Augie

Bump and thank you. This was FAR more interesting than the highlight stuff. I’m hoping and praying this is more that he was getting healthy and he’s playing like 2023 than he’s a contract year kinda guy. If he is healthy and motivated, he truly can be a monster. He seems like a great guy. We deserve some breaks!

My sister saw both the Beatles and the Stones very close together back then. I just remember her and her friends running up and down the street practicing their screaming before the Beatles concert. She said you couldn’t hear a damn thing from the Beatles at the concert. Shocking! 😂 Her husband was at Woodstock, and they have some great stories to tell.

Thanks, that brought back a lot of memories. I don’t think I was at that game, but what an enormous experience game day was for this young kid. It’s interesting, but the scenes from outside the stadium seem to strike a chord even more than the stuff inside the stadium. Walking up to those gates felt like the Roman Colosseum to me. On a trip back a few years ago a buddy took me by the still standing gates. Like so many things from your youth, it’s not quite what you remember, but it’s still special.

We had friends down the road from our first house who had a woodpecker issue. The damn thing pecked thru the siding and was living in their attic. They covered up the hole with some metal, and he pecked another hole right next to it. It was a big red headed pileated woodpecker, and he intended to stay. We were downstairs cooking out one night and talking about the problem, and they asked “do you want to go upstairs and see Woody?” It was at that point in re-telling the story that our close friend turned to her college age daughter without missing a beat and said “for the record, the answer to the question is ALWAYS no.” Perfect timing. We did go up and see him looking very comfortable as King of the Attic. Big ol’ bird!

I’ve had hoops ankle sprains where I thought I might need an ambulance that were fine in a few days. I’ve also had what I thought were minor issues that would last over a month. Go figure. 🤷‍♂️

After a HS hoops ankle incident with my son, I had a friend/ retired pediatric neuro-radiologist tell me on a scale of 1-10, a bad bruise is about a 5-6, and a minor break is about a 5-6.

I’m going to have to go with the next game! God willing that will be the Bills Home Opener in the last year of the Ralph. I was at the first opener there, I’d like to be at the last.

I’ll just trust you on this one.

Yeah, that’s my biggest fear. We’re enjoying it now, even more than I expected, but keeping a close eye out for signs of trouble. The problem is, they are very sneaky little critters and it’s hard to shut it down early.

My smart ass son came in while I was watching some movie and asked “Dad, what does that WE logo on the bottom of the screen stand for?” Got me! 🤣

I’ve only watched college highlights, so of course there was none of that. I hadn’t thought about the cleats, but that could have been an issue. It reminded me of Chop Robinson getting his weight too far in front of him and Dawkins (for some reason unbeknownst to me) got penalized for taking advantage of it by simply pushing him to the ground. I like his motor, but they’ll have to coach that out of him.

But you didn’t have commercials. It does seem that when I flip around I usually hit on commercials, so I keep going.

I’m no expert in relationships, but she knows what she wants. I don’t see how anything could possibly go wrong. 🤷‍♂️

Yes, he fell quite a bit there…..literally.

Well, it’s certainly not a WIN! I’m sorry, those words in that order just looks funny.

I was wondering how I quoted you before you posted! 🤣 That was our first house many years ago, a year after our wedding. Oddly, one wedding gift we got from very close friends of my in-laws was a beautiful framed painting of…..painted buntings. It was beautiful and prominently displayed, then we moved into the new house (right on the marsh/tidal creeks with a view of the sound) and the real things started visiting our deck. Very cool!

We used to have painted buntings when we lived on Goldfinch Lane. Beautiful birds!

Well, we still won, right? I mean, when WE drop the game winning TD we lose, so….. I feel good going into most seasons, especially recently. We just need to stay healthy and have a few bounces and calls go our way. It’s our history that will make finally winning one so sweet!

If the QB gets the ball out in 2 seconds the DL is almost irrelevant, you can’t get to him that fast. The DB’s need to be able to take away those quick hitters instead of giving them an 8-10 yard cushion. THAT is a problem for us. Notice how Hairston is known for his quick burst on the ball. It’s not one or the other, you need pressure and coverage.

I guess none of us have issues and I’m glad we are all so much more handsome. I’ve met many of you.

This is all in fun, please take it that way.

It’s amazing that a forum of Bills fans, of all people, has so many people who have no idea how to just have fun.

You have a certain believability about you. I’m buying it.

There have been many years when I felt that way before a season. But I never posted it. And every year somebody sticks a needle up the karma dolls butt.

I’m afraid this is a family kinda place!