Dave from Dayton

I've posted before that Dakich was the basketball coach at BGSU (Ohio) while my daughters were there. He did fairly well at first, if I remember correctly. But then, not so well. He got an offer and went to WVa for a week. Found out that they had NCAA challenges. May have found out that the problems were greater than he had originally understood. Asked for more $$. (Similar to what Crean did at IU?) Declined. Returned to BGSU. Wheels came off of recruiting. I do not wonder at all why. Was subsequently not the coach at BGSU. Shocked? Not shocked. Both daughters received a very decent undergraduate education at BGSU. One in scientific and technical editing/writing. The other in Graphic Design. The daughter that is in Graphic Design also got a scholarship offer to go out of state to IU. IU was a 5-year program. But the full ride to BGSU was also super. She went to BGSU because of it's 4-year program and being a better fit. BGSU hockey was fun. Saw them beat IU in football which sucked bigly. Basketball was with mixed results.

Girlfriend (wife of 46 years) and I are celebrating tonight! Taxes done. No IU men's basketball on tap. Saw our estate planning lawyer tonight and we're good. Went out for lunch. Got a walk in just before the rain. Not going to BW3 tonight for the boneless. She likes the other kind.

Well, that plus the fact that Dakich was and is a by-the-rules person from a certain perspective. IU needed someone who was not involved with the recruiting. Dakich was not involved in recruiting. And they needed someone who would throw themselves on the sword for good ole IU. They wanted a disciplinarian. (And was disposable and never have a chance at the permanent Head Coach position.) Dakich never did have a chance to get the top dog position with IU basketball. Once he realized that, he started to burn bridges. He continues to this day. No one would hire him to coach anything more critical than a potato. He does know his X's and O's. But no one in their right mind would be on his team.

I won't. I won't. The hell I won't. (John Wayne in McLintock) Aye Ewe Stonecutters 68 Peon State Keystoners 79 I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in. (Kenny Rogers in Just Dropped In) i'm going down, going down down down down down. (Walter Trout Band)

A different perspective on living in the USA vs Guatemala. Is the chemistry right? I came to this country with a stutter and not knowing English. Last night I won my 83rd Moth Slam (dailykos.com) My wife knows English language rules fairly well for a native of Indianapolis. She is a retired elementary school librarian and now volunteers teaching English Language Learners. It is funded through the county and the state...via the county technical career center. We also helped teach those seeking to pass the US Citizenship Exam and interview.

Good night.

Ware just stands flat footed to shoot his frees.

You can borrow mine. I was in the Navy. And my father knew a few choice ones. I did not know some things like that were possible in this universe.

Do not touch that dial. Welcome to the Twighlight Zone.

Ware just missed 4 free throws in a row. He has no bounce at the line.

True. They already have a Woody.

The General could find someone or some way to shoot the rock.

Gunn is going to get hot now.

Well, I'm not going to blame this on the refs.

I am confused. What's the goal of playing this game?

OK Seen enuf. 3 Stooges on channel 4.

Is it over yet? No, not the PSU game...

Oooh...so close... Well, we have to get over the hump!

Splendid message. We are all people. Yearning for safe, healthy, productive families and environs. And then comes the will to power...

Buffalo Trace...New Riff bib...or Elijah Craig Small Batch? Hmmm. Blind bracket tastings are in order.

My house tonight if we do not watch IU...

My better half and I have been discussing what to do tonight that would be more 'fun' than watching the Nebraska vs Indiana game. She suggested that we could complete our taxes.

Corn R Us 72 Bloomington E 73 Nebraska, the state, is known by few to have the largest man-planted forest in the US. Also the most miles of rivers in the US. And they don't win on the road. And you are a lot smarter than you were 20 seconds ago. Indiana is just about over the hump. Feinstein is writing a sequel: The Season on the Hump. The last chapter has not been written, yet. It is not a comedy. It is not fiction. It really has very little good basketball in it...to no one's surprise. But there is always hope for another banner.

Midnight on the oasis? One hump or two? Joshua Tree NP is reforesting and humping it: