Skip to main content

Sunday Sundown Rundown - 3/17/24

3 Up

1. Virginia Ends Legacy Admissions - There is the obvious on this, right? Like, why is this even a thing to begin with? I'm very curious to see the effects of this in Virginia. For all of the discussion on race-equity-based admissions, and affirmative-action measures, legacy admissions have long gone without scrutiny. 

2. Kyrie Irving Buzzer-Beater - Look, this is at #2 for mere appreciation of basketball - at the purity and poetry of it. Irving, arguably the most skilled player ever (despite his actions and your opinions of him) hit a game-winning left-handed (!!) hook shot from 16 feet out to win a game. It's simply unreal. It's a thing of beauty (and such difficulty!). 

I'm headed out to the driveway to try it - we all know you will too. 

3. COVID Anniversary - Ah yes, we'll continue to remember mid-March for COVID. But let it now steer you away from other thoughts on how the world was reduced to essentials. Let's never lose that outlook. 

3 Down

1. Boeing Failures - Boeing is a mess and is under high scrutiny with planes just falling apart mid-air. 

1a. Barnett's Death - And then there is THIS story. Whew...

2. Subway Violence - I ride the NYC Subway every day for work, and the rumors of its safety are mixed. NYC is definitely different AFTER the pandemic. The latest event of the strap-hanger who had to utilize self-defense and cause hysteria as the train pulled into the station is just another notch on my heightened sensory. 

The National Guard and State Troopers being deployed by Governor Hochul feels, well, weird. But whatevs. 

3. Tik Tok Ban - I don't care for Tik Tok. I do agree it's been super harmful to society. Just my opinion. However, it's rather interesting that Congress got together and passed a bill so quickly and effortlessly surrounding its usage here in the States. Why can't we do that with other topics? *coughguncontrol*

1 Interesting

1. Selection Sunday - Ah yes. Love the basketball. Despise all of the sudden "experts" analysis on who should be in and who got snubbed. 

Cover Photo

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (11) shoots the winning final-second basket against Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, top center right, defends in an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Sunday, March 17, 2024. 

AP Photo/LM Otero

Labels:

Recently Read

Sunday Sundown Rundown - 11/15/15

3 Up 1. Paris Stadium Security Guard - Not much has been revealed, and we don't even know if this security guard is still alive, but whomever this person is/was, they helped save a lot of lives. LOTS! Just by doing their job well and finding the vest of the bomber, they prevented what could have been a much larger catastrophe. Too often we mock security guards, especially those who approach their jobs with lackadaisical effort. This person is a hero. A huge, huge, big time hero.  2. Facebook - I'm not a huge fan of Facebook as I find Twitter and Instagram to be more interesting. That's just me. However, Facebook's "Safe alert" feature is a new concept that is just brilliant. Knowing a former student who worked for me and who now lives in Paris, it was nice to see her check in as "safe" in the midst of the chaos. I can't even imagine how convenient it was for those with closer friends and family.  3. Holly Holm - As gloomy as the week...
Read more

Trump Wins.

I can't say that I'm surprised.  This week, I purposely took some time to take in the moment, the time in history, and even those around me - strangers and known individuals - to understand it all. The hours and days after I awoke from going to bed purposefully (I was under the weather) to awake to an alert on my phone - DONALD TRUMP ELECTED 47th PRESIDENT - not once did I feel shocked. In fact, I'm not sure that I felt anything at all.  I said to my wife heading into election day, I very much don't blame anyone for voting for him in this election. I'm not a big Trump guy. I gave him a chance in 2016, and well, I'll do so again in 2025. I have no choice. However, after watching Kamala's run toward the election, granted, it was short and abbreviated (somewhat forced), it was hard to understand. The celebrities. The counter-rallys. For a party that said the right lost themselves, how could it be, that the party of the working class was trying to persuade my vo...
Read more

Quick Ponder: Man Love

"A man is only loved under the condition that he provide something"  - Chris Rock  Feeling that these days,  with the understanding  of privilege,  and responsibility. 
Read more