Sunday

I'm giving ND the air-time today since they we the only one of our teams that came out on top yesterday.  And they were kinda lucky to do so.  Playing a team like Navy that runs that option-running offense is almost a mind-over-matter thing.  You know that you have better athletes and should win.  But the Midshipmen always maximize their skills and force you to play their game.  Another example of the adage: a win is a win is a win.

Its always great to have a visit from the NYC branch of the fam.  4 got in late Friday evening, sans baggage.  We had a low-key Saturday that included watching the first half of the Iowa game over lunch at Sports Fans Pizza in Bettendorf, and domestic work at 2's later in the day to get her moved back into her house.  Take-out Grinders for dinner.  Here's a shot of the girl's at the theater this AM  (No, LtPC was not part of that adventure.)

We're taking to the road this afternoon to see the Augie-Iowa basketball game.  To be followed by Airliner pizza.  Why wouldn't we?

Its becoming pretty evident that the White House was fully aware from the outset that the, "You can keep your insurance" line was not accurate.  It is interesting the watch the spinmeisters shuck 'n jive the spin to discount the statement as being a lie.  The all-knowing NYT op-ed page today offered that The President "mis-spoke".  Others have said that it was just a "political mess".  And the WH press secretary has gone the parsing-of-the-quote route and deflected blame to the insurance companies.  Or to the fact that the policies being canceled were "substandard" contracts.

Actually, if the launch of the program on the website had been successful, this part of the story might not have seen the light of day.  If there is anything that provides evidence of the liberal bias in the mainstream press, its their reluctance to challenge anything (costs, waste, corruption, deceit) that might reflect poorly on social programs favored by progressive thinkers.  So bad news on any of this stuff remains on the back pages and off the newscasts until the cloud has directly reached too many readers/viewers to be ignored.

But I'm just making these observations because I'm a racist.  And really, it's Bush's fault anyway.  (Oops!  Sorry.  I didn't realize that the needle was stuck on that record!)

Speaking of the PC police, I see where someone wanted "Chinese Fire Drill" stricken from the list of acceptable phrases to describe mayhem/congestion in the streets or hallways.  (Which reminds me of this recent story from the NYC mayoral race that wedded politics and political correctness.)  http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election/religious-groups-school-days-mayor-article-1.1490201

And a final observation on this theme.  Nebraska wins on the final play of the game yesterday at home against hapless Northwestern on what virtually all news outlets called a "Hail Mary" pass.  (Could the HuffPo be this insensitive? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/02/nebraska-hail-mary-jordan-westerkamp-touchdown_n_4206072.html)   It goes without saying (but I of course will say it) that its OK to colloquialize anthing Christian.  But woe be the pundit who treads that ground beyond the White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (or Catholic) safe-zone.  Is there any chance that there will eventually be a grand conversion to a "Muhammad" pass? 

The time change caught me this AM, but not in a bad way.  I had gone to bed without remembering to reset the clocks, and when I woke up at 0630 (according to my bedside radio) I thought that I was going to be late for coffee.  When I checked my phone for Titter updates, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I was actually going to be early!  Small Glad Game moments.

Enough for this morning.  I'll try to get some pics today from the IC trip and the Airliner.

Have a great day in your neighborhood.

BCOT