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Years ago, some friends and I got tickets to Cap Day at Yankee Stadium. An hour before leaving, I got the idea to make a baked ziti to bring along. I put up a pot of water to boil, quickly drove a few blocks to a supermarket for supplies, then threw it all together in a large foil pan. It was ready just as it was time to go. The pan was piping hot, so I put it on a cutting board, and took it out to the car. I'd bought paper plates & plastic silverwear and brought along a ladle to serve it with. I was too cheap to pay for parking, so I parked two blocks away, and trudged with this heavy package to the stadium (I use A LOT of cheese in my ziti). This was long enough ago that they actually let me in with it, & off I went... to the upper deck, of course. There were 5 or 6 of us total (we didn't all travel together), and fortunately, we were in the front row, so we had a little ledge to balance the plates on. My friends all laughed when they realized what I'd brought, as did the people around us. The best part came mid-game. They did the 'guess the attendance' game on the scoreboard, and when the actual figure was posted, a guy behind us said "Great... 50,000 people and they bring ONE pan of ziti!"

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A diner near me makes heavenly Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake. I've also been known to go all 'Meg Ryan' over a slice of blueberry cheesecake.

Actually, you're 2+ months late... although I don't know what specifically you were referring to.

But at least he was so handsome! :confused::D

Christina El Moussa is getting a spinoff show called “Christina on the Coast” — but says she expects to do another season of “Flip or Flop” with her ex-husband, Tarek El Moussa. “Who said it was the last season?” El Moussa told The Post about “Flip or Flop,” currently airing its seventh season. “I don’t think it is. If I have a crystal ball, I think you’re going to see more ‘Flip or Flop.’” Christina and Tarek’s much-publicized breakup — they separated two years ago and were officially divorced in January — has been a boon to their HGTV series, Christina said. “The ratings have been really strong and both Tarek and I would be excited to do another season,” she said. HGTV, for its part, says it’s “in discussions with Tarek and Christina about another season of ‘Flip or Flop.’” Is there a chance Tarek will appear on her new show? “I don’t know,” she says. “That’s a good question. I really haven’t thought about that yet, but I would say never say never.” She expects to shoot “Christina on the Coast” simultaneously with “Flip or Flop.” The new series, premiering next year, will follow Christina as she sells her home in Yorba Linda, Calif. and moves into new digs in Newport Beach. “I sold my house in Yorba Linda a couple of months ago; I’m actually renting a beach house for now and I closed escrow on my new home in Newport Beach last week,” she says. “I start [working] on the floors on Friday. Viewers will see the process of me selling the Yorba Linda house and on the house hunt to find this new home. “You’re going to see a lot more design, a lot more of my taste” on “Christina on the Coast,” she says. “I’ll also be helping other homeowners and really getting much more into detail and style.” The new series will also follow Christina’s romance with British TV host Ant Anstead, 39, who also lives in Newport Beach — and will include Brayden, 3 and Taylor, 8, her two children with Tarek. “I think the kids used to be on more when Taylor was younger because she wasn’t in school,” she says. “It’s different now that she’s in school full time. They’re a part of my house-hunting process; I wanted their seal of approval and wanted them to get really excited about moving. Taylor is moving schools and I really wanted to include her in that.”

ABC? BFD!

Pish... you think you're a good parent... A set of quintuplets graduated from the same university on the same weekend – with degrees in five different subjects. Enna, Maria, Emilio, George and John Diaz, 21, donned their caps and gowns to accept their certificates after four years of study at the University of North Texas. The quintuplets, who were born within three minutes of each other in July 1996, attended the same elementary, middle and high school and even went to prom together. After they were all accepted to the same university, they bunked in the same college houses and studied together in the library while prepping for their final exams. The fivesome worked part-time in restaurants, took out student loans and used the university’s financial aid program to put themselves through college. But although the quintuplets, from Keller, Texas, shared many core classes, their majors couldn’t be further apart. The siblings graduated with degrees in biology, finance, Spanish, social communication and art in May. Parents Jorge, a 55-year-old salesman, and full-time mom Enna Diaz, 55, watched on proudly as they graduated over the course of the weekend of May 10 and 11. Jorge, originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, said: “Ever since they were born people were asking me how I would ever put five of them through college.” “It has been my dream to see them through college. Watching them graduate was the best feeling any parent can have but multiply that by five. We did it.” George, a Spanish and logistics major, said he will never be as happy as his dad when he was watching his quintuplets accept their degrees. George said: “I don’t think I’ll ever be half as happy as my dad was when we graduated.” “It was always his main goal to get us all through college and he was like ‘Holy moly, I did it.'” “It was great to start something like college with my siblings and finish it together.” The siblings lived in adjoining dorms for their freshman and sophomore years, before moving into an apartment together. Later, sisters Enna and Maria shared an apartment, while the boys Emilio, John and George moved into an off-campus house. Enna, a biology major who is the eldest of the five, said college was an experience that was made easier by the fact that she had the support of her siblings. She said: “I think college can be a daunting thing to go into alone. I feel very lucky to have had the support of my family.” “We would see each other every day and we’re constantly in touch on our group chat EGMTE.” “It feels like even more of an accomplishment to have done it together.” George added: “We’re so used to being together.” “Even though we all have different majors, we sometimes ended up in the same classes.” “It was really helpful to have them in your class because you had automatic study groups and if there was a project or an assignment you weren’t clear on you had them there to help you.” “Sometimes we would walk to the library together at night for a few hours just to get some work done and walk back together.” “It was always our plan to go to the same college. UNT gave us such great support and really made the application process so much easier.” While college life was a big change for the quintuplets, it was also life-changing for their little brother Sebastian, now 17. Enna said: “It was definitely a shock to Sebastian’s system. He grew up with all of us around him constantly and then we were just gone.” “He definitely had to get accustomed to it but I’m sure he enjoyed having our mom to himself.” The quintuplets said their mom Enna was excited for them to become more independent at college but was always there for her kids when they really needed it. Enna, named after her mom, said: “Our mom was such a great support to us.” “She was always that someone to talk to and she was always ready to take our calls.” “I know it meant a lot for all of us to watch our mom and dad in the audience as we got our degrees.”

I don't even remember which porn theater the toilet stall was in. Well, that's better than In the back of a friend's mom parked in their garage.

Yeah, I'll bet you do... oh, wait... you put an 'e' in there. :rolleyes:

I loathe and despise people who say Kleenex when they mean tissue. And don't get me started on folks who say bad-aid for bandage!

Hero, Frank (sometimes hot dog), Soda

Loved her in SISTER ACT.

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Singing the national anthem http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2018/0619/r388587_600x400_3-2.jpg Besides singing the anthem before a game, here's another interesting tidbit... He (a PITCHER) did not strike out until his 35th plate appearance as a hitter. Few position players manage that.

Who knew Mike Love would have such a TALL, good-looking nephew?

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is pouring $4 million into a project to create killer mosquitoes that destroy each other through sex. It’s a bold bid to curb malaria, a deadly disease typically transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Gates will use funds from his own charity organization – the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – to eradicate malaria “within a generation.” The plan is to create genetically-modified male mosquitoes that mate with their female counterparts in the wild. Only female mosquitoes bite (bitches!) so Gates’ army of gene-engineered male mosquitoes would be safe to humans. What’s important is that these male mosquitoes contain a self-limiting gene that gets passed onto female mates. When the females give birth, their offspring will die before adulthood thanks to the gene. Mosquitoes only start biting people once they’re adults, so given enough time, the danger of blood-sucking female mosquitoes could be eradicated. This means it would be possible to stem the spread of malaria through mosquito bites. They’re developed by a UK company called Oxitec, which has dubbed the creations “Friendly Mosquitos” — although their female mates may disagree. Oxitec has already created gene-engineered mosquitoes to deal with the Zika virus. In some areas, the wild populations of Aedes aegypti (the mosquito that carries Zika) have been reduced by 90 percent. But the malaria-carrying Anopheles mosquitoes require a new genetically-modified breed to mate with. Oxitec’s killer sex mosquitoes are expected to be ready for trials by the end of 2020. However, not everyone is happy about the prospect of genetically-modified mosquitoes being used to prematurely terminate their offspring. Oxitec’s work has been heavily criticized by Friends of the Earth, a charity dedicated to protecting the environment. Back in 2012, Friends of the Earth’s Eric Hoffman said: “Trials of its mosquitoes must not move forward in the absence of comprehensive and impartial reviews of the environmental, human health and ethical risks.” In a statement at the time, Friends of the Earth said: “The GM mosquitoes are intended to reduce the wild population by mating with naturally occurring mosquitoes and producing progeny which don’t survive, thus reducing the population and therefore the transmission of the tropical disease dengue fever.” “The company has been widely criticized for putting its commercial interests ahead of public and environmental safety. Its first releases of GM mosquitoes took place controversially in the Cayman Islands, where there is no biosafety law or regulation.” “Oxitec staff have been closely involved in developing risk assessment guidelines for GM insects worldwide, leading to concerns about lack of independent scrutiny and conflict of interest.” But Bill Gates is a long-time supporter of Oxitec’s work. Back in 2010, he gave $4.9 million to Oxitec to help fund early work on killer mosquito projects. He has extensively funded work on eradicating malaria, a disease that kills around 440,000 people every year. Complications that threaten human life including swelling of the blood vessels in the brain, a build-up of fluid in the lungs, organ failure (of the kidneys, liver or spleen, anemia and low blood sugar.)