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I was visiting my 86 year old father the other day and he casually said something that stopped me cold. Dad has quite a few health issues, including having a minor stroke or seizures (docs isn’t 100% sure which) about six months ago. We were discussing another friend of mine that just entered...

I am officiating a wedding for two very good friends in two weeks (my first). I’m almost done most of the ceremony but really wanted to do a reading that was not Corinthians. They are avid music fans, so I was hoping to read some song lyrics. I’ve been googling and there are some interesting...

I’m thinking of planning a Las Vegas trip this October and looking for advice on hotels, food anything else you want to offer. Rough plan so far has my wife and I arriving October 21st and going to the Scorpions/Whitesnake concert that same evening and then the Raider/Texans game on Sunday...

For those of you that have parents that passed away and have siblings, are you just as close to them now as you were when your parents were alive? Im fortunate that my parents are still alive but they are getting up there in age. I’ve heard from others that in many cases they grew further apart...

I have a few family and friends related questions and thought I would start a few threads to get the wisdom of the FBGs. First one is related to gifts. I have a busy summer lined up, including: three weddings, two graduations and and engagement party (??) Here are the scenarios: 1. Wedding 1 -...

I write a quarterly message to my staff (~300). They were originally intended to give updates on corporate plans, priorities, etc. but they have morphed over the last few years to be more about competencies and leadership. Topics have included personal accountability, service, innovation and...

I've been reading all of the Corona virus threads … and I mean all of them. Most of the time while also watching Corona virus news on tv. It is pretty easy to tell that most people also tend to focus much more on the negative, mainly because it is so hard not to.  The last few days it has just...

Turned 50 today and having an incredible day! My amazing wife and I were supposed to be celebrating in New Zealand and actually got to stay there for two weeks before we had to come home due to the virus. We had an amazing time despite the disruption of cutting it short due to this new reality...

Mrs. Punk and I are having a raging Friday night debate ...which is the better duo?

I'm planning my next football/music/food trip with my wife this fall. So far we have the Steelers vs KC game Sept 16th, Cle vs NYJ on Sept 20th for Thursday Night Football and then on to Louisville for Bourbon and Beyond for two nights of music. I figure the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Canton...

I'm in a dynasty league with my wife. She is currently in first and I am in second (we are both 9-2 but she has me on points). She has great depth at RB (McCoy, Hunt, Crowell, McKinnon, Darkwa, AP and Booker) but pretty weak at WR other than OBJ (Dez, Sanders, Jones, Hogan, Hurns). I have the...

Im in trade talks with another owner in a 12 team dynasty league and we have been going back and forth on value in a few leagues and most recently on the trade value of QBs. In this particular league I am in the running and he is out of the running.  The QB we are currently debating is Matt Ryan...

My wife and I are planning our next road trip and have landed on the week one combo of Eagles/Browns on Sunday, followed by Redskins/Steelers on Monday night. We're also going to try for the Springsteen concert on the Friday before the game. It looks like we'll be doing four days in each city...

I'm from Winnipeg, Canada and started doing road trips a few years ago mostly in the northern states that I know fairly well. This year my wife and I are headed to NO, Nashville for week 6 games and then on to Memphis to check out Graceland. We have 3/4 days in NO, 2/3 days in Nashville and 2...

Here is my kick at it this year. As always, I have included a few trades that are a combination of what I think should happen with what I think will happen. Have at it ... 1.Houston Texans – Blake Bortles QB, UCF I’ve been going back and forth between Bortles and Clowney for weeks, as I’m...

Alright folks, hope you enjoy. Feel free to pick apart and give me your $0.02 on your favorite teams. I took a little different approach this year. I will usually try and predict what will happen, but I also added a little bit of what I think should happen for each team. I doubt anyone will...

A few weeks in the making, but here it is. Feel free to comment, ask questions and pick it a part. As I always do, I try and predict a few trades that seem to make some sense for both teams. 1.01 Indianapolis Colts Andrew Luck QB, Stanford Sometimes things just work out for a franchise...

2011 NFL Mock Draft I almost decided not to do one this year, but I just couldn't not put at least one version together. As always, I like to make this interesting, so I have thrown in a few trades. Some are possible, others maybe not so much. Anyway, here it is for your reading enjoyment. 1...

I wasn't planning on doing one this year, but I just couldn't pass ... it is just too much fun. As I do most years, I have incorporated trades into the mock and have used the trade value chart as much as possible to give it a sense of "realism". Enjoy and feel free to let me know which of...

I'm in a 12 team redraft that is big play scoring (10 points per INT, 7 points per sack, 4 points for forced fumble) with .5 points per tackle and assist. Our trade deadline is this week and I am wondering what the FBG thoughts are on who would be top 10 going forward at each position (DL, LB...