From Scary to Sublime

The Schloss-Blog has been observing some things scary, some sublime and some just ordinary. And then petulant child Donald Trump in a courtroom.

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Scary: the number of Bigfoot sightings in Colorado tripled year to year in 2023. 

How come? Well, according to Floe Foxon (whoever she is/they are), Bigfoot sightings automatically increase in areas where there are a lot of Black Bears.

So, was that a Black Bear you sighted, or  Bigfoot?

Ask your local ursinologist.

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Sublime: Tara Vanderveer became the winningest coach ever in college basketball, men's or women's, when she and Stanford recorded a 65-56 win on Jan. 19 over Oregon State.

She surpassed record-holder Mike Krzyzewski (ret.) of Duke with her 1,203rd career win.

Nice to see a female coach get the honors. 

She better keep going - UConn's Geno Auriemma is only seven behind her.

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Scary: Watching Republican presidential candidate after candidate roll over like an obedient puppy and fall in line and endorse Trump, in hopes of being named to his Cabinet if he wins.

Even scarier: watching Republicans in Congress, who have been clamoring for a border and immigration deal, reject all solutions agreed to because Trump doesn't want them.

What will they do when Trump is a convicted felon, wearing the new black (i.e., orange).

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Sublime: anytime you get to watch Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and/or Josh Allen play football, take advantage and do so.

They treat the game and execute within it like the shrine that it is (NFL games are 93 of the top 100 watched shows last year).

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Scary: Per Adam Schiff on "Real time with Bill Maher," Stormy Daniels is the only contractor who got paid by Trump.

That trial is still scheduled to start in late March. Or maybe that's sublime.

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Scary: this video of two future hockey Hall of Famers, Evgeni Malkin and Kris LeTang, killing a penalty for the Pittsburgh Penguins. It's recommended that other ordinary hockey players not try this.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/video/penguins-letang-and-malkin-cause-brutal-delayed-penalty-own-goal/

Enjoy. Malkin and LeTang did not.

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Scary (but sublime): Have you been watching "True Detective: Night Country?" Jodie Foster is the sheriff in a small Alaska town investigating the disappearances-turned-deaths of scientists in a remote lab nearby doing some secretive, high-powered research.

The HBO show incorporates parts of everything set in snowy, cold climes, from the horror classic "The Thing" to drama with a comedic slant, like "Northern Exposure." There's plenty of sex, nudity and cursing, all contained within a mystery that you can't stop watching in HBO's next Sunday night hit.

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One last scary: the judge in the case where Trump has to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in defamation compensatory and punitive damages, warning the jury that came up with that amount to not not tell people they were on the jury.

Juries that rule against Trump draw his ire and then death threats from MAGA assholes.

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Good night, Mrs. Calabash. Here's to you, Jodie Foster.

More Sunday night on my Radio Free Phoenix rock 'n' roll show.