Pigskin!

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Been kinda quiet on football so far this season but it’s been – calamitous nonetheless.

HS: My Roughriders graduated roughly half the team, including the coaches eldest son QB who is playing at the D III level. Best defensive player’s dad was transferred to Youngstown. And a disgruntled 2nd string RB transferred to a neighboring school Then we lost the season opener. Coach Buescher righted the ship quickly. We scored 43+ the next three games, never allowing more than 34. Sadly those opponents are currently a combined 5-7. Not BAD but nothing to brag about. The next two opponents are both undefeated. We’ll quickly find out how good we are, get a respite, then close out with our current rival, currently undefeated Mechanicsburg.

College: My Polar Bears will be middle of the road. Lost the season opener in OT then beat the former Capitol Crusaders <whew.> I’ll be happy if we aren’t TOO far under .500. Buckeye’s beat the #5 team at home but fail to cover the spread by about 6. Drop one spot in the poll. Alabama goes on the road against an unranked team, escapes with a 1 point victory, failing to cover by about 19 ….. and drops one in the polls.

Current top 4: Bama, Georgia, OSU … and the OTHER OSU. Texas has a loss (with an asterisk). Clemson and Oklahoma haven’t played a D1 schedule. Those are the only schools worthy of consideration at this point. Buckeyes over Rockets this week by three plus scores. Two other games pitting top 25’s against each other. A&M over the Canes by a little more than a FG. Ducks by single digits over Cougs.

NFL: Too early to tall, especial;y with some of the early outcomes and injuries. Chiefs and Bills are the class of the AFC. Rams and Bucs in the NFC. And Tompa Brady will beat by Saints by less than a TD this week in another close one.

Nature is healing

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Schools are reopening and MOST of the country is trying to return to something vaguely resembling normalcy. If you know me you know I can’t return to something I didn’t wander too far away from. But the maskers are still with us (like the Biblical poor, they will be with us always.) Odd vestigial regulations persist like the monk’s kitten. And the receipts are being collected.

New CDC Covid guidelines treat vaxxed and unvaxxed individuals exactly the same. What about all those people who lost their jobs because they didn’t get the shot?

Doctors from USC, UCLA say mask mandates for COVID-19 not effective, as debate goes on.

IT’S TIME: Pushback: Blacklisted doctors join lawsuit against Biden administration COVID censorship.

Why We Can’t Trust the Covid Death Statistics

Related, long but VERY informative: DEEP DIVE: The Covid “Fudge Factor”

Who DIDN’T know this? CDC Director Admits COVID Response Mishandled

This one will make multiple appearances. Next time someone calls you a “science denier,” show them this absolute masterclass from John Stossel showing how the woke religion has hijacked science

Critics of the pandemic school closures have been vindicated.

Science Confirms: Lockdowns Don’t Stop The Spread

Back to school

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Old school. Y’see kids, back in MY day mid-August was the county fair, rolled right into the state fair rolled right into the community festival which ended on Monday. Teachers reported Tuesday. School started Wednesday. And the first football game was Friday. NOW the county fair’s been moved to early July, I have no IDEA when the state fair is, the community festival is STILL Labor Day weekend, school started three weeks ago, as did the HS football season. So I’m always kinda lost.

‘Never seen it this bad’: America faces catastrophic teacher shortage

A Belated Vindication for School Reopeners

Expect this to be reposted under other topics: DAVY CROCKETT EXPLAINS WHAT’S WRONG WITH BIDEN’S STUDENT LOAN GIVEAWAY: Not Yours to Give.

A TRILLION-DOLLAR CON: Long-term con: Obamacare was ‘paid for’ by nationalizing student loans.

The White House press secretary blames Republicans for Covid school closures. We have the receipts for that gaslight attempt.

Moron?

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No. More on election interference. Because this crap just keeps oozing.

A Declaration Of Dissolution: Wisconsin Supreme Court Fires The Starting Gun. Money quote: “If elections are conducted outside of the law, the people have not conferred their consent on the government. Such elections are unlawful, and their results are illegitimate.” — Justice Rebecca Grassl Bradley, writing for the Wisconsin Supreme Court majority in Teigen v. Wisconsin Elections Commission

The FBI Twice Interfered in the 2020 Election to Sabotage Trump. Now What? Now we let the left know in no uncertain terms that any shenanigans in the elections this year, and we’ll let loose the dogs of war. They won’t like us when we’re angry.

Lefties say “nobody is above the law” after FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago. Here’s a dozen must-read examples of people actually above the law.

Here’s 10 full minutes of Dems denying election results over the last 22 years for the next time someone says Republicans are election deniers

VOTE BY MAIL, THEY SAID. IT’S SAFE, THEY SAID. THEY EVEN GOT NEWMAN FROM SEINFELD TO ENDORSE IT. (NO, REALLY). Baltimore post office discovers 2020 mail-in ballots. “We deeply regret the late delivery of these mail pieces.”

Kenosha Pledges To Stop Using Ballot Drop Boxes After Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruled They’re Illegal

May I draw your attention back to the Carter Baker Commission on voting

Judge Denies Michigan Secretary of State’s Motion To Dismiss Lawsuit Removing 26,000 Dead Registrants From Voter Rolls

Arizona Supreme Court Smacks Down Democrats’ Election Takeover Ploy

Pennsylvania Abruptly Adds Mail-In Ballot Application To Voter Registration Form Mid-Election Cycle

Done driving

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August was a little blah behind the wheel. I was pretty much done and had hit a slow streak. And was getting tired of most of my Px. Ready for the change to school. Spent a grand on gas this summer. That’ll eat up TWO of my bonuses. Ninety days. That’ll get me to Christmas so no “bonus” until NEXT year.

The rideshare revolution continues apace

IF IT MOVES, TAX IT: ‘Fee’ on deliveries a gut punch to Colorado.

Looming change in worker classification rules will cost small businesses big bucks.

Related: America’s elites are waging class war on workers and small biz.

GEICO closes all California offices, lays off workers. Y’see, Geico agents are IC’s. And we’re the new unwashed.

In other transportation news, something I’ve been bitching about for a generation: DRESSING LIKE SLOBS TO TRAVEL: “I do the boarding door, and we have people who come on barefoot,” a Delta flight attendant said last week at J.F.K. “I’m sure they have shoes somewhere.”

Words/Phrases that have changed meaning at the hands of the Left

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Recession, Disinformation, Domestic Terrorist, Insurrection(ist), Voter suppression, Illegal Alien, Gaslight, Democracy, Inclusive, Diverse, Equity, Justice, Tolerance, Fascism, male, female (and everything THOSE entail,) marriage, parents

OUT WITH THE OLD SPEAK, IN WITH THE NEW: 6 terms Biden has redefined to further agenda, stigmatize opponents.

Re-Defining Words Hits Peak Absurdity.

They’ve done more, of course.

  • They told us Trump was engaged in Russian collusion
  • They told us Hunter Biden’s laptop was Russian disinformation
  • They told us vaccines were entirely safe
  • They crush reports of untoward side effects of vaccines
  • They are ignoring the growing number of excess deaths
  • They told us vaccination would stop the spread of COVID
  • They told us that vaccination would prevent you from contracting COVID
  • They told us that Trump was an illegitimate President.
  • They challenged the 2016 electoral vote
  • They tell us men can get pregnant
  • They push transgenderism on young children
  • They tell us we’re not in a recession and punish those who disagree on social media
  • They change the definition of definition
  • They seek to validate pedophilia
  • They tell us men with penises are women
  • They tell us monkeypox isn’t a disease of gay men
  • They tell us the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ will reduce inflation and not tax anyone under $400K

But OTHERWISE it’s all above board

Primary season winding down

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But a LOT of questions still linger …… from 2020!

If the 2020 Election Was So Secure, How Come We Keeping Discovering Irregularities?

Court Orders DOJ To Cough Up Biden’s Election-Takeover Documents Before Midterms

NOW CAN WE GO BACK TO PAPER BALLOTS?

In The Wake Of Roe’s Demise, Democrats Are Doing All They Can To Thwart Democracy

Bombshells undercut the ‘Big Lie:’ 21 confirmed illegalities, irregularities from 2020 election

Biden’s Illegal Election Hail Mary Might Still Be Intercepted

15 Republican Secretaries of State Demand Biden Halt Election-Takeover Plans

Harris County Really Doesn’t Want Vote Audits. “Remember, this is the county where the voting administrator had to resign over a horribly botched March primary this year.”

THAT’S A FUNNY WAY TO SPELL “ANYTHING AGAINST DEMOCRATS”:  Remember How They Suppressed Hunter’s Laptop Story? Twitter Announces Midterms Crackdown On “Misleading” Election Claims.

Democratic Operatives Control Voter Rolls In 31 States, Report Shows.

The 2024 Election Is Being Rigged Right Now In Plain Sight

U.S. Postal Service Just Institutionalized Election Interference With New Mail-In-Ballot Division

No surprise? Really. Florida Charges 20 Individuals For Committing Voter Fraud In Past Elections

Complaint: Racine, Wisconsin Broke Election Law By Sending Voting Van To Democrat Strongholds

Citizens United Sues Biden Administration Over Election-Takeover Documents

Back to school

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Actually started last Friday but TODAY is the first day of my regular building sub gig. Started well, including applause from the foreign language department. But not all schools are ready to hit the ground running. Lots of issues out there. Columbus public teachers may be striking soon. There aren’t enough subs in the CBUS are NOW and many refuse to cover CPS in the BEST of times, so I don’t know WHAT they’re gonna do. All I DO know is it isn’t going to involve ME.

I opposed this during the Obama administration and still do. I’M HOPING TO BE ABLE TO FIGHT THIS:  “Excusing Misbehavior Is Bad for Kids and Schools, But That’s What Biden Admin Want to do for ‘Equity.‘”  (Here’s my argument.  Oh, and here’s more … I’ve been hammering on this nail for a while. 

A TEACHER’S STORY: Why I Left California

DEVON WESTHILL KNOWS FROM EXPERIENCE:  “Going Soft on Black Children’s Misbehavior is the Wrong Policy Prescription.”

And the source of MOST of the problem: OUR ED SCHOOL SLUMS.

It’s why I teach in the district I teach. Or, rather why I DON’T teach in certain OTHER districts. K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE: Midwest teachers leaving the classroom over student behavior, left-wing politics. There’s not much of an argument for public education anymore.

also this: COLOR ME UNSURPRISED: Study finds full-occupancy, in-person teaching did not lead to SARS-CoV-2 in-class transmission at Boston University.

Back to killing grandma

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August is a big month. Will be done driving for a while. Back in the classroom subbing. And directing a show. Thankfully the board @ LTOB saw fit to “recommend” masks and vaccinations and boosters – not require them. Had over 30 people audition for eleven parts. GREAT cast. And Ohio hasn’t made any silly decisions yet either so fall quarter might be smooth

Not that there isn’t ANY news.

SO IS GETTING BOOSTED SELFISH BECAUSE IT INCREASES THE RISK TO OTHERS? New study: COVID booster significantly delays end of infection.

and from last month: Cyclist Wins 9th Stage Of Tour de France After Testing Positive For COVID-19. WITH Covid or FROM Covid?

THE NEWS IS NOT STUNNING BUT MAYBE THE ADMISSION IS: Dr. Fauci Makes a Stunning Admission About the COVID Vaccines.

U.S. Public Health Agencies Aren’t ‘Following the Science,’ Officials Say: ‘People are getting bad advice and we can’t say anything.’

REALCLEARINVESTIGATIONS: The Feds Pile Up Vaccine ‘Adverse Event’ Reports as They Decry Scaremongering Elsewhere.

There’s been quite a lot of this lately: Dr. Deborah Birx claims Covid ‘came out of the box ready to infect’ — claiming virus was being worked on by scientists in a Chinese lab.

YUCK: Bacterial and fungal isolation from face masks under the pandemic

New Information Shows Canada’s Ban On Unvaccinated Travelers Is Based On Politics, Not Science

The Results Are In: Red States Won The COVID Fight, Hands Down

JEFFREY ANDERSON: Masks Still Don’t Work. 

Maybe THIS will be the last batch

July running rundown

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It was a good month with some bad stuff sprinkled in

First the good stuff – a few numbers.

Weight under 213. That’s down a dozen from 1/1.

Body fat under 24. Was 30!

Which means I WAS lugging around 67.5 pounds of fat with 158 of muscle, bone and water, whereas NOW I’m at about 51 pounds of fat with about four POUNDS more muscle. BMI has dropped from 28.1 to 26.6

VO2 max is around 35 which is pretty good for a guy my age. But not good enough. I need to get it up around 40. Why? How do I know? Workouts. THAT’s how I know. My 100m is lagging at 18.2 due mainly to this nagging back/hip thing. 400m at 1:30 is ok at this point. Once I get up to about 800m to my 8:11 miles it starts to lag.

Quick biology stuff. The 400m sprinter derives 14% of its fuel from the anaerobic alactic (phosphagen) energy system, 48% from the anaerobic lactic (glycolytic) energy system and 38% from the aerobic system. Each of these systems can be further broken down into power and capacity. This early training phase focuses on anaerobic lactic capacity and power, along with aerobic capacity (distance work.) Distance work (1-3 miles) is going ok. Anaerobic lactic power (<400m) has been going fine. But the OTHER – the repeats in the 500-900m range – has SUCKED. Pace of the repeats has been solid, but I can’t do ENOUGH of them. If the workout calls for 4-6 I’m lucky to get 3.

So how do I fix this? I think I hone in on the Cooper test result. Instead of targeting 35-37 I need to get it over 40. That means shaving about a minute off my 2000m. So I’ll keep the weight work where it is. I’ll dump the “speed work” for the time being. I’ll continue the distance work with Astrands on the weekend. And re-evaluate the Cooper test as the distance times come down.

Additionally I’ve noticed that recovery times “haven’t been long enough.” Most of the plans I follow call for 1 or 2 minute recovery between efforts. Scientifically I know I need my heart rate down under triple digits between reps. It hasn’t been getting there. So along with the improved recovery heart rate I’m also going to start goosing those durations up a bit due to my age – adding up to 50% to the recommended times, until the improvement shows up, when I can “reduce the goose.”

And finally I’ve started using acute chronic workload monitoring to evaluate my work. Currently basing it on distance but will modify to include heart rate soon. This enables me to see when I’m not working hard enough AND when I’m over-doing it. Makes scheduling those days off a lot more “math” and a lot less “feel.”