We got a little bit lucky in the first half. The inability for us to secure rebounds and second chance points were astronomical. We tried jumping and many of the boards went their way and they had many opportunities. They are 12-1 and they are there for a reason. They have some quality players. They have decent makeup and it can be difficult to guard the various weapons that they have. |
We had to do it up against a very strict salary/payroll guideline, and that meant we had to go young in order to afford the replacements on our roster. And if we have to go young, we always prefer to go young with our own guys because we know we've done our due diligence drafting people, checking character of people, learning about their personalities and watching them grow and mature. |
We know that technology can augment contact between children and parents. But what we don't want is for that to substitute for real time. Virtual time is not real time. We don't want the advent of technological advances to become an excuse to justify moving away. Both parents have an obligation to stay in the same neighborhood unless they mutually agree to work something out otherwise. |
We know when we signed Facundo here he was going to be a great defender. We had to play him in the first couple of weeks at a different position, as a sweeper. We had to insist on him communicating. That's why he played a couple of games as a marker. Right now, he goes back to his natural position. I think he did very well today in communicating with the guys in the front and the back. |
We played very well from the goalie on out in the first two. Corey Milan played very well in those games. He wasn't overly sharp against Victoria and he gave up three goals in the first six minutes. Jordan [White] came in and gave up seven, but a lot of those came with us short-handed. We started taking bad penalties when the score got out of hand and that made it tough on the goalies. |
We want to identify balance and versatility, and Randy brings speed and defense, and being a switch-hitter is an added bonus. None of the 52 players are there for window dressing. All are there for a purpose, and all could start a game. We just have to be flexible in case a guy has an injured knee or hamstring. We hope Barry Bonds will be healthy enough to play, but we don't know that. |
We went back to the affected user groups last week and discussed all the possibilities. It was a frank, honest and candid discussion with all the groups making their desires known. This compromise is the best middle ground possible. It provides at least minimal deer herd control and only impacts those deer management units most in need of herd control hunts north of the Highway 8 line. |
We were doing a benefit for this Spanish cause, the Spanish Loyalists who were fighting against Franco, and Woody was on the show. It was one of the first nights he was in New York. He stepped out on the stage, this little tiny guy, big bushy hair, with this great voice and his guitar, and just electrified us all. I remember the first song I heard him sing: "Mention Dirty to My Heart." |
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We were surprised since antidepressants, particularly the newer class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), have been generally considered safe. However, even after taking into account many patient variables, as well as the type of antidepressant, the risk still remained. So there is something important going on here that we don't fully understand. |
We're beginning discussions, we are working on issues like intellectual property, investment. Our own view is that the way to maximize success ultimately is to be well prepared. We are not prepared to launch yet, but we are on track, which is mutually beneficial so that both parties can see what potential benefits are and what potential challenges can be in such a free trade agreement. |
We're going to go and play the songs one more time. It seems like the right time, so I figure we'll go out and play a few gigs and see where it goes. I think we might just show up in assorted places in the U.S. in the next few months without much notice and play some clubs and little theaters, and then go to Europe and play these festival gigs. Beyond that, we don't know at this point. |
We're judged every game we play. A lot of people who do the judging don't care about injuries. They don't care about anything that impacts your ability to go out and perform. I feel very badly for our team and for our fans that we couldn't have kept the nucleus we had starting the year out intact, because I think it was an improved lot. But now we're struggling to show we are improved, |
We've been living with that song (Feels Like Today) for over two years. It's got a different feel and a different message, a way of presenting today as the day to get over that struggle in your life. It's a positive spiritual song, and being passionate about music and spirituality, we always tend to gravitate toward songs like that. It's one of those that hit us right between the eyes. |
We've certainly gone through some adversity, but adversity builds character. We have a great core group that's not only intact for the remainder of this season but beyond. A lot of times when you go through something like this, you become toughened and hard-crusted. When those moments come in the next few weeks, a lot of times the breakthrough moment hap- pens when you never look back. |