Steve O

No kids...Long term policy is to have an accident cleaning a pistol. My nephew is getting his PHD in Healthcare Administration, maybe he'll get things straightened out before it comes to that!

My father was on his second two week Respite stay at Atria Penfield when he developed Pancreatitus from stone blockage in his bile duct. That was two weeks ago. He's 95, had a few difficult nights because of the anesthesia but that seems to be clearing up. Trying to get him back into rehab but now he may no longer be a candidate for rehab or assisted living. Getting old ain't for wimps.

Scary report. Looking into assisted living for my parents, the difference in the facilities is eye opening. My best advice is never get old.

I actually wasn't upset at the first challenge. I don't get upset at using a timeout on offense if the ensuing play is successful. We had third and goal coming up, the challenge quieted the crowd at least for a little while to collect thoughts, and the next play was a touchdown. We basically used a timeout and called a play that worked. Had the challenge worked the timeout would have been saved so why not try it instead of just calling the timeout.

If I'm reading this correctly the only all pro (not to be confused with pro bowl) draft pick this century has been Lynch...only pro bowl draft pick selected in the last 5 years has been Byrd.

Nice read. I remember Al Davis being asked about his chances of getting Jim Kelly when the USFL was folding. He said no chance, Ralph Wilson still hadn't forgiven him for Daryle Lamonica.

From his pre-draft scouting capsule from cbssports.com: "COMPARES TO: Jabari Greer, CB, New Orleans Saints: Roby possesses better ball skills than Greer, but otherwise is a similar prospect who will have to rely on the athleticism to overcome a lack of preferred size." http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1737252/nickell-robey

re Freddy - The guy has survived three first-round and countless mid-round draft picks. Now I'm hearing that he actually waived off the cart Sunday, said to let him sit out a couple series and see how he felt (only sat out one). Re RJ/ Flutie - me too Nice topic by the way.

RJ, JP, Williams (Mike and JD), Hardy,. Must say I didn't like trading Tony Hunter for Ferragamo though.

Doesn't say what they gave up for him http://www.thefinsiders.com/blog/2013/report-dolphins-make-trade-with-ravens?_ga=1.165123195.597401300.1382400631

John Daly certainly couldn't master the art

What I like to refer to as alcohol equilibrium...staying at that point is more of an art than a science.

My brother actually hung out outside the brewery and asked a couple couples how many cases they were getting...he ended up with 3 cases. But I promise to drink from the can only going forward.

I probably didn't elaborate enough on my train of thought for agreeing with the go for two philosophy. The 48% success rate you reference is based in large part on scenario's where the defense is expecting the 2-point attempt..the scoring team down by 2 or up by 1 in the fourth quarter where it really wouldn't make sense to go for one. Cinci would have been caught at least a little by surprise by a two point attempt and without any timeouts would not have been able to adjust. Also, building on your 7 point underdog point, had we gone for two at least the outcome of the game would have been in our own hands rather than a coin flip (even though you point out that winning the flip does not mean winning the game I like the odds). And again, hindsight is 20/20.

Did you drink it from the can? I poured one in my 1988 Eastern Conference Champs stein and drank one. My brother almost killed me, told me to read the instructions. Drank the second from the can. Darned if it didn't make a difference...

Pretty sure Cinci was out of timeouts, so they would not have been able to change who was in. Like the chances of converting the deuce better than winning the coin flip. So yes, I was hoping we would go for two. Especially in hindsight.

you can only buy one case per person per day

turn around, run as fast and as far as you can, don't look back. Whatever you do, don't look back!

Haven't really had a hangover since they stopped allowing smoking in bars...maybe feel run down the next day but no headaches.

On a positive note, Stratton's hit was rated higher than Bednarik's. For what it's worth, #35 was 1974 Thanksgiving game, not 1964.

My brother is finalizing details to rent a place in Killington for the winter and tells a few friends while he is in Vt he will make a run up to Waterbury and pick up Heady Topper. The stuff is $72 a case. We fill his car with coolers because apparently it can only be purchased cold. When he gets there he finds out you can only purchase one case per person per day. Going to be a lot of disappointed people when he gets back (including Hammer). Anyone ever drink the stuff? Is it worth $72/case?

My .02 is that Hopkins was a draft pick which is why he is still on the roster. The way Carpenter is playing it will be a tough decision who to keep once Hopkins is healthy.

That part from approx. 6:00 to 7:20 was unfortunate, other than that really cool video

They face it in practice, much as the Bills do. Bills are the fastest team in the league at 21.22 seconds per play but the Browns are third at 24.33 seconds. http://mmqb.si.com/2013/09/27/49ers-aldon-smith-jim-harbaugh-bedard-weekend-notes-nfl-no-win-win-situation/

OK so here it is Wednesday evening and still feel fine, but admittedly this post has me a little concerned. How long until I'm in the clear? From now on nothing but boots for footwear to the Ralph.