* I never put anything past the Cardinals, because they're one of those teams where everyone seems to get better just by virtue of playing in St Louis, but their starting rotation actually looks pretty awful next season.
* I'm still completely dumbfounded by the Vince Marrow situation. Had no clue there was anyone who thought any less of him other than being a total badass. Blew me away. I can't remember another coach at UK in my lifetime that was beyond reproach to the extent of Vince.
* Matt Jones' explanation of Saturday night just makes too much sense. A&M guy more or less makes the offer (although it's not fully approved by the board), Stoops says he'll take it but needs to get his ducks in a row first, and his list of needs is never really met (assistants coming along), so it falls thru.
* Wishing Ray Davis nothing but the best at the next level. I think he's got a really good chance to be very special in the NFL, and very few people will have deserved it more.
* The internet has completely robbed us of the Black Friday chaos videos. People standing in 7 degree temps at 3am, fatasses sprinting thru the Wal Mart door at the speed of a Special Olympic hurdler, full on riots breaking out over limited quantity items......#'merica.
* This game tonight it going to be fun AF.
* Book list this week....
- San Fransicko (Michael Schelleberger)
- Bravo Company (Ben Kesling) **shoutout Sayre School**
- Bad Blood (John Carreyrou)
* I've just come to the realization I'm a non-fiction guy. Always have been. Pretty rare I ever really get into a fiction book and enjoy it. Most of the time I get halfway thru, don't have any idea what's happening, nor do I give a s*** about any of the characters.
Non-fiction it is.
* 70-something parents --> they ask for my Christmas Wish List earlier and earlier every year, and every year they explain to me how backed up UPS gets, and that if you don't put in your order by late November/early December there's no way it's getting to you on time.
K.
So, if you haven't bought all your Christmas gifts yet, just give up and start planning ahead now for 2024. Words of wisdom.
* Lot of hate going on in the country right now. First, Black Lives Mattered and we had to stop the hate against the blacks, then of course we expanded that to protect BIPOCs (black & indigenous people of color). Then, AAPI hate was on the rise -- Asian American and Pacific Islander (gotta be extra careful to help out all those Pacific Islanders). And who can forget that drastic rise in violence against the trans community, and better yet the entire LGBTQIA2-S+ community at large? Now we're seeing a catastrophic rise in violence against Muslim Americans, and of course against Jewish Americans. Check social media -- it's literally EVERYWHERE.
So, if you're keeping score at home, 97% of Americans (anyone who is black, a person of color, indigenous, asian, pacific islander, lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, intersex, asexual, two spirit, allied, jewish, or muslim) need to be protected from the historic rise in hate and violence against their respective communities. Stay safe out there.
* Had a tough time finding a dog sitter for this weekend, as we really need someone to stay in our home with our dogs. We've paid up to $100/day for that service. That truly shocks me. As a married man who lives with two rowdy ass dogs in a fairly small house, if ANYONE needs me to stay at their place for a few days, particularly if you're going to pay me hundreds of dollars, I'm all freakin in. Just for the peace and quiet, if nothing else.
Just an FYI: I would reserve the right to eat whatever I want, drink light beers without passive aggressive comment, masturbate freely in the open, and work from home in my pajamas. That's my rules.
Seriously can't believe this isn't easier to find someone.
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