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From the Facebook 😄:

Per WKBW reporter, Matt Bove, who was at the stadium and shared some pictures, there is some kind of improvements being made currently, with scaffolding around the press boxes(?) as well as a large section of seats removed from one of the upper decks. https://billswire.usatoday.com/2021/06/03/buffalo-bills-highmark-stadium-slight-facelift/amp/

It’s 35 without make-up.

In a similar way as the park story, a girl on last night’s news was saying, the swim team pictures were allowed, but 80 girls’ photos are edited (really horribly, btw)? I think some school administrator really needs a visit from “To Catch A Predator” if these gave him a chubby and he demanded they be hidden for the shame of it all. As so many things in this world, the person who hates / decries something most is the one who has the most shame about it himself. ‘Hide those clavicles! They’re giving me an erection!’’ As has been said, the best way to find out about someone’s true character is to give them a little bit of power.

Florida high school issuing refunds after 80 girls’ photos altered to appear more modest The girl’s picture in the article was altered because it “showed her breasts”?!?!!! Some people apparently need BASIC anatomy lessons. If three inches below the clavicle are breasts then…. Just, simply, WTAF? 🤦🏻‍♂️. These folks are not only against lewdness — they are against any female bare skin. Again… where the hell are we? Afghanistan?

Yeah. Started to bounce back yesterday (Saturday) evening. Arm still is sore but able to lift it over shoulder without an audible pain grunt. Feeling all right otherwise. Thanks!

My first Moderna last month only had my arm sore at the injection spot for a few days. Different story for the second. Same arm soreness, a little more pronounced because I really felt the needle this time. The first time’s gal must have been a needle wizard — I kept waiting and then she was like… uhmm, hey, you’re done, you can wait over there for 15 minutes. I literally never felt it. Last night had serious chills despite being under two winter-level covers. This morning was chills on everything but my feet, which felt like they were on fire, and my head which was hardly less 🔥, especially my ears. Wooziness & unsteady on my feet when I could manage to be out of bed for the necessaries. Really bad headache, and I’ve had migraines all my life so I’m not a headache wimp. Didn’t want to be taking a Tylenol as there’s recommendations to not take that before the shot… and it may reduce the effectiveness if taking too soon afterward. But reached my limit at about noon because cold packs weren’t doing it. If you have this kind of reaction, that means it’s working, so they say. Feeling better now. Dull remnant of the headache, but feeling well enough to do a couple small repair things and spraypaint some parts. Haven’t eaten anything yet today — well… two mint M&Ms — and still don’t really feel like eating.

Getting my second Fauci Ouchie this afternoon (Moderna).

I’m just going to say that it’s kinda appalling to read that some on here think that because this gal had a kid/s, that means she is no longer allowed to be autistic and have social difficulty / anxiety. There is a long history of misunderstandings between police and autistics, bringing about additional training for police on interacting with those on the spectrum. On a FB page I follow, there was recently a printout designed to give to 👮🏻‍♂️ for a “blue bag” that includes license, registration, insurance during such interactions. Autism grows up. And as much as some people might want us to stay under a rock, we have every right to go places and do activities we enjoy and not be harassed for being who we are. Or for breaking dress codes that don’t even actually exist.

Yes, it was in other articles as well, that reported she walked away from the rent-a-cop/s-with-delusions-of-grandeur toward her boyfriend for protection when they were berating her. Not uncommon for someone who is autistic. (I say this as someone on the spectrum / Asperger’s-as-was, my ownself.) I’m guessing that the security officer didn’t like this as an affront to his authoritahhhh. Even so, the family complied without making a scene and left the park. As stated, in a park where people are wearing bathing suits / bikinis, how the hell does this rate as unacceptable? There’s nothing in the park rules that delineates dress code other than clothing with offensive graphics / words. Are we going back to the days of using a ruler to measure above the knees? Make ‘em wear burqas? What year is this? Apparently the park doubled-down and their stance is going to be not to apologize or do anything. That’s their first reaction as this plays out, to either try to avoid a lawsuit or stick to their guns using that defense. 😒😠

JHC. That woman’s car is going to get sloshed with gas. Those containers aren’t anything close to waterproof. And that large container with the metal girding around it… also not designed for gas and it’s now unusable for anything else in the future. SMH 🤦🏻‍♂️.

Taylor Hall had two goals including a nice game-winner tonight for the B’s. I dunno. Is / was it scheme? Atmosphere? Klonopin in the arena’s water? Guys seem to come to Buffalo and just suck out loud, leave, and produce elsewhere.

Kind of a bummer to see this, but tennis isn’t a big sport for boys here. Isner is basically just a serve-bot and that can only take you so far. Women’s WTA has always been better with US representation, with Osaka, Serena still hanging on, Kenin, Jen Brady breaking in, and our very own owners’ daughter Jessie Pegula. Women’s tennis is VERY much more mercurial, tho, and I think that hurts it. Few big stars with staying power.

Gugny, the 1 percenter!

IIRC, last season at some point, Belichick was talking on the corded phone labeled “ERNIE” and literally threw it with force toward the stadium wall. I think it hit one of the cargo carrier things. Wonder if their relationship soured.

Done with it... so far. ‘They’re’ saying there may be a third dose needed later this year for continued protection & variants. There’s anecdotals of long-haulers getting better after getting the shots. While I’m here... So far, only injection site soreness to report and some wrist ache on the same arm.

Got my first Moderna jab this afternoon. Arm is feeling sore now ~4 hours later.

🤨🤔 Not quite understanding. Mr. Abramoski was an athletic trainer. That’s more of the medico side of things, nothing to do with preparing equipment e.g. trainers need to clear injured players to return to practice / games. To be clear, I wasn’t insinuating that equipment guys having a tough time with decals wouldn’t be any kind of reason that a helmet wouldn’t be used. ... The weird bump-outs and different modeling on helmets in more recent years makes me wonder whether teams / Nike will be forced to reduce the size of helmet logo decals or what kind of work-around they come up with.

NFL releases 2021 Helmet Testing Lab Reports Overall positive news that there are now some better testing options for players and a removal of three that no longer test within the moving-target of acceptable limits. New position-specific models have been introduced by VICIS and all graded in the dark green recommended. One is a lineman model that has built-up areas where DL & OL have more impacts. Let’s get Mitch Morse, especially, into one of these! The design, however, is not very conducive to decal application. Will be interesting to see how equipment managers problem-solve it.

This is a mole hill, not a mountain. Beane gave Diggs a bump-up in salary after the trade, iirc. And it seems like the deal they did last month to clear some cap space was just about moving numbers around, not a reduction. But I think everybody knows that this, of all times, probably isn’t the year to be demanding more scratch. Cap will be jumping starting next year. Recalibrate then.

I belong to a UniWatch FB page and the general consensus there is that this was a solid update. They didn’t need to do much. Nixed the white side panels and the contrasted collars that Nike for some reason makes 3-4” wide. In an ongoing trend, the shoulder numbers have disappeared. Would’ve been nice to see a white pants set that have the orange and black stripe (not just a black outline). Removed the 3D effect attempt on numbers that just looked bad. A number of teams could benefit from a few minor tweaks and simplification. It’s when they go for a fuller redo that Nike & teams swing and miss (see: TB Bucs 2015-2020).

Maybe especially after the NHL ref got caught on a hot mic that a penalty he called was small-time but that he just wanted to give that team one.... Reffing in EVERY sport needs to get more consistent. Such a 💩y thing where make-up calls, most-favored-player/team status, and terrible judgment calls can’t be questioned (and when PI was reviewable, refs gave everyone a HUGE 🖕🏼).

I developed a coke (big C) / soda habit during college. My teeth would really show it in cavities and my cousin, who was my dental hygienist was like... If you don’t stop I’m gonna kick you in the ass. Mostly cold-turkey for a couple of years, but losing the afternoon caffeine hit kinda hurt. It didn’t do anything to me at the time wrt weight gain (I’m 6’1” and was about 165 all the way through uni), but now it might. And it’s a rare treat or if someone in the fam is having an upset stomach / bloating; that’s actually what coke was first developed to treat. Also a former nail biter into my teen years. Really bad. Down to the quick and more. Don’t quite remember what prompted quitting, but it was probably girl-inspired. Not something you can easily hide. Also a hair-puller, trichotillomania as the official word. Long time. A depression / anxiety med has helped a great deal, but I still find myself with thinned eyebrows and such sometimes and didn’t really realize I’d been doing it. I still bite my lip a lot, especially this past season as things got really real.

Not unlike Bills games, to be fair.

Other than the ‘because he’s a major celebrity’ reason... maybe it’s HIPPA-related and they can’t? 🤷🏻‍♂️