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Meanwhile my soon to be 14 year old grandson loves the sport. I'm not sure his school has a team, but he's found some sort of league in Livonia where he rolls on a fairly regular basis. This is after trying baseball, soccer, football, basketball and discovering he has his parents and grandparents sports genes

This is a minor blip on most folks radar but Dr Robert Reynolds who served for 26 years as director of bands at the University of Michigan and nearly 30 years as conductor o the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, as well as mentoring numerous current and former band and orchestra directors around Michigan and the nation passed yesterday. He was 91. When we lived in Michigan I was fortunate to spend a bit of time playing in the Farmington Concert Band. Director Damien Crutcher was one of his students (and friends). He had Dr Reynolds in on a few occasions to conduct the band, including our 60th Anniversary concert at Orchestra Hall.

January 31 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/january-31?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2026-0131-01312026

Evening update, the Canadian company that owns the building in Hanover County, VA has withdrawn its request...

Great review.. Meanwhile noted film producer Jon Cryer is boasting the first week will gross $8 Million

Anybody have any spare change?

One of the stalwarts on SCTV. Lola Heatherton was the best

I was just thinking if ICE wants to build a few more facilities maybe they should look for properly near Mar Largo. I’m sure the current regime could spare a few acres next to his golf courses. The same in NJ and other locations. Ms Noem should donate land on her ranch. Heck my Trumpcurious Rep sheld welcome a huge facility near his home in Richmond or Westmoreland Counties Va. Our resident troll seems to tout owning a bit of land. Maybe offer it to the Regime at a discount

https://cardinalnews.org/2026/01/30/spanberger-rescinds-youngkin-directive-to-sell-augusta-correctional-center-unclear-if-move-linked-to-ice-interest/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Spanberger rescinds sale of shuttered Augusta prison%3B unclear if related to ICE concerns&utm_campaign=Friday%2C Jan 30%2C 2026 Good! We've had enough ICE in the state the past couple of weeks

January 30 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/january-30?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2026-0130-01302026

And if MAGA's commit crimes like trespassing and assault on law enforcement officials or even fraud, they expect their crimes to be rewarded by the Big Guy. Of course UNOHO will come back with a stupid meme or question to try to refute this

Self privileged A-Holes. They all should spend time in their "camps"

But there is no money for healthcare

So very Christian of the Regime https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/a-pastor-searched-for-a-missing-congregant-he-found-a-car-with-the-keys-on-the-floor/

Nailed it

The BOS says it's not political. It is not a desirable location for a prision. Maybe if the Regime approaches the localities along US 17 between Fredericksburg and the turnoff to Winchester. Horse country with big farms owned by multi millionaires. Looks like a great spot to me...

Every so often as I browse YouTube something totally unexpected and wonderful shows up..

January 29 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/january-29?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2026-0129-01292026

When we purchased our Hyundai Tucson last year we took a look at their plug in hybrid. I can't remember the cost difference between the plug in and the regular hybrid, but the larger battery in the plug in model was definitely a deal breaker.

Hanover County, VA supervisors have basically rejected a proposal to build an ICE Facility. Asking The FEDS to reconsider. (The county voted 62% for Trump in 2024) https://www.richmonder.org/hanover-board-asks-ice-to-reconsider-proposed-facility/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_richmond&stream=top

I posted something like this in the Skubal thread. Would love to see a workable solution with a solid floor and a soft spending cap. Make the floor around 80-90% of the league median payroll (not average) if median payroll for all MLB teams is $165 Million then the floor spending should be in the ballpark of $140-150 Million. Anything below and the teams get dinged in terms of loss of draft picks, and possible revenue sharing revenue. All MLB contracts, no phantom injuries. No reset year "tanking". They must spend the minimum amount. The spending cap would probably be around 125-135% of median payroll, say $210-215 Million. Teams can go over, but they get dinged with loss of draft picks, their international pool gets reduced. This is all in terms of actual payroll every year. No long term deferred money. No artificial contract voiding. They're stuck with their mistakes. Penalties will be enforced on a sliding scale. Big spenders will spend, but not outrageous amounts, Stars will still get payed. A median-based floor forces teams like the Pirates to field real rosters every year, while a soft cap reins in the Dodgers’ excesses without destroying their ability to contend — shrinking the gap without flattening ambition.