The Senator

I don’t get your point. Is Stew Barber still in charge? .

Actually, about a half-dozen so-called ‘pundits’ have the Bills taking Dillard at 9. IMHO, that would be a reach - he’ll last ‘til at least 15. But if we do reach for him at 9, it wouldn’t give me nightmares or cause me to go all Hunter Thompson and shoot my TV. He did protect Gardner Minshew’s blind side well enough for Minshew to throw 4900 yards, and, after all , he was coached by... Mike Leach ? .

Sorry to hear that. The folks at hospice are so wonderful. I don’t know how they do it. .

My brother lasted 2 months in hospice, my mom 4 days. Very sad news. All of our thoughts and prayers to Pancho and his family. .

I just heard the same thing from a guy in my elevator. Must be true. ? .

Thanks, great advice. Flight shouldn’t be any longer than Buffalo to Maui, but will have a lumbar cushion and neck pillow in my back pack, and now compression socks! .

I prefer the Cynthia Frelund/Kay Adams network. My neighborhood sports bar still has kegs of Flying Bison Polonia Pilsner from Dyngus Day - will head there around an hour from now. ? .

Because NE can afford to take a project QB, has Brady to mentor him, and the Bills don’t need one - at least not right now. .

I already voiced my opinion in a similar thread a couple of months ago - I think NE will take him. .

Good plan. You can’t, and won’t lose. You’ll enjoy total privacy, save for the deer eating your low hanging branches and windfall fruit, and create a wonderful property for your family. (Five acres might even be enough for a small vineyard!) Best of luck! ? .

My first inclination is, buy it all. Unless it’s on top of a toxic waste dump, land doesn't depreciate, ever. What would you do with that acreage? Do you want the land, or the profit? Would you attempt to sub-divide? Are there zoning ordinances about lot size? (You’ve stated that there’s no access, so your best hope for that would be a developer that would build roads, extend utilities, etc., and then you’d have quite a few close neighbors.) Or would you simply purchase the land to ensure your own privacy and enjoyment? (I would.) Lots to consider, but I’d buy the land now and consider it later, while the value appreciates. But you know much more about your locality than I do. JMO. .

What was that hysterical SNL skit about pets? Oh yes...puppy uppers, doggie downers... https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/puppy-uppers-doggie-downers/3004208 That dog knew full well what those biscuits would do, but ate them anyway. .

The ‘Ignore’ list is my friend. .

Nothing for nothing, Doc - I always respect your opinions - but how does one nobody differentiate oneself from 20 other nobodies? .

Sure. Just another nut-job author of biting and poignant political satire, HL Menken fellow, regular correspondent to Atlantic Monthly, American Spectator, and NPR. We should all be such “nut jobs”. EDIT: Again, I’m not sure if njbuff referred to PJ or Beto. If the former, he’s not well-read and incredibly naive. If the latter, he’s brilliant. .

Are you referring to Beto or PJ? Have you read Republican Reptile or Parliament of Whores? I put PJ O’Rourke among my favorite reads, up there with Hunter Thompson, R. Emmett Tyrrell, Bukowski, Vonnegut, et al. Colbert was climbing up onto that list, til he ran out of jokes and turned to relentless incessant Trump bashing. Biden will be every late-night comedian’s dream come true. . .

PJ O’Rourke is running? As a democrat??? Seriously, Biden will now declare tomorrow, a day later than he said he would. Sounds like there's some squabbling going on even before the formal announcement. (Remember, Sen. Ted Kennedy led incumbent President Jimmy Carter 58% to 25% until Ted’s famously incoherent interview with Roger Mudd.) Donald Segretti and Lee Atwater are long gone, but I’m sure The Donald has his own dirt diggers. How long before some independent but GOP-leaning PAC finds videos like this? .

Love me some J Geils... .

You can grow solar panels on a farm? Someone should have told us that before we wasted a $billion$ on the Tesla plant at Riverbend! .

I always thought so. Pretty sure she must be on top, for obvious reasons. .

I liked Marshawn. Thought he was a great RB. Wish he’d have stayed here. But no, I don’t think he belongs on the Wall. BTW, it took Ralph’s death for Cookie (and Lou Saban) to have their names on the Wall. Wilson could really hold a grudge. Cookie’s best year was his first - 1100 yards - but he was an impact player all 3 seasons. we won a championship with him, another w/out him. But he was most definitely an impact player. OJ broke Jim Brown’s ‘63 1800 yards record in ‘73, with 2003 yards. Got us a 9-5 record and a playoff birth. Definitely an impact player. (Unfortunately, also a murderous butcher and recidivist liar.) All 3 of the above played a 14 game season, so Eric Dickerson’s record is irrelavent to this discussion, as is Marshawn’s 1100 yard rookie season, his 1000 yard sophomore season, and his 450 and 160 yards in his last two seasons here. He was a great RB, I liked him, I wish he had stayed here, but he wore out his welcome with his off field behavior, whereas Fred Jackson was a model citizen. Cookie was legendary in his running and his brute physicality. OJ was simply poetry in motion. Marshawn was, well, Beast Mode. All 3 were a pleasure to watch, and two that are already there belong on the Wall. .

I liked Marshawn. Thought he was a great RB. Wish he’d have stayed here. But no, I don’t think he belongs on the Wall. BTW, it took Ralph’s death for Cookie (and Lou Saban) to have their names on the Wall. Wilson could really hold a grudge. .

Only one? Sione Takitaki - off field issues. .

Ditto! My gastro MD wants me to ‘read a short article’ at least 4x a day to keep my blood ammonia down, and prescribes enough senna glycoside and lactulose to make sure that it happens. .

I liked Marshawn. He embraced Buffalo, and was a fine RB. Yeah, his off-field incidents were embarrassing, but he never butchered two innocent people. For a while, he lived across from my friend in Briarwood, brought his momma and kid brother out here to live with him, and never caused any problems. (Unlike Travis Henry, who lived just down the street.) I remember that TD in Seattle that caused the fans to cheer and stomp so loudly, it registered on the Richter scale. Colorful guy. Quite the character. Wish we had kept him. .