Oh man, sorry to hear that. I’m originally from the east coast and had similar experiences when there was a big surge of heroin in my area in the late 90s, very sad. I spend very little time in the northern part of the state so am unfamiliar with what goes on up there, but I could see it being similar in some ways to…

Chase definitely belongs to the sizeable segment of CO that has nothing to do with and very little idea about weed. I could absolutely see him as a prescription pill guy, especially considering how absolutely implacable and checked-out he seems to be at all times. Dude creeps me out with his dead eyes and the fact…

Really? I’ve worked in the cannabis industry in CO - directly in the past and indirectly now - and I can’t say I’ve seen that. Lots of kids smoking what I consider to be too much too often, sure, as well as the molly type stuff, but not so much opiates. Where are you seeing this? Of course I’m pretty straight laced, I…

Not surprised. I’ve heard - from a friend - that a lot of action goes on in The Dugout.

Last time I checked, Kobe living life at altitude - specifically 6,600 feet above sea level - did not engender much gratitude. Although his wife did eventually get a nice ring, so maybe that’s what that meme means?

I don’t buy it. The only time a Schiano Man is ever as “white as a ghost” is when he wears his KKK uniform to a Halloween party; not because he’s racist, but to make a statement against too much political correctness turning this country into a bunch of pansies.

I don’t know anything at all about whether a cow should be eating corn. More importantly, I sure as hell don’t know anything about whether a cow wants to eat corn.

Respectfully, I disagree. A great sports moment is a great sports moment, right? Does it matter how many people saw it? Also, I would argue that a great deal of the world was aware of the Rugby World Cup and this match. It was played in England, people fly in from all over to attend the RWC. Also, an obscure newspaper…

Japan beating South Africa in the Rugby World Cup last fall.

I can’t remember the year, but my earliest sports memory is a regular season Phillies game, incidentally the only one I ever attended with my grandfather (he lived in Indianapolis and was visiting us that summer). I vividly remember the bottom of the 9th inning, the Phils were down one with one on and two outs, with…

Just wanted to say thanks for your great comments here, and it sounds like you’re a hell of a teacher. I think what you mentioned about trust is a key issue. I’ve dealt with students that I would describe as functionally illiterate (athlete and non-athlete) and the hardest part wasn’t trying to teach them to read…

I’ve had similar experiences, even at relatively small schools where the athletics aren’t bringing in anywhere close to the money that they do at D-I universities.

Well at least this match determined once and for all that Portugal is the greatest nation on earth. And I don’t even think Aruglia was playing.

The Gulf War. I remember being in elementary school and buying Operation Desert Storm trading cards from the school store. What in the hell was Topps thinking? Could never get away with something like that nowadays.

Great points on corporate buzzwords.

There are some devices with incredible security features out there.