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[A Friend of Charlie]

Nice win by the Broncos yesterday...but at a big cost.  Bo Nix breaking his ankle will unfortunately end their playoff run next week without him.

Agreed. I wanted the Bills to win, but you can't show up for only one quarter, turn the ball over a bunch of times, and still expect to win.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Looking like Texans/Pats might be a snow bowl today, according to forecasters.

I'm expecting it will be the more interesting of today's two games. I think it's a battle of quarterbacks because I can't imagine there will be much running.

[A Friend of Charlie]

How's that for some post whoring?

[A Friend of Charlie]

Today's Birthdays

Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. They include:

American orator/statesman Daniel Webster in 1782;
Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girls Scouts, in 1860;
writer A.A. Milne in 1882;
comedian/actor Oliver Hardy in 1892;
actor Cary Grant in 1904;
actor Danny Kaye in 1911;
inventor Ray Dolby in 1933;
filmmaker John Boorman in 1933 (age 93);
Northern Irish politician/Nobel Peace Prize laureate John Hume in 1937;
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame member Curt Flood in 1938;
musician David Ruffin (Temptations) in 1941;
musician Bobby Goldsboro in 1941 (age 85);
actor/filmmaker Kevin Costner in 1955 (age 71);
actor/musician Mark Collie in 1956 (age 70);
actor Mark Rylance in 1960 (age 66);
actor Alison Arngrim in 1962 (age 64);
actor Jane Horrocks in 1964 (age 62);
comedian/actor Dave Attell in 1965 (age 61);
actor/musician Jesse L. Martin in 1969 (age 57);
actor/wrestler Dave Bautista in 1969 (age 57);
Becca Tobin in 1986 (age 40);
actor Ashleigh Murray in 1988 (age 38);
actor Hunter Doohan in 1994 (age 32);
NFL player Tee Higgins in 1999 (age 27);
musician Thomas Raggi (Måneskin) in 2001 (age 25);
actor Samuel Joslin in 2002 (age 24).

Today's Over/Under is 9

Six. And I should know what Daniel Webster looks like because that was the name of my elementary school, but I don't.

[LuvTooGolf]

How's that for some post whoring?

PWs everywhere would be proud.

[LuvTooGolf]

Gotta say, I'm not a big fan of the 3pm start time for NFL playoffs, especially the week before the conference championships.

[LuvTooGolf]

Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #482

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[LuvTooGolf]

Connections
Puzzle #952
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[LuvTooGolf]

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Strands #686
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[Travellin Dave]

Halfwheel has their top 25 of the year out.  Interesting list.  Large number I know nothing about.

https://halfwheel.com/top-25-cigars-of-2025/

Interesting. Navigating the list isn't so easy. I wasn't able to see past #11. This list sounds a lot like the commercial lineup for The Cigar Authority podcast.

I found you have to go back to the page with the full list, click on #11 then you can go the rest of the way.

[Travellin Dave]

Nice win by the Broncos yesterday...but at a big cost.  Bo Nix breaking his ankle will unfortunately end their playoff run next week without him.

Agreed. I wanted the Bills to win, but you can't show up for only one quarter, turn the ball over a bunch of times, and still expect to win.

San Francisco didn't even do that.  I don't know how that MASH unit played so well against the Eagles...I expected this last week from them, but the Eagles decided all they needed to do was punch the clock for a win.

[Travellin Dave]

Not many today...

[Travellin Dave]

and...

[A Friend of Charlie]

Holy turnovers Batman!

[A Friend of Charlie]

Halfwheel has their top 25 of the year out.  Interesting list.  Large number I know nothing about.

https://halfwheel.com/top-25-cigars-of-2025/

Interesting. Navigating the list isn't so easy. I wasn't able to see past #11. This list sounds a lot like the commercial lineup for The Cigar Authority podcast.

I found you have to go back to the page with the full list, click on #11 then you can go the rest of the way.

I'll check again when I can. I don't think I noticed the full list anywhere. That would have been helpful enough.