Poll

I received a phone call today. The pollster wanted to know if I favor "President Obama's nominating someone to the Supreme Court who favors 'strong traditional family values'?" I asked what that meant and the the only acceptable reply could be "Yes, No, or repeat the question." When I didn't answer the question, the call ended. Wonder who's doing that polling?
From the calendar:
June 12 "You might be a Redneck if.....You've tampered with a bar clock during happy hour."

Black 14

Just finished a book about one of the least positive occurrences in Univ. of Wyoming history. The worst was the Matthew Shepherd killing, but this one also made UW look bad. This is the 40th anniversary of that happening.
In the fall of 1969 the 14 black players on the UW football team went to the head UW football coach and asked to wear black armbands at the next football game which was against Brigham Young Univ. BYU is a Mormon supported university and at that time they wouldn't allow blacks to become priests in the church. This is a big deal for Mormons. Rather than listen to the players the coach took them to the field house and told them they were off the team. The national media and civil rights groups had a field day with that one and it was years before the FB team recovered. Since then the head of the Mormon church had a revelation (as they often do under pressure) and blacks can now hold the position of priests.
The book just confirms what we all knew and that is the coach was a jerk and the situation could have been handled so much better. Another problem is that most of the people who had inside knowledge are now dead or wouldn't comment. Those who commented didn't know much more than I already knew. The black players who were interviewed still claim the problem was the coach and not the university but that didn't matter for years.
Don't buy the book. The best thing is someone loaned me his copy which was given to him.
From the calendar: "You might be a redneck if......Your wife's fur coat has bullet holes in it."

July 20, 1969

We were in Fort Collins, Colorado. We had been married about 6 weeks and we were attending summer school. We lived in an apartment complex on the west edge of the Colorado State Univ. campus. There was a combination washing area/recreation center with a black and white TV. I don't think we owned a TV at that time so I watched, along with several other students, in the rec area. At first I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I remember when President Kennedy proclaimed space as the next frontier. I watched as President Nixon hailed the NASA accomplishments. Most of us couldn't express the pride we felt on that day. In the next forty years, we have taken space exploration for granted and consider it expensive. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next forty years.
1969 was a good year: I got married, finished my Master's Degree, and man walked on the moon.

Jim & Stooey- Ice Road Truckers

(My imagination got the best of me... and Photoshop.
Love, The Daughter)

Male points-Gains/losses

Male points are best described as those actions/habits which define one's masculinity.
Last night I passed up a baseball game (loss) to attend a play (loss)-Peter Pan. It was a special performance for patrons of Casper College's theatre. We are patrons for the college; Stage III, a local theatre group, and have season tickets for the Broadway plays at the Events Center (big loss). The Ghosts [5-14] actually won and I missed it (loss). At the play, which is also a fund raiser, they served sausages, lemon bars, brownies (neutral) prior to the performance and chocolate coated strawberries (also neutral since all these foods are basics) at intermission.
To make up for my loss of male points I worked in the yard (gain), worked out (gain), serviced the car (gain) and this afternoon I plan to watch more episodes of Ice Road Truckers (gain) while I'm washing clothes (loss). I like football and baseball (gain). I like soccer (neutral at this time) and I watch Sports Center (big gain).
To really earn male points I might listen to a Country/Western radio station (gain) except I can't stand Country/Western music (loss). I like 60's and 70's music (neutral). I may also need to rent a dog with hound, pit bull, or German Shepherd in its blood line (gain). A dog of uncertain pedigree might also do (gain).
I like to read newspapers, mysteries, and sports magazines (gain) but not Readers' Digest or the New Yorker {except for the cartoon} (loss).
I think I'm on top of it but I guy can't be too careful. BTW I'm going to a ballgame tonight.
Blogging? (indeterminate at this time.)

Late life crisis

I watched the first couple of episodes of Ice Road Truckers, a History Channel series. These episodes dealt with truckers hauling supplies to diamond mines in Canada's Northwest Territory. I'm really getting into it. Too many more shows listening to the Canadians speak I might start saying "oot" rather than "out."
What I worry most about is watching this type of macho programming is I'm afraid I may trade in my van for a pick-up with poaching lights and Stooey riding shotgun in the front seat. It's a scary thought.
Ghosts lost again last night-WTNY, WTNY....

Identity crisis?

I just received a new disc from Netflix call Ice Road Truckers. It's a series about guys who drive rigs in Canada to oil platforms or just haul supplies to rural northern Canada and Alaska in the winter and there is no pavement-just ice. My problem is: does this make me a redneck?
Ghosts are at home tonight.
More from the calendar:
June 17-18th "You might be a Redneck if ..............You've bought your own car back at a police auction."