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9 out of 10 people would agree on who's #1 in fantasy football, but if you have the #2 pick (like me), who would you pick?

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I need to get my 10-year old a bigger bike (20" wheels). Looking around, it seems I have 2 options: (1) Go to Toys-R-Us/Target and take whatever is on sale that day for $100, all their bikes seem interchangable, or (2) Go to Jax and pay $300 for their ugliest bike. Can someone recommend...

from University High...rumor or truth? if it's the truth, all the QH snobs will cry foul (myself included)...especially if Shady Canyon stays in the Uni zone... has anyone heard this?

how does the lawn seating work for the verizon amphitheater? we bought 4 lawn tickets online and each has an assigned seat, but noticed we got charged for parking 4 times. can someone explain why please?

my kids and i are once-per-year skiers, just need something to keep us dry for a few hours...any recommendations please?

ummm...what are the closest hospitals to irvine proletariats nowadays?

going to traffic school this saturday for 8 hrs...i had to leave my book at the front door last time. maybe i'll paint eyeballs on my eyelids and sleep for 8 hrs...any success story on doing anything other than listening to an 8-hr lecture?

It's been my wish to find a beach condo, and I really like the Mission Bay area when driven through it last fall, but haven't visited it yet. Does anyone have experience or general thoughts about the area? I also have some specific questions: 1- Which of these OC places do you think...

The family will be driving around town to check out Christmas lights in Irvine this year. Instead of just blindly drive around, do y'all know of some streets with good lights? I live in Quail Hill, and think Treehouse has pretty good lights, especially at the cul-de-sac where a few houses...

the post-game snacks for our son's baseball team are growing out of control. for the 3rd time this season, the parents who have snack duty picked pizza. voila, 10 pies came out of the pizza dude's hatchback (what is the strange romantic attraction between pizza men and hatchbacks?). i figure...

And we also like the dark bread served at Outback Steakhouse. What is it called?

even though we have never met, it was a pleasure reading your posts when you were more active way back when. i recall you were working on multiple research projects at the time. is it possible to share your latest insights? for the record, i appreciated your data very much...

The only cafe I know where they have equally good coffee and pastries is in a plaza on Barranca, next to the cheap movie theater. Anyone knows other cafes in the area? I don't count Starbucks because their pastries are pretty mediocre.

can people who have excellent FICO scores arbitrage them to make money? i'm referring to totally or almost riskfree transactions, so becoming a loan shark to subprime borrowers doesn't count

just saw this quote in a broker newsletter, who claimed he sourced this from the OC Register who is in turn quoting the Census Bureau's first estimate of daytime population. according to him -> it -> it, the 74% jump makes irvine the #1 jumper in the whole country. the estimate only...

We are getting close to buying a home. I have some financing scenarios in mind, and would like to throw my favorite out there for comments, especially from those in the mortgage industry and all of you who have interacted with me in the past. We have excellent credit scores, 30% in down...

My neighbor and I were talking about utilities, and it sounded like he was paying less than I was. So I brought out my statement and he brought out his, and sure enough, I am paying more than him in all 3 areas where we use Cox (cable, internet, telephone). Here's what I found: CABLE -...

Ever since we moved to California, I have dreamt of owning a beach condo within walking distance to the beach. Nothing fancy, just a small place 800 or 900 sq ft, with 2 small bedrooms, that is within walking distance (5 minutes or less) to a real beach. I don't care whether it has stores...

I've been seeing comments here and there about parts of OC where it's not a good idea to walk alone at night. Can someone name these places, and please be specific (instead of saying, for example, Santa Ana, say so-and-so street between this avenue and that street)?