Small Town Guy, Big City Thoughts, and a Throwback Thursday on the wrong day.
There’s a popular hashtag that regularly makes the rounds on social media. It’s #TBT, which stands for “Throwback Thursday.” Well, I had my very own Throwback Thursday last Saturday
Had a little bit of a flashback to my sports play-by-play days on Saturday. Went down to the Target Center in Minneapolis to watch some small-town basketball. Spring Grove (one of the teams my paper covers) was in town to take on LeRoy-Ostrander. A couple of times a season, small town teams come in and get to play in the Target Center while the Timberwolves are out of town. Kind of a season highlight for the kids and a lot of fun for moms and dads. It was also a nice throwback for me.
I’m still blown away by just how good the Target Center looks after renovations last year. I went and looked back at some pictures I took when Redwood Valley made the boys’ state basketball tournaments just to be sure, and I was right. That old dark wooden floor (that always looked like it hadn’t been waxed in years) made the atmosphere so dark and gloomy. The new wood floor down there, combined with the GIGANTIC overhead screens/scoreboards give the Target Center a modern-day feel. I like it. Now if we could just put a more successful franchise in there?
Is it seriously the end of January already? Wasn’t it just Christmas like two weeks ago?
Thank the Good Lord that the government shutdown is (temporarily) over. I really don’t care what your politics are. Our “leaders” are getting fat and rich by keeping their hands in our collective cookie jar. How do they keep getting elected?
For that matter, why is it a bad thing to want to secure the southern border? I’ve got a wife, daughter, and relatives I’d like to see kept safe. Anyone arguing against securing the southern border, while at the same time living behind a wall that surrounds their private residence (pick a politician), is an absolute hypocrite.
I saw a headline today that said the Infernal Revenue Service is going to need some time to get through the work backlog because of the shutdown? Have THAT many people already submitted their tax returns? And does that seem a little ominous for those of us still waiting for our W-2 forms?
Watching the Golden State Warriors play the Celtics in Boston tonight and got to thinking: Do they EVER call traveling in the NBA? I KNOW they don’t when James Harden is playing. If you doubt me, just watch the highlights. That step-back three he likes so much from the right wing (and never seems to miss)? I swear to you his feet shuffles and THEN he takes a step back. And watch The Beard when he drives to the basket. How many steps does he take between picking up the dribble and laying it in? You’ll be surprised. Take a look here. There’s a lot of discussion out there about this very topic 🙂
That’s all I have for now. I’m sitting here at home on a Saturday night, just before 9 p.m., and got to thinking that things have changed. This used to be PRIME TIME go out time back in the day. Now I’m trying to figure out how I’m going to make it successfully till ten o’clock. Can anyone else relate to advancing middle age as much as I can right now?