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I don’t know if you’d like or hate this, but we saw him recently on his Everything But The Hits Tour. It was good, but on our first time seeing him after years of wanting to, playing a few hits wouldn’t be a crime. I would binge some Bill Burr videos on my iPad before I missed a Bills game, but to each their own. I got some Kathleen Madigan tickets before the schedule came out a couple years ago. My wife went with a friend, while I traveled to the game.

That sounds right, and Kirk refused the shots….or even being “immunized” as far as we know.

Ahh, many of us have been there over the years. Myself included. Our Bills family is always there for us! We are among friends. And those other guys, but we’ll ignore them for now.

Don’t TAKE the fun out of my tailgates! Please, leave the hot dog alone!!!

Sometimes absence makes the heart grow fonder? 🤷‍♂️ .

It’s a mystery to me. Most of the people we know who are on the spectrum have limitations of some type, but often exceptional skills in other ways. I guess we all play the hand we are dealt. Best wishes to everyone. .

Maybe he was seeking treatment for an eating disorder??? He’s one step above the “cat lady”. I don’t know what happened, but he’s looking a bit gaunt.

We got Covid on a trip to California in late June. The wife’s employer said she had to stay out for 5 days, then provide a negative test to return to the office. The testing place (and the health dept employee who later called her) said she wouldn’t have a negative test for about a month. We were both fine, I never would have missed a minute of work or school for the symptoms, but the strange fatigue told us something was up. The testing place offered a letter saying she was basically “safe to return”. I thought some players recently missed some time after testing positive, but I don’t remember the details.

This is not Falls related, but I might get a helpful response here. I just started looking for tickets, hotel, etc for the home opener. I plan to stay in Williamsville where I grew up at least the first couple nights, then maybe move downtown. Just starting to form a plan. The question is this: does anyone have a feel for how reliable Uber is around town? I had a bad experience not TOO long ago where I kept getting “no drivers available”, despite being quoted $34 for what used to be a $7-8 ride. I’m glad it was only 3 miles, because I ended up walking. (Yes, I know I could have taken a taxi, but the convenience sucks compared to Uber and it was only 3 miles.) After that I started “faking rides” to see if I could get a driver. It was hit or miss. I was a HUGE Uber user prior to Covid and the world getting turned upside down. I never doubted it, and never had a problem. I’m pretty rigid on the whole don’t drink and drive thing, and I’ll be drinking. I promise. I can walk near the hotel, but I’ll want to go outside that little stretch of bars while there. Any opinions or experience lately? I may ask the same question is some other “going to the game” threads. I would NOT use it going to the stadium as I’d never get home, but possibly at other times over the long weekend. Any insight is appreciated.

It is indeed a spectrum, apparently. We know people who are somewhere on there, including my nephew. A good friend’s grandson is about 10 and has all kinds of little quirks (they can’t cut his hair, for one thing), but he’s in gifted classes at school. We are all different….in different ways.

Ummmm, Ray Lewis got a TV job. We are quite forgiving! But from where we sit today, this looks like a challenge. A week from now might look very different. What the hell do I know? 🤷‍♂️

Trouble maker, eeehhhh? EDIT: did I not listen closely enough as I let the dogs out? .

……and hopefully sharing a PhD in Getting To The QB to Rousseau, Epenesa and Basham…….and anyone else who will listen.

It’s no longer available as far as I can tell. Somebody made on oops? EDIT: Never mind, it’s back. Are we aiming for 300 pages at this point. I wish for the truth to come out, and for everyone to get what they deserve. But this is no longer a Bills thing. I’m looking forward to the Rams game! .

Vegas has the Bills and Buc’s tied for the best record with an over/under of 11.5 wins. I rounded up to 12 wins, because I don’t want to get too cocky. Remember when predicting 12 wins meant you were probably day drinking? Now it feels “conservative”. I LOVE THIS TEAM!

He’s got plenty of money, and a life he enjoys. We’ve spent a lot of time in Nashville and it’s a nice place to be. Sometimes it really is NOT about the money, as shocking as that may sound. I wish him and his family well. We will find our punter (and holder ) and be just fine.

I was responding to someone who seemed to think Plan B was a real consideration. IMO, that was never even an option. The Bills didn’t know about it when they drafted him, then they did the best job possible to extract themselves from the situation. The Rams are next. .

It’s flipping amazing! Over 100 “camps” with common areas and amphitheaters here and there. They have outdoor dining like Hogwarts with seating for 400 for breakfast. I’m not kidding. We had a terrific speaker before lunch, a fabulous sit down lunch for 40 at our little “camp” (with wine from my wife’s co-workers winery), then the big amphitheater for a show with 3 of the 4 main voices from a huge production (Phantom of the Opera?). We had to leave as the show amphitheater was filling up. Former Presidents and Kissinger belonged, along with guys like Jimmy Buffett. They have improv comedy between tech talks and Broadway music. 🤷‍♂️ Quirky does not begin to describe it. .

I think it’s fair to say it’s a house that could sorely use some serious staging. Some houses are like that.

No telling what they grow in the back 40!

Have either you or @Chef Jim been to Bohemian Grove? That was quite a trip! My wife’s coworker waited 14 years to get in, and we happened to be there for one of the few times a year women are allowed in. It’s like summer camp for gazillionaires and artists and musicians! Thousands of acres with over 100 “camps” (often with outbuildings for live bands and commercial kitchens - we had a sit down lunch for 40) deep in the redwoods. No phones and certainly no photos or your host gets in trouble. I was a 60’s hippie for a day. It was awesome! EDIT: My bad, meant to tag Chef Jim and @Draconator. Opps!

I always assumed it was a bird on a berry diet. The bird union seems to have a bounty out on my head. Literally. My wife finds it hysterical.

We finished our trip years ago in Calistoga. Lovely! Home of Joe Montana I believe. We did the hot mud bath thing. Lordy! You get mud in every nook and cranny of your body! Once was enough. I still remember my last meal of that trip. We had been eating and drinking our way around that part of the state for an extended trip. We would often fill up on wine and amazing breads before the meal came out (I’m not generally a big bread guy, but WOW!). It was hysterical seeing couples come in 20- 30 minutes behind us and do the same thing! This was decades ago and I still remember those Kansas City style ribs being placed in front of me on the last night….and I wanted to throw up. I might have had one bite. Time to go home! Did you ever go to Healdsburg? It’s nicer now than Calistoga or Sonoma were then. By far. Nothing is cheap out there, but the hotel on the square might have been the most expensive nights we’ve ever personally paid for in a hotel room. Well worth it! I’d go back tomorrow.

We stayed at the Ritz at Half Moon Bay while the wife worked, then a couple more days there. When we got to Healdsburg I was wishing we had moved up sooner! It was super charming and it seemed every other door on the square was a great restaurant or tasting room. Did a wine tasting at Lambert Bridge winery just a few minutes outside of town. Had a couple cases sent home. Cheers!

It’s so close now, I think I can smell it! But it might be the dogs….hard to be sure.