No shit. Hope he's going to be O.K.

Get well and come back soon, Chief MacHawk! You are missed.

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"This is Chicago, my friend. Anything can happen."

It certainly would be. I've never seen a watermark on a suit before.

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That's why it's a $5,000 suit.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

I hope Mac gets well, but I think he is finished with the Score and possibly anywhere as a
full time host.
He's on anothe "leave" from work. This time there is no mentioned of a paid leave. Management
would be extremely foolish to take him back AGAIN. I doubt anyone takes the risk of hiring him full time,
knowing his addiction and depression problems. He has Always fought with management where ever
he has worked and it has always ended badly for whatever station it has been.

Hope you conquer your demons Mac, but you must do so, no one else will do it for you.

Get well Mac. This sounds gay and pathetic but you have been a part of my life. I grew up listening to you with my old man in the early 90s. Start a podcast. Find a new partner. Re-evaluate you approach to radio and examine this overly produced scripted product you've been putting out. It's stale and very ESPN-like. You must have enough fuck you money to do whatever you want for awhile.

On the plus side, maybe this will free us from the talent-less hack that is Finfer.

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Back off, Warchild. Seriously.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Mac was the first and probably still only public figure I've heard talking about being the parent of a child with Autism in a real-life manner.

His willingness to share impacted my life. I thank him for that. On the off chance you might be reading the board still, get better Mac. I'm sure there's more people out there for you to help.

Ditka.

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You know me like that.

This is pretty much what I was thinking too. At some point addiction will cost a person everything. If all Mac loses is his job & he can save everything else in his life, that is all that matters. His health & Family are more important than his career. I never really got the impression that he was loving the radio business the last couple of years. Hopefully he has made smart financial decisions & if he is done at the Score he can live comfortably.
I hope that Mac can get well.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Get well soon, Mac. Hope you saw the end of Bengals/Dolphins just now. Get 'em up!

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Is depression an addiction? I thought it was an illness. I can't imagine losing your job can be good for someone that is already depressed.

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Nas: Blago, who has single handedly destroyed CFMB?

Blago: https://youtube.com/shorts/Lftdxd-YXt8?feature=share

Mind you own damn business! -VP Walz

Wives, talking about the board when hanging out IRL, and why Nas doesn't wear sunglasses in winter.

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Too bad I posted mine two minutes before yours.

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I actually keep a couple pair in my car now. Sometimes you learn the hard way.

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Nas: Blago, who has single handedly destroyed CFMB?

Blago: https://youtube.com/shorts/Lftdxd-YXt8?feature=share

Mind you own damn business! -VP Walz

Why do you care???

Wrong show...

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I guess that is a chicken and egg thing. Does depression lead to addiction, or does addiction lead to depression? Who knows.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Depression is an imbalance in the brain chemistry. Exists quite well in the absence of addiction. Addiction is a whole other ball of wax. Consider them separately, instead of one being the catalyst for the other.

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Middle Aged Crazy, like Uncle Terry

A lot of the time they are coincidental. Many self medicate depression not knowing their situation and get the other issues.

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If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

Get better Mac.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

#TheReturn

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

depression definitely can lead to substance abuse! Trust me on this one!

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

He's depressed? We're the ones stuck with Leery.

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You can't see me because of internet.

The landowner effectively owns part shares in millions of part-time slaves called, "taxpayers." -Roy L
A Personal Relationship with Jesus?

I think he means that Mac doesn't show up enough for it to really be much of a bother.

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You can't see me because of internet.

The landowner effectively owns part shares in millions of part-time slaves called, "taxpayers." -Roy L
A Personal Relationship with Jesus?

Preface: the below is total speculation on my part.

IMO depression is not just something that happens out of the blue. There are causes/triggers. Of course some people are genetically predisoposed to it, others are not. But if you look at "traditional" cultures (remember the Yanomamo people in 6th grade social studies) researchers find much less evidence of depression, if any at all. So this leads me to believe depression is caused by environmental/societal/behavioral factors related to "modern day life."

Work makes up such a huge part of our lives (even Mac puts in an 8 hour day if you consider commuting and reading the sports page). So it very well could be related to work. Otherwise you are left with homelife. Mac seems to be happily married, but who knows? He's got a son he appears to love. Plenty of TVs and steak.

My guess: he doesn't give a shit about his job or sports in general (except for hockey). He probably feels trapped with a job he hates, but it pays to support his semi-lavish lifestyle along with providing essential support for his relatives. When you are depressed, this feels like you are trapped between two unworkable alternatives and it seems as if you are DOOMED.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Hatchetman describing my life.

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If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

You want depressing? I had a thought today that there is about a 50-50 chance that I will die at my desk.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

with a box of McNuggets on your desk?

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

I believe most people who die at office jobs die in the bathroom, so feel better about your desk!

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Wow, Larz lays it on the line

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