Augie

Yes, it absolutely matters if your assumptions are right or wrong as you state a case. You appear to make a compelling argument about her life going off track, but let’s not pretend we have ever even met either of them. I’ll try to remember that we have no idea what happened, why it happened or how it happened. I could lay out a potentially compelling argument (based upon assumptions) to refute your “assumptions”, but that wouldn’t be fair to anyone, especially the people in the middle of this.

Oh great! Now Miss Nolan’s third grade English students are going to be taking up roster spots following tremendous success on their class project.

I’m not her and I wasn’t there, so I can’t answer. I see no moral dilemma here at all. Did you want the Goldman family to donate proceeds from the OJ civil suit to charity? Why, or why not? IF she were to win damages, I’d have zero problems with her spending that money to improve her life. SHE was the party found to be harmed in a court of law. I don’t like going this far down a hypothetical road, so have a nice Sunday. .

I don’t know why this is even a question. The person who was harmed deserves to decide what to do with anything rewarded as a result. That is plain as day to me, and I don’t even see any gray area.

Yes, I think most of us know the difference between criminal and civil suits. That gesture might make some people feel better, but IF she was wronged I don’t see any reason to restrict what our expectations are for her use of any funds that come as a result. Maybe she wants to give it away, or pay for a graduate degree, or put a down payment on a house. She can give it to YOU for all I care. It should be entirely up to her, IF she was the person harmed. She can’t “un-do” that night. This is all she has by way of getting some “justice”, so I won’t tell her how to handle it if she were to win a verdict of some type. I don’t like this whole line of discussion, because it’s mostly speculation. Have a nice Sunday!

As for the bold, I think she is genuine in her beliefs (as is he, imo) and that she is pursuing the only remedy left available to her. Why do you care what she does with the money? That’s not the point here at all, imo. But it would be foolish to file a civil suit ahead of him signing his contract.

May I suggest you stop digging, and step away from the shovel. It wasn’t just referenced in one obscure moment with the press, it has been a topic that has been discussed since the draft. But it’s just fine if you are not aware of it, there are no pop quizzes here. The problem is with sharing your accusatory views without bothering to become informed. Read/listen, then post tends to work better than posting negative stuff and then pleading ignorance, especially after being made aware that you are ill-informed. Of course the civil suit will wait until after he signs his contract. If you were her attorney, or even just a concerned uncle with a functioning brain, that’s what you would advise, right? .

He won’t be 27 until Monday. Somehow I felt he was a bit older than that. There’s still time to turn his career trajectory around if he’s committed.

I think they both have independent and honest versions in their minds of what happened, and they are not identical. This is tricky and messy stuff. I don’t think either party thinks they are lying. .

Well, I’m still wondering and I guess maybe now I’m even a little more curious!

A sign of wisdom, I like your chances!

Pretty much anything goes these days. One buddy has a grandson named Cash. He started to question that, but his son said “Dad, leave it alone or his middle name is going to be Money.” 😂 Another friend has a grandson named Seven. They are expecting their second child, and I’m wondering if he will be named Eleven and they will go into the convenience store business together.

I hate when you’re sitting too low and they get in the way. It can be hard to see sometimes if you aren’t up a good bit. Yes, apparently physics matters.

As he said, it’s razor thin. It could be as simple as Benford getting knocked out of the game so early. We all watched the draft. The last few years we seem to be out of bodies on defense by the time the playoffs come around. Hopefully we have addressed that adequately.

I’m just checking in on this thread because I saw Delete_Delete_Delete was here, and I got my hopes up! I think this thread would benefit from some of that. .

Happy and safe 4th everyone. This brings back a memory….. On July 3 a few years ago I’m at the park playing tennis with a bunch of regular guys and the jets from Dobbins Air Force Base start practicing their 4th of July exhibition right over the park. And they stayed over the park and kept coming back like it was a private showing. We’re all WTF? This feels like it’s just for us! One guy is a retired Admiral and he starts chuckling. One of his pilot buddies is in charge and he talked him into a private showing for our “park people”. He said “this guy just flies big ass planes for Delta now, he loves doing this sh!t!” ✈️

What you think comes with zero credibility at this point. It’s not like the facts were buried in some deep, dark hole somewhere. Pretty much everyone here knew when basics of what allegedly happened, but very few skipped over that and went to personal attacks on someone you’ve never even set eyes on. To be fair to all sides, do we really know the bold to be true? He knew who else she had been with, and advised her to get checked. I can see a scenario where he as just trying to be helpful there, but I don’t pretend to know the facts.

She DID report it to authorities at the time, but they didn’t see enough evidence to support criminal charges at that point. Beane DID know about it, they looked into it deeply and decided that the allegations were unfounded and it was safe to proceed. If you are not aware of these points, maybe you should be spending more time reading, and less time posting.

Come forward to disagree. Relax. I wanted to be fair, so I asked for my wife’s opinion, just to be sure I didn’t misunderstand. She had two C-Sections, mind you. I asked what she thought of a father taking 3 months off after the birth of a child, and she responded “I think it’s Bull^%$*! How much time do you need to sit around and watch your wife breast feed?” Help is needed initially, but only for so long. My son was entitled to 6 months off after the birth of his 2 1/2 year old and his 7 month old. He took 3 weeks and felt it was perfectly adequate, despite feeling a bit guilty about being away so long. He’s very serious about his career as well as his family, and we appreciate that. My wife said “we raised him right.” NOBODY is more family oriented than my wife, and she says it speaks to work ethic. She says especially if you are in sales (her field) if you take 3 months off you just don’t have the proper DNA for your job. What kind of job you have makes a difference here to some degree, imo. I’ve been deliberately misled (a/k/a lied to) regarding maternity situations, but I suppose anywhere you have a loophole in anything, people will take advantage of it. Life experiences can alter our opinions. I wish you nothing but the best for you and your family, and it’s great that we can have different points of view. .

I knew at least one would come forward, and that’s fine. Yes, there are people who milk it. I am all in on being a supportive father, but I’ve seen guys taking golf trips while the MIL came to town for a couple weeks to help. I think 6-8 weeks is excessive. My wife had two C-sections, and she agrees with me. That’s just my opinion, and you are free to disagree. Happy 4th of July to everyone!

Did you tell your wife about your bet?

Hell, I started in the Rockpile but I was with my Dad and the family. I was spoiled by Jack Kemp, but this Josh guy is growing on me. The quality of QB play will be WAY down the list of things they remember from their early days. I took each of my kids up from FL when they turned 16. We all cherish those memories and they cemented some life long Bills fans! I’m excited for you.

Congrats, sir!

The post you quoted here starts with “they wait”. Anytime I hear “they” used like that it feels cringeworthy. Who is they, and who decided what buckets we would have? And who decides who goes in each bucket?

Is it too soon to order those little headphones for baby ears for The Parade? That should be on the baby shower gift list!