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WhoTom

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  1. I agree that the "whole thread" part was hyperbole, but still, there were seven posts before his (and several after) that alluded to her looks. Find a thread about Tony Romo - how many times does someone comment on his looks?
  2. The retractable dome in Toronto stays closed all winter because the open/close mechanism doesn't work in the cold. Assuming the technology is still roughly the same, a retractable dome in Buffalo would also remain closed for the winter.
  3. They didn't. http://www.espn.com/nfl/game?gameId=400951560
  4. Big difference between Rex and McD: the players and owners have bought into McD's plan. Rex was clueless and it was obvious by the end of his second year that he'd lost the team. Why do the players (and the owners) believe in McD and not Rex? Rex took a top-five defense and decimated it. McD took roughly the same players and rode that defense to the playoffs, in spite of having an anemic offense with a gun-shy QB. Then he (and Beane) dumped the dead weight, cleared cap space, drafted what looks to be a competent QB, bolstered the o-line (on paper, at least), improved the WR corps, and still have ten draft picks to spend. Barring a total meltdown, they get at least two more years, and probably three.
  5. The first one - original Sudafed with pseudoephedrine. As someone else noted, you have to show your ID and have your name entered into a national database of Sudafed users. (I'm not sure if I have to go around the neighborhood and warn the neighbors that a Sudafed user lives nearby.)
  6. That's the joke - there's no cure, so all you can do is treat the symptoms. Which Dame did I win?
  7. If you treat a cold, it goes away in about 7 days. If you don't treat it, it takes a week. I take Sudafed to reduce the symptoms (sneezy, runny nose). My wife gets aches and coughs too, so she takes one of the multi-symptom OTC meds. We both take echinacea, vitamin C, and zinc when symptoms start. The science on that is sketchy at best, but it doesn't hurt.
  8. I'll bet it only takes you halfway there.
  9. Two mugs of strong, black, freshly-ground coffee first thing in the morning, and then a mug of green tea with ginseng and honey for a late-morning pick-me-up. (I counted that as twice a day.) No caffeine after that, or I'll have trouble sleeping.
  10. The band was called Live Dead '69, and their keyboard player is Tom Constanten, who played keyboard for the Grateful Dead in the late 60s. (He's the only "official" GD keyboard player who's still alive.) Their first set was a replication of the Dead's Woodstock performance. Second set was also 60s material. The two guitarists were excellent, and the rest of the band was good too. I'm partial to the 70s era of Dead music, but I still enjoyed the performance. The opening act was called The Who's Who, and as a huge fan of The Who, I was impressed. We got there early enough to stand in front, where we had the best "seat" in the house: directly in front of the bass player. This guy was amazing - he captured all the energy and driving force of John Entwistle, including the little nuances that John frequently added to a song. The lead singer dressed like Daltrey, albeit without Roger's six pack. (It was more like a quarter keg.) But his voice was decent and he did the whole dancing and mic swinging bit. The lead guitarist featured some windmills in a respectable Townshend imitation and the drummer wasn't bad, for someone who's not Keith Moon (or Zak Starkey). We've been to the House of Blues in Chicago twice, and both times were great. The staff is very friendly and professional. It's a cool venue to see a show, if you're ever in the area.
  11. Shovels and Rope with Frank Turner in Madison, WI Summer Camp Great Blue Heron Music Festival Phish at Alpine Valley, WI And we're fulfilling one of my bucket-list items: seeing a show at Red Rocks Colorado. (String Cheese Incident on 7/20). Oh, and we just scored free tickets to a Grateful Dead tribute at the House of Blues in Chicago.
  12. He's from SoCal and he fits their defense. No surprise here.
  13. We were in Virginia last August for my nephew's wedding. Outside temps in the 90s, and every place we visited, the AC was set to 68. If you dress for the outdoors, you’re freezing inside; if you dress for the indoors, you’re sweltering outside. (I’ve noticed that in Florida and Texas too.) Most southern places could cut their electric bills in half if they’d just use the AC in moderation.
  14. David Grisman? He and Jerry worked a lot together. Check out this movie: https://www.amazon.com/Grateful-Dawg-Ricky-Jay/dp/B00005UER0
  15. Heat: 68 when home, 63 when we're away and overnight. We also have a wood stove that I fire up late in the morning, so the heat pump/furnace only runs for a few hours a day. The wood stove keeps temps in the mid 70s. AC: 83. Neither of us likes using AC, but I'll turn it on to reduce humidity when it's really hot. A dry 83 is quite comfortable, and it keeps the electric bills low.
  16. As others have said, no need to restructure as we've got lots of cap space and this is likely his last year in Buffalo. Shady is about 1400 yards shy of 12k, a milestone that he wants to hit. If he can pull that off this year, then he may retire. If not, then I'm guessing he gets released and goes someplace where he can cross that threshold.
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