TROUBLE SPAWN
Retired educator / military officer(Army Colonel) - Current Ops Div Chief (G333), HQDA / married / political progressive / ED.D. and Army War College Grad. 3277
Joined Nov 2017
Mr. Purple and I wondered what Bun was up to and then said, "Geez, Mecham's timing was off, he should have waited till now and taken his case to the Supreme Court.
That Roberts joke of a court would have found a way to get him off..."
Mr. P and I agreed wholeheartedly...
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THE COURT'S STILL A JOKE
ON this date in 1988 - Arizona Governor Evan Mecham was voted out of office by the Arizona Senate.
Mecham was found guilty of diverting state funds to his auto business and of trying to impede an investigation into a death threat to a grand jury witness.
Reading this, Bun Man just smacked his head.
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DANCE CLASS
ON this date in 2015 - So I get home from dance class last evening and the Boyz, always anxious to hear of my tales w/ the Mikster, inquire about the movement exercise.
I told them it was thoroughly enjoyable; it allowed me to connect w/ my bride once again...
I learned some things I was doing wrong, and I learned to be okay w/ that.
Dance class is couples therapy w/out the couch...IT ROCKS.
Now, if I can only remember which foot is the left...
5,6,7,8 and we're off...
Some Improvement...7 years ago, Equal Pay Day was on 4/4/17, this year it was 3/12/24.
Equal Pay Day
DATE: MARCH 12, 2024
78 cents for "all earners" (full-time, year-round + part-time and part-year)
84 cents for full-time, year-round earners
84 CENTS: THAT’S HOW MUCH WOMEN IN THE U.S. WHO WORK YEAR-ROUND ARE PAID FOR EVERY DOLLAR PAID TO MEN ACCORDING TO CENSUS DATA FROM 2022.
SOMETIMES, IT'S THE WATCHING WHAT DOES YOU IN
Ken-Dogger: Chauncey, we got get up bro...
Chauncey: Yeah, I'm on it...
KD: Dude, it doesn't look like you're on it
C: You threw me off today, you never sleep till 6 am
KD: I know right, what happened?
C: You must have needed it Dude
KD: I must have, guess loading 90 bags of mulch will do that to ya
C: Dude, I'm hip, I got exhausted just watchin'...
CONTINUING YOUR FITNESS JOURNEY
Ken-Dogger: Well, HELLO Brutus…You’re looking motivated
Brutus: I gotta catch up…I saw you cranking out those pushups
KD: I DO like screwing with the young bucks, but your form?
B: I admit I need some refinement, that’s why I’m catching up.
KD: I’ll tell you a secret, you never catch up to someone else. You only continue your own journey.
B: Then what am I doing?
KD: Pushing to new limits for yourself, it’s what we all do.
MARCH...THE MONTH OF MADNESS
Ken-Dogger: Some games huh Mr. Happy?
Mr. Happy: Sheesh, second one was a nail-biter.
KD: And last second shot, Coach said he knew…
MH: It’s March, it’s Madness…No wait, it’s April
KD: Women’s game today, then Men’s tomorrow…
MH: And this AZ Coach is rather saucy…
KD: You don’t get to this level taking a back seat.
MH: Just a shame there are losers here, they’ve won so much.
KD: That’s why it’s Madness Mr. Happy…
Morning Peeps,
STAND UP FOR SELF AND FOR OTHERS...
Historybook: Ninth US President William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, shortest presidency ever at just 31 days (1841); American poet and activist Maya Angelou born (1928); NATO is created (1949); Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated (1968).
"Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else."
- Maya Angelou
CELEBRATING DORIS DAY...
Historybook: American politician Boss Tweed born (1823); Actress Doris Day born (1922); Eddie Murphy born (1961); First mobile phone call is made (1973); Apple releases the first iPad (2010).
"The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it."
- Doris Day
That’s a nearly 25% increase from the previous high of 9.9 million viewers, set last year between…also Iowa and LSU, in the championship.
For context, more people watched this game than every MLB, NHL, MLS, and NBA game (except one) last season, per FOS.
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S: Morning Brew
WE HAD THE TAYLOR EFFECT...
WE'RE NOW SEEING THE CAITLIN EFFECT...
Stat: Whenever Caitlin Clark steps on a basketball court, you expect a record to be broken. It happened again Monday night, when Iowa’s dramatic win over LSU in the Elite Eight smashed the record for the most-viewed women’s college basketball game ever, pulling in an average audience of 12.3 million.
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Minhowkin Word of the Day
em·pa·thy
noun
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another:
"he has a total lack of empathy for anybody"
Similar:
compassion
sympathy
pity
feeling
concern
considerateness
consideration
tenderness
tender-heartedness
kindness
kind-heartedness
sensitivity
insight
fellow feeling
brotherly love
THERE'S A CERTAIN TENDERNESS HERE ON COSO, WE CALL IT EMPATHY.
HEY NFL/MLB OWNERS, YOU WANT TAX INCREASES? SHARE OWNERSHIP...
"We're deeply disappointed as we are steadfast in our belief that Jackson County is better with the Chiefs and the Royals," Sherman said. "As someone whose roots run deep in this town, who has been a dedicated fan and season-ticket holder for both of these teams, and now leading a remarkable ownership group."
WHEN WE LIVE TOGETHER, IT'S UP TO ALL OF US...
Ken-Dogger: Morning Chas, what’s going on?
Chas: Dude, sheltering-in-place…We’re all doing it.
KD: No…we ARE NOT, that’s part of the problem.
Chas: Okay, I’m doing my part, up to authority to police the rest.
KD: It is, and they’re up to the task to maintain order. So why the extra gear?
C: Just in case they’re not up to the challenge.
KD: It’s not up to just them, it’s up to all of us.
The Boyz, after being fleeced by Eleanor a few too many times, were going to go public w/ the ruse, but Eleanor went to the reporters and the crisis was averted.
That Eleanor, she was a sneaky one...
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ON this date in 1933 - First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt informed newspaper reporters that beer would be served at the White House.
This followed the March 22 legislation that legalized "3.2" beer.
Members of the White House staff, Bun Man and Mr. Purple, had been clandestinely bringing beer into the White House for the past 7 months as Eleanor had requested it for their Beer and Poker Night w/ the house staff.
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ON this date in 2010 - The Wi-Fi version of the Apple iPad went on sale.
Almost instantaneously, restaurants and family dining rooms became quieter places.
Bun told Mr. Purple that he originally embraced the new technology and loved a 'tablet perspective' on life, but when his wife sent him a text at the dining room table for Bun to pass her the salt, he stopped the madness and banned the tabs during meals.
Morning Peeps,
REMEMBERING MARTIN
ON this date in 1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "mountaintop" speech just 24 hours before he was assassinated.
Bun Man and Mr. Purple, King's speechwriters, were credited w/ helping craft this ditty which called for unity, economic action, boycotts and nonviolent protests, and for America to live up to its ideals.
The Boyz and I are still waiting for the Dream to be Fulfilled.
Robert Reich on Trump's 5-Step Fascist Plan
He's already begun
https://www.arcamax.com/politics/fromtheleft/robertbreich/s-3185675?fs
TROUBLE SPAWN
Retired educator / military officer(Army Colonel) - Current Ops Div Chief (G333), HQDA / married / political progressive / ED.D. and Army War College Grad. 3277
Joined Nov 2017