A long-deceased boss I had about 25 years ago (a retired professor) was convinced the have-nots would be coming over the wall for the haves before too long. He also argued that we wouldn’t be able to build walls high enough.

Leaving aside that we just elected a billionaire who seems intent on stocking his administration with fellow billionaires, thoughts on whether this is a realistic possibility?

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Weather Report: Partly sunny with highs around 70 degrees, strong winds out of the north at 18 mph.

Where is he? Is he in Kirk's dog house? There's no way he fell off this much. He's a game changer.

Some notes from this morning from the 20 minutes of practice media got to attend.

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All frustrations aside, the team seems to be playing loose and is probably a few scores or stops away from being in the top 25.

I wonder if his kids being elsewhere somehow helps Fran with just getting back to focusing on coaching. Let's be honest, any of us who've coached our own kids in youth sports, it's impossible not to spend a little extra mental energy focused on your owns kids' performance.

For me it's usually books. Thank God the wife avoided trying to buy me a sweater or shirt. So many kids in Kenya wearing my sweaters.
This year the wife gave me a book in state parks in Minnesota. I guess that is kind of for her, too. We spend a couple of weeks per year in Minnesota visiting our son in Minneapolis, and hiking. Lots of parks left to get to.
Agent Zo, by Clare Mulley, which is about a Polish resistance fighter in WW2.
A Quiet Company Of Dangerous Men, by Shannon Monaghan, a book about the British SOE in WW2.
Operation Biting, by Max Hastings, another WW2 book. This one about a mission to capture German radar tech.
The Last Tsar, by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa. Self explanatory. Its about the fall of Nicholas 2
The Siege, by Ben MacIntyre, a favorite author of mine. It's about the six day standoff at the Libyan embassy in London
The Wager, by David Grann. Fiction about a shipwreck and murder in olden days. It's the same author as Killers Of The Flower Moon, so I have high hopes.
I received a sheet of quote stickers from Captain James T. Kirk from the goofy kid.
From the maybe son in law someday a replica of the Edmund Fitzgerald. I love the Great Lakes and the big ships, and, a lot of my days at work involve a catastrophe, so I'll keep it on my desk.

Just got some intel that Iowa is expecting to host a wide receiver soon.

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He could say things on air that affect trades to and from the Raiders, who are players flying under the radar on squads; he could even voice during a telecast who would be leading draft picks at certain positions of need, ostensibly ones the raiders might need or want.

I mean even Kirk Herbstreit cant make pregame picks as an analyst of games he is calling from the booth.

It took me awhile to process this and post it to HBOT, but last Tuesday I was driving on the highway and a freaking Tesla blew by me on the right side like I was standing still (I was doing 70 mph), hit a retaining wall, and bounced back into the traffic lanes hitting the car in front of me. Both vehicles started spinning and by the grace of God I threaded the needle and wasn't involved in the accident.
This isn't the first time a highway crash happened right in front of my eyes and I avoided becoming part of the crash. At least two other times in the past five years.

Am I lucky or unlucky? Should I stop driving before my luck runs out?

Help me process this HBOT. TIA.

But watching women's basketball without Caitlin Clark is like watching women's basketball.

Anyone else love this game? It's fun because I can cheer for both teams.

Navy's running QB is impressive. I'd like to think that's how Sully can look if he can stay healthy.

Just when you think NIL can't get any more crazy....

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The late hit call was absolute bullshit gifting them 3 I'll start there. However, the last 3 drives on O we didn't do jack shit and got way too conservative. As soon as I think Sully is the guy he looks like deer in headlights on basic elements of the game. Iowa should have won this game and yet pissed it away again by their own doing. I don't know what to think about next season but I'm getting sick of this shit.

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