BagBoy

Bourbon. But Weave's Huevos Rancheros sounds like a damn close second.

nailed it.

Per Inky, I would probably try to avoid The View, also. NS, you have been very clear on your dislike of this Bohemian Rhapsody movie even months ago. I probably won't see the movie anytime soon (if ever), but the commercials (to me at least) seem to paint a very positive picture of Freddie and the band. That's got to count for something. I'm thinking people who are too young to have grown up hearing Queen on the radio/stereo regularly will definitely benefit from this exposure, even if this movie is less than perfect. My mother, who was born in Truro, Nova Scotia btw, was the one who turned me on to Queen at quite an early age. Great job on dealing with the Nicotine curse! You do whatever you have to do to kick it. I did cold turkey also, and it sucked, but it was the best way. Just before I stopped, I was leaving myself notes about updating my will and morbid things like that to motivate me. Whatever it takes!

Lots of good posts here. I'm mostly with the math people on this one. Who really needs $600 million or whatever when $5 million would more than solve all your financial worries forever? If you can't justify buying a ticket when it's only a $5 million payout, you probably can't justify buying a ticket regardless of the payout. On the other hand, if you aren't starving your kids to do it, buying 1 ticket for $2 is a great escape to dream. I also love the idea of fellow employees getting together and buying a ticket or two. If you are buying a ticket and choosing your numbers (not taking the random numbers), you are better off taking numbers greater than 30 or 31. This is because people have a tendency to choose significant dates in their lives, like birthdays, wedding dates, the day you lost your virginity, divorce dates, etc. Doing this will not increase your likelihood of winning, but it will definitely decrease your chances of having to split the pot with anyone else. I did a ticket with all Sabres retired numbers once, but didn't hit a single number. Not sure about the rest of Canada, but if you win in Ontario, there is no tax burden. It's all yours. It can definitely be regarded as a tax on the poor, but the proceeds generally go to funding education, so that can work both ways.

^ Yeah, I feel what you feel, too. But that was then and this is now.

Peter Laviolette does a press conference with a bull's head. This was a reward to the team for winning 2 games out west. This is the kind of thing I think almost every player would like their coach to do. Good move Pete! And yes, the Preds have the best record in the league right now. http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/25055985/coach-lightens-predators-mood-wears-bull-head-road-wins Also, Charles Wang, that former, let's say "eccentric" owner of the Isles died Sunday.

Pink Floyd live in Pompeii...Echoes part I

My ipod on random mode threw this at me yesterday. The James Gang (Joe Walsh). Glorious power trio rock from the 70's!

The Umberger hit was Brian Campbell, but I think Eleven is referring to head hunting/big hit tendencies that Peca was definitely known for.

"No word if alcohol was involved."

If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying". And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did." --Jack Handey from "Deep Thoughts"--

I like Ryan Gosling, too. I just saw The Nice Guys a few weeks ago, and he seems to be developing his comedic side pretty well.

I thought this one was pretty good. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3638584/

There is definitely some fantastic old music out there that only exists on 78's. I hope you digitize them, even though they will undoubtedly sound better on a turntable. All about the preservation. Anyway, you'll probably like this guy as much as I do. Joe Bussard --> http://www.baltimoreorless.com/2014/07/fredericks-joe-bussard-is-the-king-of-78s/

Townes Van Zandt - This guy really was an incredible songwriter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zprRZ2wFQD4

Exactly. The fact that that thread no longer even exists reminds me of this: http://www.openculture.com/2017/08/long-before-photoshop-the-soviets-mastered-the-art-of-erasing-people-from-photographs-and-history-too.html

"Spain/Portugal was a good game" = Massive understatement.

LOL. That actually reinforces my point! (he said in embarrassment)

Huckleberry, you will always know futbol and Belgium's team better than me, and as fellow Sabres fans I understand keeping the expectations low, but Belgium will be fine. First of all, they're in the same group as England, the most over-rated club in the world for going on 2 or 3 World Cups now. I looked at the odds (http://www.vegasinsider.com/soccer/odds/las-vegas/) and Belgium vs. Panama is the biggest mismatch in group play. Why is Panama even in? Yes, the epic collapse of the US is an obvious answer, but that aside, FIFA seems to have a Bettman-esque desire to spread the game to new places at the expense of places who play it better. These are not my original thoughts, but CONCACAF has 1 too many berths. Africa has 1 too many berths. Asia does, too, and why is there even an Oceania? Italy BARELY made it in, and they don't suck!

So true. As a kid I simply would not eat Chinese food. My mom would say, "fine, you can eat crackers" and I would. By college, and to this day, I could eat it every day.

I'm right there with you. All Mexican food is awesome for me, as long as there is no mole.

No team should ever go to the White house, from any sport, during any presidency, past, present or future. No matter who is president, he/she has better things to be doing than fawning over, and mispronouncing the names of inconsequential, sweaty jocks. Presidents should be honoring philanthropists, Nobel prize winners, and other people who are making a real difference in society, not athletes.

Drink less during Sabres games? Yeah, I'm not prepared to make that resolution until we start seeing things from them worth staying sober for...and they need to make the first move there, not me!

Anyone familiar with the show Letterkenny? Maybe the best show from Canada since Trailer Park Boys.

I've been listening to the Dead South a lot since you mentioned them. They are really good, and definitely have a ton of bluegrass in their DNA. They are from Regina, and while that may not exactly be a bluegrass hot spot, who cares? They are very good at it, however they got there. Here's another unique bluegrass band that I love called the Earl Brothers, from San Francisco (mostly anyways)...