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https://www.nhl.com/sabres/video/ralph-krueger-92719/t-277437090/c-69167303 I don’t know how to embed video links from the Sabres site. It’s a great interview with Ralph Krueger from yesterday. Lots of stuff I agree with. Hopefully we will see some of it put into action (especially what he says about “the players will dictate who plays and how much”).

I agree. But One thing I’ll say when it comes to acoustics is that some of the dirt cheap models can have pretty terrible action (the strings are so far from the fretboard), which can make it tougher to play notes/chords and just to press the strings down in general, especially for beginners. Electric guitars are a lot easier to play, as far as being able to play notes/chords with little finger pressure. You definitely don’t need to spend a fortune or anything. There are plenty of reasonably priced acoustics that have good action. And it can also be adjusted (most of the time). But it’s something worth paying attention to IMO. On some cheap guitars I’ve seen there’s really not much you can do to fix the action if it’s bad. Like you said, just go to the store (someplace like guitar center is what I’d recommend if you have anything like that around), play a bunch in your budget and pick the one you like.

I just came in here to recommend a seagull acoustic! lol Ive owned numerous acoustics over the years and my seagull is one I have always kept around (still have it). It sounds great and has a good action (strings are close to the fret board), which is important for beginners IMO. It makes it that much easier to play notes/chords. OP - Id recommend going to a guitar center and playing a bunch of acoustic guitars. They have tons of them. See which one you like.

Another fun way to gain some potential relief (in more way than one...lol) - http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/seriouslyscience/2015/10/12/having-sex-might-help-you-pass-a-kidney-stone/#.XY6kMRopBvI

Oops, my bad. I was thinking of the home opener. I’ll fix it. Thanks.

https://theathletic.com/1244127/2019/09/27/executing-the-vision-how-the-bills-quietly-transformed-their-defense-into-one-of-the-leagues-best/ (subscription required) I thought this was pretty interesting.

I am actually kind of rooting for him to get the money if it will cost the Patriots salary cap space. If it would (which I think is the case), $9M to brown means that much less salary cap space that they can spend on someone else.

Definitely the right move. I hope they don’t rush him next year either. If they’re not sure if he’s ready, send him down/back. I don't want to repeat the Mittelstadt mistake again. He wasn’t ready last season. I mean, he was all of 1 year removed from high school hockey at the time! Honestly, I’m not even sure if Mittelstadt is ready this year. I’m guessing he will at least start in Buffalo. But if he struggles as much as he did last season (with a lot of favorable minutes) then he should be sent down to Rochester to find his game. Sucks that he’s already in the last year of his entry level contract...

Drinking the proper amount of water every day is one of the biggest, and easiest things you can do to prevent them. That is what they believe caused both of mine (as of now, anyway). I’ll spare you the details on the test specifics, but I had numerous tests done to see what caused mine and the only thing they found (so far) was that I didn’t drink enough water. There are other things that can put you at greater risk (like high uric acid levels or genetics as I believe they can run in the family. They definitely do on my mom’s side of my family. Almost Everyone has had them. Grandma, 2 aunts, an uncle, 5-6 cousins + my mom and I). If you ever have one they will do tests to see what caused it and if you are doing anything that puts you at greater risk as there are numerous types of kidney stones (calcium, uric acid, costing, struvite) and each can be caused by different things. Mine were/are calcium stones and appear to be caused by me not drinking enough water. My doctor said to make sure I drink at least 2 liters of water each day. He also said Lemon on water is great. Unsweetened. Just straight lemons/lemon juice in water.

I just had my first one ever about 2 months ago. It was awful. I pride myself on having a high threshold for pain, but this was ridiculous. The pain came out of nowhere right around 5pm and just keep getting worse and worse. I finally went to emergency care first at about 11pm and the ER afterwards (and that’s something I don’t do unless I absolutely have no other choice). Puked all over myself on the way there. Was shaking like a leaf and moaning in pain. Ghost white. Dripping sweat. I actually almost passed out as I was being escorted to a room at emergency care. Thankfully the nurse caught me and stoped me from falling. Very glad I went to emergency care because they got me back there FAST, and got the pain under control pretty quickly once they realized it was a kidney stone with a shot of toradol (I refused the narcotic pain killers). They then sent me to the ER, where I had to sit for about 3 hours before they finally took me back (thank heavens I had that pain shot!). It took me a week to finally pass it. But, all things considered, I was pretty lucky because at about 5am the next day (after drinking a crazy amount of water) I felt the stone move out of my ureter canal and the pain was much more manageable after that. I was hoping to never have to repeat this, but at my 2 month follow up at the urologist last week, I found out that I have another kidney stone on my other kidney. Yay! lol Good luck! Just keep pounding as much water as you possibly can. Hopefully you pass it soon! And Hopefully they’re at least keeping you somewhat comfortable...

That would be my guess, but maybe this one won’t be? I can can help you find a (free) link if you’d like to stream it. Let me know if you want it and I’ll message it to you.

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That’s exactly how it seemed to me, too. He’s repeated this behavior enough times now that it’s fair to wonder if he’s just following the same pattern of old. He’s on his best behavior while he knows he has no other choice. The way he is acting now is just like his first year in Buffalo. He knows he’s on a very short leash. If he plays well this year and solidifies a spot in Oakland, unfortunately I would not be at all surprised to see him start reverting back to his old ways again. I legitimately hope, for the sake of Richie and those around him, this time is different. I hope he’s getting real help to learn how to change and deal with his mental health and addiction issues. Because, if he can’t manage these issues now, while we under strict NFL + team policy + a strict, regimented schedule, and surrounded by all the support you could probably ever ask for, I don’t have high hopes for him after he retires.

I thought that was a safety. Goes to show what I know, I guess...

Normally I’d love it, and I still do. But I also don’t want them to do too bad because Miami has their 1st round pick, so I’d hate to see it be top 5 or something.

I’d love to see what he could do as an offensive coordinator. I hope it’s something he has interest in doing some day (just not with any AFC teams).

Nice!

Ah man, I sure hope we don’t lose him for any extended period of time. He’s really been coming into his own. IMO he Looks better than Star, too.

Yeah I was never overconfident about this game. Like you said they played Seattle tough and lost by 1 point. Then Kyle Shanahan just schemed the perfect game. It was a bad matchup for Cincy and Shanahan took full advantage. Credit to Cincinnati for the adjustments at half time. They were out-coached by the Bills in the 1st half and then turned the tables in the 2nd. This offense is still so new. I think there’s what, 8 new starters? It’ll take some time to gel. Lots of promising signs but they need to clean up the mistakes. Hopefully it’ll come in time. I guess this is a very complex offense too, so I’m sure that contributes. It’s actually very encouraging (IMO) that Josh Allen seems to be ok running it so early in his career. Some young QBs need to run an offense that is way dumbed down.

Happy as hell for the win, but man what a roller coaster ride that game was... The win is all that ultimately matters. 3-0 baby! They Have To clean up the mistakes for next week though. The Patriots will bury them if they make those mistakes.

Crap.

This team, man. Let me tell you... If you hear that I’m in the hospital for a heart attack, you all know why. lol

Come on now defense. We need you for One More Stop! Please!