Happy Lunar New Year! ...

... or as they say in Mandarin:Gong Xie Fa Caior in Cantonese:Gung Hay Fat ChoyAlthough most people call it the Chinese New Year, technically it's the Lunar New Year. I know some Koreans celebrate it, and I am guessing some Japanese and other Asians who reckon using the Lunar Calendar instead of the Gregorian Calendar (aka Solar Calendar) that Westerners use, will celebrate it.May this Year of the Rat bring you health, wealth, happiness, and success...

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NEWS: Superbowl XLII - New England Patriots vs. New York Giants

(Photo borrowed from www.giants.com)CONGRATULATIONS NEW YORK GIANTS !!!I'm not much of a football fan, more a baseball fan and MMA fan than any other sport. But I will root for a New York team. And for a time, I was into football when the Giants had some great teams from 1986 to ~ 1992. After that, I didn't watch much football.This Superbowl was a great and exciting game...from an unbeaten and perfect team leading up to the Superbowl in the AFC's...

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MMA: UFC 81 - Frank Mir vs. Brock Lesnar

No spoilers...this was a good fight IMO. I expected one fighter to win one way, and early on, he looked to have the advantage...but the fight ended the way I predicted with the other fighter winning by the way I expected him to win. That may sound confusing, but if you saw the fight, you will know what i mean LOLFrom UFC.com:11/05/2007 Super Bowl Showdown set between Lesnar and Mir By Thomas GerbasiIn a classic case of putting your...

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My mother-in-law

9 years ago tonight, my mother-in-law, passed away of lung cancer in her hospital bed. Funny thing...she didn't smoke. Doctor guessed it was the asbestos in the sweatshop she worked at. Who knows?Life would be so different for me if my mother-in-law was still alive. She would have helped out a lot I'm sure. My wife who works full-time comes home and does a lot. I pitch in where I can...just wished the stress my wife gets from work would not be so bad....just wished that I was a cook or even halfway decent (and fast) cook to ease the pressure from...

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