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  1. We can only hope, but would be great if they were only offered the league minimum given their track records.
  2. Deepest condolences to your family. May your Grandfather rest in peace. (and who knows, the Sabres might win the Stanley Cup in his honour!).
  3. Simple enough but not very exciting considering the results of the past few seasons.
  4. Just in time - was almost going to start paying attention to basketball until Super Rugby season started. Anyone else having trouble catching up on where the Sabres team stands these days? I guess my personal protest was to completely ignore hockey until the lockout was resolved but now I find myself trying to figure out what kind of team we'll have?
  5. Fox New showed the split screen of Obama right after this line and he looked truly pissed. A second later, the guy to his right said "You'd better laugh" and O immediately started grinning for all he was worth. Surprised that little incident isn't getting more attention outside the mainstream media. PS: We were in Buffalo Saturday night near the Galleria (flying out of BUF Sunday AM) and were amazed at all the Canadian shoppers. I had to research this phenomenon and was impressed to see what a boon has been created for WNY's economy due to the high tax policies in Ontario (from what I've read same is the case all along the border). Maybe if Obama gets re-elected, we'll eventually be heading to Mexico (and maybe Canada) to pickup bargains, reversing the existing flow. Also, the week before, our Fort Lauderdale to Buffalo flight was full of Canadians flying back to Buffalo instead of Toronto. One time I tried to book a flight out of Toronto and the taxes on a $200 ticket were like $300 extra - completely insane. I lose track of all the fees they tack on - security, global warming, political pension fund, you name it, they're charging it.
  6. I would happily and prefer to drive American if they made anything with a diesel engine smaller than a F250. After having a new Chrysler minivan that spent more of it's first 6 months in the shop for warranty repairs than on the road and was getting single digit gas mileage around a town (small city at that) due to the ethanol mix in today's fuels, we've given up and will only drive diesels from now on. For that, you pretty much have to settle for something German but at least ours are made in Tuscaloosa (doesn't get much more American than Alabama made). We now have 7 seat diesel SUVs (necessity with 5 small children) and realize 20+ MPG around town and 25+ MPG on the highway, even fully loaded with cargo carrier on top. Not an inexpensive option but good value.
  7. Some wealthy taste buds on this board - good recommendations by all. I subscribe to the drink what you like and how you like it rule and have never shifted from scotch & soda to the more traditional ways of drinking whiskey. Also, while I don't dislike single malts, I prefer blended scotch and Famous Grouse is my every day stuff but pretty much any Johnnie Walkers, J&B or the other major brands work when drinking with club soda. On the topic of gin & tonics, does anyone mix Rose's Lime with theirs? My British brother in law started us on that and it's now our Summer drink of choice (somehow Scotch is preferable in cooler weather which is about 2 months out of the year here in Texas). Cheers!
  8. Just to pile on to your case of shingles...it's spelled Ophthalmologist. Seriously though, hope you're feeling better and over it completely soon.
  9. I agree with everything you're saying but unfortunately doubt any of it is going to happen. I see at most a marginal trade or two (no one is going to take problems like Connolly off our hands). Only bright spot for me this year is that I skipped getting Center Ice!
  10. I quit raking the leaves a couple of years ago due to lack of time. Turns out that's what the landscape experts recommend is best for the yard as long as you mow over them to mulch them down a bit. Maybe it's different for Texas and WNY but it's a lot easier than all the bagging & sending them off to the landfill. Anyway, that's my dos centavos right or wrong as it may be.
  11. Sorry - edit what I said - should have been "carry on a conversation comfortably". You can walk rapidly enough though to where you don't feel like speaking aloud - uses up too much oxygen. My point was that despite my bias of seeing all the retirees around here ambling along (we'll be getting more now after the NY Times article), you can get a productive workout from this most basic of human activities. If only I'd known that before spending several hundred on my last bicycle which I like riding but don't have the time to do and really don't want to risk some idiot hitting me with their car. Should have known since the best shape I've been in since high school was while living in NYC and walking from my apartment in Hell's Kitchen to work in Midtown - took about 45 minutes each way and since there was no direct subway & I was a poor student, was the best option. Twice a day walks really offset the student diet (meals that come in a can, 12 to a pack).
  12. Haven't seen the study but couldn't agree with you more about the added benefit of walking to manage stress. I, like I'm guessing a lot of people, spend a lot of time indoors and if you are outside, it's mowing the yard (or preferably getting your leaves taken care of) or just sitting around. Seems that much more enjoyable to be walking a route, taking in the daily changes around the neighborhood (or mall) and getting a break from the phone, email and people either to let your mind wander around on nothing or think about the fun stuff in life (whether that be wondering if the Sabres are really going to be good or planning what to do with your kids on the coming weekend). I'm with you on the whole invented workout industry. Great that it works for some but they must get some socializing out of it or be really dedicated. Just having to get in your car and pay to do physical activity seems counterproductive. On the contrary though, playing sports as an adult is a good option but hard to make it into a daily workout routine. Walking is also easier on the knees (I have a bad one from football & and a bad one from rugby). From what little I know, you only need 20 minutes at 60% of your maximum heart rate (roughly 220 age minus your age e.g. 180 beats per minute for someone age 40) to get an aerobic benefit and help lose weight. The rule of thumb is that if you're walking rapidly enough to prevent carrying on a conversation, your at or above the 60%.
  13. It's way too easy to let the weight creep up (that's my complaint). As for solutions, I'm amazed that after a decade of trying to find a workout that fits into my schedule, walking seems to be it. I've been doing a couple of miles 4-6 times a week - only takes a little over half an hour and seems to be making a big difference. Now, the other piece of the solution is to not eat too much. I switched from cereal for breakfast to 3 - 4 pieces of fresh fruit cut up together, then instead of eating crap for a mid afternoon snack, I eat the cereal. Basically I'm substituting fresh fruit for pastries but mixing up the order (fruit in the afternoon never seemed to cut it). Also using the packaged lettuce and doing a salad (loaded with unhealthy stuff but still a salad) instead of the Dollar Menu at McDs (our office is next door). Anyway, good luck to everyone on the board with this issue that's facing many of us. I feel somewhat the dork walking like the old folks but trying to get to the pool, gym or bike for an hour proved impossible. And as the soon to be father of our 4th and not too far away from 40, it's important to get & stay fit for the kiddos.
  14. I stand corrected & maybe will give it a shot when the chance arrives - trying to chug up to 5 1/2 beers at once sounds worthwhile! Thanks for the enlightenment.
  15. So it's a frisbee full of beer? Am I missing something here - no offense but has anyone measured the volume - it looks like maybe 2 cans of beer worth in there. I'll have to give it a try next time I get bored or bring it to the next Rugby after game I attend and see how it goes down. Again, no offense, Ultimate Frisbee sounds cool & way more demanding than I could manage in my late 30s but the drinking looks a bit wimpy - what's with the guy in the lower right corner of the video - you don't stop for breaths of air man or to lick the foam off your lips - chug it down boyo!
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