111th edition of My Random Thoughts: Sports, TV, music, food, life.....
During The Blizzard of 1978, my dad cooked chili in our fireplace, using my Cub Scout backpack mess kit.
The Reds biggest need going into 2024 was a power bat. The Reds biggest need going into 2025 is a power bat. That's beyond disappointing.
The 10-minute deposition scene in Landman (Paramount +) is excellence in writing/acting. What a delivery by lawyer Kayla Wallace. Strong performances by Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, and Jacob Lofland. It certainly has a Taylor Sheridan Friday Night Lights narrative style and vibe.
I was checking out a local restaurant menu and noticed bread w/ three butters for $10 as an appetizer. Oh.
Kelly and I shoveled snow about every two hours Sunday. I refuse to shovel 10 inches of snow at one time.
Today is the anniversary of the 1982 Freezer Bowl. 15 year old me decided to paint my face with orange and black stripes. My face froze and the stripes started to crack. I firmly believe my ability to handle the cold forever changed that day.
Have you ever been to The Schoolhouse Restaurant in Camp Dennison? We thought about checking it out.
There sure seems to be a lot of drama that follows Kirk Herbstreit around. I say that not to laugh, but to be worried about him.
Kelly says the trend is younger people not using a bed sheet, instead only blankets/comforters. What? Who the heck can sleep without a sheet as the first layer on your skin?
If the Bengals ever wrap-up the No. 1 seed, I would hope they'd use the final week of the season to rest players, just like the Chiefs. The complaints about it make Bengals fans look bad.
Remember, when the Reds indicate they are nearing the limit of their payroll, they chose that limit.
What if where UC football and basketball stand today is simply the reality of now being in the Big 12?
Another 'late to the party' song I heard this week and liked: Mayberry by Rascal Flatts.
We somehow managed to break both snow shovels this week. Stores are out. We ordered two space age looking shovels on Amazon. Something called the Snow Joe Shovelution. Can't wait.
Lunch topic: I was asked to name my five favorite CBB players, but from five different schools that I've watched over the years: UC/Kenyon Martin, XU/Byron Larkin, Butler/Chad Tucker, Indiana/Steve Alford, NKU Drew McDonald.
Marcus Freeman comes off as a chill, sharp, grounded, high football IQ and big picture guy. Big fan.
Ever stop and count the number of things that should happen with the Bengals, but don't, simply because it's the Bengals?
There was always beauty in throwing a tight spiral with a NERF football. But man, when that thing got soaked with water....and then dried into a crusty mass.......
Things that would not shock me: Noelvi Marte, and maybe even CES, starting the year at Triple-A. And I think I'd lean to thinking Rhett Lowder will begin at Triple-A. He can start every five days and be insurance vs injury/struggles, at least early on. Remember, he has just six innings at Triple-A and 108 innings in the minors.
I once shimmied down through the ceiling into my high school radio teacher's locked office on a garden hose. We needed a piece of equipment for our broadcast of a Carmel HS baseball game. We couldn't get a hold of him and were in a time crunch.
I'm convinced Wes Miller is a good talker and pretty darn good recruiter. I'm not convinced he's a good coach.
Kelly made a Costco run this week. We have paper towels and Kleenex to cover us until at least 2055.
Revealing stat from Paul Dehner Jr. (The Athletic): Tee Higgins played just 56% of the snaps this season and just 54% over the last two.
Think about how many times Zac Taylor has had to answer about the Bengals vs anyone above him.
The Reds had three players hit 30+ HR in 2021: Joey Votto 36, Nick Castellanos 34, Eugenio Suarez 31. They have not had one since.
Ever have a Big Jim action figure? Wasn't there an armband accessory to flex his arm muscles and show off his strength?
Peyton used a tennis racket to clear her car in Louisville this week. Resourceful. But.........
My school supplies once included the NFL team pencil set. Those were cool. I snapped the Steelers pencil in half and tossed it.
Don't worry about things you don't care about.