Irish Cat

It's D1 college football. It's always going to be about money.

I would like to see some kids give up their scholarships so that those monies could be given to a walk-on instead. For example the QB at Ohio St. or Alabama will earn more than enough to pay their tuition plus profit substantially.

Dick Vitale calling a Duke game next season will be a preview of what hell is like.

I think Henderson Co. would be pretty similar to Christian Co. Of course their city and county schools consolidated decades ago. Fairly sure that they are one of the largest public schools in the state.

That is how Muhlenburg Co. is set up.

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A bit of an off the wall suggestion but check out the St. Louis Cathedral which is located across from Jackson Square. The older portions of the current building date back to the late 1700's and the parish itself originated in the early 1700's when the area was still under Spanish rule. Even if your not Catholic, I think you would appreciate the architecture and history of this beautiful building. And to echo what others have said taking the streetcar down St. Charles into the Garden District is an enjoyable time. There are some fabulous homes in that area. The beignets at Cafe du Mond are perhaps a bit overrated but still pretty good and I guess that's the thing to do in New Orleans so might has well check that off your bucket list if you havent' already. Get a Hurricane at Pat O'Brien's, where the drink was invented, or grab a drink at Laffitte's Blacksmith Shop which is purported to be the oldest bar in the United States, dating back to the early 1700's.

You sure about that? https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11/23/covid-pandemic-rise-suicides/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/us/politics/student-suicides-nevada-coronavirus.html https://abc7news.com/suicide-covid-19-mental-health-teen-coronavirus/8079510/ There are countless articles available on the subject. I have two teenage daughters and I have personally seen how being shut out of school has affected their mental health.

https://www.bgdailynews.com/sports/prep/bgs-littlefield-has-family-connection-to-state-final-opponent/article_c3d9dd0d-a8e3-546c-9fd7-4996c4f25b69.html Article from the Bowling Green paper. Former Owensboro coach Gerald Poynter's grandson will be playing for Bowling Green. He died Littlefield's freshman year on an Owensboro / Bowling Green gameday.

https://www.owensbororadio.com/player/?playerID=603&fbclid=IwAR1_lMLXhAv01LYuHsZ3JCGDTNrKq7BHqqFTpf-jUAYmm-RMAkkzJYDtDaE

I think Douglass will control Owensboro in the trenches and that will be the difference in the game.

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/11/25/938744923/cdc-likely-to-recommend-shortening-coronavirus-quarantine-period The above is really interesting to me. So the reduced quarantine time appears to be not based on any type of science or whether or not people remain contagious, but rather that they would be more likely to comply. It's like their just making stuff up as they go along.

Stats can be whatever you want them to be within the targeted context. I wish more people understood this. It should be expected that the US would have way more cases than Sweden or Norway simply based upon population alone.

The states with the most cases are California, Texas, Florida and New York. Those same four states also have the most deaths. Probably just a coincidence that they are also the four most populated states in the country. It shouldn't be any surprise that Florida is #3 in cases and #4 in deaths. Stats are useless without any context. Florida is also 8th in cases per million and 11th in deaths per million while at the same time having the 5th oldest population, not to mention that they are one of the most opened up states in the country. Maybe they're not doing as badly as you think.

No. Of course not. Not sure why you are asking me that except as a way to insinuate that by believing my grandmother having a right to live life on her terms is somehow leading her to her death. She survived the great depression living in a farm house in rural Illinois without the luxuries of heat or running water. She left home in her mid teens to go work at a factory in Evansville building tail wings for airplanes during WWII. She's not scared of Covid whatsoever. But her quality of life has suffered due to Covid and all the restrictions. It is a shame that we are forcing the elderly to die alone and in isolation because of this. What a terrible way to treat people supposedly for their own good. I bet if you ask them the majority would rather take the risk of catching Covid than being shunned. Elderly people are dying in isolation At least the media is starting to acknowledge that lockdowns have led to deaths unrelated to Covid.

She's 94. Let's not act like her days aren't already numbered. Why shouldn't she be able to enjoy life on her terms. But that's not how some are letting it play out. Visits have to be kept secret, lest you not be vilified for putting her at risk.

On the other hand you also have grandparents such as my 94 year old grandmother who are severely lonely and desperate for someone to come visit them. I went and saw her for the first time since this started last month and what she told me is that if she knew she would live for another couple of years but had to stay trapped in her home, she'd rather die of Covid right now. She is miserable. She can't drive, and her children that live locally won't take her anywhere, not even church. I felt bad that I was only able to visit with her a few hours.

Per @markmathisMI For Apollo, Damian Lovinsky 244 yds., 22 carries, 2 TDs & Harold Patterson 251 yds., 25 carries, 4 TDs. Apollo OL must have had a monster night.

As a local I will agree Old Hickory is way better than Moonlite, especially if your just wanting BBQ. I'm never really that impressed with the meats at Moonlite. I normally only go with people from out of town and on those instances I find myself filling up on the sides which are normally very good and saving room for desert. Moonlite has a wonderful buttermilk pie (I'm not aware of anyplace else that serves this) and their coconut cream pie and banana pudding are great as well.

To add a little more perspective, Owensboro Catholic has played Hancock Co. at least once annually since 2007. Over those 15 games the average score as been 38.9 to 12.1 in favor of the Aces. Hancock County's only other win came in 2009. Only a handful of these games have really been competitive.

I don't think KY has a limit on outdoor seating. For some restaurants, however, this isn't much of an option. Many of the restaurants in downtown Owensboro utilized the sidewalks in front of their storefronts for outdoor seating even prior to the lockdown, however, for many this amounts to 3 or 4 tables. If things continue much longer we are going to get weather that will basically prohibit outdoor seating at all, at which point these small restaurants will really be up against a rock and a hard place.

If they require those, I'm screwed cause a can't find anything at the grocery without my glasses and I really doubt any goggles would work with the glasses.

As far as Vitamin-D I should be good. My wife has had me taking 5,000 iu a day since early March along with Zinc and a bunch of other stuff. With the studies that have come out regarding poor outcomes to those with Covid and Vitamin-D deficiencies, I think this is something that everybody should be doing. Can't see how it would hurt anybody to do it, and it's fairly inexpensive.

India is finding use of HCQ has merit as a prophylactic. https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/pharma/why-icmr-continues-to-stand-firm-on-using-hydroxychloroquine-as-prophylaxis/76172274 India only has 25 deaths per million according to Worldometers.

I was hospitalized two weeks ago (Non Covid issue) The staff that took care of me seemed to be in agreement that they wouldn't be wearing a mask if not required to. Maybe that was due to the fact that the hospital only had 4 Covid patients, perhaps if it were more they would have felt differently, who knows.