todd

Not true at all. I live in Brighton (suburb of Rochester) and our house was just apparised for 45% more than when we bought it 3 years ago. That's not a bad little increase, wouldn't you say? This isn't a big house, either. It's a 75 year-old tudor in a nice neighborhood.

Bills do it as well. Examples: Schoebel and Moulds. I know you think the Bills don't resign their own players, but actual facts don't support your perceptions.

Nice! Great letter.

Best post of the day! Where's JP-Era complaining that they aren't signed yet?

Well, only the top 52 or 53 players count against the cap at this point. You can have 70 players signed, but only the top 52 or 53 count. It certainly makes it easier when you have a ton of people signed that have low 2005 cap numbers. Of course they'll be screwed in the future.

Who would you cut to have them on your team? Let's consider that before we blab about signing everyone who'se name you recognize.

I don't know what games people were watching around here, but MW played pretty well last year. Sheesh.

My mother had a vizla when she was growing up. She still talks to this day about how great that dog was. Now she has cockers, and she loves them just as much. None of the cockers my family has owned have ever been snippy or mean. We had a mutt who was like that, though. If you get purebread, make sure you meet the parents of the dog. That will give you an idea of their demeanor. Also - my sister just got a Great Dane from a rescue. 3 1/2 months old, HUGE and wonderful.

Yes, but what does that have to do with Flutie being released?

The guy has been mentally ill for a long, long time. Nothing would surprise me at this point.

St. John Fisher College, Class of 1990. Double Major in Communications and Psychology.

I guess it depends on how much exersize and attention you will be able to give them and the size you think your family can handle. I've always been partial to Labs, Goldens and Cocker Spaniels. I also like Newfoundlands, but they are quite big. We have a cocker spaniel right now - about a year old - and she is awesome. Very affectionate & pretty damn smart. She's black & white. If you decide to go the Cocker route, stay away from the tan colored ones. They have a tendency to have more problems than others because for a while that color was very desirable and they were overbred. Sophie is great with kids and loves other dogs & people. Here's some pictures of her: http://vallie.com/pictures/soph/

If you are that close to the field, how will everyone be able to tell the difference between you & the pretty cheerleaders?

Excuse me sir, but do you have any KY Jell... uh, I mean Gray Poupon?

Pretty cool! It tells you something when residents are pissed off enough to shake off complacency and boot the local government. IMHO, Buffalo government has tried to keep things "just good enough" so that something like this doesn't happen. Too late for that. The ratio of county employees to citizens is amazing! How could they get away with something like that?

Nah. Someone will get hurt in training camp and we'll trade Henry then. Happens every year. Or maybe someone will decide to retire like Wickey.

To be more accurate, he was in the trenches during WWI, the first real mechanized war with chemical warfare, tanks, airplanes, machine guns, etc. When Hitler was doing his crazy crap in the mid-late thirties is when he really started writing these books. His relationship with CS Lewis & their discussions about Catholocism, his experiences in WWI as a doughboy, and his observations of WWII while getting bombed in England helped shape the story as it relates to the struggle between good & evil. He clearly had strong opinions about the use of technology for violence. But that's the stuff that makes you think and distracts you from the special effects. Not to mention the conflict between good & evil in Gollum, which you can write forever about. I actually did in college.

Ronnie Jones, no question.

David Boston's frame can't support his weight. That's why he's hurt all the time. He gained all that weight by taking steroids. I'd never want that wanker on the Bills.

Well, it certainly isn't for everybody. If you're into computers and stuff the giant linux cluster they used to render all the battle scenes is pretty wild. But I'm a geek.

I would suggest that people read The Hobbit before watching the trilogy. That is much more accesible, and sets up the trilogy well. It's also a pretty quick read. I think the books AND the movies are amazing. Of course I love to read and have read the trilogy 6 or 8 times. There's more to LOTR than just being entertained with special effects, although that is really cool. The story itself is excellent. Tolkien actually invented his own friggin LANGUAGE for the Elves, with grammar and everything. You can actually learn to speak this language. Pretty friggin amazing, IMHO. I hate to sound like a snob, but if what you want to get out of a movie is to be entertained by explosions, go rent Die Hard or something. LOTR will make you think. If you don't like to think, don't bother.

We may not agree on Donahoe, but we're in 100% agreement on this one.

Good one! Much funnier than I expected.

Say something good about Tom Donahoe. I dare you.

Just one question: Why?