Pariah

Here's a rather bizarre story from the women's side. After Utah State's blowout loss in the first round of the MWC women's tournament, Aggie coach Kayla Ard was asked in the press conference how she planned to rebuild. Her response: She announced her own firing. Wow. Utah State coach Kayla Ard announces her firing in postgame news conference

After Big XII coaches picked BYU to finish 13th in the 14-team league, the Cougars open the Big XII tournament today as the #5 seed. for reference, the #6 seed is Kansas. It's been a great season for the BYU men. The Cougars hold the ignominious distinction of being the team with the most NCAA tournament appearances without reaching the Final Four. They're currenty projected as a #4 in the West. Could this be the year?

Happy Wednesday! Wednesday, March 13th: The MacGuffin This is some object that drives the story. It could be a jewel-encrusted bird statue, or a lost relic, or a glove with a bunch of little rocks in it, or a stolen piece of super-tech. It might even be some cute little critter who's actually half a century old. Whatever. It doesn't actually matter what the MacGuffin is, just that the story revolves around it.

I'm not sure that Spider-Gwen is available, since Gwenpool was chosen earlier. Are they both Gwen Stacy?

...and now most of the free agents quarterbacks the Donkeys were rumored to be looking at have signed elsewhere. So who's still available? Here are the highlights: Jimmy Garoppolo Ryan Tannehill Mason Rudolph Zach Wilson Justin Fields Drew Lock We're doomed.

Steve Rogers with a power ring Ellen Ripley with a Mobile Infantry suit Inigo Montoya with a lightsaber

Happy Tuesday, all! Tuesday, March 12th: Bugs! Heroes based on or related to insects, arachnids,. crustaceans, or any other kind of creepy-crawly.

Chloe O'Brian (24)

Count me in.

Let's begin the new week with another baddie! Monday, March 11th: The Secondary Antagonist Not the Biggest Bad, but plenty big and bad in their own right. Maybe they're the Big Bad's right hand (wo)man, or maybe they're in competition with the Big Bad. Maybe the two aren't even aware of each other's existence. In any case, this gives the heroes someone else to worry about. Updates today or tomorrow, as time allows.

Remember back in the 90s when a bunch of ska bands started recording swing music?

At least he didn't go to a division rival. Russell Wilsons signs with Steelers, will play against Broncos in 2024 He'll probably at his best game at Mile High next year. 🙄

She certainly embiggens your lineup!

Update: the furnace actually kicked on about 6:30 this morning and ran long enough to get the house back up to usual temperature. But now it's out again. Proof of the old saying that problems that go away by themselves come back by themselves, I suppose. Meanwhile, we still haven't been able to get the water heater going.

The time change just kicked in here in the States, meaning that your next pick is about 90 minutes from now. And here's the topic. Sunday, March 10th: The Shape-Changer This is a hero who can change their form / appearance in some way. Stretching? Growth or Shrinking? Multiple forms? Turning into another substance? Turning different colors? More than one of the above? That's the character we're looking for here.

We went out to dinner tonight to celebrate Lady P's birthday with her family. When we got home, it was 64°F (18°C) in the house. There's no gas to either the furnace or the water heater. We have a call in to the gas company; they're sending someone to make sure that there's not a leak someplace. They should be here in the next hour or so. It's 12:13 a.m. where we are right now.

Courtland Sutton had a perfect reaction to Broncos' roster moves

I'm pretty sure Mephisto is everyone's nightmare.

And now the Broncos have traded former #15 overall pick Jerry Jeudy to Cleveland for two late (5th and 6th round) picks. No word yet on whether the Browns also threw in a bag of magic beans.

All right, give this one a spin. Saturday, March 9th: The GM's Nightmare Ever had a player bring a character into a campaign that threatened to break it? Maybe they had a bizarre and/or wholly unrelated power suite, or maybe they were grossly overpowered compared to the rest of the party. Maybe the character was built to bend rules and exploit loopholes. Or maybe they were just a horrible fit for the campaign. Look for a character like this in published fiction and draft them.

"Life is like a sandwich: the more you add to it, the harder it is to keep it all together." ~ WTF Notebooks

I stopped by the tobacconist this afternoon, only to discover that the shop had been replaced by a haberdashery. Clothes, but no cigar.

Look alive, people! It's Friday! Friday, March 8th: The Primary Antagonist This is the main villain of the piece. The Big Bad. Their motives may be greedy, nefarious, unholy, or simply misunderstood, but those motives put them in conflict with the heroes. These are organ grinders, not monkeys.

Let the bloodletting begin in earnest! Broncos release Justin Simmons: Denver saves $14.5M in cap space by cutting All-Pro safety It's gonna get worse before it gets better.

Okay, we have roster updates! Because my caffeine situation is uncertain—too much or not enough, I can't say for sure—I've undoubtedly made some errors. Let me know, and I'll fix them. Great start, everyone!