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A little good news.

April 19, 2013

Another positive thought after a rough week. Three people killed by the bombers at the Boston Marathon, and dozens in critical condition. And at week’s end, all the critical patients are still alive, and most have had their conditions upgraded. MAJOR kudos to first responders and Boston hospitals.

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Another reason all Americans should own cats: This guy was hanging out hidden under a tarp in someone’s boat presumably all day? As all cat-owners know, if so much as a squirrel twitches an ear in a backyard even an indoor cat will notice and run to the window.

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Some irony in when we are happy that we have the #Boston bombing suspect in custody and alive so he can face the death penalty….

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Somewhere someone from Carnival Cruise Lines is thinking “Finally, we’re not the worst boat story of the day.”

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Meanwhile back in the mundane sports world Mark Sanchezs gave an interview about Tim Tebow, saying “I just don’t know if it was the best situation for either of us, but you play with the cards you are dealt with and do the very best you can.” Right so Tebow made him butt-fumble?

(From Dwight Perry “Yes, as a matter of fact, Tebow told him to turn the other cheek.”)

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“When will they ever learn?” dept. Rutgers University has now suspended its head men’s lacrosse coach after allegations of verbal abuse. Wouldn’t you think that under the current microscope even Bobby Knight would be nice to his players?

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The Boston bombing suspects’ father is saying his sons hate terrorists, are innocent and have been framed. Even the Paterno family is thinking “this guy’s in serious denial.”

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Meanwhile, in a difficult week, United Airlines quietly sends this “bouquet” to all Americans, an increase in all U.S. change fees from $150 to $200 per change. No joke, no press release…..

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This whole week was beginning to seem like a new season of 24.  Too bad we couldn’t just change the channel.

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Open note to young tech savvy people: If you have figured out you can get free 4G on a plane in the air or some other wifi without paying for it, really not a smart idea to brag about it loudly in front of dozens of people including airline employees.

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From my friend Michael Powers – Who suspected that the bombers would quite literally be Caucasian?

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From my friend Bill Dwan. If this man goes free on a Miranda rights technicality, then at least set him free in a blue collar Boston bar.

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Sweet Caroline.

April 16, 2013

For those who missed it,  will for once in my life,   hand it to the NY Yankees.  Not sure who made the decision (sent lots of emails, tweets, plus a couple phone calls,last night and Tuesday am. )And also thanks to Derek Primont who started tweeting the Yankees this morning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BFJOafH3wA

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Also thanks to Michael Duca, who decided to contact the commissioner’s office, and got them to send a memo to all teams suggesting  they play Sweet Caroline.   (The Milwaukee Brewers, either because they didn’t have the song or had a better idea, played “Cheers.”)

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Boston #RedSox tweeted thanks to #Yankees for show of support. They’d like one little thing more from NY – a 11 or 12 game losing streak.

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Media rumors about the Boston bombings are as all over the place as March Madness predictions. And often they are proving to be just as accurate.

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As the country wonders about getting back to normal, American Airlines  grounded all flights for several hours today due to a computer problem. Well, with the airlines guess this passes for normal.

(Many in the country were shocked by the news….an airline had a major computer screwup, and it wasn’t United?)

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And as far as back to normal for college football :   The University of Oregon and the NCAA agree “major” violations were committed by the football program under Chip Kelly. So yeah, let’s put the program on probation for years and punish the coach with the big NFL contract by embarrassing him. Worked so well with USC and Pete Carroll.

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A thought, as awful as yesterday was in Boston, it really is good to see Americans, for the most part, coming together and forgetting most of the usual stuff we argue about.

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Topeka’s Westboro  Baptist   on the other hand,  is in their usual disgusting form,  threatening to picket the victims’ funerals.  If the FBI ever wants to recreate the crime scene using another bomb as part of their investigation,  I think most of America would join me in suggesting a certain church in Kansas ..

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Okay, and then in the midst of tragedy there is absurdity…. as news leaks today that Jenny Sanford has filed a criminal complaint alleging her ex-husband Mark has “entered into a pattern” of trespassing, and that she caught him inside her home in Feb. When will they ever learn?

(as my friend Michael Powers says   “Hello, Congresswoman Colbert Bush.”

 

And finally, kudos to the  Chicago Tribune.  So sad they had to do this, but a lovely response.

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chicago

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