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Thanks, Kevin. I wonder if I am the only one with a problem on the days I have the problem.

Strips from 2016. Rat runs for President.

Merrill Kelly is a pitcher. San Diego offered him a two-year contract for $40 million total. Arizona offered him the same amount, but for three years. He signed with Arizona. ...Explaining his decision, the pitcher told the media that “I don’t think it’s any secret on how much money you get taken out of your pocket when you go to California.” ... https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/california-strikes-out-major-league-pitcher-turns-down-padres-40-million-offer-due For years, I have read that hockey players prefer to play for US teams for the same reason. A Canadian team has not won the Stanley Cup in over 30 years.

I had that one. It reminded me a lot of Louie, Louie.

Yesterday was the third day in the past six weeks that for me the site was apparently offline. But I see that there were plenty of posters who did not have this problem. Any ideas?

Good analyses of the various combine drills. https://www.cfl.ca/2026/03/02/cfl-combine-101-the-basics-behind-every-drill-2/ ***** Details of Nathan Rourke's new contract. https://3downnation.com/2026/03/01/exclusive-canadian-qb-nathan-rourkes-cfl-contract-extension-details-with-b-c-lions/ ***** Sask analysis https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/riderville-roundup-march-1-2026/

Calgary analysis https://3downnation.com/2026/02/28/breaking-down-the-calgary-stampeders-depth-chart-after-2026-cfl-free-agency/

Neil Sedaka has died at 86. RIP. Neil Sedaka tragically dies aged 86 after being rushed to hospital

Having signed Dustin Crum, the Als have let go James Morgan. https://3downnation.com/2026/02/27/montreal-alouettes-release-quarterback-james-morgan/ ***** Here are nine tweets on a statistical strongpoint for each team.

To my surprise, this is about his life and career leading up to his first album. When he signs with A&M, the book ends!

Congrats Gheorge! Hope it does well!

That's great, Rooster! Let me know if you find any good bagels on Murray Avenue!

With Paramount taking over Warner Bros., they will now own this.

Power Rankings https://www.cfl.ca/2026/02/26/way-too-early-amsoil-power-rankings-who-sits-at-the-top/ ***** Western analysis https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/cfl-west-division-free-agency-recap-elks-blue-bombers-add-to-cores-roughriders-pilfered/ ***** Brett Maher will be Nebraska's ST Coordinator this year. https://3downnation.com/2026/02/26/former-cfl-kicker-brett-maher-promoted-to-special-teams-coordinator-by-nebraska/ ***** I had the card on the right when I was in fourth grade. ***** ***** *****

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Each year, the two teams who play the most Canadians are awarded draft picks #19 and 20. This year they will go to the Elks and the Bombers. https://3downnation.com/2026/02/25/edmonton-elks-winnipeg-blue-bombers-awarded-extra-picks-in-2026-cfl-draft/ ***** Power Rankings https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/piffles-power-rankings-offseason-2026-gregs-version/ ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** Damon Allen came to my '95 Grey Cup party!

I forgot about Newegg! I had good experiences with them years ago.

Woot is offering these three refurb desktops. Do any of these deals look good? STYLE Mystery AIO - $269.99 At minimum, you should expect to receive the following with this style selection: • Intel Pentium G7400 • Integrated Intel Graphics • 4GB DDR4 RAM • 128GB SSD or better • Windows 11 Home 64-bit OS or better • Includes keyboard and mouse • Minimum screen size 23.8" up to 27" STYLE Mystery AIO - $319.99 At minimum, you should expect to receive the following with this style selection: • Intel Core i3 10th Gen or better • Integrated Intel Graphics • 8GB DDR4 RAM • 256GB SSD or better • Windows 10 Home 64-bit OS or better • Includes keyboard and mouse • Minimum screen size 23.8" up to 27" STYLE Mystery AIO - $409.99 At minimum, you should expect to receive the following with this style selection: • Intel Core i5 11th Gen or better • Integrated Intel Graphics • 8GB DDR4 RAM or better • 500GB SSD or better • Windows 11 Home 64-bit OS or better • Includes keyboard and mouse • Minimum screen size 23.8" up to 27"

Well, I think what I need is a simple machine with a whole lot of memory. Maybe an extra-good sound card too. Any suggestions, Kevin or anyone else? My current computer was made by a friend of mine who has since passed away. He put both Windows 10 and Linux on it, but we took the Linux off to free up the memory.

Free Agent analysis https://www.cfl.ca/2026/02/24/3-free-agent-signings-that-could-shape-the-2026-season/ ***** Jamal Parker has signed with BC. https://www.cfl.ca/2026/02/24/lions-sign-defensive-back-jamal-parker/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/lions-boost-secondary-by-adding-veteran-defensive-back-jamal-parker/ https://3downnation.com/2026/02/24/b-c-lions-sign-veteran-jamal-parker/ ***** Power Rankings https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/piffles-power-rankings-offseason-2026-alexs-version/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/piffles-power-rankings-offseason-2026-stephens-version/

Kevin, my hard drive is 930 gig, and I have rarely used 300g of it. Do you think I should try downloading ubuntu onto the half that is never used?

Free Agent analyses https://www.cfl.ca/2026/02/23/5-pff-approved-free-agent-signings/ https://www.cfl.ca/2026/02/23/mmqb-4-defensive-free-agency-additions-that-make-sense/ ***** Three weeks after they extended his contract, the Ticats let Harrison Frost go. https://3downnation.com/2026/02/21/hamilton-tiger-cats-release-qb-harrison-frost-three-weeks-after-contract-extension/ ***** The Riders will have a new tailgating section for season ticket holders. https://3downnation.com/2026/02/23/saskatchewan-roughriders-launch-lottery-for-mosaic-stadium-tailgating/ ***** Sask review https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/riderville-roundup-february-22-2026/ ***** Winnipeg analysis https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/jake-ceresna-signs-with-bombers-my-takeaways/

Did anyone do this Neil Young yet?

Thanks, Kevin. Ubuntu is the distribution I read most often about. Second place might go to Mint.