50 Years Ago — On Monday Night Football

50 YEARS AGO — ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
One of the special things I miss the most about Monday Night Football is the human drama and unpredictability of the broadcast.
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50 YEARS AGO — ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
One of the special things I miss the most about Monday Night Football is the human drama and unpredictability of the broadcast.
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MOVIE REVIEW: CONCLAVE (2024)
Read More“There is one sin which I have come to fear above all else ….. certainty.
It is the great enemy of unity. Certainty the deadly enemy of tolerance.”
— Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (played by actor Ralph Feinnes) in the movie, “Conclave”

TRIXIE’S TUESDAY MORNING
6:20 am — jump on chest, several meows, try to wake up pet parents
6:23 am — meow louder
6:24 am — meow much louder
6:26 am — mommy gives up, while daddy sleeps
6:30 am — breakfast (pick at food, look at pet mom with disgust)
6:33 am — hiss at other cat (Cosmo)
6:40 am — morning nap
8:15 am — wake up, jump on daddy’s chest, meow some more
8:17 am — meow much louder
8:20 am — daddy gives up
8:25 am — breakfast redux (pick at food, look at pet dad with disgust)
8:30 am — vomit on expensive Persian living room rug
8:45 am — visit litter box, knock sand onto floor
8:50 am — morning workout….at scratching post
9:00 am — morning nap redux
9:20 am — twist and turn, pose in cute position, melt hearts with adorable eyes
9:30 am — yawn from morning stress….twist, rollover, and go back to sleep
#trixiethetripod
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SOCIAL ENGINEERING VS. OUR UGLY HISTORY
Forgive the attention-grabbing headline and question. But, think about it.
Today’s thought melds the aspirations of modern entertainment vs. real history and the ugly cultural norms of earlier times.
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ALL WAGERS ARE FOR $100 EACH AND ARE PRICED AT THE STANDARD 110/100 VIG, (UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE)
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One thing I’ve witnessed here in Las Vegas way too often is emergency vehicles getting gauntleted at intersections. It should be a reality show, except that real lives are on the line. Wait. That actually makes it better. Hunger Games, the sequel (Behind the Wheel).
If you live here, or visit here often, you see and you know. Updated movie title: The Gauntlet II.
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ALL WAGERS ARE FOR $100 EACH AND ARE PRICED AT THE STANDARD 110/100 VIG, (UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE)
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REMEMBERING MR. LOVE: SOMEONE TO LOOK UP TO
I just learned Bob Love died. He was 81. Mr. Love was best-known as a former NBA player for the Chicago Bulls during the 1960s and 70s. But in reality, he was so much more than just a basketball player.
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EMOTIONAL COMPARTMENTALIZATION:
SHELTERS FROM THE STORM