Pariah

Nuggets 114, Lakers 103 The Nuggets have beaten the Lakers nine straight times, if memory serves. Gentlemen, let's make it twelve, shall we?

Sweet surrender on the Quayside You remember we used to run and hide In the shadow of the cargoes I take you one at a time And we're counting all the numbers Down to the waterline Well, near misses on the dogleap stairways French kisses in the darkened doorways A foghorn blowing out wild and cold A policeman, he shines a light upon my shoulder Up comes a coaster fast and silent in the night Over my shoulder all you can see are the pilot lights No money in our jackets and our jeans are torn Your hands are cold but your lips are warm She can see him on the jetty that they used to know She can feel him in the places where the sailors go When she's walking by the river or the railway line She can still hear him whisper Let's go down to the waterline

Me, if my Mom hadn't taught me about the virtues of a filter....

A long time ago came a man on a track Walking thirty miles with a sack on his back And he put down his load Where he thought it was the best He made a home in the wilderness He built a cabin and a winter store And he plowed up the ground by the cold lake shore And the other travelers came walking down the track And they never went further, no They never went back Then came the churches, then came the schools Then came the lawyers, and then came the rules Then came the trains and the trucks with their loads And the dirty old track was the telegraph road Then came the mines, then came the ore Then there was the hard times, then there was a war Telegraph sang a song about the world outside Telegraph road got so deep and so wide Like a rolling river And my radio says tonight it's gonna freeze People driving home from the factories There's six lanes of traffic Three lanes moving slow I used to like to go to work, but they shut it down I've got a right to go to work But there's no work here to be found Yes, and they say we're gonna have to pay what's owed We're gonna have to reap From some seed that's been sowed And the birds up on the wires and the telegraph poles They can always fly away from this rain and this cold You can hear them singing out their telegraph code All the way down the telegraph road You know, I'd sooner forget But I remember those nights When life was just a bet on a race Between the lights You had your head on my shoulder You had your hand in my hair Now you act a little colder Like you don't seem to care But believe in me, baby, and I'll take you away From out of this darkness and into the day From these rivers of headlights, these rivers of rain From the anger that lives on the streets with these names 'Cause I've run every red light on memory lane I've seen desperation explode into flames And I don't want to see it again From all of these signs saying, "Sorry, but we're closed" All the way Down the telegraph road

Getting crazy on the waltzers But it's the life that I choose Hey, sing about the six-blade, sing about the switchback And a torture tattoo And I've been riding on a ghost train Where the cars they scream and slam And I don't know where I'll be tonight But I'd always tell you where I am In a screaming ring of faces I've seen her standing in the light She had a ticket for the races, yeah Just like me she was a victim of the night I put a hand upon the lever Said, "Let it rock and let it roll" I had the one arm bandit fever There was an arrow through my heart and my soul And the big wheel keep on turning Neon burning up above And I'm just high on the world Come on and take a low ride with me girl On the tunnel of love Yeah, love It's just the danger, danger When you're riding at your own risk She said, "You are the perfect stranger" She said, "Baby, let's keep it like this" It's just a cake walk, twisting baby, yeah, Step right up and say "Hey Mister, give me two, give me two now, 'cause any two can play" And the big wheel keep on turning Neon burning up above And I'm just high on the world Come on and take a low ride with me girl On the tunnel of love Oh, love, love Well, it's been money for muscle on another whirligig Money for muscle and another girl I dig Another hustle just to, just to make it big And rock away, rock away Oh, rock away, rock away And girl, it looks so pretty to me Like it always did Oh, like the Spanish City to me When-a we were kids Hey girl, it looks so pretty to me Just like it always did Oh, like the Spanish City to me When-a we were kids Check it out! She took off a silver locket She said, "Remember me by this" She put her hand in my pocket I got a keepsake and a kiss And in the roar of dust and diesel I stood and watched her walk away I could have caught up with her easy enough But something must have made me stay And the big wheel keep on turning Neon burning up above And I'm just high on the world Come on and take a low ride with me girl On the tunnel of love Yeah, love, love, love On the tunnel of love Oh, love, love And now I'm searching through these carousels and the carnival arcades Searching everywhere from steeplechase to palisades In any shooting gallery where promises are made To rock away, rock away Rock away, rock away From Cullercoats and Whitley Bay Out to rock away And girl, it looks so pretty to me Like it always did Like the Spanish City to me When we were kids Girl, it looks so pretty to me Like it always did Like the Spanish City to me When we were kids

"Cryptocurrency! It's the future, man!"

I've seen a lot of opinion pieces on social media about how the Broncos may be or should be trading up to take JJ. To every one of these, without fail, I remind folks that the last two quarterbacks the Broncos traded up to get were Paxton Lynch and Tim Tebow. I have precisely zero faith in the Donkeys fixing their quarterback situation through the draft. As I have commented before, the best quarterback the Broncos have ever drafted is probably Jay Cutler. If the Broncos can pick up Michael Pratt or Spencer Rattler in the third round, that's probably the best situation. They can spend their first round pick on an area of greater need. And yes, there are areas of greater need for the Broncos right now than quarterback, strange as it sounds.

What about the proposal that B1G and $EC teams get one additional player on the field when playing teams from lesser conferences? Did that one go through or not? I don't remember.

A bed is just a shelf you put your body on when you're not using it.

We just watched the press conference welcoming the NHL to Utah. The Commissioner spoke, as did the new owners, the governor, the mayor of Salt Lake County, the mayor of Salt Lake City, and some others. It's pretty exciting. This is real.

And here I thought the level of play on the field was going to be the Rockies' biggest problem this year. 🙄

It is just an alternate, and apparently market research indicated that the fans really loved this look back in the day, but still...how many black and lightish blue cat teams can one league reasonably support?

Let's hear it for your Detroit Panthers!

The NHL’s Board of Governors voted unanimously on Thursday to approve the sale and relocation of the franchise to Salt Lake City for the start of the 2024-2025 season.

Holy lamb See the world we started Is it so low again Like a light that's lost upon the stage So the more it shines, it goes away Surely then See the curtain rising to show us once again All the magic of the earth and the skies See the more we find The more we realise That every time See the laws of nature keep telling us like a friend It's the spirit of emotion dancing to the wind High above High above So sure inspired again I can tell a new story now Can we see through this mask of uncertainty Surely now How can it be so hard when all there is to know Don't be afraid of letting go It takes a loving heart To see and show This love For our own ecology Hold the light Hold the light Out of love we'll come a long long glorious way At the start of every day A child begins to play And all we need to know Is that the future is a friend of yours and mine

He could probably play in China.

Father: "You should just become a cop." Daughter: "I don't want to do that." Father: "Why not? All the guys you chase are criminals and reprobates. You might as well get paid for it."

You can fool yourself You can cheat until you're blind You can cut your heart It can happen You can mend the wires You can feed the soul apart You reach It can happen to you It can happen to me It can happen to everyone eventually It's a constant fight A constant fight You're pushing the needle to the red Black and white Who knows who's right No substitute you're born you're dead Fly by night Created out of fantasy Our destinations call Look up Look down Look out Look around Look up Look down There's a crazy world outside We're not about to lose our pride It can happen to you It can happen to me It can happen to everyone eventually As you happen to say It can happen today As it happens It happens in every way This world I like We architects of life A song a sigh Developing words that linger Through fields of green through open eyes This for us to see Look up Look down Look out Look around So look up Look down There's a crazy world outside We're not about to lose our pride It can happen to you It can happen to me It can happen to everyone eventually As you happen to say It can happen today As it happens It happens in every way As you happen to see It will happen to be Nothing happens to nowhere and nowhere Look up Look down There's a crazy world outside We're not about to lose our pride It can happen to you It can happen to me It can happen to everyone eventually As you happen to see It will happen to be Nothing happens to nowhere and nowhere You can fool yourself You can cheat until you're blind You can cut your heart You can fool yourself It can happen to you You can cheat until you're blind It can happen to me You can cut your heart It can happen to everyone eventually As you happen to say It can happen today As it happens It happens in every way You can mend the wires You can feed the soul apart You can touch your life You can bring your soul alive It can happen to you It can happen to me It can happen to everyone eventually As you happen to say It can happen today As it happens It happens in every way

Just like Grammar used to make.

Let us be together Let's pretend that we are free Let's all be where the angels find us We all have the key Shall we seal the truth of life Shall we light the heavens We're so good at finding pleasure As to what we are And how we fit together Let us sing the song it is Let the sound of all belief Let's all find that space in life To follow in between It's something that I feel To pour upon my soul Countenance of love For one and all To know there's so many ways The force of nature prevails I lay down, I lay down and I pray Let's get our hearts together And as before, and like before We'll do again To know there's so many ways The force of nature prevails I lay down, I lay down and I pray Let's get our hearts together As before, and like before We'll do again Let's get our hearts together As before, and like before We'll do again Let's get our hearts together As before, and like before We'll do again Do again

Surely I could tell When I sleep tonight A dream will call And raise it's head in majesty Dividing all my energy To the meeting of your love Where from whence it came Like a singer searching for a song I try to reach where you belong As I will be the song for you I will be your servant child No, oh no I cannot be deceived No, oh no There's something that I feel There's something that I feel inside Surely I could tell If you ask me Lord To board the train My life my love would be the same As I could be the one for you In the meeting of your love In the meeting of your love

Person to person woman to man Sing me a story to reach me Teach me to reach me to understand All these emotions I miss you So you leave her Can't believe her Can't escape Final eyes Final eyes Person to person woman to man Send me this song that will teach me Like a river without a stream Night time without dreaming Send me this song that will reach me So you leave me Can't deceive me See through me Final eyes Final eyes And I know you think there's nothing There's nothing more to say And I know that I've got something I've got something to say If ever I needed someone You were there when I needed you If ever I needed someone You were there when I needed you If ever I needed someone You were there when I needed you Person to person woman to man Send me this song that will teach me Like a river without a stream Night time without dreaming Send me this song that will reach me So you leave me Can't deceive me See through me Final eyes And I know you think there's nothing There's nothing more to say Don't hide behind the headlines, oh yea I've got something to say If ever I needed someone You were there when I needed you If ever I needed someone You were there when I needed you Whenever I needed Whenever I needed Whenever I needed you Someone If ever I needed Whenever I needed someone You were there when I needed you You saved me from falling Saved me from falling I'm so in love with you