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Hot Rod Wilmont

I use to play poker with Rod and some other players back in the day. Rod was known for calling but not putting the right amount of money in the pot. "Rod, two reds and a blue". Somehow this does not shock me at all!! Sad though, he is going to jail.


Sunday B1G scores and B1G standings for 5/5...

Other final scores from around the B1G for today;

Minn 6 Neb 2 - The Huskers won the road series 2-1 but missed out on a chance to tie Illinois for the lead. The Gophers have managed to win at least one game in each of their conference series this season.

Illinois 12 OSU 2 - Illinois won the home series 2-1, and finished the weekend with a one game lead over IU, Purdue, and Neb.

Michigan 10 MSU 8 (12 inn) - MSU won the home series 2-1 with Michigan having to come from behind to salvage the last game of the series.

Iowa 6 NW 5 (13 inn) - Iowa swept the worst team in the B1G at home, 3-0, but had to go extra innings to get it today.

Navy 9 PSU 1 - PSU went 1-1 this weekend against non-conference opponents with a Friday win over Georgetown and today's loss to Navy. A game against Georgetown on Saturday was cancelled.

Maryland @ Rutgers - They played a DH yesterday with Maryland winning the last game of the series 6-4 to win the road series, 2-1.


Big series coming up next weekend with the top six teams in the conference playing each other.

IU @ Neb

Iowa @ Illinois (Iowa's last conference series of the season)

Purdue @ Michigan

Standings:
RankTeamConference
Record
Overall
Win %
Games
Back
RecordWin %RPI RankQ1Last
10
Streak
1Illinois13-50.722-28-160.636602-97-32 Wins
2Nebraska12-60.667130-160.652243-36-41 Loss
2Purdue12-60.667130-170.638690-46-42 Losses
2Indiana12-60.667127-19-10.585615-67-2-12 Wins
5Iowa13-80.61926-180.5911012-67-33 Wins
6Michigan11-70.611225-230.521930-87-31 Win
7Michigan State9-90.500421-230.4771032-46-41 Loss
8Maryland10-110.47631-180.633342-27-31 Win
9Ohio State8-100.444523-220.511655-54-62 Losses
10Penn State7-110.389621-200.5121520-43-71 Loss
10Minnesota7-110.389620-210.4881201-66-41 Win
12Rutgers4-140.222926-210.553642-33-71 Loss
13Northwestern2-160.1111113-300.3021351-111-97 Losses
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Dennett’s attitude towards religion

This article lists some of the high points (not even close to enough, in my mind) of Dan Dennett’s thought.


On religion:

Religion doesn’t need to be abolished—merely fixed
Does religion “poison everything,” as my dear, late friend Hitch [Christopher Hitchens] insisted on saying? Only in a very attenuated sense, I think. Many things are quite harmless in moderation and poisonous only in quantity. I understand why Hitch emphasized this view; as a foreign correspondent he had much first-hand, dangerous experience with the worst features of religion, while I know of all that only at second hand—often from his reportage. I, in contrast, have known people whose lives would be desolate and friendless if it weren’t for the non-judgemental welcome they have received in one religious organization or another. I regret the residual irrationalism valorized by almost all religion, but I don’t see the state playing the succoring, comforting role well, so until we find secular successor organizations to take up that humane task, I am not in favor of ushering churches off the scene. I would rather assist in transforming these organizations into forms that are not caught in the trap of irrational—and necessarily insincere—allegiance to patent nonsense.

Huddle Shuttle progress


After some initial success, we hit a HUGE snag getting the old floor up. In particular the rails on the floor that the bus seats secure down to. Had to cut probably 100+ bolts with a saws all.

But that’s done and it’s easy street now.

Last week got the door mounted and put a functioning door knob with a lock on it.

Got the first layer of insulation over most of it this weekend, cut and glued. And was able to get the floor treated for rust, a coat of enamel paint, insulated, and now the subfloor glued down.

Next steps are to install the RV windows, insulate the ceiling, attach my framing, & install the exterior cameras. Then I’ll be able to get it the paint shop and then hit the home stretch.

Been quite the endeavor, but still moving forward.

Well, what'dya know.... the Government admits to mishandling Trump documents

"In their filing, prosecutors acknowledged the government had previously — and incorrectly — told U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that the boxes remained “in their original, intact form as seized,” other than a decision to replace classified documents with placeholder sheets.

That depiction, the prosecutors conceded, is “inconsistent” with their current understanding that some of the documents are not now in the same order as they appear in digital scans of the records that were made in the fall of 2022 after Cannon ordered an unusual process to review whether the FBI may have seized legally privileged records.
“There are some boxes where the order of items within that box is not the same as in the associated scans,” prosecutors wrote, adding in a footnote: “The Government acknowledges that this is inconsistent with what Government counsel previously understood and represented to the Court.”


"Smith’s lawyers say the apparent jumble took place despite various precautions, including having an FBI agent present while an outside vendor scanned the documents so that Trump’s attorneys could see what was seized. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ultimately halted the review Cannon ordered."

In other words, somebody has ****ed with the documents, but gee..... they have no idea how or why. And why did the Appeals Court halt the review.


Looking more and more like Hurricane Crossfire redux.

Diamant Blazi Status?

Anybody have any inside information on this HS recruit? After watching highlight videos, he looks to be exactly what IU needs. Rim Protector, Shot-Blocking Machine, 6'8", 190lb, G/F, w/ 7' 2" Wingspan, and a 42" Vertical. Who can also drive the floor, from rebound to slam dunk, and, can shoot the 3 pointer, with a reasonable rate of success. Not listed, at all, by Rivals, 247sports, ESPN, or any of the rating sites. Visited IU at the end of March, but no word since. Has only played in the US in his Senior year, at Jordan Christian Prep, in Auburndale, Fla, so maybe that's why they don't include him in their HS player rankings. Anybody? Anything?
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IU @ Purdue, Game 3: 9th inning rally gives IU the win and the series, 5-4...

It's a huge game for both teams and RHP Ty Rybarczyk will be on the mound for IU with an ERA of 6.86 in 19.2 IP and a WHIP of 1.63 with an OBA of .301. The batting order is the same as yesterday.

Purdue will have Kyle Iwinski on the mound with an ERA of 7.26 in 31.0 IP and a WHIP of 1.55 with an OBA of .304.

It's 64 and partly sunny with the wind out of the SSE at 4 mph.

1st inning:

T1st:


Taylor singled to start the game. Pyne flied out on a diving catch by the outfielder with Taylor still at 1st.

Mitchell reached on a FC with Taylor out at 2nd and two outs.

Cerny singled to put runners on the corners with two outs and Brenczewski up.

Brenczewski hit a hard liner to RF but it was right to the outfielder to retire the side.

B1st:

The leadoff hitter got a double that went to the wall in right center. An infield single put runners on 1st and 2nd and no outs.

A flyout put runners on the corners with one out. A single put the Boilers on the board and runners still on the corners with one out. All hits so far have been hard hit.

Rybarczyk got a big K for the 2nd out and runners still on the corners.

A groundout ended the inning and Rybarczyk limited the damage to one run.

End of 1st: PU 1 IU 0
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Hoosier Sounds: What Keeps Don Fischer Going

“I Want To Win Another Championship”

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