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I was ready to be pissed about the call on Ott, but after the replay I have to admit they got that one right (dammit).

Nope, not back yet. :( Yeah and apparently now Gerbe is French.

I saw him a few shifts ago.

Yes Weber fought, but his counterpart was more than willing and had his gloves off just as fast, so I saw no reason for more than offsetting 5 min. penalties. Thank you.

Speaking for myself, I'm not insinuating it's the refs' fault the Sabres aren't playing well. I just think it's crap that Weber got the extra minor in the fight and Scott was tossed before he could even go at it.

This is some bullsh!t.

My normally reliable cell phone woke me up an hour early today because even it thought Arizona should observe DST. Harumph.

I'm kinda surprised by the low guesses on total points (the tiebreaker question). Not many saying over 50, but I could be overly optimistic about this team's ability to make a late push as in prior years.

All in good fun. ;) Although you should've warned him that I look nothing like my avatar in real life... might've been disappointed there.

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Before my time. ;) Some of the answers here are hilarious.

Well according to inkman, I'm most like Gerbe. The comparison is certainly apt based on height, but I'd say it also fits because while I may mot be the most talented of the bunch, I work my a$$ off and give 110% effort. Or maybe I'm Pominville... semi-talented, and not necessarily captain material but hard-working and the type to lead-by-example.

Nice, Ghost. I'll play: 1) Will Cody Hodgson finish with over 17 1/2 goals? N 2) Will Drew Stafford be a Buffalo Sabre on April 4th, 2013? Y 3) Will Ryan Miller have over 19 1/2 wins? Y 4) Will the Sabres make the playoffs? N 5) Will Tyler Ennis have a fighting major this season? N 6) Will Ville Leino have over 5 1/2 goals? N 7) Will the Sabres finish with over 45 1/2 points in the standings? Y 8) Will Mikhail Grigorenko have over 13 1/2 points? N 9) Will Jason Pominville be a Buffalo Sabre on April 4th, 2013? Y 10) Will Thomas Vanek have over 48 1/2 points? N 11) Will Tyler Myers have over 12 1/2 points? N 12) Will Steve Ott have over 98 1/2 penalty minutes? Y 13) Will the Sabres finish 12th or better in the Eastern Conference? Y 14) Will Robyn Regehr have over 1 1/2 goals? N 15) Will Marcus Foligno have over 4 1/2 goals? Y 16) Will the Toronto Maple Leafs make the playoffs? N 17) Will the New York Rangers win the Atlantic Division? N 18) Will the Winnipeg Jets make the playoffs? Y 19) Will the Chicago Blackhawks finish with over 76 1/2 points in the standings? Y 20) Will Rick Jeannerete announce his retirement before the end of the regular season? N Tiebreak: How many points will the Sabres finish with in the standings? 55

I'm enjoying a much-needed vacation in Phoenix visiting my mom and brother. Other than a little rain today and tomorrow, the weather has been sunny and warm. And with the Coyotes in the midst of a homestand, I also get to see 3 hockey games while I'm here (they're season ticket holders)! Fantastic, indeed. Good luck, weave!

Thanks, Braedon! I had a chance to try a new one last night: Tomatin 18 Year Old Single Malt. I liked it a lot. Very sweet on the nose (maple syrup / caramel), decent flavor and nice finish without being too hot. Kind of regretting giving it to my boyfriend, lol.

:o That's a really expensive oops! On another note, anyone tried Japanese whiskey? Got this as an email newsletter today and I'm intrigued: http://www.tastingtable.com/entry_detail/ts/12758

I can't take credit for the recipe (it's from this book: http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Easy-Thai-Everyday-Recipes/dp/0811837319), but it's basically: 3 T fresh-squeezed lime juice 2-3 T fish sauce 1 T sugar 2 T each chopped scallions and sliced shallots 2 T (or more) chopped cilantro 12 oz tuna, drained your choice of heat (I only used about 1 tsp red curry paste since I'm a spice wimp, but you could use chilis or chili pepper flakes) Add everything to a bowl, stir to combine, and let sit for about 15 min. for the flavors to meld. Good at room temp. or from the fridge, and kind of messy with the amount of liquid so I often just eat by scooping up with crackers rather than having in a sandwich. Delicious.

Thai tuna salad for lunch (tuna with lime juice, fish sauce, scallions, shallots, cilantro, and a little bit of sugar and red curry paste). Just glorious.

Hope all is well with Jo and you guys can relax for the remainder of your trip!

Sabres finally win two games in a row again (woohoo!). Grandfather went home from the hospital last Sat. and is still there (home), so hopefully his health continues to improve. And after a very, very long two months, I'm on vacation next week and part of the following week in Phoenix. Suh-weet.

Sure hope this is a hint at an upcoming Chz insider scoop...

I wish better luck for you! I've been going crazy the last four weeks trying to figure out why my experiments are suddenly not working as they had before, and after testing today I think we know why. We have five or six different cell lines going right now, too. We're pretty sure who the source of contamination is (see prior Complaint Thursday posts re: stinky coworker), but he's beyond help at this point. I just hope after his committee meeting in a few weeks they finally kick his dumb ass out of grad school, but I'm not optimistic.

This is one only the science nerds will appreciate, but it's a biggie: mycoplasma. Ugh.

9am is early for sure when you work until 10pm the night before and live 30 min. away! I'm normally here more like 10:30-7, so getting here at 9am is big departure from the norm. And today it was for nothing, since I JUST received the second sample on which I was waiting. And it should be allowed (re: Liger's shovel idea)... that dude is so bad at his job, it's unbelievable.

Are they all the same person? The last one sounds like it could be someone higher up the food chain.