Augie

I used to watch Willard Scott announce all the folks who turned 100 in my morning routine before work. I’m having breakfast and reading the sports section and he announces a name of a guy from Hilton Head, my home at the time. That got my attention, then I noticed the same guy in the obituary section at the end of the sports. So close! Hang in there Marv!

They are saving that until the special celebration for your birthday.

Not that this is the Grand Canyon, but pics just don’t do some things justice.

They “let them play” in the playoffs, which means the Chiefs DBs can grab our WR’s with impunity. We need to be able to adjust, and I think that was one of the ideas that led to the drafting of Keon Coleman. It’s certainly not just that, but that was a real thing.

I have been trained to assume that one or both of them will miss time due to injury. Between some missed time and all of our other weapons, I lean toward the under, but barely. If they stay healthy and the game slows down for them, they could easily sail past 120, however.

Maybe they should have had someone else call??? 🤷‍♂️ I kid, but reunions do nothing for me. I went to my 10th or 15th college reunion and saw my old friends along with a bunch of people I didn’t spend too much time with in the first place. A few years later we just had a bunch of guys from our “crowd” show up on the same weekend using a basketball game as an excuse. We had WAY more fun doing things “our way”. My parent came to visit shortly after we moved to Florida. Everywhere we went my parents ran into people they knew from WNY. They saw people at dinner they knew. They sat by people they used to work with at church the next morning. The Bills played at 1pm after church and we went to a dive bar to watch the game. (Cabana Inn if anyone knows Sarasota.) It was a dump but it was a Bills bar, with a bunch of old projection TV’s, all on the Bills game. The windows are all covered so you can see the projection TV screens more clearly. My father gets up in the dark to head to the restroom and literally bumps into a guy from high school. They had not seen each other in 50 years, and somehow in this dark bar they recognized each other. I thought that was amazing! There are very few people I might recognize in an a totally random setting after 50 years. .

We can hear their howls in the evenings sometimes. It’s fairly developed around us, and getting more so, but there are nights when we hear them and keep a close eye on the dogs during brief trips outside to do their business.

I spotted a coyote walking up our street about 10pm recently. About the size of our smallish Golden retriever, but much skinnier and much more serious looking. We kept our dogs inside that night.

Ah, just for that I’m going to mention it to him when he comes out of the bathroom. 😊

Well, if that is the only wish you are offering, he pretty much has to accept, right? Sign me up!

I’d suggest you arm wrestle for the rights, but I’m afraid someone would wind up on IR, and it wouldn’t be you. Happy Birthday to ALL the 7/11 birthday people. You should unite and think about investing in convenience stores. Happy BDay, Joey. And Alpha too, again.

Happy Birthday, and that was quite a present. Thanks for sharing that experience.

Sure, pick Chiefs fans who win it about every other year. Of course it means less to them. I get the absence of getting ONE stings, but I can live with it. I enjoy each season for what it is. It’s entertainment, and I have zero control over the outcome. I want a SB as much as anyone (believe it or not) but I’m not so emotionally invested that I get furious at the FO or players when they come up short. We have people here who feel that if you don’t win the SB, it was a wasted season. Did you not have a good time watching the games? Getting prepped for the draft? Did you have fun with family and friends watching and discussing the Bills? I enjoyed all of that, and if we don’t win the SB my soul is not stripped of those good times. It’s not that I don’t care, it’s that I know what I can and cannot control. Sure, I want a Lombardi Trophy, but the season wasn’t a waste if we don’t get one. I know, that’s blasphemy to some here, but life needs some balance in my mind. I think I used to be more extreme in wanting a SB, but I see that can get in the way of people (here, especially) fully enjoying the experience. Enjoy the ride, and hope it ends at the pinnacle. Either way, life goes on. Is there a prize for least popular take? 😂 .

I think every fan base goes into the season with their emotions based almost entirely on their prospects for the upcoming season. Sure, a warm glow of a SB victory is nice, but that only carries me so far. I realize that will be unpopular with many who “need” a SB. Maybe that’s why so many people around here seem so miserable? 🤷‍♂️ I’m more excited about next season than I am disappointed we didn’t win it all last year. I’m not telling anyone else how to feel, but that’s me.

That’s fine, but I don’t think the Rams or Bucs fans go in to this year feeling any better about things. Something that happened in the past will not have any impact on how much I enjoy next season. I guess we are just different that way, and that’s just fine. I know I’m probably in a small minority here on this topic, but I prefer looking forward rather than backward. Now, if we could just start playing some football again…but I want to enjoy summer first. EDIT: As far as nothing to show for it, I don’t see it that way at all. Even decades ago, I got a LOT out of those seasons. Not always a lot of playoff success or SBs, but I enjoyed the ride and the time with family and friends commiserating on our ride. I’ve had a lot of great Bills experiences, even during the down years. Sure, winning is more fun, but I don’t need a trophy to have enjoyed the games. .

So, you’d be happy having one good year and 5 lousy years? I’d prefer to enjoy all 6 seasons to some extent. To each their own. The Jets SB victory brings no joy today to anyone in their right mind, and that was an historic game.

It most likely would not have been observed there, so yes, that would be better.

I bet he’s fat so he can go to the beach and fit in, nobody will notice him. Clever.

I don’t suppose “he made hamburgers” is an option?

I sure do love recipe threads!!!

Ummm, is that an eye LID vs an eye BALL?

We are assuming our son will be on the west coast of FL in a few years, and we will need at least a small place there. I’m adding some time before the opener this year to take my wife to Watkins Glen and Niagara on the Lake. She’s only been to WNY for quick in & out trips, so we’ve never enjoyed much of what there is to offer. It’s a trial balloon at this point, because WNY summers/falls and FL winters are not a terrible combo. I’d like to make exploring a regular thing before the opener every year and see if the area grabs her/us. One very found memory as a kid was going to the Thousand Islands. I was young, but it made a cool impression. Maybe that’s for next year before the opener. It’s not quite time to decide about our long term plans, but we are close enough to think seriously. .

All we can hope for is that with this type of exposure and the general sentiment of sighted people watching games, the pendulum of favorable calls will swing the other way next season, and until the Bills get their 5th Lombardi Trophy. .

I would not be shocked by that at all.

Mars can get quite chilly as well, so pack accordingly for your visit!