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Disappointing. The movie felt rushed and unoriginal. Other than the final fight scene I was bored.

I always find it funny in the baseball brawls that the pitchers come running in from the bullpen and by the time they get to the mound the fight is over. I'm not aware of what athletes in other sports have studied martial arts, but being able to communicate with people who are angry would be a great tool for refs and players, and managers. I feel there is something wrong with the sports culture that allows so much verbal abuse, there seems to be almost an expectation of being allowed to scream, name call, and swear at each other without punishment. When the players and umpires get up into each other's faces it is good for TV and the fans love it, but it sometimes goes too far, like when Roberto Alomar spit in the face of an umpire. Conflict resolution is a useful skill, sadly sometimes people are so angry they can't be reasoned with, both in sports and in life. Police deal with it all the time. Being an umpire/referee sound like a thankless job, if you do everything right nobody notices but if you get it wrong the scream at you. Or you get it right, but they still scream at you because it went against them. If you are a referee, a cop, or work in customer service you basically get verbally abused for a living.

Whoever claimed that might have been doing a bit of drinking, sucking back on grandpa's old cough medicine. The movie is available to stream now, and has been since July 8, though I just learned of this. Thankfully the other info I had was wrong, and I will be watching it in the next few days. TTYS!!!

I have not attended an abundance of seminars, maybe three or four in my life, and never been an instructor at one, so I guess I am not much help to you here.

Toronto makes another trade, sending veteran forward Ryan Reaves to San Jose for defenseman Henry Thrun. Reaves is 38, has racked up 137 career points (63 goals) and over 1,000 career penalty minutes. The Sharks will be the seventh team he has played for. Thrun played 119 games with the Sharks since they traded for him in February 2023.

I saw the cops break up some fireworks being shot off just down the block from where I live, I agree, it is rare because the police can't stop everyone and may police stations are facing a shortage already.

Sounds like a typical Saturday night during my drinking years. Kidding aside though, I might have gotten a concussion during my first TKD tournament after a kick to the face left me seeing stars for a few days. Did not get KOed or go out, but enough to where I likely suffered some damage. From what I understand about concussions, and I am no expert or close to it, once you have the first one, you are at higher risk for more of them later on, and one plus one does not equal two, it is more like three or four, the damage sort of compounds the more of them you have. People do not usually see the results of that damage until later in life, meaning that the behaviors you listed do not show up as much when you are young, it shows up big time when you are older. Good on you for donating your body to science, it could help a lot of people who come after you.

Mike Webster (50) Junior Seau (43) and Aaron Hernandez (27) all were found to have brain injuries when they died, with the Webster case being what lead to the CTE search of the NFL, and eventually a lawsuit and a change in the rules for player safety. Both Seau and Hernandez committed suicide, questions remain about how the brain injuries impacted their decision making, especially Seau's decision to take his own life and Hernandez's decision to take others. I did not think about the other aspects, such as damage to facial nerves, those are fair to bring up.

Diddy found guilty on two of the five counts, found not guilty on count 1, which was the most serious. Sentencing is scheduled for early October. He might get some prison time, but he won't be given a life sentence, max would be 20 years. He was denied bail and will have to sit in jail until the sentencing which will likely count as time served. He is also facing dozens of civil lawsuits.

We looked at getting some fireworks and they were very expensive! So it was another year of being a watcher, and not a doer. We had a few last year and I remember thinking it was too expensive for what we got out of it. Thankfully lots of people disagree

For those here who celebrate, have a safe and happy holiday weekend!

I'm off the magnesium and back to melatonin. I've been sleeping great the last week and a half, and better overall for the past three weeks. There is no replacement for good sleep.

Just saw that Karate Kid Legends is expected to stream on Netflix in late September. Looks like it will be a while before I see it.

Toronto has traded forward Mitch Marner to the Golden Knights, who gave up Nicolas Roy in return. Marner has 102 points last season and is considered one of the better forwards in the league. Marner has an 8-year contract for 96 million. Biggest trade of the offseason so far.

Thanks for posting. I was curious as to why she was not part of season 6.