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Rastapopoulos

Rastapopoulos

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...as the Supreme Court dismantles a century of precedents in a way that might be impossible to repair, and the Democrats just wring their hands saying "if you give us $10 we might be able to do something after the next election - but nothing too radical..."

This has a real post-Reconstruction vibe.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
...as the Supreme Court dismantles a century of precedents in a way that might be impossible to repair, and the Democrats just wring their hands saying "if you give us $10 we might be able to do something after the next election - but nothing too radical..."

This has a real post-Reconstruction vibe.
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If you’re that distraught than thinking about sports should be your escape.
 
So don't care about basketball then....you said you were done with the team last season but my friend you're still talking about basketball.....plenty of talk about the shitty world political quagmire in OT so I don't see that you have to make a choice...you can talk about both ..choices...do whatever gives you joy. Talking about the weather isn't going to change politics either but it breaks up the monotony
 
riverman said:
So don't care about basketball then....you said you were done with the team last season but my friend you're still talking about basketball.....plenty of talk about the shitty world political quagmire in OT so I don't see that you have to make a choice...you can talk about both ..choices...do whatever gives you joy. Talking about the weather isn't going to change politics either but it breaks up the monotony
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"Joy". I dimly remember that.

You don't really believe that or you would've become a Warriors fan years ago.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
...as the Supreme Court dismantles a century of precedents in a way that might be impossible to repair, and the Democrats just wring their hands saying "if you give us $10 we might be able to do something after the next election - but nothing too radical..."

This has a real post-Reconstruction vibe.
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Yeah, real life can make the game seem trivial but that's because it is. I like it as an escape... something to care about in the moment that doesn't have any real life implications. Something that you can feel real emotion about, that when it becomes too much you can just take a step back from and remember it's just a game. I get if it's not that for you and if any time in your life, things are getting you to a point where frivolity seems out of touch.

That being said, I'm really equal about this... keep the political rhetoric in the OT forum. I have plenty of forums for this kind of shit in my life and I come here to get away from that. It's in the fucking rules, so please adhere to the rules.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
"Joy". I dimly remember that.

You don't really believe that or you would've become a Warriors fan years ago.
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uh....no I wouldn't have. I actually enjoy the Blazers. You can take a walk and look at the rubbish in the gutter or the flowers on the hill...both are always there..choices...Henry Miller.
 
blazerkor said:
Yeah, real life can make the game seem trivial but that's because it is. I like it as an escape... something to care about in the moment that doesn't have any real life implications. Something that you can feel real emotion about, that when it becomes too much you can just take a step back from and remember it's just a game. I get if it's not that for you and if any time in your life, things are getting you to a point where frivolity seems out of touch.

That being said, I'm really equal about this... keep the political rhetoric in the OT forum. I have plenty of forums for this kind of shit in my life and I come here to get away from that. It's in the fucking rules, so please adhere to the rules.
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Try having the world of sports be how you make a living. Pay your bills, food on the table and clothes on your kids backs.....changes everything.
 
THE HCP said:
Try having the world of sports be how you make a living. Pay your bills, food on the table and clothes on your kids backs.....changes everything.
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I think about that sometimes. I do have other outlets which are an escape for me like the arts but it would be hard to have one of my hobbies take on real life weight. A lot of times I think your job sounds so cool and other times I think about what it takes away from you and others with similar jobs... not just this but also the traveling and inconsistency. I do always appreciate you sharing this perspective that I don't have about our team and the game we all love.
 
THE HCP said:
Try having the world of sports be how you make a living. Pay your bills, food on the table and clothes on your kids backs.....changes everything.
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Ok... can you get the Blazers to offer me a super-max contract? Whatever they give Lillard is sufficient for me, I'm not greedy. If you do that I'll gladly try your suggestion.

barfo
 
WesleyMatthews said:
What does this have to do with the Blazers or NBA? Please move to the OT section.
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@Rastapopoulos could reword it to be more general. Like, "When the world around you is in the state its in..." or something apolitical that expresses his sintaments because basketball and how it can sometimes be hard to keep interest in the team when things aren't what you hope they would be in other areas of your life is a valid OT conversation to have in the Blazers forum. That being said I already reported it to the mods.
 
barfo said:
Ok... can you get the Blazers to offer me a super-max contract? Whatever they give Lillard is sufficient for me, I'm not greedy. If you do that I'll gladly try your suggestion.

barfo
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They already have a custodian but the starting wage of 22 bucks and hour is considered a super max
 
barfo said:
Ok... can you get the Blazers to offer me a super-max contract? Whatever they give Lillard is sufficient for me, I'm not greedy. If you do that I'll gladly try your suggestion.

barfo
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I am on the wrong side of 30, so I would be happy with a vets minimum.
 
blazerkor said:
I think about that sometimes. I do have other outlets which are an escape for me like the arts but it would be hard to have one of my hobbies take on real life weight. A lot of times I think your job sounds so cool and other times I think about what it takes away from you and others with similar jobs... not just this but also the traveling and inconsistency. I do always appreciate you sharing this perspective that I don't have about our team and the game we all love.
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Thanks brother. Not complaining. I've had REAL jobs. It just puts a different twist on things for sure.
 
riverman said:
uh....no I wouldn't have. I actually enjoy the Blazers. You can take a walk and look at the rubbish in the gutter or the flowers on the hill...both are always there..choices...Henry Miller.
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Good thing Martin Luther King didn't live by that Henry Miller quote

 
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Definitely getting harder to concentrate on the fun stuff with all the political bullshit going on.

This country is going a bad way. If it keeps going this direction it leads to only one thing. Civil war. That's a very scary thought.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Good thing Martin Luther King didn't live by that Henry Miller quote
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Maybe not given that he was assassinated....Miller died of old age in Big Sur....but go ahead and stare at the rubbish bin if you like...I'm looking at fields of flowers right now off my deck...beautiful to behold...and the flowers have never stopped me from being politically active or pissed about the trash in the gutter...you choose to find good in the world as well as the bad but don't get mired in the muck my friend.
 
I remember in the middle of a horrible war sitting on the deck of the ship watching dolphins leap for flying fish in the Tonkin sunset....I remember those times more than the stress of the war. Doesn't mean I didn't have my angst about the war...I did, but life goes on even though people make a mess of the world
 
riverman said:
Maybe not given that he was assassinated....Miller died of old age in Big Sur....but go ahead and stare at the rubbish bin if you like...I'm looking at fields of flowers right now off my deck...beautiful to behold...and the flowers have never stopped me from being politically active or pissed about the trash in the gutter...you choose to find good in the world as well as the bad but don't get mired in the muck my friend.
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That view off your deck is being threatened more and more every day.
 
riverman said:
I remember in the middle of a horrible war sitting on the deck of the ship watching dolphins leap for flying fish in the Tonkin sunset....I remember those times more than the stress of the war. Doesn't mean I didn't have my angst about the war...I did, but life goes on even though people make a mess of the world
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Sounds like a page out of a novel. You lived it.
 
riverman said:
I've written the autobiography already...it's in my time capsule for my children's children's children......
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That's awesome. Fucking posterity man.
 
Chris Craig said:
That view off your deck is being threatened more and more every day.
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actually it's expanding ....I live in a giant flower garden and it's lush ...I don't live in Ukraine or the south where the world is burning up CC...my property is actually a sanctuary for wildlife and the frogs and bees like it here...which is a sign you live in a place that will sustain life. Not much concrete around my place
 
I can relate. What happened in Uvalde really fucked my head up.
 
You gotta hug your friends and your family. Get closer to them if you can. Remember that, in the face of sweeping movements against you, you as an individual human being can care for and be cared for by other individual human beings. Strengthen that, so that your hard shells can protect softer centers. When you watch tv, hug someone while you do it. Hell, tell your friends you love them. Tell them you're scared. Cry about it. But do it together, for goodness sake. We are nothing alone. We can be tossed around and blown to the winds never to be seen again. People close to us give us weight, anchor us to reality.

We can't change anything about The World, but we can change how the people around us feel. Be lights in the dark for each other. If you can pursue basketball together, do it. If it's a lone pursuit, it probably won't feel as good. Prioritize giving and receiving kindness.
 
I can hug Lucia. Cats have no prejudice.
 
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