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Interesting video for sure, thanks for posting. As usual the teacher makes it look so easy, then the student tries it and it is tougher than it looks.

The Sabers end a three-game losing streak and get the win against the Capitals tonight, lead by Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson. Other games on Monday had the Avs beating the Panthers, Canadians wining in OT over the Canucks, and right now the Devils lead the Kraken 3-2 in the 3rd from Seattle. In a further note former NHL player, coach, and front office member Al MacNiel has passed away at 89. MacNiel won the Stanley Cup three times working in the front office, twice for the Canadians in the 70s and once as an assistant GM for the Calgary Flames in 1989. He also won the cup has head coach of the Canadians in 1971, a job he took over midseason. MacNiel played 524 games in the NHL. He was 89 years old.

Well, as I typically do, I did pretty well at following the diet plan for the first day or two but since then I have fallen back into my regular routine.

I saw the first one many years ago but never watched any of the others. Did not even know there was more than one, to be honest. I don't keep up with movies much anymore.

When I was in college I had a marketing class where our final exam was a presentation instead of a written test. We had to make a sales pitch for a product, and I was doing 5 Hour Energy. In the presentation I was giving free samples of different 5 Hour Energy flavors, but ended up with a lot of opened but not empty bottles. Well I was able to give a couple a way but I had several others, so I just downed them, and this class was in the evening, so I was wired. I remember lying in bed with my heart beating as if I was just done having an intense workout. I did not sleep that night. I said it was the last time I was going to drink an energy drink, and it was, for many years, but now I do drink one on occasion, usually a Celsius. However, I had a Ghost energy today. Energy drinks are terrible for you, and I recommend avoiding them, especially if you are sensitive to caffeine or have heart problems. I know people who down two or three Red Bulls a day and it is not good. If you need the energy boost I recommend getting more sleep, or if you can't, have some coffee. I've definitely had my caffeine addiction at times in my life, but a couple years ago I got away from it all together and realized I did not need the energy boost I thought I did to get through the day. Then somehow, I fell back into drinking it and now I feel addicted again. I wish I would get back to not drinking them, maybe than can be my goal for this year.

Nope, I don't have any based on the new year. As the year and life unfolds things will happen that I will aspire to but that is not based on new year's goals.

I've never heard of any of these. As Mickey Mantle once said "it's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you have been playing your entire life." It carries over the martial arts for sure.

Tyreek Hill wants out of Miami. Must be frustrating for the Dolphins who gave up five draft picks to get Hill in a trade only to have him say he wants to be shipped out of town. Maybe they can get some picks back if they trade Hill but clearly the Chiefs got the better of that deal. Not only did KC load up on picks, but they won two Super Bowls without him anyway and have a chance to three peat. Hill had a big season in 2023, lead the league in receiving yards and TD catches, but was down this year and had under 1000 yards. It has been a long time since the Dolphins won a playoff game, you have to go back to December of 2000, when they defeated the Colts, the longest current streak in the NFL without a playoff win. The team has not played winning football in cold weather either, so something needs to be fixed before the Dolphins can be true contenders.

Prince - 1999

As to the surprise of nobody the Jaguars have fired head coach Doug Peterson. Peterson, who coached the Eagles to a Super Bowl title, lasted three seasons. He was hired after the disastrous Urban Meyer experience which lasted less than one season. While Peterson had the Jaguars in the playoffs his first year the team struggled down the stretch last season, missing the playoffs, and regressed further this season. That means the following teams are looking for a head coach: Jaguars, Jets, Patriots, Bears, and Saints. The frontrunner could be former Titans coach Mike Vrabel who interviewed for the Jets position and is speculated to be interested in the Patriots job. You are also going to hear a lot about Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson who passed on head coaching options last year to stay with the Lions. It would be shocking if he did that again, expect him to be a head coach somewhere next season.

In order to keep his streak going, Bills QB Josh Allen started the game against the Patriots, took one snap, handed the ball off, then came out of the game. Allen said it is important to him to play in every game. His current streak of consecutive starts is 115, and 105 in the regular season. It is the longest active streak of any QB, and second longest active streak behind Jake Matthews of the Falcons, who has started 174 games in a row. Allen is one of 11 QBs in history to start at least 100 consecutive regular season games. Brett Favre holds the all-time record (for any position) with 297 (321 including the postseason). Here is the full list: QB Consecutive starts Seasons Brett Favre 297 1992-2010 Philip Rivers 240 2006-20 Eli Manning 210 2004-17 Peyton Manning 208 1998-2010 Matt Ryan 154 2009-19 Russell Wilson 149 2012-21 Matthew Stafford 136 2011-19 Joe Flacco 122 2008-15 Ron Jaworski 116 1977-84 Tom Brady 112 2009-15 Tom Brady 111 2001-08 Tom Brady 110 2016-22 Joe Ferguson 107 1977-84 Josh Allen 105 2018-present

Three of the five games on Sunday went into overtime, NYI over Boston, Carolina over Pittsburgh, and Toronto over Philly. The two regulation games were Rangers over Blackhawks and Ducks over Lightning.

With the Lions win over the Vikings on Sunday we now know all the matchups, days and times of the opening round. All times are eastern. Saturday: Chargers @ Texans - 3:30 on CBS and Paramount+ Steelers @ Ravens - 8:00 on Amazon Prime Sunday: Broncos @ Bills - 1:00 on CBS and Paramount+ Packers @ Eagles - 4:30 on FOX Commanders @ Buccaneers - 8:00 on NBC Monday: Vikings @ Rams - 8:00 on ESPN and ABC

Broncos and Bucs both win on Sunday and will be in the playoffs. Everything is set in the AFC, now we are just waiting on the Sunday night game.

After the Patriots win against the Bills on Sunday, which could move them out of the #1 draft choice, they announced the firing of Jerad Mayo. Let the firings begin!! Black Monday is only hours away. Edit: The Titans will get the #1 draft choice after their loss on Sunday.

Another win for Vegas tonight, 3-1 over the Sabers. This moves Vegas to first in the league in points, and the best record in the NHL. They have been strong all season and have enough talent to win the Cup again. That is a tough division, and the Knights are starting to separate themselves a little bit from the Kings and Oilers. On the other side, the Sabers did end that 13 game losing streak a couple weeks back but it has been another long winter of hockey in Buffalo, the steak of missing the playoffs will be extended to an NHL record of 14. Buffalo is in last place with 33 points and the franchise seems to be in "rebuild" mode every season. Tough life being a Sabers fan. At least the Bills are good.

MESHUGGAH - Bleed

Baltimore ran over the Browns 35-10 on Saturday locking up the AFC North and the number three seed, setting up the top four spots in the AFC as 1. Chiefs, 2. Bills, 3. Ravens, 4. Texans. Steelers and Chargers are both wild cards and there is one spot up for grabs between the Broncos, Bengals, and Dolphins, with the Broncos having the best chance by far. As of this post Denver has an 83% chance of making the playoffs. A Broncos win against a resting Chiefs team on Sunday would put Denver into the postseason. In the NFC there is also one playoff spot left, the winner of the NFC South, either Tampa Bay or Atlanta. The Bucs currently have a 90% chance of making it, and if they win against the Saints on Sunday, they will be in. The other TBD in the NFC is the winner of the North. While both the Lions and Vikings are in the playoffs, they are fighting for the bye week and home field advantage.

Your Blues won again tonight, this time 4-0 over the Senators. Other winners on Friday were the Blackhawks, Oilers, Panthers, and right now the Preds are up 1-0 on the Canucks.

Dark Lotus - Call Upon Your Gods

The Vikings Lions Sunday night game will be the first time in NFL history that two teams with 14 wins meet in the regular season. Both are 14-2 with Detroit winning the first game 31-29, meaning that a tie goes to the Lions. The winner, or if the Lions tie, will get the top seed, a bye week, and home field advantage as long as they are in the playoffs. The losing team has to go on the road and be a wild card, so a lot on the line Sunday in Detroit. Lions are coming off a short week having won Monday night in San Francisco, so that probably wipes out any home field advantage, since they have less time to recover and prepare. This is a huge game between the two top teams in the NFC, and longtime division rivels. The current line is Detroit -3. It is tough to pick against the Vikings the way they have played of late, and with the Lions problems on defense it is a concern, though the Lions are so tough to stop it might not matter, and they already won the first game in Minnesota. Both coaches like the play aggressive so it will be interesting to watch. I predict a high scoring game that goes down to the final possession. Should be fun!

That's a resonable way to look at it and a good point. There may not be on universal answer to the meaning of life. We as individuals get to decide what we think the meaning of our lives are.

The winter classic does not seem to draw the interest that it used to. This year the game was moved to Dec. 31 so it would not go up against the college football games, but the NHL scheduled 13 games on the 31st, so it had to compete with 12 of its own. Seems like a head scratching decision by the NHL. Twelve games on Thursday night which saw the following teams post wins: The Wild, Golden Knights, Rangers, Hurricanes, Stars, Maple Leafs, Red Wings, Ducs, Avs, Utah, Sharks and Canucks.

Entering the final week the teams with the top 5 draft picks are 1. Patriots 2. Titans 3. Browns 4. Giants 5. Jaguars Of course this could be shuffled after Sunday's results, so it doesn't mean anything right now, but I had time to fill so I posted it.

The Winter Classic for this season was won by the St. Louis Blues. They won 6-2 against the Blackhawks at Wrigley Field.