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Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips - Prov. 27:2

Better for a man to die at birth than to fumble a football. - Shoat Cooper pre-game pep talk

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Let's introduce the dilemma with an obscure and confusing analogy.  This is SSI, after all.  ... We all know that it's poor form to spend a lot of time worrying about others' mistakes, but ... what if your choice is either (A) do that, or (B) not become President of the United States?  Which would you choose?  

Similarly, we all know that it's poor form to keep your own blog scorecard, but if it's (A) do that, or (B) not hold the traffic that in turns holds your gig, which would you choose?  :- )

Usually at this point, Dr. D chooses a third option:  crack open a can of processed liquid imitation cheese, grab a bag of Tostitos, and re-watch DragonBall Z into the wee hours of the morning.  As we all know, a man is defined by his choices.

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=== Lions and Tigers and Friars, Oh My ===

On June 12th, the inert San Deigo Padres dried out their gunpowder, scrounged a match and blew Felix Hernandez sky-high, dancing around the bases with nine clean hits, three walks, and five runs.  Felix fanned only three.  After this game, Felix had gotten "tattooed" in five of six starts.  That's 83% train wrecks over the course of a month.

=== They Had "Trials" Before Lynchings In Alabama, You Know ===