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Years ago we went to Bar Harbor and stayed at a BEAUTIFUL place. To that date it was the most we ever spent (of our own money, not the bank’s) for a room. It would have been awesome….except my wife was chairing the Catholic Charities Ball for the first time that year, and the Bishop basically nixed the entire plan, from the title of the ball to the location to the invitations. (She fought back on location, and won with “if you want people who are going to write $25k checks, it HAS TO BE at the Ritz. They don’t go to Denny’s.”). She worked the entire vacation for something she was doing as a volunteer, while I vacationed mostly alone. She knocked it out of the park, and he later acknowledged she was right. He even started coming to our son’s football games. I wanted to choke him, but we warmed up. Ahhh, memories…. Bar Harbor is indeed a beautiful and worthy destination! My sisters are pushing Bryce Canyon, and that is breathtaking! Is it near anything? Our only trip to Utah was a brief stop in Salt Lake City before a ski trip in Park City, which is nice. I’m done skiing (never loved it anyway), but I still like ski towns and a taste of snow.

Not really a gambler, but the wife will play some blackjack. Having said that, I’ve never been to Vegas without having a good time. There is SO MUCH more to do than gamble. Really, @plenzmd1, it’s true!

They went to Kauai and Maui and had a GREAT time. Even two plus decades ago I found that I preferred Sonoma to Napa for some reason. We would have benefited from better local knowledge I’m sure, but it was a FANTASTIC trip. We started in San Francisco and then went south seeing Monterey, Carmel, Big Sur, Pebble Beach and all that. We went up to a spa in Calistoga (north of Napa and Sonoma I think) and did the whole wine country thing. Probably my second favorite vacation after Spain and a Windstar cruise form Barcelona to Lisbon. Only about 300 passengers on a ship with masts, not one of the HUGE ships with 4-5k. It was another Windstar cruise we were hoping to take (Italy and Croatia) the next year, but……Covid stuff happened. You might have seen it in the news.

Personally, I’ve always viewed him just as I do now, but a lot of people may have had their eyes opened this season. Some argue that his trying to skirt the Covid rules would hurt his MVP chances. I could play devil’s advocate and argue that helped to demonstrate his value, because WITH him I think they win that game.

You know I like it nice and warm!

Way back when, on our visit to wine country, we did a winery tour. My sister in Rhode Island kept our young kids while we were out there. I’m not sure how many wineries into the trip we were when we decided to send them a case of nice wine we loved as a thank you for keeping the kids. Later, when sober and I realized how much we spent, I had to call and say “HEY! That’s not cooking wine!” Haha My wifes favorite was Silver Oak Cabernet. I started getting her that for special events like anniversaries, birthdays, etc. We had a wine storage closet so I thought it would be fine. I saw a bit on the news that wine doesn’t last the way it used to. I went in and opened a bottle and sure enough…..it had gone bad! These things are like $100 each, and it went bad! We had a whole bunch of them at that point. We declared open season on the Silver Oak, and sure enough….the first one I opened was the ONLY one that had gone bad. We had some mighty fine wine for a while there!

It’s funny, but our “type” is not something I can define. We are NOT rustic camping types. Beyond that, we are wide open. My wife hates heat, and I hate cold. In February we will be married for 38 years, so we make it work. I will be just fine if I never ski again, but I love ski trips. I can visit cold and I love snow as long as I have a flight home already booked. We lived very near the beach for 30 years and rarely went, but now I love walking the beach and listening to the waves. I like college towns, the wife loves the mountains to avoid summer heat. We are WIDE OPEN, but desperately want to replace the nixed Italy trip with something nice. It’s not like we haven’t’ been anywhere in the last year. Our son got married in Asheville, NC (Grove Park Inn, which is beautiful!), Chicago for a wedding, Buffalo for the Bills opener, Sarasota, FL while she worked and I played, Blowing Rock, NC for 3 weeks for her birthday, and I’m forgetting stuff. That’s pretty good for 2021, but none were that “special vacation”. They were more like long weekend things.

We used to go there for a variety of reasons. We went to an Orange Bowl (still remember FSU vs Notre Dame), multiple times for the tennis tournament now (I think) known as the Miami Open which is a BIG one, and my wife’s work. The last trip was several years ago and I was surprised how much it had changed. Because I only spoke English I actually had to point to the menu at several places on South Beach. Great destination, I agree. As someone joked: you know the best thing about Miami? It’s so close to the United States! The good news about being in Atlanta is direct flights to almost anywhere.

I think what you should win is an all expense paid vacation in a “public housing resort facility”. As a bonus prize, you also get to keep a criminal record. Legal expenses not included. .

I’ve liked him all along. The next time we lose the same old boo birds will come back with the hate. We had complainers after the AFCCG last year. It’s ridiculous and generally childish. Is he perfect? No? Can we have reasonable discussions about how things can be better? Yes. I hope those complainers are absolutely perfect 100% of the time at their jobs. I’ll bet most of those jobs are a helluva lot easier than being an NFL HC.

Ha! Hawaii was the default location for my son’s honeymoon! Damn! The boy is two for two on the first responses. I think he’s doing pretty well for himself! Did wine country, but decades ago. While my preference is somewhere new, it’s been so long and it was so great it’s a place I’d definitely do again.

We are football fans, and I’d LOVE to see the Brown’s as our playoff opponent as opposed to some other teams. It was ONLY four. Can anyone think of a game where a guy threw more than four interceptions? 😋

Interesting! My son went to a bachelor weekend in Austin earlier this year. Loved it! It’s actually a place that is on my radar as somewhere I’d like to see. I tend to like college towns as they generally have a cool vibe. If Nashville had better weather and looked like they could handle the growth, I’d consider moving there. Sadly, they don’t, and they don’t.

It looks like our trip to Italy/Croatia and the Windstar cruise in a few months is not going to happen. AGAIN! We first booked it about three years ago, and this will be the second time it’s been canceled. VERY frustrating! I don’t want to steer this in any direction by saying where we’ve been previously because I’m open to all options, but generally want to see new places. I just don’t want to have to deal with borders and getting stranded anywhere due to Covid. I will say, we like fairly nice accommodations and are not camping type people. I’m curious about any great cities, parks and/or resorts. Our son’s honeymoon had to go to Plan B as they couldn’t make Italy work either. They had a great time in a location I’ll withhold for now. Where have you been that you really enjoyed? I’m curious to hear all your thoughts. Thanks in advance. .

Being a Bills message board does not mean we suspend reality. 🤷‍♂️ Well……for most of us….. .

Yeah, here we go again! My teams next two games have been postponed. Just hoping we can manage patching together a successful season. This shuffling games and missing players makes it hard to tell what kind of team you really have.

I feel like Beasley earns his money sitting on the holes of zone coverage as Josh’s safety valve, and McKenzie offers the speed to run these routes. Both roles are important, and I’ll trust the FO to make the right calls. Whatever they do with these guys, WR will need some attention before next year.

It would be interesting if it went to a player who was not a QB. When’s the last time that happened? (I heard it recently but don’t recall.) Rodgers may be an arrogant, self centered jerk, but he’s been CRAZY good. Regardless, I’d MUCH rather have Josh win the SUPER BOWL MVP!

Ummm, I think we’re getting away from the Jags situation and heading for a slippery slope. Not my place to say anything, just trying to help. 🤷‍♂️

The funny part is I live in Atlanta, and reading your post taught me all I know about the Falcons. I had no idea what their record is, and couldn’t name a single player other than Matt Ryan. And I’m not alone! This is college football territory. I’ve been to two Falcons games here, once before we moved (and we sat in the President’s suite at the old stadium - pretty cool) and when the Bills came to town.

I was a net provider of Bills gear this year. As part of moving I purged a lot of stuff from my closet. I’ve collected a LOT of Bill gear over the years, much of it as Christmas gifts since it seems like a no-brainier for me. A lot of it didn’t fit right and hadn’t been worn in years. (It’s hard to buy clothes for others.) Rather than sitting in my closet I made a trip to Goodwill where it will hopefully find a new owner and actually get worn. GO BILLS! I’ll put you down as a “yes”. 😋

How many times does she scream “Put your $%^&ing mask on! Put your $%^&ing mask on!!!” All while her mask is not covering her face? What do you think the odds are alcohol was involved. I’d say it’s probably close to 100%. Some people……ugh.

It’s a LOT of money, but it’s all relative. Amazing, I know.

At what points did Brown get moved from LT to RT, and why? I noticed it early, and late, but not sure when the transition happened.

So, what’s the damn deal???? Screwed, that’s a TD, and we need one more TD for the good guys (who don’t cheat, or at least get caught, as much).