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Very sorry to hear this, Ramius. Thoughts and prayers...

I for one would rather trade Nate Clements for the ninth pick than, oh, say, trade the ninth pick AND a fourth-rounder for Rob Johnson.

I think we should draft Matt Jones to be our backup RB.

I honestly don't understand how "Plat du Refuse" could be an infringement if, for example, Penfield Hots' "Rubbish Plate" isn't. Hell, the standard imitators even use the same ingredients as Nick's. And I think Brad Salai (I know him; Stephen is his first name but he goes by his middle name) pretty much answered Matty's question: In other words, the Woodcliff's got money and Gary Brockler (who owns Penfield Hots) doesn't.

Gotcha. I did know your older son vaguely, I think. True story re: Harley... I was rejected for admission there in first grade because I *ahem* "lacked the social skills" to succeed (I had spent my kindergarten year at a private schoolhouse across from Midvale CC where one of the teachers was the wife of the Harley headmaster, and for reasons that are still unknown to me I decided to spend my last six months there not speaking at all). So when my daughter was accepted at Allendale, yes, I admit it... I felt a small measure of vindication.

My daughter is a July baby and is younger than most of the kids in her class at Allendale Columbia here in Rochester. She has an interesting situation since in addition to being younger she has had some gastrointestinal issues and multiple food allergies that delayed her growth, so she is by far the smallest kid in her class, BUT she is way ahead of most of the kids in terms of reading, writing and all the other academic measurements. Had we held her back a year, she would have been bored stiff at home and been even farther ahead of her class academically when she started. By contrast my son (who is 2 1/2) is a January baby and big for his age; he will miss the cutoff and will be one of the older (and larger) students in his class when he starts. Fortunately he also shares his sister's intelligence, so it has crossed our minds to try to have him start preschool this fall, but it's most likely that we'll let him wait a year. He looks like he will be the athlete in the family so an extra year will help him in that department. Unfortunately my daughter has had to deal with idiot kids who call her "shorty" and the like, but we see it as a way to help her build character and a healthy respect for people's differences early on. You have to deal with idiots your whole life (as we all know here on TSW ), so getting a little early training in that doesn't hurt. I do have to say that in a way I am glad it is my daughter who has growth delay issues and not my son, since as a June baby who also endured a constitutional growth delay as a child (but is now normal-sized), I can testify that it's much harder on boys than girls. (My wife, by contrast, developed earlier than most girls in her class -- she was her current height of 5'8" at age 11 -- and thought THAT was harder on girls.) I live in Pittsford and I too see a lot of people holding back their second-half-of-the-year kids for another year for academic and athletic advantage. While I see their point, I also think that it depends on the child. If your child barely makes the cutoff but doesn't have maturity issues and is ready to do the work (my daughter was reading at age 3), then there isn't any point in not sending him or her to school. If you send your late-born child to nursery school at age 3, you can always decide to send him or her through another year of pre-K if it isn't working out (some parents at our school have done that). As an aside, when I grew up (in Penfield), there were only a very few kids in my class who were born in 1968 (I am a '69 baby like many here on TSW) -- and most of them were born in November or December. Nowadays it's not unusual to see kids a full year older than my daughter in her class.

Oh good lord that was good. Move over, Will Ferrell.

What do you mean, YOUR New Jersey?

Ron Mexico: "RON MEXICO!" Herb Brooks: "What team do you play for?" Ron Mexico: "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!"

Dean Wormer: "Ron Mexico... has no grade point average."

Actually there was. A buddy of mine who drove over from Little Rock and I closed a couple of bars on Broadway and Second Avenue that first night, though the names escape me in a haze. The new arena and the Coliseum are impressive, but why did BellSouth build a skyscraper that looked exactly like Batman? I did manage to get over to the Country Music Hall of Fame, believe it or not. It wasn't bad, though I like the Rock Hall in Cleveland much better. Wish I'd had the time to see more stuff, but I was busy most of the time with meetings and CLEs (it was an ABA Section on Business Law meeting).

So I was in Nashville last week, as reported, and I stayed at the Hilton where Eddie George's restaurant is. I walk in and what do I see on the wall but a HUGE mural of Dyson running down the sideline during that play, trailed by a few other cheaters. Plus my room looked out on the Coliseum. Every morning I had to wake up and look at the scene of the crime.

You're taking Mariano Rivera on your honeymoon? We rent a house on Martha's Vineyard for a couple of weeks every summer. Heaven. Especially the lobster.

No Drury?

I stopped reading him years ago after he blew Doug Flutie in several columns.

I did like this part of the article though:

November 1979. I was 10. Patriots 26, Bills 10 I mostly remember a couple of bombs from Steve Grogan to Stanley Morgan.

If I live to be 100 that will still be the greatest game I ever saw. Even if (when) we DO win the Super Bowl it won't have the magic that day had. For the record, I was 23 and watching it with my dad at the old Coach's on Route 31 in Macedon, outside what was then the blackout line. When 90% of the crowd left after McDowell's pick, we moved up and sat right in front of the big screen. I can honestly say that the thought of leaving didn't cross my mind. The thought of winning didn't exactly cross my mind either, but hey: my team, win or lose. Half an hour later the place was jampacked again and we had the best seats in the house. I never hugged so many complete strangers in my life.

This is outstanding stuff. Thanks! Think I've got enough to go on for now. And sorry for the hating on country. I'm sure it'll be better than I think. When in Rome and all that, you know. I even liked soccer when I was in Europe so I'm sure country will grow on me in Nashville.

Don't you have to be retired for a certain amount of time before becoming eligible?

I guess I am to infer from the lack of response that unless you like country music, there's !@#$-all to do in Nashville?

I finally found a use for Greggo's air horn.

Have we forgotten Jay Rosen that quickly? Anyone who gets a verb named after him should be on the Wall.

Connecticut had the same thing. Their bishop Edward (Egan) went on to become a cardinal and the current archbishop of New York.

Leave for Nashville tonight on a bidness trip; return Saturday. No hockey, AAA baseball hasn't started yet, SEC basketball is over, etc. I'm staying in the downtown Hilton by the Country Music Hall of Fame but I hate country music. What are the fun things to do in Nashville at night that don't involve country music? I'll hit BB King's for sure. Anyone here familiar with the area? Thanks!