So, here’s the story … my quest and need to leave Berkeley begins in earnest this coming week. It looks like I will be laying up in the lovely Des Moines, Iowa for a spell. I am checked out on the good restaurants, where to catch an Iowa Cubs (AAA affiliate) game, and where to keep up my wardrobe. The catch? Princess Fuzzyface, aka Rootie M Jackson, esq., is considered “vicious”. I will get spanked on my Renter’s and Liability insurance. Landlords will be more difficult to find.
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Currently, the little girl has had some trauma herself. She is a terrier, and one with big muscles and energy. At full speed with a running start, she collided with a plate glass window last week. Oddly enough, I know it to be roughly 7:30 because that’s when we do our Sunday night run. I check comments from my phone.
Rootie is recovering nicely. She is this minute chewing up a nice pork bone from the butcher shop. So life is good around here. We will worry about insurance and housing tomorrow. The reason I’m sharing all of this is that I have created a Facebook page, Bully Breeds Social Club, for owners of the big galoots we know them to be that scare the people due to a bad reputation.
The goal for BBSC is to be a community of dogs and their people who are dealing responsibly with the job of loving, and being, a big energetic bundle of joy with special needs. These dogs are great, but they are a handful. Training them well will take everything you’ve got. But the rewards are immeasurable. Tell ‘em Rootie sent ya!
CONGRATULATIONS MISSISSPPI STATE BULLDOGS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL!
Mississippi State knocked off Uconn in the Final Four ending a winning streak dating back to 2014. Congratulations to them as well as recognition of what the coaches and players have achieved at UConn.
Think about it, there are upperclassmen on that UConn team who just experienced their first collegiate loss. Well done all around! The Bulldogs lost to South Carolina today. It was a great tournament all the way around but the Bulldogs couldn’t pull it out.
This is big news for NCAA Women’s Basketball. If other universities can attract some talent away from the dynasty machine that is UConn, and achieve greater parity and competitiveness, then Women’s Basketball will continue to grow. It is a different game but in many ways more enjoyable to watch. For me, anyway.
MORE GOOD NEWS
KY judge rules that 45* may have incited violence against protesters in Louisville!
from WaPo — Democracy Dies in Darkness
At the rally, Trump repeatedly said “get 'em out of here” before, according to the protesters, they were shoved and punched by his supporters. Trump's attorneys sought to have the case dismissed on free speech grounds, arguing that he didn't intend for his supporters to use force. But Hale noted that speech inciting violence is not protected by the First Amendment and ruled that there is plenty of evidence that the protesters' injuries were a “direct and proximate result” of Trump's words.
GUNNIN FOR THAT #1 SPOT
Holcombe Rucker Park is the center of the basketball universe. It is to basketball what The Boogie Down Bronx is to Hip Hop. It is church, playground, and proving ground. It is work, it is fun, and it is living history. Everyone from back in the day proved their skills on this Harlem court. Dr J got his name there and the Knicks used to show up to see how good they really were.
Gender and race don’t matter at the Rucker. Heart, soul, and a jump shot are all you need. Well, and the ability to D up but that goes without saying on any court. But they REALLLY mean it here. You gotta be able to D up to stay on this court. The Rucker Tournament was built as a tribute to the late Holcombe Rucker who dedicated his life to molding young minds and bodies through the game of basketball. You know how you think of your favorite teacher from Middle School? That’s Holcombe Rucker for a ridiculous number of young, Black Harlem boys and girls.
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Suggested Reading
HOW MANY PROFILES ARE WE GOING TO READ ABOUT IDIOT TRUMP SUPPORTERS DOUBLING DOWN ON SELF-SABOTAGING WHITENESS?
by Damon Young at Very Smart Brothas
This is (obviously) a rhetorical question. It’s impossible to answer. And as long as bloggers and reporters and columnists and opinion writers continue to pitch and write pieces where they either don’t know or pretend not to know why so many idiot Trump supporters still stand steadfast by their man, we will continue to read them. Which means they will continue to exist. Despite my frustration at this annoying new genre of MAGA fanfic, I admit to possessing a perverse fascination with these people, and I know I’m not alone.
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So yes, let’s continue to read about and study them. Not to figure out how to sway them, but to squash any inkling or thought of feeling bad for them.
I gladly open up the floor to debate in response to Mr Young’s piece.
LATE NIGHT VIEWING PARTY
Tonight I’m feeling something that I can’t put a name on. This might get weird ...
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lowt sums it up, and kicks off a nice thread to boot in From Title IX to a victory for women's hockey by Sher Watts Spooner.
from Zen Trainer:
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