Augie

I like his point about defining “executive”. He says he was probably referred to as an executive before it was warranted. I don’t recall the details, but a female ticketing “executive” for some team was recently accused of doing something wrong. The vague term “executive” jumped out at me and made me wonder if she was someone with clout or just a sales rep trying to sell some club seats. It’s a handy way to possibly give something more weight than it deserves, if attention is your thing.

Same college buddy was flying in from Cincinnati with his wife the Reds game Monday night. His flight was cancelled, he got deathly ill and went to the Doc, and the game was rained out. It was REALLY not meant to happen! We say the same thing about The Battery. I took the same guy there for a game once (he loves baseball) but we were throwing darts and by the time we went to pay the Braves were getting killed and everyone was coming out so we stayed put. I felt bad he never got inside so I promised we would go inside regardless of what happened. Hey! Some things are out of my control!

He’s ultra competitive, he just wants to win.

I was meeting a friend at The Battery for drinks a couple years ago. I knew it was drinks, so I took an Uber there. Before the Covid craziness it was a $7-$8 ride to go about 3 miles taking about 8 minutes. I was a bit miffed that the Uber ride there was going to be $19, but cheaper and safer than a DUI so I took it. A few hours later I try to get home and it says $34! 😱 OK, lesson learned and I clicked on it. And waited. And waited. “No Drivers Available.” So I walked home about 3 miles on a steamy Day. No big deal, but it made me wary of Uber for a while. More recently I’ve gotten back into the habit and trust it again. During college I went to my roommates house during the summer. It was a hot day, and they had a beautiful pool. His father walked over and handed me a gin and tonic, and it was one of the most refreshing beverages of any type I’ve ever had in my life. I don’t think I’ve had another since (I’m not a liquor guy), but decades later I vividly remember that cocktail. EDIT: I’d be willing to un-retire for $34 every 8 minutes. 😋 .

If we had the right people involved, this could turn into a recipe thread! I love those. 😋

Does he charge you extra for keeping two sets of books? EDIT: While in banking in FL someone (a lender) I knew was asked by a high profile wealthy person “which set of books do you want to see?” My answer might be “both” out of curiosity, but “neither” in terms of wanting to do any business with you. .

No. You do not KNOW anything about next year. It hasn’t happened yet. .

We own the Broncos and the Colts. 🤷‍♂️

My alarm clock is my bladder, but that’s another issue.

I don’t know about you, but I was warming up…..just in case. They will need to increase roster size and reevaluate rules for bringing people up to the active roster, etc. I don’t love it, but it’s going to happen so I won’t get worked up about it. Add another bye week, drop at least one preseason game and carry on. That’s how I see the dots being connected at these high level meetings.

You missed the point, I believe. If we get our “fair share of breaks” the story sounds very different. Andy Reid is a first ballot HOF coach. I’m not spitting on McD because things have yet to go his way against an all-time great coach. But we CAN do it, it just hasn’t happened yet. I’m not making excuses due to injuries. It’s more of an explanation. I was disappointed, again, but I was also entertained.

I like to have at least four. It eases my nerves before i get on the highways of Atlanta. 😋 Oh, maybe you meant…..never mind……. Like many, I did stupid things when I was young. Life has taught me many lessons, and I really try not to get behind the wheel with any alcohol in me. A couple glasses of wine over a couple hours is as wild as it gets these days, and that is rare. We have some family history with the potential consequences of drinking and driving. I’m more sensitive to it than many. Rideshare is your friend.

Quite fair. I would suggest that maybe the topic is tightly focused and therefore flawed in terms of predicting our offense. I want a #1 that scares defenses as much as anyone, but the WR room is only one room in the house.

I think of it this way, I wouldn’t want Worthy as a Bill going up against the Chiefs DB’s in the playoffs. Time will tell how he turns out. .

I completely understand what you are saying, but I took the wife, son and DIL to the home opener for the disappointing Steelers game a few years ago, and it’s still a great memory we all share. I wear the Bills shirt shot into the stands that I caught. We see the photos and laugh at some stories. I don’t have to tell you, the experience can last forever, long after the outcome is remembered. But the blocked punt still pisses me off!!! 😂 I guess that is part of the experience. Like life, if everything was easy it would lose its preciousness.

I agree, it’s not the “same”. They are both great, but different. I enjoy both experiences, and for me a blend is best.

It might have been the Gugny name tag you were wearing that confused him? 🤷‍♂️ Oh, and HBD!

The first one that came to mind was the driving instructor. This little kid thought that was hysterical! .

In Florida we had love bug season. It’s like crushing hundreds of little glue bombs all over your car, and it will eat your finish. NASTY! .

I just closed my eyes for a little while and waited to see if I would feel a bump. I don’t recommend that……it will bump eventually. You just wait, I sense a Go Fund Me for the ducks family coming up, administered by the villain, of course. It seems to me, if they just stayed on the couch they would break even. I’m always looking for the easy way out.

I think we have identified someone who has overestimated the quality of and confidence in their opinion.

My wife got held up leaving NYC yesterday. All the flights got pushed back, and when she finally got to ATL all the shuttle trains were shut down. The original plan was not to get home at 1:00am.

There is no way the brightest minds in football could “scheme me open”. We need guys who can just flat out beat you more often, but I’ll wait and be hopeful.

It certainly has a whiff of incompetence to it. Do they think they are the first smart people to go down this road? Plenty of smart people went before them, and now they look clownish.

OUCH! This one hurts. Not only was he great on TV, but my parents had some albums he did that I loved as a kid. It was my introduction to comedy. I am eternally grateful. RIP .