“sportsfan80, who in the world is the BB you referred to in your post? Is this your submission as the puzzle of the day? How many do you think knows who this is?”

Bryan Burwell?

coming from a guy that has had to work multiple jobs without the benefit of insurance untill 5 years ago i mastered the cold long ago. absurd amounts of orange juice wether you are thirsty or not. really spicy indian food. hot curry will break through anything. while working nothing gets a shift back to managable like afrin nasal spray. that stuff is magic. after that i get the alka seltzer cold remedy. i let that knock me out at night. all in all i have fought off every cold with that.

Yes - Burwell.

Bernie–my cold fighter/remedy: 1/2 (or whole) dose of cherry nyquil, squeeze of lime juice, 1 Airborne tablet and some 7UP/Sprite. Good to see LaRussa is being realistic about Carp. Go Cards!

No doubt Warner deserves to be in the hall. I remember when he was still here in St. Louis, people kept saying he needed one more break-out year, as opposed to Marshall Faulk. Well, this is that year. I just won’t be looking forward to the Christian proselytizing in his induction speech. But maybe if those in charge of the hall act now, they can draft a bylaw separating Church and Hall.

When I can’t sleep, I always pull out the ol’ bottle of ether.

Bernie, Since you have the power of getting the last word, and then closing a blog, let’s at least finish our disagreement civilly.

1) You were quick to say that I was “wrong” several times. In order to be “wrong”, there has to be a “right”. These are subjective issues - therefore, your contention that I was “wrong” shows a quality of ego in your comments. There is a difference between one expressing their opinion, versus correcting one on a math problem. So I would be less hasty in the future to label your readers as “wrong”.

2) Did I ever say that you asked Aaron Miles to be on your show? No - I said that I bet he never turned you down “if” asked. So to call me “wrong on that point was unfair as well. The fact that you never asked him leads to point #3.

3) What you wrote about Mr. Miles was irresponsible. If you cared about the truth instead of a headline, you would have contacted him before writing and asked for some clarificatin. You could have said, “Hey Aaron, we read your comments and they seemed a bit out of character. Folks here might get the wrong idea and we don’t want you leaving town on a sour note. Would you like to talk with me for my column? I want to be sure that my readers know exactly how you feel about the entire picture - not just a few quick comments that were said into a tape recorder.”

You didn’t do that though - just wrote a blog and called him a smack talker. That’s the difference between you and me, Bernie. And yes, most of us do have to enter our comments with anonymous names - because we’re not getting paid to express our opinions publically and sometimes doing so could be detrimental - as opposed to yourself who has chosen this field and relies upone a byline. So stop being so quick to criticize just because you feel as if you are smarter than us or are more ‘out there’ because your name is on the column. That’s an insult to your readers.

And by the way, I never insinuated that I wanted press conferences to look like “Springer” shows. In fact, you’re the one who almost got into a fight with TLR one night - which I felt was an embarrassment. All I said is that the media in this town tosses softballs at our sports figures because they’re afraid of being shut out - which is a function of your group as a whole. TLR, for instance, knows that he can shun a tough reporter and the others will then gather at his feet. If all of you were tougher and asked the questions we wanted answered, that power would be taken away from these sports figures. No one wants chair throwing or to see you go belly to belly with TLR - we just want some hard journalism.

The last word will of course be yours - as always.

Thanks goodness for Derrick Goold - Wonder why Aaron called him and not you? Can’t imagine. And lookie there - Aaron is still going to appear at a charity event with TLR. Gosh, just as I hinted when I commented on his character in my post via the previous blog. Sounds like my opinions of the man were quite on the mark. As I said before, I feel that you owe the man an aplogy for labeling him as a “smack” talker in your blog. Again, it’s my opinion - but you were hasty in your comments and didn’t seek any sort of clarification. I didn’t go to j-school, but I’m fairly certain in talking with my friends who did, that getting the facts and seeking first hand information is the foundation of a good story…

Hi Bernie.
You wanted a home remedy a home remedy for congestion. This one really works.
1) Buy a generic nasal spray non-medicated.
2) Buy a box of coarse (kosher) salt.
3) Buy a bottle of Seagram’s Extra dry gin (only Seagaram’s works-it doesn’t matter as far as the flavoring such as lime flavored).
Before you go to bed, spray 2 sprays of the nasal spray in each nostral. Gargle with warm salt water using the coarse salt. Make yourself a cup of hot tea to taste (ie, sugar, lemon, honey, etc). Add enough gin to taste it but you don’t have to overdo it unless you want to. A shot is more than sufficient.
The result will be that you sleep like a baby. When you awaken, you will cough for a few minutes and get rid of the phlegm. Yoyu will feel like a new person.
If I sound somewhat know-it-all, I apologize. I am a bronchial asthmatic who was given this cure 20 years ago and I haven’t taken cold medication since.
Hope that helps
Ewt

The only cold remedy I use is Theraflu. I can take it once and I am feeling better the next day. I agree with your assessment of Utah, a team cannot change the Conference they play in. Big Schools will not schedule to play teams like Utah, Boise State, Ball State, etc due to fear of losing. But if a team wins all of their games and dominates an SEC team they should be considered for the National Championship. A playoff would make this a non-issue.