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Judgment in Sport

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What a spectacle!...the ladies NCAA hoops final 4. ..did not see the first game, where South Carolina expectedly, romped in it...beating NC State...and further showcasing it's undefeated team...I reckon...yes, then what I called the main event...which, after dining at a new Chinese Restaurant in the Gaslamp, did see...it was a beaut...terrific defense by both teams...limiting the free and easy play that these teams are used to... My statement is simple, but a truth...ah, in my eyes...the ladies level of play far exceeds the level of ladies officiating ...bring on the competent refs...the evidence last nite, was the ineptness of the calling of the game...the problem is the Judgement in Sport...Iowa and UConn, were awesome examples of how far this game has risen...you want more proof?...look at how many news services are commenting on the outcome of this game...most of 'em...even FOX, Dr Stan...yes, dude, I read it also....ha ha, begrudgingly... Phantom calls, out of position cal...

Inside the Control Center

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BREAKING NEWS...a 4.7 earthquake hit NY and New Jersey...now, I am hearing 5.5!…CNN says 4.8 Before anything gets published...aired...written...put out to the public...there is a war room of sorts...ah, a bit too dramatic, don't you think?...it's a meeting of the minds... the Control Center . ..the base of the newspapers...for youse who don't even know what that is, it is the daily news on paper...in the TV world, it is the brains before the 'Ted Baxters' get hold of it, and tell it to the cameras...often reading from a teleprompter...much like Bozo does, I digress...nowadays, I fear there is less and less of this going on...the meetings prior... This vast infinite space on the web net...where blokes, and ladies, too...just like me...give their thoughts to the world, awaiting ...in my case, I derive info from what I read and see...you get a compilation of thoughts, already in the news...then, I take my slant and there you go...the Horse News...I hear from so many yo...

The Dress Code

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'Before entering our fine establishment, you are to be wearing appropriate attire' ...well, snooty it is... the bloody Dress Code! ...'we reserve the right to serve customers'...ah, what?...you enter this 'fine establishment' and you don't have a blazer on...and you are...blocked from entering...'well, sir, we do have some blazers you can rent for the dining experience'...some flea laced piece of fine gabardine, that others have worn...who knows what is on it...and that is acceptable?...'and oh, by the way, that top hat is breaking our rules, too...no hats allowed'...there is a clothes monitor at the door?...the ladies, 'no inappropriate dresses'...unless you are KK, and you can wear near nothing...that's OK...which gets me to...you are entering the land of the upper class...whatever that is...unless, you are famous, for any reason...they, can enter...rules are waved on them...and...just why do you want to eat there?... Golf cours...

Chalk it up

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As this was the method of drawing up plays...via the chalkboard...with real chalk ...now, it's the grease board...as the assistant, grabs the board and grease pen...hands it to the coach...this after a group huddle of the 7 assistants...well, 3 or 4...with the graduate assistants, standing in the back...you know, just in case someone is trying to film the huddle...the theory is that everyone cheats...in high school and college, the players pay attention to the coach...in the pro's, they look away...ha ha...such the life of a coach... The Iowa/LSU gals game was the most watched EVER! ...no kidding...intriguing line of hoops...with so much anticipation of whatever...snarly attitude towards one another...couldn't be further from the truth, as it turned out...terrific basketball, and a big fat 5 on the scale for team play...too bad it wasn't for the title...the games go on... Friday the Final 4 for the ladies...NC State vs South Carolina...UConn vs Iowa ...this is good stuf...

Listen People

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'Listen people, to what I say...' ... a song lyrics by Herman's Hermits...the lead is Peter Noone ...still going on, as they say...who are 'they'?....well, me...we saw him in concert a few years back...very entertaining, including his talk between songs...fun nite...recall all the Brits who became very famous right after the Beatles?...that group was one of them...think about the Dave Clark 5, The Rolling Stones, The Who, the Searchers, the Animals, and ah, the list goes on and on...whatever happened to that hot bed of hitmakers?...we rarely hear anything from that area anymore...weird, I tell ya... The game...the build up...was awesome...Iowa vs LSU ...and surprisingly, it was just the play...and NOT the gibberish...Caitlyn Clark led the Hawkeyes to the W...she can be unbelievable at times, then, unbelievable at others...I say that as she makes some errors, along her path...mental?...I dunno...but, the positives outweigh the negatives immensely...very similar to th...

Final 4

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How's your bracket?...right, mine too...the Final 4 has it's favs ...the Purdue/UConn game will be a beaut...iff, that's what happens...Alabama and N Carolina St have something to say...about it...later this week...in Phoenix, correct?... Don't ask me about the Friars ...put up a 13 spot...c'mon, kids...what's that all about?...I don't get MLB...never have, never will... The lightning and thunder for us in the marina?...didn't hit...weird... Just watched the David Letterman Show, via Netflix...where he interviews people nowadays....one on one...and the feature was Ellen ...man, it was great...the way of his questioning, is just superb...and she came across as a terrific lady...full of problematic eras of her life...which she went into detail...things that haven't been released, or told before...you need to find it and watch for yourself...isn't it weird, I had heard she was not that nice of a person...which is so wrong... Today is April 1...the f...

Easter Sunday

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This is not a religious debate session today ... it is Easter Sunday ...the date fluctuates, right?...as the meaning, however, remains the same...we have in the world, so many religions...some worship this day, some do not...some people use it, as a means of ....well, you know...faith is a very difficult word to cajole...varies so much...in the Middle East, in Israel, in Russia, in Japan, in China...the listing goes on and on...I can recall from way back in high school modern problems class, the list of all the religions of the world...and realized how difficult the idea is...my mom brought us up as Episcopalian...her father was a preacher...Boss, was brought up Catholic...listen, kids, do what you must do...I did see that Bozo is selling Bibles...you know, he needs the scratch... The hoop world now ...on the guys side...UConn looks mighty strong, I dunno, near unbeatable...ripping Illinois...I have yet to see Alabama, but they keep winning...today...Tennessee and Purdue, in another bl...