The Scattered Thursday Evening Open Thread

There’s never any over-arching theme, I’m just going to put down whatever comes into my head.

Healthcare: There’s far too much to talk about here but I’ll tell you about my most recent experience. I was referred to a certain specialist (relating to multiple lingering issues that required a 10 day hospital stay in the fall of ’22) and had my first appointment. Since then she’s arranged for me to have 5 different tests over the last 8 weekdays. How does this get done so fast? I was asking wifey who you may know has been working in the medical care field (with the Old Ones) why this has happened so quickly. Her response was, “If you present as someone that takes care of themselves and is positively engaged, then these professionals are more inclined to advocate for you.” She gave me the example of a smoker that has asthma or emphysema and continues to smoke. If you actively don’t care about your health but want something to be done about it, you’re not going to get much help. Oh, and when you’re asked how much you drink, the interviewer will write down what you say but in the health field everyone doubles it in their head.

-Congrats to Dan Quinn, new coach of the Commies! Does he reek of a second or third choice? Look, he turned around a Cowboys D that was 28th in points allowed and 23rd in yards allowed to a unit that was 5th in both categories this year. But his coaching record overall with ATL was 43-42, luckily no one ever talks about that Super Bowl loss on his CV. Still, they’ve got the #2 pick which will be a QB but will it be a Young type or a Stroud type?

-So the latest head coaching hiring cycle has come to an end and Belichick and Vrabel are on the outside looking in. Just not sure what their options are. It’s curious to me that of the eight open positions that five were filled by guys with defensive backgrounds. They strike me as ‘safe’ hires.

-Caitlin Clark of the Ioway Hawkladies(?) became the 2nd-leading scorer in women’s college ball last night, leapfrogging (had no idea this was required in the talent part of the show) two other players last night in the win over Northwestern. She’s a mere 104 points from #1, occupied by the one and only Kelsey Plum.

-Man City Update: Haaland and The Broom are finally healthy at the same time. The upside of their injuries is that the depth pieces have gotten valuable playing time. Bilepool, your days are numbered at the top of the Prem.

-The Giants are still looking for a DC-Wink’s “Scorch The Earth And Salt The Ground” exit has been a roaring success.

Talk amongst yourselves.