Lions working on the secondary alright!
Terrion Arnold is said to be the best CB in the draft.
Ennis Rakestraw was on my list for CBās.
Giovanni Manu is a beast of a man, but super raw, but he has the feet of a dancer.
Sione Vaki is our new secret weapon for fake kicks ect, among other things.
Meki Wingo is a James Huston type.
Christian Mahogany was considered a #2 guard until he was injured.
So I would say it was a pretty good draft.
The Lions have gotten a lot better and will be a lot better this coming year.
I never thought I would say thisā¦
I predict we win the Superbowl this year. 
What does Swami-Smacky have to say? @SmackyMcSmackers
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I might have to put a preseason bet on lions winning it all.
. Last year the odds pay out would have been better.
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Oh no your speaking in tongues again 
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Good morning Islanders,
Hope you all are doing well today. Havenāt been on much lately, dealing with a slight health issue, but itās all worked out, and Iām OK.
Havenāt been all too busy in Reapers Glass Shop, things are kinda slow, have a TON of work coming Q3 & Q4 this year.
The mock up for the āFruitā computer giant is complete for the new series of āVintage Eā stores, coming to a store near you, LOL
Another set of āCustomā doors waiting for the special cladding, these are heading to the Bahamas.
Hope all you Islanders have a wonderful day, and once again, Iām OK and ALMOST back to normal.
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I know a bunch of us were wondering where you had gotten off to, @Kgrim. Health issues can be difficult to predict. Iām so happy to hear that youāre okay and ānearly normal.ā I hate applying the word ānormalā to myself! HA!
I know weāre all really glad youāre feeling better! 
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Thanks @mota, really appreciate it.
Iām still recovering from the TIA (Mini Stroke). I was good for a few weeks after, but it finally caught up with me. A whole lot of testing, poking, prodding, enough blood draws to give someone a transfusion and trying to work and keep my stress level down, changes in blood pressure meds, etc. I have 1 more week of this stupid heart monitor then I can get rid of that, and should be done with all the ātestingā. Still have no clue why it happened, but, the Neurologist says Iām āclinicallyā good, no loss of motor function, muscles etc.
I guess I should have said Iām feeling a lot like my old self, and not ānormalā LOL
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I had a stroke almost seven years ago. I never lost consciousness, and only lost the ability to walk for a couple of hours. The stroke was on the right side of my brain, so it affected the left side of my body. Iāve felt like Iāve had āpins and needlesā on the left side of my entire body ever since, however, the feeling has diminished somewhat over time. What I lost most noticeably was fine motor control. I think Iām at between 80% and 90% recovered in that area. Immediately after my stroke, for example, I couldnāt make a fist with my left hand. Using my right hand I could push my fingers into a fist, but I couldnāt do it using just my left. Thatās easy for me to do now, but it took time.
Yeah, keeping stress at a minimum was something my doc stressed too.
In any event, Iām glad that youāre feeling better!
Now whereās that bong?!
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Glad to hear your recovering!!!
So, this āincidentā started on a Friday night around 9:30, I was asleep on the couch, had my left arm hung out because Ranger is a needy pup sometimes and needs me touching him to fall asleep. I woke up to my left arm asleep like itās done 1,000 times before, but, when I sat up, it was literally like someone chopped my body in half with a giant shot of Novacaine. Checked my BP, all good, no slurred speech, no loss of motor function, no droopy face, no other symptoms other than numbness which resided in a few minutes. So, I really didnāt think much of it to tell ya the truth. Well, 3 episodes later about 9:30am I told Maria, hey babe, you better take me to the hospital, and onward we went. Had about a 20 second bout on the way there, still, no other symptoms, but could feel my BP rising because I started to get a little worried. Got to the ER, told them what was going on, INSTANT freak out from ER. Onto CT scan in under 7 minutes, all clear, said not a āstrokeā BP outrageous. 1 10 second episode in ER, nothing showing on monitors. Admitted, under observation. 8:00am all kinds of heart testing, all clear.
9:30am off to MRI, once again all clear. They screwed with my meds and BP would t come down. Told Maria, bring me some gummies and my pain meds, because they wouldnāt give me any, explained to the nurse, once my wife gets here, I will get my BP down. 50mg of gummies, my pain meds, and POOF, within 15 minutes, BP back to normal. Now, after numerous Dr visits, and a trip to the neurologist, still donāt have an answer yet, thatās why Iām wearing this heart monitor, to watch my heart because he thinks I may have gone into A Fib and not known it, and sent red blood cell clot to my Brain.
So we will see once this report gets filed.
I TOTALLY get the pins and needles feeling, still have some residual in my forefinger and thumb, but itās more like a buzzing compared to the pins and needles feeling of āsleepingā extremities.
And itās underlying, I can feel fine details just fine, but with the buzz in the background, itās gotten better, but Iād say itās 95% back to normal.
Iām hoping the change in BP meds, the brainwave scan, and 4 weeks of this damn heart monitor show at least something, LOL
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Awesome to get old not! Owell makes a person start to prioritize more and realize that you have to appreciate the people and puppies because they depend on us and want us around. I have one of those needy pups to and at 11yrs he still sleeps between mommy and daddy. @Kgrim
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Hey brother @shag ! Those seeds arrived today! Thank you once again for these and Iāll be tagging you when I get some wet. 
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@mota and @Kgrim glad to hear you both are doing well.
@Kgrim glad to hear you are back to work.
I just thought you were working your ass off like ya doā¦
No one knows you like yourselfā¦maybe your wifeā¦ 
I am gonna be in your area more this summer I will have to drop by and see you.
Or if you stop by my place that is cool too.
Maybe a BBQ is in order.
Maybe we can get @Bobgrows to attend too.
When she is not traveling the world that isā¦
In other words I hope to see ya soon.
Dog lovers are good people, cause dogs is good peopleā¦ 
Thank you for the report my friend, I hope those are just what you were looking for.
I found his work very unique and his sativaās are very fast.
I have not seen 1 other person with those seeds but I do know only a few got them.
You may wanna make some seeds if you have the room.
The breeder is pretty cool and probably would not mine if you handed out a few to your friends.
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@shag sounds good my friend, youāve pretty much gotta go bye the house anyhow, LOL
Let me know a little bit ahead of time, Iāll fire up the smoker and do some ribs or something.
On another note, I bought a 5 gallon Hypochlorus acid generator, so youāre welcome to a batch if you need it.
Yeah, work is slow right now until Q3-Q4, just little things.
Iām feeling much better and ALMOST back to feeling like my āold selfā
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Good to hear, no cliff diving for at least a couple of weeks just to be safe. 
Nice buy, that stuff is handy.
I have been shut down but I just popped a few seeds so I hope I donāt need any but I will let you know.
Thank you kindly my friend. 
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Iāll definitely give that some consideration.
Thanks again.
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He was a hell of a find. Gonna be a special teams ace, especially given the rule change for kickoffs.
I donāt hate any of the picks. Definitely filled some needs for now & the future.
My buddies who are Bears fans are questioning the rationale of drafting a punter out of Iowaābased on their offense, that dudeās already got some significant miles on his foot.
I heard ESPN has Detroit and Kansas City headed to New Orleans this year.
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Biofortification of staple crops can be done through conventional crop breeding, agronomic practices (such as through application of fertilizers), or genetic modification (GM) .
What is the new name for GMO?
Instead of using the more popular term āGMOs,ā food manufacturers should now use ābioengineeredā or āderived from bioengineeringā as per the new federal standard.Mar 18, 2024
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Just picked up a new toy.
It will patrol the island perimeter to keep out the riff-raff.
Manta Ray Underwater Drone
I figured we could use it for skiing when are bored.
I traded some weed for it. 
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Do you think food is important?
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was Americaās largest farmland owner with more than 260,000 acres.
China held 349,442 acres in 2022.
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Underwater stealth technologyā¦ I wonder why they would develop that??
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