Augie

Somehow it feels like both yesterday and another lifetime. What a strange time.

Some people just see things in that light, regardless of what is in front of them. It must be exhausting.

March 11 was the day the NBA cancelled games, and that seemed to touch home with a lot of people. Somehow things turned “real” in a hurry. I’ll never forget going to the grocery store after that. You had to follow people to their car to get a cart, and there was nothing on the shelves but the stuff nobody would ever buy on purpose. It was surreal and the panic was palpable. That day was one of a kind in my life. Months later I mentioned that crazy day to one of the regular cashiers at the grocery store. I remember she checked me out that day. When I brought it up her eyes glazed over like she was reliving the trauma. She asked “you were there that day?” Yes, I was and I’ll never forget it, either. .

At least he’s in New Jersey.

We did give up the Toronto games. We have to appease “them” in some way. 😊 So, they are asking for my trust. I’ll wait and see, as always.

I can’t even imagine the meltdown here if we pay him what his true value is, and then he goes all Tua on us. A QB can try to hide, a CB not so much. Hopefully it was a fluke thing, but I have to consider it before pulling up the Brinks truck. His long-term health comes first.

Maybe they will start a petition to have Jerry Rice removed from the Hall Of Fame? 😊

My parents were friends with two different couples who were on their second marriage….with each other again. Married, divorced, remarried. One of those marriages ended for the final time when he told her to be out of the house when he got back from his business trip. There were two guns in the house, and she emptied both of them into him. Dateline or something did a piece on our pal Donna. Yes, apparently marriage CAN make some people CRAZY! Congrats on finding the right one. We just hit 40 years, and it goes by so fast…..

I can’t open either of those!!! Can he really separate? Is this refuting that? Not sure what the problem is……

There’s a good question, has anybody had the implant treatment? Inspire? Or even seriously look into it? How did that go? That would be a tough sell on me. I just looked and saw it was crazy expensive, but often covered by insurance. “As a general rule, the surgery costs associated with Inspire Sleep Apnea therapy may be $30,000 to $40,000, with the device itself costing about $20,000 of this total.Feb 9, 2025”

Don’t forget the Bengals. I went to school In Cincinnati and they get some absolutely bitter cold weather in the winter. I don’t think I was ever that cold in Buffalo.

You never hear from these guys when there is a fear of an enlarged prostate. 🤷‍♂️

I don’t want to play follow the leader with Haslam. He sets some very bad precedents. Somebody should do something about him! 😂

Haslam just cannot help himself, apparently. Browns fans should go on strike.

Haslam just has to get more outrageously stupid with every deal to get players to play for him. What idiotic thing is next??? 😂 In feel for Browns fans. They don’t deserve this.

Naming my favorite place is super easy, but naming second place would be much harder. The best hands down was at InRome Cooking class on our last night in Rome. We made everything from scratch and it was the best pizza and gelato of my life. I have a pic of my wife with a whole pie in front of her, then another showing her taking the last bite. It was so light and airy it didn’t fill you up and they used toppings like prosciutto you don’t usually see on pizzas in the US. https://www.inromecooking.com/tour/cooking-classes/pizza-making-class-gelato-shared/ That last pic reminds me of the pizza of my youth! Yum! .

You can go all in and lose, too. Going “all in” guarantees nothing, other than issues down the road. You have to be in it to win it. I think of that as the more mature point of view, but you do you. If we had won a SB 5 or 10 years ago, it would give me absolutely no pleasure whatsoever next season.

So, you’re just in it for short term gratification. Got it. Pretty common these days, so you are not alone.

I’m wondering, @Jrb1979, what exactly do you disagree with here? Or are you just being negative for negativities sake?

Some people here like redheads, and then there is this. 🤷‍♂️

I was hoping to see what a poll might look like. 😂 I don’t know enough about market value by position, but I trust them with all this. I’m glad we are drafting, developing and rewarding our own good players. I just hope it pans out and the deals look fair because this is a gamble like everything else. Fortunately, I don’t fear that we have any Dareus types getting new deals.

We keep saying we need more elite talent. Cook can jump off the screen at you and take over a game. I realize his limitations, but he’s someone people might ask “who is THAT guy?” I want more of that, then just use them right. See how easy this is?

I was at lunch a while ago and the bartender tells me the lady at a table nearby just got back from seeing her son, a long snapper, play a very cold game in KC. It was Reid’s mother, but her other son was the LS for the Dolphins. What are the odds of having TWO sons in the NFL as long snappers? They found a cool little niche.

I’m glad you have help on the way. I’ve been on the couch more than I would have liked. The sound is just like a white noise machine to me. That wasn’t a big deal, personally. I like white noise of some kind, it beats random noises.

Give it a go and good luck! You should know the mask or nasal buds you use will make a difference based upon a lot of factors. There are options so if you don’t like the first choice keep looking. Find what works best for you. I had a personal favorite.