What the hell IS it with women's pro sports leagues throttling the players' salaries?
The WNBA is the only major North American pro league AFAIK that has an 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 salary cap -- one that no player can exceed. I think it's $1 million, but don't quote me. Caitlin Clark and the league's other superstars make most of their money through endorsements.
Now the NWSL is not letting Trinity Rodman's club, the Washington Spirit, pay her $1 million-plus, which the Spirit wants to do, because it "violates the spirit of the rules" and would work against "parity."
The NWSL has a team salary cap of $3.5 million, which would be a rounding error in the contract of a big male soccer star in, say, the Premier League in England.
JHFC. It's like that whole plantation-mentality, you-should-be-grateful-to-play-at-all attitude that male pro sports leagues had toward their players in the early 1960s is being reproduced today with the women. May it meet the same fate. The NWSL's player union is grieving Rodman's case, while the WNBA is currently engaged in contract negotiations (with a commissioner who seems like a real butthead).
All the billionaire tech bros say it's ok after all........
It's not like AI HR in the same week both denied paperwork I had not submitted and then approved similar paperwork I had not submitted ( denied my personal FMLA before I submitted the recertification paperwork, then approved my FMLA for my mom's care while approving my personal one even though hers did not expire until Mayy.)
'But I don't want to end this video without acknowledging that this is about more than the legal merits of this late, math-and-calendar-challenged complaint.
'The leader of our government slashed food stamps and foreign aid. He's telling ordinary Americans that they have to work longer so that the Social Security trust fund doesn't go bankrupt. He's fired tens of thousands of civil servants because he says we can't afford them. He's effectively raised taxes on every American with his tariffs. He cut health care subsidies. He caused insurance premiums to skyrocket.
'And now he's going to give himself $10 billion of our money, because someone illegally released information Trump himself has been promising to put out for years. This is stunningly corrupt, and every single one of us should be furious.'
"Sometimes in life you waste time! T.V. Host Bill Maher asked to have dinner with me through one of his friends, also a friend of mine, and I agreed. He came into the famed Oval Office much different than I thought he would be. He was extremely nervous, had ZERO confidence in himself and, to soothe his nerves, immediately, within seconds, asked for a “Vodka Tonic.” He said to me, “I’ve never felt like this before, I’m actually scared.” In one respect, it was somewhat endearing! Anyway, we had a great dinner, it was quick, easy, and he seemed to be a nice guy and, for his first show after our dinner, he was very respectful about our meeting — But with everything I have done in bringing our Country back from “OBLIVION,” why wouldn’t he be? But then I noticed his show started to devolve into the same old story — Very boring, ANTI TRUMP, no mention of the PERFECT Border, Lowest Crime in 125 years, the Mass Removal of Stone Cold Criminals, the 50,000 DOW, the 7,000 S&P (Both Highest Ever!), Least Number of Murders since 1900, Venezuela, “Midnight Hammer,” Soleimani DEAD, al-Baghdadi DEAD, Lowest Inflation in YEARS (1.2% for last three months!), the Rebuilding of our Military, Eight War Stoppages, and on, and on, and on! In any event, it was a total waste of time for me to have this jerk at the White House and last night, after explaining what a DISASTER Canadian “Leaders” are to deal with, how Canada has “ripped off” the United States for years on TRADE (But not anymore!), I jokingly stated in a TRUTH that, “The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup.” Well, he went on and on about the Hockey statement, like “What kind of a person would say such a foolish thing as this,” as though I were being serious when I said it. Fortunately, his Television Ratings are so low that nobody will learn about his various Fake News statements about me. He is no different than Kimmel, Fallon, or Colbert but, I must admit, slightly more talented! Anyway, Bill Maher is a highly overrated LIGHTWEIGHT, and Republicans should stop using him to show how the Left is coming over our way — Our Base, the Greatest of All Time, laughs at your weakness when you do it! Maher asked me if he could come back to the White House again and, with his friend, also asked to come to the wonderful White House Christmas Party, but he didn’t. Regardless, I’d much rather spend my time MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN than wasting it on him. Bill continues to suffer from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS!), and there is nothing that will ever be done to cure him of this very serious disease. Thank you for your attention to this minor matter! President DJT"
Birb just came back from something that made her heart beat so fast, it registered on her sport watch:
A walk outside, to stand next to the trees. :)
Yes, I spent some time strolling around the gorgeous grounds of my apartment building.
I walked right up to the trees, which I think are mostly oaks with some palms as well, and stared at them. I looked at parts of the oaks which had some sort of holes in them, with colorful fuzz growing all over it.
I was sketching an egret down at the pond, and that motherfucker walked up to me as if I was in his backyard.
Which, uh, is exactly what I was.
We budgies live in hollows in trees. Usually, that is.
So, Valentines.... The Son-in-Law and his son, the Eldest Grandson, and the grandson's Romantic Choice, are out on the Ice of Austere Lake Mullett, there to romance above the swirling fishes, to entice, to lure them in, and spread them, breathless out on the ice, to journey forth to the Bowling Alley at dusk, there to weigh the still and loglike things, to revel in their length, and pray that theirs, among the rest will shine, and win them prizes capable of making next year's contest more amenable, for baits and tents and auger drills so far unheld! And then, to pizza and , perhaps, a beer! Or, two! O love, what wonders do such thrice-clad, booted lovers now embrace!...
Well, I did it. Dropped close to $4k on a new mattress. Just went to the mattress store and found one that cushioned my achy old bones beautifully.
I've needed a new one for a least 10 years. It's coming tomorrow, so I will have only one more night of killing my back on my saggy old one.
Normally I hate buying expensive shit for myself, but I'm doing the right thing. Anyway, with the stock market blip goosing my IRA, it was as pain-free as it gets outside the 1%.
I left my old futon behind when I moved. I ordered a sofa shortly after arrived, and it was slated for delivery a bit before Thanksgiving. Four times, they scheduled delivery… before 09:00. 🤦♂️ (Even if that weren’t absurdly early in general, that’s before the staff would be here to open the loading dock or unlock the freight elevator.) Since they seemed incapable of delivering at a reasonable hour, I cancelled the order, got a refund, and ordered from someone else.
No trouble this time. They arrived a few minutes early, got it into the freight elevator without issue, took off their shoes before they brought it into my apartment proper, and got it all connected. Less than 15 minutes, door to door.
I bought a hideously expensive Tempurpedic memory foam mattress about 10 years ago and I would guess that it is going to extend my life by at least 10 years. I had a perfectly good pillow top innerspring mattress at the time, but it began to cause me some really significant back pain. Now I sleep in great comfort so it was absolutely worth the expense. My cat likes it too!
My mother was a florist. The week of Saint Valentines was the start of the season of her disappearance into floral design work until the Monday after mother's Day.
I suppose that's why we were among the few that observed sweetest's day, one of those Hallmark holidays invented by collusion of the flower, gift and candy industries to boost sales during the slow periods. It happens to be exactly 6 months after Valentine's Day.
I just watched an interesting YouTube video about florists. It seems that in Louisiana, you had to be LICENSED BY THE STATE to sell flowers, although nobody has any idea why this was so, so they are finally getting rid of that stupid law.
My eyes! MY EYES!!! (responds to Fabio being unable to fasten his clothing, ever)
Huffpost: ESPN Vet Calls JD Vance A ‘Demon’ Who Made Her Feel ‘Ill’ At Olympic Hockey
What the hell IS it with women's pro sports leagues throttling the players' salaries?
The WNBA is the only major North American pro league AFAIK that has an 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 salary cap -- one that no player can exceed. I think it's $1 million, but don't quote me. Caitlin Clark and the league's other superstars make most of their money through endorsements.
Now the NWSL is not letting Trinity Rodman's club, the Washington Spirit, pay her $1 million-plus, which the Spirit wants to do, because it "violates the spirit of the rules" and would work against "parity."
The NWSL has a team salary cap of $3.5 million, which would be a rounding error in the contract of a big male soccer star in, say, the Premier League in England.
JHFC. It's like that whole plantation-mentality, you-should-be-grateful-to-play-at-all attitude that male pro sports leagues had toward their players in the early 1960s is being reproduced today with the women. May it meet the same fate. The NWSL's player union is grieving Rodman's case, while the WNBA is currently engaged in contract negotiations (with a commissioner who seems like a real butthead).
Stick to your guns, ladies.
What do you expect? The pedo protectors in congress are working to cancel women’s vote. I figure the timeline for when America was great is 1920
On Tuesday, I witnessed a murder at my office!
https://substack.com/@sterwonk/note/c-214571833
(To be fair, I don't know for sure that they were actually crows. But "murder" sounds so much cooler than "flock".)
Definitely crows.
I'm totally sure the "AI Caricature Trend" won't somehow find a nefarious use and become the modern equivalent of phrenology.
All the billionaire tech bros say it's ok after all........
It's not like AI HR in the same week both denied paperwork I had not submitted and then approved similar paperwork I had not submitted ( denied my personal FMLA before I submitted the recertification paperwork, then approved my FMLA for my mom's care while approving my personal one even though hers did not expire until Mayy.)
I think the whole Canada/Sweden curling beef is going to be the thing that puts the sport on the same level as the NFL.
Honestly, curling is the only sport in the winter Olympics that has made me consider subscribing to Peacock again. I really got into it 4 years ago.
At least get it up there near pole vaulting for the most interesting sport with an apparatus.
LegalEagle: 'Trump Sues Himself; Wants $10 Billion Payout'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dqm90JzAio
'But I don't want to end this video without acknowledging that this is about more than the legal merits of this late, math-and-calendar-challenged complaint.
'The leader of our government slashed food stamps and foreign aid. He's telling ordinary Americans that they have to work longer so that the Social Security trust fund doesn't go bankrupt. He's fired tens of thousands of civil servants because he says we can't afford them. He's effectively raised taxes on every American with his tariffs. He cut health care subsidies. He caused insurance premiums to skyrocket.
'And now he's going to give himself $10 billion of our money, because someone illegally released information Trump himself has been promising to put out for years. This is stunningly corrupt, and every single one of us should be furious.'
Ya, sure, but Kamala Harris had a weird laugh and didn’t support the Palestinians enough.
The Marcos maneuver
Dolly!
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221021105
Deranged Trump Syndrome. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-breaks-up-with-bill-maher-on-valentines-day_n_6990b5eee4b0d24cb0c47b58?origin=home-latest-news-unit
"Sometimes in life you waste time! T.V. Host Bill Maher asked to have dinner with me through one of his friends, also a friend of mine, and I agreed. He came into the famed Oval Office much different than I thought he would be. He was extremely nervous, had ZERO confidence in himself and, to soothe his nerves, immediately, within seconds, asked for a “Vodka Tonic.” He said to me, “I’ve never felt like this before, I’m actually scared.” In one respect, it was somewhat endearing! Anyway, we had a great dinner, it was quick, easy, and he seemed to be a nice guy and, for his first show after our dinner, he was very respectful about our meeting — But with everything I have done in bringing our Country back from “OBLIVION,” why wouldn’t he be? But then I noticed his show started to devolve into the same old story — Very boring, ANTI TRUMP, no mention of the PERFECT Border, Lowest Crime in 125 years, the Mass Removal of Stone Cold Criminals, the 50,000 DOW, the 7,000 S&P (Both Highest Ever!), Least Number of Murders since 1900, Venezuela, “Midnight Hammer,” Soleimani DEAD, al-Baghdadi DEAD, Lowest Inflation in YEARS (1.2% for last three months!), the Rebuilding of our Military, Eight War Stoppages, and on, and on, and on! In any event, it was a total waste of time for me to have this jerk at the White House and last night, after explaining what a DISASTER Canadian “Leaders” are to deal with, how Canada has “ripped off” the United States for years on TRADE (But not anymore!), I jokingly stated in a TRUTH that, “The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup.” Well, he went on and on about the Hockey statement, like “What kind of a person would say such a foolish thing as this,” as though I were being serious when I said it. Fortunately, his Television Ratings are so low that nobody will learn about his various Fake News statements about me. He is no different than Kimmel, Fallon, or Colbert but, I must admit, slightly more talented! Anyway, Bill Maher is a highly overrated LIGHTWEIGHT, and Republicans should stop using him to show how the Left is coming over our way — Our Base, the Greatest of All Time, laughs at your weakness when you do it! Maher asked me if he could come back to the White House again and, with his friend, also asked to come to the wonderful White House Christmas Party, but he didn’t. Regardless, I’d much rather spend my time MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN than wasting it on him. Bill continues to suffer from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS!), and there is nothing that will ever be done to cure him of this very serious disease. Thank you for your attention to this minor matter! President DJT"
He is so fucking deranged.
So Maher is a big mouth asshole who is actually timid as fuck when he’s out of his element?
Kind of knew that one already.
Roses are dead
violets are blue...
Who did this one, Cheung? It has his sweat stains on it.
There seems to be a whole propaganda industry swirling around Trump, which the press calls 'energy.'
It was minor,but you went on and on about it biff.
Apparently one can "cheat" at curling . . ?
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"Canadian curler at Olympics insists he’s no cheat, accuses Swedish team of ‘premeditated’ attack"–https://apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-curling-cheating-canada-sweden-735816f27d50143512d30af021c469fb
Maybe the first clue should have been Molten Man being added to the team with no experience in the sport.
These Scandinavians are TROUBLE at this Olympics - drama Qoo-Weens
Birb just came back from something that made her heart beat so fast, it registered on her sport watch:
A walk outside, to stand next to the trees. :)
Yes, I spent some time strolling around the gorgeous grounds of my apartment building.
I walked right up to the trees, which I think are mostly oaks with some palms as well, and stared at them. I looked at parts of the oaks which had some sort of holes in them, with colorful fuzz growing all over it.
I was sketching an egret down at the pond, and that motherfucker walked up to me as if I was in his backyard.
Which, uh, is exactly what I was.
We budgies live in hollows in trees. Usually, that is.
So, Valentines.... The Son-in-Law and his son, the Eldest Grandson, and the grandson's Romantic Choice, are out on the Ice of Austere Lake Mullett, there to romance above the swirling fishes, to entice, to lure them in, and spread them, breathless out on the ice, to journey forth to the Bowling Alley at dusk, there to weigh the still and loglike things, to revel in their length, and pray that theirs, among the rest will shine, and win them prizes capable of making next year's contest more amenable, for baits and tents and auger drills so far unheld! And then, to pizza and , perhaps, a beer! Or, two! O love, what wonders do such thrice-clad, booted lovers now embrace!...
Hamlet and Ophelia definitely rubbed their naughty bits together!
Was that an Olympic event?
Likely not, but I'd score it a 6.9!
Get thee to a nunnery!
Well, I did it. Dropped close to $4k on a new mattress. Just went to the mattress store and found one that cushioned my achy old bones beautifully.
I've needed a new one for a least 10 years. It's coming tomorrow, so I will have only one more night of killing my back on my saggy old one.
Normally I hate buying expensive shit for myself, but I'm doing the right thing. Anyway, with the stock market blip goosing my IRA, it was as pain-free as it gets outside the 1%.
Huzzah!
Related: My sofa finally arrived!
I left my old futon behind when I moved. I ordered a sofa shortly after arrived, and it was slated for delivery a bit before Thanksgiving. Four times, they scheduled delivery… before 09:00. 🤦♂️ (Even if that weren’t absurdly early in general, that’s before the staff would be here to open the loading dock or unlock the freight elevator.) Since they seemed incapable of delivering at a reasonable hour, I cancelled the order, got a refund, and ordered from someone else.
No trouble this time. They arrived a few minutes early, got it into the freight elevator without issue, took off their shoes before they brought it into my apartment proper, and got it all connected. Less than 15 minutes, door to door.
I watch videos from a financial planner, and near the top of his list of the right way to spend money is a good mattress.
I bought a hideously expensive Tempurpedic memory foam mattress about 10 years ago and I would guess that it is going to extend my life by at least 10 years. I had a perfectly good pillow top innerspring mattress at the time, but it began to cause me some really significant back pain. Now I sleep in great comfort so it was absolutely worth the expense. My cat likes it too!
My mother was a florist. The week of Saint Valentines was the start of the season of her disappearance into floral design work until the Monday after mother's Day.
I suppose that's why we were among the few that observed sweetest's day, one of those Hallmark holidays invented by collusion of the flower, gift and candy industries to boost sales during the slow periods. It happens to be exactly 6 months after Valentine's Day.
I just watched an interesting YouTube video about florists. It seems that in Louisiana, you had to be LICENSED BY THE STATE to sell flowers, although nobody has any idea why this was so, so they are finally getting rid of that stupid law.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xno4GN5hYeA&t=270s
So, Sweetest Day is like pre-Valentine's Day just to keep your motor runnin'.
I wish I had the talent to take a bunch of flowers and make them into something beautiful.
Holy crap! That Fabio video is the most cringe inducing thing I have ever witnessed.
*gag*
I dare not look upon such things!
Where is a goose when you need one?
Off somewhere gandering.