Terry Tate

They could, in a rhetorical, never going to happen sort of way. I guess I fail to see how large an issue this is. I just don't know that many gay married canadiens. Hey, another way to make money - sell married couples weekend romantic trips to Quebec where they won't be married! You naughty kids! Fall in love all over again! Are the travel agents out there getting all this? I gotta start writing this stuff down! Now what was that thing about feeding mayonaise to tuna?

Good school, can't go wrong there. Best of luck.

I doubt the scenarios you brought up are enough of a catalyst to cause the compromise for foreign gay marriages you outline, but it could happen. I just don't think people who work at hospitals, morgues, etc are going to be that hung up on it. I could be wrong. Maybe it would be a big issue. For those opposed to gay marriage, it does make the argument for legislatively defining marriage as being between a man and a woman. You're right, every couple in the US who wants to get married will head to Canada. (If anyone here is a travel agent, not a bad idea to pursue that.) The business community supports all politicians in impressive numbers, often two opposing parties at the same time. But voters are, at least so far, against gay marriage. I think a compromise will be made at some time, but I don't think businesses are going to lead the charge. Many corporations extend their health plans to include a gay, uh, companion? - that's their compromise.

Can't help you on Paradise, but since Buffalo is on the wrong end of national averages in almost every economic indicator (Income per capita, Household income, unemployment rate, recent job growth, projected job growth, sales taxes, income taxes) it is a valid concern. Buffalo is way, way below national averages in housing costs, but property taxes are higher than average and appreciation is lower - something that you would need to take into consideration. But at those prices, I wouldn't think it's a deal breaker. Crime rate actually appears high (above national average per 100,000 people for both violent and property crimes), but this is far less likely to be an issue if you're not living in an urban area of WNY. I'm sure that the burbs don't have anywhere near the crime rate. Buffalo schools spend more than the national average per student, and have a lower pupil-to-teacher ratio. Unfortunately, it is below the national averages in the number of people over the age of 25 with HS/GED, 4yr degrees, or PHD's - those people have apparently moved after graduating. Buffalo's climate - well, what can you say. I think this perceived as another deal breaker for a lot of people, but I'm not so sure that's true. Obviously a lot more cloudy days and precipitation than many places, and a lot more freezing days, but on the other hand, very comfortable temps through the summer when a lot of paradises are suffocatingly hot. But they don't have to deal with the below freezing temps through the winter, so choose your poison. Given better economic indicators, I don't think this would be as big an issue. All in all, I'd say it's the economy/taxes that does it for most people who decide to move out (or not move back). That's a pretty big issue, and can't be ignored.

Will the Campbell/Euhus losses effect special teams also? In addition to losing them on offense, I don't know if these guys were on ST's or not. Neufeld has performed well on ST's, and I wonder if he is now going to be taken off and replaced with someone else. Just curious.

Were Euhus and Campbell ST players? I'm guessing one or both were. I don't know how much of an effect that would have - might be a challenge for Bobby April to fill multiple positions on his ST's.

It's just a matter of time before we succeed. Pinky : " Gee, CaWingnut, what are we going to do tonight?" CaWingnut: "The same thing we do every night Pinky. Try to take over the world!"

To counter the negativity of not having won a SB today, here's some positive thinking brought to you by Ren & Stimpy. The Bills are better than most of the 31 other teams. The Bills have proven they can beat .500 or below teams, that means they're competitive (or better) against 20 out of the (other) 31 teams. They've also beat a team that currently has 9 wins. Being as there's a total of 8 teams with winning records at 9 wins or less, add that to the 20 .500 or below teams, and that would place the Bills at competitive (or better) against 28 of the (other) 31 teams in the league. No guarantees, no locks, the NFL will still make them play the scheduled games - but they've got a legitimate shot against 28 out of (the other) 31 teams. That's a good standing. There's a gap, a big difference between those teams and the 10+ win teams (the remaining 3). The odds are worse; it simply is not as likely that they would beat them. But again, I'm guessing the NFL mandates those games go on as scheduled, because you just never know. Happy, happy, joy, joy.

Keeping it in perspective is good advice. I'm coming from the perspective that the Bills have been painful to watch the last few years, and I'm happy to see them improving. Look at it this way, they've proven they can beat .500 or below teams, that means they're competitive (or better) against 20 out of the (other) 31 teams. They've also beat a team that currently has 9 wins. Being as there's a total of 8 teams with winning records at 9 wins or less, add that to the 20 .500 or below teams, and that would place the Bills at competitive (or better) against 28 of the (other) 31 teams in the league. No guarantees, no locks, but they've got a shot against 28 out of (the other) 31 teams. That's new. There's a gap, a big difference between those teams and the 10+ win teams (the remaining 3), but there's hope in continued improvement - nothing wrong with that. In my book, that's a lot better than the last few years, and I'm damn happy about it. Rain away, I've got my gear on.

"stripperware" - LOL, great story. Reminded me of driving a country road to work one day, fairly heavily used by commuters as a short cut, when I came upon three cars pulled over and two more slowing down in front of me. Sure enough, there was a "10" who had car trouble, and men were lining up to be the hero. If I would've just left home 10 minutes early...

I'm sorry, it was a mean thing to say. The moron comment ticked me off, but I should've stopped myself. But since the cat's out of the bag, if you give yourself 10 months, the line just moved, and I'd still be tempted to take the under. Oh, I don't mean something really bad, just stupid. Maybe 210mph on the highway in your new Lamborghini. Grinning the whole time you're being booked, and as you bail yourself out. I have no idea where I'd end up in a year with that much money, but it could end a lot worse than that. This lady sounds like she'll do well with it. From what I've seen, it doesn't change you, it magnifies your strengths and weaknesses. Who knows, maybe we'd all just end up lifetime season ticket holders. I should shut up now before I dig a deeper hole than I already have. Sorry.

If you were ever to win the lottery, given 1 year as the over/under for going to prison, I'm taking the under.

Do they recommend a mullet?

If votes are influenced by First Ladies' assets, I'd recommend Democrats nominate Carl Dean next time around. He's married to Dolly Parton.

Maybe we should begin preparing defenses for the Borg.

Too late, I was crazy long ago. Every year I predict an undefeated, Super Bowl champion season, so asking me for a little moderation is like asking Rip Taylor to put away the wigs and confetti.

That's not fair. Signing a petition is a form of protest. I didn't see MM or the DCs on that list either. But saying leftist loonies should be protesting Darfur genocide and against Bush with equal fervor is not a fair call to make. If you look at the site, they do have a list of events also. Don't expect someone who thinks the Bush "regime" engineered 9/11 (or another favorite, Bush=Hitler) to have any rational thoughts at all, let alone find other causes to protest. Well, there's a possiblity they may have a rational thought at some point in their life - I'm just saying we can't EXPECT it.

It appears the contest for the most classless post of the day is going to be a tie.

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"Patrick, who has developed an e-mail friendship with Butterworth, scoffed at any comparison between what he does for a living and what Butterworth does as a soldier." James Patrick is just the best. The more you know about the guy, the more there is to like.

All the new format tiebreakers from espn. In either two- or three- club wildcard tiebreakers, division tiebreakers apply for any teams in the same division before proceeding to the next tiebreaking step.

Well, since you asked - how about a standard format for the calendar layout? I would prefer it over the more contemporary ones you use. Otherwise, I love the product! For a subject, given their improvement and importance this year, a picture of the special teams in action would be cool. I don't know what type of photos would be available, but maybe something like the kickoff team just as the ball leaves the tee would be a way of capturing a large number of them without a whole-stadium shot. Anyway, thanks for all the wallpapers you've made that I've used over the years.

A list of signatories at the SaveDarfur.org website: AFL-CIO Alliance of Baptists American Anti-Slavery Group American Humanist Association American Islamic Forum for Democracy American Jewish Committee American Jewish World Service Americans for Democratic Action Amnesty International USA Anti-Defamation League The Armenian Church of America ASMA Society: American Sufi Muslim Association Association of Humanistic Rabbis Board of Rabbis of Northern California Bread for the World Buddhist Peace Fellowship CAIR: Council on American-Islamic Relations Canadian Aid for Southern Sudan Canadian Council For Reform Judaism CASTS: Canadians Against Slavery and Torture in Sudan Central Conference of American Rabbis Christian Solidarity International Church Alliance for a New Sudan, Institute on Religion and Democracy Church World Service Citizens for Global Solutions Cleveland Diocesan Social Action Office Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism The Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Mauritania Conference of Major Superiors of Men Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Dallas Peace Center Darfur Peace and Development District of Columbia Baptist Convention The Echo Foundation Edah The Episcopal Church, USA Foundation for Ethnic Understanding Freedom Quest International Friends Committee on National Legislation Global Justice Hadassah Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society ICNA: Islamic Circle of North America Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Interfaith Council International Crisis Group International Justice Mission IRSA/USCR: Immigration and Refugee Services of America/U.S. Committee for Refugees Islamic Society of North America Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights Jewish Council for Public Affairs Jewish Federation of Greater Houston Jewish Reconstructionist Federation Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Leadership Conference of Women Religious Lutheran World Relief Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Representatives of the Massaleit Community in Exile MAZON: A Jewish Response To Hunger Medjugorje International Relief Metropolitan Community Churches Moslem Public Affairs Council Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation National Association of Evangelicals National Black Church Initiative National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA National Council of Jewish Women National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States NETWORK: A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby New York Board of Rabbis Pax Christi USA The Peace Company Physicians for Human Rights Progressive Christians Uniting Progressive Jewish Alliance The Rabbinical Assembly The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Res Publica Sauti Yetu Center for African Women Society for Humanistic Judaism Sojourners Soka Gakkai International USA Buddhist Association Sudan Campaign Sudan Peace Advocates Network Tikkun Chicago TransAfrica Forum UJA-Federation of New York Union for Reform Judaism Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Union of the People of Darfur in the U.S. Unitarian Universalist Association Unitarian Universalist Service Committee United Jewish Communities United States Conference of Catholic Bishops United States Holocaust Memorial Museum United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Ve’ahavta: The Canadian Jewish Humanitarian and Relief Committee Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council) of America Western Sudan Aid Relief in the U.S.A. Western Sudan Association of Pennsylvania Women of Reform Judaism Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children Women of Reform Judaism Women's American ORT Yeshiva University

The Wingnut is happy the Blzrul has recognized his vast following. The Wingnut hopes that the Blzrul figures out that the Wingnut is neither threatened, freaked out, conditioned to be suspicious or vindictive by posts by the Blzrul that the Wingnut doesn't like. Can you dig it?

I sort of agree with you, but this is a multi-track discussion. I think what we're calling "sex" education should be a normal part of the curriculum - biology, health and reproduction are not moral issues to me, but knowledge that young adults need. I disagree with making contraceptives available - not actually on a "moral" stance, but as an issue of a government program usurping a parental responsibility - or I guess more accurately, a parent relinquishing their responsibility by consenting to a government program that assumes it. I agree the AO program is a waste of money (colossal being a matter of perspective when considering the budget as a whole). I don't think we need a government program for a lot of things. This is just one example. Of course, there are many examples of programs that many Americans find an acceptable role of government that I would disagree with also.