The Economy

I guess whether it's a sporting event or a Taylor Swift concert, some people always will be happy to pay for the "experience." But actually seeing the event (without binoculars) is still No. 1 with me.

 

It's three hours of highly intermittent - dare I say rare! - entertainment. And if some kid spills a soda that attracts flies and bees from God knows where, there's the bonus of watching spectators scatter.

 

Taylor Swift was awesome with the giant video screens! It was just like being there!!!

 

I saw a girl do the shot put in her Crocs yesterday. You could tell she’d been coached up though, because she had the heel straps down.

 

I once saw a high school kid run barefoot in the state cross country meet.
The rules said he had to start the race with shoes on, but didn't have to finish with them. So he had his laces untied and 10 or 20 yards past the starting line he kicked them off. I saw his coach wandering out to pick up the shoes and asked him what was going on, and he laughed and said, "Yeah, he just grew up running in the country and that's how he does it."
IIRC, the kid finished in the top 15 which made him all-state.

 

Eh, he probably tripped the favorite.

 

Here's one way to make your way in a tough economy. Do a "Weekend at Bernie's" remake at your local bank.

Woman wheels a CORPSE into a bank and tries to get him to 'sign off' a loan in her name while holding his head up in front of suspicious staff who ask why he looks 'very pale' | Daily Mail Online

 

Didn't do it. Lawyer screwed me.

 

Unless it changed this season, the Angels do have a box office. I know they did last season. I live 10 minutes away (when it's not rush hour) and it was super easy to go any afternoon, and buy tickets with no fees for any game the rest of the season. They are costly, but no fees.

Incidentally, I noticed on The Athletic website, all team-oriented stories have a line and a link at the bottom to buy tickets.