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*Thursday, October 18* Seattle 4-2 at San Francisco 4-2 - 8:20 p.m. [Line: SF by 7] Two of the league's top defenses square off. The 49ers have a much better offense than the Seahawks, and they also have home field advantage. But don't expect a blowout. -RJ's Pick: San Francisco by 3

Follow Me There... to Afognak Island! Come along on another Alaskan adventure as we profile amazingly hard workers in the timber industry. Loggers are hearty and hardy, and the ones I know are true conservationists. I can’t wait for you to meet these lumberjacks! During this Christmas season, do you ever wonder where you get many of your Christmas trees, firewood, packing boxes… shoot, just look around at everything timber touches and ask yourself who begins the production of these wood products? You’ll meet them on an exciting trip to an Afognak Island logging camp where our daughter learns...

Last year, I enjoyed the weekly NFL threads, and I thought it'd be a good idea to try again. If the thread get's a decent response. I'll continue posting them. NFL Week 7... WEEK 7 Sunday, Oct. 24 Atlanta at Kansas City, 1:00 pm Buffalo at Baltimore, 1:00 pm Chicago at Tampa Bay, 1:00 pm Detroit at N.Y. Giants, 1:00 pm Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1:00 pm Philadelphia at Cleveland, 1:00 pm San Diego at Carolina, 1:00 pm St. Louis at Miami, 1:00 pm Tennessee at Minnesota, 1:00 pm N.Y. Jets at New England, 4:05 pm Dallas at Green Bay, 4:15...