I understand what you are saying, but taking the big picture, it makes sense to me. Of course there will always be "incidents", but overall, reading that (Ken Carey's deal), sort of changed my perspective some. I don't know if I see the connection with mass shootings. I will concede that abuse of women does sometimes spike in places where that home team loses a big game. But I'm a little more kindly disposed to pro sports now, than I was previously. The one sport where you still have out and out fights is hockey. But they are moderating that some. My son says that many of those fights are not a result of "anger" per se, but rather, one team trying to break the momentum of the other team. I challenged him on that, and he provided some pretty good evidence to back up his position.
On Sunday, October 27, 2013 10:11 AM, Share Long <sharelon...@yahoo.com> wrote: Steve, I think that's a good point about athletics allowing for aggressive tendencies to be expressed in a relatively safe way. Yet our society continues to have mass shootings, etc. And I think soccer matches are known for the crowd riots afterwards. It seems to be a bit of a mixed bag. One thing for sure, LOTS of money involved! On Sunday, October 27, 2013 10:08 AM, "steve.sun...@yahoo.com" <steve.sun...@yahoo.com> wrote: Well, the umpires in baseball are consulting much more now, which they really hadn't done in the past, and it has been positive, I think. And next year they are going to some video reviews, which I also think is good. But what I don't see changing for a long time, are the balls and strikes. I was just reading a passage from a book by Ken Carey from many years ago, who said that professional sports are really quite positive in that they channel much of aggression we have as humans into a positive direction. That is, into an organized competition with rules that have been agreed upon. That makes sense to me. What do you think? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Hi Steve, you got me thinking about the challenges of being a referee in sports what with instant reply, etc. Wonder if Robotic Referees are in our future! Go, Cards and hope you guys have fun today (-: On Sunday, October 27, 2013 9:21 AM, Steve Sundur <steve.sundur@...> wrote: Hi Share, Yes, quite exciting IMO. Here's a funny twist. My wife likes the radio play by play guy and so often listens in the kitchen. There's about a 90 second delay between what is broadcast on the radio and what is shown on the TV. So, I'm watching the game on TV, and in those few moments, feeling pretty bad about those two guys getting thrown out, and then she comes in and tells me "no, he is safe" as obstruction was ruled on the play, and the winning run counts. Yay! Son seems to feel he did better on all counts except perhaps math. Yea my friend is Red Sox fan all the way. Dog's name was Bosox, Red Truck with Red Sox stuff all over it. And yes, Military Police. Two tours in Iraq. It'll all be good fun. On Sunday, October 27, 2013 6:25 AM, Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: Steve, it looks like the game last night had an exciting if controversial finish. Today's game should be a bit more intense in that context. Sounds like you enjoyed Breaking Bad. Hope second son had good success with ACT. MP I'm guessing means military police rather than member of Parliament. Happy autumn to you all! On Saturday, October 26, 2013 2:36 PM, Steve Sundur <steve.sundur@...> wrote: > Hi. Well, to tell the truth, as I've often said, I don't watch much TV, but I got intrigued by all the buzz about "Breaking Bad", and so I've been absorbed in watching all five seasons. In fact, I've watched all but the final episode which I intend to watch shortly. Other than that, it's pretty much been business as usual. Divvying up World Series tickets among customers and employees is always quite a task. The kids are going tonight, and I go tomorrow with a customer who is like the ultimate Red Sox fan, so that should be fun. Luckily for him, he is ex MP, so that may come in handy for him. Employee is taking another customer on Monday. Younger son took his ACT test a second time today. Trying to bring it up close to 30 from 25 on the first round. He felt pretty embarrassed by that low score, and so has been pretty self motivated the last couple weeks. On Saturday, October 26, 2013 9:35 AM, "sharelong60@..." <sharelong60@...> wrote: Steve, not so fast! Tell us what's happening down St. Louis way. How's the family, the business, etc? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Great way to start the morning! Thanks for that. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "TurquoiseB" wrote: > >> >>> I've never really understood those seekers who want to "get off the >>> wheel," meaning the endless cycle of life, death, rebirth, and karma. >>> I've always thought that people who have this as their goal in life just >>> never learned how much fun you can have with a wheel. This video is for >>> them. >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4eBw4wxzzA >> >>OMG, another one: > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIthWLdF3sE > > >
