Augie

The AFC is a gauntlet. The next team up is the top opponent. Every week. Did we learn nothing from the Jags game last year?

I remember back around 2008 when Citi was selling at about 50 cents/share. I absolutely KNEW that was a buy, even with the risk they might be one to fail. I checked recently, and every $10k put into Citi then was over a million now. I KNEW IT! While I knew there was great risk, at least it was something real. It was a business that hired people and provided services to people and companies. Crypto is fairy dust investing, IMO. I’ll gamble with real stuff that provides a product or service. But hey, that’s just me.

As a junior in college in 1980 we won the intramural flag football championship at Xavier University, the Harvard of the Midwest. I caught the winning PAT. I knew it was big at the time, and I fully expected a 30 for 30 on ESPN by now. Ugh….just one more complaint against ESPN! 🤷‍♂️

Yep. One game shouldn’t get anyone in the HOF. If that was the case Gabe Davis is a lock. But he’s not. It’s about a career. Boswell had the talent, for sure, but I’m not sure the injuries didn’t shorten his time to make him borderline, at best. It happens.

Suicide Hotline, please hold.

Those 3 are not on the playlist tonight. Just like Van Morrison playing his good but most obscure music a couple months ago.

It is BRUTAL right now. And that’s from someone who likes summer. We were supposed to see Steely Dan at Chastain Park Amphitheater tonight, but the wife is in NYC so tix went to friends. Wife currently trying to get earlier flight, but we will NOT be asking for the tix back and the right to sit outside in this heat. As for this thread, sure, I’d love the uproar that would come with a first round running back! That’s always entertaining to consider! The outrage is hysterical!

I get that it’s only natural to want to know what’s going on, but the only real thing we can do is offer prayers and respect their privacy as requested. Praying for a quick and full recovery.

If Rex were an owner, it would probably look a lot like this.

OK, I’ve had a couple drinks and you almost have me talked into it.

I think that’s only because you are still waiting for Tua’s ball to arrive. .

Do you think we might have a chance to give up on him more than once? That would be AWESOME! 😋

Everyone is also entitled to their own opinions, no matter how emotional, ridiculous and utterly irrational they may be. Goodness! It’s the best process that exists, I believe. It won’t always be perfect, but I don’t see a better option. Making any kind of decisions before the process runs it’s course is pure foolishness and undermines our entire legal system. Treat everyone fairly and equally. Period. Then let the chips fall where they may, and pray you got it right. .

I didn’t like The Booger McFarland before he adamantly defended the refs call on that play. I can’t explain here, in this family friendly forum, what I think of him now. One more reason to avoid ESPN.

…..and now there will be the great reckoning. We bought a house about 6 months ago and got a 30 year fixed rate at 2.75%. Today that would be closer to 5.75%…..in just 6 months, and they are just getting started. This prolonged period of extremely low interest rates was unprecedented, and it had to come to an end with all that extra money out there. https://www.macrotrends.net/2015/fed-funds-rate-historical-chart For the record, I started in banking in 1982 (see chart), and I did not have a full grasp of just how unprecedented and extreme that was. It’s sometimes hard to see the big picture clearly in the moment. EDIT: Full disclosure, I just remembered our mortgage converts to an ARM in 15 or 20 years, but we will be long gone by then or just pay it off. We would have gone without the mortgage, but we KNEW that it wouldn’t be long before we could do MUCH better using that money in other ways. .

Ahh, now it makes sense! Tua is actually ahead of the curve and he’s just pacing himself to have a 20 year career! .

Is that descriptive or redundant? I guess both. .

You are a man of few words, but if “ranch” comes up, I will lose sleep.

Yes, you’ve given up on him? Or, yes, you’re in for pizza and wings?

When it turned out we couldn’t go, I offered our tix to a friend who has been generous with concert tickets in the past. He said he HAD tickets, but then sold them when he learned it wouldn’t be Steve Winwood opening. For some reason, however unfairly, I think my mind went to “I’m not missing anything” mode. I didn’t have any idea who was opening, but that would be some great stuff to see. Wish we could be there. Have a blast!

UPDATE: He has started a Go Fund Me account to raise the $15k bond. ….maybe.

His form is all wrong…..he’ll never amount to anything. Too erratic. It’s always nice to collect pieces that mean something. Hope you had a blast and congrats on adding a special item to your home.

Like Cleveland and Washington, it has to start at the top. If your owner is a meddling idiot, that’s mighty hard to overcome to achieve any real success.

At the very least, a nap was inevitable…..

The laugh emoji just didn’t seem adequate. I don’t generally derail threads, but I don’t think I’m in too much peril here…… FIFTY OR BUST!