Life Returns to 'Normal'

Now that it is more than 3 days since the Buffalo Sabres lost to the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-2, in Game 7 of the NHL Eastern Conference finals, Val and I and no doubt many Buffalonians/Western New Yorkers, as well as some out of towners, are starting to get back into our routines.
Yes, we have started to do things and talk to people we rarely did or heard from since the playoffs started, from going to restaurants that we don't leave the car engine running while we dash in for takeout orders to seeing musical acts and plays, working more on yards and planning trips (we learned the joys of bidding for hotel rooms on priceline.com).
I'll have more on the Sabres when I can actually get fully out of my hockey end-of-season funk, as well as on other items.