Yesterday, I mostly recuperated from the weekend. Yeah, my life is – what should I say – inside out? – now. Fridays are the days i dread and Mondays the ones I look forward to. I did get an order in to the store I couldn’t order from last time – they have updated their website again, and this update actually works. Si I’ll have an order come in today. Other than that, if you have heard that the US has placed new sanctions on Russia, this time prohibiting US coffeemakers (among other things) from being sent there, and are wondering WTF, wonder no more. Modern coffeemakers contain computer chips whichcanbe extracted and used to repair broken weapons. And apparently they still have some people there smart enough to do that. Laugh if you will. May as well. (That may even be part of the point.)
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Short Takes –
Colorado Public Radio – From baseball phenom to Colorado community leader: The life and legacy of William ‘Bay Bay’ Richardson
Quote – For decades William Richardson touched the lives of hundreds of young people in his close-knit Colorado community, but many of them had no idea that before then their longtime coach and mentor had already made his mark on Black history, American history and sports history. For a time even his own children were unaware of all that he’d accomplished and the sacrifices he’d made in his young adult years to play the game he loved — baseball. In honor of Black History Month, this never-before-told story chronicles Richardon’s journey from a pitcher in the Negro Baseball Leagues, sports leagues born out of America’s racial segregation era, to a Colorado community leader.
Click through for full story. I don’t like to use thwo short takes the same day from the same source, but this one just popped up, and it may help to alleviate the bad taste the other article will leave you with.
Colorado Public Radio – What we know about the stalking case involving Black ranchers in El Paso County
Quote – It is unclear at the moment why the sheriff’s office didn’t assign someone else to investigate the claims, because the Mallerys have also complained about Gerhart, claiming he was complicit in intimidating them and trying to force them off of their land. Gerhart stated in the affidavit that he was the subject of four of the Mallerys’ complaints against El Paso County Sheriff deputies in the last two years — all of which were dismissed. In total, Gerhart said the Mallerys filed more than 15 internal affairs complaints against deputies.
Click through for full story. As you read, think about the Black History article I shared yesterday concerning white comfort. (I did not simply assume the Clarks are white – I searched and confirmed it.) I know whom I believe.
Food For Thought
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