Augie

Back in our early days out of college I had a client/friend who would throw one giant bash a year. He did it on AFC/NFC Championship weekend. He was a little older and a successful attorney, and his parities didn’t look like our college parties. He had an open bar with bartenders, and quality catered food like shrimp cocktail and snow crabs among a lot of other stuff. It was far more “adult” than anything we were used to, and it was awesome! We looked forward to that for years! THIS is the best Sunday of the year for a party. Forget Super Bowl weekend. Twice as much football means less time for hype, and you also stand a good chance of getting at least one good game. The problem with that is, if the Bills are playing I want 100% of the attention on the football. So I am home alone.

That’s alright…..as long as we win. 😊 Hope you feel better and this game helps!

Atlanta Georgia Staying home alone with my two dogs I’ll probably be pretty drunk after the game, so no plans. I’ll wait and see what kind of trouble I end up in. EDIT: I just noticed that for the first time ever the people we used to like across the street have a Chiefs flag up. That may be where I get into trouble after the game. .

Been hitting the gummies already? 😊

No, it was a place in Sarasota, FL (Brenton Reef) that closed years ago. .

I admired a large aquarium at a restaurant once, and my parents gave us a 55 gallon aquarium as a result. It was a lot of work. We had saltwater fish, and the $20 fish would always eat the $60 fish. Keeping it properly balanced and with the proper fish eventually led to us hiring a service. That was expensive. The gift that kept on giving. Having said all that, it was absolutely beautiful and I’m glad we had it while the kids were young.

The Australian has always felt like the forgotten Major. It happens in the middle of the night during our winter when nobody is even thinking tennis. I’m surprised to hear Jess compared the courts to clay. I always thought of the Australian as very hot conditions and fast courts. I remember guys puking into the flower pots due to heat back in the glory days of tennis.

I want to be very clear, I am not angry with you. 😊 .

Isn’t it awesome that we are heading into the AFCCG and we are talking draft just for fun? I remember this picking up closer to Halloween out of desperation! Enjoy today people!

This reminded me of Rex making guys captains against their former teams. That kind of pettiness does not sit well with me.

Makes more sense than the Utah Jazz! 😂 We can’t afford to put a dome on it. We definitely can’t make it last 2,000 years.

I’m just glad Kelce will turn 36 next season. Time gets us all.

What they say is true, this is much cheaper than therapy. .

One of my college buddies was religiously going to games to see Pete Rose get hit #3,000. Too much beer and he had to take a leak at the wrong time. He missed. Poor Al. Some people just get bad breaks. 🤷‍♂️

The Browns should be stuck with a giant stick!

I was in college there about then and spent many an afternoon in the upper deck where nobody cared what you were up to. Watch some baseball, watch some boats go down the river. Wondering what class I was supposed to be in. Ahh, those were the days! .

Yeah, I have a few decades on you. The string of lost Super Bowls were certainly a part of preparing me, but most of my perspective was learned from life events in general. When you face “real” challenges you learn about priorities. I hate to bring this up again, but we had a son battling addiction. You have to live the lesson of the serenity prayer to survive. Don’t make yourself crazy over something you have no control over. If you can’t change it, you just have to accept it. Don’t let it drag you down. I know, easy to say, but hard to do. Practice helps. The Bills are great entertainment and a source of happiness in general, but they have their place in my life. I’m still down after a loss, but I don’t let it eat me up like it used to.

Brown is the reason I never really worried about the Bengals long term. He had to sell the naming rights to the stadium just to sign Borrow. There’s no way they are going to be willing or able to sign all the guys they will need to retain.

I thought the freeway was great when the rain was pouring down! It was the only dry place in town. I like downtown stadiums. The tailgating isn’t the same as OP, but what is?

What an original and refreshing topic.

Nope, he’s never asked me.

Thinking on the throne for 34 years may have…..implications.

I find it is healthier not to dwell on things I can’t control. I’m concerned, but I’m spending little time thinking about it so far. It’s genetics, I think, like turtles knowing what to do when they are born. Survival. I can’t get worked up. Yet.

Which game? Not much. Too soon.

Thx, I now know I’m going to the Hobnob for lunch tomorrow. The relief of having that decision behind me is a weight lifted. 😊