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Yesterday we were so.bleseed to celebrate the graduation of my oldest son from college. He graduated in 3 years, played baseball and graduated with honors. 3.75 GPA and starts Grad school to become a Dr. Very proud of him.

Well my major bathroom renovation is done. The shower door was installed today. Next up is the balance of the interior doors to change out and recase them.

Covid life is hard

One of the first questions they asked me if I had trouble smelling or had a loss of taste. Luckily I did not have either one

Kids and healthy young adults don't seem to be the problem. I agree with this Coloradan- https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2020/05/10/dierenbach-is-it-time-for-a-new-approach-to-coronavirus/. Let the kids play baseball. Just keep the parents apart. https://data.cdc.gov/NCHS/Provisional-COVID-19-Death-Counts-by-Sex-Age-and-S/9bhg-hcku/data A fraction of 1% of the deaths for people under age 24 are Covid related and that is with a generous counting of Covid deaths.

I had to go to Walmart the other day, and it was ridiculous. People everywhere in large groups having chatty conversations. I had to ask several people (as politely as I could) to please step aside so I could get what I needed off a shelf. Checkout lines were 5-6 deep, including self-checkout, with no social distancing. The youth baseball league where I live was cancelled this summer. Some of the parents were so upset, they protested and pestered the league president until he finally stepped down out of frustration. Someone else took over, and these people are trying to get the kids on the field now. Not like, later this summer, which I would fully support; they want the kids on the field now. I really, really don't want to see high school football get cancelled because we re-opened everything too soon and had an outbreak during the summer.

I'm going to try and get a haircut sometime this week. I don't have much to begin with, so when it gets a little shaggy, it just emphasizes the point.

Just remember. If your hair-cut place of choice is already booked solid, your favorite restaurant has no available tables due to seating reductions, and if tattoos are not your thing, you can still visit your local massage parlor starting today.

Dr of physical therapy. My daughter is a nurse at Riley in hematology and oncology because of the influence that nurses had in Aydens life. Great question. Thank you

Well you must have at least ONE good trait, since you married your wife! She's cute! Congrats on a great family.

How many of those cruise ships fly an American flag? I saw a story on 60 Minutes awhile back talking about skirting tax laws by the cruise lines. http://www.idahoreporter.com/2020/major-cruise-lines-use-foreign-flags-to-avoid-u-s-laws-but-they-want-u-s-bailout-money/

My 5th wife was a quintessential dragon lady. And, if she set her tweezers aside for a few days.....well, let's just say I never actually called her a bearded dragon.

Another impact to Colorado that I personally am seeing. Several young people on my block. That I have watched since being born, grow up, go off to college and graduate. Get a job, and move out to an apartment. Are now out of work, and have moved back home.

Have you tried that place in Warsaw? "Razor Rico's" will fix you right up.

Great field and 100% recession proof. Deal with PT's all the time...they can essentially name their price as they move forward in career. Glad to hear on all!

I inherited a bearded dragon when I married my wife. All I can say is make sure that you are close to a pet store that carries mealworms. It became a hassle showing up the day they got their worm deliveries to insure I got some.

Fixed, but estimated.

Nope Dad was the camera man. Wish I were that handsome. He takes after mom thankfully

Tried this one day this past week. It was really, really good. Mrs. mile loved it.

I cant do snakes(unless used in a practical joke) but lizards on the other hand are my reptile of choice. Had an iguana as a kid and thinking about getting a bearder dragon in the future. Used to capture and keep salamanders as pets, although an amphibian and not a reptile.

You've never read any of our game threads, have you? 😁

I appreciate the kind words and the support everyone! HSN truly is an amazing community. While scary, this will just be a blip in the road and I'm sure good things lie ahead.

We added a quarantine pup to our pack Sunday. This is Oliver. My brother got a litter mate of his. He’s mostly Australian Shepherd and Border collie.

I've attached the excel file I used in the tournament and included a results screenshot below in case people don't want to click on/download a file. Of note (to me at least): Bob Knight was undefeated vs. other coaches in the tournament. I knew he would do well but thought it was really interesting that none of the other coaches beat him. Mike Davis was winless. His teams matched up with 70s era teams did him in. The decades played out mostly as expected, with the 50s and 60s benefiting from matchups vs. Crean/Archie rebuild years. IU_64 year_Single Elimination Bracket Creator Pro - Single Score Box V23 (1).xlsx

Recap through round one: Coaches: Decades: 1950s: 3-0 1960s: 5-5 1970s: 8-2 1980s: 6-4 * 5-3 when not facing same decade 1990s: 3-7 2000s: 3-7 2010s: 4-6 2020s: 0-1

Day 1 of the 64 years/teams of IU Basketball Tournament Vote for the team you think would win Each day (Mon-Fri) will have 4 games and the polls will be open for 48 hours. I will try to post the new day’s games at noon EST. HSN members are encouraged to discuss memories of the teams involved in today’s matchup, post links to videos/games, etc. before voting on that day’s matchups. The bracket was seeded sequentially by year (2020-1957) from most recent to oldest. Today’s Bracket:

Day 1 of the 64 years/teams of IU Basketball Tournament Vote for the team you think would win Each day (Mon-Fri) will have 3 games and the polls will be open for 48 hours. I will try to post the new day’s games at noon EST. HSN members are encouraged to discuss memories of the teams involved in today’s matchup, post links to videos/games, etc. before voting on that day’s matchups. The bracket was seeded sequentially by year (2020-1957) from most recent to oldest. Today’s Bracket:

Glad (some) people are enjoying it. The seeding by sequential years produces some interesting matchups in the coming games/days that would never happen if it were truly seeded, so you may change your mind.

Didn't realize how many good dunks the team had this season.

3 points shooting of 53.6% on 4.8 attempts per game one year and 44.8% on 5.3 attempts the next. Wow!

Jay Edwards was a bad man at IU. Too bad we didn't get 4 years out of him.

A great game for the 1989 team...

Game 4 VS In the biggest mismatch of the tournament thus far, can SR A.J. Moye’s heart and determination will the 2004 Hoosiers to an upset of the NCAA 3rd place and Big Ten champion 1973 Hoosiers with Steve Downing and a future legend FR Quinn Buckner? https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/indiana/2004.html https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/indiana/1973.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003–04_Indiana_Hoosiers_men's_basketball_team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972–73_Indiana_Hoosiers_men's_basketball_team

Game 3 VS Bob Knight takes on the man who replaced him in Bloomington, when his 1st Indiana team, the 1972 Hoosiers with Joby Wright and Steve Downing battle Mike Davis’s 2005 Indiana team with Bracey Wright and D.J. White. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/indiana/2005.html https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/indiana/1972.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004–05_Indiana_Hoosiers_men's_basketball_team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971–72_Indiana_Hoosiers_men's_basketball_team

Game 2 VS In the only first round game pitting back to back years against each other, the 1989 Hoosiers led by Jay Edwards take on the defending NCAA champion 1988 team led by Dean Garrett and Keith Smart. Brian Sloan was Sloan Screen 45’ing opponents for both squads. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/indiana/1989.html https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/indiana/1988.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988–89_Indiana_Hoosiers_men's_basketball_team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987–88_Indiana_Hoosiers_men's_basketball_team

Game 1 VS The opening game of the tournament pits the Archie Miller’s 2020 Hoosiers led by McDonald’s All-American Freshman Trayce Jackson-Davis vs. Branch McCracken’s 1957 Big Ten Champion squad led by future NBA player Archie Dees. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/indiana/2020.html https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/indiana/1957.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019–20_Indiana_Hoosiers_men's_basketball_team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956–57_Indiana_Hoosiers_men's_basketball_team

Be sure to repost those links in the game thread tomorrow

Good question. The question posed in the poll will just be "Who wins?". It will be up to each HSN member to decide how they want to vote and the parameters surrounding the "game". One might try to "simulate" the game in their mind (or online at places like https://www.whatifsports.com/ncaab/default.asp#top). Another might pick based on like/dislike of players and/or the coach. I'm hoping people will discuss the teams in question (debate/plead their case) and link to games/videos before voting. My ultimate answer to your question is "It is up to you" and is specific to each person voting.

Here's a preview of game one... Game 1 VS The opening game of the tournament pits the Archie Miller’s 2020 Hoosiers led by McDonald’s All-American Freshman Trayce Jackson-Davis vs. Branch McCracken’s 1957 Big Ten Champion squad led by future NBA player Archie Dees. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/indiana/2020.html https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/indiana/1957.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019–20_Indiana_Hoosiers_men's_basketball_team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956–57_Indiana_Hoosiers_men's_basketball_team