Jayson Werth still appears ready to leave this winter, having gotten too expensive to retain.

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But has society really gotten to a place where we need our toaster to tell our iPhone that our toast is ready?

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Koo thinks things have gotten so bad that even the slow-moving Japanese are ready to take decisive action -- and as Japan goes, so goes Asia.

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So I really like Ken Salazar, if you haven't gotten the point. (Laughter.) Ken is now ready to head back to Colorado and spend more time with Hope and his family.

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Jack was texting, and I had barely gotten through my second game of solitaire, when Rich came back to say my car was ready and wanted to know if I wanted to wait for the complimentary wash.

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Things have gotten so technical and legalistic in the NFL that both Fox and ESPN employ retired officials to be ready to comment at the drop of a hat during a game broadcast.

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