Your “Going Out For Cigarettes” Sunday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 25, 2021July 25, 2021

Today begins my countdown to the end of my full-time status here at [DFO]. General stupidity plus changes at work mean I cannot be counted on to do the minimum I was responsible for going forward. The union gig was always going to take up a significant amount of time, but

Your “Losing Faith In Mankind” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 24, 2021July 23, 2021

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It's been a week and a half. The home renos are taking the usual forever, as I anticipated. The guys tearing up the floor nicked the radiant heat coils, so now they have to cap the copper tubing & pour new cement for the pad. So they can't tile the bathroom

Your Olympics Eve Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 22, 2021July 21, 2021

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Hi everyone, I prepped this earlier in the week, because the current reconstruction at my house might cost me my internet access on Thursday. There was supposed to be a Game 7 in the Association tonight, but the Bucks selfishly took care of that by beating the Suns on Tuesday evening, winning

Your “Well, I Guess That’s My Time…” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 20, 2021July 20, 2021

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NFL Notes: This sucks - Cam Akers suffered a torn Achilles while training before the start of camp. He's out for the season. The Rams are now left with a "backfield by committee" scenario, which they also had last year before Akers emerged as the #1 back. In an

Your “Tick Tock, Tick Tock” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 19, 2021July 19, 2021

NFL Nuggets: It’s one week to the start of training camps. WHAT WILL AARON RODGERS DO?!?!?! Well, there is some news out of Green Bay today. Marcedes Lewis was asked for his opinion, and AR12's fifth option thinks he will show up. “I think so,” Lewis definitively said. Because they are

Your Sunday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 18, 2021July 16, 2021

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So, yesterday was Record Store Day, and I picked myself up a little vinyl treat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4DeaXf1FzE That's right - the Foo Fighters released a special album for the day - called "Hail Satin". It's five Gibb songs sung as disco covers & five live versions of songs from their "Medicine at Midnight" album.

Your Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 17, 2021July 16, 2021

The worst part about the offseason is trying to come up with things to talk about. Even though there is still some NBA playoffs to come - given its TV-friendly scheduling, it might be on until August - we are in a holding pattern until training camps start at the

Your “Talk Amongst Yourselves, Again” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

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NFL News: It's very quiet. So what is available is more pronounced because of the silence elsewhere. Urban Meyer is having the expected difficulties adjusting to life in the pros, and specifically around the fact that these players have "contracts" with "stipulations" that "limits" their exploitation. The Jags & he already

Your Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 13, 2021July 13, 2021

NFL Notes: For some reason, the Rams are all over the wire today: They unveiled their new uniforms, which they call a "modern throwback". According to the merchandizing website they created to explain & sell them, the new look is "threaded with greatness". They are standard NFL prices, so they

Your “What’s He Doing There?” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 12, 2021July 12, 2021

NFL Nuggets: Putting rumours to rest, Washington says their eventual name will not be "Warriors". In a message to fans, the team president Jason Wright was pretty blunt: The franchise will feature absolutely "no ties to Native American imagery" going forward. "We have 89 years of history in this league

Your “Well, Never Mind Then” Sunday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 11, 2021July 10, 2021

Today was for drinking, and it was a good day for it. WineWife & I first went to a cidery that she enjoys, followed by a trip to a local distillery out in the farms of the Fraser Valley. I got to be the hero, because she doesn't like to drive

Your “Aww Hell!” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 10, 2021July 10, 2021

Anyone who owns a home has been through this. The home renovations started on Monday. A week late, we were finally happy that the trusted contractor we arranged was finally able to get his crew in to begin the demolition. The plan is to redo the bathroom, and since there's already