It's officially bonfire season on the deck. I have a fire burning, my coveralls on and ready to discuss nearly two weeks of topics.
College football is really heating up the deck this time of year as it's bowl/playoff season! In the midst of upsets and notable omissions from the CFP, Lane Kiffin is once again headed to another program. Ok he is clearly not the person at 50 that he was at 30. However he has a track record for not staying long at any program so why would anyone hire him with long term expectations? Also I see nothing wrong with allowing him to coach Ole Miss throughout the playoffs. He has made this program relevant again and wants to finish what he started. There is still so much to correct in college football.
Notre Dame was left out of the playoff and has opted out of their bowl bid with BYU. I honestly have no problem with either. College playoff selection committee should expect this for a while. Outside of money and a strong finish, if the national championship isn't at stake, there isn't a strong reason for any team (especially one with upperclassmen headed to the pros) to stay, play and risk injury. I respect those like Kirk Herbstreit but that's a dated way of thinking.
The biggest topic that we can't avoid is the newest (yep another) Diddy documentary. Just know this is parallel to OJ in the 90s. Fans and media are going to run this into the ground, at least until his sentence and sentencing are over. I'm done watching it at this point. Yes what Diddy and those did were heinous. However what are we accomplishing by rehashing the same story over and over? It's time for solutions and a way to move forward.
I'm into the Christmas spirit more than ever. However I cannot believe how much people are paying to see overglamourized Christmas light shows. These are honestly people with more money than sense and failing to go to places with similar value but for lower prices. Why are many failing to see.the capitalism behind all of this? This is one of the aspects about the holiday season that I despise the most.
There are far too many shootings in Gaffney, SC in the same area just recently and in the city the past few years. When are law enforcement going to focus more on effective solutions? There's mitigating the violence proactively, attacking the drug addiction problem and making it harder to obtain guns. There are already gun laws out there, no need to take away firearms from law abiding citizens. It's time to think outside of the box to keep them away from those that don't deserve them.
We knew stuff would change with SNAP. And now at least in South Carolina sodas and candy cannot be purchased. I said years ago these are items that shouldn't be restricted. One modification could be an itemization of SNAP items based on household. For instance a single parent of 1 child that receives $800/month should only be allocated $200 for "junk food". There are ways to combat this and I cannot stand when the powers to be lack both compassion and critical thinking skills.
It's getting colder but there's much more to discuss weekly on The Deck as we get closer to 12/25.
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