I'm sure Rick is fine. He may have had an emergency appointment at the proctologist to get that pesky Metta tumor removed from his colon that's been bugging him lately.

Baltimore tonight

So now cocaine is legal in Oregon, but straws aren’t. That must be frustrating. Still trying to get my head around the fact that ‘Take Out’ can mean food, dating, or murder. Dear paranoid people who check behind their shower curtains for murderers. If you do find one, what’s your plan? The older I get, the more I understand why roosters just scream to start their day. Being popular on Facebook is like sitting at the ‘cool table’ in the cafeteria of a mental hospital. You know you’re over 50 when you have ‘upstairs ibuprofen’ and ‘downstairs ibuprofen’. How did doctors come to the conclusion that exercise prolongs life, when the rabbit is always jumping but only lives for around two years, and the turtle that doesn’t exercise at all, lives over 200 years. I too was once a male trapped in a female body....but then my mom gave birth. If only vegetables smelled as good as bacon. When I lost the fingers on my right hand in a freak accident, I asked the doctor if I would still be able to write with it. He said, “Probably, but I wouldn’t count on it.” I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise. But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope. Anyone who says their wedding was the best day of their life has clearly never had two candy bars fall down at once from a vending machine. We live in a time where intelligent people are silenced so that stupid people won’t be offended. The biggest joke on mankind is that computers have begun asking humans to prove they aren’t a robot. When a kid says “Daddy, I want mommy” that’s the kid version of “I’d like to speak to your supervisor”. It’s weird being the same age as old people. Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say CLOSE ENOUGH. Last night the Internet stopped working so I spent a few hours with my family. They seem like good people. You know you are getting old when friends with benefits means having someone who can drive at night. Weight loss goal: To be able to clip my toenails and breathe at the same time. After watching how some people wore their masks, I understand why contraception fails. Some of my friends exercise every day. Meanwhile I am watching a show I don’t like because the remote fell on the floor. For those of you that don’t want Alexa or Siri listening in on your conversation, they are making a male version….it doesn’t listen to anything. I just got a present labeled, ‘From Mom and Dad’, and I know darn well Dad has no idea what’s inside.

Still very early in the season. There's potential for everything to change in the last 4-5 games. Injuries, rookies who never played 17 game seasons, and veterans whose bodies betray them. The Lions are a perfect example. A supposed easy schedule ends with Minnesota, Dallas, and Minnesota again. Too many men on the field Buffalo! Had to chuckle at that. Lost and won games both ways, including that one where we had 13 men on the field for the game winning field goal.

Metallica brings the heat to Ford Field in 1st of 2 Detroit shows (freep.com)

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I refer to them as Cider Mill or Cracker Barrel games. Chicago tonight

Will of the voters? Republicans in Ohio pledge to push back on abortion, marijuana (msn.com) Whew! No weed or abortion regardless of the people's vote. That's democracy in action. Sounds like a winning hand for 2024.

Did they leave in the part where Neil has a big coke rock hanging from his nose? I remember seeing this at the show and I was bored to tears. Way way too long! I enjoyed it much more years later when it was shown on cable.

I can relate. The stance of most friends from the past is, "My time, my place, my toys, and I'll dismiss you according to my wife's schedule." This led to my own personal stance of, if you can't meet me halfway 25% of the time, I'm simply not meeting you at all. That includes relatives. In retirement I always confront something new with the same question. Is this going to complement or complicate my life? I'm constantly amazed at people my age who seem to love and embrace shit-stirring drama that serves no purpose except to scratch their imaginary egos, usually based on the past. I have an old friend who is on his 3rd marriage. He's amazed because I've made a calculated decision to avoid relationships since I've retired. Whenever I see him it's the first question he asks. "Are you dating anyone?" He already knows the answer. Eventually I asked him, why do you care? That's akin to me constantly asking you how many times a month you walk into your own home on eggshells wondering what mood #3 is in today? It's none of my business. I'm also constantly amazed at the level of anger expressed by people my age. Personally, I'm running out of steam. I no longer have the energy left to waste on hatred and anger towards anyone or anything. Life is hard. Some people choose to knowingly make it harder. I tend to shun those types of people these days, for the simple reason that time is limited.

Marijuana use increases risk of heart attacks, new studies suggest (msn.com) More than five joints a week entail a high health risk, according to researchers (msn.com)

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Steelers tonight

43 years ago tonight, Led Zeppelin was scheduled to play Joe Louis Arena on the 1980 tour. After the 1977 Silverdome show, I was so looking forward to seeing them in a more intimate setting. I've often pondered through the years what that show would have been like on a Devil's Night in the Motor City. Seeing Page & Plant years later in a normal arena setting at the Palace of Auburn Hills just made me ponder even more through the years what could have been. I'll never forget pulling up to my buddy's house and him coming out the front door and handing me my ticket money back. He looked at me so sad and said, "Well, at least we got to see them once". The music died for me between September of 1980 and John Lennon's murder a little more than 3 months later. It also corresponded with me turning 20, and I knew in my heart I was leaving an era behind that would never come back. As Neil sang, "You can't be 20 on Sugar Mountain, even tho' you're leaving there too soon."

NFL Fans Can't Wait For Massive 'Snow Game' On Sunday (msn.com) 6" to 14' inches. Sounds fun! Lions could easily lose Monday night. Injuries are taking their toll.

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Buffalo Bills tonight

I took Baltimore in the pool against my Lions for two reasons. Mayfield missed on several deep throws that were wide open last week. They won't be as lucky this week. Also, our kicker is shaky at 50 yards. Tucker's shaky from 65 yards, including his record 66-yard kick against us.

The Clown Motel.....where even the bedbugs wear make-up. I'm still laughing at this review.....The good: affordable for a quick rest up The bad: it began with the 10 inch centipede in the bathroom with large claws hoping I would not notice until it took a chomp on my foot but that creature met an early demise....

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Kiss playing final show in Detroit Rock City: Here's a look back (freep.com)

Jacksonville tonight

Considering the circumstances, that might have been the Lion's best performance since the 1991 playoff game against Dallas. A tough physical game on the road and we beat them the right way. Lol...I'm not used to this. Things don't get any easier though as we head to Baltimore next before our bye week. I'm surprised the Bung-holes won that game yesterday. I never saw a team make so many stupid penalties during crunch time. Wait...I have! 4 NFL games and a post-season baseball game. That's how I like to spend a rainy cold October Sunday. The 'last channel' button got such a workout I had to change the batteries in the remote.

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