Art Talk, Gimme a Break It’s Still July – Offseason Sunday Open Thread

Don T - July 9, 2023July 10, 2023

I have dedicated much of my life to useless pursuits and I have the liberal arts degree to prove it. Let’s set aside the liberal and focus on the aggrandizing, classist, hazy, subjective, undefinable and worthless “art”. It’s not Science nor Technology nor Engineering nor Mathematics. Nor Accounting nor Business

Ungovernable – Offseason Sunday Open Thread

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Don T - June 4, 2023June 4, 2023

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We enter summer, always a good time to stir shit up. School is out, kids run rampant (especially the ones in summer school), folks are traveling, absenteeism gets frequenter… These circumstances are ripe for upending authority and get revolts cookin’. Just off the top of my head, these are three

Of Age – Offseason Sunday Open Thread

Don T - May 28, 2023May 28, 2023

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The last couple of weeks I’ve stumbled upon articles about child labor violations in the US rising since 2015. Citing worker shortages, at least ten states have loosened child labor laws. I’m on record at hating kids, but I gotta say: 10 year-olds working in McDonalds, up to 2 AM

Feeling Hot, Hot! HAWT – Offseason Sunday Open Thread

Don T - May 21, 2023May 21, 2023

On January 2, 1994, the Houston Oilers were leading the Jets 14-0 near the end of the first half. Houston QB Cody Carlson “fumbled at his own 18-yard line with 24 seconds on the clock.” So, obviously, Oiler defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan punched Oiler offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride. I stand by

Some Care for Caretakers: Offseason Sunday Open Thread

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Don T - April 30, 2023April 30, 2023

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Back in 2012, when hotmail was a thing and Jeeves panhandled for questions, Chuck Pagano got his first head coaching job, with the Colts. Pagano hired Bruce Arians as Offensive Coordinator after the Steelers kicked Arians out and threw a gold watch towards the sidewalk. In Week 6 of the

Hi Hero, Bye Mehro – Offseason Sunday Open Thread

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Don T - April 23, 2023April 23, 2023

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I loved baseball. Then the '94 lockout happened and lotsa new stats emerged which I still don't know what they mean. But I still marvel at how many of the top baseball players in history are total bastards—say, Ty Cobb, Pete Rose, and Roger Clemens. And I think that’s wonderful,