Augie

The Browns should be stuck with a giant stick!

I was in college there about then and spent many an afternoon in the upper deck where nobody cared what you were up to. Watch some baseball, watch some boats go down the river. Wondering what class I was supposed to be in. Ahh, those were the days! .

Yeah, I have a few decades on you. The string of lost Super Bowls were certainly a part of preparing me, but most of my perspective was learned from life events in general. When you face “real” challenges you learn about priorities. I hate to bring this up again, but we had a son battling addiction. You have to live the lesson of the serenity prayer to survive. Don’t make yourself crazy over something you have no control over. If you can’t change it, you just have to accept it. Don’t let it drag you down. I know, easy to say, but hard to do. Practice helps. The Bills are great entertainment and a source of happiness in general, but they have their place in my life. I’m still down after a loss, but I don’t let it eat me up like it used to.

Brown is the reason I never really worried about the Bengals long term. He had to sell the naming rights to the stadium just to sign Borrow. There’s no way they are going to be willing or able to sign all the guys they will need to retain.

I thought the freeway was great when the rain was pouring down! It was the only dry place in town. I like downtown stadiums. The tailgating isn’t the same as OP, but what is?

What an original and refreshing topic.

Nope, he’s never asked me.

Thinking on the throne for 34 years may have…..implications.

I find it is healthier not to dwell on things I can’t control. I’m concerned, but I’m spending little time thinking about it so far. It’s genetics, I think, like turtles knowing what to do when they are born. Survival. I can’t get worked up. Yet.

Which game? Not much. Too soon.

Thx, I now know I’m going to the Hobnob for lunch tomorrow. The relief of having that decision behind me is a weight lifted. 😊

There is an ebb and flow to every game. I generally say go for it, but it’s not a formula. You need to know the feel of the game for me to make a call.

It wasn’t before officiating, it was DURING! That was his homily! Oh, and they have been happily married for 50+ years and she is faithfully caring for him with his Parkinson’s. Odd comments, indeed. We still talk about that after all these years. He was old and may have been hitting the holy wine. My sister was 8 years older, so I barely knew her until I was in college. I learned what crowd she hung with when after that reception her blonde college buddy stripped down nekkid behind the beachfront hotel and went for a dip. She was fun! I shouldn’t be surprised since her husband was at Woodstock.

The Priest at my sister’s wedding went on a rant about not being sure why we even bother! Half of them end up divorced anyway! Well, thank you for those warm words on the day of my sister’s wedding, Fr Timlin. Yes, we still remember and talk about you. I’m in church thinking WTF about the priest. This may not end well for me. .

That does show proper respect for his position. I like it.

Wait, if Hackett is the Village Idiot, what is the owner? Chief Village Idiot?

I recall him being mentioned as a candidate to replace McD. Really. Probably not so much now.

KEF speakers are for the surround sound powered by the Marantz. Sonos are totally independent. I think you’re correct that there is a setting on the receiver that I need to find to get the rear KEF speakers working when we use the TV for music. It’s great when there is music in a movie, but not as good when just streaming music. .

Nope, just have them scattered around the house and run off our phones. I can watch TV w/ surround sound in the family room while the wife listens to music around the house. .

I have a Marantz receiver for surround sound, but I’m afraid to start playing with settings. The Sonos we just control with our phones. I may need to look for the manual and see what I can do without messing things up.

About 5-7 years ago I met a Chief’s fan in a hotel bar in Sarasota. My hotel totally lost power and they had to bump us up to his hotel. He was a great guy and insisted on us connecting and we did drunken things on our phones. He was dying for me to see his box, and I was with my wife. He wanted us for a playoff game! I’ll be damned if I had any clue how to find him, but I know he’s in there. It would be priceless to record him when I ring him up! Remember me? I didn’t like the “over-connecting” then, and I don’t like it now.

Time and space, we know this is all an illusion anyway.

They have partnered with Sports Illustrated to keep afloat. I get it. “Can’t we beat him at a more decent hour???”

Can you give us a description of this goat? How do we know……

I was thinking more like the Nashville skyline with the Batman (AT&T) building, but I want him to surprise me!