Random Thoughts

[arewethereyet]

I don't think I am going to waste any time or eye strain on the Super Bowl today.  Between shady refs and a shitshow for halftime the only thing that might be okay is a few of the commercials.

The puppy bowl might be okay, but a nap seems like a better use of my time.

I'll be honest, I've never understood the appeal of American football.

I prefer a good rugby or football (soccer) match, but even those don't hold the interest they did.

I used to watch a lot of football.  I guess I learned more about the game when my son played.  But then my favorite players started either retiring, getting injured, or moved to different teams and I eventually lost interest.

[The Valkyrie]

Supposedly, there's an old Chinese saying that goes, "May you live in interesting times."

Well, fuck you, China, you bastards!

This is all your fault!!

[brewer]

Just cause it's Super Bowl day:

At a glance:

• New study of nearly 2,000 former NFL players found that 34 percent think they have CTE, a condition it is not yet possible to confirm in a living person.
  
• Former players who believed they had CTE reported significantly more cognitive problems, depression, suicidality, chronic pain, and other problems than those who did not have concerns.
  
• To reduce chances of players prematurely attributing symptoms to CTE, which may lead to hopelessness and thoughts of self-harm, authors recommend identifying and treating any conditions that cause similar neurocognitive symptoms.
  

https://footballplayershealth.harvard.ed...-have-cte/

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneu...erm=092324

[Angrboda]

I posted two comments in an X thread. One snarky comment about kids and one noting that like X, Trump is barely breaking even in the polls. The latter post disappeared.