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[UK82]

I may end up finding a few bright spots in the Olympics -- there are always some intrepid Americans who love the country and seek to honor it through hard work and talent in their event.

But like some of you, my interest level is very low. I won't shed a tear if and when the kneeling, LGBTQ Dominated Women's Soccer team gets eliminated. I won't care much if USA Basketball flops, as it looks like it might, though I'd like to see a team with three former Wildcats do well.

Bottom line: I predict the ratings for this COVID and WOKE saturated circus are in the toilet. And that won't bother me at all.

It's sad. I've always loved the Olympics. Just seeing our men and women standing on the podium with the national anthem playing and the American flag rising in the background gives me a lump in my throat every time. I overflow with pride in my country and still will if the athletes respect the moment. Unfortunately I don't have a lot of faith in many of them. That being the case, and I never thought I'd say this, then I hope they lose and lose big time if they kneel. My how times have changed. The world of sports is in a dismal place right now.

 

[UK82]

1 1/2 billion dollar empty stadium. Tokyo must be elated.

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[MdWIldcat55]

Kirk Bohls writes for Austin American Statesman. According to local talk radio (KLBJ - Ladybird Johnson's former station), Texas A&M athletic director caught wind about the possible OU/UTexas move from Big XII to SEC and leaked to TAMU Aggie beat-writer with Houston Chronicle. He believes Longhorns should remain in Big XII. After the ugly split 10 years ago, I can't say I blame him.

I don’t blame him either but he is standing on the pier shouting at a ship that has sailed and is disappearing over the horizon.

 

[AustinTXCat]

I don’t blame him either but he is standing on the pier shouting at a ship that has sailed and is disappearing over the horizon.

Agreed.

Personally speaking, Baylor, TTU, Kansas, K-State, IASt, OkSt perpetually played second fiddle during the present Big-XII conference alignment. Horns and Sooners set the tone. Nothing made me happier than when Art Briles led the Bears rolling through Big XII conference FB during his tenure. Scott Drew and Kim Mulkey elevated Baylor hoops into another dimension. Now, those schools, along with WVa and TCU, must seek new homes.

Kansas, Iowa State and OkSt should have no problems landing Big 10 offers. Perhaps WVa to ACC. But the others may not be so lucky.

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

Agreed.

Personally speaking, Baylor, TTU, Kansas, K-State, IASt, OkSt perpetually played second fiddle during the present Big-XII conference alignment. Horns and Sooners set the tone. Nothing made me happier than when Art Briles led the Bears rolling through Big XII conference FB during his tenure. Scott Drew and Kim Mulkey elevated Baylor hoops into another dimension. Now, those schools, along with WVa and TCU, must seek new homes.

Kansas, Iowa State and OkSt should have no problems landing Big 10 offers. Perhaps WVa to ACC. But the others may not be so lucky.

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

Kansas, Iowa State and OkSt should have no problems landing Big 10 offers

How will that play out with the Big 10's image (that they promote more than others) that they are a high academic conference? So many times you hear where they will only invite in a school of the highest academic standard...rather than TV viewership, athletics, etc (which I don't buy)

 

[UK_fan_41102]

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When it's all said and done, we'll probably wind up with 4 super conferences: SEC, ACC, Big 10, and Pac 12.

 

[BBUK]

When it's all said and done, we'll probably wind up with 4 super conferences: SEC, ACC, Big 10, and Pac 12.

And Emmert...

 

[BBUK]

The book of Matthew, chapter 18. Read it and apply it for a life changing experience...don't hold-on to hurts...let them go...

 

[BBUK]

Olivia... What a voice!

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[BBUK]

 

[BBUK]

My Tanker Buddy's on it...

 

[BBUK]

John Wayne on the set of Rio Bravo, clowning around with visitor Sugar Ray Robinson, who was the Middleweight boxing champ at the time

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

Olivia... What a voice!

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She sat right behind me at an Atlanta Braves game back in the 80s. Beautiful and was even more so as a person. Very nice.
A shame she's had all her health problems over the years. Just read something about her the other day.

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

Good Saturday morning. Gorgeous morning...cool with little humidity...but will be a hot weekend in the Buckeye State.

Speaking of the Buckeyes...some rumors of OSU to the SEC? Don't see it myself but $$$ talks.

Y'all have a good day.

 

[UK_fan_41102]

Good morning D-League. It's currently 71° and sunny here in Myrtle Beach. This afternoon will bring sunny skies and a high of 85°.

Everyone stay safe on this Saturday.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning D-League. Cloudy and cool in the east. Out on a loooong Saturday hike. The woods are beautiful but I continue to be amazed by how much damage the cicadas did to thousands and thousands of massive trees. I have no recollection of anything like this 17 years ago.

Getting very intrigued by the college conference musical chairs. I wouldn’t be surprised if, after Texas and Oklahoma, the Big Dogs decide to stand pat for now. But that may be way off.

Hope it’s a good day for everyone.

 

[cordmaker]

Good morning D, read Hosea 6 this morning.

We my keep the granddaughter today, we'll see.

My prediction on the Olympics chinar will have the fewest athletics to test positive and will win the most medals.

Got a tune stuck in my head, I know HE heard my Prayer, one of the videos was 9 minutes long and great!!!!!

Hope the D has a great day, be careful, it's going to be hot and humid!!!! Prayers!!!

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. It's 77°F and cloudy. We may hit 97°F after clouds move out.

Plan on walking before our temperatures become too hot. Must work a few chores and errands. We'll check back later.

Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

SC, have you ever listened to Christopher Duffley?

I read Hosea 6 and 7 this morning.

Are you referring to the young singer who is autistic and blind. I have watched him on Youtube and he is an inspiration. Just amazing.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Good Saturday morning D League

We have 73°F and sun, the high should reach 87° with a strong wind off of the Gulf. Afternoon scattered thunderstorms are expected.

We had our typical Saturday breakfast of sausage, eggs and grits with a big glass of orange juice. It sticks to my ribs. Later this morning we plan on heading over to Crystal River and check out what is happening. One of my favorite things to do is to visit Three Sister Springs. For those younger than me it is also fun to swim with the manatees. Most are back in the Gulf of Mexico but a few have made the area a permanent home. They will all return when the Gulf waters cool down in the fall and winter. The best place to swim with them IMO is Kings Bay.

Crystal River is a small, very Old Florida town that has maintained its Old Florida architecture and way of life. Almost every weekend there is a festival in the streets and street music and dancing. Very nice. Trust all have a nice day.

 

[awf]

I am on my second walmart bag of green beans that I am breaking for my twisted sister. She loves canning!!!!! She makes the best bread and butter pickles I have ever ate, she learned from the best, our MOM!!!!!!

We have finished with beans and pickles......potatoes and sweet potatoes is all we need to can.........I am waiting for my back to give me permission to dig......our canning recipes come from my MIL from up in the Blue Ridge Mountains......some of the recipes that the Director has, have been passed down for several generations.......

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

Good morning from ATX. It's 77°F and cloudy. We may hit 97°F after clouds move out.

Plan on walking before our temperatures become too hot. Must work a few chores and errands. We'll check back later.

Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.

Those little drive-thrus look like the Mrs' Christmas Village that comes out during the season....and under one of the trees.

 

[UK_fan_41102]

We have finished with beans and pickles......potatoes and sweet potatoes is all we need to can.........I am waiting for my back to give me permission to dig......our canning recipes come from my MIL from up in the Blue Ridge Mountains......some of the recipes that the Director has, have been passed down for several generations.......

One of my favorite recipes, is pickled corn. Fix some soup beans, fried taters, pickled corn and cornbread, and you have a good country supper.

 

[BBUK]

John Wayne on the set of Rio Bravo, clowning around with visitor Sugar Ray Robinson, who was the Middleweight boxing champ at the time

Was this a hate crime? (Just thought about it. What a thing to do. Ban guns in movies!!!)

Oh, Have a great day in the Lord. God bless you all...

 

[Sawnee Cat]

On the south bank of the Pithlachascotee River on Sunset Boulevard in Port Richey, Florida, is a quaint little bungalow home built around 1915. This historic little home overlooks a most picturesque spot, but it's much more then the age of this structure that makes it important to our local history-- it's the past owners. This home was once owned by some of the most notable performers of country music-- Johnny Cash and June Carter.

County records show on February 18, 1966 the home was acquired by June's parents Ezra J. and Maybelle Addington Carter. They purchased the home from widow Kittie C. Sheets on February 22, 1966, for $6,000. The Carters were famous in their own right. Maybelle was a well-known musician from the 1920s and, early in her career, performed with her brother Hugh Jack Addington and Carl Patton McConnell, her cousin.

Very modest for a country artist with the fame of June and Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash sold it in 2002 for $180,000.

In his 1998 book Cash: The Autobiography he wrote about Port Richey saying:

Once you're on our little street, on Pop Carter's front porch with the river right across the pavement from you and your boat bobbing at the dock, waiting to zoom you out into the open waters of the Gulf just a few hundred yards away, all [the other] stuff could be in another country. Here you have the tide, the meeting of freshwater with salt, the seabirds and marsh birds and land birds.

 

[blubo]

Was this a hate crime? (Just thought about it. What a racist thing to do. Ban guns in movies!!!)

Oh, Have a great day in the Lord. God bless you all...

If you have to ask wuzzit then you racist.

 

[UK82]

Gotta be one of the creepiest commercials ever made. Kids had to be scared to death. 1956.

 

[blubo]

Gotta be one of the creepiest commercials ever made. Kids had to be scared to death. 1956.

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Back in the days of the inocence of clowns—bozo, clarabell, emmett kelly…then one guy comes along and ruins it for all of them.

 

[UK82]

Back in the days of the inocence of clowns—bozo, clarabell, emmett kelly…then one guy comes along and ruins it for all of them.

John Wayne Gacy didn't help the cause. I never liked clowns.

 

[BBUK]

John Wayne Gacy didn't help the cause. I never liked clowns.

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I liked Cpt. Kangaroo pretty good and Mr. Green Jeans...

 

[UK82]

I liked Cpt. Kangaroo pretty good and Mr. Green Jeans...

I must be honest, they bored me even as a kid.

 

[BBUK]

I must be honest, they bored me even as a kid.

Oh but the intricacies and nuances you missed. In Detroit it was a lifestyle to strive for...(Just saying...)

Heck, I was a Batman aficionado back in the day with Adam West and Burt Ward...

 

[UK82]

Oh but the intricacies and nuances you missed. In Detroit it was a lifestyle to strive for...(Just saying...)

Heck, I was a Batman aficionado back in the day with Adam West and Burt Ward...

Batman was a favorite. One of my Halloween costumes.

 

[berniecarbo]

I liked Cpt. Kangaroo pretty good and Mr. Green Jeans...

My dad was one of the Kentucky guys that moved to Detroit to make cars when I was a baby. He went to work for Hudson, but got homesick and only stayed a year. Mom said people on the bus would give me coins to talk because they couldn't believe a kid that young could talk. That's odd because I'm one of the quietest people you will ever see.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Batman was a favorite. One of my Halloween costumes.

Same here. I believe many young boys our age back during the 60s enjoyed Batman costumes. The show ROCKED!

 

[UK82]

Same here. I believe many young boys our age back during the 60s enjoyed Batman costumes. The show ROCKED!

Agree! Loved the slanted room scenes.

 

[Girthang]

My dad was one of the Kentucky guys that moved to Detroit to make cars when I was a baby. He went to work for Hudson, but got homesick and only stayed a year. Mom said people on the bus would give me coins to talk because they couldn't believe a kid that young could talk. That's odd because I'm one of the quietest people you will ever see.

Did all your talking as a baby!! You deserve a break

 

[Girthang]

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Love this scene. Great movie

 

[BBUK]

My Tanker Buddy has been on it for a good while now... Spot on too...