Gone is P Matt Haack. The Dolphins signed the former Carolina Panthers punter Michael Palardy instead of re-signing the steady Matt Haack. Palardy has a higher average per punt than Haack at 46.0 compared to the 44.7 Haack had as Dolphins punter. The important guy who is returning is All Pro kicker Jason Sanders. Sanders had a fantastic season converting 36 of 39 FG tries. His kickoffs were nearly always touchbacks. MIchael Palardy has a big leg so we’ll see if we improve our field position with him booming the ball.
Jakeem Grant shared return duties last year with rookies WR Malcolm Perry and DB Noah Igbinoghene. Grant was electric, but you held your breath until he actually cradled the ball when receiving the punt or kickoff. This year I believe Jaylen Waddle will be incorporated into the game and may even make Jakeem Grant expendable. Time will tell on that one. Waddle is so explosive in his own right and I would imagine he’s a lot more sure handed than Grant has been. Still, Jakeem Grant may stick here just because of his electric punt return ability, he averaged 11.4 yards on his punt returns last season. I do believe Waddle will challenge here and Malcolm Perry may also.
Blake Ferguson returns as the long snapper after a fine rookie season. I don’t recall any Ferguson miscues last season so I’ll leave it that he did his job well. The big questions going forward is can Jason Sanders follow up hos All Pro season with another? Who will be the primary return man and if it’s rookie Jaylen Waddle, does Jakeem Grant make the cut? Also, if Jaylen Waddle is the primary return man, do they scale back his work at WR? It’s a lot to ask from a rookie because they have double work, but I would hope Waddle is up to task. Personally, I hope Waddle is part of our return game, I can’t wait to see that. Will new punter Michael Palardy help our field position battle? Haack was unspectacular last season but I thought he did a good job here. Obviously the Dolphins were looking for better and hopefully that’s what we get from Palardy.
The Xavien Howard holdout may affect DB Noah Igbinoghene the most. If he’s the guy that will be counted on to replace Howard, I’d almost guarantee his days as a return man are done for at least this season. He will be working hard to be up to snuff filling some tremendous shoes if the Dolphins can’t work things out with Xavien Howard. This is a huge issue to keep an eye on. You don’t replace 10 INT’s and in general shut down coverage easily and we all saw Iggy struggle last season. I don’t doubt Iggy will be better, but it’s a lot to step in for arguably one of the best corners in the NFL. We’ll see what happens on that front.
Finsmob Unleashed 
Bookman where are you?
Anyway some guy had an abscess right there in the old perineum 🙂
Taint that some shit
Hey man I never grabbed the pork butt, I did Play most of the songs you posted. 🐕🎸🥃🥃👍
Except for hopelessly devoted cause that’s kinda gay.
That was supposed to be a post not a reply to an abscess in the old perineum taint.😳WTF?
Fleury smh
son of a son of a shula says:
June 18, 2021 at 9:30 pm
Jonathan Ledbetter shows on the active/current roster. He’s like a resurrection, he made the team as an undrafted rookie then all of his injuries piled up with a return to form he’s as viable as anyone to make it. Again. I hope he does make it, he’s crowded in amongst Beigle and Van Dyke among many others.
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point being it would appear we’ve upgraded at most of the positions mentioned.
we finished 6th in D last year, and with the moves we’ve made it would appear this D is better.
What’s this? A competition to see who can wait the longest to post?
Ah shit, I lost!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/washington-football-team-trademark-request-in-jeopardy-after-patent-ruling/ar-AALdt7f
LOL, I am so happy I am not a ‘whatever that team’s name is’ fan.
Biden’s dog Champ died. That’s tough no matter who you are…’cept for Roger Vick.
Michael?
Rodger on that. 🙂
X and the 2021 San Fran first for DeShaun Watson….. do you do it?
And yeah get a good chance Watson won’t play this season.
No not doing that deal.
X has more value than Deshaun does at this point. Plus that deal puts us directly in a QB cluster fuck with Tua still here.
Deshaun showed his ass, he’s a phony. 4-6 months ago that deal was viable but not anymore.
4 months ago least some of the talking heads were saying Howard plus 3 firsts for Watson. Know Deshaun’s value has gone down, but how much? Would do a straight swap for Howard in a second. Young top-6 QB.
No way
Throw in all the phone numbers to the massage therapists that said “YES” and you got a deal!
For real though, no thanks.
Can’t even believe people sued over this….. but hard to argue with the Judge.
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“Methodist [hospital system] is trying to do their business of saving lives without giving them the COVID-19 virus. It is a choice made to keep staff, patients and their families safer. Nurse Jennifer Bridges can freely choose to accept or refuse a COVID-19 vaccine; however, if she refuses, she will simply need to work somewhere else,”
— U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes wrote in dismissing a lawsuit filed by 117 Houston Methodist workers, including Bridges, over the vaccine requirement.
Pretty simple and agree as I really don’t understand the lawsuit. The right to do whatever you want when you work in a hospital? Uh, no. Lmao….
Lmao….i just picked up my mail today and the IRS sent me a $1,400 check. I forgot what the memo said, but I’m sure it didn’t have Biden’s name on it….lol.
All I did was file my 2020 tax return.
Let’s party!
We need to get a least 2 1st rounders if X is all everyone on the blog thinks he is and more.
Yep
Note that this interview was 5 months ago… not sure what may have changed in the interim…
Sounds pretty me first. Fuck’em.
I can understand both sides of the equation, but it’s a damn shame it’s going down like this. As I stated last week, it comes down to X’s knees. He just wants to maximize his $$$ before his knees go out (probably sooner than later), and the Phins just want him to honor the contract he signed in good faith.
Sensing a divorce is highly likely…
And yes, that contract (extension) X signed in good faith made him the #1 paid CB in the NFL at the time, just a very short time ago.
If Howard is a total stud why should signing Jones and drafting Iggy bother him at all? No one is taking his position and he had just signed a multi-year contract.
I think it comes down to $$$, Stanger. Meaning, X was by far the best CB in the NFL last year (probably should have been named the NFL DPOY), and the guy opposite him (Byron Jones) barely even registered on the stat sheet… and Byron’s making more $$$ than X.
I was trying to post the exact same thing for the last 3 minutes…..lol. I am cellphone retarded or my cellphone is. Lol!
To stanger
I will correct pp. It’s not pretty at all…lol
It’s FUGLY, Krishna!
It’s not. I think the Rodgers/Howard etc. situations are the natural progression of the free agency era. And it’s not a good thing.
I 100% concur with ya on that, Phelon. Seems to me that the NFL is heading towards what the NBA has been doing as of late: prima donna players trying to form their own teams… not good in the least.
Grier and Flores need to manage this properly. So far, they have.
We had MFF.
Maybe we’ll have XFF….and cash in again.
Another Tunsil cash in. The gift that keeps on giving.
If it comes down to it, so be it. Just have to be sure Iggy is ready before pulling the trigger… and by the looks and sounds of it, he is.
We shall see…
Next man up….filled some holes on D I think, maybe a hole is coming up. Overall, with or without X, thinking we should be better. Jmo.
Rest in peace Chuck!
RIP, Chuck… THANK YOU for your service!
Krishna says:
June 19, 2021 at 8:53 pm
Next man up….filled some holes on D I think, maybe a hole is coming up. Overall, with or without X, thinking we should be better. Jmo.
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I don’t know about that, man. Here’s the bigger question: should we trade X, how much DEAD $$$ do we swallow?
I posted something from OverTheCap.com earlier in the week, that stated we’d eat ZERO DEAD $$$. But some of our other bloggers stated that it’s not true… I’m trying to get to the bottom of it as we speak.
IF we were to eat X’s $16.3M in dead cap by trading him, not sure he’s going anywhere, ya know?
We may be looking at a total holdout by X — contingent upon how his contract was written — while avoiding the $16.3M in dead cap. We’ll see…
I always thought when a player is traded, any base salary left on the contract transfers to the new team. That should include any guaranteed money base salary. Only thing we would be on the hook for is any bonuses not yet paid.
That’s exactly what I thought, too, but apparently, some think it’s otherwise… and they may be correct. I suppose it’s how the contract was written, for one.
Some of y’all are going to disagree with me, some of y’all are going to agree with me… but I maintain…
— I think it’s only a question of WHEN X’s knee(s) go out
— If he won’t honor his 5-year extension, so be it… “Jedi”
— We cut him down to a 3-year extension, and we’ll make him the highest paid CB in the league… beating his knees going out after 4 or 5 years
— We can easily afford this by making cuts that are naturally going to come
We’re better off WITH X, and X is better off with US. We’re going to “alter the deal” (Vader reference) from 5 years to 3 years (knees). If all he cares about is $$$ (Leia to Han), he’ll get paid as the top-CB in the NFL (front-loaded) while he still has knees… making it easier to cut him in year 3 if his knees go out earlier than anticipated.
X will be happy, we will be happy, and we get out of a really BAD 5-year deal what with X’s knees. What’s more? We’ve already drafted his replacement in Iggy.
Ahem… WINNING!
Ho is your favorite literary character?
I would have to rank mine a close
1. Jimmy the Hand
2. Matrim Cauthon
Logan Nine Fingers
Harry Dresden
Logan Nine-fingers as well.
Anomander Rake
Waylander
Logan Ninefingers
They are all interchangeable, and I I have about 5 or 10 others I would put right there as well.
Kvothe
al’Lan Mandragoran
Artemis Entreri
Silk
Ford Prefect
Corwin
Pug
Oh, and I can’t forget, definitely at the top with a bunch of others- Gerald Tarrant
A little know series, the Coldfire trilogy. If you haven’t read it, give it a try. Really cool take on magic and religion, and Tarrant (a villain/anti-hero) starts the series off by vivisecting his wife and kids. Hooks you right at the start.
It’s been too long since I’ve read the Coldfire Trilogy.
Anasurimbor Kellhus
CK, really?
……..hero) starts the series off by vivisecting his wife and kids. Hooks you right at the start.”
Does your family know? Lmao……
And since the question of cap came up on Howard. from Spotrac:
POST-6/1 TRADE
2021 Dead Cap: $1,400,000
2022 Dead Cap: $2,800,000
2021 Cap Savings: $12,100,000
The $1.4 M represents the $7 M signing bonus that he received spread over the 5-year life of the contract. The acquiring team picks up the remainder of the contract.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/xavien-howard-18986/
That is what I thought. Then 1.4 mil in 2023 and no cap hit in 2024.
yep
getting ready to start building single family homes, found this great spot in citrus county, plenty of vacant lots to be had. construction is booming.
i doubt we cave to x’s demands, and i also doubt he holds out and loses 12mil, miami will call his bluff.
he’ll play
Rockphin, will you come help me construct single family homes?
Rob, what part of the county, East/West or North South? I like that part of FL. Near Crystal River or Homosassa Springs? Not near the nuke plant I hope. lol
Let me know if you ever build in the Steinhatchee area. Wife and I have thought about selling and moving to Steinhatchee. Small, laid back and peaceful.
Basically like the whole area from Cedar Key to Keaton Beach.
Going on annual scalloping trip to Keaton Beach next weekend. Looks like weather is going to suck a little though.
I can build anywhere in FL as i’m a Licensed General Contractor since 1989. Cedar Key is about an hour drive for me from Ocala.
I’m also a Commercial pool contractor and a licensed real estate agent, i can find you the lot, build a home and a pool for you.
im concentrating my efforts near citrus springs.
VACANT LOT
2335 Ancient Oaks, STEINHATCHEE, FL 32359
Price: $35,000 MLS Listing ID: 332095
Status: Active MLS Association: Tallahassee
Type: Vacant Land MLS Area: Taylor
Beds: City: Steinhatchee
Full Baths: County: Taylor
Half Baths: Community: ANCIENT OAKS
Year Built: Acres: 1.00
i have about 10 lots there for sale, i pulled that one on google maps, near landing strip, very secluded. needs clearing
92 SW 814TH ST, STEINHATCHEE, FL 32359
Price: $138,900 MLS Listing ID: 1092750
Status: Active MLS Association: Northeast Florida MLS (MLSA)
Type: Vacant Land MLS Area:
Beds: City: Steinhatchee
Full Baths: County: D
between 1 & 3 acres, looks to be less secluded
000 NE RIVERSBEND WAY
Steinhatchee, FL 32359
Bedrooms: Full Bathrooms: Half Bathrooms: Living Sq Ft: Lot Sqft: Acres: Year Built: Type: Vacant Land Community: STEINHATCHEE City: Steinhatchee County: Taylor
on the river
ORob,
Damn, I may have to use your knowledge when me and the wife retire. I want to wait a little while for the construction prices to bottom some though.
Happy Father’s Day boys! GO DOLPHINS!!!
Happy Father’s Day to all you guys!
My image of all you board Dad’s………. one day a year. 🙂
New Age, I think you’re only like the 2nd person I’ve ever met that has even heard of that series. It has such a great magic system, and Tarrant is an amazing character. We have some readers on this board.
What series is this? I need new material
Krishna, yep, lol, it’s a brutal introduction. Very similar to Wheel of Time when Lews Therin destroys everyone he loves, although instead madness, Tarrant is very calculated in his actions.
The best part of the series besides learning the mechanics of the world and it’s magic (it’s not earth) is the unfolding of how and why Tarrant did what he did. He was prophet of the dominant religion, a loving father and husband, etc. And he starts the series committing that unspeakable act.
X has a new agent, David Canter. Can only assume part of Canter’s pitch was “I will get you more money.” Canter was also Howard’s third agent in three years (not so easy to please on agent stuff). Combined with that interview M13 put out yesterday….. those are some ingredients for some hardball tactics by his side.
I could see it getting ugly or, on the flip side, over quick. Don’t think Flores and Grier will let it turn into a Le’Veon Bell.
Bell’s situation was pretty different. He wasn’t under contract, and the Steelers were franchising him, so by not signing the tender and sitting out, it gave him his freedom. We have X under contract for 4 years, so sitting out a year doesn’t get him anywhere.
Of course no team wants that kind of distraction, nor do we want our best player sitting out the season so no doubt we want it resolved.
Bell only had to sit out one year, but he was still sitting cause wanted more money. Yeah I see similarities if Howard does. But like said, don’t think it comes to that. He gets more money or is traded by opening day is my prediction. What don’t think is he grumbles and comes back.
The difference is if Howard sits, he’s in the exact same position next year. So if we haven’t reworked his deal or traded him by opening day, I don’t see him sitting out the year.
If Howard begins a holdout, just don’t see the Phins putting up with it if what they feel a reasonable offer is rejected…… and especially not if in the news and Ross is involved. Think they trade him.
ocalarob says:
June 20, 2021 at 9:01 am
i doubt we cave to x’s demands, and i also doubt he holds out and loses 12mil, miami will call his bluff.
he’ll play
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I’m still hoping this is amicably resolved by making him the highest paid on the team at around 17 mil, but we can play hardball with him because we hold all the leverage, so you may be right.
What leverage did Minkah have? Seems that is the comparison with this regime.
Minkah didn’t have any leverage, but we had a new coach trying to install a new system and get things started. He also wasn’t an established talent. That may have played into just recycling a 1st for Minkah and getting a distraction out of the locker room.
We are in an entirely different place now, but we’ll see, the team may still treat it the same way and trade Howard rather than play hardball. Part of that is having a trade partner though.
If Howard says he wants 21 mil, and we can’t find anyone who is willing to give up two 1sts and give him that contract…say we only get a single 1st as an offer, do we make that trade or do we play hardball? It may not be as simple as ‘we’re taking this approach’
Started with saying David Canter and X seem ready to play hardball. Still my impression. To my mind means thing could get ugly. We’ll see.
Yeah, it’s too bad they didn’t come out and say “we’ll cave if the Dolphins press”. Then we’d know where things stand, lol.
Mike, it’s the Coldfire Trilogy by Celia Friedman. Solid series to add to the collection.
Thanks, I’m going to indulge myself
I’ll be curious to see what you think. It’s more a blend of sci-fi and fantasy.
FYI, I’d just get the 1st book to make sure you dig the writing and story. The story can be a bit bloated at times, but the world building, magic and characters (especially Tarrant) make it for me.
If you find yourself saying ‘meh’ about the 1st book, you won’t like the next two.
Kong,
There’s really nothing like it and I thought that CS Friedman was going to a household name after that and the Magister series. Really good and thought provoking stuff. I really don’t know what happened but writing is very tough to do.
‘Nothing like it’ is a good description. It has some standard trope elements, but the story itself is pretty unique. I can’t think of anything I would compare it to.
There is an old Roger Corman movie called Galaxy of Terror that has a sort of ‘fae producing monsters from the darkness of the human mind’ element to it, but the comparison ends there.
I loved that movie. I don’t know if it’s nostalgia but I’ve always loved the cheesy movies of the 60s-early 80s. There was a lot of experimentation I don’t think we’ll ever see again. It had guys like Sig Haig and Robert Englund before they got really famous too. Thanks for bringing that one up.
This sure would give folks in a FF league reason to mind their teams when out of the playoffs. Wonder what the guy’s calorie count was for his Waffle House day.
From Omar:
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“Kindley, the former Georgia standout the Dolphins selected in the third round of the 2020 draft, was always big. But the offensive guard seems bigger these days. He’s likely heavier than his listed weight of 6 foot 4, 339 pounds, and considering his lack of movement skills made him the worst performer on Miami’s starting offensive line last year it is hard to believe he’s going to improve in that arena at a heavier weight.
Hopefully Kindley uses this time off to get on a strict diet and a fierce workout regiment that helps him shed 20 pounds.”
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And over all a good article with ten observations from camp (and no paywall)
https://news.yahoo.com/kelly-learned-dolphins-offseason-program-160500069.html
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So saddening… 😦
…”The initial evidence indicated Brennan had ingested something laced with fentanyl, a revelation Terry called “shocking.”
Just weeks earlier, Brennan had talked to one family member about the dangers of the drug. Chanel also recalled a family dinner where Brennan referenced fentanyl’s potency.”…
Shock G died the same way, about a week prior to Colt’s passing… ingesting something laced with fentanyl while drinking, according to his autopsy.
If any of y’all use drugs, or know a loved one who uses drugs, be SURE to be warned about shit getting laced with fentanyl. This problem is on the rise and it’s killing a lot of folks.
These tragedies can be prevented with more awareness, or by simply not using, period. It’s a damn shame this is going on. SMH
https://www.wcjb.com/2021/06/10/bcso-warns-people-about-reports-marijuana-being-laced-with-dangerous-opioid-known-fentanyl/
Even if one is a casual Mary Jane smoker, this could happen to you.
Just looked up Vincent Jackson’s autopsy results (he suddenly died in a Tampa Bay hotel, just like Shock G, and this year). The autopsy doesn’t seem to be extensive from what I can find, just that he was battling with alcoholism.
I’d be willing to bet he smoked something laced with fentanyl.
Anyway, sorry for the PSA… but if it can save even a single life, it’s worth spreading this data around.
Another argument for legalization
Sounds like we have similar tastes, New Age.
Galaxy of Terror has a special place in my heart. I was about 8 or 9 years old when I saw a preview for it on cable, probably HBO, and I really wanted to watch it. I was allowed to watch horror, but nothing with sex, and Galaxy of Terror was horror that I know now was too much for my age (it’s a Corman movie which says it all, lol).
I persisted and around the same time, we got our first VCR, a betamax, lol. So my dad relented and recorded the movie, and deleted the sex scenes so I could watch it. The VCR was pure magic in my mind, and that was the prelude to some of the best memories of my childhood- going to the video store.
Ken says:
June 20, 2021 at 8:36 pm
Another argument for legalization
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I hadn’t thought about it like that, but you bring up a very strong point, Ken! Just tax the crap out of it — like they do cigarettes — and perhaps we can put a mere dent in the debt.
But in the interim, peeps need to be thinking about what’s going on with fentanyl-laced shit.
Legalize it, make it safer and tax it
Exactly my point, but only marijuana. I despise the thought of legalizing it.. but we have to be honest, that people are going to do it regardless if it’s illegal. And quite honestly, it helps a great many people, so long as it’s not the precursor to harder illicit substances.
I’m with Rand Paul: legalize it, then tax the shit out of it.
If you’re going to legalize, then the penalty for the illegal pot should be substantial or why bother?
They bother, because the politicians want the kickbacks, they don’t give a fuck about the users.
And if you’re going to do that just legalize everything.
First offense any drug 1 year in prison, 2nd offense 2 years, 3rd offense life.
Just make it the federal law, with these penalties and quit fucking around
Ken,
I also don’t want to be TOO ‘knee-jerk’ about legalizing Mary Jane, before we get to the bottom of who, what, when, where, why, or how this fentanyl-laced shit is being distributed. Let’s not turn a blind-eye to where it’s coming from and the reasons why.
We need to shut that down, fast, and hard.
Seems a lot of it is going on in Florida, in particular.
BBM, do you copy, sir?
That’s why legalized MJ would help because you can control the standards and purity. You have to have a license to grow and dispense. You are subject to regulatory oversight. No more lacing it with fentanyl
Yes, but its so expensive the stones are still buying it off the street.
The tax the shit out of it here, and who knows what happens to that money, we’ll we know it’s lining some politicians pockets
Stoners
And kids are still buying it off the street, the ones we should care the most about, that don’t benefit from it being legal
let’s trade Howard for Watson, straight up. as long as there is no pending litigation.
You must be smoking steveccnv’s “kid stoner” shit.,,,,lol.
ocala isnt known for its high quality weed, lol
too much gainesville green
And then there were 2. 🙂
the remaining rookies Eichenburg, Holland, and Long,, will need about 4 million out of the 5 million left in the cap
the dolphins will have to skip signing their draft picks, or restructure contracts if howard wants more than 1 mil a year raise
the math doesnt work, Howard may have to get traded for some draft picks, if hes not willing to play for the contract he signed
and oh yea, legalize marijuana,
and tax the shit out of the deadbeat welfare billionaires, but not the weed
Not how it works
No. 36 overall — Safety Jevon Holland
Projected total value: $8,716,409
Projected signing bonus: $3,699,207
Projected 2021 cap hit: $1,584,802
No. 42 overall — OL Liam Eichenberg
Projected total value: $8,014,479
Projected signing bonus: $3,188,712
Projected 2021 cap hit: $1,457,178
No. 81 overall — TE Hunter Long
Projected total value: $4,968,706
Projected signing bonus: $973,604
Projected 2021 cap hit: $903,401
Total is 3.93m gross, and 2.58m comes off the books for top 51 when theseb3 rookies are signed, so 1.35m is needed to sign these 3 rookies
The math doesn’t work or David doesn’t know how to do the math, you decide
A few myths that never seem to go away;
* This isn’t the first time MJ has been laced with something potentially lethal and is not the first time. Every generation goes through MJ being laced.
* MJ is a gateway drug. Bullshit and NO studies have ever shown that. Fear mongering.
* Expensive? I guess that’s relative. Access to a greater amount and quality and haven’t seen in an increase in price in 20 years.
* It’s about the kids. More bullshit. Stop feeding your kids sugar and processed food, and then trying to control them with Adderall. All perfectly legal ways to fuck them up.
* Only a minority of the country support legalization. Foul again. 37 states and overe 60% (Republicans, too) of Americans believe it should be legal for recreational and medicinal uses. TX is one of few states that only permit growing and distribution.
* All does is get “stoners” high. More bullshit. A list of medicinal benefits is exhausting. Even the Mayo Clinc uses for medical cases and prescribes it when appropriate. I witnessed the benefits it had on Mrs. K during here 2 year chemo experience.
* It’s a weed and worthless except to stoners”. I buy as many products as I can to support the cause, i.e. water sealer for my deck, clothes, deoderant, shaving cream, etc. It’s uses are numerous and it’s organic and sustainable.
Just a few notes off the top of my head to stop the “crazy.”
That’s a lot of strawmen there.
Like Ken said:
Ken says:
June 20, 2021 at 10:55 pm
That’s why legalized MJ would help because you can control the standards and purity. You have to have a license to grow and dispense. You are subject to regulatory oversight. No more lacing it with fentanyl
I think it will be better (read safer) when each state opens up their own dispensaries. Illegal sales are here to stay, they always will be, but for those who choose wisely, they will know they are getting a safer product. Alcohol is legal and booming but people still make their own moonshine. If marijuana is a gateway drug then so is alcohol.
Agree
Debatable on the gateway drug, I’d say alcohol was a gateway to pot, but less than 50%.
Yes, legal sales of pot will always be here, but you can limit it, by making the penalty harsh
black market marijuana is tax free , and the dispensaries are currently also
but dispensary prices are already exceeding black market prices
if we tax the shit out of dispensory MJ< why would anyone pay double or triple the prices
the dispensaries would have very little revenue , and most of the sales will remain illegal
Dispensaries are tax free?
The dispensary prices are a lot more, you’re paying higher prices, because of the tax, and for that you get quality and legality
mJ laced with fentanyl is extremely rare, because most dealers are looking for big profits
dealers dont lace their drugs with MORE expensive drugs,
its more common to do what they refer to as stepping on it, or cutting it with cheap fillers for additional profit
fillers can be anything, but its always cheap, cheapening the purity is the goal of lacing drugs
a coke dealer will use flour, sugar, baking soda, just about anything is cheaper than coke, to step on it
watch the queen of the south on netflix, lol
its about the narco empire cartels moving their product with a little help from their friends in local governments
its not a documentary, lol but its good viewing IMO
We watched that show for maybe 2 to 3 seasons, but it got so played out. Every episode, the big hook was to see if they could find a different supplier for their coke w/o getting killed. Loved Pote though, he was a lovable character.
Watch Queen of Meth on Discovery Plus, its Tom Arnold’s sister and in the 80’s she was one of the biggest Meth deales in the US, back when ‘Merica made its own shit instead of getting that pinko commie shit from across the border.
Believe Buffalo made a mistake by running up the score week 17.
By doing so it exposed our problem areas, KVN, Lawson, Bobby, and Flowers were traded or released.
By doing those transactions it allowed change in some areas we had issues with, like a run stuffer ILB, pressure on the outside at Edge, safety playing too deep taking himself out of too many plays, run blocking…
There’s still some tinkering to be done with the salary cap, besides signing our 2nd and 3rd round picks and X…, we still haven’t redone McKinney, that was reported to be in the works.
Believe some of this years reworked X money will come in as a bonus, something like 4m, with 1m counting against this year’s cap, the rest added to the next 3 years, and additional base money added.
Have no idea what’s going to happen with X, just putting out there what they can do.
We also have some players, that currently count against the top 51, that won’t make the team and will be replaced by lower salaries.
WR is one of those positions, but not a huge amount of savings, since we’ll have to add 2 players making it final 53 and practice squad.
Bottomline is we can redo X and sign the last 3 rookies without having to cut or redo contracts
ocalarob says:
June 20, 2021 at 10:09 am
i have about 10 lots there for sale, i pulled that one on google maps, near landing strip, very secluded. needs clearing
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Perfect place for a quick drop off and then back in the air
Incidentally, and not for the above reasons, but im very familiar with that area of Florida, just down the road a little ways from my home town.
We love the dispensary. It’s nice to remove all the sketchiness from the whole process. The quality is extremely reliable, and we don’t mind paying the extra tax money for the legalization. I know our dispensaries get taxed heavily.
The place we go has different tiers. Top shelf is between $75-$85 an eighth, and they have different deals on different days, e.g. on Saturdays, if you buy top shelf, you get a 2nd top shelf eighth for $30. It’s expensive, but it’s hassle-free and totally worth it in my book.
Also in CA, you can legally grow your own, I believe it’s up to 6 plants. So if you can’t afford the dispensary, you still have the option to do your own thing.
Connecticut just passed legalization. Starting July 1 legal to grow up to 6 plants and possess. Dispensary coming May 2022
stangerx says:
June 20, 2021 at 3:23 pm
This sure would give folks in a FF league reason to mind their teams when out of the playoffs. Wonder what the guy’s calorie count was for his Waffle House day.
I am coming to you live from a Brandon, Mississippi Waffle House. I, a total loser, came in last place in my fantasy football league. As punishment, I spend 24 hours in a Waffle House. Every waffle I eat shaves an hour off the clock. It’s 4:07 Central. pic.twitter.com/oRugzU7rQT
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Too bad i didnt see this the other day, i live maybe hour and a half maybe a little more away from there. I would have drove that just to see the guy sitting there, maybe i add in a little hot sauce telling the manager i heard him mumbling to himself about…..lost everything….no reason left to live….and that he seems to be awful antsy. People shouldn’t share too much online, you never know what mischievous person who is really close by that might read it and have fun at your expense.
Think dude would have loved your meddling. 14-hours in a Waffle House… lol And I like the food.
I’ve never personally heard of anyone getting fentanyl laced MJ, but fentanyl is the reason I don’t mess around with coke anymore. I used to party once or twice a year if it happened to come my way, but fentanyl has changed that game.
The old risk was you might get some heavily stepped on coke and you were out a few hundred bucks, the risk now is you might get some stepped on laced coke and be out your life- not worth it.
MJ is the only drug I would use and haven’t used any since the first fest I went to which is at least 7-8 years ago. I will now only use an edible as I will not smoke because of my history of oral cancer. Once the dispensaries open I may buy a cookie every once in a while
Can fuck yourself up with edibles way harder, you should look at the THC oils for vaping. If you roll with an edible you better eat half that cookie first because some of the edibles are hard core.
I know you have to go smaller doses with edibles. A cookie should be good for 3-4 uses or users
Wasn’t your life always the risk? Len Bias
Coke has always been a riskier drug than say MJ, but there is still an element of personal judgement that goes into it. In the past, it could still be laced with something that can mess you up such as angel dust, or if you get some high quality stuff and you’re used to getting stuff that is so stepped on, that you don’t realize what you’re doing. But, just like anything, you can be cautious or reckless which can increase or minimize risks.
In my experience it’s a relatively low risk if you know what you are doing. You can die of alcohol poisoning too, but the average user doesn’t have to worry about that- don’t chug a liter of tequila nonstop, and the risk is minimal.
Fentanyl is a different monster. Dealers can step on their product and lace with fentanyl to still make it effective for the user, but one miscalculation and it becomes deadly. And to my understanding, there isn’t much in the way of precaution a user can take to minimize the risk that a single use can kill you.
So now that fentanyl has become an issue, for me caution means stopping entirely.
David C (@DolphinsSB52) says:
June 21, 2021 at 8:33 am
mJ laced with fentanyl is extremely rare, because most dealers are looking for big profits
dealers dont lace their drugs with MORE expensive drugs,
its more common to do what they refer to as stepping on it, or cutting it with cheap fillers for additional profit
fillers can be anything, but its always cheap, cheapening the purity is the goal of lacing drugs
a coke dealer will use flour, sugar, baking soda, just about anything is cheaper than coke, to step on it
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They do lace their drugs with more expensive ones and then they charge more for the laced ones. People want it that way they will sell it that way.
Also they don’t cut it with that shit, they cut it with stimulants to intensify the drug. Cuts the product but people feel like they are getting a really great high from it. Caffeine is a big cutting agent, but also stuff like aspirin to open up the veins and let it hit home harder, or legal amphetamines, ephedra, etc.
Cut it with a lot of that trucker speed shit you can get at gas stations.
Think someone mistakes movies for real life
Ken, a family member is going to take the LSAT next month for 1st time, would you mind sharing your score?
I am not sure the scoring system is still the same as when I took it back in the stone ages. If I recall correctly I scored a 38 which back in 1986 was 82nd percentile
Now 180 is a perfect score, which he thinks is achievable.
Was the test really hard or was the time more of an issue?
Test was not particularly hard and time was not an issue. I signed up last minute and had no prep course. It was a last minute decision I was a senior in college and it dawned on me that I had to do something with the rest of my life so I decided to put the decision off for 3 years and go to law school. I think the grading system when I took the exam was 10-48
Thanks!
If he thinks perfect is achievable either he is super, super smart or they’ve change the test scoring since I took it. There’d be just a handful of perfect scores in the country each year.
Yeah he is super smart
Ken, my wife likes edibles, but I don’t mess with them. Something about the way my body processes it when ingested that way causes me to have anxiety. It’s weird because I never have any issue just lighting up.
Anxious monkey 🐒
Yep, only panic attack I’ve ever had in my life came from a brownie, lol
I thought maybe I just ate too much, because like D said, they can be hardcore, but I experimented a few times after that, just taking a small dose, and I still got anxiety each time. So no more edibles for this ape
One time we smoked in an outdoor park at night with a few friends. I got a bit paranoid and some of my friends were going through some trails in the park at night and one of my friends started fucking with me saying that there are people on the trails and they are coming for us so I was getting more paranoid and took out a small pocket knife I had. That same friend snuck up behind me and went “boo”. Reflexively I stabbed him. It was just in the arm and only a Knick and didn’t need any medical treatment or anything but yes MJ can make you anxious
You really have to find your tolerance for them, eat part of one not a whole one, see how it goes, back off or push further depending on the results.
A few myths that never seem to go away;
* This isn’t the first time MJ has been laced with something potentially lethal and is not the first time. Every generation goes through MJ being laced.
——Im not sure the point here, because the argument is that its dangerous because it is laced. You are right this has been true and it also has been fact, and it always has been more dangerous. Unless you know the person you are getting it from, its possible you can get back shit and it can fuck you up permanently.
* MJ is a gateway drug. Bullshit and NO studies have ever shown that. Fear mongering.
——-Most people start off by whats most accessible with as little threat to getting caught with it. Weed is most peoples first drug because of that. Now does that lead to them wanting to do others, maybe, maybe not, id say it does in some cases and not in others, but since its the “gateway” into using drug, a lot of times for self therapy/self medication, there is a link to it starting people down the wrong road, and for some people that next stop is something that can get them even more high. If you ask me its just as much a fallacy that it isn’t as it is, it goes both ways.
* Expensive? I guess that’s relative. Access to a greater amount and quality and haven’t seen in an increase in price in 20 years.
——–No argument here, cheaper and longer lasting that most “legal” forms of altering your state of being.
* It’s about the kids. More bullshit. Stop feeding your kids sugar and processed food, and then trying to control them with Adderall. All perfectly legal ways to fuck them up.
——–Kids do not have fear of death or injury, not as conscious of it at least as adults. At their level of comprehension drugs are more dangerous and therefore it is about the kids.They live in the here and now and the here and now is fun being high, they don’t see the potential long term effects. Its not fair to categorize it as not being dangerous to kids, because it most certainly is and its more so than to adults. They also are specifically the targets fro dealers because getting them young makes the dealer more money over the years.
* Only a minority of the country support legalization. Foul again. 37 states and overe 60% (Republicans, too) of Americans believe it should be legal for recreational and medicinal uses. TX is one of few states that only permit growing and distribution.
——Have not really researched it to know the numbers, im guessing you dont have supporting info either, but i wont argue something i cant prove or disprove.
* All does is get “stoners” high. More bullshit. A list of medicinal benefits is exhausting. Even the Mayo Clinc uses for medical cases and prescribes it when appropriate. I witnessed the benefits it had on Mrs. K during here 2 year chemo experience.
———Medical benefits are not accurate, it does significantly help with symptoms, specifically those that cause anxiety, or nausea, etc but in general its not a health benefit. You arent getting beneficial nutrients, you aren’t getting beneficial chemicals that like improve immunity etc. What you do get is a drug that relaxes you, takes away stresses and anxieties for however long they are effective. It can help emotionally, it can help in situations when appetite needs stimulation, etc, but this is not “beneficial” its therapeutic.
* It’s a weed and worthless except to stoners”. I buy as many products as I can to support the cause, i.e. water sealer for my deck, clothes, deoderant, shaving cream, etc. It’s uses are numerous and it’s organic and sustainable.
———-Thats hemp and hemp oils, not the drug. Big difference. The THC laden parts are not the parts used for other products. There are beneficial parts to the plant its true but the bud isnt used for anything but getting high.
Just a few notes off the top of my head to stop the “crazy.”
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Even though im refuting most your post, i don’t care about weed legalization. I have smoked it, i wasn’t one of the gateway people but that’s also because my personality isnt addictive by nature. I get bored faster than i could get addicted lol (Thank you ADHD). If they approve legalization im going to use it the same amount i currently do which is none, because 1) my company doesn’t allow for it and they wont even if the state makes it legal and 2) i just dont have the time or lifestyle to fit it in right now. Just like with anything your assertions and the ones to the contrary both have merit given the circumstance. There is no blanket statement that can be made about all of these items that truly covers the right and wrong of it.
The Len Bias situation was an underlying health condition that didn’t mesh well with something like coke. Point i think that’s being made about it, is that its kind of Russian roulette, and people who do drug should really go into it knowing (and preferable at a mature mental level) that this may be the last does they ever take. Everyone’s body will react differently to different drugs, so you legalize it, accept the consequences if a family member dies of an overdose, because wanting it legal is asking for those results in a portion of those that would use it.
Now should it be legal to allow them to make this decision without restrictions, i don’t think so but you aren’t going to stop them. If you legalize a drug for ages 25 and up do you think it stops the 25 and under from getting it illegally? nope. That’s also proof that no matter the taxation or legal status, you aren’t shutting down the illegal drugs, its too deep rooted. Only stopping of kids using it to raise them the right way and to know the truth and hopefully they will make the right decision and if they don’t prayer that they survive the experience. Again though, i base most of my thoughts on should it be legal is on my kids safety, and i see the argument on either side, but for me, my children are the reason it shouldn’t be legal, because its harder to convince them to not risk their lives on drugs when its also illegal than when they will be sitting there going, but its legal Dad, they wouldn’t make something legal that could really hurt me.
Really i should say i lean towards keeping them illegal, because im damn near 50/50 on the subject.
Best part of the legalization argument is cleaner sources for products. With that i wholly agree, and if my kids were going to do drugs i would hope it was from a clean source with less inherent risk of something bad happening.
David C (@DolphinsSB52) says:
June 21, 2021 at 8:33 am
mJ laced with fentanyl is extremely rare, because most dealers are looking for big profits
dealers dont lace their drugs with MORE expensive drugs,
its more common to do what they refer to as stepping on it, or cutting it with cheap fillers for additional profit
fillers can be anything, but its always cheap, cheapening the purity is the goal of lacing drugs
a coke dealer will use flour, sugar, baking soda, just about anything is cheaper than coke, to step on it
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We need to find the source of this fentanyl-laced shit before more people die. If you played the video of the newscast in Florida I posted last night, fentanyl-laced MJ is on the rise and Shock G’s death isn’t an isolated incident.
Seems there’s a real market for fentanyl-laced MJ and we need to shut it down.
Ocalarob says:
June 21, 2021 at 6:13 am
let’s trade Howard for Watson, straight up. as long as there is no pending litigation.
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Krishna says:
June 21, 2021 at 7:17 am
You must be smoking steveccnv’s “kid stoner” shit.,,,,lol.
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David C (@DolphinsSB52) says:
June 21, 2021 at 7:41 am
ocala isnt known for its high quality weed, lol
too much gainesville green
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Two peas in a pod, So i must be smoking something to want Watson over Tua,
Yeah, i’m smoking common sense tweedle dee and tweedle dumb.
That was name-calling and disrepectful and something you never do! Lmao at your hypocrisy.
Can’t take a joke and needs to get in the dirt at once. Nice!
Calif has notified residents of rotating power outages, pouring money into renewable energy due to the green new deal doesn’t seem to be working.
Gavin Newsome can’t keep the power on LOL.
the leftwing failures
no wonder everyone is moving to FLA.
How are the outages tied to renewable energy? Seems could be happening for a number of reasons. Hope Dog and Cav are powered up.
The only power outages I’ve ever experienced are events like a transformer blowing. I know there have been talks about rolling outages, blackouts, and brownouts during high peak hours in heatwaves since I was a kid, well before renewable energy became such a political talking point.
https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2019/07/29/florida-has-the-worst-electrical-blackouts-in-the-nation-thanks-to-storms-lizards-and-zombies
“Over a 10-year-period, some 25.3 million customers lost power in the Sunshine State, versus 22.2 million Californians and 18.3 million New Yorkers, the study found.”
we have hurricanes
Supreme Court ruled against the NCAA today in a suit about what benefits can be given scholarship athletes. Only covered lap tops and other educational stuff, but paves the way for a whole lot more……like cash.
Damn the NCAA and the Olympic Comittee, they get filthy rich while the athletes eat Mickey Ds
Olympic Athletes get paid these days. Bonuses for medals. Least in the big sports….. which is probably how the NCAA would go.
If they use their names they should be compensated, now im more in favor of a trust fund or something that has some control on usage or how much is pulled out of it yearly, but like part of it could go to an insurance policy, some of it could be invested for them, maybe some extra classes on financial planning, smart investing, etc. Not all the athletes, even the best ones will make it in pro sports and this could be a way for them to “get paid” in college, without it starting to be a bidding war for which college is willing to pay top dollar for top athletes.
College athletes get full scholarship including room and board and the opportunity to get a bachelors degree there is a lot of value in that
The fixed amount paid per usage of their name, or likeness also shouldnt be a factor of their popularity but of the revenue generation, like dont pay them, compensate them for using name and likeness.
I agree with D to the extent that their name and number are used to sell jerseys they should get a percentage of that
Thats true Ken, so hey are already compensated/technically paid in that respect, but usage of their names for merch seems to be above those standards, thats why i am not in favor of paying them, but i am in favor of compensating them for additional revenues made off their name/likeness.
Stanger you’re talking about a few of them in each event getting paid, while the vast majority don’t.
I can see someone like Eddie the Eagle, that has no talent not getting paid, but…what I really hate is how much money the olympics bring in, what they charge for the events and how much organizers and high ups make at the expense of the athletes
Steve — most of the rich countries support their teams big time, especially the name sports. Did you count the US soccer Women biotching they weren’t paid as much as the men? Forget the exact numbers but the men were getting close to or more than six figures.
The women’s team actually makes more than the men, rapino has been called out for her lie
Ken says:
June 21, 2021 at 2:43 pm
College athletes get full scholarship including room and board and the opportunity to get a bachelors degree there is a lot of value in that.
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Absolutely true and means they are giving these athletes something worth a lot of money cause can play a sport that generates money for the school, which often lets them in when otherwise would not.
What’s the argument for not being able to give your future NBA first rounder two thousand or ten thousand a month on top of that?
Because it is not a professional sport. There are eligibility requirements. If it was as simple as paying someone to play you might as well just do away with college athletics. I do agree D that students athletes should get compensated for the use of their likeness.
The scholarship ends if a student stops playing it for non-injury reasons. I would call that a professional sport.
So? The athlete is still required to go to class, maintain a gpa and there are limits to how much they can practice. Of course there is a business element to it but if you allow students to play for pay you will destroy college athletics. You might as well just do away with them and create professional minor leagues
Not saying want it, just looking at it from the legal end. NFL has various restrictions but they are set by the CBA with the Player’s Union. Nothing like that with NCAA. So only way see legal is if the NCAA is exempt from anti-trust laws. And in the case today the high court indicated no it is not.
So see this as the first of a bunch of suits. Congress could pass a law though.
But there are similarities between CBA and NCAA rules and regs. There are limits to practice and requirements to provide certain facilities and the like.
Yes there are but the college athletes don’t have a union, and thus weren’t represented. And NCAA is dictating their right to take money. From their school, from boosters, from endorsement companies and from agents. Did they agree to that? Guess argument would be they did by taking the scholarship (something of worth) but what if that hot stud power forward pays his own way?
LOL, from the article I posted above.
“Over a 10-year-period, some 25.3 million customers lost power in the Sunshine State, versus 22.2 million Californians and 18.3 million New Yorkers, the study found.”
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“It’s worth noting Florida, unsurprisingly, was highlighted for having the weirdest reason for a power outage, that is, zombies. The fake alert, which came out of Lake Worth in May 2018, was mentioned in the report. If you all recall, the viral text said “extreme zombie activity” left around 7,880 customers without power.”
LMAO only in Florida
My favorite part of that article is the “unsurprisingly” LOL
LOL
In FL they have a sense of humor, in CA just a bunch of bureaucrats…
Correct only in FL, because they have the freedom to report everything.
If you don’t think more whacked shit happens in CA…you just don’t hear about it
The difference is when FL loses power vs when CA does.
Does anyone in FL not expect to have the power shut off when a hurricane comes in?
Can’t say the same about CA residents when their power goes out and the reasons behind it
You mean like wild fires?
As I stated above, there have been rolling blackouts in CA during peak hours in heatwaves going back to at least the 80’s (earliest I can remember), well before renewables became a political talking point. And I have still never personally experienced one.
But either way loss of power is still loss of power.
I’m sure the people who have no power in FL aren’t sitting around thinking “well even though I don’t have power right now, at least it isn’t because of renewable energy” LOL
Not wild fires, mismanagement, poor planning, building too far into BLM…
That’s a poor assumption, that because CA had power outages in the 80s before renewables became a political talking point, means the renewables have nothing to do with them today
steve — do you think it a fair assumption that the current power outages are cause of renewable energy sources?
No, just the same as I mentioned you can’t assume, because there were blackouts before the renewables, that now with renewables it’s not the problem
My post had nothing to do with with what I thought about renewables, just basic assumption logic
Cav — guess ORob got you going with that one. And Cal does have like twice as many people as FLA. But we get the hurricanes too, which might explain why more outages.
Yeah, I usually don’t get into a tit for tat over state stuff which I find to be silly. But I know very little about CA’s renewable power and energy stuff. I was actually curious to see what basis in reality it had, and the fact that Florida has more power outages than CA and we have nearly twice the population was too funny to ignore, plus you know…zombies. LOL
The Cal power outages were just a way to conclude with the punishing finish of “the leftwing failures.” Any chance you get gotta take it. Guessing never thought you would research actual historic power outage numbers.
And as a FL guy I’m caught in the crossfire…. and couldn’t care less.
Steve is right. We have dozens of zombie related events every year that the democrats just won’t let us report on. It’s a well kept CA secret. Werewolves too…LMAO
Dont tease me, i have been hoping for the zombie outbreak, was kinda hoping this covid vaccine would bring it…finally, but alas so far still seems like a pipe dream.
LOL, we can dare to dream…
Stang,
Rob takes pot shots at CA all the time, it doesn’t bother me. Everyone out here thinks Florida is a joke and where all the weird shyte happens. It’s the butt of most state jokes on talk radio, etc. It’s all stupid. I know not everything in Florida is Deliverance and people eating each other’s faces, lol.
But like I said, I’ve never really had any interest in our energy situation. The reality is it just doesn’t affect me. I guarantee all you guys in FL have had far more power outages than I’ve ever had. In the past 20 years, I can count on one hand the times I’ve lost power, and they were always because a transformer blew, usually from a car accident.
So people can politicize it however they want to, but like usual, the reality is a lot different than what people think.
Florida is pretty cool, but understand a running national joke for wacky shiot happening. Doesn’t seem to stop many millions from wanting to visit though. And they come back…. how bad could it be?
And Cal has a target on its back as well, but for a different reason. A symbol of liberal politics to right-wing folks.
Steve, I’m not making assumptions. I’m saying rolling blackouts have been around in CA since I was a kid which pre-dates renewables being politicized.
I don’t know if renewables are the reason today. I know I’ve seen the assumption that renewables are the reason on this board. But I also know that we have a massive population, and energy grids, energy storage vs projected usage, etc are probably a lot more complicated than the simple political rhetoric of “its cause of renewables”
I freely admit, I don’t know much about our power grid. I can’t tell you what percentage of our power comes from renewables vs traditional. I know the bay area is where the rolling blackouts occasionally occur- like once or twice a year maybe. I believe it’s because of population density, because we don’t experience it here in Sacto where we are more spread out.
I agree, you have a severe population issue, can we just terminate a few million from the LA area to get that shit under control already?
Take a few million from the bay area as well, lol.
Rob say people are leaving CA for FL. I say move them there at a faster rate. I’ll be leaving CA when I retire, mostly because I want to be somewhere with less people.
Import a truckload of Florida zombies….. that would be a start.
Another way to approach it would be to remove any restrictions of players going straight to the professional level, keep college “payment” as payment for the college education and/or experience and training they get at a semi-pro level. They could create semi-pro leagues for those that wish to bypass college or only attend one year so they at least get an opportunity to see if that’s the right fit for them. They can begin to earn faster, in a semi-pro level, much as they would get from college, and upon completion of that they can gain access to the pro’s. They earn money faster, they get endorsements, etc faster, they get the training needed to make a career, and they don’t get dropped into a meat grinder at 18-19.
Still I’m in 100% agreement with Ken that no matter how ya do it, you significantly hurt college sports, and the player potentially, and in most cases. Some kids don’t benefit at all from an education, or the 3 years they are required to attend, but a lot do i am sure it will open things up for very poor decisions by people doing a money grab. The act of truly paying a player to play is also going to destroy it, because colleges like UF with their Gatorade money will buy up all the top players. Now since that is my school, oh well that’s how it will be but i do think it would kill competitive spirit of the college ranks and i think its just now kind of getting good with some of the top players opting for immediate starts at smaller programs and that bridging the divide between the haves and have nots.
The reason Florida has so many strange happenings is because the carpet baggers move down from up north, then the sun quickly bakes their brains and they do weird shit. Florida Man is never actually from Florida. Neither are the Iguanas.
Actually i have had several convos about this with another Florida transplant that live in my area, and we have sources several, especially the murderers who they did come to Florida, from places like Michigan, Joisey, etc and they commit the murders here but they aren’t Florida born.
sourced several
Yeah — all the the carpet baggers fault. And I resemble that remark.
We use to call them Snow Birds, Sunbirds when they decided to stay. Carpet bagger i though was used to describe a different group of people.
Humankind is just fine as long as ya remove about half the humans from it. I’m all for the snap. If I’m snapped or if I’m not, its a damn win.
Cav, no need to get your leftwing feathers ruffled, Fl has a lot of blackouts due to hurricanes, and if you count all the homeless in tents in calif it would appear you have a huge population.
2100 people a day are moving to FL, most are fleeing calif & NY.
you had rolling blackouts all over the state last aug due to peak demands that renewable energy couldn’t meet. renewable energy is not reliable otherwise it would be everyone’s sole energy source.
It’s also not renewable, because in 10 or so years you have to replace the turbines, where do you think that goes?
Then build more using “non-renewable energy”
How’s that footprint?
Aren’t you for building sources of energy that will make America energy independent?
What, one argument isn’t enough, ya got to start a different one? 😉
Least they get blackouts half as much as FL does according to those stats. Doesn’t that mean better?
Like I said above, it doesn’t bother me when you take pot shots at CA. I just found it amusing that your statement was people are leaving CA for FL because we ‘can’t keep the power on’, yet Florida has by far more power outages per capita than CA. It’s just facts.
It’s rather typical for people that only see things through a political lens to get things completely wrong.
And I wish you Trump supporters would get it through your head that I am not a liberal. I get that you think everything to the left of Trump is liberal leftwing, but believe it or not, there is a whole spectrum besides Trump supporter and Leftwing.
I think it has more to do with Gavin Newsome than blackouts
Now I can totally agree with your opinion on Newsome. That guy lost me the second he took office when he announced a moratorium on the death penalty because it went against his beliefs.
That shyte pissed me off. I put that in the same category as that clerk-recorder who wouldn’t sign marriage licenses for gay couples after the SC ruled on it.
You’re a public servant. If part of your duties go against your beliefs, then STEP DOWN.
We had literally just voted 2 years earlier to keep the death penalty and this chucklehead comes in and says he’s suspending it because he doesn’t believe in it?!
I don’t even care that we haven’t executed anyone in more than 15 years. For me it was all about the principal. You just told all the people in CA that for this issue, your vote doesn’t matter.
**principle** (before Mike calls me out, lol)
Feces is a renewable energy source. If people don’t shit they die, and just for self preservation, they keep renewing the energy source. You use it to grow stuff which then gets consumed, which then renews the source.. You use it to power stuff, like electricity, so you can have the lights on when you shit, boom renewing the source. You turn it into fuel so you can drive to taco bell and triple the renewal.
D, I appeciate you response altough I disagree with you most of your tit for tat response to me…..lol.
I was trying to address and summarize a number “myths” that were expressed by 2-3 bloggers expressing old, tired reasons why MJ isn’t legal. I have never understood except to say somehow the alcohol industry won out over the MJ industry. Now that my be a topic to explore.
I will also state your use of the term gateway and my understanding seem to far apart.
Have you read the side-effects and contraindications on your ADHD medication and what is the underlying cause that it is healing you from? Another huge disparity in our understanding of health and wellness.
Reefer Madness lives on.
It’s madness for sure….lol
Well I’m just glad you didn’t take it personal because tit for tats can come off that way, ill start with that.
I’m not fond of the ADHD medicines either but they make a hell of a difference in the ability of my kid, especially to maintain focus. Its an odd treatment but is rooted pretty deeply in science.
You may understand this but im going to just run over it quickly.,
You have neurotransmitters for different brain transmissions and they work like a lock and a key, these receivers are shaped specifically for each type of transmitted neuron. With an ADHD person they have neurons for short term to long term memory, maybe calming effects for anxiety, mental focus, etc and on an ADHD person their transmitter doesn’t always send the properly formed neuron meaning it doesn’t fit in the receiver. This could prevent the calming signal or the short term to long term memory storage of “pick up bread on way home from work”. This happens to all people but if the release of 80 transmissions of a normal person, related to reception of 75 then the person is probably going to remember get bread. If however its like the ADHD brain and a larger percentage of those fails to “connect” then you get a lesser likelihood to get bread.
The medicine works by transmitting even more signals for every such function so year you still only get maybe 35% of them to connect, that 35% is closer to 80 than previously. You needed 70 to connect just to pass to long term, you got 35% of 80 before, now you got 35% of 250. See what i mean? Is it potentially bad? Hell yes, so that’s why ya got through several iterations of testing and follow ups and coming back every three months to discuss any side effects.
The problem is, there is no other method for replicating the success of the medicine and that very specific treatment. Pot actually completely makes ADHD worse, as the problem is that an ADHD mind is very much like a person who has smoked week, when its not active. The ADHD will shut off regions of the brain and this can be seen on CT specific CT scans that show brain activity. Pot does this to an active brain, some parts of the brain shut down (not permanently, I’m not accusing pot of permanent drug damage, that’s for a different discussion lol).
I have done a ton of research and had Physicians explain it to me, but i don’t really consider the use of another drug and its negative effects to show positive effects of others. I do think in therapeutic manners, Pot is a very good drug, i see benefits from it, and yes ADHD has some negative to its treatment, and its actually more a therapy than cure or beneficial medicine as well, my comment was more to the fact that i dont think that arguments against pot are unfounded, but i also think that, and most physicians will tell you that ADHD meds aren’t a guaranteed of anything there is lots of trial and error but if you find the right one that matches up to your specific mix of issues causing you ADHD, it can be successful. It has been very successful with my kid, and kind of meh with me.
Ok sorry i was wrong it wasn’t brief at all lol.
You are D…we don’t expect brief.
Lol, good point.
Yes, you are correct, I completely understand what you wrote.
My question goes back to the root cause. Allopathic medicine rarely heals conditions. It mosts alleviates symptons.
I have aleady put out a sound reason for those that are sensitive to chemical/metabolic imbalances due to diet.
Also, could you not “see” or explore the idea that the chemistry (food, pot, etc) might impact/close the receptors available to function more properly.
I am not a big fan of the allopathic model toward health and wellness. It principally treats symptoms and rarely addresses cause and you have laid out.
I don’t think people are leaving Cali for Florida. Too hot and humid for them delicate petunias.
People are leaving Cal, but going to places like Texas and Arizona (including our Dog). Lots of folks coming to FL, but tend to be from the Northeast and Midwest.
Sorta of funny how the far right complains about liberal NY & Cal, but they are heading out to vote in more competitive states.
I think that’s the complaint….They fuck up the state they live in with their voting habits, then move to a state that is more conservative and keep voting the same. Thereby fucking up another state.
In terms of the demgraphic migration, stanger is correct. Fucking CAs have been coming here in droves, more than any other, and driving up insane real estate prices. It’s ridiculous.
They do it everywhere they go. Them and New Yorkers. Whitefish, MT – cool, funky little town where a year and a half ago you could get a beer for two bucks – home prices have gone up 45% over last year.
I really like how Texas manages themselves economically. It would be high on my destinations of places to move, not just because it has tremendous diversity in industry, but the no state tax etc. If i didn’t move back to Florida, which is my intent when i retire, id move to Texas in a heartbeat.
Phelon — you saw what happened in VA. And that was mostly cause of NOVA growing. And yeah it is F-ed up from the the local True Red standpoint. But then the Blue folks have a legit complaint about the small states being Red creates a disadvantage in the Senate and electoral college. The migration change is natural.
Reason California people have a lot of money to spend when they come into a place is simple……California housing prices are insane. They sell their house, buy one in the new place for one-third the price and have plenty of cash left over for pricey beers in Whitefish, MT.
My pension will sure look nicer in another state.
Lol…yep. phindog sounds like he did same in AZ, but still income tax.
Nine states — Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming — have no income taxes.Apr 8, 2021
Stanger – You ever notice how few migrate from those small red states to those big blue places? That’s because they are happy with the life they have created. If those “Blue Folk” want that life, they should become “Red” not tear down the culture others have built. If they want what they have they should stay where they are. The Electoral College and the composition of the Senate was meant to counteract the population density of urban areas.
I would never tell someone how to vote. And certainly not cause people born where they now live want them too. And I was your carpet bagger in both VA and now FL. Would like to think was respectful of traditions, but then when was there 60% of the people in Richmond weren’t born in VA. How is it supposed to work then when us baggers are in the majority?
You should all go home?
How do you handle it? Assume not born in both VA and FL.
Voted absentee-FL while I was in the Corps. Changed my residency back to Florida as soon as we bought the Keys house. When I was voting Virginia, voted the way the natives did since it coincided with my predilections.
Sounds like we voted for the same folks in VA except went with John Warner (who liked). Mostly straight GOP, but the locals part wasn’t involved. Just a Republican.
And of course you changed back to FL……. no income tax. 🙂
I still haven’t decided where we’ll end up. Definitely somewhere up north, but whether we’ll also head east is the decision still to be made. I’ll make sure to let the board know, so whichever state we move to, whoever lives there can be sure to buy a home before we get there and raise the real estate prices, lol.
There I was…in the Congo…
Are you telling me a good man is hard to find? LOL
Back when Bud commercials were good.
And large apes belong in the Congo…their Homeland!
Krishna – I completely agree with you on medicine. Although when I have a fucking headache, I ain’t trying to meditate it away – Ima drop 800mg of acetaminophen in heartbeat.
Lol…..
I never have headaches. Used to get some as a kid and early adult. Last 30-40 years (changes in diet), rarely.
Mine are generally directly related to over-imbibing the night before.
So you deserve it….lol.
No mercy!
Funny, no headaches from drinking either.
Food for thought…….lol.
I got $30K burning a hole in my pocket. Looks like I’m gonna buy me a 3 bedroom rambler in Grabasnatchee, Florida….with a pool….and one of those screened in liarnay things I heard tell about.
Easy there Big Blue…You ain’t accounted for the free gators and skeeters.
That should be good for a circa 1990 double-wide trailer…..
with original orange shag carpet
I worked at a place that bought repossessed mobile homes when I was a kid. Had one come in that had be set up as a brothel – Zebra shag throughout, mirrors on the ceiling. Was like walking into The Time Tunnel.
“Regardless of what people externally think about the number in a contract the fact is the team takes on all the risk once an extension is signed. The injury risk shifts from the player to team which is highly beneficial to the player. Miami got 5 games in 2019 and then a fantastic year in 2020. That is probably a fair tradeoff for both sides all things considered and one that should not require opening a potential can of worms with a bunch of other players one or two years from now.”
https://overthecap.com/xavien-howard-unhappy-with-his-contract/
Phelon,
Skeeters? Up here they’re big enough to carry off your small children if you don’t keep ‘em staked down. As for gators, I figured I’d just enroll me in one of those classes at the local senior center that teaches how to make belts, boots and wallets out of the varmits….cause where I’m from…we shoot varmits. Problem solved….and ya got a nice new belt to go with the Seersucker suit.
Damn tootin’…that’s the best treatment for a gator. But what Florida skeeters lack in size, they make up for in numbers and tenacity. And seersucker is the bomb if you can wear it without laughing at yourself.
“I just wanted to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay. I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now, but I finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest.”
— Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib becoming the first active roster gay player in the history of the NFL. And he’s not a scrub (on a three-year, $25 million deal).
I’m sure the NFL mirrors society in terms of gaeity on a percentage basis. Sad its not acceptable to same degree.
Sad that it might matter to some.
Yep
Seriously, who cares? That’s Nassib’s business, not mine or anybody else’s business.
Are we all supposed to celebrate, or put a target on his back? Neither seem appropriate, so why the big deal about it?
It’s 2021, and homosexuality is now generally accepted in American society… so why the publicity, I ask? Is it for shock-value, or is it agenda-driven?
Doesn’t matter to me if one is gay… this is a non-story.
He put it out there (so wanted it out) and first time in the NFL. Guessing a lot of gay guys think it is pretty cool at least.
Then I believe it was for publicity.
Maybe he just did it cause he wanted to be an openly gay man. You’ve heard of coming out of the closet. A freeing experience by all reports.
I’m not sure how it’s about publicity, but I’m not surprised by your response.
He’s the only one whose admitted it….hmmmm.
It is sad to think (or maybe you don’t) how hard it is for people to admit who they are….feeling they would be judged harshly or not accepted, i.e. not make an NFL team or how the locker room would “see” you.
Good for Nasib. Be who you are. It is not about publicity it’s about acceptance
And now for something really bizarre:
YO! That was bizarre, is right! His lyrics are real, and that’s what’s bizarre.
Just so ya know, I can’t stand AUTO-TUNE. Every word Beasley spoke into the microphone was digitally morphed. In other words, if he really sounded good, he wouldn’t need AUTO-TUNE (as is the case with most musicians today).
I’d like to see him perform this without auto-tune, just to have EVERYBODY laugh in his face!
I would like to see him give up his football career for a musical career not because I like his music but the Bills would be pissed
LOL, I agree with ya, Ken!
Reading is fundamental, so allow me to re-post…
“It’s 2021, and homosexuality is now generally accepted in American society… so why the publicity, I ask?”
I’m NOT denigrating anyone.
Plus, homosexuals are PROTECTED today by federal law (hate crimes). Why the big deal about being gay today? Now had this happened a decade ago, it would have been BIG news.
Krishna, you’re looking for a fight that I’m not willing to give you. It’s okay to be gay, and I’m not saying anything to the contrary.
Y’all KNOW we’ve reached another stretch of football doldrums, when most of the board is being taken up by political and topical convo! This is where people collide on the blog. Respect your fellow blogger!
Opinions are mere opinions, and not edicts from the King or Queen of England: it’s alright to have a difference of opinion.
Kong, come to the NE. I want to sample your cooking!
ME TOO!
I endorse this message
Mrs K and I loved it when he did the Armidillo Xmas bizarre in ATX. I think we have a signed CD. Lmao…I thought he was great!
It’s not a fight Mf13, trust me. I will ask you again and maybe you will respond. Why is he the only openly admitted gay player in the NFL? Lol, i thought there was someone else at one time. No one cares so why is it about publicity?
I’m also ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ so really don’t care.
Mostly, it’s about awareness and acceptance. I try to learn something everyday and I don’t care who I learn it from.
…”Why is he the only openly admitted gay player in the NFL?”…
Krishna, read this and get back to me. WHY is it such a BIG deal?
https://www.outsports.com/2019/9/5/20850457/nfl-history-gay-bi-players
It is a big deal because in the history of the NFL there has never been an openly gay player on a game day roster. That is nearly 100 year history. Why hasn’t there been an openly gay player on a roster until now. If there is such acceptance then why just one in 100 years?
Seriously, who really gives a funk about a certain person’s sexual preference? That’s SO Hollywood.
On one hand I agree with you a M13 a person’s sexuality should not be an issue but historically it is a huge issue. Homosexuality has been shunned for centuries. We have made strides in acceptance. And while I am not gay I have several friends that are and my general feeling is who the hell am or anyone for the matter to say who another person can love?
WELL, KEN, you certainly can NOT openly love a Jets’ fan, RIGHT??
SO, there is that. REALLY OUT!!
Damnit OD my secret is out
LOLx10!!!!!!!!
I guess when you can’t answer my question you say, “get back to me”. LMAO! Cowardly, too…..so sad.
FIRST TEAM TO 4 GOALS WINS TONIGHT’s Isles-Lightning PLAYOFF GAME!!
OOPS – – – Tampa Bay just took a 4-0 lead on Captain Steven Stamkos’ 2nd
goal of the evening – – – SOOO I’m calling this a “W” for the defending Stanley Cup
winners, the BOLTS!!!
ANNNDDD they keep alive there record of NOT having lost TWO consecutive
games in the NHL Playoffs over the last TWO SEASONS. They’re a PERFECT
12-0 after a loss during this run to glory.
TIME for Great Grandpa to walk the Greyhound and get his beauty rest.
Y’all have a great evening and a better tomorrow!
The Old Dolfan is OUT!!
Except in Rome!
Wait they crashed right???????
It’s a joke! Don’t @ me!
You are a smart man, Wyoming. Too many similarities to today’s America and the fall of Rome.
Ken says:
June 21, 2021 at 9:34 pm
On one hand I agree with you a M13 a person’s sexuality should not be an issue but historically it is a huge issue. Homosexuality has been shunned for centuries. We have made strides in acceptance. And while I am not gay I have several friends that are and my general feeling is who the hell am or anyone for the matter to say who another person can love?
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Then you should agree with me with BOTH hands. You’re speaking “historically”, and today is a new day. NO MORE DISCRIMINATION, PERIOD, and it’s been that way for a time.
Simply put, I do not care (nor does the general public) if one is homosexual. It’s kind of like beating a dead horse, if you will. It’s played out, and nobody really cares anymore, being our society has become very accepting.
What if Dan Marino comes out as gay? I DON’T CARE! It doesn’t affect me — nor should it — when everyone should be able to live the life they choose (within reason, of course).
I wish we can say there is no more discrimination but you know that is far from the case and that is why it is an issue and a big deal
And if it doesn’t affect you why do care if Nasib has openly come out?
Fair point, and those who wield the real power are the ones who promote such hatred. Look no further than Joe Biden (racist mofo).