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Sounds like the very definition of a RT. As implied by someone else in this thread, MM and TD are cooking up some changes on offense. The only thing this could relate to is the OL as we already know our starting skill positions. All this talk about Shelton may be us shopping for a RT (too expensive at guard.) That sure would make me feel better - for some strange reason.

No its not. That's where I seem to disagree with the rest of you. Putting Shelton at LT is a big step backwards. Spin it anyway you want, but Denny Green is nobody's fool. Servicable LTs with low salaries are not floating around on the waiver wire, or being traded for 2nd or 3rd round picks. Not even in this day of salary cap purges. This is not about Travis, its about the regressing of the OL. I don't care if it is supposedly our best deal. That thought should have all of you just as concerned as I am.

For the life of me I cannot understand why people are excited about this trade possibility. Shelton is a career underachiever who will replace Jennings? Aren't we always complaining about line play and the need to upgrade? This is a step backwards folks... TH is a proven and successful player. Shelton? How often do you all see a reasonably priced LT get cut or traded on the cheap? There can be no doubt that our line, if he is earmarked for LT, will take a big step in the wrong direction. The only hope I have if this trade goes thru is if the brain trust have determined that MW is ready for LT, and Shelton plays RT.

Funny, that is how I always saw him. Someone else's franchise player. Or mistake. He just never seemed to represent the Bills to me. It would have been like having Marino come in after the fins cut him. Losman is already more a Bill to me, and he has never even started a game. No offense ment to Marino in my comparison, BTW.

Amen brother. Fortunately for me, even MY wife thinks this show is too much. Thank god.

The day he sucker-punched a SF DB at the end of the game and ran for the tunnel was the day Peerless Price became my least favorite Bill of all time.

I have been in the position of having someone point a gun or a knife at me. You do not do that sh&t unless you are prepared for the repercussions. Personally, I get real quite, and real serious. And real friggin mean. Those things happened a long time ago, but the memory is quit vivid. I had been in many fights when a teen, few by my own instigation. One night some guy "forced" me to fight him for bumping into him. Even after profusely apologizing to him. We went outside behind the Amherst skating rink, and he proceeds to pull a knife and wave it in my face. Let me tell you, the only thing I thought about in that moment was to inflict sever pain on the sombitch. I had never been a dirty fighter to that point in my life, but this guy broke ALL the rules. There was nothing that was not fair game at that point, and I eventually planted him head-first into the concrete. Sorry, I get mad just thinking about it. And the gun? That's another story, but I think you get my point. Never, I mean NEVER talk about having a gun. The only time that should be an issue is if you have to use it. It is not to be used to bluff, it is not to be used to intimidate. It has one purpose only. To kill someone if they are going to kill you. If you treat it otherwise, then you set yourself up to be the one taking the long goodbye. And ESPECIALLY with your wife there. You may be able to take care of yourself, but they can not only harm the little women, they can take away any advantage you have by using her against you. I appreciate that you were dealt with improperly. Perhaps a funny comeback could disarm them - the mood that is. Or maybe like me, you quietly look the guy in the eye and convey the concept that you will not be fu@ked with. What ever your personal style, it should not include any explicit or indirect threats. You are, or should be, about making sure you and your wife leave without difficulty. To say what you did left you open, and possibly, a bigger target then when you went into the store in the first place.

My wife is currently feeding the cats Wellness, and its highly recommended by the pet store we frequent. Unfortunately, she does not listen well when I explain to hear that it is at best 3-4 on the list. It just doesn't have the quality of some of the ingrediants found in other brands. ....Sigh... Well, I guess the fact the cats like half of them is the bigger factor.

Canidae is a fine food. I fed the cats Felidae for a time, though I found some better. After almost losing a cat 2 years ago to vets and drugs, I did a considerable amount of research on food and health. Good food is the best thing you can do for your animals. Dogs and cats should be living to 20-30 years of age, but too many are gone by 10-14. Why? Even the so called premium foods are bogus. Its true of animals as it is with humans. They need natural diets with hormone-free meats and as much organic ingrediants as you can find. And you will be surprised to discover that that the prices of such "super premium" foods are about the same as the so called premium ones. The kidney deseases, the diabetis - all this stuff is promoted or caused by lousy food. Food is our pet's greatest killer. Raw is best, and generally dogs are pretty agreeable to it. Cats are another thing all together. But whatever great food you buy, not only will your animals live healthier lives, they will live substantially longer as well.

IIRC, tagging refers to hackers who exploit wireless networks. They literally tag the outside of a house to let others know they can gain access to the BB network. Kind of what the homeless will do if they find a friendly establishment. I have never seen acts or results of such things, and even after being told about it, found it mindboggling that anyone would waste any amount of time doing it. But there it is...

Can't argue with you there. Payton was certainly a complete player.

Well, perhaps a bit overstated. Don't forget, however, it was OJ that helped create the "respect" for OLmen. Without OJ, the Bills were nothing to right home about either. Shoot, 2 of his first 3-4 years in the league he had a rookie QB -Shaw and Fergy. Joe was nothing but a cartaker until later in the 70s. So yes, I exagerate a touch or 3, but Im only trying to make the point that, if we remove (current) popularity contests from the equation, OJ was the best RB of my lifetime.

I still believe OJ is #2. Smith shouldn't be mentioned in the same sentence. Same for Payton. They were contemporaries and Walter didn't compare. Much of his accolades come from being a far superior human being. Sanders? The man led the league in minus yardage carries. Flashy and great for sure, but he did not have OJs amazing combination. Compared to OJ, Smith and Payton were plow horses and Sanders a scat back. The guy who really should be considered his challenger, after Brown, was Campbell. Wow. I have never in my lifetime seen a more amazing RB then OJ. He had size, he had world class speed, and the man had the moves to leave defenders on their fannies grasping air. I never saw Brown play (highlights only) but bow to the stats and records of his accomplishments. As a Bills fan with some homerism tendencies, however, I have never seen a better player, period. Not just RBs.

I was there. Man I hate Cowboy fans.

As a life-long Republican I can say unequivically that I have enjoyed the recent ascendence/domination of my party. Ironically, I can also say that too much success can be a dangerous thing. To paraphrase John Stuart Mill in On Liberty: The biggest problem with the suppression of an idea (for our purposes, because of the Dem's self-inflicted wound to the head) is not that the other idea may be the right one, per say, but because the conflict of ideas bring about a "livelier impression of the truth." To wit: Even as a stuanch classical Republican, I have several views that are not adequately reflected by my party. I do believe we need a better energy/environment policy, for example, but some of my other ideas are so radical that they are not even reflected in the other party: 1) to save health care we must end it (or at least the manner in which we now frame the issues) and 2) corporate looters should be hung from the neck until dead. (Capitalism cannot ultimately succeed in the absence of an even playing field, or in light of the current transendence of profit over ethics/morals.) As a Republican, however, I also know that such views cannot gain voice in my party. Where would we be now without some of the ideas that once were considered radical? Anyone remember the "tearing" Indian chief of the old highway anti-littering ad campains? Can you believe that once upon a time (in the 50's and 60's) that we would drive down an interstate and throw whole McDonald's bags and candy wrapers out of our car windows? Could you all imagine what kind of pig stye this country would look like if not for the environmentalists? (Those luney tunes that even I can't stand?) I used to despise my Boulder County (CO) government for being a bunch of left-wing business hating wackos until I moved to Houston for 3 years. I just moved back a few months ago, thank god, and can tell you I have a whole new appreciation for Boulder open space and building regulations. Free enterprise not a whole life make, my friends, and left to it's own devises, business would turn the entire world into one continuous and filthy strip mall. Such is Houston. So the bottom line is this: while I rejoice in my party's victories and control over Congress and the Presidency, I am hoping that the knuckleheads in the Democratic party can reform themselves well enough to offer legitimate (and most importantly, positive) ideas for this nation to debate and include. If they can return to their trademark cornerstones of protecting the working class, pearing over the shoulders of business, and put a muzzle on the politics of "hate" towards America and Americans, then they will indeed become relevant again. If they keep getting highjacked by the extreme left, they will continue on as nothing more then an irratent in U.S politics.

After too many years of sports/workout injury issues Im now investigating BWT as well. If you have any particular knowlege I would appreciate you hooking me up with a good source or 3. At this stage Im thinking that a combintion of BWT and Olympic lifts would be optimum. Thoughts?

Since when is Political Correctness a sign of free thinking? You are a parrot of the pacifist left. While your opinion constitutes a legitimate point of view, do not make the mistake in thinking that you are walking around without political baggage. You're not. As for Gen. Mathis, God bless him. When we make our military leaders an extension of politico-speak, our military, and subsequent defenses, are doomed to mediocrity. As a leader one must be ever conscious of the ramifications of words, but we must in turn be careful to take things out of context. A reporter has no business going into a miltary gathering and reporting such a comment without emphasising the context within which it was given. To do so is a cynical attempt to profit from sensationalism, at best, and at worst a projection of the reporter's own "point-of-view." Neither have any place in ethical news coverage.

Great idea. Maybe McNair will decide not to retire this year as a result! Come on people. Next time someone swings that stupid-stick at you.......duck!

I believe you are correct in most of these assertions, with the possible exception of LRH is god (though the 1 mil is probably a little high too.) I have read the very top document, and if such a thing was discused I imagine it was more like "we are god." This is not an uncommon statement within the New Age movement, per se, but the intentions are certainly of a different order. Im not sure about this, however. Its been a decade since I read it, and as I mentioned before, all the private collections have been confiscated, but I remember well a couple points that dwarf this in importance, or at lest in impact. Unfortunately, they are so foul, and the subject matter so sensitive and improbable, I prefer to keep them to myself. No one would really believe it, and probably the only thing it would accomplish is to have the Feds/courts rain pain down upon the head of SDS. Speaking of which: SDS, if you happen to chance upon this conversation, and start to get strange inquery's about any users, delete my account and forget that it ever existed. Do the same with this thread. Seriously. I don't mind fighting the good fight, but I prefer to know where its coming from, if you know what I mean.

Your response reminded me of something. Isn't the Illuminati/Rothchild connection actually refering to the Knights Templer? Somehow I seem to have forgotten the connection between the Knights and the Masons. Just Time I guess. There are many many conspiracy theories surrounding the Knights Templer, but historicallly they seem to be an extrordinary group that fostered the birth of safe travel, banking - in short, all the precursors to the modern economy. They were also a most devout group who held property in common, and subjected themselves to an oath to uphold "Gods Work" that would make us moderns blush with inadaquacy. Im a little rusty on this, but I am a long way from disparaging such a group, based on what little knowledge I have on the subject. If Masons "desend" from the Templers, then I would regard that as to their credit.

When you say Mason you mean Freemason, correct? I understand that their ceremony is wraped up in "mystery" but I have no idea what they are about. Are they a cult? Anyone want to elaborate? Before we go off on the word "cult" everyone should understand that even Christianity was considered a cult in its time. In many respects a cult is nothing but an indicator of newness or the small number of participants. My religious beliefs could be called cultish. The key here, I think, is: does a group "indoctrinate? Does it Manipulate? Or just say "here is some cool stuff. What do you think."

Any attempt by anyone to manipulate a vulnerable person for their own gain is a supreme violation. That individuals do it, however, is in no way related to a "religion" that specializes. That very organization is "evil."

Yep. To imagine there is a large group of Americans and others that think of this man as the "head" of their religion is beyond incomprehensable. He should not be mentioned in the same sentence with Relgion or God or Good except to note the irony. He is one of the true "bad" guys, with a regard for truth, beauty and goodness rivaled historicly only by monsters like Hitler and Stalin.

Before TCOS convinced the courts to conduct a raid on their opposition (and to confiscate all their documents - world-wide) I read of many cases where individuals were horased, and a couple where they were possibly murdered. My friend's case is the most famous, but after finally settling and getting his money, he has "disapeared." Even now I suspect he lives in fear of these people.

Only if you are openly against them. I think Im the only one here that would fall into that category. Everyone else is just "talking."