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Looks like Jack Eichel’s got another higher ankle sprain.

And full of *****. Anyone who claims the Sabres do jack for season ticket holders is talking out of their ass. STH had it much better under Rigas than they ever have since. Quinn claimed the Head of ticket sales knew the name of every STH. Sure never acted liked it.

The DNC know this, progressives do not.

Neither Michigan or North Carolina are mostly red states.

Glad he freed that space up for you in time for the playoff push.

I thought about changing my vote from Drury to either Peca or ROR but just couldn’t do it. Maybe if it’s still tied several drinks from now I’ll throw on my Peca sweater and change but I always resented Peca for the holdout (right or wrong I was like 10) and ROR is no Chris Drury.

Sounds to me mike you caught yourself a bit of the ol’ pain Olympics videos. Not for the faint of heart and pretty *****. To your later posts, I’m a bit of a privacy wonk, but this all is very, very simple things that they should have been doing out of common sense. The person responsible for setting up the chat bears some of the blame for their negligence.

Can Miller hold the title of second greatest Sabres goalie while also holding the title of most overrated Sabres goalie ever? If so, I agree with Miller.

I was really poor in 2018 and only moderately poor in 2019 and I got my check. I also file my taxes the first chance I can get. I don’t need the money per se but it’s nice always nice to have. Things are finally starting to break for me financially and I might clear 3k in bonuses and commission for the month and make 5k in a month for the first time ever. There’s a sig rifle I’ve had my eye on for a very, very long time that’s really calling my name but I’m not spending any of my stimulus until I see how the end of this month goes. Combined with a management position at work I just applied for, I’m really looking forward to 2021 and much more financial comfort.

I’ve never played pitch, but I definitely prefer spades over hearts. Would take either over most just about any game less risk though. I’ve only played the Mexican train game a few times but it was a blast every time.

Update: Publix had steak today. Got two. Grilled one with some mashed potatoes, corn and Texas toast. I’m going to pan sear the other one over the weekend. I’m feeling very satisfied right now.

Read hearts and my first thought was “well there’s your problem, you should be playing spades.”

God I hate cooking for one. I wish more people would take me up when I offer to have them over for dinner. I’m not doing it for them, I’m doing it for me. They just happen to benefit.

Not arguing about the efficacy of hudroxichloroquine but rather asking are the side effects of it in testing covid any different than its normal side effects? It’s well known it’s for some crazy side effects. It’s why we don’t give it to troops in the Middle East anymore and now give out Doxy.

I almost went with Darcy, but TM would have us in the playoffs two years ago if he didn’t call Kim a ***** and I’m not sure Darcy would have had us there by then.

Larsson currently makes $1.555m. That’s exactly what he’s worth, even then it’s on the high end for a fourth liner who can’t put up 20 points. We don’t have the talent upfront to replace him without leaving a hole. I could stomach $2.25m, but that’s far too high for his role. However, the legend of Larry is so large around these parts that not signing him at that rate would make the board near unbearable.

No. You don’t pay role players that kind of money. If Larry wants a dollar more than 2.25M you let him walk. Even that is steep. Others have pointed out the cost of good teams fourth liners and their production and we’ve got the majority of the board wanting to pay Larry the same without the production. We’ve been bad for so long that most forget what a good team looks like.

I made a post sometime last weeke about the MLB getting started with full support of Congress. It was just announced the MLB will be undertaking the largest Covid Antibody study with 10,000 employees from 27 teams taking part. Baseball might be losing popularity (but not revenue), but it will forever be America’s greatest entertainment treasure in my mind. https://theathletic.com/1746724/2020/04/14/mlb-team-employees-will-be-the-subjects-of-the-u-s-s-largest-covid-19-antibody-study/?source=user_shared_article

Funny you should say that, I almost responded with “I don’t like Seinfeld either but it’s no reason to leave.” I take it you are a fan if you’re making references.

Did I miss something or do you just hate laughter? This seems awfully out of place.

I’m not taking any high road, I am following my own path. I’m also not sure how I have been sitting back, I’ve made many posts in this thread since it started and believe that I have done a fair job of explaining my beliefs as well as my understanding of the beliefs of others. As for your bolded questions, I will do my best to answer them with historical accuracy. However, it’s important to remember that Marcus Aurelius was, first and foremost, fallible and secondly, no prophet or messiah or savior, simply a man. He never intended for Mediations to be anything more than a personal reflection and the fact that the masses are now lucky enough to have it is nothing short of good fortunate. Now, while I have a familiarity with Roman history (shout out to Mary Beard and Dan Carlin), the history of Rome has little to do with the practice of Stoicism so take the following with a grain of salt. My understanding of the wars undertaken by MA is that these were not wars that he sought of but rather wars which came to him. Rome was experiencing invasion from the North and the East, and something had to be done to protect the empire. MA did not seek war for fame or glory, but fought because it was his responsibility to do so as emperor. Additionally, violence is not fully incompatible with Stoicism. We all have responsibilities to ourselves, and depending on which philosopher speaks most to you, others closely around us. While Seneca might say letting anyone outside of your own mind and body affect you is wrong, Marcus Aurelius took a more encompassing approach and understood he has duties to uphold as a person. It’s also important to note that he did not set out to be emperor. Had he not taken on this position, his responsibilities would have been far different and likely would never have been in any wars himself. As far as Christian persecution is concerned, I had not heard of this and did a simple google search. The results more or less indicate he played no role in the persecution of Christians, and while he could have done more to prevent Christian persecution, he acted numerous times in defense of the persecuted and did much to stop it. The singular source for MA and Christian persecution was written over 120 years after the alleged events and has very few who believe in its authenticity. Again, while stoicism has its foundation in Ancient Rome, Ancient Rome has little to do with the philosophy (which is part of the beauty of it all).

Because that’s not how stoicism works? I live my life adhering to the principles of stoicism, and as I stoic, I have no need to spread the word or worry about your actions at all. That’s kind of the whole idea, ya know. I can recite plenty out of any number of my heavily highlights and annotated texts, but again, stoicism is for the individual, not for the masses. If you think you’re being smart by asking this, you do not understand stoicism. But that’s not a concern of mine, because I don’t let the actions of others affect me.

The good news is you have people of all faiths (and “faithless”) defending and supporting you. When he attacks your beliefs, he attacks us all and I think that has so far been demonstrated. Deleting this thread will do nothing to change his beliefs. Not saying leaving it open will, but it has a greater chance than deleting it does.

Wikipedia is a perfectly fine source. Fifteen years ago? Sure, don’t trust it. It’s come a long way since then but unfortunately hasn’t quite been able to shed its reputation.