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16 hours ago, Reacher said:

This was pretty funny

 

 

Dude is a boot-licking farce of a human being, but I love this. It’s an old, but amazing tactic to use against these polluters. 

There’s a great clip from a few years with farmers at a meeting with fracking companies and the farmer is at the table pouring the murky water for the natural gas a#$holes. 

Found it:

Need to jump all over them from the outset and never let up. They have to be pissed after that NW game. 

29 minutes ago, Maedhros said:

This team is inevitable. I've watched every game that hasn't been relegated to a streaming service, and they're all the same. At some point you just know Indiana is going to make a run, often more than one. Even when a ranked team like Michigan keeps it close for a quarter, you know that run is coming and the lead is going to get comfortable real soon. It's a remarkably stress free experience. 

I get that EXACT feeling with this team. I’ve only been able to watch a handful, but every time the game never seems in doubt. You just expect them to win. Kind of like how it used to be with the fellas. But this thread is about the women’s team, so don’t want to belabor that point. 

Just now, Drroogh said:

No I get it that the govt is broken and agree with you. Worse than the elected we foolishly elect are the bureaucrats we don’t have a say about!

Totally agree with you. Mayor Pete does not seem like a great pick so far. 

2 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

Or FEMA turning down requests for assistance saying it’s some other department?

That’s obviously wrong. But you act surprised that the govt doesn’t work the way it’s supposed to? It’s broken. The a#$holes we foolishly elect have broken it and they don’t care as long as they get paid and have their pension for life. 

1 hour ago, Drroogh said:

Buttigieg wasn’t there either.

Was he scheduled to show up like they were though?

Doesn’t matter really, this would be on his watch and he needs to have a better response than a Twitter post. 

28 minutes ago, Reacher said:

Some answers coming out... Train was too long, too heavy, not inspected enough and a wheel bearing may have caused it-

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ohio-train-derailment-east-palestine-norfolk-southern-excess-size/

https://www.ntd.com/ohio-train-may-have-burned-for-20-miles-before-derailment-video-shows_901530.html

 

 

Saw somewhere that the train company people did not show up for the town hall. Not a good look for them to try to hide. 

Early drive to MD this morning, so I didn’t watch the game. Saw we were down almost 20 at half. Kind of surprised we got that close. Sound like I can watch the second half and be prepared to be pissed off. 

2 hours ago, mrflynn03 said:

I'm not an expert but how many of you have really dealt with mental health issues?

I'm an alcoholic. Been sober off and on the last couple years. I suffer from depression, OCD, anxiety ect.  Everyone in my family, sisters, cousins, in laws , are addicted. Heroin, meth, alcohol.  The common denomitor is abuse. Mental and physical.  

I used to be a pill popper too, shrooms and cocain. 

Having a strong mother is what kept me and my sister's on the straight and narrow.  A bomb ass grandpa and a couple teachers helped too.(Mr Wilkins and Mr Watkins)

 

 

Much respect to you for dealing with this. That is a lot of factors to navigate and escape from. I’ve never had any major mental health issues, beyond a fairly addictive personality, LOTS of drugs when younger (weed, acid, any pills, meth, cocaine, you name it). The military helped me escape that part of my life. Never dealt with any type of abuse in my own family, but my best friend and I used to have to hide under the bed or in the closet when his Dad came home drinking. 

That used to terrify me and I still think of to this day. I never knew how my friend handled it back then. Turns out he didn’t very well, b/c he killed himself shortly after high school. 

Glad you had/have some people in your life to help you, brother. 

As an aside, I will say that some of my time in the Navy was as a Psych Tech. Saw some really scary things and also saw a lot of young people totally ruined by overly aggressive treatment/medication regimen. I’m still haunted to this day by a very young and beautiful Marine, who was totally taken advantage of and ruined. To watch such a beautiful person just stare at the wall drooling b/c of her Lithium dose was really hard. She ended up “dating” one of my coworkers. Went to a party of his and she was there totally trashed and living with him. The dude had treated her on the ward and now he was living with her. We had a pretty quick/ugly parting of the ways that night. 

1 hour ago, Seeking6 said:

We started volunteering and helping a church in a bad area of Indy. Teaching them not only how to shop, best cheap foods to buy,  but how to prep meals on the cheap....additionally we lobbed an email to our old AD Fred Glass who is now head of Gleaners and man they replied and stepped up big time with weekly food donations.

Another thing on the subject of grassroots helping. We've enrolled now over 50 people who were eligible for SNAP/Food Benefits and Medicaid. I always ask them why they didn't sign up before and they simply respond they just didn't know how to do it. Now we've shown them how to use their SNAP card to buy food off of EBT eligible items from Amazon....because 90% of them don't own a car. Now they can get stuff delivered straight to the door.

I guess my point is this. It's up to us to get this country straight again. One block, one neighborhood, town, city at a time because it's clear the national folks on both sides don't have an interest in helping. 

 

THIS is the way. This is walking the walk. It is so hard to unlearn all of the stuff that food producers do and try to push on us. Just illuminating the way a typical grocery store is physically set up can be eye-opening to people and start them on their journey as informed consumers. I can’t like this post enough. 

1 hour ago, MoyeCowbell said:

I know exactly what you're saying. It's just wild to me that such ambition/curiosity/dreams can be twisted and weaponized in a way.

I still have reverence for Indiana. Love Bloomington and still have many friends in and around the area. Often think what it would be like to have a house on Lake Monroe and just relax...

But I had to "get out". I wanted to experience the world, and am trying my best to do so. I've never felt that I was better than anyone, but I do feel like I'm better than that collective mindset. To me, that is a turnoff; a quicksand of negativity that I don't want to engage in. While I don't believe I'm elitist in any way, if that desire to want 'better' frames me that way, so be it.

The difference is, I want greatness for everyone. I don't mind -- hell, I encourage -- people to aim high (see my note to @5fouls and his daughter).

Oh man, my love and reverence for Indiana is so strong. If anything I probably romanticize my small town Indiana upbringing to the nth degree. But, it’s such a huge part of who I am. 

But, I always wanted to see a lot of the world (joined the Navy, and promptly went NOWHERE besides Great Lakes, IL, San Antonio, TX, Charleston, SC, and finally Bethesda, MD). But that experience made me hungry for more cultures, sights, and adventures. I don’t know why that would ever be a bad thing - to experience other cultures, or be open to other cultures. 

But that’s now apparently a fault according to many. 

2 minutes ago, MoyeCowbell said:

Good point. This is something that might be hard for some to fully grasp, but is still very real: social peer pressure.

I experienced it growing up in Southern Indiana. Both of my parents went to IU and I grew up in classic 90's middle class fashion. Nothing flashy, but I was provided for. We were able to travel and experience different places/things and that cracked the door open to the world for me, and made me want to see more of it. It also gave me ambition to want 'better', whatever that was.

And yet there was a pervasive mindset in the community that 'better' was elitist and in turn, negative. As if it's rude or disrespectful to want 'better' because that would reflect back on those who don't have it (but might want it). The "preppy" kids would be mocked because they had a two-parent household and were somewhat comfortable. The "fringe" kids that wanted to experience things outside of the county/area were questioned. The whole framing of success was skewed in such a way that if you weren't blue-collar and 'gettin' it out the mud' you weren't real. That always bothered me.

Misery loves company. And the more united people can be in their own plight, the better they feel about themselves. Maybe it's a survival tactic. Maybe it's something else... but it stinks that so many want to bring others down to their level, rather than just letting them rise on their own path.

It’s definitely a thing. As another Southern Indiana kid (🙌🏼) just desperate to get out of my small town I was often made fun of or mocked as “too good for us.” Joining the military was okay in everyone’s eyes, but college? That was questioned. I was the first person in my family to go to college. And got a lot of, “why would you want to do that?” 

I’ve also received a lot of blowback for living in Brooklyn. Doesn’t really bother me. I’m not less “real,” b/c of where I live or what I do. But I am a more complete and better person for the experiences. Some people think it’s okay to insult my choices or make fun of where I live, but if I were to turn around and do the same to them, then those are fighting words…

Watched the OSU game last night. We outmatched them from the start. OSU was missing a key player form last time, but they just had no chance. 

There were a couple of times that I looked away from the screen to do something and then we were up by another 6 or 8 points so quickly. 

13 hours ago, IUFLA said:

My post about mental illness wasn't an indictment of the mentally ill... It was simply how it pertains to mass shootings... I think all of us realize that you have to have a mental defect to consider something so heinous...

And I agree with your second sentence... 

Yeah, wasn’t calling you out, hence my first sentence. I agree that mental health is super important. I just don’t like that it’s usually only talked about after mass shootings. It’s important then to take the heat off guns, but then once the news fades, the mental health talk fades. 

7 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

It’s not just cities, the county I lived in Georgia. Was one of the most economically depressed and illiterate counties in the country. I had it from several friends in the education system that literally half the county was illiterate!! The local Grocery was definitely not high quality food and once again probably half the people checking out were using EBT cards. And yet the next county North where I worked was part of the Hollywood of the south scene!

You are 100% correct. Not just cities. Basically anywhere that they can get away with this stuff they will do so. They probably figured the “ignorant hillbillies” wouldn’t complain, while they know the suburban Karens will. 

36 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said:

I found a YouTube channel I listen to at work sometimes called soft white underbelly. This guy started by going around skid row in LA interviewing people. Some pretty heavy subjects but pretty eye opening. 

https://youtube.com/@SoftWhiteUnderbelly

Some really interesting interviews - bookmarked for future listens. 

8 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

Oh God, don’t get me started on the NIMBY’s, or the atrocious disparity of income for executives! You can’t tell me an IO is 1000 times more valuable than a manager that also has an MBA!

They are the worst. We have a particularly thick crop of NIMBYs here. I don’t necessarily enjoy having sleeping homeless people with their shoes off next to me on my subway commute, but I’m also not going to hassle them or ask the cops to move them. If you are homeless, that warm sleep session on a subway train might be the safest, quietest place you get to sleep that day. Watching some of these liberal Brooklynites get totally bent out of shape b/c a homeless person dares to sleep on “their train” really irks me. 

5 minutes ago, MoyeCowbell said:

Because this is a sports forum, I'll try and tie this back into it a little bit...

Good nutrition is absolutely essential when dealing with mental health, which in turn impacts physical health and performance. There's a reason LeBron, Tom Brady, Novak Djokavic, et al are able to do elite things at the level and longevity that they do. They have access to the best foods and can tailor their diets for optimal performance.

Of course they can afford to do so. They're able to get the best produce, meats, etc. It would be great if those high level foods can be more attainable to the masses at an affordable level. Here in LA -- and I'm sure elsewhere in the country as well -- the same grocery stores carry different products based on the region/neighborhood and the socio-economic makeup of its residents. While this is somewhat obvious, it still underscores the discrepancy between getting "fresh" foods that are proven to improve physical and mental health, and processed foods that do not.

I've tried to cut down my fast food intake, maybe having something once every few months or so, and I definitely feel a difference when doing so.

Really great point. “Food deserts” are real in many big cities and small towns. What we have available to us within easy walking distance is VASTLY different than what someone in East New York or the Bronx has. They will get tons of cheap clothing boutiques and cell phone repair shops instead of decent grocery stores. 

A couple of Case knives and a couple Great Eastern Cutlery knives added lately. Couldn’t resist using SZA’s magazine cover story as background. 

The Case knife on top is a Eureka Jack collaboration between Case and Tony Bose - incredible tolerances and the jigging on the brown bone is so nice. 

What I’m finding about exploring these knives is that there in such an incredible and rich history of these cutlery companies. For a history nerd like me, this is catnip.

When I was a kid I always just had a Case knife in my pocket (most likely a Canoe with the Indian Chief etching on the blade), but never thought anything about it. It was just a knife and if I lost it, I would have to buy another one with my meager allowance or paper route money. 

57 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said:

Food is medicine.  It helps with physical and mental healthiness.  I've noticed a lot of improvement in adding vitamins and minerals like magnesium and vitamin B, and D that most people are deficient in. 

It really is. I’m not saying fast food and packaged foods are evil (I enjoy both in moderation), but if it’s all people eat then I don’t see how their mental and physical health is exactly humming along on all cylinders.

And I’ll toss in my “get off my lawn whippersnappers” line of “why don’t kids play outside anymore?”

It’s a double whammy of low activity and bad food. Whisk that together with constant social media and media media blaring from our screens day and night and it’s not a good combo. 

57 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

Agree with you, but the solutions run much deeper than just throwing money at it or opening more centers and resources. Just like people with addiction the suffering have to learn they need help before they’ll seek help. I don’t have the answers but someone smarter than me needs to figure it out instead of wasting more resources that aren’t working.

I agree with some of that. But we know that redistributing wealth to the rich doesn’t really trickle down to anyone. It’s one of the greatest lies we’ve been fed. We throw money at rich people, Wall Street, airlines, etc and it just enriches their bottom lines. More dividends, more bonuses. But no one wants to spend money on a mental health center. And god forbid it’s in their back yard. 

26 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said:

And this is exactly why people need to tell the Feds to go F@#k themselves.  The only reason why they are relevant is because people make them relevant.  People need to quit news and let them go broke and ignore these fools. 

Make the changes at the local and state level.  Bloomington has an addiction and homeless problem but an improving mental health and housing programs because they decided to take action at the community level. 

I'm ideologically opposed to a lot of ideas in Bloomington but not everything.  I work there and benefit from those ideas too. My job is there because the town and university are heavily invested in Healthcare.  I have a healthier diet because the residents demand certain products that I couldn't get anywhere else. They benefit from fresh organic food at their farmers markets because people from surrounding communities(a lot of Amish), sell their goods in town. 

You can be tolerant and not have to accept things you don't agree with. The trick is to not be a jerk and ignore what doesn't affect you.  People can work together to fix things if they just ignore the damn government and not run to big daddy anytime they get a wrinkle in their drawers. 

 

Great example of little things at the local level that can impact people. Fresh, healthy food and exercise would be a great start for people. That’s the exact type of work I’ve been supporting in Population Health for decades. It can and does work locally. We have one of our faculty who has partnered with barbershops in Harlem to talk about blood pressure and colorectal cancer with their patrons. Hugely successful, b/c these dudes might not trust doctors, but they do trust their barber. 

Would love to see Kopp just go off for his final game in NW. We know he’s capable.

Not calling out anyone on here for posting about mental health. It desperately needs attention. BUT, we have a political class that doesn’t care what happens to the weak, poor, or the mentally ill. This is Merica! We pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and if you can’t hack it, you can f*#k off and get out of our way. We’ve got some shopping and eating to do!

After the usual thoughts and prayers there will be comments about funding mental health. And then they will go right back to not funding mental health. Wash, rinse, repeat, ad nauseam. 

There is nowhere for these people to go except on the street or in jail. Neither place helps them and both make a bad problem worse. But let’s keep pushing those tax breaks through for the rich. If you are poor or insane, it’s probably your own fault, right???

I grew up a poor kid. We waited in line for govt cheese. I had to join the military to be able to afford college. So much went right for me to be this successful today. Yes, I prepared, worked hard, and hustled, but I was also a white male, which really helped.

The young people I know today are smarter than I was, they hustle just as hard as I did, but they also know how hard it’s going to be to be successful in this world. We talk about it a lot and I don’t know what to tell them. I’ve totally lost faith in our political class and don’t expect anything to change. These kids have never had faith in our political or economic system. They know the rich protect the rich, and spend their dollars and time turning the poor against each other on BS social justice issues. 

6 minutes ago, 5fouls said:

Yesterday, my daughter, who is a junior in high school, got a packet of information from on of the primary colleges she is interested in.  It's in a different part of the country, and we talked about the advantages and disadvantages that entails

This morning, we're having a conversation about how a parent reacts when something like MSU happens.  I let her know regardless if how far away from home, MSU, etc. she may be, if something like that happens when she's away from me, she's getting a call/text.

That said, I worry about the psychological effect this has on her.  She went from being super-excited about college yesterday to apprehensive less than 12 hours later.

It’s a very odd world that these kids are having to grow up in. I don’t envy them. Just yesterday, I kept seeing the headlines about how many young women/teenage girls are depressed and or suicidal. More so than boys. 

I had the same thought when I was watching the last women’s game. Heck of a duo leading our teams this year. Would love to see them both repaid for their efforts with a DEEP tourney run. 

10 hours ago, MoyeCowbell said:

Good God... I was buried with work and just checked the score.

Absolute curb stomping.

And someone tell me why Mackenzie Holmes isn't in the NPOY conversation again?!!?!?!?! 

I taped the game and then just checked the score this morning. Wow, did not expect a full on curb stomp. Excited to watch this after work!

10 hours ago, Steubenhoosier said:

I saw the clip several times and I couldn’t believe that the cop would follow the guy down the sidewalk. Could have hit more people. The street parallel to the sidewalk was clear. 

Yeah, that was a head scratcher. But as The Strokes once so eloquently sang back in the day:

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New York City cops, New York City cops
New York City cops, but they ain't too smart