The Dean

Ralph tried to hire the two best available guys: Cowher and Shanahan. To me they were/are heads and shoulders above the available proven coaches. Cowher would be a perfect fit for Buffalo, I think. As for GM, anyone Cowher is comfortable working with.

The signs, junk mail TV and radio commercials and fliers are bad enough. But everyone wants to talk about the election and/or their candidate or issue. People approach me on the way in and out of stores. The phone rings all day soliciting my vote. Right now, I don't care who it is. I just don't want to talk to him now.

Outstanding. The beers are pretty good, too. Beer just tastes better when it comes from a 7oz bottle.

It's pretty good, I think. It has a bit of a New Orleans feel to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HviY-udwsyc

"Your generation doesn't know squat. You couldn't find your ass with both hands." -random old guy

No animation today, just a cool Google doodle. http://www.google.com/ Diz was a monster player and one of the most important figures in Jazz history. I had the pleasure of seeing him before he died. While he was very old and a bit past his prime, he oozed charisma and could still pack a wallop. Here's one of his most famous compositions:

I really thought this was going somewhere else.

I thought tonight's show was funny as hell...and I have never seen an episode of Hoarders.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vduo2uBfSo

Yes, it's got the big buzz. Chef, you? Say it ain't so! You and me both. I refuse to wait to eat in a restaurant, unless I can wait at the bar or they have the good manners to bring me a glass of wine or a beer while in line.

Simple: Mosquitoes Mosquitoes cause more human death and physical suffering than any other animal...even more than other humans (or so they say). I can't stand the little bastards.

In San Francisco, I was a fan of Peet's coffee (for a chain). Of course, like Seattle there are many good independent coffee shops as well.

He didn't say it was a female.

So, what you're saying is not you, right? After all you mentored him. Anyway, the kid looks pretty good.

Don't most restaurants with dress codes offer loaner jackets and ties?

A legit 4.4 is still fast. Furthermore the kid is a JUNIOR in HIGH SCHOOL. He will almost certainly shave some time off that sprint over the next few years. As for it being fast enough for teams like Florida, 4.4 is faster than times clocked by wide receivers David Nelson and even Percy Harvin (yes he may have clocked faster, but he clocked a 4.41 in the combine).

Wow! I know it's a highlight tape, so doesn't give the entire picture...but still. He looks like a man playing with little boys. Gotta love that flare pass.

I don't see a big problem, at least for me. I only go to Starbucks when there isn't a reasonable alternative nearby. If it also offered beer and wine (and interesting beer and wine would be a plus) I consider that a bonus. It wouldn't take my business from local joints, but would be nice to have when stuck in some Podunk suburbia and have a thirst.

Slippin' into Darkness? Outstanding! Thanks for the review.

Thanks. I'll search.

IMO McKelvin is well on his way to being a 1st tier CB in the NFL.

Funny you should say that. I have never seen them and barely heard any of their music. I have heard the lead guitarist play and he is actually quite good. I almost went to see them in concert on 10/1 as they were right down the street...but I forgot about it until the afternoon of the concert. As I had no mushrooms or acid, I didn't see the point. Chef is going to see them and I hope he gives us a report. One thing I will say in their favor: They have a GREAT name. Of course so does The Tragically Hip (it would be better without "The") and I never thought very much of their music.

True. But given that philosophy, isn't virtually every player on every team available for a trade "for the right offer"?

Piels belongs on the list. So do: Blatz Narragansett Koehler Goebel Red, White and Blue Knickerbocker