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Well, I know where you were…

Well, I know where you were next Tuesday - and to say the least, I am disappointed in you

I know that this is what so…

I know that this is what so many wanted but this sort of thing always makes me sad.  

Juwan is part of Michigan lore, but as a coach he tried to do his best but he could not.

Actually, as I reflect when an OSU coach gets dumped that has the exact opposite effect on me.

Why can’t they be 1099…

Why can’t they be 1099 employees?  

Ultimately everything…

Ultimately everything forever changes everything albeit in ever diminishing ways as one approaches infinite distances in time and space.

I had no idea what you were…

I had no idea what you were talking about - the title was a puzzler even after two cuppas.

Username - check!

Username - check!

Que sera sera, I won’t get…

Que sera sera, I won’t get my hopes up.

When I was in my masters…

When I was in my masters program I was always stressed - I read Steven King cause those books were the only thing that could get the stress out of my mind that didn’t also cause hangovers.

When I was battling Covid in…

When I was battling Covid in the days when Covid was gripping us all by the balls (metaphorically and otherwise) I hit 105.3 and was convinced that something deeply bad would happen every time I nodded off.  So I would wake up in a panic - did not sleep for what seemed like days - I lost all sense of time - just remember thinking about my mortality wanted the long slow burn to end - the illness seemed interminable and wondered if I would make it out alive.  

Where was I? Oh yeah, that was a lot like when I watched Dune 1.

Nope - all good here

Nope - all good here

Edit: Brave Browser with shields down.

Edit 2: Just realized you're never gonna see these comments anyway.

Saban disliked Harbaugh. …

Saban disliked Harbaugh.  Losing to Michigan while he was at MSU and then ending his career with a loss to Harbaugh's Michigan probably didn't do much to change his mindset to hang it up.

The litmus test is would you…

The litmus test is would you like what you’re doing to someone else happen to you my man.

Been putting it off - time…

Been putting it off - time to go

Shit shit shit

Shit shit shit

Maybe, we’re his editor!

Maybe, we’re his editor!

One of my few memories from…

One of my few memories from my botany classes was that corn has a C4 carbon fixation pathway.  Most plants use a C3 pathway.  That's one of the reasons that corn grows so fast.  You can actually hear it growing on a hot July day in the south.  Not sure if you can hear it in the Arctic climes of the Upper Peninsula though.

On the question of racial…

haile selassie: On the question of racial discrimination, the Addis Ababa Conference taught, to those who will learn, this further lesson:

that until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned;

that until there are no longer first class and second class citizens of any nation;

that until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes;

that until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race;

that until that day, the dream of lasting peace and world citizenship and the rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained.

Edit: added the attribution

Just for shits and giggles,…

Just for shits and giggles, tell me where the fuck the saying shits and giggles comes from. Who was the original shit giggler?

You don’t notice your…

You don’t notice your connection to the Zeitgeist vaporizing until you wake up one day and you realize you have no idea what the youngsters are getting on about.

Football Uber Alles

Football Uber Alles

So tough, so so tough

So tough, so so tough

The definitive visual…

The definitive visual representation of “ham fisted”

To be fair, I just logged in…

To be fair, I just logged in so you were first as far as I knew.

Or you could go all Don…

Or you could go all Don Quixote.

Scary Snake!  

Scary Snake!  

Kitty Litter

Kitty Litter

Edit: the cheap old school white chalky diatomaceous earth kind of stuff 

Edit 2: It works on garage floors - never used it on carpet.

Hey, that’s ageism.

I am 65…

Hey, that’s ageism.

I am 65 and as sharp and as driven to perform at the highest level as I ever have been.

In fact I think that I am even better than I was when I was 30. Back in the day I was good but I didn’t have the deep focused knowledge I have now.

Wait…. what the hell was I talking about? 

One can only hope that they…

One can only hope that they will experience a long decline - similar to the one the lived through after Bear left.

User name: check

User name: check

The recorder actually makes…

The recorder actually makes this video - It is as if it were being played by an OSU fanatic - starts out strong, then as the years play out it squeaks its way through a gauntlet of soul crushing defeats.

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Bellaire isn’t bad.  I grew…

Bellaire isn’t bad.  I grew up there before Shorts Brewing bought the place - but it’s still nice.   Alden is small but some great views of Torch Lake.Central Lake is OK and is on the chain of lakes like Bellaire is. Eastport isn’t bad either near Torch and Lake Michigan.

Edit:  These towns may be a bit less urban than NYC.

Of course he is, Jim isn't…

Of course he is, Jim isn't stupid. 

There is a real chance that Michigan may not come through, and NFL vacancies are ephemeral.  Whichever way he is leaning he should be investigating his options, even if it's only to light a fire under Michigan.

Right now the clarity of Jim's process is an enigma wrapped in a cloud, inside an enchilada.

qu'est-ce que c'est?

qu'est-ce que c'est?

Sooo…

I have to preface my…

Sooo…

I have to preface my petition for absolution with the following:

  • I became a Michigan fan at the age of 12 in 1970.  
  • I had three older brothers who had, by that time, helped me to assimilate a broad and deep collection of curses.
  • When I watch Michigan games, my vocabulary reverts back to my 12 year old lizard brain.
  • The comments in question were made just after M gave up the first touchdown of the game.
  • In that light, my comments, while heartfelt and predictable, were also breathtakingly sexist.

With no further preamble here is my offending post:

“FFS - there is no fan base as soft as this - sack up bitches.”

Often, to learn and adapt…

Often, to learn and adapt more effectively to objective reality, you should seek out opposing points of view.  

I hope you’re always hoping…

I hope you’re always hoping for that! 

 

Yes!

Yes!

Vegas was right - we’re…

Vegas was right - we’re better

FFS - there is no fan base…

FFS - there is no fan base as soft as this - sack up bitches.

FFS - there is no fan base…

FFS - there is no fan base as soft as this - sack up bitches.

FFS - there is no fan base…

FFS - there is no fan base as soft as this - sack up bitches.

Slow down boys - we’re gonna…

Slow down boys - we’re gonna win.

Trash talk after the game…

Trash talk after the game and use  “cosanguineous” as your mainstay so you don’t get beaten up.  No one will know what the hell you are saying anyway.

Today you probably won’t get…

Today you probably won’t get much shit for this, the cult is in a good mood this morning.

Your vision of bliss and…

Your vision of bliss and mine vary a bit.

Maths before coffee is…

Maths before coffee is always risky for me…

I don’t see what’s much…

I don’t see what’s much different in terms of the number of meaningless bowl games in this NC series era.  

If a chance at the NC makes a bowl meaningful, then even before an official 1 v 2 NC game was a thing, only a few games ever had any meaningful impact on it. 

In fact, there are four games this year that have meaning.  Next year their will be 8, that’s more than I can ever remember being “meaningful” before the playoffs were a thing.

Now that players feel more empowered to sit out a bowl game - many will, and that can lower the quality of the games sure, but I see that more as a shift in the way athletes see their degrees of freedom.

Succinct.

Succinct.

I really like old scout rye …

I really like old scout rye - a friend bought me a bottle.  It is gone now.

WIAB was a big part of RDT,…

WIAB was a big part of RDT, without him he would have been nothing.