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[Atticus]

I'm pretty sure they felt that way BEFORE the pandemic....

[Atticus]

ooo - unfortunately ironic typo....

[Atticus]

Liked the article on home-page about how Mondo's poles had to go on a 25-hr car-ride from Sweden to Monaco.

Pretty pumped for tomorrow....

[Atticus]

Meeting tomorrow to determine our path.
One option - Fall may go to spring, winter stays the same, and spring goes to next (21) fall.
Then...

[Atticus]

No, actually, you can't....

[Atticus]

Sorry you won't have the chance to be so amused.
I can't imagine a reality where there WON'T be consequences. Just like the imminent reopening of...

[Atticus]

Wasn't trying to. Guess I should have included an 'I think' after the 'but'. Just an IMO observation....

[Atticus]

Can't you just go to a nearby library for those 2 hours?...

[Atticus]

Yup, clear as bell. No new records of cases or deaths since this morning!...

[Atticus]

I realize that's just a joke, but it's also really offensive as national stereotypes. Germans' are not automatons, Japanese are not merely conformists....

[Atticus]

Speaking of the Oly Channel, I just watched a special called Best of 2019 - Track & Field, in which commentator Leigh Diffey hosted several superstars,...

[Atticus]

Along those lines (too lazy to start a new thread - had it before?), here's a good question:

What meet do you wish you could have attended...

[Atticus]

I like that. I'll save it for future illustration

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I sure hope we don't see this headline in the next few days:...

[Atticus]

I think stupid things all the time, but I don't say them out loud (OK, usually!)....

[Atticus]

Even if they start holding games, there will be stoppages as team cases break out again....

[Atticus]

That's listed as a 'Replay' for me, with the live coverage still on Friday 2-4 on the Olympic Channel....

[Atticus]

It's the same hype and wishful thinking we've always seen. If you're a phenom on the way up, it's natural to think in terms of WRs and OG Golds.
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[Atticus]

Stride length has far less to do with inseam than it does force applied to the track (i.e., amount of rebound off the track). She applies LOTS of force...

[Atticus]

So the metaphor is: soldiers in war = kids at school, playing games . . . . OK!
Never had any use for Lou Holtz. Less now....