tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post2884788557462020355..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: Yet Another Early DayBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-74070645759123288832014-02-15T05:19:32.599-07:002014-02-15T05:19:32.599-07:00I watch a lot o' hockey... a LOT. I have the ...I watch a lot o' hockey... a LOT. I have the Center Ice package, mainly so I can watch all the Wings game, but I watch EVERY night, even when the Wings aren't playing. As for the other sports... meh. I never watch the NFL or NBA and only watch a handful of baseball games in a year's time... usually just the World Series, but I'll watch the division and league championship games if the Tigers are playing. The only other sport I enjoy as much as hockey is college football and EVERY Saturday in the Fall is an all-day football orgy. That said, I'm watching a lot of the Olympics this year. Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-70260314297486907192014-02-14T21:29:26.389-07:002014-02-14T21:29:26.389-07:00Funny, as the son of a multi-sport coach and as a ...Funny, as the son of a multi-sport coach and as a multi-sport athelete myself, I used to watch EVERYTHING that came down the pike--college, pro, Olympics, you name it. But maybe there is a lifetime saturation point. All I know is these days I seldom watch ANYTHING unless it involves one of "my teams." Oh, I'll occasionally watch a good NFL game between teams I don't follow, but I don't go out of the way to seek them out. Will watch NBA finals, and <i>occasionally</i> the nights hi-lights on <i>Sports Center</i> just for the skill and artistry displayed, but certainly <i>not</i> for "thrill"/"suspense" of the game. And as an ex scholarship tennis-player I rarely watch any of it any more. After one's seen a thousand great back-hand passing shots how many more do I need? Am I clinically depressed, or just jaded? (PS: I've watched almost ZERO of this Olympics so far, lol.) How ironic that in the days of cable, internet and sat global tv, sports have never been more avail--coverage I would have killed for years ago--yet I increasingly have lost interest..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-596655523554059192014-02-14T09:28:12.361-07:002014-02-14T09:28:12.361-07:00Ah. Got it, in re: fronts. I'd never heard t...Ah. Got it, in re: fronts. I'd never heard that before; thanks for the explanation. And yes, I DO know what you mean.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-64007810573388830442014-02-14T09:24:55.149-07:002014-02-14T09:24:55.149-07:00If everyone here was fully ambulatory and able to ...If everyone here was fully ambulatory and able to fend for themselves it would be a different story.<br />It's almost like having a job around here (IYKWIM)<br /><br />Fronts is when something is presented before its time ...like celebrating Christmas on the 23rd.<br />Hence flowers before Valentines Day.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-9269390840819328442014-02-13T12:36:54.151-07:002014-02-13T12:36:54.151-07:00I hear ya... I thought Miller would get the start....I hear ya... I thought Miller would get the start. I wonder... as a Wings fan... if Howard will see any ice time in these Olympics. Prolly not...Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-12382512737464050542014-02-13T12:35:49.897-07:002014-02-13T12:35:49.897-07:00Definitely true RED. I cheered when Slovakia scor...Definitely true RED. I cheered when Slovakia scored their only goal, mainly coz it was a Red Wing that scored. That's true red.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-62672023485580392652014-02-13T12:28:45.493-07:002014-02-13T12:28:45.493-07:00Interesting that Bylsma started Quick in goal inst...Interesting that Bylsma started Quick in goal instead of Miller. Miller has Olympic experience and has been playing really well for an awful Buffalo team. They're both capable of stealing games though.Third Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164034977282528857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-67868885305413960052014-02-13T12:26:11.275-07:002014-02-13T12:26:11.275-07:00You are a true blue fan, Buck. Or should that be t...You are a true blue fan, Buck. Or should that be true <i>red</i>? We may hit 70 in Little Rock on Monday! Moogie Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665429537064900337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-15049970991809371722014-02-13T11:53:12.526-07:002014-02-13T11:53:12.526-07:00I can't justify stumbling out of bed in the mi...<i>I can't justify stumbling out of bed in the middle of the night to watch television ...</i><br /><br />Therein lies the difference between fans and not-fans. Just a hypothetical... but suppose the World Series was really a WORLD Series and yer Giants were playing against a Japanese team like the Yomuri Giants, and games three, four and five were being played in Japan with a broadcast time of 0300 hrs here in the US. Would you watch? I think you might, but my mileage may vary.<br /><br /><i>There's nothing wrong with giving fronts... is there? </i><br /><br />Fronts? Is this auto-correct run amok?Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-34358710135568964492014-02-13T10:32:15.367-07:002014-02-13T10:32:15.367-07:00Oh yeah ...I bought and delivered flowers already....Oh yeah ...I bought and delivered flowers already.<br />And sent a bouquet to my daughter, too.<br />There's nothing wrong with giving fronts... is there? (not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-79271305435585823112014-02-13T10:29:45.081-07:002014-02-13T10:29:45.081-07:00I can't justify stumbling out of bed in the mi...I can't justify stumbling out of bed in the middle of the night to watch television ...unless I've awakened and can't get back to sleep.<br />Come to think of it, I realized that the only Olympic activities I've seen have been by accident.<br /><br />Winter has finally made an appearance here.<br />We had another quarter inch of rain yesterday.<br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com