Trenchant Thoughts #5

  • I couldn’t possibly care less about the Oscars. Seriously, what a spectacular display of “sucking each others popsicles,” as Bill Simmons would say.
  • I just want to go on record and say that I am against infanticide.
  • It’s kind of sad that in this day and age, the previous bullet is even a thing. Apparently, for example, if you are running for the Democratic Presidential nomination, you have to be in favor of infanticide. Weird.
  • It seems like there have been only a very few sports coaches over the years that have been transcendent — who have had a profound impact on not only their players but on the actual game itself. John Wooden comes to mind. Widely considered the greatest coach of any sport of all time, Wooden change the game of basketball and the lives of many, many players. I think a current coach who may be approaching that level is Nick Saban — and I find it interesting that Coach Saban follows Stoicism in his approach to life and football.
  • Video of the Week: A Tribute to Mark Knopfler – Sultans Of Swing – Performed by Chelsea and Grace Constable Awesome performance of one of my favorite songs of all time by my favorite guitarist.
    • Fun thing to note — here’s one of the comments: “If these two girls walked past you in a shopping mall you would never know how truly awesome they both are on the Guitar… ” Besides being kind of a left-handed compliment, you could literally say that about anyone who plays guitar. Just thought it was funny.