this team would be a pipe dream.

Yeah, for a rookie pro he is killing the ball in the minors, but he needs to improve his strikeout numbers from what I can tell. Striking out in nearly a fourth of your at-bats is not a good thing. Maybe he's just making adjustments in Rome.

I'll send him a tweet.

Someone I'd like to give a look at is Arnaz Battle. I wouldn't mind trading away a late round draft pick for him. He's a Harry Douglas player and can do everything Douglas can. I wouldn't mind Marvin Harrison, but he's more of a possession type receiver and not a downfield receiver. We already have two POSS receivers in Michael Jenkins and Brian Finneran.

Hahahaha, you must be crazy if you think the Braves would actually have the money to sign Hanley Ramirez. Hanley is one of the best players in baseball right now and he will also be one of the highest paid in the history of the game. And I don't like hearing 'We should have gotten this guy instead of Michael Minor or that guy'. The scouts see this kid every day and I'm sure they know what they're doing out there more than we do. I'm sure, CBA that you have never seen a single game of Michael Minor in your life. So I would suggest that you save your judgment on the kid until you actually see him pitch in any level of the minors. And the draft tactic you proposed is nonsense. You don't draft players in the first round to fill a need. There were no 3B prospects in the first round that would have been able to step in once Chipper Jones retires. This isn't the NFL Draft where you can replace players constantly through the draft.... And if it were anything, I really wanted Zach Wheeler but he was taken right before us. I also hear the Braves already had a deal in place for Michael Minor a few days before the draft but weren't allowed to say anything because of MLB rules against that or something... I don't have the link but if you look online you will surely find it. Anyways, I'm sure the scouts see something in this kid that we don't. He looks like he's MLB ready and should be ready in about two maybe three years if he develops fairly in the minors. He has a plus-plus changeup and has room to develop more velocity on his 4-seamer. I wasn't a big fan of the pick either, but I have faith in our scouts and I think Minor looks like a solid and a lot safer pick.

Fox Sports reports and Adam Schefter reports. Falcons must re-sign Roddy White now and go after a dynamic slot option for a third receiver. We have no speed in the receiving core after Roddy and we are limited with down-field receivers after losing Douglas. I was feeling that Douglas would have a breakout season this year, but I'm just hoping he recovers just fine. Torn ACLs are hard to recover, especially as a receiver.

I can see why Diesel can be viewed as crazy around here because of his hatred towards Marvelous Marvin, but I think it's better to hear it from all sides of the discussions instead of one. Many times I agree with Diesel but there are also some times that I think he's crazy. You don't have to read the topics that Diesel starts (it's not like he's forcing everyone to read it). Just don't mind it then if it offends you this much that you'd start a topic about it man... better yet, this is why there is an ignore function on the message boards.

This is what Smith does all the time. However he does have a move where he backs up an opponent and usually does a hook shot or something of that sort.

This is a weird one that I never understood from you, Dies'. You said once that Wright and Marvin are basically the same player except Wright was taller. But I would really rather have Marvin over Wright at this point.

I voted no. I don't think of Josh Smith's moves as 'posting up'. If he does post up, he doesn't do it like most bigs do. I guess it depends on your definition of posting up. I always thought it was what Shaq, Dwight, and Yao do.

Okay nevermind. I'm rest assured. I looked online and Amazon was selling it for around $200 with shipping and handling. And they have a 10 dead pixel warranty, if only 10 pixels are dead then you can return it. Anything less than that you can't. I'm more rest assured with this extra $20 that I forked over for the better return policy.

A friend of mine just told me to stick with what I have and don't worry about the online prices because the return policies aren't the same.

I settled with going to Staples because someone told me that some sites would not accept returns even if there was a dead pixel if you ordered it from them. I was worried about that so I figured I should just go to a store that sells monitors and a store that I know has a good return policy. I settled with a 21.5" wide LCD monitor. Samsung 2233SW. I feel bad though since I was kinda questioning whether or not I should buy it there or online but I was really worried about the return policies so I panicked and bought it on the spot for $220. I looked it up online and it was only $160. Am I stupid? If it was stupid, I'm just going to return it to the store and risk the dead pixel thing online.

Thanks guys, I annoyed a bunch of people on Twitter and so far Zaza, Kemba Walker, and Falcons' writer Michael J. Moore gave me shoutouts. :P

I wouldn't want Flip back anyways. It'll be another reason for Woodson to bench Teague (veteran over rookie). We barely have enough minutes and shots to go around already. I'd rather us stick with who we have right now.

You can't go wrong with an HP. Had mine for two and a half years now and it's still as strong as the ones being released today. It's an HP a6130n. I bought just the unit tohugh, no monitor. It came with a mouse and a keyboard (that I had to replace because they broke). You can always upgrade your HP also. It's easy to open up.

I'm leaning on this one. http://reviews.cnet.com/lcd-monitors/asus-vh222h-lcd-display/4505-3174_7-33483122.html?tag=mncol;lst Any thoughts?

Looking to replace my CRT monitor that's about five or so years old. It's really old and the screen is just pissing me off now... the black on the sides keep coming into the screen and shrinking it. It only goes up to 1024 x 768 and when I try to make it larger it makes your eyes hurt. The screen keeps getting bigger and then smaller when you're using it randomly and that also hurts my eyes. I'm wonder what company sells the best monitors, what size monitors should I buy (heard I should look around 20 inchers)?And if you have any other tips or suggestions. Or if you love your monitor now, tell me about it. There are some deals on this forum I go to. Many of them are Samsungs. I have a Samsung HDTV 40" in my room so I don't know if it will look pretty ghey if I have a monitor and a TV that look exactly alike. There is something like a 22" Dell monitor that's around $87 after mail-in rebate that I'm thinking of getting but not sure if Dell makes any good computer parts. I don't do a lot of gaming. I just browse the internet and watch TV series on my computer. Occasionally I'll play a game, but it's not like I have the best video card in the world (I have a stock vid-card from HP since my computer is pre-made but that's another topic). So yeah... Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

TO ANYONE WHO SIGNED UP FOR THIS have you been getting a lot of calls from 1-800 numbers? since i been getting A LOT of them and im wondering if it's from that free magazine signup lol I dont remember if i put my number on it, do you?

I really like how Garret looks. I'm not impressed with Morris. Teague looks slow footed on defense, but looks good on offense.