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  1. Who says they aren't or that I'm not? Why should other people's version of fun have to match yours?
  2. Maybe he is happy being sad,? Also it your opinion that he is negative, his is likely that he is a realist. But we really should get to the real, hidden question. Why does his way of looking at the team bother you so much? Are you being tempted to join the 'dark side'? what will all the other Jedi think of you, were that to happen.? Big worry
  3. 'overly' positive leads to unrealistic expectations- and some already have enough trouble seeing reality. Will be a long hard fall if things don't work out perfectly, in their overly positive world.
  4. Or he is wrong though, as there are too many overly positive people that think everything is going to work out perfectly?
  5. woah. Might want to check if your thyroid is doing ok; mood swings like that can be a real problem, without medical help.
  6. Why not say that? they had plans and are apparently now saying 'Too hard to move people' Well if JR was/is such a great, fantastic, wonderful, GM he should have seen this coming. How long does JR get to not deliver, before he gets labelled a terrible Gm- like JB and MG? Can't be 8 years; as at least JR is starting with credible NHL level players. I'd say the majority of fans will give 3 years, from now. Offer JT $7.5 mill. for 5 years- if he won't sign, trade him. Ps- I'm amazed at just how quickly people forget how much the Sedins regressed in their last few years. Already prepared to sign Miller to a long term anchor deal.
  7. so they sold Aqua man on a vision that they can't complete. and didn't not recognize what they were stepping into. still not good.
  8. I think we should just roll with what you previously said- the new guys had these plans but reality got in their way. Not good when you don't recognize reality and plan accordingly.
  9. So new management is delusional; not a good sign.
  10. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/opinion/i-don-t-want-anyone-to-feel-sorry-for-me-2-until-the-next-check-and-no-money-for-pizza/ar-AA11bMHe?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=fabaf023af9e9f185da7622d7455fd19 "After Catherine Hembrecht pays for basic necessities like food, shelter and utilities, she usually has about $2 left to her disposal until her next Social Security check rolls in. During a good month, she might have a $9 surplus. Hembrecht, 70, lives alone in her tiny rented Mishawaka, Indiana, home, where she is recovering from a recent leg amputation and learning to navigate daily activities from a wheelchair. Lately, she’s had a hankering for a small pie from Pizza Hut. But she can’t afford to order one. Still, she doesn’t complain. "I really don't want anyone to feel sorry for me because I feel there are people out there who are worse off than I am,” Hembrecht told me last week. “There are people living on the street, and we owe those guys and girls so much. "The government is ignoring them. I have a roof over my head. I've got food. I’ve got clothes. I’m doing OK. Sometimes at the middle of the month I might have one or two dollars, but it's like, OK, I can do without things, too, because other people have to. So I don’t want anyone to feel sorry for me.” But there's plenty of empathy from me to go around, particularly for those Americans trying to survive the current clutches of poverty. Hembrecht is right: There are people worse off than her. But as inflation rises, so does the wave of folks who are struggling to make ends meet. Some are running out of money or, if they have the credit-worthy means, financing necessities on their credit cards. Inflation, which disproportionately hurts the poor, spikes the cost of everyday goods and services such as food, clothing and energy. Americans are experiencing the highest inflation rate in a generation, forcing many – those who were already living paycheck to paycheck – to cut back on personal spending. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned Friday that the central bank is committed to controlling inflation through aggressive interest rate hikes, adding that "the burdens of high inflation fall heaviest on those who are least able to bear them.” “Restoring price stability will take some time and requires using our tools forcefully to bring demand and supply into better balance,” Powell said at an economic policy symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. “While higher interest rates, slower growth and softer labor market conditions will bring down inflation, they will also bring some pain to households and businesses.” “These are the unfortunate costs of reducing inflation,” Powell added. My fear is that manufacturers and suppliers, feeling the pain of increased costs, will continue to pass on those costs – and more – to consumers. It's corporate price-gouging at its finest; ask anyone who has had to put gas in a car in the past six months. 'Times are hard' Like many low-income Americans, Hembrecht doesn't have a financial cushion. She retired in 2019 on disability from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, where she ran a coffee cart at DeBartolo Hall. The constant blood clots in her leg required frequent bypass procedures, left her unable to stand and forced her to miss days at work. Since surgery in June, she's been in negotiations with her landlord to have a wheelchair ramp installed and her washer and dryer moved from the basement to an area – possibly the back porch – where she can better access them. Her landlord is open to the accommodations, as long as Hembrecht pays for the supplies and labor. Not surprisingly, she doesn't have the money for the improvements. Hembrecht's University of Notre Dame pension is $46 per month; her Social Security benefits are $1,161. Hembrecht's rent, at $640, eats up more than half of her monthly income. Her electric bill averages $125. She also now pays her landlord an additional $60 per month to mow and maintain her lawn. "I didn't figure that into my budget," she said of the mowing. "That along with the expensive food prices, it really gets to be a lot." About 70 million Americans receive Social Security benefits; the average check is $1,542 a month – that's less than $20,000 a year. And though Social Security benefits increased 5.9% this year, the gains didn't keep pace with inflation. Hembrecht, who salivates at the idea of eating a fast-food pizza, instead settles for at-home ham sandwiches. She's hoping for better days and more affordable necessities. But she refuses to have a pity party about her fixed, fleeting income. "Times are hard – you just have to go with the flow," she said.
  11. Me. I like to watch all the years, not just the "cup window" years. Also big "IF"
  12. "Only" 3-3.5 mill more. Only about 50 % plus raise. "It's expected" the cap will raise. So said Bill Daily- the same guy that said San Jose voiding E Kane's contract was a valid contractual decision. But, since the Kane contract is still awaiting arbitration, one really can't be sure if Bill is talking out of his buttocks, again, or not.
  13. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/mlb/5-things-future-nothing-but-bleak-for-elks-after-another-home-loss/ar-AA11cQBa?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=104b89950aa80297a8f30ec92a1be58e The problem with the Edmonton Elks is they play in Edmonton. That’s got to be it, after dropping their 13th straight home game in a 25-18 loss to the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday. And if their next game inside Commonwealth Stadium follows the same trend as the last couple Labour Day Rematches, then the Elks would tie a Canadian Football League record with their 14th straight loss — a dubious distinction held by the Ottawa Rough Riders since 1988. Fortunately, the Redblacks haven’t had much more luck on their own turf, where they’ve won just one of their last 20, which meant the two worst teams at home ended up splitting this home-and-home series with a win on the road. Go figure? Here’s what we learned on Saturday: NO PLACE LIKE HOME The question the Elks have to be asking themselves right now is will they ever win another game in front of their own fans again? If Edmonton can’t beat the only team in the league with a worse record than them, after having soundly winning, 30-12, just one week earlier, then what chance do they have against the Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts and B.C. Lions, as they close out their schedule with four of their final seven games at home. All that’s left now is to try to avoid being the only team to ever go without a victory on their own turf for two straight seasons? Then again, it’s not like the Elks are lighting it up on the road either, but going 3-3 on the year so far playing out of visitors locker-rooms is markedly better. Still, even a .500 record wouldn’t be enough to move them out of the basement of the West Division standings right now. RETURNED FAVOUR Fittingly, the Redblacks picked up where the Elks left off with their win a week ago in Ottawa, by scoring touchdowns on three consecutive drives in the first half to take a 20-3 lead. It’s the same thing Edmonton had done to them at TD Place Stadium to open a second half they would dominate on the way to opening the back-to-back set with a road win. So much for any confidence that may have inspired among the Elks, either offensively or defensively. ARBUCKLE’S REVENGE It’s not his fault the Elks chose him for the No. 1 job out of a training camp that began with no fewer than nine quarterbacks. Nor did he ask to be traded after going 0-3 to open the season before being replaced by rookie Tre Ford. That’s just the way it worked out, as Nick Arbuckle found himself in the starting role for the fourth time this season, this one against his former team. Little did he know, Elks head coach and general manager Chris Jones loaded the very bullet that did his team in on Saturday when he dealt Arbuckle away back on July 11. And in doing so, Arbuckle did in his first start with the Redblacks the one thing he was unable to do in Edmonton, win a football game. PASSING BLAME Without a single touchdown reception, Saturday’s game was hardly a passing clinic. The wet weather made sure of that. All five touchdowns were not only scored on the ground, but by three different quarterbacks, with all five of those rushes combining for a total of nine yards. Despite the rain, Arbuckle still managed to complete 21 of 32 attempts, or 65.6 per cent, for 219 yards along with a QB keeper for a one-yard touchdown. Completing just 14 of 37 passes, Taylor Cornelius had the least accurate outing of his entire season, with a completion percentage of just 37.8, for 287 yards and an interception. He also ran eight times for 39 yards and two touchdowns. LAWLER HURT Despite the season-low accuracy, Cornelius’s 287 yards through the air stands as a season high. A big reason for that were the efforts of the league’s highest-paid receiver, Kenny Lawler, who had a game-high 146 yards — and get this — on just three catches. Unfortunately, he wasn’t out on the Elks’ final charge to attempt to tie the game with a touchdown after having his leg rolled upon in the pile during a quarterback sneak earlier in the fourth quarter. “He should be fine,” Jones said. “Thank goodness we’ve got a long week where we’ve got a couple of extra days to prepare and hopefully he will be ready to roll.” It was a rough outing for the Elks defensive line, as well, Saturday. Ese Mrabure left midway through the third quarter with trainers holding his left arm, while Makana Henry had to be helped off the field in the final 80 seconds with a noticeable limp. E-mail: gmoddejonge@postmedia.com On Twitter: @GerryModdejonge
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